Split_Pin Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 I had that that yellow Porsche and it had an unfathomable slot in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Those with very keen eyes might have spotted the book top left in this pic, which contains the infamous image of the mystery car. Not worth £4 just to own a copy though Remspoor, D.E and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: I had that that yellow Porsche and it had an unfathomable slot in the back. Indeed it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 minute ago, bunglebus said: Those with very keen eyes might have spotted the book top left in this pic, which contains the infamous image of the mystery car. Not worth £4 just to own a copy though I'd happily pay £4 for that if it's still there next time you visit bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 No worries I'll keep my eyes open for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: Majorettes - is the rear axle an error? I don't think so - I had one of those Magirus Deutz cement mixers from a nipper, and the back axle had the same non-matching wheels. No idea why - I don't recognise them from other Majorettes of the era either. Mine also had a two-tone mixer drum. Still, excellent haul! bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I don't recognise them from other Majorettes of the era The ol' froggies loved their three spokes - but occasionally could be bothered to add another two Split_Pin and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Datsuncog said: I don't think so - I had one of those Magirus Deutz cement mixers from a nipper, and the back axle had the same non-matching wheels. No idea why - I don't recognise them from other Majorettes of the era either. Mine also had a two-tone mixer drum. Still, excellent haul! I think they had those wheels because they had pins on them to operate the mixer drum,like Matchbox Rolamatics.Pretty sure the Citroen Dyane Maharadja had the same ones to operate the parasol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, 155V6 said: I think they had hose wheels because they had pins on them to operate the mixer drum,like Matchbox Rolamatics. So there is! Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwatching Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1992 and 1993 Ford Crown Victoria. Both in 1:64 scale by Greenlight. The '92 is on the left in LAPD livery and incorportates Ford's (at the time) new design language which debuted in the Taurus. Perhaps they copied the design a bit too closely as the Crown Vic was treated to facelift just one year after launch, apparently to better differentiate it from the Taurus. It's fairly subtle - nose and tail. I really like grey body red interior combination. Just don't see that anymore. Modern interiors are very dull. eddyramrod, andrew e, AndyW201 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 18 hours ago, bunglebus said: Those with very keen eyes might have spotted the book top left in this pic, which contains the infamous image of the mystery car. Not worth £4 just to own a copy though I have that book. Maybe time I revisited it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Contain yourselves folks. Only £4 on the vInTaGe cOlleCtiblES Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Today's laptop ornament: Tomica No.28 Nissan Cedric 2800SGL Taxi. I sold off the vast majority of my Tomica a few years back - but there were a couple I held back. This is one of them. Base is oddly dulled compared to the others I had, but still - a very nice model. I believe the basic casting was introduced to the range in the early 1970s, and continued to be produced in this taxi livery until the early 1980s even though the standard sedan had by that time been replaced in Tomica's lineup. Dunno why I like this one so much - I just do! RoadworkUK, morrisoxide, eddyramrod and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 Mitsubishi Carismas were recently mentioned elsewhere on AS and I recalled a nearby example Y266GFB just clinging onto what looks like it's last MOT. I checked to see if a model of the real car had been made and Vitesse made one in the mid 1990s. A tenner give or take from ebay and it arrived today. I love these classically 90s issues as they're clearly models but they still have opening features. Right from when the real car, in Phase 1 guise was current. Vitesse also did a great job on the 90s seat patterns on their models: Super 1990s in every way! andrew e, Remspoor, AnnoyingPentium and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Loving that Carisma - Vitesse did some cracking contemporary models in the '90s. I didn't really warm to them at the time (I was still drooling over Corgi Classics) but nowadays they're well worth a look. These three were waved off to pastures new in January. I think only the Mégane Classic had opening bits (front doors) though - even if the shut lines are a bit prominent, they're still quite charming. Split_Pin and AndyW201 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 I have 3 of those Meganes, the above Classic and 2 hatchbacks in the same burgundy as my old one. Very 'of their time'. The opening parts are a strange one if only a few models had this feature. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 44 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Today's laptop ornament: Tomica No.28 Nissan Cedric 2800SGL Taxi. I sold off the vast majority of my Tomica a few years back - but there were a couple I held back. This is one of them. Base is oddly dulled compared to the others I had, but still - a very nice model. I believe the basic casting was introduced to the range in the early 1970s, and continued to be produced in this taxi livery until the early 1980s even though the standard sedan had by that time been replaced in Tomica's lineup. Dunno why I like this one so much - I just do! Tomicas are almost always great to play with and study. They're just as tactile as the CX. I have all but 2 of the ex @Datsuncog collection. The exceptions are the Mitsubishi Canter Truck (I felt it didn't quite fit in with the rest) and the Toyota Corolla Levin (I did not like the plastic base) which both found new homes via eBay. The remainder are in my permanent collection alongside my 1/24 Bburagos and Polistils and will never be sold! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Was in Tesco in Ayr today spending money I don't really have... someone had clearly already raided the Hot Wheels and Matchbox supply but I liked this wee bastard. AndyW201 and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I have one in the customising pile, cool little truck. Think it needs to look something like this morrisoxide, andrew e, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Talking of customising, Hot Wheels Dimachinni Veloce needed the treatment. Puts me in mind of the DeTomaso Pantera and other similar era sports cars Detailed the interior, not that you can see it. You also can't really tell that I painted the rear lights with clear red on the inside There's a purple pearl over the red but it doesn't show up on camera, especially as it's overcast today. Shows up better under the LEDs andrew e, junkyarddog, AndyW201 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Until this morning I am fairly sure I had never clicked this thread... But somehow I have lost 3 or 4 hours this afternoon enjoying the posts and taking a nice trip down memory lane. After work I shot straight to the local charity shops to see if there was anything worth liberating... I'll let you decide 😂 155V6, AndyW201, andrew e and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, 500tops said: I'll let you decide 😂 Well worth it! Hopefully you weren't stung too much - that Corgi Juniors SD1 is well worth having, and the pink-and-white Majorette 405 isn't common in that shade. I've a guilty liking for crude no-names like the Lancia Stratos too. Nice to have you on board for minishite; just be careful of the Slippery Slope... 500tops, Split_Pin and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 How many variants can one manufacture make from one vehicle? Corgi's Karrier Batam. Circus Booking Mobile shop. Then with a box van we have. Milk. Lucozade. I never had the snack bar or the open-sided truck. andrew e, flat4alfa and AndyW201 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 2 hours ago, 500tops said: I'm working on a Maisto bug at the moment- just not that one morrisoxide, Split_Pin and 500tops 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 6 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Tomicas are almost always great to play with and study. They're just as tactile as the CX. I have all but 2 of the ex @Datsuncog collection. The exceptions are the Mitsubishi Canter Truck (I felt it didn't quite fit in with the rest) and the Toyota Corolla Levin (I did not like the plastic base) which both found new homes via eBay. The remainder are in my permanent collection alongside my 1/24 Bburagos and Polistils and will never be sold! Some of my Tomicas(and a pig!)Some of these are from the @Datsuncog collection too 😀 bunglebus, w00dy, Split_Pin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 The Majorette Citroen I mentioned yesterday with the odd wheels.I think the boat in the background may have come from @Datsuncog many years ago 😎 bunglebus, Datsuncog, andrew e and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Miss_155 rung me last week.She said she'd got me some cars from the charity shop she volunteers at sometimes,but that I might not like them all.I wasn't sure what to expect 🤔 First were these Yesteryears,not my sort of thing,although I do quite like the Packard Next was this Corgi Mini,I do quite like these but this one has had a hard life The best came last though,it was this Corgi Lotus Elan It's in just the sort of condition I like them in,although the tyres had turned rock hard & were crumbling I had this one I got last year,I'd bought it a new set of tyres,a driver,& a screen which I haven't fitted yet Five minutes later,& I have this one.It's one of my favourite finds this year 😁 Amishtat, Remspoor, NorfolkNWeigh and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Couple more additions since I clearly have some catching up to do. At the moment they all live on my desk. Must try harder. Split_Pin, bunglebus and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 7 hours ago, bunglebus said: I have one in the customising pile, cool little truck. Think it needs to look something like this Looks like an Essex V6 in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I grew up with Corgi, Dinky , Matchbox and Hot Wheels, but my son had virtually all Burago. , mostly 1:43, and some 1:18. No one seems to mention them here. Why? Are they shite or what? I think the 1:18 models are pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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