bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Good to see a tidy example, with the trailer too. My Tarmac B1600 is a bit playworn, although a bit of the plating is still present on the wheels. My MIB Field Car has a similar combination of Superfast wheels and old-style separate tyre. By 1984 I was getting a bit too old to be buying Superfast and claiming free gifts, so sadly I missed out on that. I'm still hunting for the orange Tarmac version. There's been one on eBay forever but missing its tailgate I'll have a look at my other Field Car later I have three of the items listed as free gifts, the silver Mini Pickup, the Sun Burner and the Red Rider. I had though they were just general releases. Maybe they were later, just not in 84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 25 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said: Got a link? I doubt I'll be buying as I need to survive this month but the estate could do with a saloon stablemate... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-740-GL-SALOON-DARK-RED-1-25-TONKA-POLISTIL-DIE-CAST-MODEL-BOXED/333745384307 Lord Sterling and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Busy at Sierramans Classic Matchbox Dismantlers! I’m a compulsive hoarder as you can see. bunglebus, andrew e, Burnside and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 NYD game effort answers Q1: Brand CORGI (Great Britain) Model of LEYLAND LANDTRAIN Approximate scale 1:50 Special ability It had electronics to drive either forward and reverse when you operated its 'sonic clicker' remote. Not only that, it would to turn as it reversed. Nintendo were worried. Q2: Brand CORGI (Great Britain) Model of ROVER 2000 [P6] Approximate scale 1:43 Special ability If you shone a torch into its rear window, by way of optics, the headlights lit up. Blinding. Q3: Brand CORGI (Great Britain) Model of CHEVROLET VAN [G-Series, gen-3] Approximate scale 1:36 Special ability Opening up the doors, you would find a fully fitted-out interior! But printed on a bit of card. Q4: Brand JADA (China) Model of FORD ESCORT RS 2000 [MK1] Approximate scale 1:32 Special ability Film tie-in. A model of the car featured in the film Fast & Furious 6, that reminded/educated the US audience of European Fords. Q5: Brand BBURAGO (Italy) Model of ROLLS-ROYCE CAMARGUE Approximate scale 1:22 Special ability All panels and doors opened! And it was enormous! Yet it fell to bits, being of Italian build! Expertise. Q6: Brand MINI-MODELS 'STARTEX' (Great Britain) Model of JAGUAR 2.4 [MK1] Approximate scale 1:32 Special ability It had a flywheel motor, energised by a pull-string, which doubled as the 'exhaust'. Ingenious. Q7: Brand TOMY (Singapore) Model of TRIUMPH 2000 [MK2] Approximate scale 1:22 Special ability Push the button on the top and it plays back sound and voice from a mechanical contraption, not an electronic circuit. Despite also being sold by Palitoy, they were actually manufactured by Tomy Q8: Brand PIKO ANKER (East Germany) Model of FIAT 242 PICK UP Approximate scale 1:25 Special ability The good old friction flywheel motor mechanism! Q9: Brand CORGI (Great Britain) Model of VW POLO [MK1] Approximate scale 1:36 Special ability The decals were printed on a reflective sheet, so you could see your ugly mug staring back at you. Well, as a child it seemed amazing. Q10: Brand MATTEL 'HOT WHEELS' (USA/China/Thailand/Malaysia) Model of 1932 FORD VICTORIA HOT ROD Approximate scale 1:64 Special ability One of the original 1969 releases, and another variation of the retooled casting could be in your stores again any time soon. Longevity. Amishtat, Burnside, andrew e and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 20 hours ago, Tim_E said: So I may as well totally regress and look for the toy. My toy was in gold but any colour will do. Is OTTO's 1:18 too large? Cord Fourteener, AndyW201, Amishtat and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 @flat4alfa That Mini Models/Startex Jag is pretty cool, is that in your collection or on your wish list? Never would have guessed that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, sierraman said: Busy at Sierramans Classic Matchbox Dismantlers! I’m a compulsive hoarder as you can see. I'm trying not to hang on to too many battered cars, I whack them back on eBay as job lots. Despite this, I still have a box full that I think would make good projects. Some of those police cars look like they could use the treatment Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I clearly need to gen up to match the knowledge on here. Christmas present to the rescue... andrew e, Amishtat, Split_Pin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Probably should sort the Corgi Cabinet out in the next wee while... I've had the new glass shelves cut for months, just haven't managed to rummage through the shed to find suitable brackets yet. It should DOUBLE my display capacity! Currently showing off these... ...and these. (The Kojak Buick is being held over for @bunglebus, but it's in here for now) And three additional shelves should allow me to add in these... Oh, and these too. Plus a few others that are still in a box somewhere, including the two-tone Toyota Supra. Of course, my eyes keep straying to eBay... sierraman, Spottedlaurel, Sudsprint and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 36 minutes ago, bunglebus said: @flat4alfa That Mini Models/Startex Jag is pretty cool, is that in your collection or on your wish list? Never would have guessed that one All in (or were) in my collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Dolly loved the STARTEX Jaguar Good old Fred Francis, RIP Amishtat, Burnside, Split_Pin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Scrubbers! 32 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Cord Fourteener, Datsuncog, Burnside and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Got a new catalogue, Guisval 1977. It's a long fold out strip, so I scanned it in sections Split_Pin, AndyW201, Datsuncog and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Cor! Escorpions! Yet to fondle one of those. