sierraman Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Have you seen in the premium range they’ve re done the Dragon Wheels. I’m no VW fanboy but it looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, sierraman said: Have you seen in the premium range they’ve re done the Dragon Wheels. I’m no VW fanboy but it looks great. I haven't seen that one. Quite faithful to the original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said: I haven't seen that one. Quite faithful to the original? Yes but metallic green which in fairness looks better, keep an eye out on Poundtoy as they frequently have BOGOF on Matchbox, I’m looking through, quite fancy the Real Workin Rigs sliding bed truck and the GM pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 45 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said: I was curious to see what similarity there was (or wasn't) between them Y'know, sometimes I can't see the woods for the trees. Despite being completely mad on Beetles since a very young age, and having the Dragon Wheels and Volks-Dragon as childhood toys, and now of course having owned multiple copies of all four castings, that's the first time seeing that the castings have any similarities. The Dragon Wheels and Flying Bug I'm most surprised by as they're so far removed from a stock Beetle, but now you point it out, it's obvious! Good idea on making a custom out of the Flying Bug, I have four or five dead ones in the spares box and it worked well on the Mini Ha Ha I know I've mentioned it before, but it also took me far too long to clock that this Husky Became this Corgi hennabm, Spottedlaurel, Split_Pin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 41 minutes ago, sierraman said: Have you seen in the premium range they’ve re done the Dragon Wheels. I’m no VW fanboy but it looks great. Oh yes. No chance of finding one though andrew e, Split_Pin and Spottedlaurel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 57 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said: I don't know if the funny car chassis is similar to the Dodge Charger's? Very similar The interior is the same but with the front grille added on the Dodge andrew e, Datsuncog, Split_Pin and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/12/2022 at 7:22 AM, Spottedlaurel said: I've been pondering this one over the last few days and thought I'd dig out my Superfast version for a little compare and contrast exercise: Box art shows an even lairier green, fortunately the actual metallic colour is a little more subdued. I imagine there must be an earlier Superfast box style as it was in the range from the outset, but this is what I ended up with. I think this one suffers due to the higher stance more so than opened-up arches (the latter being very slight, perhaps only on the rear?). Also the sporty wheels don't really go with the Continental's styling, as at 1:1 they look better on steels with full covers. Despite having sprung suspension it's not as effective as on others, being a little too firm to satisfyingly 'boing' off the desktop. Whizzes across it nicely though - musn't lat it do a Thelma and Louise onto the tiled floor though..... Similar casting lines evident. Front arch doesn't seem to have changed, but the rear gets closer to lining through with the top of the back bumper. My base also still shiny. No slots at the axle ends. Boot large enough for 1:64-ish golf clubs, dead bodies or WHY. Tragically unpainted and no bonus items as per Majorette. Had meant to come back and say thanks for the pics and write-up on the early Superfast version of the #31 Lincoln - that's a lovely example! Comparing your pics with my regular wheels version, I think the body casting has been untouched - just the changed base to accommodate the higher ride height. The depth between the top of the arches and the top of the horizontal panels looks pretty similar, and the arch lips have the same profile. My previous experience of a Superfast Continental was an even later version, which had the body rather artlessly hacked about to accommodate the wider speed wheels, right up to the casting lines... Yeah. Not good. Not good at all. I think your version may be the most appealing! andrew e, AndyW201, Spottedlaurel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Was me birthday on Monday turned 47 and missus got me a new car.. bicycle repairman, Datsuncog, Tenmil Socket and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 My Solido Cossie has gone straight in among my top five 1:18 models. I mean, I'm not entirely sure what the other four are, but the Cossie's definitely in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 this would look great with a custom paint job.. pre lowered!! Datsuncog and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, bezzabsa said: this would look great with a custom paint job.. pre lowered!! Think I'd better find a spare - any suggestions on colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, bezzabsa said: this would look great with a custom paint job.. pre lowered!! Indeed, I reckon the RW stance is better than either of the Superfast. I didn't realise how terrible a job they'd done with the arches on the wide-wheel version! A set of those smooth-centred wheels as fitted to the current LS400 or Civic might suit it well if they could be persuaded to fit under the arches? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Think I'd better find a spare - any suggestions on colour? Candy apple red bunglebus and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 52 minutes ago, sutty2006 said: Candy apple red +1... or, failing that... Flamenco Red... colour code is 9892 and I may have a can of it somewhere. