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6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

If you want LED strips and transformers I have a bin full of them liberated from shop rip outs. They're built into an ally strip and cat be stuck on with double sided tape.

Cool, thanks! I'll be in touch as and when they're required. I did similar concealing when I put some into shelving in the living room, works well.

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10 hours ago, Bren said:

I remember having a lucky toys police cortina that was a decent replica.

I know of the Cortina III in Police and Fire colours, this one is back here.  It's an 'unbranded clone' of the Lucky and minus stickerage.  And tyres.

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Found this photo of a Cortina II in a similar but smaller set

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Today, both plastic Cortinas loose are worth more than boxed Corgi/Matchbox diecast originals

(Except if you find one at a car boot half-broken and need to sell to me, obv)

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On 9/21/2020 at 10:03 PM, eddyramrod said:

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To their left, a pair of Spectrum Patrol Cars from Captain Scarlet, then two Rolls Royces.  ~The blue one is Hudson, voiced by Gordon Jackson in Terrahawks; the pink one needs no introduction! 

Spotted a Bandai Hudson Rolls and thought, 'oohhh not got one of those', 'completes the collection etc', 'I wonder etc'.  So put it on watch

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284421375395

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FAILED.   I mean, how much?!?  Surely it's quite cheaply made rubbish really.

Any chance of a TAT Wednesday photocall of your one?  Might get it out of my system!

 

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HUDSON SPECIFICATIONS
HUDSON is an acronym for -
Heuristic Universal Driver with Sensory and Orbital Navigation
Has intelligence, and can speak in perfectly non-robotic voice.
Can be driven manually, but is perfectly capable of driving himself.
Is left hand drive, and has a 'perch' for Sergeant Major Zero.
Has electronic eyes on the dashboard, and under the front and rear bumpers.
HUDSON has the ability to change his colour ! to suit a mood, or to act as camouflage.
The Rolls Royce 'Silver Lady' retracts to be replaced by a fully functioning microzoid.

Tosh.

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23 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Found this photo of a Cortina II in a similar but smaller set

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Today, both plastic Cortinas loose are worth more than boxed Corgi/Matchbox diecast originals

(Except if you find one at a car boot half-broken and need to sell to me, obv)

Or to me!  I've been looking for a four-door mk2 for decades, even going to the extent of converting an old Matchbox one and starting to hunt for an old Dinky or Vanguard for conversion purposes.

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1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

I know of the Cortina III in Police and Fire colours, this one is back here.  It's an 'unbranded clone' of the Lucky and minus stickerage.  And tyres.

IMG_1339.JPG.2067ed8846743235740e5871b7ee0f59.jpg.476b205f061e4a0c46fdca50cd3ea14f.jpg

Found this photo of a Cortina II in a similar but smaller set

2038833944_s-l1600(1).jpg.70d8f981f267878b4aa71aaec6506a86.jpg

Today, both plastic Cortinas loose are worth more than boxed Corgi/Matchbox diecast originals

(Except if you find one at a car boot half-broken and need to sell to me, obv)

Mine was a mk 3 four door.

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1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Spotted a Bandai Hudson Rolls and thought, 'oohhh not got one of those', 'completes the collection etc', 'I wonder etc'.  So put it on watch

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284421375395

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FAILED.   I mean, how much?!?  Surely it's quite cheaply made rubbish really.

Any chance of a TAT Wednesday photocall of your one?  Might get it out of my system!

 

Tosh.

Last spring I obtained a bandai terrahawks battlehawk. I won't say what it cost but it is the largest amount I have spunked on tat - it was mint but no box.

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25 minutes ago, sierraman said:

 £43, I think they’re having a laugh tbh. 

Says pre-order, so might be the importer is a grey, wanting a big cut off each for the bother.  As far as I can tell, the set is for US market only.

HW Premium 4-car sets are $25 in Walmarts.  That's £18 and a few pence

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2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

I know of the Cortina III in Police and Fire colours, this one is back here.  It's an 'unbranded clone' of the Lucky and minus stickerage.  And tyres.

IMG_1339.JPG.2067ed8846743235740e5871b7ee0f59.jpg.476b205f061e4a0c46fdca50cd3ea14f.jpg

Found this photo of a Cortina II in a similar but smaller set

2038833944_s-l1600(1).jpg.70d8f981f267878b4aa71aaec6506a86.jpg

Today, both plastic Cortinas loose are worth more than boxed Corgi/Matchbox diecast originals

(Except if you find one at a car boot half-broken and need to sell to me, obv)

I did find one of the two door Mk3 Plodmobile at a boot sale either last year or the year before but it was so comprehensively broken (roof crushed levels of broken) it never entered my head to grab or even photograph it. Ah well.. 

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44 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Says pre-order, so might be the importer is a grey, wanting a big cut off each for the bother.  As far as I can tell, the set is for US market only.

HW Premium 4-car sets are $25 in Walmarts.  That's £18 and a few pence

In my parlance £18 probably buys a box of broken and battered tat which is much more up my street! 

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On 8/31/2021 at 10:58 AM, flat4alfa said:

Gubbins are the same as in the Lucky-branded VW Beetle set

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Hmmm, maybe it's just me, but are those petrol pumps very similar to those sold by Hobbies, which themselves seem to date back to the '70s?

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https://www.hobbies.co.uk/model-garage-accessories-2-pumps-and-oil-cabinet

I bought some of the modern ones from a shop in Sheffield 15-odd years ago, but it transpires that Hobbies are based fairly local to me and may be worth a visit one day.

I have one of the older pumps here in the office at this very second (due to the house move), it dates back to when I was young. No clue as to the maker or country of origin.

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1 hour ago, Amishtat said:

I did find one of the two door Mk3 Plodmobile at a boot sale either last year or the year before but it was so comprehensively broken (roof crushed levels of broken) it never entered my head to grab or even photograph it. Ah well.. 

Idea #232

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6 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Spotted a Bandai Hudson Rolls and thought, 'oohhh not got one of those', 'completes the collection etc', 'I wonder etc'.  So put it on watch

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284421375395

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FAILED.   I mean, how much?!?  Surely it's quite cheaply made rubbish really.

Any chance of a TAT Wednesday photocall of your one?  Might get it out of my system!

 

Tosh.

As you asked...

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Note there's been a slight change on the shelves.  I'll come back to that.  Now then, Hudson...

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So that was Hudson; cheap and all-plastic, as you so correctly said before.  Meanwhile...

Remember there's a model on those shelves of The California Kid, from the Martin Sheen film of the same name?  Well...

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Having the new Hot Wheels Plymouth lying around was just too tempting, as the Sheriff's car was exactly that!  Although it should have a star on each door, and on the hood; and should have push bars too.

 

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That thing on the front wing is supposed to be a siren, but I've used a spare spotlight from a Corgi Hillman Hunter.  Looks the part!

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