155V6 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: Just how many versions are there exactly? I've had to resist trying to grab every one I see as there seem to be endless variations Here's some of what I have Safari Truck,four different wheel types Some have roof lights instead of tyres Orange Service trucks Breakdown trucks Fire truck Military versions of the Safari Truck & Fire truck,these came with a sheet of transfers Camper vans Camper with caravan,I've only seen these in orange African Safari Truck,I think the one with the tiger on the bonnet was a petrol station giveaway Safari Truck also came with a boat Rodeo truck with horse Plain truck with trailer,this a Rodeo truck with a trailer from something else from what I remember Last one is a copy with a plastic base,no markings on it andrew e, Datsuncog, bunglebus and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwatching Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I teased it yesterday, so may as well post it properly - a 1985 Jeep Cherokee in 1:64 scale by Greenlight. Don't think we got them this early in the UK? Anyway, what a gem. Finally, a Greenlight with nothing wrong with it! andrew e, RayMK, bunglebus and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Superb Majos! Yet another copy of one of the big names too, loving that. Funny enough someone posted a Majorette copy on a FB group today, check this out andrew e, Datsuncog, 155V6 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Visited the big Sainsbury's today,I wasn't expecting to find anything but there were the remnants of a new box so I picked these up bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Mrs is watching Young Sheldon on Netflix with her daughter, seems he had good taste in toy cars, and considering it's supposed to be Texas in 1989, there are an awful lot of Matchbox in the mix! How many can you ID? Plenty of 60's - 70's Matchbox, but that yellow T-top Corvette is a 1987 USA only release Next shot is scrolling but we can still make out an Alfa Carabo among others silver Kidco Corvette next to two very early Hot Wheels redlines, a Custom Barracuda and a Custom Cougar - what's the black one front right? Another redline, haven't ID'd it just yet Warpath, 1975 Flying Colors Jag XJ6 and IROC Camaro sandwith an earlier Fiat 1500 - and a glimpse of some larger plastic cars - we see it again moments later Here's the plastic 50s sedan with another redline (Twin Mill) and a Matchbox dragster - not sure on the Corvette Two more blurry redlines and something far older in green - but what? Remspoor, andrew e and AndyW201 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, 155V6 said: Still looking for those two, hopefully the backlog is clearing and 2022 will be a bit easier in terms of small car shopping. Also hoping the charity shops and boot sales will get a boost post-xmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 The '57 Chevy reminded me of this one I had tucked away.Beaten up & repainted,but I have had it over 40 years 😀 andrew e, Split_Pin, AndyW201 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 Do you think it's the same casting? I've had my Matchbox 57 Chevy since about 1982 when I got it from 'Santa' who visited my playgroup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 They have used that casting for a long time, from 1977 (a great year!) There's an exposed engine version too But what I don't understand is why they don't use this much nicer casting instead AndyW201, morrisoxide, Sudsprint and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Do you think it's the same casting? I've had my Matchbox 57 Chevy since about 1982 when I got it from 'Santa' who visited my playgroup. It's very similar,if not identical. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 40 minutes ago, 155V6 said: It's very similar,if not identical. It is the same. Now on a plastic rather than metal base, but the body hasn't been retooled 155V6 and Split_Pin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Here's a fun* story (* actual amount of fun may disappoint) T'other day, being that Christmas was such a strange affair this year 'cos of Covid isolation, I thought I'd get my Bburago E-type out of the loft. It's one of two identical models that I was given on Christmas day '88; my parents bought me one and my grandparents evidently had the same idea. On hearing about the duplication, they offered to swap theirs for another model, but —in a frightening moment of lucidity — seven year-old me said nope, reasoning that I could keep one to play with and one to keep boxed. Pictured is the one I kept boxed. When I got it, I sat with my grandfather (he who would later give me a series of Rover 800s), and he pointed out all the bits, what they did and how they worked. Under the bonnet alone he had me recognising the exhaust manifolds. SU carburettors, the radiator and sundry other components. By today's 1:18 standards it's a pretty basic model, but it's fundamentally right, and that's the most important thing. One thing about it that isn't fundamentally right, though, is the registration; it's a '67 plate on a 1961 car. That's another thing that Poppa pointed out, and it's irked me a bit ever since. Today, though, I finally had the presence of mind to google the number plate JDU877E. I found that there, in fact, was a Jaguar E-type bearing that reg: a 4.2 finished in Primrose, belonging