sierraman Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Finished the Rover 800, going to have a look for some better wheels, think they’d really set it off. Modern Hot Wheels obviously do have a use! Another recent project Astra. FakeConcern, 155V6, Sudsprint and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 46 minutes ago, sierraman said: Finished the Rover 800, going to have a look for some better wheels, think they’d really set it off. Modern Hot Wheels obviously do have a use! Most 800s seem to run quite plain wheels except the Vitesse, there's a few I think might suit it Or something like this to represent wheel trims These might also work sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Made a start on the Range Rover. I was tempted to do a tan interior but there's absolutely no way that would ever appear on a hard-wearing Police vehicle. So most of it is Matt black except springs, brake discs and the light bar! I came across a couple of unbuilt kits when we moved, an AMT Plymouth GTX and a Tamiya Monte Carlo Mini Cooper which I can't wait to get stuck into when the dust settles. I haven't built a kit in ages. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 45 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Or something like this to represent wheel trims Those look like a pretty close match to the hubcaps some of them had bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 3 hours ago, bezzabsa said: is that a HA van? light blue with patterned roof??? It's a Tootsietoy. An effort on modelling the removal hard top styling of the International Harvester Scout II Datsuncog and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Split_Pin said: I have the Triumph 2000 or what's left of it from my childhood. It's from Z-Cars and has the following voices when you press the dome light: "PD to ZedVictorFour" "#siren" "HE'S GOT A GUN!!" #BANG-BANG Q7: Two points! Good to now know the extra info as unfortunately, this one is silent. I've had it apart and there is an intriguing mechanism to play back the sound using a stylus on a rotating disc, of sorts Quote 1 is a Corgitronics Scammell Landtrain and 3 is the Rough Rider Chevy Van Q1: Three points! Q3: Two points.. Well ok three then as it is the Rough Rider but that's not quite what I was wanting as the model's 'special' detail. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 7 hours ago, andrew e said: Q1 is the Corgitronics truck. Q8 is one of those Italian friction things in 1/24 - they do an Amgio van and a 127 from memory. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_242 Q1: Two points. Yes it does have electronic circuitry as its 'special' ability, in this case case it can be driven about the floor / bundled Play Mat. Q8: excellent! Three points! But the model itself is not actually an Italian manufacturer andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 8 hours ago, bunglebus said: Q2: Corgi Rover P6/2000 with Trans-o-lite headlights Q3: Corgi Chevrolet van, Rough Rider version? Q4: Jada Fast and Furious MK1 Escort Q5: Bburago Rolls Royce Camargue Q6: ??? Jaguar MK2, brand has me stumped Q7: Lucky Toys Rover 2000TC Q9: Corgi VW Polo Q10: Hot Wheels '32 Ford Vicky Q2: Three points! Q3: Two points. Well ok three then as it is the Rough Rider but that's not quite what I was wanting as the model's 'special' detail. Q4: Three points! Q5: Two Q6: One, as it's not a Mk2; it's too old for that Q7: Nil points unfortunately. It does have gawky modelling details, but it's not of a Rover. Q9: Two Q10: Two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Q7: Nil points unfortunately. It does have gawky modelling details, but it's not of a Rover. It's a Triumph 2500 isn't it. What a wally! flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 At first, I thought that Q8 was a Heller Cliclac model of a Citroen C35, as the shape is unmistakable, it's obviously plastic and looks to be 1/32 scale, judging by it sitting on a piece of Scalextric track. BUT you've been somewhat crafty here, by choosing not a C35 but in fact a Fiat 242 (though obviously the same thing, really), which was not helping my Google search. Once that was discovered, I can now declare this to be a Piko Anker Plast Fiat 242, scale 1/25, with the feature being friction drive. So please split any points scored evenly between me and @andrew e, as he was on the right track! I'm also now about to venture down a rabbit hole of checking out Piko's range, as I remembered having one of their red Barkas minibuses and an orange Alfa Romeo Junior ad a kid but I think there may have been one or two more.... Split_Pin, andrew e and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 While I was playing with the new model C30 the other day I was reminded of a toy Volvo the kids had when they were young. They were really into Russ Trolls (remember them?) and we got this V70 Barbie toy car for a few pence at a boot fair, they liked it as their Trolls fitted in it and it was just like the car I had at the time. So while putting the Christmas decs back in the loft, I got it out... In my memory it was about the same scale as the C30, but it’s actually massive... I think it’s 1:8 The tailgate didn’t open so far as this on my one though as I often hit my head on it... Folding mirrors and opening petrol flap (why?)