sierraman Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I think it was me with the Majokit. Think we got them from Trago Mills in Falmouth in about 1990. Spottedlaurel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: finally, Corgi Daimler bus, don't remember them having happy* passengers inside UGH that's horrible. The bus of miniature lost souls. It's probably haunted. I have that casting somewhere but with black opaque glazing in Corgi Juniors format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said: Would anyone like this? Yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: Yes please! Ok no problem 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, RoadworkUK said: UGH that's horrible. The bus of miniature lost souls. It's probably haunted. You could be right, Hitler is on the top deck So that must be Eva Braun with their illegitimate offspring Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said: Very interesting to see all those Majo-Kit sets in the Diapet catalogue. I have just the one boxed set: What's the blue one, bottom left in the 1st pic? Also I had a load of that cardboard road system as a nipper, who made it? (probably asked before and forgotten) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: What's the blue one, bottom left in the 1st pic? Also I had a load of that cardboard road system as a nipper, who made it? (probably asked before and forgotten) Blue car is a Polistil Datsun Violet, roughly 1:24 scale. There's a smaller version of it they did as well. Cardboard road layout is either Roadmaker or Roadways - I have one of each, to replace the set I had as a kid. I liked the scale of it for Superfast/Juniors stuff. When I was young I also had a thicker, narrower card roadway set, possibly made by TW. It was a bit narrow and the bends too tight, like the card road pieces that go with Hypercity. By concidence, the only Roadmaker set I can find on eBay contains some of the pieces of the other set: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970s-Tufty-Club-Roadmaker-1-60-Card-Model-Road-Track-For-Toy-Cars-VTG-Idea/353277597236 Burnside, Sudsprint, bunglebus and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 20 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Well scored, that looks in decent nick too. I can just about remember the car in the TV show... Never seen the Rainbow version in real life, but I have an unfounded suspicion that the same casting was later appropriated and modified by MC Toy/ Maisto (ditto the Granada), and then later licenced to Corgi for their light and sound range... It appeared in the gift set as shown above, and also as an individual model. And they also did a bigger version with the top down and a friction motor... ...though you probably won't thank me for showing you that! For me the programme was memorable for the stunning Glynis Barber. Oh to be a teenager again. Datsuncog and sheffcortinacentre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 We have set of roadways - an ebay purchase for my eldest son many moons ago. We dare'nt let Charlie bear near it - it would be in shreds. Maybe when he's older. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I had the dempsey and makepeace Escort as a kid, the pullback motor didn't last too long though! I still have it's partial remains somewhere, which is just the shell. Hopefully one day I'll fix it, by fitting a MC Toy etc chassis instead. Me and my Brother also shared the Roadways set too, the base of the box doubled up as a car park. It kept us happy for many a hour / years. Sadly my Mum or Grandad threw it away, along with a box of are old corgi/ matchbox cars after a house move back in 2000.😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 My god I remember that box! The roads are thin shiny card and slot together, I had hours of fun with my Matchbox on those Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Random post on Facebook has taught me something - Matchbox got rid of the Speed Kings name in 1978, so some castings got re-branded. Obvious when you look at the base, but never noticed before Sudsprint, Dick Longbridge and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I also had Roadmaker The set in the black, rather than the grey road Only gave it away in recent years as it turn up during house move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 My brother had a Roadmaker set, at least until one day in the summer when he made a layout on our patio, forgot about it when the weather turned to rain and by the time he realised most of it had gone all warped and soggy so it had to be all binned! I had 3 Majokits, an Esso filling station, a customs post and a crossroads with traffic lights. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I had a '70s Roadmaker set with the Superfast and Dinky on the box that I think had belonged to an older cousin; either way, there were only about five pieces of road in the box so it wasn't really much use... I then managed to get hold of a new Roadways set in the early 1990s, which I seem to recall came from somewhere weird like one of those 'Book People' catalogues or something - and was a pretty good toy even though I was a bit old for it... Many years in the attic weren't overly kind to the box, but it's now been rehomed on here, and I think it was virtually complete with the signs and whatnot. I also had a Matchbox Motorcity set and some bits of multicoloured Play Track, but they lacked the realism I craved at that age! The Majorette sets are new to me. Burnside and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Split_Pin said: 2 parcels came today too! Hopefully one of them had a Belfast postmark! Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Took a chance on a £2.50 set of Wilko marker pens, and it's not too bad. Looks more like wood than the brown paint Dinky applied anyway, and about a thousand times better than the black mess I started with. I even put brown on the filler cap like original, and didn't paint the door handles for the same reason Dick Longbridge, andrew e, RayMK and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 23 hours ago, bunglebus said: Just 2mm dome heads off ebay, about 3mm thread length. Actually I now tend to use countersink ones that look less like rivets but have a bigger head so don't pull through the base - Corvette has this type You do have to take care to drill straight and not snap the bit or burst the post. Found a few that are just too thin to risk, or so short that you'd end up going right out the other side of the body. In that case the superglue comes out. So @bunglebus M3 = 2mm right? I also read somewhere about slipping a nut over the post whilst drilling to stop posts splitting. Dick Longbridge and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 M2 = 2mm thread diameter, I usually go for about 3mm thread length, got some 2mm ones for really short posts too. Never seems to be much info about the diameter of the bolt head although sometimes there's a diagram. Good tip on preventing the post splitting, normally you can see if there's not enough material to risk drilling. Dick Longbridge and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 € 0,20 20%OFF | 5-50pcs ISO7380 M2 M2.5 M3 M4 M5 M6 M8 304 A2 Round Stainless Steel or Black 10.9 grade Hex Socket Button Head Allen Bolt Screw https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOZJyyt I bought some from here,they are decent,I paid 22c for 50 m2 stainless screws delivered!! If you are happy to wait as they take a while to arrive, but as value for money they can't be beaten. andrew e and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 3:58 PM, SmokinWaffle said: Looking for a cheap toy Transit van if anyone here happens to have one! Meant to reply to this sooner, dude - unfortunately I've divested myself of nearly all my mini-Transits, but if you're looking a red minibus similar to your own heroic project, your closest match may be a Majorette Mk3... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Majorette-Ford-Transit-City-Bus-/174538777338?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 Matchbox do a 'smiley' panel van as shown above (sold mine a while back, sorry!), but if this Mk3 Transit Tug concept van is any use to you, I'll be happy to pop it in the post to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 22 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Hopefully one of them had a Belfast postmark! Yes it did cheers! I'm particularly delighted with the bus. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Yes it did cheers! I'm particularly delighted with the bus. Excellent! The wee Foden cement mixer is just lovely... I'd never realised just what a nice casting it is. At some point, I'm going to have to hold on to a Ford D-Series too, as I just keep selling them on every time! Enjoy! Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Yes the trucks are in great condition. The Foden appears to have a gear at the larger end of the cement cylinder but I can't work out how that connects to the wheels. I also used to have a fair number of D Series but all bar one were sold so it's nice to have a good one back. It also has a good representation of a Shelvoke and Drewry Pakamatic refuse body. There is a dairy in Polmont which is the next town to where I grew up in Linlithgow who had a T reg D series in service right to until about 2000. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Didn’t Corgi it Lledo do a Mk4 Transit? I know Britains definitely did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Buy them all up quick as there is a value jump on the horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 eddyramrod, Sudsprint, Tenmil Socket and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 9/30/2020 at 10:33 AM, flat4alfa said: Dinky 'Emergency!' Paramedic truck. I knew nothing of the TV series or the 1972 Dodge D-300 model The release grille is quite different and nearer the 1979/1980 Dodge D-series Remember the Dinky 'Emergency!' TV-series tie-up Dodge 'Squad 51' that just had 'Paramedic' on the base plate? I thought it was a rare model a few weeks ago, but for some reason the market now seems swamped. Funny how you don't notice things until.... etc. Well, now seen a code-3 quarter-arsed effort - as a 'Chemical Unit'. Ideas are now spinning into doing something like this 1974 International 200 Airport Fire Truck : Because I just don't have enough bile yellow/green models in the collection. Apologies for wasting your time. Datsuncog, eddyramrod, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Just thought you might like to see these... Pontiac GTO? Certainly sir, which year would you like? Now that I have three in 1/18 scale, I've decided to keep the 65 (for now) to show how the 66 evolved from it. The yellow one is a 69, from the movie Two Lane Blacktop, as driven throughout by Warren Oates. In other news, someone in a FB models-cars group I frequent recently offered at no charge a model he had built of the frontage of Sun Hill police station, from The Bill of course. It appears to be compatible with 1/43 scale cars so I put my name on it. It's in Southampton! No problem though, I'm still in touch with our old friend Mercrocker, who has kindly agreed to pick it up and keep it until we're allowed to travel again. I have a weekend booked in that area next May. bunglebus, andrew e, Sudsprint and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Package from a far away land has arrived courtesy of Datsuncog Main item of interest is the slightly broken early Dinky MK1 Transit Which meant digging out the much worse door donor I'd acquired Some differences noted Then after a bit of muttered cursing (why are this era Dinky so hard to put together correctly?) I have a complete one with ill fitting doors, earlier spun wheels and interior with driver. Some tweaking may occur later if I feel brave I can only apologise to @Datsuncog for getting him to take his apart, the later tailgate type are a damn sight easier! Other item of interest is this Corgi Mercedes C111, I know I have a Matchbox Speed Kings version but I'll have to check if I have a Superfast one *edit* here we go Sudsprint, Datsuncog, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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