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So I am sat in my living room watching my 15 month old lad playing with his toys. And I got thinking about all the stuff I have in the loft that I can pass down to him. One thing crossed my mind, I have a Britains Task force set up there he can have. Some bits are missing and probably damaged so let’s have a look on eBay ….

 

The base I have 

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ouch. Ok. Maybe the figures I have? (Or don’t have because they’re lost)

 

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ouch again….. then I remember they did a white and brown Landrover that I never had because money…

 

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oh wow. That’s crazy money. 
such a shame. But I guess they are in collector’s possession now, and kids don’t want them. If anyone has any old Britains task force stuff, for reasonable coin, that my lad can grow up with should me up! 

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That seller is a chancer, the 'or Best Offer' is telling...

Look at sold listings though.  Boxed UN Land Rovers values run to nearer £15

One boxed set went for £15 collect

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I think it's safe to say he *might* be able to have some (attended!) fun with them 😏 ...in a few years time

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The latest effort from the Corgi Model Club has landed

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I had a hunt around in the loft as I know a few 109s have gone through my hands over the years, I could only find these two, one a Whizzwheels 

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I thought I might have caught them cheating and using the recovery truck casting from earlier in the series - if they did they modified lots of it to make it correct 

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I'm no LR fanboy but I could see differences in the sidelights, bumpers and door handle areas, and probably more

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23 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

That seller is a chancer, the 'or Best Offer' is telling...

Look at sold listings though.  Boxed UN Land Rovers values run to nearer £15

One boxed set went for £15 collect

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I think it's safe to say he *might* be able to have some (attended!) fun with them 😏 ...in a few years time

How does one search for already ended items? That’s a much betterer price, but can’t see much on eBay right now for reasonable £££ 

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1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I thought I might have caught them cheating and using the recovery truck casting from earlier in the series - if they did they modified lots of it to make it correct

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I'm no LR fanboy but I could see differences in the sidelights, bumpers and door handle areas, and probably more

The Recovery in that shot is a Series I.  Corgi did the Recovery (sold as 'Breakdown Truck') in both their SI (from 1960) and SII (from 1962) castings.  Your play-worn example is the Series II release with Whizzwheels making it a 1968-

The Enoch Powell Corgi is a Series II

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7 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

How does one search for already ended items? That’s a much betterer price, but can’t see much on eBay right now for reasonable £££ 

Click 'Advanced' next to the 'Search' button.  It should be on all versions

Then select just 'Sold Listings'

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Hey Presto!  The real world.  Giving a betterist idea of values

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A recent arrival here, too - one that was held over for the festivities.

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My phone camera's not quite that stellar, but hopefully you'll get the general idea - 1/43 IXO Mk2 Granada estate, in facelifted 2.8 Ghia spec.

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The added towbar's a nice touch.

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Light lenses are mildly shonky, with one lens on the foglight missing entirely, but the overall presence is pretty damn good.

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Mildly chunky wipers too, but the roof rails aren't bad.

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There used to be a lot of these around locally in the 90s, often pulling caravans or transporting antiques, but it's been a long while since I've seen a real one on the road!

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26 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

A recent arrival here, too - one that was held over for the festivities.

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My phone camera's not quite that stellar, but hopefully you'll get the general idea - 1/43 IXO Mk2 Granada estate, in facelifted 2.8 Ghia spec.

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The added towbar's a nice touch.

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Light lenses are mildly shonky, with one lens on the foglight missing entirely, but the overall presence is pretty damn good.

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Mildly chunky wipers too, but the roof rails aren't bad.

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There used to be a lot of these around locally in the 90s, often pulling caravans or transporting antiques, but it's been a long while since I've seen a real one on the road!

Oh my😍 

The shape looks really good on that, great looking roof bars too. 

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Indeed!

I haven't really had the wherewithal for much diecast acquisition of late, but this was too good to pass up. Bought it in October and it was then hidden away, ready for a Christmas Morning reappearance.

I'm very pleased with it - and as everyone knows, I'm a sucker for an estate...

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42 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

A recent arrival here, too - one that was held over for the festivities.

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My phone camera's not quite that stellar, but hopefully you'll get the general idea - 1/43 IXO Mk2 Granada estate, in facelifted 2.8 Ghia spec.

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The added towbar's a nice touch.

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Light lenses are mildly shonky, with one lens on the foglight missing entirely, but the overall presence is pretty damn good.

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Mildly chunky wipers too, but the roof rails aren't bad.

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There used to be a lot of these around locally in the 90s, often pulling caravans or transporting antiques, but it's been a long while since I've seen a real one on the road!

That is superb! I've had my eye on the Chasseur version for a while! A lot of guys on the Vanguards FB site are pretty pissed  off with the way the range is going and the consensus is that a lot of Vanguards collectors are going to be buying more IXO stuff this year. They're simply giving collectors what they want and at a lower price than Vanguards. The recent modern classics range by Solido has been piquing my interest too.