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Corgi Polo I was trying to ID turned up - not quite sure why they did this slightly altered version with chin spoiler Also bought a multi pack of Hot Wheels, mainly for the 356 But there are some other nice ones in there too Still kicking myself over an older 10 pack with a nice Mini in it, thinking it would come out as an individual car. It didn't AndyW201, andrew e, w00dy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Bought a job lot (surprise!). No one else bid and I could see there was a Mini Dinky in there Anyone have a source for tyres? Along for the ride, among others was an early Whizzwheels Jag With bonus Blu-Tac Also a cute Matchbox tractor Roller And various tatty Huskys and Corgis Datsuncog, andrew e, Split_Pin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Not keen on the brown wheels, but otherwise a nice model added to the collection. Split_Pin, AndyW201, andrew e and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 6:37 PM, bunglebus said: Think I'd better find a spare - any suggestions on colour? Flat black with scallop flame job and pinstripe art on boot... or pearl white with the Lace detail paint on the roof bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Matchbox MGTC still in box. This was my dads. He purchased this as he had a TA, This was the nearest model o that type he could find to bring back those memories. Datsuncog, Split_Pin and AndyW201 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 38 minutes ago, Remspoor said: Matchbox MGTC still in box. This was my dads. He purchased this as he had a TA, This was the nearest model o that type he could find to bring back those memories. I have that one. Not in the box though, those Models if Yesteryear seem about as desirable as a bout of syphilis. I quite like the seventies ones in the garish unlikely colour schemes like a metallic pink Hispano Souza or something equally mad. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 9 hours ago, sierraman said: I have that one. Not in the box though, those Models if Yesteryear seem about as desirable as a bout of syphilis. I quite like the seventies ones in the garish unlikely colour schemes like a metallic pink Hispano Souza or something equally mad. They had to paint this British Racing Green it goes with the territory. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, Remspoor said: They had to paint this British Racing Green it goes with the territory. 😉 When you find those old Models of Yesteryear now they almost invariably smell of fags, I have this picture in my head they’ll have sat on the Formica sideboard as some old guy will have been bought it in 1977 and sat for many an evening smoking beside it waiting to crystallise his investment in the burgeoning collectors item market. It’s weird how I like these but find ‘Days Gone By’ intolerable. Split_Pin, Remspoor and AnthonyG 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 More..... Matchbox King Size. Foden Tipper. Some random tractor parts. The red item, I think, was from a Corgi Massey Ferguson. The blue one from a Britans Fordson New Major. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, sierraman said: When you find those old Models of Yesteryear now they almost invariably smell of fags, I have this picture in my head they’ll have sat on the Formica sideboard as some old guy will have been bought it in 1977 and sat for many an evening smoking beside it waiting to crystallise his investment in the burgeoning collectors item market. It’s weird how I like these but find ‘Days Gone By’ intolerable. DGB was basically the same casting with what ever livery they could get permission or paid to use. The castings were not very accurate either. Made to the cheapest level possible. They are like crystal figurines of the die cast world. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Popped into Asda while out shopping this morning. Good small haul. Green Volvo to match the red one I’ve got too. AndyW201, w00dy, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 A recent find is this Fun Ho Bedford Tanker truck,all the way from New Zealand! Not a great casting by any stretch of the imagination, but it's a charming little thing despite its shortcomings! Never had a casting from this manufacturer before. Quite pleased to have found it. bicycle repairman, Remspoor, bunglebus and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 7 hours ago, sierraman said: It’s weird how I like these but find ‘Days Gone By’ intolerable. The MoYs do seem to have much more charm to them than DGs - could be the better cast-in detailing, or maybe just the slightly larger scale that lifts them? Or the batshit 70s colour schemes? It's weird in a way though, as I understand Jack Odell was behind both ranges. But you're right about the fag ash everywhere, they always feel really gritty to the touch! The original Corgi Classics are really nice too. Even though they used a fair amount of plastic, the detail remains excellent. I think we had a CC Rolls Royce Silver Ghost upthread a short while ago? Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 A thing arrived Yes it's another carded Neet Streeter, in the solid red rather than the very similar looking metallic on the one I found last year: I showed you this Dinky Land Rover a couple of Sundays ago Now whilst I have a lot of respect for Land Rovers, they're not entirely my thing - couldn't resist it for a pound or two though, and I thought with a lick of paint I might actually be able to sell it on. Well of course it's never that easy, I had problems with paint reacting in the bed and also had some peel off removing the masking - same colour and same problem as the Gus's Gulper so I suspect it's a problem with this tin of paint Still, it looks alright now. Googling pics of this model shows some with silver in the bed and some with white. Not sure if I made the right choice... bicycle repairman, AndyW201, Split_Pin and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 This weeks 'haul' 😂 eddyramrod, Remspoor, bunglebus and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Amphicar and Morris Minor 1,000,000 are cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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