sierraman Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Matchbox, less variety in the casting but better quality and apt for a French Car, compliant suspension. andrew e, Datsuncog, Isopon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Curiously although the first ones made in ‘82 were built in the UK, they never updated the base to reflect the late 80’s being made in Macau until the last ‘Marine Rescue’ was released in the 90’s when the base finally said ‘Made in China’ bunglebus, andrew e, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 The answer is of course Bburago in 1/24 scale. sierraman, Datsuncog, andrew e and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: The answer is of course Bburago in 1/24 scale. Or the 1/18 Otto resin models. Didn’t know Bburago did a Rancho. Is there a list anywhere of what 1/24 they released in the 70’s/80’s? Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Having not really bought anything of late, does anyone know any more about Lone Star? Bit old for me but it was cheap* and looked a bit of alright. Undecided about keeping it yet as I really need a clearout. Amishtat, eddyramrod, AndyW201 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 The Matchbox Rancho I got the other day is the first 1:64 I've found, got a few of the small Corgis - as you say quite cheap feeling as with a lot of the 80s releases. I have both the larger versions, hard to chose a favourite as the Matchbox is pretty tatty and presumably missing the upper tailgate as it doesn't have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 3 hours ago, cms206 said: Having not really bought anything of late, does anyone know any more about Lone Star? Bit old for me but it was cheap* and looked a bit of alright. Undecided about keeping it yet as I really need a clearout. That's awesome, I have a selection of Lone Star toys including a few Tuf Tots. The castings were re issued later by a company who bought the moulds Here we go - mokes egg and morrisoxide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 5 hours ago, sierraman said: Or the 1/18 Otto resin models. Didn’t know Bburago did a Rancho. Is there a list anywhere of what 1/24 they released in the 70’s/80’s? I could tell you off the top of my head! sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 10 hours ago, bunglebus said: I bid on a bunch of cars from one seller starting at 99p, ended up outbid on all but what I thought were the most interesting two Someone on a Facebook group bought the others - and they arrived in the original box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 11 hours ago, bunglebus said: I bid on a bunch of cars from one seller starting at 99p, ended up outbid on all but what I thought were the most interesting two The Panda has a completely blank base Despite looking like it's from the same maker, the MK3 Escort has a different base, and you can see it used to say Kees Maybe I should have tried harder to obtain the others: I've got the Escort,& a Mk1 Golf. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I bought a Yatming Ford station wagon the other week, just so I could line it up with the Matchbox Mercury and Playart versions Also noticed a little oddity while sorting through the Matchbox cars - both these Binz ambulances are early Superfasts, but have the writing up opposite ways andrew e, Datsuncog and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 10/11/2019 at 10:29 PM, Spottedlaurel said: I saw a Joustra Rancho at a French boot sale a few years ago, they certainly are big: Talbot Matra Rancho toy by Joustra by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr By neat coincidence, later in the day I saw real ones at the Matra Museum. They had a good selection of model versions there as well: The Joustra Rancho is the one to find. Mentioned above with photo of its enormousness Also, Talbot-Simca-Matra Rancho scales : JOUSTRA - 1/15 OTTO-MOBILE - 1/18 BURAGO - 1/24 MEBETOYS MATTEL - 1/25 MATCHBOX - 1/32 CORGI - 1/36 EDICOLA - 1/43 IXO ALTAYA - 1/43 MEBETOYS MATTEL - 1/43 NOREV - 1/43 SOLIDO - 1/43 VEREM - 1/43 CORGI - 1/55 SIKU - 1/55 MATCHBOX - 1/62 No Polistil or Majorette... Spottedlaurel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Went to big car boot It was closed. So went across to the other car boot. It was also closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 That was fun. Every year our village does a "sale trail", and we participated for the first time today — in between downpours. I did have it in mind to downsize my model collection pending house move. Thing is, the stuff in my collection is either not worth selling, or I want to keep it. So I sold a Bburago 1:18 New Beetle and a 1:18 Maisto Jeep Concept for £18 the pair. Suited me, 'cos while they're worth a little more on eBay, the hassle of packaging etc. really doesn't appeal. Of course, if I had owt I wanted to sell (and was worth having) I'd stick it up on here pronto. We made another £18 or so flogging tat that was otherwise charity shop bound. What I found absolutely hilarious, though, was the army of treasure-seekers who descended at 09:30, just before the event actually opened. Had people asking if we had any perfume, costume jewellery etc. Actually, my wife did put a few bits of the latter out, all of which was genuinely worthless and priced accordingly, at 20p with the 'kids with magpie sensibilities' demograpgic in mind. And yet we had people gazing at it through jewellers' magnifying glasses, in search of that long lost Napoleonic silver bracelet or whatever that's going to make them rich. Well, if we had posessed such an item, we would be rich already and wouldn't bother with poxy garage sales. And records. My wife and I like a bit of vinyl, and we regularly rake the charity shops for anything that isn't utter shit. If it was utter shit, we wouldn't want it. Similarly, if we had any records that we didn't want, they'd be on display with tat, priced to reflect their unwanted status. I suppose what I saw today was a microcosm of what society has become. For example, I love old hi-fi equipment, and often look at eBay listings because, in the olden days, eBay was a medium for getting a bit of cash for stuff that you no longer needed. Got an old stereo you're no longer using? Stick it up on eBay and see if you can get a tenner for