MarvinsMom Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 i have added some new additions to the tat hoard here, again all are vintage Lesney-Matchbox, and also i have added too and resurrected some more out of the scrap-pile-of-slightly-broken-ones. first off, the racing cars Kerry got me recently, the Ferrari was missing its driver, so one has been procured for the car, and the Lotus was missing a side number. the one on the other side of the car is worn, but i am going to keep it as is. These bits all were bought from Steve Flowers. then, from the scrap pile comes this, a Daimler Fleetline. it came from a swapmeet (remember them?) back in the "before times" which i pounced on cos of the condition of the paintwork, not seeing of course at the time that it was missing most of one wheel. well i finally got a replacement one which fitted after boiling it for a few minutes and opening up the hole first. RayMK, eddyramrod, andrew e and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 2 hours ago, barrett said: Is the Ritmo the-most-modelled-but-weirdest car of all time? Round door handles FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 i also have added a driver to this Daimler Ferret scout car, which had also been a longtime resident of the scrap pile. i will paint it at some point, but currently just having it sat in there is ok. and also these arrived curtesy of Datsuncog,and they are ace, the extra stickers on the Landrover, and a working bonnet on the Jaguar been just the icing on the cake so too speak. and then last but not least, from Mr Ramrod, again some time ago i got this Bedford TK and trailer, which had a below optimum number of wheels, and of course not backdoors! following the same routime, of opening out the hole, and then boiling the wheel i was eventually able to get it onto the trailer axel, so now it has the proper number of wheels, i have also got a pair of doors for it, but to fit them the base plate on the trailer needs to come off, but considering how slender the white metal "hinges" are on them, i am am actually thinking of knocking them off, glueing the doors together than then just fitting them to the back of the truck after giving them a coat of orange humbrol paint first! Remspoor, warch, andrew e and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Dunno if my pm got through to datsuncog but can I take the Tonka lowloader & digger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 8 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said: Dunno if my pm got through to datsuncog but can I take the Tonka lowloader & digger. Are you into Tonka? I have an older dump truck which needs to be rehomed, could add it to the pile of manuals I need to get to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Impulse purchase from Tesco, the Hotwheels Defender 90. Much better than the old Matchbox version, actually don’t mind the brown wheels and mud splatter effects. £1.50 well spent. AndyW201, Dick Longbridge and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 3:17 PM, junkyarddog said: Today's exciting* car boot sale find is this oddity,all plastic apart from the axles and badged as a Seat,no makers name or country of manufacture at all. Here with a hot wheels Ford Falcon for a sense of scale. Not my bag will trade for something like a Rat Rod Mercury Cougar, or the wildcat mustang in battered but complete condition. I’m interested in this but don’t have either of those to trade 😩 junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 19 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said: I’m interested in this but don’t have either of those to trade 😩 I think I have both, but I don't especially want a plastic Ritmo - what DO you have? Possible 3 way swap if it helps out Tenmil Socket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said: I’m interested in this but don’t have either of those to trade 😩 I'm flexible,but I don't think there is a huge queue forming for it,so I'll have it a while longer Tenmil Socket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I’ll try and do some ‘weeding’ in the coming days and see what I’ve got 👍🏻 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 3:17 PM, junkyarddog said: Not my bag will trade for something like a Rat Rod Mercury Cougar, or the wildcat mustang in battered but complete condition. The Fundiplastic Ritmo measures approx 1:27 so I would like that please Not sure what I have spare as currently touring Cornwall for a fortnight Definitely do have a Rat Rod and the Mustang without the engine cutout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: The Fundiplastic Ritmo measures approx 1:27 so I would like that please Not sure what I have spare as currently touring Cornwall for a fortnight Definitely do have a Rat Rod and the Mustang without the engine cutout Unfortunately Tenmil Socket has put their hand up first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 30/07/2021 at 11:38, Amishtat said: That's rather a nice thing, would certainly consider breaking the fiver barrier for that. looks like £35 is the barrier😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, junkyarddog said: Unfortunately Tenmil Socket has put their hand up first. Didn’t look that there was conversation over the page ☺️ Ah well, if @Tenmil Socket changes mind... it was because it’s the five door and I wanted to make a slot conversion like this Spanish fella did a while back except in the UK ad campaign bright green Because... green. AndyW201, Dick Longbridge, Amishtat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Remember this beaten up, rusty and scratched up Tonka Fairlady? I dunked it in paint stripper And following @andrew e's suggestion of a metalflake finish, it got a coat of metallic red, followed by a load of red glitter spray and a ton of lacquer One wheel needed a going over with the Molotow pen, sidewalls were re-done by spraying white onto a card and "printing" each tyre onto it, but the bit I'm proudest of is that front bumper, made from a flat sheet of plastic and heated up then bent to follow the lines of the car, followed by lots of filing and sanding. Amishtat, warch, andrew e and 11 others 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Remember this beaten up, rusty and scratched up Tonka Fairlady? I dunked it in paint stripper And following @andrew e's suggestion of a metalflake finish, it got a coat of metallic red, followed by a load of red glitter spray and a ton of lacquer One wheel needed a going over with the Molotow pen, sidewalls were re-done by spraying white onto a card and "printing" each tyre onto it, but the bit I'm proudest of is that front bumper, made from a flat sheet of plastic and heated up then bent to follow the lines of the car, followed by lots of filing and sanding. That's a fantastic transformation. It literally looks better than a new one! andrew e and bunglebus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 01/08/2021 at 19:30, Amishtat said: Some plastic came home with me from the boot sale this morning. Don't think I've had any Norevs before, but curiosity triumphed in the end, the bloke wasn't asking too much for them. The 16 has a bit of warpage to the top of the o/s front wing but isn't too bad otherwise. Lovely swirly marbled interiors too. How old are they? 60's. Great finds at a boot sale. Love 'em. I have a 4 (and that's fairly early as on later models the number plate on the rear is body colour and moulded in I think), but not yet a 16. Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Remember this beaten up, rusty and scratched up Tonka Fairlady? I dunked it in paint stripper And following @andrew e's suggestion of a metalflake finish, it got a coat of metallic red, followed by a load of red glitter spray and a ton of lacquer One wheel needed a going over with the Molotow pen, sidewalls were re-done by spraying white onto a card and "printing" each tyre onto it, but the bit I'm proudest of is that front bumper, made from a flat sheet of plastic and heated up then bent to follow the lines of the car, followed by lots of filing and sanding. The first image of the car painted I thought you had added fake nails over the headlights. 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 34 minutes ago, Remspoor said: The first image of the car painted I thought you had added fake nails over the headlights. 🙄 Nope, used nail varnish and stripes before but not found a use for false nails. Trying to make a point of masking and spraying details like that as I hate looking at pictures of my hand painted efforts. They look OK in real life but enlarged on a screen I can see where I've gone wrong. Takes a bloody age masking stuff up though Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Right. We've all seen some Pilen models here before, and the company has been discussed a little bit in the past. As with lots of these smaller European makers it's difficult to find much information about them in English (although there is a pretty good wikipedia page, as it happens) but in summary, the firm's 1:43 range was almost entirely made up of second-hand castings from other European manufacturers, with some crossover with the last of the 'proper' Dinkys built in Spain, which either started as Pilens and became Dinkys, or more likely the other way round. Of the Spanish 'big three', Pilen seemed to have the jump on quality over both Joal and Guisval (and Mira, actually) although most of the recycled models were a drop down from the originals. Still reading? Well, Pilen did release a small handful of original models in the early '70s. These are particularly interesting because most of them were subjects that were not modelled in 1:43 scale by any other manufacturers, and they all fit loosely into my self-imposed GT/prototype/coachbuilt theme. And now I have two of them! Both pretty unfamiliar, huh? The pinkish one is the 1970 Vauxhall SRV concept car, and the green one is an Intermeccanica Indra. Hardly the most obvious choices for diecast toys I'd say. The Vauxhall is a great little thing, despite the odd colour choice (the real thing was silver, which was also available on this model). Note particularly the accurate wheels and engine area (although, bizarrely, the two banks of dials and switches in the engine bay are reversed from the real thing). The Indra, too, is really well done, with great proportions and excellent details. The wheels are also accurate to the prototype and unique to this model, and that looks enough like a big Chevy V8 under the bonnet to satisfy me. Both of these are pretty rare, but not incredibly so. The Indra is more often seen in other, less attractive colours, so after months of watching this one I took a deep breath and pulled the trigger. I think this goes to show the designers in Spain could come up with stuff that was just as nice as their Italian and French counterparts. It's a shame there weren't more 'genuine' Pilens, but at least the small range gives me something to aim for... the other models were a lovely Monteverdi Hai (which, if I ever find one, means I'll have to spalsh out on the Dinky 375 to go with it), a brilliant AMC Javelin (oddly, the even more obscure Spanish Inter-Cars/Narcoral company made an AMC AMX, which would be a great pairing. That one's often described as a copy of the Pilen, but they are clearly representing two different models), a Seat 124 coupe (I don't think this was a re-make but I'm not certain) and a Seat Bocanegra (other companies made these - every Spanish company did, in fact - but the Pilen is by far the nicest). So, er, watch this space Remspoor, Split_Pin, RoadworkUK and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 I bought the Pilen Seat at a Swapmeet in January 1996 and was really impressed with its detail and quality. It reminded me of a late 1960s Dinky with full opening features, and jewelled headlights. It has proper Seat wheels and rubber tyres too. It's one of the few 'saleable' models in my collection that I've kept over the years. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 The vauxhall has much UFO ness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I would pay £, perhaps even ££, if somebody would make a 1:18 Vauxhall SRV. A proper opening diecast one to show it off properly, not a sealed resin one. Same goes with the Peugeot Quasar concept, which Matchbox had a decent crack at in a smaller scale but has otherwise gone rather underrepresented given how wonderful/mental it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Anyone want a free 1970s army Jeep? Its a large plastic jeep which has been in the family for many years. Unfortunately my young lad has been over-enthusiastic when pushing it around and it now has major fractures in the structure. Length is around 30cm. It's potentially repairable to someone who had the time and is a cool old thing. Just cover postage and it's yours on the condition it's fixed up/doesn't go in the bin. andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Split_Pin said: I bought the Pilen Seat at a Swapmeet in January 1996 and was really impressed with its detail and quality. It reminded me of a late 1960s Dinky with full opening features, and jewelled headlights. It has proper Seat wheels and rubber tyres too. It's one of the few 'saleable' models in my collection that I've kept over the years. If it's the 124, and you'd ever want to let it go, please let me know! They are really lovely but tricky to find in the UK Burnside, andrew e and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Anyone recognise this MK2 Escort casting? Burnside, Split_Pin and Tenmil Socket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 That looks like a Solido. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 hours ago, barrett said: If it's the 124, and you'd ever want to let it go, please let me know! They are really lovely but tricky to find in the UK It's the same as that one but I think I was the first person to take it out of the box! It's one of those ones that's firmly in the 'my cup of tea' pile I'm afraid! andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: That looks like a Solido. Yes eBay seller has confirmed too. Couple of new HW multi packs in Asda Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Norev 1:64 scale GS, my first Norev. I'm a fan of new stuff and I really like the look and feel of this. eddyramrod, AndyW201, 155V6 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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