Christine Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, Christine said: I'll claim it , if its still available ! my hot chick client just got an xk140 , i'll give it to her.. As it happens , hers is a left hooker too , from Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: 45 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Usually incorrectly referred to as a Ford Fairlane Station Wagon, however Ford did not apply Fairlane to any station wagon in the 1956 US range. So therefore it is a model of the 1956 Ford Country Sedan Station Wagon spec went from Ranch > Custom Ranch > Country Sedan > Parklane (all 2-door) > Country Squire (all 4-door 'woody') Looks in pretty good condition for a 60+ year old You can find the Hot Wheels version a bit more easily, although it's the two-door and based on the 55 flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I sold one of those MB Station Wagons in my Diecast Sale... What I failed to remember was that I still need one to paint green for my James Bond Code 3 sub-collection; when Goldfinger approaches Fort Knox, his convoy passes Felix Leiter in exactly this car, in a ditch at the roadside. So if anyone finds a tatty one, please think about me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Reminder to oneself I need to hit up Tesco at some point, youngest has asked Father Christmas for some more matchbox cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 hour ago, eddyramrod said: What I failed to remember was that I still need one to paint green for my James Bond Code 3 sub-collection; when Goldfinger approaches Fort Knox, his convoy passes Felix Leiter in exactly this car, in a ditch at the roadside. So if anyone finds a tatty one, please think about me! What you need is a '54 ! Tootsie Toy had you covered https://www.etsy.com/hk-en/listing/588908988/1952-1954-ford-ranch-wagoncollectible eddyramrod and andrew e 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Today arrival is this Matchbox Emm Gee Bee! What do you reckon Smoll Eddy? "If you've got to have an MGB,this is the best one to have as real ones are shit M8" RoadworkUK, Sudsprint, eddyramrod and 9 others 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 MorrisItalSLX, Sudsprint and Amishtat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 A bid was bidded A win was won What am I? Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, junkyarddog said: Today arrival is this Matchbox Emm Gee Bee! What do you reckon Smoll Eddy? "If you've got to have an MGB,this is the best one to have as real ones are shit M8" Me too - well technically yesterday but I only opened it today after getting my multi-buy deals sorted out at Tesco. I came away with rather a lot: All bar the Coffee Cruisers one have been ripped open so I can photograph the ones I want and bung the rest on eBay. Luckily for me they only had the yellow/loaded and red/unloaded VW T3 crew cabs or I'd have ended up with more, as each colour is available with and without junk in the trunk bed Split_Pin, Burnside and Crusty Sills 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 56 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: A bid was bidded A win was won What am I? Looks like both a Hillman Imp and a MK2 Escort. I R confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Aha! Amishtat, hennabm, eddyramrod and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Finally finished the Jeremy Dickinson tribute Life imitating art... More pics here... https://autoshite.com/topic/20735-doesnt-fit-anywhere-else-shite-thread/page/4/ scroll to bottom of page... MorrisItalSLX, eddyramrod, Crusty Sills and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 57 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Aha! You cheated! 😁 Looking at my eBay profile history indeed! Yes and was surprised to get it. Was expecting a run on it - not get it for under £8. Will have the missing jewel somewhere. New decals are a couple of quid. So if I can get the lot in for under £10, as have a similar colour rattle can already, I might be able to sleep at night again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 minute ago, flat4alfa said: You cheated! 😁 Looking at my eBay profile history indeed! Nope, I don't know it - just searched sold Imps. Got my year of birth on the door too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: Finally finished the Jeremy Dickinson tribute Life imitating art... More pics here... https://autoshite.com/topic/20735-doesnt-fit-anywhere-else-shite-thread/page/4/ scroll to bottom of page... Like one of those perpetual images, needs a postcard sized pic to the left, then stamp sized etc Remspoor and FakeConcern 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Got my year of birth on the door too In that case I shall call it 'Richard' 😄 Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Yerrshhh I am too.. I definitely* wasn't thinking about that this morning whilst looking out at the rain.. RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: In that case I shall call it 'Richard' 😄 Ugh. That's what my mother calls me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 So there I am, idly wandering around the shops waiting for mrs and kids to finish in the opticians, looking at the stuff in the 10 packs we haven't seen as single cars yet... ...saw this Maisto, is it the old Corgi casting still going? Then I realise they've re-stocked the Hot Wheels New colour of the Baja is nice, the last two were based on the Sand Scorcher and Monster Beetle, not sure if this one is from anything significant Really like the colour