bunglebus Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said: If you get it, please let me know. I've checked eBay and they're all £50+. https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/175340507?iid=144396171389 Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 33 minutes ago, bunglebus said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/175340507?iid=144396171389 Ah, for some reason, I had it in my head it was a 1/18 scale 😂 Local toy store near to me sells (or sold) these for £14. Although I have a fair few 1.24 scale cars, I've never overly been into them. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mine's a Leganza! Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 You guys are just too good. They are: 1. Matchbox Dump Truck Series no.68 1976 Made in England 2. Matchbox Dump Truck 1989 Made in China 3. Majorette Benne Carrier Series no.274 Remspoor, Datsuncog and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Anyone need a Kadett? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Think @andy18s was after one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Ah well I have a few spares one way or another andy18s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Seems to be Matchbox day - two new boxes of Moving Parts going out in Poundland The mix with the red 911, black Range Rover and green Ford custom Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 28 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Seems to be Matchbox day - two new boxes of Moving Parts going out in Poundland The mix with the red 911, black Range Rover and green Ford custom Which ones are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 38 minutes ago, sierraman said: Which ones are they? Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Well my tat Friday purchase finally landed on the mat. The wonderful bureaucracy that is Brexit intervened in its delivery,but it's here now and that is all that counts. A big thank you to the intrepid tat hunter that is @Datsuncogfor purchasing and posting this wonderful piece of diecast to me. Cor!!! I'm chuffed to bits with this,apart from a few minor chips,this thing is in great shape,heavy too. Poor old Helmut in his Siku Ford Taunus didn't like it though,his car failed the brake test,so the poor old sod is waiting on a taxi to take him home. This has to be one of my favourite finds this year. bunglebus, Jon, MiniMinorMk3 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Delighted it showed up, finally! It really is a beast of model - weighty doesn't come close. I had a quick flick through my early 1980s Siku catalogues, but couldn't see it listed, or indeed anything with the Henschel tractor unit - so maybe a '70s release? I was surprised, nay shocked, to find the original 'ADAC - Bremsen - Prüfung' signboards still inside the trailer. I'd suspect this was kept as a display model rather than a toy, and it's irritating to think that the paint damage was probably done recently... It was lovely to make its acquaintance, and I'm glad you're enjoying it - even if it's spoilt Helmut's day... junkyarddog, bicycle repairman, Split_Pin and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 That’s a lovely thing, I’m not jealous at all! Three cheers for @Datsuncog 👍 RoadworkUK and Datsuncog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Last Matchbox find of the day - a lonely XR4i for 50p. Blu-tac on the base suggests it's been part of a diorama or display AndyW201 and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 20 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I was surprised, nay shocked, to find the original 'ADAC - Bremsen - Prüfung' signboards still inside the trailer Me too.having those was the icing on the cake really. 21 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I'd suspect this was kept as a display model rather than a toy, and it's irritating to think that the paint damage was probably done recently... Yes,I'd agree with that,there is no way that would have survived in such good shape otherwise. RoadworkUK and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Last Matchbox find of the day - a lonely XR4i for 50p. Blu-tac on the base suggests it's been part of a diorama or display Clean one that is. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Todays offering from stuff I've had is a selection of Matchbox Collectibles. 1955 Holden FJ 1954 Holden FJ Ute 1954 Holden Ambulance 1959 Austin Seven 1962 Wolseley Hornet 1966 Fiat 500 1958 Nash Metropolitain By the way. a bit of trivia, Matchbox used some of the old Vitesse castings for these and some of the American cars, some of which I will post up next time. MorrisItalSLX, Datsuncog, AndyW201 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 10:49 AM, eddyramrod said: WANTED! If you've looked at my Life of Shite thread (link below) then you will know I like to have models of my/my family's old cars. You'll also have noticed, I'm sure, that where possible I'm trying to upgrade the collection from a motley assortment of sizes, to a fairly-consistent 1/43 scale. To this end, I would like to put out an appeal here: I need some dirt-cheap old Vanguards to modify. Specifically I need a couple of Ford 100E saloons and a mk2 Cortina. They can be as playworn as you like as long as they have all their wheels, lights, bumpers. Windows I'm not so bothered about as I can make sections as I need them. Note that these cars are only available in two-door form: I want to see if I can satisfactorily convert them to four-door to match the cars I remember. Paint doesn't matter at all as they will definitely be getting painted! Welcome additional models would be: Vauxhall PA; Austin A40 Farina; Hillman Minx; a four-headlight mk3 Cortina; mk1 Granada. I do realise that Vanguards in the sort of condition I require are thin on the ground, but if anybody is likely to know of any, then I would expect it to be a Shiter. I will of course be suitably grateful. What about this lot? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195437468537 £15 for the four. I'm sure you could sell the Imp and Zephyr for a fiver a pop on here. I'd buy the Herald for a fiver as it's the same as my old one. Then you've got a free 100E in rough condition. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: Ah well I have a few spares one way or another I'll take 2 if you have them spare. