sierraman Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Those are very cool. They must have had excellent play value, as they're always battered when I find them! The axles are quite fragile, frequently you find them bent. I think I’m missing the Countach and the Volvo 480. The Rover Sterling seems a scarce one as well, the one in the picture I can remember my Grandfather taking me to the paper shop near us and it was in one of those display cabinets and picking it out. Memories eh! I like the Roadblasters but finding them with the plastic armaments still in place is difficult. Split_Pin, andrew e and Amishtat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 22 minutes ago, sierraman said: I like the Roadblasters but finding them with the plastic armaments still in place is difficult. I was given several in perfect condition with the plastic armour/guns etc and sold them for naff all. The Transit Supervan and Mercury Commuter were among them. Regretted it ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 hour ago, sierraman said: Got my old Laser Wheels our tonight. Very 80’s. I got the mercury in the summer of 1987 from WH Smith in Warrington. I then went and watched the living daylights. I still have it along with the vette and testarossa. andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 I still love the Lasers, they just looked right but they also came out as I was too big for toy cars! I still have a few though! This is worth a read: https://lamleygroup.com/2020/09/20/matchbox-monday-goes-back-to-the-80/ RoadworkUK and Datsuncog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 2 hours ago, sierraman said: The axles are quite fragile, frequently you find them bent. I think I’m missing the Countach and the Volvo 480. The Rover Sterling seems a scarce one as well, the one in the picture I can remember my Grandfather taking me to the paper shop near us and it was in one of those display cabinets and picking it out. Memories eh! I like the Roadblasters but finding them with the plastic armaments still in place is difficult. I've got the Countach,might have the Volvo tucked away somewhere too 🤔 Split_Pin, sierraman and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 Laser wheels not only looked great, they were the fastest toy cars on the kitchen floor bar none. Probably due to the thin axles. I had the blue Saab, Sierra and I think I had the Lemans Car as well. All gone but I'd love a few again now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 New 5 pack. Tempted by this especially for that Nova gasser AndyW201 and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 17 hours ago, 155V6 said: I've got the Countach,might have the Volvo tucked away somewhere too 🤔 Would you sell the Holden with the MX bikes in the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 25 minutes ago, tom13 said: Would you sell the Holden with the MX bikes in the back? Sorry,keeping that one. tom13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 This is the laserwheels I bought last year but didn’t pay the ticket price for it, I paid a fiver. w00dy, bunglebus, Justwatching and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 35 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: This is the laserwheels I bought last year but didn’t pay the ticket price for it, I paid a fiver. I make it that you paid £4.11 to much then.😏 Lord Sterling and Tenmil Socket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 22 hours ago, Lord Sterling said: Prior to the purchase whilst browsing on eBay, I spotted these '00' gauge garages (1.76 scale iirc) I sent the sellers an email asking if they are able to up the scale a bit as I'd love to have a set of these garages too for my 1.64s. They sell the 00 gauge garages as a build kit. @AnnoyingPentium I got a reply from the seller of the above garages, he has just bought some 1.64 cars and is going to rescale the garages and offer them at some point: "Hi I've just ordered a bunch of Hot Wheels 1:64 scale vehicles. They should be here this week so I can use them to help me rescale it. I'll push it up the to do list and see what I can do.It'll probably be done from MDF rather than card so it's more sturdy.Thanks" I am definitely going to be purchasing the garages if he can do them. Remspoor, BL Bloke, andrew e and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said: @AnnoyingPentium I got a reply from the seller of the above garages, he has just bought some 1.64 cars and is going to rescale the garages and offer them at some point: "Hi I've just ordered a bunch of Hot Wheels 1:64 scale vehicles. They should be here this week so I can use them to help me rescale it. I'll push it up the to do list and see what I can do.It'll probably be done from MDF rather than card so it's more sturdy.Thanks" I am definitely going to be purchasing the garages if he can do them. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Remspoor said: I make it that you paid £4.11 to much then.😏 Inflation and all that... Remspoor and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 89p in 1986 = £2.15 in today's prices. We've never had it so good! Remspoor, Reluctant Adult and RoadworkUK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 For some reason I recall Majorette cars being 72p in 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Charidy shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Matchbox Cougar Dragster is done, dipped it in lilac and threw lots of purple pearl over the top. Engine is from the Corgi four engine dragster and exhausts are I think Hot Wheels but I don't know which casting. Rolls nicely on Real Riders and the original suspension Cookiesouwest, Datsuncog, Mat.T and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 27 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Matchbox Cougar Dragster is done, dipped it in lilac and threw lots of purple pearl over the top. Engine is from the Corgi four engine dragster and exhausts are I think Hot Wheels but I don't know which casting. Rolls nicely on Real Riders and the original suspension Great job 👍🏻 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Just looking on the Corgi Club FB page "Next up is the Herald, followed by the Cadillac ambulance, the East African Safari Beetle then the Impala taxi I pinched these off there too andrew e and Justwatching 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Littlun is loving his 1:24 stuff at the moment. This Volvo is nice RoadworkUK, Datsuncog, AndyW201 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Crumbs, that Volvo is nice. You've brought him up well!! andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Bit late for lunchtime, but here's today's laptop companion: It's the Matchbox King Size No.15 Merryweather Fire Engine. Glorious big hunk of metal, and in really nice condition - a cracking car boot find from @Amishtat, if memory serves? The 'King Size' rather than 'Majors' labelling suggests this is probably a late 1960s version - it was a large-selling model, and the amount of flashing around the front indicates that the tooling was well-used. This casting made it into the Superkings era with the chunky speedwheels fitted - which looked a bit like putting trainers on your nan. I think the separate hub and tyre wheels look best here. It kinda blocks my laptop screen a bit, so I don't think it'll be invited back... Still really like it, though. DoctorRetro, w00dy, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 My cousins had one of those in their toy box but I couldn't work out to whom it originally belonged. Too new for my late Uncle who would have been in his 20s by 1965 but too old with the separate tyres to be my elder cousin's who was born in 1971. Anyway, I loved playing with it, although it was very rough with no ladders. I'd like to think its still there as my youngest cousin has told me she's helping my auntie have a bit of a clear out and if she finds the box it will be passed on to me. So, we may meet again. Datsuncog and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 8:05 PM, sierraman said: Inflation and all that... Well at least it is not related to the war in The Ukraine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Just some odds and ends from my tat in the loft. Matchbox Fowler traction engine. No chimney extension. Matchbox Foden Cement mixer. Matchbox Leyland without a site hut. Matchbox Scammell snow plough. Very damaged. Datsuncog, RayMK, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Still mostly avoiding eBay, but I had to bid on these Marx as they all still had the card base/interior. Beetle one is especially amusing with propshaft/differential etc and is the one I'm most pleased to find Remspoor, Datsuncog, Split_Pin and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 More teatime than lunchtime, but have a lightly playworn Matchbox No.31 Lincoln Continental, in that nice blue that seems more like tinted lacquer than paint... Although maybe a bit underwheeled, it looks better like this than wearing Superfasts with the arches reprofiled, I reckon... Base is still remarkably shiny, after 50+ years. One from the Permanent Collection! eddyramrod, andrew e, Split_Pin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Still mostly avoiding eBay, but I had to bid on these Marx as they all still had the card base/interior. Beetle one is especially amusing with propshaft/differential etc and is the one I'm most pleased to find They're all meant to be rear engined, aren't they? I wonder how many kids noticed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Parcel received from @bunglebus today, cheers! What an unusual trio I picked. The Kees Saab is definitely an upscale copy of the Corgi casting. As above it incorrectly has a propshaft and diff! bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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