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These Nemesis types do, on the whole.  One gets much too close to them at toyfairs, largely because they have as much idea of manners as they do of personal hygiene, and that kind of thing stays with you.  Why is it these are the only people with disposable income, and why do they specifically keep the market prices artificially high for everything I might ever want?

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6 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Oh yeah, these.

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Too clean to pass up; these were a fiver each but I think they're worth it.

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It's the Lesney No.47 Commer Ice Cream Canteen in Lyons Maid decor, and the No.32 Jaguar E-Type.

They're not absolutely mint - there are two chips to the Commer's nose and one to the driver's side wing, while the Jag has two or three very small marks to the lower o/s flank and just above the tailgate (just visible in the pics).

The freshness of the raw metal beneath makes me wonder, tragically, whether these marks were inflicted very recently due to careless handling.

But they do both have that 'just unboxed' freshness, and are quite delightful.

If anybody wants to take them at £5 each, hit me up!

And now... I really need to delve into the Hat of Tat, don't I?

If no one else has already asked, could I have the Ice Cream Commer for Mrs Concern please?

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This was popped through the letterbox today (not really it was so well boxed I had to open the door, but you get the idea!)

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In very good condition all round...

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Thank you so much Tim @155V6 I love it and it has found a place in the cabinet asking Smoll Eddy's mate Phillip for a fill up...

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I'm still interested in more model C30s by the way...

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7 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

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I really appreciate all your Tat Friday efforts, sorting out cars and pictures, sending tat all over the place at no profit - but it doesn't half mess with my head that your sorting mat runs 10-18 and then 1-9!

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9 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

So then - second verse, same as the first...

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A Realtoy BMW M3, and a no-name (suspected Motormax) Z3.

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Realtoy BMW X5 and Mercedes M-Class, in pretty good nick.

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Mercedes C-Class and Audi A8, again by Realtoy (and they are pretty decent models, in fairness).

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Realtoy Crown Vic police cruiser, Welly Mustang GT with... something... inside of it, 1/72 scale Hongwell VW Golf in a right old state.

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Possible candidate for @Burnside's scrappy in miniature?

Moving onwards, a no-name (but nicely done) Mitsubishi Shogun, and a Welly Mercedes G-Wagen:

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More Welly, in the form of a VW T4, plus a Realtoy Ford Galaxie with poptastic graphics.

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Welly Toyota airport truck with the steps still intact, and a no-name piratical rip-off of the Matchbox Mercedes TV Van.

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And very lastly for this week, an Aussie-spec Ford Windstar commercial, and a Ford Explorer - both by Realtoy.

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Phew! That's it!

I'm off for a little lie- down...

Thanks for thinking of me @Datsuncog although the Doctor has quite rightly claimed first dibs, plus I've just spent £25 on miniature related tat buying which I shouldn't have. As I've got my 1:1 scale car insurance renewal to pay for and it's also due a service. So I'm doing my best to avoid buying anything for a while!

Although if you come across a 1/72 Caramara Fiat Punto or Peugeot 206 on your travels, I'd be interested.

Also if anyone finds a cheap 1:43 Majorette Fiat Punto MK2 3dr. I'm looking out for one, so I can make into a Van version. Cheers. 

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My local charity shop having started putting nicer diecasts into a display counter with a price tag on string. On some I think they're being a touch optimistic, but they have what looks like a tidy early-ish Superfast Beetle at £4 if anyone here is interested?

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If I didn't already have that  one /\ then I'd buy it for myself. Going back down there later this morning if anyone wants me to grab it for them. I might get one or two others they had as well.

Slowly making progress on the Hiace:

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Got some Austin-Rover Sandalwood Beige onto it last weekend, just given it a quick wet sanding and it's now awaiting a final coat or two.

Might make the most of the decent weather this long weekend to start one or two others.

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35 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

If I didn't already have that  one /\ then I'd buy it for myself

There are lots of variations  - that one has the unusual plate on the front. There are two types of rear bumper too.

Looks a nice one but with postage too much for me.

I'd have bought it if I'd found it though!