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 And we're not totally done with the market for the day, either... Last week's deeply unsatisfying conclusion to Tat Friday - whereby I was waylaid by a wittering Grade 3 and got to spend my lunchtime breaking into a disused canteen in order to refill tea urns - had left me with an itch that just wouldn't go away. A dark and stormy night hadn't yet morphed into a dark and stormy morning when I was woken by the crash of some window boxes being blown off the windowsill; after lying awake listening to the wind howling for a bit, I decided it was A Sign... and headed off into the tempest. Heavy overnight rain causes floods in parts of Northern Ireland - BBC News Flooded roads and broken branches provided extra fun*, but I arrived in a rain-drenched Belfast just before 8. To find MOAR buses (not the same ones as last week, though), still at only a fiver - including some big 1/50 Corgi Classics amongst the OO gauge stuff... Plus a small box of fairly knackered diecast, mostly Lesney and mostly from the 1960s, at £2 a throw. Along with those weird egg-shaped vehicles, which seemed vaguely familiar. S&D Refuse Wagons in both blue Husky and very early orange Corgi Juniors (with sticker ID) versions. And a very smol Budgie tanker was unusual - reminiscent of a Bedford S-Type, a bit? Some of the boxed stuff from last week was still kicking around, too: I couldn't help but notice The Nemesis handing over some cash for a plastic bag containing the MIB Dinky Submarine Chaser warship from last week, plus a lot of Lesney-sounding clinking from within... I can only guess he got to the shoebox first. Eventually, the box was emptied out onto the stall... But there wasn't a lot to make me cough up my hard-earned. Though I was intrigued by these boxes of utility-grade school chalk; discovered in the corner of a stockroom? I had a poke round the other stalls, but there wasn't much to interest me in terms of diecast. I thought about getting some fancy meringues from one stall, but the stallholder was nowhere to be seen and, after watching the flies crawling all over everything for a few minutes, I sorta lost my appetite... I did pick up a couple of things that had been requested by PM - but I'll leave those for the new keepers to post up, should they choose to do so! Oh, and something for myself, kinda... RoadworkUK, andrew e, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 There was a slightly less trashed Lincoln Continental in the shoebox, which I snaffled... But it was only when I had it secured in my pocket that I remembered that I already had one, in broadly similar condition. Following on from the discussion on Woosh-N-Push shade variations the other week, it seems the new arrival is slightly darker than my longer-term example. Or maybe it just needs a clean. Either way, I probably now need another two... Happy Friday, kids. eddyramrod, MiniMinorMk3, RoadworkUK and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 59 minutes ago, barrett said: What about this lot? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195437468537 £15 for the four. I'm sure you could sell the Imp and Zephyr for a fiver a pop on here. I'd buy the Herald for a fiver as it's the same as my old one. Then you've got a free 100E in rough condition. You know what, that's not a bad idea. If I go ahead, you're at the head of the queue for the Herald. I'd probably end up keeping the Zeph but the Imp could be rehomed as I already have that one in MIB spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 2 hours ago, junkyarddog said: Well my tat Friday purchase finally landed on the mat. The wonderful bureaucracy that is Brexit intervened in its delivery,but it's here now and that is all that counts. A big thank you to the intrepid tat hunter that is @Datsuncogfor purchasing and posting this wonderful piece of diecast to me. Cor!!! I'm chuffed to bits with this,apart from a few minor chips,this thing is in great shape,heavy too. Poor old Helmut in his Siku Ford Taunus didn't like it though,his car failed the brake test,so the poor old sod is waiting on a taxi to take him home. This has to be one of my favourite finds this year. That looks tremendous. It's great that these things which could easily end up in the hands of someone careless, start new lives as cherished pieces in someone's collection. What does Smol Eddie think? eddyramrod and junkyarddog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: It was only when I had it secured in my pocket that I realised that I already had one. If you want to part with one I'll take it - I'll explain why shortly Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 42 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: What does Smol Eddie think? I'm not sure, I'll have to extract him from his biscuit tin and ask 🤣 andrew e, eddyramrod and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 A month or two ago I happened to gather all my versions of the Conti together with a half baked idea about discussing colours. I never did anything about it but all four were sitting there just needing me to take some pics As you can see, my blue one is somewhat...cared for... Split_Pin, Datsuncog and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover414 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 @Datsuncoghe has had some belters in the bus pile just looking back over your previous posts. In your one today there is a First Group liveried Wright near the bottom right - if someone has picked that up they have got a right bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 39 minutes ago, Rover414 said: there is a First Group liveried Wright near the bottom right - if someone has picked that up they have got a right bargain. Somebody might just... 😉 Rover414 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: If you want to part with one I'll take it - I'll explain why shortly Surely can! £2 to you, squire - I'll pop it in with the others, no bother. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: Last Matchbox find of the day - a lonely XR4i for 50p. Blu-tac on the base suggests it's been part of a diorama or display I always remember the spoiler being wonky on these. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Hi everyone, I'm back home! After 6 weeks of travelling about the UK (and returning my brother's car to him with around 100 miles left on the agreed miles policy) and meeting/dealing with many shiters on here, I can now give you a brief update of my wares that have flown across the globe with me: First up, a couple of tempting AMT models, procured from @eddyramrod from a meet-up at Lakeland Motor Museum. I'd previously tried to make a slightly earlier Impala but cocked up the spray job, so there's unfinished business here. Some day in the distant future... Then a small selection of smalls - artistically representing their new home down under and nothing to do with the fact that this image is upside down for some unfathomable reason. But here's the main event: Many further updates to come but check this lot out - didn't I do well! Some of these are the pickings of direct trades from @bunglebus, @andrew e, @eddyramrod and @sierraman and the rest was bought from two excellent car boot sales in York. I also met up with @Split_Pin and @AndyW201, to drop off wares from NZ (and in one case, return to pick up items I'd left behind!), so a very, very successful mini shite adventure. The best bit though is that barring swaps, the purchase of everything above was bankrolled by the sale of these: Of which I'll be ever thankful for the services of @AndyW201, who dealt with the sale of the Fiesta and 205 on Ebay, for a nice fat profit. Indeed, I've still got diecast spending money left over! And if anyone's wondering, we had 1.9kg and 1kg left in our baggage allowances, not helped also by our equally rich haul of charity shop/boot sale Hornsea pottery... And finally, as requested, here's a quick shot of the former @sierraman's Neue Klasse BMW in its new home. I've got so, so much gardening to do.... andrew e, Datsuncog, AndyW201 and 8 others 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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