... It had a couple of child seats in it originally, but the kids took them out... Here one of the Trolls takes it for a quick spin... Cord Fourteener, Datsuncog, andrew e and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: It's a Triumph 2500 isn't it. What a wally! Point won! And here is its arse, to prove what the modeller intended bunglebus, Amishtat and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Jon said: I can now declare this to be a Piko Anker Plast Fiat 242, scale 1/25, with the feature being friction drive. So please split any points scored evenly between me and @andrew e, as he was on the right track! Yay! Q8: FOUR POINTS or should that be, VIER PUNKTE ! Amishtat, Jon and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 That 1:18 C70 is probably made by Powco, I have a MK4 Mondeo by them. Nice big things, fun to play with and look good as models too. I'm now away down a Range Rover rabbit hole due to starting building mine. I dug these 2 out of the loft. The larger one was a swap with my pal Craig in about 1991. It's missing it's mirrors but I think they would have been those awful portrait type generic ones from the Mercedes Truck that also spoil my Superkings Rancho. I think it's part of a set as well, can anyone confirm? I've never bothered with it until now but studying it more closely it's actually quite decent. The front grille and winch are nice and the Kielder Forest livery is quite relevant. Now the other is a real long termer in my collection, a Rolamatics Range Rover. I got this around 39 years ago from one of my mum's friends 'Auntie' Sandra (all parent's friends, pals parents and so on were either Auntie or Uncle weren't they?) She also gave me a Matchbox Sea Rescue Helicopter and Mercedes shovel tractor. My Matchbox seemed to survive my rather rough play at that age far better than Corgi as all 3 survive in the same fairly good condition. The Range Rover was always my favourite although at the time, living in Glasgow, I didn't know what a Range Rover was. It still works as intended too. Sudsprint, andrew e, FakeConcern and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 The Cogduine of Datsunfergus hasn't had a go yet, amongst others, so will tally the compo tomorrow eve if that's ok In the meantime, does anyone want to see some more fancy vans? @Datsuncog AndyW201, andrew e, bunglebus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: I think it's part of a set as well, can anyone confirm? I've never bothered with it until now but studying it more closely it's actually quite decent. The front grille and winch are nice and the Kielder Forest livery is quite relevant. K-89 'Forestry Set' Came with a ladder and towed a trailer carrying tree cuts ...complete with a lumberjack/forest warden fella, whose hair dye had ran down his face quite well, what with all the sweat. A proper grafter! andrew e, Amishtat, Sudsprint and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 52 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: In the meantime, does anyone want to see some more fancy vans? @Datsuncog Hell yes. They look well funky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Hell yes. They look well funky You're going to absolutely hate the wheels. And gawky wheelbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 minute ago, flat4alfa said: You're going to absolutely hate the wheels. And gawky wheelbase. Nothing wrong with weird wheelbases AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Loose replica of the 55 Chevy from Two Lane Blacktop finally finished after more than 25 years: Not one of my best, but good to see it one piece at last. Means I have licence to start one or two more - I seem to have gone a bit Chevrolet crazy as I'm currently doing a '67 Impala with a Corvette ZR-1's engine, and then I'm building the Corvette as a quick kerbside build as it'll get another box off the shelf. Need to start something Japanese too. In between jobs on the '55 I sorted out my American kits, as they'd become a bit scattered and I was losing track of what I'd got. A number of them were bought cheaply as engine donors, and some for their misery/obscurity: I quite like the Citation Turbo X kit, but that modified "X" version is terrible. RoadworkUK, Remspoor, Sudsprint and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 7:42 PM, FakeConcern said: I love this thread, but never manage to keep up with it as it must be a full time job for some people on here! Anyway just got a new C30 model/toy for my birthday in 1:18 scale, it's not so acurate as the Welly 1:24 I already have, but I'm still very pleased with it... It looks like it's a Volvo promotional model of some sort... Doors open as well and made of plastic... Has all the Volvo logos and official photos on the box ... I also have a really nice Welly 1:24 model with doors and bonnet that open and generally much better detailing and a Matchbox 1:64(?) that I got from @Datsuncog (also have a gold one but Mrs Concern used it in a Christmas ornament). Obviously a bit of a jump in scale from the Matchbox to the Welly... I know that models in both 1:32 and 1:43 have been produced so I'd really like them as well and would also like more of the Matchbox models in other colours so if anyone has any for sale let me know. A bit new for most of you I know but worth asking... So I have discovered another one... but you will need a chassis! https://www.zen-racing.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php/blitz-c30-110-mini-high-roof-sedan-08mm-p-253 AndyW201, sheffcortinacentre and FakeConcern 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: In between jobs on the '55 I sorted out my American kits, as they'd become a bit scattered and I was losing track of what I'd got. A number of them were bought cheaply as engine donors, and some for their misery/obscurity: I recognise a couple of those! Hopefully they turned out to be more or less complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 6 hours ago, bunglebus said: I recognise a couple of those! Hopefully they turned out to be more or less complete They did thank you. The Funny Car will be more of a challenge as it's been partly built so would need some disassembly, and I'd probably need to source some new decals, but the More American Graffiti dragster could be something I'll have a go at this year when I want to do something different. bunglebus and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 16 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: I quite like the Citation Turbo X kit, but that modified "X" version is terrible. When did you get the Citation Turbo kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 8 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: They did thank you. The Funny Car will be more of a challenge as it's been partly built so would need some disassembly, and I'd probably need to source some new decals, but the More American Graffiti dragster could be something I'll have a go at this year when I want to do something different. The 1955 Chevy is almost the same model as Harrison Ford drives in American Graffiti. More pictures here: http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_7737-Chevrolet-One-Fifty-1955.