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3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

There are lots of variations  - that one has the unusual plate on the front. There are two types of rear bumper too.

Looks a nice one but with postage too much for me.

I'd have bought it if I'd found it though!

Ah, that's my one - I took a photo of it for reference.

The one in the shop had what looked like a Monte Carlo Rally plate on the front. I didn't get it, but I did purchase these for myself:

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Yes, this photo was taken in the car park just after I'd bought them. It seemed appropriate as I've seen many good things in this place over the years, indeed today I pulled-in and there was a N-reg FE Victor estate.

The Corgi Juniors Beetle is quite tidy, it has a flower sticker on the LH door and on the roof, the latter covering up a hole where I presume a light fits for a police version? It was cheaper than the Superfast Beetle.

The HW Mazda has "Jacob's Magical Car" written in marker pen on the roof. What power it possesses I don't yet know......

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I thought the Volvo was a colour variation of the Corgi version I already had, but as a bonus it turned out to be a Majorette. Quick compare and contrast above,  both sit a bit high, but the Majorette probably edges it.

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Copper TR7 and X1/9 made for a good pair, as low-ish budget '70s sportcars and as represented by Corgi both suffering with wheels which always seemed slightly too large to me. Mysteriously the Triumph was £1.50, but the Fiat was in the £1 each, three for £2 section. The latter mildly annoying for using two different coloured plastic mouldings, giving it a red front bumper and black rear (which is part of the base). I've had the red TR7 since I was young, the new one has survived better and I prefer its black pumpers and base.

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Celica by Majorette, not one of ther best efforts. The 'new' red one is in slightly better condition than the white version I bought at a boot sale in France. Has a few differences like orange not red interior, smoked glass and pop-up lights - they're moulded-in on the white one, but I can't see any other changes on the bodyshell and the baseplates look similar.

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Had a run over to Stockton today to see my old mate's model shop. As I reported last year, Anth, who ran TigerTaz models sadly passed away last year and I had heard that a couple of guys had bought the shop and re-opened recently.

Unfortunately the new management seem to more into the train side of things, but the guy there said he still has a quite a  bit of Anth's old diecast stock to go through, and can get hold of new Corgi stuff and can do a bit less than RRP on them, so that will come in handy as there are still a few 2021/22 Vanguards I have yet to order.

Saying that, there was still a fair bit of kit to pick over, including a fair few buses (EFE and the like, all really clean and £5 each or 5 for the price of 4 on the unboxed stuff).  I have a bit of a thing for dealer models, having picked up a stack of Opel dealer stuff last year at silly cheap prices, and these were unusual enough to pique my interest,

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A 2010 dealer model of the Skoda Yeti. I have to admit the Yeti isn't 100% my cup of tea, ( an Octavia or Fabia vRS would have really floated my boat!),  but the Matchbox Superfast style packaging meant I wasn't leaving without this one!

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Sadly the blister is a bit mullered through storage,

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The card opens out to reveal some marketing bumf,

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The model itself is a decent one. Like most Skoda dealer models of recent years, it's made by Abbrex, and has all the detail you'd expect of a fairly recent model,

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Including pretty good dashboard detail,

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As said, the subject matter might not appeal to all, but a nice unusual find, I've never found a Skoda model in that packaging before.

Next, one for the 90s French car pervs among us...

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Norev went to town a bit on this one!

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As can be seen, it's a MK1 Laguna wagon, on a nice dealer showroom-type display.

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The model really is something special, especially for something dating from the '90s. The, erm, interesting styling of the estate is captured perfectly. The El- Posho RXE spec wheels are also spot on.

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Not often seen on a 1/43 scale car, the bonnet opens on this one, revealing a fair bit of engine detail,

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The doors also open. I love Norev Renault models of this period, with the wacky '90s seat materials recreated.

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Even the rear end has a surprise, as the top half of the split tailgate flips up, revealing the two optional extra seats. Note the rear heating elements on the rear side windows, like on the real thing.  A fantastic model, this one.

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No prices were on either so the guy said a tenner for the pair, "to clear them out of the shop". I reckon I had a result anyway...

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