bunglebus Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 These just arrived, only bought them as I'd never seen the make before. Mokes are 1:86 scale, anyone familiar with them? Burnside, andrew e and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, andrew e said: These any good Dr? Or anyone for that matter that fancies a 456 and an EB110! £3 and the postage. Yeah I'll take then. Drop me a pm with total cost andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Just had a Google - looks like they're from Lone Star Burnside, RayMK and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Just had a Google - looks like they're from Lone Star Yes, I believe it was a Welsh company who, in the early 2000s, managed to get their hands on some of the 1960s Lone Star Tuf Tots tooling, and started remanufacturing them as multicoloured collectable blind bag toys under the Mokes brand name. I found a few of their Ford trucks in a charity shop a few years back and did a spot of digging - there's a post somewhere on this thread about it! 32 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: I remember very well the Supergas tanker and Kenworth - hauled transporter from my childhood. I recall the latter was quite flimsy and didn't stand up to my rather rough play as a 4 year old. The Kenworth is long gone but I still have the tanker, although the pin on the trailer broke off long ago. Matchbox made some brilliant truck toys in the 1980s, both in Convoy form and Superkings. Mainly robust and loads of play value. As the 80s progressed they got a little more relevant to me with the introduction of the likes of the DAF 3300. I have a really nice DAF Convoy in TNT livery in the loft. Yeah, bumpers and headlights seemed to be the problem! I'll try to do a comparison with these new arrivals and my original mid-80s toys soon. Split_Pin, andrew e and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Yes, I believe it was a Welsh company who, in the early 2000s, managed to get their hands on some of the 1960s Lone Star Tuf Tots tooling, and started remanufacturing them as multicoloured collectable blind bag toys under the Mokes brand name. Aha! So this Became this Tenmil Socket, Datsuncog, andrew e and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: What's going on with that Corgi (?) Aston? Repaint I'm guessing Not even paint - I think someone's assaulted it with a permanent marker, along with a Matchbox Lamborghini Marzal in a similar state. Yup, Corgi Aston DB6! 8 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Aha! So this Became this Just so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Not even paint - I think someone's assaulted it with a permanent marker, along with a Matchbox Lamborghini Marzal in a similar state. Yup, Corgi Aston DB6! Ah well it was only one of their Christmas cracker quality efforts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Having bought an Austin Maestro 1.3 City X I needed a model to continue building my 1:43 collection with a model for every car I have owned. There is a red 1:43 model by Hastings Classics (SMTS) for £125, Mrs6C was outraged that I even considered it. For me it would have had to have been a City X facelifted dash not an HL to really consider it. Then I found a Scalextric MG Maestro in red for £37, but its 1:32 scale, a bit crude, an MG and still quite expensive. So the only other ones I could find were the Corgi 1:36 MG Maestro with lots of yellow ones for sale and a boxed red one for £40.49. Wrong scale, MG and over £40 put me off. So what to do as I don’t want to fall behind with getting new models for my collection to match my real cars. I then spotted a play wore yellow MG Maestro for £5, there are red paint cans in the boot of the real car so I could do a quick respray to red later. I bought it and it came on time. Today I unwrapped the yellow play wore Maestro, Mrs6C said we needed to put batteries in in it test the light. Fortunately they worked or Mrs6C would have been very disappointed how I had spent £5! Tenmil Socket, Burnside, antony denman and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Having bought an Austin Maestro 1.3 City X I needed a model to continue building my 1:43 collection with a model for every car I have owned. There is a red 1:43 model by Hastings Classics (SMTS) for £125, Mrs6C was outraged that I even considered it. For me it would have had to have been a City X facelifted dash not an HL to really consider it. Then I found a Scalextric MG Maestro in red for £37, but its 1:32 scale, a bit crude, an MG and still quite expensive. So the only other ones I could find were the Corgi 1:36 MG Maestro with lots of yellow ones for sale and a boxed red one for £40.49. Wrong scale, MG and over £40 put me off. So what to do as I don’t want to fall behind with getting new models for my collection to match my real cars. I then spotted a play wore yellow MG Maestro for £5, there are red paint cans in the boot of the real car so I could do a quick respray to red later. I bought it and it came on time. Today I unwrapped the yellow play wore Maestro, Mrs6C said we needed to put batteries in in it test the light. Fortunately they worked or Mrs6C would have been very disappointed how I had spent £5! Got a red one you can have for cheap, with working lights too. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 Those Corgi Maestros are great, I had a lovely MIB one and a tattier example but sold them both. Wish I'd kept them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 The brown Camargue is finished! Just need to run some norn Irish plates up for it for the full ‘cashed in my endowment’ look. antony denman, Split_Pin, andrew e and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Friday it is, and as for tat, well - that remains to be seen... There was also this... Someone will probably give him £30 for the 1/18 Sun Star DeLorean, but it probably won't be me (unless someone here fancies it?) Yes please. Yep, I know its a bit late but if its there next Freitag, I'll have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 1 hour ago, TheDoctor said: Got a red one you can have for cheap, with working lights too. Now you tell me! Swap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said: Yes please. Yep, I know its a bit late but if its there next Freitag, I'll have it. It was sold later in the day according to DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 23 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Now you tell me! Swap? Yeah, sounds like a plan. I'll dig mine out tomorrow... Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 1 hour ago, sierraman said: The brown Camargue is finished! Just need to run some norn Irish plates up for it for the full ‘cashed in my endowment’ look. That looks spot on for the period, I'll bet someone ordered one up in that colour too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: That looks spot on for the period, I'll bet someone ordered one up in that colour too! I toyed with the idea of a beige vinyl roof. When I bought the Russet Brown from the car spares shop he said it was actually one of his best selling colours as it was one of the few flat brown colours. I find it quite strange that most cars in the seventies were brown/beige/disinfectant green etc but the diecasts were always really wild colours. Next job is a Matchbox W124 repainted as a Gran Canarian Taxi. Burnside and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 15 hours ago, Lord Sterling said: Yes please. Yep, I know its a bit late but if its there next Freitag, I'll have it. 14 hours ago, Split_Pin said: It was sold later in the day according to DC. Yeah, the 1/18 DeLorean was already gone when I went back for the second pass - but I'll keep an eye out, as it's not the first time something has disappeared then reappeared on the stall - possibly someone asks for it to be set aside, then goes off and never comes back? Will see what turns up next week, all being well! Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 16 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Now you tell me! Swap? It's a bit tatty and the door is broken on the bottom. I'll send it to you, you can make one good one out of the two and send me the remaining one/bits as I'll modify /custom it. Drop me a pm with address etc as I don't have it.. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Had a bit of time to play with a few die casts today, Playart Mazda is now somewhat closer to terra firma Ex-Amishtat Lone Star Zyphyr is painted but I'm keeping it under wraps until it's complete. Modified base fits my other one nicely though 😁 A couple of arrivals, two blackwalls And a mystery - Mebetoys/Hot Wheels 911 but those are Matchbox wheels on the front. Doesn't look like it's been apart andrew e, Burnside, Datsuncog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 The Buick collection has expanded a bit. I'm still looking for a gen 4 Electra,preferably the GLM '76 model. While browsing Model Car World I came across this Estate. Close enough for now and it was 20% off for members Lots of lovely fake wood. Here's most of my Electras lined up. I've also blagged this Solido Roadmaster and a couple of other Buicks for repaint. eddyramrod, Split_Pin, Dick Longbridge and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 There aren't enough Like buttons for that post! Red wagon is pure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I have visited this thread a good few times, but so far resisted the temptation to join in and start collecting even more stuff... I do have a reason for posting today, though. This picture was posted on a scooter forum I frequent, but the poster wasn't convinced it was genuine, as he's a keen collector and had never seen one: Having two of the real thing, I would love a Hot Wheels Honda Helix! Has anyone ever seen one? Burnside and sierraman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Unfortunately that's a fake, seen a few quite clever photoshop jobs around. There are also some enterprising folk making new cards to match their customised Hot Wheels There are a few Hot Wheels motorcycles but not that one Datsuncog and strangeangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Lone Star Zodiac is done...maybe. I have a couple of Ford decals that I'm in two minds about putting on it, so I'll show it now before I cock that up. Pretty pleased with this one, I can see a couple of errors like the smudged chrome on the wing badge, I'll try and correct that once it's fully dried. Checked roof fades silver to black which was a fun bit of masking up I was torn on colour choice and nearly painted it yellow but felt a metallic colour was more "gasser" Burnside, 155V6, barrett and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Most gassers have a name splashed down the flank. Maybe "sign of the Zodiac"? "Zodiac killer" ECT? Nice custom btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, junkyarddog said: Most gassers have a name splashed down the flank. Maybe "sign of the Zodiac"? "Zodiac killer" ETC? Nice custom btw. I thought of "Zodiac Killer" but then it IS a Zodiac so seemed not quite right - best alternative I could think of was "The Astrologer" Apparently Black Square decals do custom stuff but no idea on cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 How about "Haulin' Gasser" bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Scanned the 1994 Matchbox catalogue. Pretty underwhelming this one, partly as by this time I was having driving lessons so toy cars weren't on my radar, partly there's much more plastic in evidence and the traditional small stuff isn't given a lot of space. Still pumping out that Superkings Plymouth Gran Fury though! I think a lot of toy cars from this era aren't very good, Mattel were pumping out a lot of generic stuff too. Things have definately improved in recent years I spent more time trying to work out what the cars were getting squished by the monster trucks than looking at the rest of the catalogue - any ideas? Datsuncog, Burnside, andrew e and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Did they release the 1994 catalogue in the U.K. or was it a non U.K. release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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