Remspoor Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 3/27/2022 at 12:54 PM, bicycle repairman said: there in the loft somewere They look older F1 cars. Is the base metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Had a delivery from Mr. Flowers the other day, so as well as various missing tyres getting replaced, I treated the ex- @DatsuncogTransit to a new windscreen And tailgate Corgi Thunderbird taxi got a new screen and roof Corgi Firebird got a new windscreen and a door card from a donor And the Camaro got a new screen and roof Amishtat, eddyramrod, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicycle repairman Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Remspoor said: They look older F1 cars. Is the base metal? no plastic Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Took advantage of the W123 in One Below to build a replica of a Tenerife Taxi. Stripped ready for a base coat of white... I have a taxi roof sign in the spares box, I think these W123 are proper ripe for a custom job. Justwatching, Datsuncog, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 How about an Israeli police mk5 Cortina?... 1.43 scale andrew e, Remspoor, RoadworkUK and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Ok, I’m home now. With the box of cars ( and a dozen or so chemistry university text books if anyone had a need for those). Volvo, xmc, pacer snd rs2000 spoken for as above but I’m happy for the others to sell. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Another new Hot Wheels set out in Smyths I only bought one Datsuncog, warch and AndyW201 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 On 3/27/2022 at 2:03 PM, bunglebus said: Earlier Lesney Snap..... Justwatching, RayMK and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Remspoor said: Snap..... I was pleased to find that as I have the earlier #31 American Ford Station Wagon Remspoor, RayMK and sierraman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 New 5 pack spotted...not very interesting 20 year old 5 pack probably isn't much better but was very cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 23 hours ago, bunglebus said: I was pleased to find that as I have the earlier #31 American Ford Station Wagon 👍Never seen one in Yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Batmobile. Unfortunately Robin has had to self isolate. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Early red wheel version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Remspoor said: 👍Never seen one in Yellow. The 31a is always yellow and is supposed to be a 56 Ford. The 31b is usually green with a light pink roof and is a 59 Ford. Yellow versions exist but are rare! Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Early red wheel version? Not so early because this website says later red wheels had gloss black paint. http://www.batmobile.free.fr/English/Intro_267.htm I wish I had found that website before I could have dated the car. However, the car is now packed away. It, along with all the other die-casts I have, are not easily accessible as we (the wife and I) have other things that need quick access too. The car box is buried for a while. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 A few interesting(ish) finds at a market today. Matchbox Citroen SM in blue,never seen one with this decal before. Yamaha/STP/shell. This Husky toys Man from U.N.C.L.E Has an opening bonnet that looks like it has a chamber to fire a missile from. My favourite find is this Lone Star Chrysler Imperial,it's got the Flyers wheels. There was a few others,but these are the highlights. eddyramrod, Datsuncog, morrisoxide and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, junkyarddog said: A few interesting(ish) finds at a market today. Matchbox Citroen SM in blue,never seen one with this decal before. Yamaha/STP/shell. This Husky toys Man from U.N.C.L.E Has an opening bonnet that looks like it has a chamber to fire a missile from. My favourite find is this Lone Star Chrysler Imperial,it's got the Flyers wheels. There was a few others,but these are the highlights. Oh, nice haul! I think the Citroen was supplied in a short-lived Two Pack in the late 70s, paired with the motorbike trailer - unusually, it also came with a clip-on roofrack. Probably the least common version of the SM, and that looks in really good nick. I'll hit up my old Matchbox catalogues later and see if I can find a pic. The Impy Chrysler and Husky Man from U.N.C.L.E. car are just lovely. The days of decent market tat are truly not over, anyway! Split_Pin, junkyarddog and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, junkyarddog said: Matchbox Citroen SM in blue,never seen one with this decal before. Yamaha/STP/shell. 