eddyramrod Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 4/12/2021 at 1:57 AM, Noel Tidybeard said: rover 2000 looks good on hunter minilites (1353) Yes it does, doesn't it? Quite the early 70s hotrod! Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Smyths and Entertainer are open! Smyths have premium Hot Wheels, Asda mainline are £1.25. Full report to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 So, Matchbox Moving Parts. Never thought I'd see these in the UK but they're £3.00 in The Entertainer Smyths have the Fast Wagons in, so it would have been rude not to get the other two I liked Fast and Furious stuff is a bit hit and miss, but these two are winners in my book I also bought the 53rd anniversary blue and orange set, think they missed a trick not putting a Beetle in with 53 on the door No chase car though morrisoxide, Datsuncog, 155V6 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I’ll make the Entertainer a port of call later then... bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 when i were no'but a lad opening doors/bonnet/boot was standard! andrew e, eddyramrod and bunglebus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Popped in, 5 packs but no open doors. Close but no cigar. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 47 minutes ago, sierraman said: Popped in, 5 packs but no open doors. Close but no cigar. You can order off the website and presumably collect https://www.thetoyshop.com/search/?text=matchbox sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 At £3 they’re ok value but RRP of £6 they’re having a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 19 hours ago, eddyramrod said: I have a couple of wheels that I think are correct for the Olds; does it have more than the one I can see? At the same gauge all I have (mostly) is Minilites, but there was a wider gauge at the same diameter which I think was fitted to Corvettes just before Whizzwheels appeared, and those are the others I have around me. The Oldsmobile has two wheels,so another pair would be great.I never realised the Corvette had wider wheels,I had one many many years ago & it had wheels from an Oldsmobile or similar on the front,& Rolls Royce wheels on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Split_Pin said: @155V6, may I dibs the Mini Automatic please? If it ever goes,you'll be 1st in line 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Yes. Datsuncog, bunglebus, andrew e and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 New MBX 5 pack in Tesco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just checked at the Entertainer you have to spend £15 for free click and collect. I’ll hang fire and keep an eye out, I pass it frequently anyway. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Called into Tesco last Thursday - first time I've been in there since last November, so that was a bit of a shock to the system. Fair bit of stuff in the toy car bins, but not much that really interested me - other than the Matchbox Plymouth Savoy, which I nabbed. Quite a few police Mk1 Golfs dumped in there too, plus a couple of nice-looking Jag XK120 roadsters - probably should have grabbed a Jaguar too, but didn't. Bah. Quite shocked by the price of those Hot Wheels 'Real Wheels' - about £9 or something? I can foresee tantrums at the checkout, as plenty of these dearer ones had been dumped in the standard mainline £1.49 bin - but I doubt most kids or parents alike could tell the difference between the cheap and premium range, at a glance. Even if Tesco drop them to half price, it's still a fair oul whack... In other news, it appears that there will be NO Tat Friday Market events on the schedule in the short term. Although some retail restrictions in Northern Ireland were lifted yesterday, this is currently limited to non-essential outdoor trading: garden centres, caravan and motorhome sales, car dealerships and car washes, for the most part. Car boot sales are still expressly prohibited, and the website for St George's Market continues to state that the market is closed. However, the NI Executive is due to meet again on Thursday, and may be able to give some indication of when non-essential indoor retail can reopen... so take heart. Incidentally, I was in the market this morning, sort of - in an impromptu waiting area fashioned out of a gazebo, before my first Covid jab. Just visible through a crack in the side panel... Is there still tat on them thar stalls? Seemingly, nothing's been touched since it closed on Christmas Eve. Freaky. Keep the faith, kids - a new day of tat will dawn again... bunglebus, RoadworkUK, Dick Longbridge and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Local car boot sale to us is open Sunday. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Wot you got there Smoll Eddy? "Secret M8" Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 53 minutes ago, sierraman said: Local car boot sale to us is open Sunday. I get a choice of 3 😁 Amishtat and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, sierraman said: Local car boot sale to us is open Sunday. 7 minutes ago, 155V6 said: I get a choice of 3 😁 All eyes on you two then... No pressure. 😜 Tenmil Socket, 155V6 and eddyramrod 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 This plopped onto the mat this morning. New matchbox Ford Capri. Smoll Eddy prefers the one he built a while back. "I think Mattel were watchin' this thread M8" MarvinsMom, 155V6, eddyramrod and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, junkyarddog said: This plopped onto the mat this morning. New matchbox Ford Capri. Smoll Eddy prefers the one he built a while back. "I think Mattel were watchin' this thread M8" Where on earth did you find that? None on ebay in the UK that I've seen, which makes me think none have landed at Tesco either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 hours ago, sierraman said: Just checked at the Entertainer you have to spend £15 for free click and collect. I’ll hang fire and keep an eye out, I pass it frequently anyway. Me too - I'd quite like the 911 1 hour ago, sierraman said: Local car boot sale to us is open Sunday. Hopefully ours too - I've been in a few charity shops but I suspect there's no new stock - yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hmm Capri... Might stake out Tesco’s tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Smoll Eddy says the older version had better value, with its opening bonnet and tow bar as standard. eddyramrod, AndyW201, andrew e and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 21 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Where on earth did you find that? None on ebay in the UK that I've seen, which makes me think none have landed at Tesco either Bought it on AliExpress a bit more expensive,but I couldn't wait. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Not that well proportioned - it looks like the old casting re hashed. Still nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Would I be a right bastard if I saw it in Tescos and bought a spare one to custom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, sierraman said: Would I be a right bastard if I saw it in Tescos and bought a spare one to custom? No,I'm planning on wheel swapping this one at some stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I was thinking different wheels and create an RS2600? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Despite Mattel's weird policy of restricting the number of Capris packed in their retailer assortments, I'm gonna guess it'll be like the Mk1 Escrot - insane reseller prices for the first few months, then it'll finally calm down as enough supply comes onto the market to not make it worth the scalpers' effort any more. Still, I'm well jel, as the kids probably haven't said for the past six years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I take it back - found another charity shop with those irritating £1 plastic bags, so I have some Chinese toot as well as a Zylmex Z-car, a Realtoy bus, a no-name Corgi Merc with THOSE wheels, and a newish Matchbox Land Rover Matchbox bus came in the post, I had the 5 pack this is from once upon a time, had a red Beetle, camper trailer and a trailer with a jet ski andrew e, Datsuncog, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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