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I took the Tat Friday Kojak Buick apart today to fit the donor's glass. I wondered why the front had a bit of obvious corrosion

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Inside has all the signs of our old friend battery leakage

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Scrubbed all that out, and as it was apart the bumpers have had the chrome re-done etc. I'll put it all back together tomorrow, it's quite interesting seeing how the clicky gun noise mechanism works, and how the later police version is modified to remove that and the gunman in the back seat

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1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Isn't it a Ford Courier? American Ford version of the Mazda B1800.

I didn't realise that until relatively recently, I thought it was just a generic pickup.

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When it was in my carrycase and now on a display shelf it always seems to sit alongside the Baja Bouncer I've had since they were new. Both survived well as they came along when my playing with toy cars days were over (temporarily at least).

Yes,of course it's based on a Mazda not a Toyota.🤪

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No. Watching Lamley's videos, he suggests that rather than each casting appearing over 2-3 cases, they're only in 1. Also when he opened the case with the Capri in, there was only one example in there - so if your Tesco doesn't get that case, or it does but they only get one Capri in the box, you ain't gonna find it. Can't say I'm too happy, Mattel must know people are going to want that one.

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1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

No. Watching Lamley's videos, he suggests that rather than each casting appearing over 2-3 cases, they're only in 1. Also when he opened the case with the Capri in, there was only one example in there - so if your Tesco doesn't get that case, or it does but they only get one Capri in the box, you ain't gonna find it. Can't say I'm too happy, Mattel must know people are going to want that one.

Are they fucking thick? You’ve a fairly popular product so you limit it to one shop, then you bring out a model you know will be popular and will likely sell a lot of, so you restrict the supply of it. Bizarre. It’s a bit like Vauxhall making loads of Insignias then restricting the supply of Corsas. It’s their most popular model so obviously they will try and make it as difficult as possible to obtain. 

Never underestimate the Americans lack of logic...

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Here's the innards of the Kojak Buick showing the clicking mechanism and separate seat base to allow matey to fit in

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And the police version, full but separate seat base and a black plastic licence plate taking the place of the clicker

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It was about then I realised I'd goofed, as the police version has both side windows, so had to cut one out to allow the figure to stick out. Done.

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That clip on dome light is the same lens as on the later police version if anyone's missing theirs

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27 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

only the original had the red tit- the later reborn versions sadly are lacking and the clicker

Have clicker

So tit must have been pulled free

Bobby Crocker must have been hand-painted in a rush because here he has a massive spam

 

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8 hours ago, sierraman said:

You’ve a fairly popular product so you limit it to one shop, then you bring out a model you know will be popular and will likely sell a lot of, so you restrict the supply of it

Funny enough there are none on eBay, so I suspect none have made it to our shores so far

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10 hours ago, sierraman said:

Are they fucking thick? 

Never underestimate the Americans lack of logic...

with Mattel you can never, ever  underestimate just how utterly fuckin' retarded the management are, for instance, just look at the total fuck up they have been making of Thomas the Tank Engine. And all in the quest of selling more cheaply made, but not cheaply sold crap toys!

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On 4/1/2021 at 10:16 PM, AndyW201 said:

Was chuffed to find the Civic, I've always been fond of this generation of the coupe. The body kit is a bit JDM Yo! but it's still a lovely little thing and nicely detailed.

HW did a slightly less obnoxious casting of this gen of Coupe in about 2001, its last outing was in the Honda 70th anniversary series in 2018. 

I have a red one from 2001 like this somewhere, that I've had since I was a kid: 

Hot Wheels Guide - Honda Civic Si / Coupe (2001)

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Got the Celica finished last nght, made use of decent weather this morning to grab some shots up on the flat roof:

1:24 Hasegawa Toyota Celica 1600 GT kit

 

1:24 Hasegawa Toyota Celica 1600 GT kit

It's funny when I see a Berlingo in what I believe is this Mediterranean Blue colour to see how it turned out here.

1970s Toyota and Nissan kits

Goes nicely with these others from the '70s. The Sunny Truck was also by Hasegawa, they do some very nicely-detailed kits and I'll do another one or two this year.

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5 hours ago, bunglebus said:

That Celica is excellent, the big tyres really suit it

Thanks. The wheels and tyres certainly gave me a bit of work to do, I had to cut out the rear inner arches and some of the floorpan, even then it was tight. Lowering it made that issue worse too.

Now got the fun of working out what to start next.....

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Forgot to mention the delivery on Saturday...

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I'd totally forgotten about this - thanks @bunglebus!

Obviously it requires painting and attaching to the Lone Star Transit properly, through drilling the base and punching the split-rivet on the bottom of the jib casting - but we all know I'm a workshy wastrel, sooo... 

The addition of some of this:

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Gives us this.

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Oooh, yeah.

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I'm not planning on towing anything with it, so cosmetic completion may suffice for now.

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Thanks again!

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I bought them off a guy on Facebook who posts on a Lone Star group - very nice they are too. 

I'll ask him if he has/wants to make any more, alternatively he did list one on eBay so you could contact him that way

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Impy-Lonestar-Ford-Transit-Wrecker-No31-Reproduction-Tow-Boom-/174636752890?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

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23 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I bought them off a guy on Facebook who posts on a Lone Star group - very nice they are too. 

I'll ask him if he has/wants to make any more, alternatively he did list one on eBay so you could contact him that way

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Impy-Lonestar-Ford-Transit-Wrecker-No31-Reproduction-Tow-Boom-/174636752890?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

I'll send him a message,thanks.

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Some more unpacking earlier on unearthed this, the first 1:18 I had back in about 1988/9. I remember getting it on a weekend in Norwich with my dad and sister, in my memory it came from Langleys but the price tag proves that false. Hasn't survived too badly really, I was always proud of it and it was another long termer on the shelf in my bedroom. Years later (2009 or so) I watched a Mark 1 Cortina being raced at Mildenhall which was JDU881E and it made me think of this. Also, that was some late registration madness both for a mark 1 and a series 1 E,but that's by the by. 

 

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