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: Probably the least common version of the SM, and that looks in really good nick. I'll hit up my old Matchbox catalogues later and see if I can find a pic. All very nice finds! junkyarddog, Remspoor, eddyramrod and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Jaguar Mk2 by Maisto. A bit more modern then my normal collection. I really cannot remember why I purchased it. I do like these in real life but I have never owned one. Some of the opening parts have jabbed. It has never been off the base. AndyW201, richardmorris, andrew e and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 32 minutes ago, Remspoor said: Jaguar Mk2 by Maisto. A bit more modern then my normal collection. I really cannot remember why I purchased it. I do like these in real life but I have never owned one. Some of the opening parts have jabbed. It has never been off the base. I've got one identical, which was a prezzy from my friend in Paphos last time we visited. I approve of the model in general, and of modelling a sixties Jag, but the oldest I've owned was a 1978 Daimler, effectively an XJ6. I can remember when I was small, probably 5 or 6, and my dad was hosting a business contact for the evening. Said business chappie turned up in a dark green mk2 Jag. Well my dad went out to have a look round it with him, and at some point I must have showed my face past the front door, because my dad suggested I go for a little ride with him and his mate. I think I panicked and ran back inside the house; at any rate I never got that ride and to this day have never even sat in a mk2. Remspoor and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Eddie you need to bucket list that! Can anyone hook Eddie up? A few years ago I asked a local undertaker if I could sit on his Phantom limo just so I could tick it off (No it wasn’t at a funeral!) it was HUGE inside, so actually that oddly sized Dinky was probably correct. eddyramrod and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 With thanks to @bunglebus I got a couple of those rather nice LS400s. I've got one on display at work with the Majorettes: A nice reminder of what I should be using whilst the 1:1 example is on SORN. Also picked this up in a local Poundland (except it was £1.50). I know I already have at least one and I'm not into collecting variations, but it looked appealing in the Alberto Frog green. bunglebus, Split_Pin, AndyW201 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 I haven't bought any diecast this year that isn't related to a 1/1 example currently owned. Saab 93 Cabriolet models are quite hard to find and when I saw a lime green Yatming dealer one for sale in December, even although it was £35, it was my only option. Slightly annoyingly, a few months later, an example popped up in the correct red to match mine, for a tenner! It's not a great model to be honest, I think it's on par with a late 90s Hongwell with tyres that are too big and quite a basic interior, but it's the only one in 1/43 that's affordable and they are quite hard to find. Glad to have it though, just need to see if they do a black one! Datsuncog, morrisoxide, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I do not really like early cars. Say anything before 1920's (with a few exceptions). Having said that I did have a lot of Matchbox yesteryears and a few Corgi Classics too. This one is an oddity. This was purchased for me by a relative on a holiday in Europe. Made by RAMI the range only consisted of cars in the Automobile Museum Malartre of Rochetaillée sur Saône. At the time the collection was small and limited. Strange that you would make a range of toy cars based upon a limited range too. https://www.aquitaine33.com/rami/historique.htm Still "Three wheels on my wagon and I am still rolling along." andrew e and RayMK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cvspecial Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 anyone here have the Oxford diecast Invacar yet? I have one -received yesterday. released last week bunglebus and warch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I had a few hours between jobs today and visited various supermarkets, toy shops and others known for stocking toy cars. Saw plenty but only found one new: Happy with that as it's one of the hidden chase cars a bit like a super treasure hunt Came home to a delivery from @richardmorris All I can say is, if these really are yours from childhood, you looked after your cars better than I did! morrisoxide, Split_Pin, AndyW201 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I had a few hours between jobs today and visited various supermarkets, toy shops and others known for stocking toy cars. Saw plenty but only found one new: Happy with that as it's one of the hidden chase cars a bit like a super treasure hunt Came home to a delivery from @richardmorris All I can say is, if these really are yours from childhood, you looked after your cars better than I did! I remember playing with the Volvo. But the others didn’t take my attention by the look of it. I’m 50 in a few weeks and most of these matchbox and corgi / dinky lot are pre 1980. My large scale Burago and polistil cars are still in the loft. andrew e and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, 2cvspecial said: anyone here have the Oxford diecast Invacar yet? I have one -received yesterday. released last week No but I saw it had been released. I’m still waiting for the Austin Champ and a few others like the AEC quarry truck and cement mixer. I did buy shitloads of Landrovers and two of these (1 by mistake) as I’d bought a dinky little 3d printed plough. The tractor actually has a little linkage that the plough attaches to so I’m delighted with that. Looks good, especially for such a teeny model. eddyramrod, 2cvspecial and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I can take more photos of the rest this weekend. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 By obviousplant_ on Twitter w00dy, AndyW201, Split_Pin and 4 others 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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