scheme on the Porsche Not sure about the UNO 32 but I love the slot mag wheels This one's a real oddball, Hot Wheels have been doing car shows and choosing vehicles to make castings of. This one is called Nashole, obviously Mattel had to tone that down for kids It looks really strange with the wheels outside the body so I might have a go at returning it to something a bit more stock looking 155V6, Burnside, Christine and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Some modern shite acquired last night. Remspoor, Datsuncog, Burnside and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 32 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Nashole https://www.carscoops.com/2019/11/meet-the-nashole-this-years-winner-of-the-hot-wheels-legends-tour/ Of course had to go off and have a look andrew e, Mr Laurence, Remspoor and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 59 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: I got that Police one in the multi pack and bought the taxi as a single - not sure about that one yet! There are some great ones among the moderns I don't like andrew e and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 12:24 PM, bunglebus said: Dashboard comparison Who did it worse? Dinky ^ or Corgi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 The Dinky is better. The rest of the casting is 100% worse than the Corgi Got these off Mr. Alfa today, I know we've looked at these a bit recently but there are some interesting bits we haven't seen First up, Vanatic. I hadn't seen this one before, love the 70's custom vibe Lovely bit of wood paneling inside, and the round rear windows Next up, Charlie's Angels, one I've really wanted to track down. Unfortunately no Drew Barrymore included (the original series was before my time). Same interior - is that a shag pile rug or a chocolate digestive? Next up, the Mystery Machine - another new one on me. Missing its roof bars No rear interior detail, different wheels and a much more basic base on this one Circus van is the last of the bunch, with my Sunday name on the side The rear step arrangement on this is genius Here's how the base usually looks on one of these andrew e, flat4alfa and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 4:55 PM, eddyramrod said: I sold one of those MB Station Wagons in my Diecast Sale... What I failed to remember was that I still need one to paint green for my James Bond Code 3 sub-collection; when Goldfinger approaches Fort Knox, his convoy passes Felix Leiter in exactly this car, in a ditch at the roadside. So if anyone finds a tatty one, please think about me! I spy, with my eBay eye https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174523786516 Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 That's a handsome collection tbh. I may keep an eye on it. Shame one of the Commer milk floats isn't a Bedford; I sold one of those too, completely failing to think of the original Casino Royale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: No rear interior detail, different wheels and a much more basic base on this one Hmmm, that's interesting to see the base of the more modern Mystery Machine, compared to an original van. Looks much more like the Corgitronics version - I wonder if the original detailed base moulds were lost, and the Radio Van was all they had to modify? But - the Mystery Machine does feature door handles and door shut lines, unlike the other panel vans, both solid roof and window roof types. EDIT: what's the other side like? Does it have a sliding door picked out, like the ambulance version - or just as smooth? More Corgi arrivals at Casa Datsuncog, too... A later 1980s/90s Corgi Mercedes 207D van in TNT Overnite colours, and quite a bit smaller in scale than 1/36 - I'd guess it's somewhere around the 1/40 mark. Opening side door is very well executed, mind - smooth opening action and snug fit when closed. Pity their Mk3 Transit didn't have a sliding side door; I always felt like it could have done with something a little more... fun. I sold on a ropey one of these a while back, and I wasn't all that fussed about getting another but then this appeared, as new and alluringly cheap... Last Corgi off t'net for a while. It has to be. bunglebus, andrew e, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 I had the Pepsi version of that as a kid and I thought the subject choice was marvellously relevant and the side door action was almost perfect as you say! That one is long gone but I still have the Parceline one my Granny brought me 'all the way from Bridlington'. I remember she gave me it at her house when I was about 8 and giving her a hug because I was so pleased with it. I also got the TNT one there from a shiter on here a few years ago. It's great that they released them in some liveries that you could see every day but were more interesting than Royal Mail or AA. On that note, did Corgi ever make a White Arrow MK3 Transit? They used to be omnipresent around my way in the 1980s, driven really, really fast and have the driver's sliding door seemingly permanently open. Datsuncog and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 12:40 PM, flat4alfa said: 5 different castings 2 different modifications to one of the castings 3 different bases 3 types of doors EFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: I spy, with my eBay eye https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174523786516 I like the look of the 3 BP vehicles in there,especially the Stolly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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