flat4alfa Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: this big Brute was waiting for me when I got home I could have sworn you already had one of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: So what's this Red Rider doing with a Big Banger engine? This variation isn't shown on Christian Falkensteiner's fairly exhaustive list of Matchbox differences I knew of the ‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Big Banger’ story: surplus ‘Pi-Eyed Piper’ bases being used on export (US) releases, but not engine errors or swaps. You might be rich! Example, on card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 8 hours ago, flat4alfa said: I could have sworn you already had one of those! Maybe...not as good though 20190925_104340 by RS, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Long awaited Matchbox Jeep arrived with the windscreen intact Seller didn't post it for a while so sent me a bonus Porsche 910 Not seen this version on the Majorette Beetle before, two holes in the rear window and glass moulded to make a roof light. The glazing is also warped as if it had a bulb in it at one time Also suffering warped glazing is this Schuco MK1 Golf, also sadly missing the dashboard Staying with the orange theme is this Norvev Escort XR3 Finally a Corgi Mach 1 Mustang with one over painted wing - looks water based so hopefully will come off Remspoor, Sudsprint, AndyW201 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Bburago Capri. The wheels actually resemble the pressed steel jobs of the Capri LS more than they do the Capri Injection pepperpots, but, other than the slightly unconvincing rear lights (which are, at least, the right shape), it's rather well resolved on the whole, and the decals are particularly well captured. 1/24 is probably my least favourite scale, but the Norev 1/18 just looked so wrong to me that I couldn't do it. This isn't bad at all, proportionally. Also a pleasingly eccentric subject for Bburago to tackle in 2020, but I'd expect these to sell by the bucketload among Ford lickers. andrew e, sutty2006, AndyW201 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I’ve had one of those Capris in my eBay watchlist a while, it looks better in the flesh (bar those carbuncle headlight washers), I wonder if the alloys might appear on an XR4 (Or Orion Ghia injection!) model in the near future? RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 31 minutes ago, andrew e said: I wonder if the alloys might appear on an XR4 (Or Orion Ghia injection!) model in the near future? One can only dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1am Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Can anyone identify this? It will originally have been part of a set. Marked "Hong Kong" on the exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Rather splendid haul from the local market, only went into town as i had ran out of multivitamins... 30 quid the lot Burnside, DoctorRetro, bunglebus and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 53 minutes ago, C1am said: Can anyone identify this? It will originally have been part of a set. Marked "Hong Kong" on the exhaust. If it is not a Christmas cracker toy but about 5 inches long, it looks remarkably similar to the link, if not identical. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/683210205953806067/ Edit: Or this one, which has the bracket for stabilising wheels:- Sudsprint and C1am 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1am Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 That's it, thanks! The one I have is slightly shorter at just under 4 inches long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 It looks like the ones my mum put on birthday cakes in the 70’s ? Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, big_al_granvia said: Rather splendid haul from the local market, only went into town as i had ran out of multivitamins... 30 quid the lot MMMm Group B. (mainly) Liking a lot. Burnside, eddyramrod and big_al_granvia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, C1am said: That's it, thanks! The one I have is slightly shorter at just under 4 inches long. bunglebus, Sudsprint, Tenmil Socket and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Well the paint came off Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 58 minutes ago, Remspoor said: MMMm Group B. (mainly) Liking a lot. lot of group b stuff, saw them and thought hmm, 4 quid a pop, left behind a focus wrc (have a 1/18 model of mcrae's) and a pug 307.... @Flat4 appreciated L555BAT being a scoob nut not a massive rally fan but with those prices i couldnt pass them Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Well the paint came off What’s the plan? I really like these but never spot a bargain, I’ve often thought they’d make an excellent Haliki Eleanor. Will keep looking! sheffcortinacentre and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 30 minutes ago, andrew e said: What’s the plan? I really like these but never spot a bargain, I’ve often thought they’d make an excellent Haliki Eleanor. Will keep looking! I'm leaving this one alone - only seen red ones before, think there are 70s originals and later James Bond ones? They always seem to attract bids anyway. Seen three red versions that I know of, likely different castings Sudsprint, andrew e and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 7 hours ago, andrew e said: I’ve had one of those Capris in my eBay watchlist a while, it looks better in the flesh (bar those carbuncle headlight washers), I wonder if the alloys might appear on an XR4 (Or Orion Ghia injection!) model in the near future? Those alloys look more like the steels on the 1.6LS Capris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony denman Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 come off my hols these were waiteing for me 3 more tat cars 2 do,can anyone rember freddie star doing a advert with a bubble car,it was a submarine at the end he said does anyone want buy 2nd hand bubble car 80s,vice i bought for £8 bargain help me do my sad git hobbie lol, Split_Pin, bunglebus, Datsuncog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 oh noes it's happened again ? MorrisItalSLX, AndyW201, Remspoor and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 That's a tidy one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 21 hours ago, bunglebus said: Not seen this version on the Majorette Beetle before, two holes in the rear window and glass moulded to make a roof light. The glazing is also warped as if it had a bulb in it at one time Got to the bottom of this, it's actually a car air freshener/keychain of all things flat4alfa, Burnside, Datsuncog and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Rolls done. Took my time with this one, agonised for days over the paint as I wanted gloss and satin black but knew I'd never hide a masked line. Think what I came up with worked. Engine and side pipes from the Matchbox K-50 model T hot rod, lizard from (I think) a 57 Chevy model kit I built as a teenager. Steering wheel out of the spares box, wheels off a pull-back Ferarri Remspoor, RayMK, 155V6 and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 That's come out nicely bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Rolls done. Took my time with this one, agonised for days over the paint as I wanted gloss and satin black but knew I'd never hide a masked line. Think what I came up with worked. Engine and side pipes from the Matchbox K-50 model T hot rod, lizard from (I think) a 57 Chevy model kit I built as a teenager. Steering wheel out of the spares box, wheels off a pull-back Ferarri I've still got a childhood mint and boxed Corniche identical to yours. I never expected to see it looking like that - fantastic work!! bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: That's a tidy one! that's why it's taken soooooo long to push the button! if i'm honest i really want the red pink one as well?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Having a couple of nights away,and saw there were a couple of car boots nearby. The 1st one was quite big,but I only found these two The next one was smaller,but I found this lot within five minutes of arriving Most came from one stall,but the ADAC Beetle was in a box marked £1.00.When I went to pay,the woman would only take 20p,as she thought it had come out of a bag of cars for a pound ? My favourite find for quite a while ? Burnside, bunglebus, Datsuncog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 5 Rockets, Custom Eldorado, Charger Dragster and ADAC bug? Niiiice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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