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On 1/4/2023 at 3:57 PM, bunglebus said:

I had a hunt around in the loft as I know a few 109s have gone through my hands over the years, I could only find these two

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The one on the left was also the Breakdown Truck, as you can see the jib has fallen away but the later KNOB (not spare wheel) is still in place to raise and lower the crane.  The one on the right is the Daktari one and would have had a LION on the bonnet but that probably died of old age years ago.

I seem to have acquired a Daktari, confirmed by the remains of the sticker under the screen 'WAMERU SUB-DISTRICT', ...but no Camo print at all.  I wonder if it was at one time valuable for that reason.  It also has the decorative cast hubs, which is why it's still back here to provide spares

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The two in the middle with camo are 'Lions of Longleat' versions.  The one on the end in blue is a repaint over red, not a Breakdown or a Chipperfields, so possibly just a basic red with bonnet-mounted spare wheel

At the front are SII and SI examples of what were the Breakdown Truck, both hopeless now to do any sort of recovery.

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50 minutes ago, AndyW201 said:

That is superb! I've had my eye on the Chasseur version for a while! A lot of guys on the Vanguards FB site are pretty pissed  off with the way the range is going and the consensus is that a lot of Vanguards collectors are going to be buying more IXO stuff this year. They're simply giving collectors what they want and at a lower price than Vanguards. The recent modern classics range by Solido has been piquing my interest too.

Corgi have wrecked Vanguards. All they released last year was a bunch of Fords and some VW vans. The range is just minimal now. A lot of collectors will just move on to other brands to get their fix. It's a shame as Vanguards used to filled the gap of old British classics that the other manufacturers ignored. Their plans for new castings this year are for the new Transit and the Ford Raptor. Who are those for?

Why not do an Allegro Estate, or the Chevette, maybe a Hillman Hunter. 

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It’s about time another brand stepped in, the quality of some of the latest diecast presumably from China knocks  Vanguards into a hat. I don’t really rate them, fine when they were ten quid but now they’re £40 odd quid, I think not. 

I saw a 1/18 Granada at a swap meet last week, it was a work of art, the proportions were bang on. Then I read they are £80 which seems an absolute steal. 

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7 minutes ago, sierraman said:

It’s about time another brand stepped in, the quality of some of the latest diecast presumably from China knocks  Vanguards into a hat. I don’t really rate them, fine when they were ten quid but now they’re £40 odd quid, I think not. 

I saw a 1/18 Granada at a swap meet last week, it was a work of art, the proportions were bang on. Then I read they are £80 which seems an absolute steal. 

Oh you had to go and do it didn’t you…….

 

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there goes my cost of living payment end of the month! 🥰🤣

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10 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

Oh you had to go and do it didn’t you…….

 

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there goes my cost of living payment end of the month! 🥰🤣

Very good model, quite realistic in the photos. Non metallic paint would make it quite convincing. 

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TBF current Vanguards aren't quite at the £40 odd mark just yet, it's possible to get one with postage for less than the £35 mark. Although eBay is full of Poundshop Alan Sugars who buy in bulk from Corgi and try and make a massive £7 or so profit on each one. Problem is that generally, as mentioned, people are shying away from them, as they are just re-coloured Ford after re-coloured Ford, so don't attract the instant miniature scene tax they used to. But IXO models are still around the £30-£35 mark delivered if you want the ones that are better detailed and packaged than the partwork models, so there's still not really a lot in it.

There was much excitement at the beginning of this year with the news of four new castings. Then the Transit Custom and Raptor were announced and collectors thought Corgi had lost their minds. Considering A] the last time they introduced a modern range under the Vanguards brand, it was a disaster. B] Greenlight have already done a Transit Custom and it hardly set the world on fire. Although the prototypes do show a bodykit'n'big rimz version so I wonder if they're gambling on 'Gaz the joiner/plumber' wanting a replica of his work van. 

More serious collectors than me have been participating in the recent Q&A with Corgi and sadly it seems that this is the path they're going down. Apparently there's no business in nostalgia any more, nobody is interested in classic car models and that we should expect more newer models. Supposedly, out of each new casting, they have to get at least three runs/variants of at least 1000 units per run to at least break even on the tooling costs, which to be fair does rule a lot of people's wish lists out.  Of course an ideal solution would be to have Oxford Diecast cover, say the 60s classics people want (but then, they're in as much of a soup as Corgi), keep the Vanguards range in the eras it represents now, and have a new Corgi branded range of modern 1/43 models.

Problem is, the recently announced Focus MK3 RS has sold out on pre-orders alone, so this will convince them that teh modern Fordz is the right way to go. They've promised more variety and new tooling for 2024, but 2023 is going to be another Fordathon. But if the recently launched Mk5 Cortina is anything to go by with its casting flaws and poor quality control then,  as predicted, people are going to go elsewhere.