it. Now, though, any shit old Amstrad or Binatone stack system from 1983 is "Vintage" and therefore must be worth £300. I mean, it plays tapes —I mean, how retro is that?!11! So what end we get is a bizzare inversion, where all the right-minded folk just take their hifi equipment to the tip, but the morons who see muck as brass put all the total shit on eBay. Anyway. We'll probably spend our £18 on a takeaway. andrew e and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Went to big car boot It was closed. So went across to the other car boot. It was also closed. I didn't bother, partly because it was going to rain (and did) and partly because I guessed more people were watching some football thing than packing their cars last night. Instead I had a rummage in the loft, built some racking up there for cars and potential boot sale stuff, and bought another CD tower to make into a car display case - not realising it has tinted glass. Ah well it'll be fine when it's lit up. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Slim pickings at Morrisons, but a few recent releases were in, Alas, not the STH version... Nice tampos on the Bentley, sadly at the expense of any front or rear detail. Hadn't seen this Camaro in any of the previews. The wheels are a bit Pimp my Ride but it's nice to see a factory style colour scheme and livery on this casting. Quite a few repeats of these and other Hot Wheels on clipstrips all over the store but a notable absence of yellow Volvos. Someone's getting there before me or they are finding homes before they have a chance to reach the clipstrips... andrew e and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Those Golden Wheels are knock off castings. Some are Polistils and the originals were crude enough, so the clones are spectacularly shite. Others are Matchbox from the 70s and 80s. My granny used to bring me them, I have 1 set that has a Renault 5 missing and another complete set mint and boxed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 03/07/2021 at 16:53, cms206 said: Having not really bought anything of late, does anyone know any more about Lone Star? Bit old for me but it was cheap* and looked a bit of alright. Undecided about keeping it yet as I really need a clearout. That's an excellent find, nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 POST LADY delivered the next instalment from the Corgi Club Simon Templar looking dapper So a meet-up event was achieved... ...,between downpours For The Saint and Return of The Saint vehicles to chat and exchange filming location stories Useless fact: The 1970s series was intended to be called Son of The Saint, after one of Charteris' unpublished manuscripts Datsuncog, bunglebus, bicycle repairman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 If only the sticker was printed white! That’s a lovely little trio though 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Everyone has been complaining about the sticker, I was expecting it to be some fake weathered "patina" effort but it looks ok to me even if it's wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 It's a nice model and I'm not so bothered as some Besides, Corgi had a blue fetish at one time. Blue is not white either £20 is also a fraction of what I put behind the bar on Saturday evening while watching a bit of football andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicycle repairman Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 sadgit time i decided to do a routmaster go with my other buses i have you butler rember going on them as a kid,nan used take me out in to sticks on greenline bunglebus, warch, Remspoor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 OK now this is a new one - found this lot of Zee Toys on eBay - but several are MC Toys/Maisto including the Granada... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOT-OF-9-VINTAGE-1986-DYNA-WHEELS-DIE-CAST-METAL-CAR-INTEX-RECREATION-/224518237790?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 Split_Pin, andrew e and bicycle repairman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I suppose I could wait until Tat Wednesday but I had some arrivals. I'm not especially a Lancia fan but this 1:43 Politoys Beta was tidy and cheap. Am I right thinking this was sold as a Trevi too or is that a different model? One was abandoned outside my work years ago and I remember the dash being fascinating andrew e, Split_Pin, flat4alfa and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 My Aliexpress cars arrived, as usual they did a bang-up job of bending the cards. I was actually thinking of buying a couple more Capris then saw these and couldn't resist Blue Shark is a pretty decent repro, #50 on the nose to represent 50 years of Matchbox, engine/exhausts are one piece but the tail lights are painted andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 How much are the blue shark delivered on Aliexpress? I don’t think it looks like at this rate we’ll get the Crapi in the U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Postage depends a bit how many you buy. Crapi is £3.58 and £1.95 shipping. The Blue Shark is currently £5.73, quite a lot but not seen it anywhere else. There were other interesting ones but the prices are insane - £25 for the Mercedes. Think this Porsche is the Opening Parts model sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: I'm not especially a Lancia fan but this 1:43 Politoys Beta was tidy and cheap. Am I right thinking this was sold as a Trevi too or is that a different model? One was abandoned outside my work years ago and I remember the dash being fascinating Beta Berlina was two-box 'fastback' 4-door saloon like this one I used to own Trevi was a two-box saloon, same car from D-post forward. That's my old Trevi too In fact I had two 3rd series Berlinas and a Trevi, all on driveway at the same time. I'm better now, though. eddyramrod, 155V6, RoadworkUK and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I just went to dig out the spare dashboard in the garage, and Doris turned up in her Beta unannounced, and drove all over it ! In and out the instruments she was, like a hamster in a wheel. Ken just looked-on, as usual bicycle repairman, eddyramrod, Split_Pin and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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