sierraman Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I don’t know why you would give exclusive product rights to a business when you are trying to increase your brand exposure. It’s bizarre. Maybe Mattel are trying to run the brand down so it’s a US only thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Anyone remember when Tesco started selling Majorettes a couple of years back?,that didn't last long either 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Think the only places you can get them now are Morrisons and TK Maxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I just don’t understand why you would limit your retail opportunities so much. Again maybe they’re trying to find an excuse to cease marketing them in the U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I remember the Tesco announcement many many months ago that they took it on because they were surprised there was no UK retail distributor of MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Found articles https://www.tescoplc.com/news/2019/iconic-matchbox-makes-comeback-tesco/ Quote Michael Hick, VP & Country Manager for Mattel UK said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Tesco to bring this iconic die-cast brand back to consumers and look forward to sharing many great additions to Matchbox fans everywhere!” https://www.facebook.com/MakeMatchboxGreatAgain/ Quote Only for the Worldwide Mattel Account Managers to ignore the brand in its ancestral home of the United Kingdom, as well as fail to promote the brand in Europe. Whereby Germany and Holland were two of largest markets in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Think the only places you can get them now are Morrisons and TK Maxx I've never seen MB in a TK Maxx. Toy section at TK Maxx here is almost desolate anyhow. The rest of the shop is like a Next sale cast-off / jumble sale clothes shop Morrisons here don't even have HW. Lots of greetings cards though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 9/9/2020 at 8:46 PM, flat4alfa said: Went to Tavistock and found an olde worlde toy shop. The type where everything is low volume, maturing stock, stacked to the ceiling. I felt like a little boy again Spotted Matchbox singles and Hot Wheels in the same rack ! I wondered how they got hold of this MB stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Just now, flat4alfa said: I wondered how they got hold of this MB stock I went in one in Torquay and they had loads on 2016-17 stuff. Not sure where they’d get this from. Where’s the eBay sellers getting them from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Yes could be old stock after all. I've checked the Matchbox Cadillac One limo and it's a 2015 release https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/Cadillac_One As an aside: check out the 2016 US election ones in the link above! The 'Hillary for prison' one with roof showing her behind bars is quite telling....! I assume this would be a code-2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: I've never seen MB in a TK Maxx. Toy section at TK Maxx here is almost desolate anyhow. The rest of the shop is like a Next sale cast-off / jumble sale clothes shop Morrisons here don't even have HW. Lots of greetings cards though.. I was referring to Majorette - talking of which this just arrived along with a couple of Sikus and police spec Corgi R5 Burnside, morrisoxide, AndyW201 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 9/22/2020 at 1:56 PM, flat4alfa said: My dilemmas are similar. I dwell on the possibilities too much and nothing gets finished. As has happened here! My suggestion to resolve your dilemma is keep the *authentic yellow glazing, swap the broken engine stack row, swap the seat section that holds the front and third row of pipes. The stack rows are separate; the pipes are on two separate pieces Then paint the donor in an upscale similar homage Then realise the house can't fix itself, bag them up and forget about them Reminded me of this which I found today while I was looking for something else.There's a couple of other cars in the series too. flat4alfa, Sudsprint, Burnside and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Old Mrs Copeland's son Alec has been really busy of late with his business 'Nae bother Windae Cleaners' and he's recently upgraded to a Peugeot Bipper. His old Passat B5 TDi wasn't tall enough to accommodate his new Reach and Wash equipment so it's been retired at 335,080 miles. He's parked it up in front of her garage as the Volvo is out of use as well. Datsuncog, Burnside, AndyW201 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 As council lockups go, that yard looks remarkably clean and litter-free! When I mentioned swops earlier, I alluded to these two... ...so I thought a pic was due. Here are some of the latest entries in the Personal collection... L-R: my MG Maestro (which is a bugger to get back together); my Chrysler leBaron, shaped from a Mercedes SL; and the 1966 Mini van we had back in 77, that never saw the road. Work in progress! Corgi Junior Volvo saloon being converted into an estate; Matchbox Mercury Sable wagon being converted into a sedan. Both of these will join the Personal display when they're done. And finally today: my Rover 2600 VdP, almost ready for the Personal display; and a Budgie Wolseley that had lost all its police kit, so I made it a civilian car, then realised it had lost its grille too, so I've had to buy one. This won't be joining the Personal fleet, neither I nor my family have ever owned any Wolseley, AFAIK. Split_Pin, flat4alfa, AndyW201 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 hours ago, 155V6 said: Reminded me of this which I found today while I was looking for something else.There's a couple of other cars in the series too. First dibs on that one please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I thought you were cured! flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, andrew e said: I thought you were cured! I looked at my bank account and yes I have been. Wife is also now talking to me and I'm being fed gruel again. 155V6, andrew e and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Cor, unopened case in Poundland! No Supers though Burnside and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 So if I'm reading that right: International long card > 2020 box K > mix KE bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 A nice old lady just gave me this as I was walking by her house I never had the Pantera as a boy Burnside, eddyramrod, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Box art. Has there been much discussion? I remember how wild and fast the Matchbox box art was in the seventies, distinct examples being Cambuster and Bazooka Advertising Catalogue Box art. Wow! Yes, of course, you're thinking. But look, even Scammells left the ground ! Anyone found a resource of Matchbox box art in large scale? Would like to do a poster montage, see Burnside, bunglebus and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Big Banger and Pi-Eyed Piper looked equally swift But who let Mod Tractor out at that speed, without a driver ?! Health & safety in the seventies, eh. Burnside and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Box art. Has there been much discussion? Not really but I was just looking through my catalogues for something else when this caught my eye - what's that #45 buggy? Remspoor and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 What I was looking for was combinations using the yellow trailer, having found one now. So: However I have found a picture on wiki that doesn't tie in with my catalogues; closest I can manage is but I'm looking for the correct AMX - a variant I hadn't noticed before. Also need to dig out a Lamborghini Miura to go with the boat trailer andrew e, Burnside and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Stuboy junior no2 plays with this car, yes I know beema but what make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: I was just looking through my catalogues for something else when this caught my eye - what's that #45 buggy? I'm more worried about what the 'GO-GO' range is....! Charger and Europa were in those colours for that year, but without any stickers. It wasn't until 1971 that we got to see Baja Buggy and Beach Buggy. The catalogue drawing looks a pastiche of the two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 As you may have gathered, I was out Hot Wheels hunting today. Didn't find much other than the Kustom Mercury And an error car - rear quarter window is missing Also don't think we've seen this Matchbox set before Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Bollox to being sensible. I've splashed some wonga on this... My first Goldvarg. This brings my Buick Electra collection to three. Four more to go I think. It's a bloody impressive model, despite being composit it feels as heavy as a diecast. Another daft purchase is incoming from Germany. Hopefully get better pics of both at the weekend. Burnside, antony denman, Sudsprint and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 So today I almost finished my camping lap of the Cornish coastline (tip take a scratched 3 foot wide car 😉 ) and ended up in Tintagel to see a) the castle b) how wet I could get! However this delightful albeit dusty museum (it was a shop really) of toys appeared. Full of paper tags and mid 90’s prices it seemed too - it did have a fantastic selection of tractors if that’s your thing though. There was a cracking display of large scale Viceroys - sadly about 10 foot away. A few for sale too: No photos but strawberry boxed Yesteryears for £4.99 if your tempted too 😉 Amishtat, RoadworkUK, 155V6 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I stayed in Tintagel when I did I tour of Cornwall a few years ago - must have missed that place andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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