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2 hours ago, sierraman said:

I know for a fact given half the chance mine would chuck my old cars in the skip. She pretty much said this last week, I don’t know where else apart from the loft to store them where I know they’ll not get binned. The only alternative is taking the lot down to my dads but I don’t fancy a 520 mile round trip at the moment.

I must be bloody lucky as my wife doesn't mind my cars as long as they're not everywhere. Toy room, my side of the wardrobe shelves, a few on my bedside table and the loft and we're good.

She even chuckles at the Cogboxes coming through the post. I advised her that these will be starting again in earnest.

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On 5/1/2021 at 4:07 PM, Datsuncog said:

It was a good 'un, for buses! I wondered if there's was anything there that might interest you; the GZK in particular seemed an unusual one. I'll take a look next week if the bus box returns, and see what's remaining.

I'd never heard of Checkmate before, but they all seemed to be individually numbered out of a production run of 1000 each, so I can imagine they're not as common as EFE/OOC stuff - especially not for £2 on a market stall.

Weird what shows up in this little corner of Belfast.

Possibly the most surprising finds yet. I don't even think Checkmate models were ever sold in the UK and the ones I have came from eBay sellers in Hong Kong so to find them over here at all is unusual, on a market stall priced at a pittance especially so! I wonder how they got there? It seems maybe someone moved from HK to NI and brought their bus collection with them.

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On 5/3/2021 at 7:14 PM, sierraman said:

I know for a fact given half the chance mine would chuck my old cars in the skip. She pretty much said this last week, I don’t know where else apart from the loft to store them where I know they’ll not get binned. The only alternative is taking the lot down to my dads but I don’t fancy a 520 mile round trip at the moment.

Mine too, as I've said previously.  Every time something new arrives - literally every time - she goes into a cold strop and threatens to bin some of the existing stock.  Thankfully she hasn't yet, because I really don't know what would happen if she did.  Oh and she also lambasts me at every opportunity for the credit card bills, as if I do nothing on the cards but buy cars.  Well I don't, I use them for all kinds of "normal" purposes like holiday expenses (you try hiring a car in the US without one!) and vet bills, but of course she's not listening by then.  She also sees me posting boxes out to various Shiters from my sale stock, but can't equate that to reducing the numbers overall.  I've even got one earmarked for Mercrocker, formerly of this parish, to give him in person when we are eventually allowed to travel again.  His patience is worth so much more than postage...

23 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I must be bloody lucky as my wife doesn't mind my cars as long as they're not everywhere. Toy room, my side of the wardrobe shelves, a few on my bedside table and the loft and we're good.

She even chuckles at the Cogboxes coming through the post. I advised her that these will be starting again in earnest.

She chuckles???  She's a keeper!

I have 7 of my 1/18s on open shelves downstairs, and the rest in four glass cabinets around the dining room.  Everything smaller lives upstairs in what once was the front bedroom, but is now my model room, library and office (my books are not allowed to live downstairs).  Nothing in the loft because the hatch is too small and too high up for me to get in there!

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17 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

if the bridgestone & bosch buses are small coin colour me interested please mr cog

Sure thing! They were £2 each, so will see what shows up on Friday, with any luck...

Oddly, the Bosch and the squarer of the two Bridgestone buses had no name whatsoever on the base, but they were very nicely detailed all the same.

 

15 hours ago, quicksilver said:

Possibly the most surprising finds yet. I don't even think Checkmate models were ever sold in the UK and the ones I have came from eBay sellers in Hong Kong so to find them over here at all is unusual, on a market stall priced at a pittance especially so! I wonder how they got there? It seems maybe someone moved from HK to NI and brought their bus collection with them.

It's quite possible - I know there's a reasonably strong link between NI and HK (for reasons no-one seems entirely clear about), so it's quite possible someone who travelled over there regularly picked up some bus models to bring home? Certainly unusual!

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Spent a bit of time on Sunday morning on an alfresco car (and bus) washing session...

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These really were utterly manky; they must have been on a shelf somewhere for years.

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Came up pretty well, mind - an old soft toothbrush, some warm water with a dash of Fairy and clean water to rinse, before a light buff with a soft dry cloth.

LIKE NEW M9

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^^ Eddy's haul came out looking a lot happier...

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^^ As did Split_Pin's.

(Crosville National now swapped for the London Counties version - because I can't read.)

 

So what's still available from Friday's long-awaited Market Tat, now that the dust has (quite literally) settled?

Well, there's a Corgi Juniors 007 Esprit still looking for a home:

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Few marks here and there, but still in reasonable fettle - any takers at 20p?

EDIT: NOW TAKEN!!!

There's also this large-scale Siku Mercedes bus, in Westnederland livery:

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Paint is excellent, and doors and opening engine cover are intact and functional. There's a minor pressure crack to the roof, but it's really not that noticeable. Available for £5 - but if no takers this one may be heading for the Bay of E shortly to take its chances.

I'm in two minds about this DY-3 Matchbox Dinky EmGeeBeeGeeTee...

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While it's fine at a distance, there does appear to be quite a lot of paint bubbling, possibly related to how it's been stored for many years. (Just like the real thing, hey?)

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I do want one of these - ideally boxed and as new to go with the rest of the collection. This one still might do as a stop-gap; but if anyone else fancies it, you're welcome to it for the £2 purchase price.

Likewise, I already have a 1/36 Corgi Bentley R-Type DHC from their early-80s 'Cars of the 1950s' range - but not in black.

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It could probably stand a tickle with a Molotow pen to bring the chromework back, and possibly some judicious touching-in where the paint has been knocked, but it's a handsome big model with a detailed engine, opening boot and (perhaps oddly) fold-down back seats and tilting fronts, none of which can really be reached with the hood in place.

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£2 takes this one too - but if there's no interest, it'll likely go into the Corgi Cabinet without too many tears from me.

EDIT: ALSO SPOKEN FOR!!!

We've also got two unopened Hot Wheels on long cards: a Datsun 620 pickup wearing JDM decals and a '57 Plymouth Fury with flames decoration, available at £1.50 a throw.

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Admittedly, I did maybe get a bit grabby-handsy on Friday, but I suppose that's to be expected after such a diecast drought... still, hit me up if there's anything above that takes your fancy!

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5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Well, there's a Corgi Juniors 007 Esprit still looking for a home:

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Few marks here and there, but still in reasonable fettle - any takers at 20p?

Was sure I had one.  But can't find it.  So I will say Cogbox please, shaken but not stirred

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20 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Farmer Tom said he wanted the Bentley

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To go along with his Market Blokey Benz

 

19 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

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Was sure I had one.  But can't find it.  So I will say Cogbox please, shaken but not stirred

No bother - will pop those two in with the others!

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37 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Today's finds from a random charity shop in Kent that I've never been to before

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That Hot Wheels is a rarity.  It's Bugeye, 1971-73

In that enamel blue paint, it was part of the 1973 Shell petrol station promo campaign

If you are looking to move on....

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I have a soft spot for yellow cars with a black bonnet,as I used to have one on my old yellow Corolla coupe.

I also have a soft spot for the Honda Prelude, so when I found this one it was coming home with me.

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Of course Smoll Eddy couldn't wait to get his hot little metal hands on it and fit some new rims and tyres.

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Looks nice smoll Eddy, where you get them from?

"Chinese death rings M8"

:mrgreen:

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