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On 03/09/2021 at 20:48, eddyramrod said:

Oh bugger!  I wish I'd known, I'm in need of a Tex Dinoco (I think that's his name); the gold Cadillac.  He's a Coupe deVille, 75 or 76 so slightly younger than Huggy, but I'm sure I could work out a satisfactory conversion.  If anybody sees one at tat-box prices, I want it!

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19 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Is that whole tub full of VW shaped diecast??

Yep, it was full to the top. The stuff still in it is the usual Chinese pull backs, money boxes, belt buckles etc that get given to anyone who expresses a vague interest in air cooled VWs. There are some big Bburago New Beetles in there and some other stuff worth selling on

 

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Here's a selection of the "keepers"

Siku

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Corgi

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Green Caravelle - obviously doorless, replacements are available. I have one complete one and one with a door missing

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This is worth what I paid for the box alone, and as a bonus is in better nick than the one I customised recently 

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Matchbox

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One of several Hot Wheels I didn't have

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This is the only pity. Schuco bug is missing a door

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Matchbox 

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Corgi

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Majorette 

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Very tidy Matchbox 

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Part two coming up

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More Hot Wheels, two of which I'd not found before 

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A pair of decent Matchbox T3 ambulances

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Box says Hongwell/Cararama, base says Brekina

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Think this is also Cararama

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Corgi race support pickup. No tools in the bed

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Another very pleasing find. I have one of these but it's very loose from being transformed too many times, and is missing the gun - but does have its bumper

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These also have to be worth the price of admission - have you seen how much Micro Machines go for?

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These are priced at £10 each on the box

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Not sure the make on this, or if I want to keep it...

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...but this is definitely staying

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Much better than the rusty one I repainted years ago.

There are more but I think I've covered the more interesting ones

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1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Yep, it was full to the top. The stuff still in it is the usual Chinese pull backs, money boxes, belt buckles etc that get given to anyone who expresses a vague interest in air cooled VWs. There are some big Bburago New Beetles in there and some other stuff worth selling on

 

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Is that silver pick up a Husky?

Unusual repaint on that Dragon Wheels too.

Nice haul.

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5 hours ago, sierraman said:

I’m sure this diecast buying is a full time job for you! 🤣

Never seem to see job lots come up near us. 

I dunno about Bunglebus, but when my kids were little, car boots were the place to go.

Saw lots of boxes like this and we'd always let the kids pick a car or two. Quite honestly though, if you'd offered them a tenner for the box, they would have bitten your arm off.

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49 minutes ago, TheOtherStu said:

if you'd offered them a tenner for the box, they would have bitten your arm off

A tenner? That's double what I paid!

I was offered a huge box of cars at the boot sale recently for £20, I probably could have split them up and made a profit but I really couldn't be arsed to carry them around and find space for them somewhere.  I'd say 70% of the VW box will be going up for sale

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I’ve got 90% of what I’m looking for with Matchbox, so it’s likely 90% of what I’d buy I’d have already got. Missing quite a few of the 1/36 Corgi so concentrating picking the ones I’m missing up on eBay. 

Obviously when Tesco was stocking new Matchbox I was picking those up but likewise that seems to have petered out. Even the singles they don’t refill now. 

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I was going to wash the car but it looked like rain, so out came the air brush.

When I was younger I couldn't wait to put freshly painted cars back together. I would get finger prints in the paint and make a mess of them and get annoyed, so they turned into rat rods or rusty wrecks. 

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10 hours ago, morrisoxide said:

I was going to wash the car but it looked like rain, so out came the air brush.

When I was younger I couldn't wait to put freshly painted cars back together. I would get finger prints in the paint and make a mess of them and get annoyed, so they turned into rat rods or rusty wrecks. 

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Do you use an airbrush for these? They look amazing.

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2 hours ago, TheOtherStu said:

Do you use an airbrush for these? They look amazing.

Thanks. Yes I use a Airbrush with Pebeo brand acrylic paint from Hobby Craft, thinned down with Asdas own screen wash. Then two coats of lacquer on the Volvo and Galaxie.

Someone on here was using the same set up and I copied, I can't remember who? The metallic seems the correct scale. 

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Those earlier versions of the 32 Ford are a nice find, looking forward to seeing them finished 👍🏻

It's actually the new casting with the clumsy looking rivet/air filter cut off.

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Sorry, these were meant to go up days ago, but you know... life and stuff. Let me know if there's anything you fancy, offers welcome, you know the score.

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Russian Taxis - £2 each or £8 the lot. 

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Volga Ambulance - £2

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Lada Taxi - £3

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Hot Wheels Skyline 2000 GTR - £5

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Hot Wheels Datsun Pickup - £1

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Husky Ford Zephyr (Repainted) - £2

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Lesney Ford Zephyr - £2

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Matchbox Flying Bug - £4

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Matchbox Mini Haha - £4

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Matchbox Volkswagen Ambulance - £2

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Matchbox Opel Diplomat - £2

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Matchbox Cougar Villager - £2

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Matchbox Volkswagen Golf - £1

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Zastava 750 - £4

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Bburago Ferrari 250GT - £5

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Corgi Mini Van Circus - £7

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Corgi Mini Van Police - £5

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