at first to the Jaguar press fleet. It appeared in a number of movies, it would seem, and was later exported. It now appears to belong to somebody in Malaysia. SO, thought I. I wonder if Bburago ever made an E-type in the correct colour for that registration plate. The answer is yes. Yes they did. However... ...slightly frustratingly, they also abridged the registration to JDU877. So it's now theoretically 1961-appropriate, and tantalisingly close to correct... BUT NOT QUITE. Datsuncog, Split_Pin, Dick Longbridge and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I have both the FHC and the roadster E-Type. Did both from a kit, again as you say they are pretty toy like but still great fun was had assembling it. Keeping an eye out for a rough one to restore. RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Dad got this for Christmas, which I definitely* haven't been having a crafty flick through and adding to my mental list. Absolutely not.. andrew e, morrisoxide, eddyramrod and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 7 hours ago, junkyarddog said: Has anybody ever seen a real one of these? I have a few,but they are hard to find in decent condition. I've never been able to figure out what dodge it's supposed to be??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 37 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said: I've never been able to figure out what dodge it's supposed to be??? I've seen a lot of topics on this on model forums etc,there's never been a conclusive answer.It doesn't say Dodge anywhere on the model,or on the packaging. I think it's just a generic model,with a few styling hints from real vehicles which people have picked up on. Obviously,this is just my opinion,I'm happy to be proved wrong 😉 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Christmas money plus a bit in my Paypal account from selling another kit spent: Most expensive kit I've purchased, and it's been lightly started, but that makes it ideal for actually building. Having finally organised my stash of kits it's apparent I have enough for a good few years, but it'd be good to improve the variety/quality of what's there by the odd bit of trading/selling. Tenmil Socket, bicycle repairman, sierraman and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 20 hours ago, 155V6 said: Orange Service trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Hey the snow ploughs a new one! Any other shots? I too have an unhealthy collection of these, they were my favourite as a kid. bunglebus and 155V6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 40 minutes ago, andrew e said: Hey the snow ploughs a new one! Any other shots? I too have an unhealthy collection of these, they were my favourite as a kid. The plough moves from left to right It fits in the hole in the chassis which they all have Some of the Majorette Unimogs have a plough as well,I'm guessing it was the same part. It would be good to see some pictures of your collection of these 😀 bunglebus, andrew e, AndyW201 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Some more pictures of Majorette copies,these seem to have been made by SZE Toys or Universal,& only seem to be the tow truck Then there's the Brazillian Majorettes..... bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I never considered that those majorette trucks were just a generic model. I always assumed they were based on a real vehicle,I always thought they were a Renault/Dodge design. No wonder I've never seen a real one🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I remember when I was young Majorette cars always seemed to have that rectangular hole in the base, was it for moulding or holding it steady in the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 38 minutes ago, Richard_FM said: I remember when I was young Majorette cars always seemed to have that rectangular hole in the base, was it for moulding or holding it steady in the box? I think it's to do with how the sprung steel wires are attached that form the suspension. They clip on either side of the hole andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 It has been a tat-filled Tuesday. Started off with this lot turning up, late Zylmex vehicles, actually Motormax by this point under the ownership of Red Box Toy Factory Ltd I'm told the mail van is a hard one to find, certainly wasn't one I already had AndyW201, Datsuncog, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Then into town for a booster jab at Tesco (no new stock yet), and a look in Smyths and Entertainer AndyW201 and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Just as we got home the seller of this turned up - it was a local listing and he insisted on dropping it off rather than me collecting it Datsuncog, AndyW201, 155V6 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Richard_FM said: I remember when I was young Majorette cars always seemed to have that rectangular hole in the base, was it for moulding or holding it steady in the box? Some used it to fit a piece of plastic to hold trailers onto the tow hook andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Littlun having a clear out. Being very ruthless. Some decent, some needing tlc. Will be very reasonably priced. Any interest? Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 More pics Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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