bunglebus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Maybe the experience will teach him not to be so greedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 The defini 4 minutes ago, Agila said: Definitely the wrong choice of vehicle for that, it doesn't look that "aero". Definitely existed in real life eddyramrod and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 What make is the blue/Orange garage lift MrDC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Found on a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1790364147911960/permalink/2761889827426049/?sale_post_id=2761889827426049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: Hahaha! He can poke it up his poo pipe at that price. If it had been £2-3 I might have been tempted Especially if it's from the white version Yes, I felt that was taking optimism to new heights also...but then, he does style himself as 'antiques', so I guess he feels a need to maintain aspirational prices. The camper body was in ok nick, not mint but certainly displayable. For £3 I would have had it too - I am looking for a decent Mazda pickup - but given the Antique Guru's general cluelessness, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd already sold the pickup without the camper body... (because I can't help myself, I went over his stall pairing the correct trucks and trailers, cos he had them all over the show). The white version from the 2000s Corgi series is definitely the one to have! 3 hours ago, eddyramrod said: How low is the rally Hunter now? Still at £5... I'm gonna guess he overpaid on a job lot, hence sticking on the high price... I only paid £2 for a slightly better one back in March (now living with @flat4alfa)... and £10 for this worn but complete one last year, which I think went to @Amishtat. 2 hours ago, junkyarddog said: What make is the blue/Orange garage lift MrDC? I didn't check, but I'm about 90% sure that's a Fisher Price item! Sudsprint, junkyarddog, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Thanks @Datsuncog. If it comes down to about £2 I will have it, but I'm not going to hold my breath! You got a really good deal for a tenner on that nice example, well done. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Thanks @Datsuncog I think I'll pass on the Polistil Jag and Uno. Been paid, got lots to pay out for including a new model which'll be revealed hopefully on Sunday. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Managed to dodge raindrops and gusts of wind to get some paint on this I really rate Halfords paint, there's no clearcoat on this Burnside, Amishtat, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Well then - what came home with me in the hat of tat, I hear you mutter expectantly... Well, this lot. Not maybe a superlative haul from the 50p box, but there's a few interesting items nonetheless... First off, some French models of German cars - yup, another Majorette Porsche 911 Turbo, and a quite a nice Mk2 Golf GTi. Porsche has the usual Carlos Fandango wheels, but it was the peculiar detail of the rear wiper that made me pause... Did these really come with a rear wiper? And could it have possibly worked, at speed? Hmmmm. I have my doubts. The Golf is pretty tidy bar a few chips to the leading edges. For some reason, the boot will only open by about a millimetre, though. Both available at 50p, should anyone fancy giving them a home. Next up... Well, the Corvette was bagsied last week by @bunglebus so that's off the table; meanwhile, I've been looking for a tidy MR2 for a while - and while this isn't all that great, it's not too bad. I know there's a couple of white mid-80s Matchbox where the paint just seems to fall off them, and this is one of them - most examples that turn up seem very tatty (the Mercury Sable Wagon is another). I hadn't realised that the small version has a transparent spoiler to the rear of the cockpit, just like the real one. Nice touch, though a pity this one is a bit knocked (though may glue?) 50p on the Toyota. Then, moving back in time a bit... The No.19 Road Dragster and No.22 Freeman Inter-City Commuter; both in tolerable nick, but slightly different colours than those I already have - the Dragster's a sort of deep metallic pink, rather then the flat red version that tends to pop up. Commuter's also more purple than reddish; glazing and axles are better on this than my other one, though paint is worse. Ah well. If you fancy either of these, again 50p takes 'em. More Superfast goodness... The No.7 Hairy Hustler and another No.36 Formula 5000, both looking a bit too good to just be stirred around in the box. 50p each, etc etc. Lastly... I don't know what's worse - Matchbox making so many off-road vehicles, or my continued insistence on buying them. I'm not sure what the 'Rock Shocker' is based on, exactly, but this caught my eye because of the way the outer wings seem to have been removed, leaving the inners on view. Most unusual. The Summer Jaguar XJ12C casting is something of a regular on these pages - I've had a couple pass through my hands - but I don't think I've seen this tampo decoration on it before. 'Rally Racaing'? Well, okay then. I'm guessing the outline represents Namibia, South Africa and Madagascar - is this a rally route that anyone recognises? As with all of the above, available at 50p a throw! And there we go. Another week, another load of tat... well, until next time! bunglebus, Burnside, flat4alfa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Might as well add the Majorette 911 to my pile please! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Engine now repainted and transplanted into the Big Banger. Got it some new decals as I ruined the originals giving it a clean Datsuncog, AndyW201 and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I’ll have the inter commuter thing, the road dragster and the red formula thing please. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Could I take the green Golf please? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Might as well add the Majorette 911 to my pile please! 1 hour ago, sierraman said: I’ll have the inter commuter thing, the road dragster and the red formula thing please. 1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said: Could I take the green Golf please? No worries, can set all of those aside for you! According to the big Charlie Mack book of Matchbox, the metallic pink Road Dragster is indeed a lesser-spotted variant. Worth about double what a plain red one might fetch, when mint and boxed, apparently... though in this condition, at this price point, it's probably a bit moot... bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Datsuncog said: According to the big Charlie Mack book of Matchbox, the metallic pink Road Dragster is indeed a lesser-spotted variant. Worth about double what a plain red one might fetch, when mint and boxed, apparently... though in this condition, at this price point, it's probably a bit moot... Hadn't even noticed it was a different colour, nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: No worries, can set all of those aside for you! According to the big Charlie Mack book of Matchbox, the metallic pink Road Dragster is indeed a lesser-spotted variant. Worth about double what a plain red one might fetch, when mint and boxed, apparently... though in this condition, at this price point, it's probably a bit moot... It’s a bit difficult to interpret that book in the U.K., some items he reckons are worth little in the US are worth a bit here like the Roman numerals editions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Could I bagsy the MR2 please? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Slowly rebuilding my childhood toy car collection. So a couple of Ebay Dinky purchases... The Cortina bidding was particularly stressful as in a drunken stupor I accidentally ceiling'd my automatic bidding at £6500 in the closing minutes - the sweat was pouring off me. RoadworkUK, Amishtat, Burnside and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Could I bagsy the MR2 please? You’ll be pleased to hear in 2021 Matchbox are releasing the original MR2 again along with a Mk1 capriCapri Burnside, Datsuncog, Tenmil Socket and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Two important documents arrived today. One was my degree absolute, the other, more important one was this; Goodness me I want one of those fat-arched XJCs. Maybe not with the Daytona spoiler that the illusion caused torn page has given the one on page 6 though Amishtat, AndyW201, Spottedlaurel and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Were any made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, Amishtat said: Were any made? The New Avengers one - a bit of a grey area. Possibly some but never sold I've seen this version on eBay AndyW201, Sudsprint, Burnside and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, bunglebus said: The New Avengers one - a bit of a grey area. Possibly some but never sold I think Dinky went bust suddenly so could be only a few escaped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 There's a red and white one on eBay now - for £75. Failing that I might make some phat arches for this AndyW201, eddyramrod and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Just seen on a Hotwheels forum that TK Maxx are selling Hotwheels I.D cars for £4.99 each.Might be worth a look? bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: There's a red and white one on eBay now - for £75. Failing that I might make some phat arches for this I had the Dinky XJC, really it wasn’t a very good model at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 the Dinky XJ12C was i think one of the ones made out in Hong Kong, and as such was rubbish. better to just make to with a Corgi XJC. no matter how appealing a thundercat is! Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I've nearly finished the whole pack and I still haven't found a single diecast. Bloody swizz. Amishtat, RoadworkUK, Burnside and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Corgi Rockets lot ending in a couple of hours.Has some bits from the Wall of Death set,including the Capri 😎 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Corgi-Rockets-No-2079/333726359706 Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 10 hours ago, eddyramrod said: Thanks @Datsuncog. If it comes down to about £2 I will have it, but I'm not going to hold my breath! You got a really good deal for a tenner on that nice example, well done. Yes... Yes he did. This has been on my kitchen shelf since January and until the Corgi Bentley Continental came along was my best tat Friday score.. Burnside, andrew e, Sudsprint and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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