Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Fifteen quid andrew e, Six-cylinder, Sudsprint and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 No, run away Thanks Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Nice to see though, but the unbuilt model kits aren’t scarce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Had to retreat to the car with a coffee, the wind is bitter despite the sunshine. I'm here for another ten minutes and there's fifteen quid left if anybody sees something they like speak up. Secured these though Sudsprint, Datsuncog and flat4alfa 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Check this out! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264914709121 Interesting, the side windows are clearly home made but the 'tailgate' looks like more of a factory modification. Looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Top Tat Wednesday pickup @Amishtat 👍 Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Right then, not exactly a vintage Tat Wednesday but in my defence I didn’t know the boot sale was on until eight this morning, I rather expected it to be over for the year. First up, and already dibsed, the Speed Kings Cambuster and Bazooka. Some damage to the scoop on Cambuster but complete otherwise and with decent glazing. AndyW201, Burnside, Sudsprint and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I openly admit to having very little interest in these but for a quid each it seemed worth grabbing them in case one of you fancied them. Sudsprint, Burnside, DoctorRetro and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, andrew e said: Top Tat Wednesday pickup @Amishtat 👍 Very kind of you to say so, but I didn't buy much today. We had some rich pickings back in the summertime though. Incidentally I think you're the only fellow Essex based miniature shiter I haven't met. andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 And finally (see, I told you I didn't get much) this Dinky Singer Gazelle which fills a gap in my own collection. It's absolutely filthy, even by boot sale standards, and seems to have had a marker pen makeover so I'll be hitting this with some meths later on. Sudsprint, andrew e, Burnside and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Incidentally, and much to my regret, that's almost certainly the end of Tat Wednesday. I'm leaving the area next week and whilst the steatopygous blonde lady taking the entrance money assured me there'd be a boot sale next week weather permitting, the likelihood of my having time to attend it is small and diminishing further as we go. I would like to thank all who bought small shite off me and gave me an excuse to wander round a field on a Wednesday morning, hopefully it compensated a little for the void left whilst DC couldn't bring us Tat Friday. (Albeit with much shittier photography and levels of presentation..) Split_Pin, Burnside, RoadworkUK and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Where are you moving to? Thanks for your Wednesday tattage! Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Bon Voyage @Amishtat shame we never crossed paths chap 😢 I’m sure we can all keep a “tat-eye” out if your next destination is tat sparse 👍 Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 What I should have been doing today was packing up all my shit in an ordered and methodical manner.. But instead this happened.. Not perfect but it'll do. RayMK, Remspoor, DoctorRetro and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Amishtat said: I'm leaving the area next week.... Not going far, are you? Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Scotland, so yeah.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 29 minutes ago, Amishtat said: What I should have been doing today was packing up all my shit in an ordered and methodical manner.. But instead this happened.. Not perfect but it'll do. That's much better, I never was a great fan of dyed Rootes Christine, Datsuncog, andrew e and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Actually, and if you'll forgive the indulgence, it's been an interesting exercise emptying the Corgi /Dinky cabinet to start packing them. (Also when domestic management gets home from work it looks like I've actually done something..) andrew e, RayMK, eddyramrod and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, Amishtat said: Scotland, so yeah.. Oh! Well all the very best mate! Amishtat and flat4alfa 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Thanks very much! Bit pissed I won't get another chance to perv over your lovely Rover but there we go RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 7 hours ago, bunglebus said: Check this out! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264914709121 That's absolutely fantastic - whoever built that has done a nice job, including filling over the side door and everything. At a guess, it looks like it's been some sort of home-brew presentation trophy - the pegs on the base suggest a plinth has been involved at some point, and the works number on the wing plus what looks like a real registration (GN was a London series, and the seller is in East London) suggests it's a specific replica of a real bus. This is the kind of thing my grandfather's engineering works might have knocked up for a driver who was retiring or (in greater jest) someone who wrote off a works minibus... I think it's very much a Code 3, but nicely done . Since the listing says it's turned up as part of a house clearance, it would seem the exact backstory has been lost forever... but I have to say, I'm tempted by this one... Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Littlun brought this charity shop find with him this week.... AndyW201, Burnside and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: That's absolutely fantastic - whoever built that has done a nice job, including filling over the side door and everything. At a guess, it looks like it's been some sort of home-brew presentation trophy - the pegs on the base suggest a plinth has been involved at some point, and the works number on the wing plus what looks like a real registration (GN was a London series, and the seller is in East London) suggests it's a specific replica of a real bus. This is the kind of thing my grandfather's engineering works might have knocked up for a driver who was retiring or (in greater jest) someone who wrote off a works minibus... I think it's very much a Code 3, but nicely done . Since the listing says it's turned up as part of a house clearance, it would seem the exact backstory has been lost forever... but I have to say, I'm tempted by this one... It looks too good for a home made effort to me - filling the side door and cutting the windows are within the realms of possibility, but that rear door says to me prototype as it's the later style body, and as we've seen the twin rear doors do not fit in that aperture. I suppose you could cut a slot and add the centre pillar at a push. The base also has some anomalies, plinth mounting aside, none of the bases on any style transits have those four holes at the corners, and I can't see why you'd add them. There's also the "1671F" marking on the wing. Maybe a reference to a real fleet number, maybe not. I could be completely wrong and it's a well done code 3 but bidding is pretty healthy already, I suspect this is the work of someone at Dinky andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Anyway, missing out on the Cambuster and Bazooka earlier put me in a bad mood, but postie man cheered me up with a bulk delivery. First up, gorgeous Siku Ferrari with anti-theft steering wheel Blackwall 34 Packard Fire chief Mercury Talking of fire, Fire Ball Corgi van And Golden Eagle Didn't know there was a base change on these Superman van had definitely not seen any sandpit or paddling pool action going by that card interior One I'm not quite sure why I bought, other than it was cheap and complete, no-name Bora Got a couple of really nice Hot Wheels/Mebetoys, the wheels come off these really easily with rough play Superkings A series truck with marble loading ramp I've got loads of versions of the Hot Wheels baja bug but not this one until now Finally, a Matchbox I'm not familiar with - what's the mechanism on this one for? flat4alfa, eddyramrod, Datsuncog and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Amishtat said: Actually, and if you'll forgive the indulgence, it's been an interesting exercise emptying the Corgi /Dinky cabinet to start packing them. (Also when domestic management gets home from work it looks like I've actually done something..) Mouthwatering collection there. Amishtat and andrew e 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Amishtat said: so I'll be hitting this with some meths later on. Crikey! Packed up the Scotch already have you?! Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I don't know what you mean.. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 In any case I didn't have any meths so tried some turpentine on it instead, that worked well on de-Humbroling a Corgi Corniche from Tat Friday about a year ago. It didn't really work on the Gazelle though so I had to get creative with whatever was lying around. In this case, 0000 grade steel wool followed by some ancient Autosol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 31 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Anyway, missing out on the Cambuster and Bazooka earlier put me in a bad mood Oh. Sorry about that. Am off work, sitting in a damp camper van on the south coast. Then wham! Tat Wednesday was remembered, so took a look as outside the heavens stayed open here Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 7 hours ago, Amishtat said: Incidentally, and much to my regret, that's almost certainly the end of Tat Wednesday. I'm leaving the area next week and whilst the steatopygous blonde lady taking the entrance money assured me there'd be a boot sale next week weather permitting, the likelihood of my having time to attend it is small and diminishing further as we go. I would like to thank all who bought small shite off me and gave me an excuse to wander round a field on a Wednesday morning, hopefully it compensated a little for the void left whilst DC couldn't bring us Tat Friday. (Albeit with much shittier photography and levels of presentation..) Best of luck with the imminent move! Hopefully Scotland will also furnish you with some diecast delights - once you've unpacked and bought yourself the compulsory Volvo... Will also have to get you squared up for those Land Rovers and the Porsche from the Wednesday Tat events, but I'm sure you've enough on your plate right now! Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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