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 11:49 AM, flat4alfa said: Anyone for a brain de-fogging New Year’s Tat Friday Day identification game? What am I? Brand ; Model of ; Approximate scale ; Special ability Q1: Q2: Q3: Q4: Q5: Q6: Q7: Q8: Q9: Q10: Crikey, almost missed this... I can see there's been plenty of discussion upthread, but I've done my bestest to skip over them without gaining unfair advantage! Q1: Corgi Trucks Leyland Roadtrain, in about 1/60-ish - from the early/mid 1980s. Is it a Corgitronics version with motorised trailer, that one? Q2: Corgi Rover P6, with magic Trans-o-lite headlamps; 1/43 scale, or thereabouts? Q3: Corgi Chevrolet 'US Van', probably with Rough Riders stickerage, 1/36 scale with opening rear doors revealing a shag-tastic 70s Vanner interior. Q4: Jada Toys Ford Escort Mk1 RS from one of the seemingly endless 'The Fast & The Furious' films - but not sure if this is one of their bigger 1/32 scale, or one of the smaller ones. Special features: opening doors and a 36 speed gearbox. Q5: Bburago Rolls Royce Carmague, late 70s issue and weren't these smaller than 1/18 scale for some reason? I had one years ago and it looked wrong with my other 1/18. Say 1/20, and it has everything opening on it including tippy seats? Q6: Jaguar Mk2, either by someone in like Tri-ang or else some far Eastern concern? Probably about 1/24 scale, at a guess! Friction powered? Q7: Triumph 2000 Mk2 cop car - Palitoy? I think these were meant to say phrases and suchlike; quite big (though stubby proportions) - say 1/24 again? Q8: Citroen C35 pickup - wheels look like those fitted to East German Anker models, but beyond that I'm not sure. 1/24? Q9: Corgi VW Polo rally, 1/36, with shiny shiny stickers and the hatchback not yet fallen off. Q10: Hot Wheels custom something - say a '32 Plymouth? And likely around 1/68 scale, at a total guess! Boom! Amishtat, flat4alfa, RoadworkUK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Q4: Jada Toys Ford Escort Mk1 RS from one of the seemingly endless 'The Fast & The Furious' films - but not sure if this is one of their bigger 1/32 scale, or one of the smaller ones. Special features: opening doors and a 36 speed gearbox. I think it's the smaller one, still quite a large scale (1:32) but not the monster size version (1:24) Lol @ 36 speed gearbox... flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Richard_FM said: The 1955 Chevy is almost the same model as Harrison Ford drives in American Graffiti. It's a bit more than that. Both were supplied by George Barris for Universal Studios. The car rolled in Graffiti was the spare backup car used in Blacktop eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 20 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Crikey, almost missed this... I can see there's been plenty of discussion upthread, but I've done my bestest to skip over them without gaining unfair advantage! Q1: Corgi Trucks Leyland Roadtrain, in about 1/60-ish - from the early/mid 1980s. Is it a Corgitronics version with motorised trailer, that one? Q2: Corgi Rover P6, with magic Trans-o-lite headlamps; 1/43 scale, or thereabouts? Q3: Corgi Chevrolet 'US Van', probably with Rough Riders stickerage, 1/36 scale with opening rear doors revealing a shag-tastic 70s Vanner interior. Q4: Jada Toys Ford Escort Mk1 RS from one of the seemingly endless 'The Fast & The Furious' films - but not sure if this is one of their bigger 1/32 scale, or one of the smaller ones. Special features: opening doors and a 36 speed gearbox. Q5: Bburago Rolls Royce Carmague, late 70s issue and weren't these smaller than 1/18 scale for some reason? I had one years ago and it looked wrong with my other 1/18. Say 1/20, and it has everything opening on it including tippy seats? Q6: Jaguar Mk2, either by someone in like Tri-ang or else some far Eastern concern? Probably about 1/24 scale, at a guess! Friction powered? Q7: Triumph 2000 Mk2 cop car - Palitoy? I think these were meant to say phrases and suchlike; quite big (though stubby proportions) - say 1/24 again? Q8: Citroen C35 pickup - wheels look like those fitted to East German Anker models, but beyond that I'm not sure. 1/24? Q9: Corgi VW Polo rally, 1/36, with shiny shiny stickers and the hatchback not yet fallen off. Q10: Hot Wheels custom something - say a '32 Plymouth? And likely around 1/68 scale, at a total guess! Boom! Boom! Q1: Two points... wrong model. Scale almost there but not really an issue Q2: FOUR BOOMS ! Q3: FOUR MORE ! Q4: FOUR AGAIN. Q5: FOUR... It's getting a bit noisy in here. Q6: ONE Q7: THREE. Yes, Palitoy did release it as well. My one doesn't say Palitoy though, another big brand instead. Bigger than 1:24, only a bit, but still enough to be well out of size if sat next to a genuine 1:24 and make you twitch. Q8: TWO Q9: FOUR Q10: One Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I didn't know Mira also did a Key Cars type range, but here one is. No key of course AndyW201 and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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