bunglebus Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Finally for tonight, there's this. I completed it yesterday and was hoping for some sun to show it in but that's not happening. Sand Cat with some funky paint, a bit of detail and wheels from..? I did take some pictures in nicer weather while I was painting it. First, Azure blue Then some sparkles Then some purple pearl Even on the base You might be able to make out I made some spacers from biro refills to get the wheels where I wanted It was a bit of a fiddle as the glass was broken at the top of the screen, so some careful gluing with Krystal Klear was required eddyramrod, andrew e, Isopon and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Wheels from an Adams dragster? flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 22 minutes ago, andrew e said: Wheels from an Adams dragster? Beat me to it andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Yes - same as the Organ Grinder except slightly bigger front tyres. That dragster gave one of its engines to the Wild Honey I customised and I still have three left, so it didn't die in vain eddyramrod and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Late entrant for Tat Wednesday - a parcel arrived earlier courtesy of @Amishtat: I love finding out what's available in other areas via local papers. Very well packed! Aaaaand... this was as far as I got before I was summoned away on domestic duties, annoyingly. I did get the bubble-wrap off later on, but too late for decent pics. Still, if you fancy some more 'what is it?' larks, you could try guessing what's inside! Answers in the morning... bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 4 kilos of Colombian marching powder? Amishtat, Datsuncog and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Two of them look like pickups, have you found a pair of Corgi B1600s, one in Surfsider livery and one in Block Construction, that you're kindly donating to me? Maybe one's a yellow Playart? I don't mind either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: 4 kilos of Colombian marching powder? Possibly you overestimate my income bracket.. (And narcotic of choice) bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 A parcel arrived from @eddyramrodthis morning containing these. Split_Pin, Burnside, Amishtat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I'm always glad to know they've arrived safely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 8 hours ago, bunglebus said: Two of them look like pickups, have you found a pair of Corgi B1600s, one in Surfsider livery and one in Block Construction, that you're kindly donating to me? Maybe one's a yellow Playart? I don't mind either way Correct on two pick-ups, correct on Corgi (well,one of them, anyway)... care to make any further guesses? (I know, I'm just tearing the arse out of it now) Amishtat and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 One looks like a (presumably less knackered) Heavy Duty Wreck Truck. These seem to be piling up here for some reason Another is a Corgi Land Rover with either a supercharger or spare tyre poking up, and one is a fire engine...Matchbox Merryweather? Datsuncog, Burnside and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 And I would say the other one, bottom left, will be the Dinky 1960 Chevy El Camino, or possibly the Lone Star twin. bunglebus and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I would say the bottom left is the Dinky Land Rover as it's a size up on the Corgi Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 The suspense is killing me Amishtat, Burnside and OM646 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 The two articles have turned up today. Really impressed with the Rancho, it’s cut above the Matchbox. The Renault 11, looks like a later release possibly round about ‘85. Both will be pride of place in the loft. Next is to look for a good 1:36 AMC Pacer. bunglebus, andrew e, Split_Pin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 27 minutes ago, sierraman said: Next is to look for a good 1:36 AMC Pacer. I have Rescue Pacer. Here it is photographed in front of a screen showing @Datsuncog's pristine boxed Pacer X example The chips have been touched-in since the photo was taken andrew e, Burnside, Split_Pin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 My rescue Pacer's not bad My X has had a harder life eddyramrod, Split_Pin, Burnside and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I was too poor to have the big pacer - I had to settle for the junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 6:06 PM, bunglebus said: The suspense is killing me Fair enough, the suffering must end. Well guessed, @bunglebusand @flat4alfa! Dinky Land Rover 109 S3, Corgi Land Rover 109 S2, Lesney King Size AEC Merryweather ladder turntable, Lesney Scammell Wrecker in earlier white colours. I do like the Land Rovers - I had quite a few Corgis at one point, but only my knackered childhood Whizzwheels example is left. The Dinky I've never before owned, and it's a handsome, chunky big thing with jewelled lights, plus opening bonnet and doors. Detailing is pretty neat, and the rear numberplate shows it's on an H-reg - so at a guess this is a 1970 example, from the very first year of production. It may be slightly challenged from a wheel perspective, but I'm guessing this is nothing Steve Flowers can't sort. Screw base = easy resto. Big Merryweather is in lovely nick, with very little paint wear and the decals more or less intact. Ladder is in great shape too. Most of the ones I've encountered at the market have been totally brutalized, so this is a welcome addition to the King Size fleet. Lastly, another Scammell - I already have a gold transitional version with regular wheels, but I kinda wanted an earlier white version too. It could use a little TLC, but probably nothing beyond my meagre capabilities. Just like the gold one, the glazing's intact but jammed down within the shell, and just needs coaxing back into place and secured with a dab of glue. All thanks to @Amishtatfor not only finding these in the first place, but shipping them up north, retrieving them again and posting them! Much appreciated! Amishtat, AndyW201, andrew e and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, Bren said: I was too poor to have the big pacer - I had to settle for the junior. I think this was one of the first things I bought off Ebay from a fairly local seller. I ended up going back at least half a dozen times when he listed other stuff too. Corgi did rather well at doing the same car in different sizes 7 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I have several beaten up ones - doesn't look like you actually need any parts though eddyramrod, Datsuncog and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 @bunglebusI've got this,if it's any good as a wheel donor for the Land Rover. I bought it as I needed one wheel for this It still has two wheels left,&.is available for the usual amount 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, 155V6 said: @bunglebusI've got this,if it's any good as a wheel donor for the Land Rover. I bought it as I needed one wheel for this It still has two wheels left,&.is available for the usual amount 😉 Paging @Datsuncog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 L Just now, bunglebus said: Paging @Datsuncog D'oh,I'm tired & should have gone to bed a while ago 😂. @Datsuncog the R/R is yours for the price of postage if it's any good to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: .Lastly, another Scammell - I already have a gold transitional version with regular wheels, but I kinda wanted an earlier white version too. @Amishtat @Amishtat Do you have the shrinkage-wheel era matching Scammell Dumper ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 3 hours ago, 155V6 said: D'oh,I'm tired & should have gone to bed a while ago 😂. @Datsuncog the R/R is yours for the price of postage if it's any good to you Heh, that's jolly kind of you - and I might take you up on that, thanks! 3 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Do you have the shrinkage-wheel era matching Scammell Dumper ? I don't, or not yet anyway - most of the examples I've seen have been slightly banana'd for some reason. Surely kids in the 1960s weren't deprived of rollerskates to such a desperate extent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 It’s funny you say about the fire engine, I have at least 4 of them with broken ladders. Picked them up because I figured I could make something with them. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 I have the Super Kings version and the shrinky dink wheels tractor unit Scammell Contractor Plus the Super Kings era version as I mentioned several Wreck Trucks, all with missing grilles Just noticed the front bumper is different on the Wreck trucks flat4alfa and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 7 hours ago, Datsuncog said: I don't, or not yet anyway - most of the examples I've seen have been slightly banana'd for some reason. Surely kids in the 1960s weren't deprived of rollerskates to such a desperate extent? There is a de-banana'd Scammell Contractor here that I've had as long I can can think. Not from new though, as clearly older than me... It has some excellent shrinkage and as a result has a three-tyre deficiency. Not that it would stop its involvement in a @Datsuncog garden scenario event, so will put it in your box if you would like it The SuperKings came from a recent visit to @Spottedlaurel's secret nuclear bunker man-cave house. It has also lost its grille! There is an obvious market for these, and it seems Mr Flowers has not picked up on it ...yet Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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