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Is OTTO's 1:18 too large? Omg I love it! No not too large in principle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 8/22/2019 at 12:59 PM, flat4alfa said: Waited until the wife went to bed and took advantage of the kitchen floor You can see I have developed a Corgitronics collecting problem over the last few months. I am still twitching. Except. In these pictures there is an imposter. Which one is it? The Corgitronics Leyland Landtrain. The motor inside the load turns one rear wheel. Forwards and backwards are available, switching between the two when operating the sonic 'clicker'. Notice the canted front axle, so when reversing, it steers to the right. This was sealed new-in-box for 35 years or so, until opened by one person. Me. Remspoor, Burnside, warch and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Is OTTO's 1:18 too large? Major want.. Right up until I saw the price. I'm not (that much of) a cheapskate but my 1:1 example seems excellent value by comparison. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 @flat4alfa When was the Yorkie/Gulf lorry produced roughly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, bunglebus said: @flat4alfa When was the Yorkie/Gulf lorry produced roughly? Rear of box states 1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 You need the Edward Force Corgi book, it’s a fantastic resource, albeit not as good as the Marcel Van Cleemput tome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Ah OK. Got an 84 catalogue going through the scanner now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 5 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Brand PIKO ANKER (East Germany) Model of FIAT 242 PICK UP Approximate scale 1:25 Special ability The good old friction flywheel motor mechanism! More photos of the Fiat 242 by Piko It's all plastic and missing its deck canopy Made in the former DDR PIKO marketed the range as 'Anker', which translated to 'anchor' Being 1:25, it was a big bigger than what I had intended for it Despite that, oiling the friction flywheel motor made all the difference. Datsuncog, Split_Pin, Burnside and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 And here it is. I get the impression this was aimed more at dealers than kids as it lacks the excitement of others I have. Still some good stuff inside Tenmil Socket, warch, Split_Pin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1985's was much brighter and all based on road signs And yet another Mazda pickup I need to find. Is there no end to them? Datsuncog, Burnside, Sudsprint and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 46 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I get the impression this was aimed more at dealers than kids as it lacks the excitement of others I have. Still some good stuff inside I thought it was a trade catalogue, until I saw the Stockist stamp box! Quite a few in there that were never released. Also some obvious pre-production set-ups - example being C1180 using the Corgitronics tractor unit (look at the axle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 I had quite a few Corgis right from that era but there must not have been many from 1984. The ones I see which I have are the Dunlop Escort van and the blue juniors MK3 Escort. The others there are in different colours to mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Quote Never seen that Escort before. Were many of those on that page released? I have the BASF BMW and the ELF Renault but in yellow/red. On 10/22/2020 at 1:42 AM, flat4alfa said: Dusted this off, earlier: Corgi BMW M1 in BASF livery. Assumed 1/36, not measured it but it does look neatly done Not really looked closely until now. Generic wheels aside, it does look very smart in this livery (well ok, to moi) and tampo print is very good. Seats are painted too. ‘MADE IN GT BRITAIN’, it states proudly underneath Deck lid lifts to show chromed injectors. About the only distraction is the unpainted shut, but perhaps that could be blacked-in to stop the OCD shakes. Maybe detail the lights both ends too, while out with the paint pens. Got this out with a few others, with view to selling. But no, decided to keep it as too tidy to throw to the wolves I mean, what will it achieve? A pint of Euro fizz? At least that’s what I’ll tell the wife tomorrow when she spots it in the lounge on display and climbs the walls again. Anyhow, the livery is as reproduction of the 1980 Hans-Georg Bürger (RIP) ProCar BASF-sponsored car, driven through 1981 by Hans-Joachim Stuck (#80) after Bürger's death in F2. Sudsprint, AndyW201 and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 28 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Never seen that Escort before. Were many of those on that page released? I have the BASF BMW and the ELF Renault but in yellow/red. I've got the Rover & the Mustang Split_Pin, Sudsprint, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 41 minutes ago, 155V6 said: I've got the Matchbox Volvo Ambulance but never seen the Corgi Volvo 740 in Danish Police colours before. The Ambulance came in handy recently when Dolly had a bit of a turn Next time it returns to the Station, the paint chips will be attended to. Along with the flacid horn. 155V6, Split_Pin, Amishtat and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 20 hours ago, eddyramrod said: IIRC he still had the Deuce but his rail was towed by a pickup, most likely driven by another team member. I think it had a camper back on it, like Clint's in Any Which Way You Can. Incidentally the little purple HW that hasn't been identified yet is stamped underneath "32 Ford Vicky", the body style being known as a Victoria originally. Now you mention it it rings a bell white/pale stepside as well as his coupe. think Terry the toad was part of the team/crew chief. Before his callup to Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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