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2 hours ago, AndyW201 said:

That is superb! I've had my eye on the Chasseur version for a while! A lot of guys on the Vanguards FB site are pretty pissed  off with the way the range is going and the consensus is that a lot of Vanguards collectors are going to be buying more IXO stuff this year. They're simply giving collectors what they want and at a lower price than Vanguards. The recent modern classics range by Solido has been piquing my interest too.

I had a Chasseur estate for Christmas. After seeing @Datsuncog’s Ghia estate I know what I want for my birthday. I took some pictures of my Chasseur and noticed it has the same towbar which I like. The detail is great including the interior. It is odd that they did not include the sunroof though. Overall I am very impressed, I love estates and hope they re-release the mk4 Cortina (Taunus)

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About 15 years ago I was offered a full size Chasseur for £50, I turned it down due to lack of storage space and too many cars. ☹️

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On 1/3/2023 at 8:16 PM, FakeConcern said:

Today I fitted another (3rd) light in the loft as Mrs Concern has been asking me to do for ages and my reward was she got a box of models and two boxes of magazines (a different thread obv) out for me. A bit annoying as she obviously knew exactly where they were.......

Tamiya Minis including one I'd started to turn into a Clubman 1275GT...

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Another fully made as Monte winner...

No sign of the Almond green one I built though...

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Should it have a back bumper? If so I better have a good look in the bottom of the box...

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Revell XR3 which I was obviously building to be model of the XR3i I owned at the time...

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It looks really nice, I may have to finish it off...

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Good to see more kits here. I was hoping I could help you out with a surplus rally Mini arch from one of my racing versions of the kit, but it seems Tamiya include different sprues and there aren't any spares.

Escort looks eminently finishable, would be good to see it done. Some years ago I got a different issue from @mk2_craig and since then I've picked up another one that's been started. I'm hoping to get one decent road car from the two, then use the remainder as a National Hot Rod short oval racer.  One or two drivers dabbled with RWD-converted Mk3/4 Escorts in the '80s.

I'm also thinking that bits from the XR3 might be useful for this wondrous creation that arrived today:

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Airfix rebox of an MPC kit. The EXP was US Escort-based and some versions used the distinctive XR3 alloys. I could also cross-pollinate the kits by putting the EXP's turbocharged 1.9 CVH into the Escort. If nothing else, I thought it would make a good companion build to this Shelby Charger:

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Back to HWs, got these on Tuesday:

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Glad to finally be able to get the Maxima wagon. Seems like the local stores must have had a restock from the same batch, as Miss SL's boyfriend got one elsewhere (and a rather nice green RX-7 with gold wheels).

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1 hour ago, Shite Ron said:

I had a Chasseur estate for Christmas. After seeing @Datsuncog’s Ghia estate I know what I want for my birthday. I took some pictures of my Chasseur and noticed it has the same towbar which I like. The detail is great including the interior. It is odd that they did not include the sunroof though. Overall I am very impressed, I love estates and hope they re-release the mk4 Cortina (Taunus)

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About 15 years ago I was offered a full size Chasseur for £50, I turned it down due to lack of storage space and too many cars. ☹️

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You're not helping my resolve here! I was hoping to at least get this month out of the way before buying anything 🤣

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24 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

 The EXP was US Escort-based and some versions used the distinctive XR3 alloys. 

Alas, I'm afraid not. The US Escort / EXP cloverleafs were somehow rather more hideous and gormless-looking than those we got here:

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20 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Good to see more kits here. I was hoping I could help you out with a surplus rally Mini arch from one of my racing versions of the kit, but it seems Tamiya include different sprues and there aren't any spares.

Escort looks eminently finishable, would be good to see it done. Some years ago I got a different issue from @mk2_craig and since then I've picked up another one that's been started. I'm hoping to get one decent road car from the two, then use the remainder as a National Hot Rod short oval racer.  One or two drivers dabbled with RWD-converted Mk3/4 Escorts in the '80s.

I'm also thinking that bits from the XR3 might be useful for this wondrous creation that arrived today:

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Airfix rebox of an MPC kit. The EXP was US Escort-based and some versions used the distinctive XR3 alloys. I could also cross-pollinate the kits by putting the EXP's turbocharged 1.9 CVH into the Escort. If nothing else, I thought it would make a good companion build to this Shelby Charger:

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That's good of you to look for the missing arch. I still have a sprue with the arches and roof rack in the box, but don't know if I'll use them so one could be donated. The roof wasn't glued on and bumper and a couple of other bits were inside it. Couldn't find the arch or built up roof rack anywhere.

I also discovered some nasty damage to the Revell XR3, the screen moulding has broken off of the sprue and taken a chunk out of it at the bottom which is still on the sprue. Not sure how it can be repaired, but very annoying as it makes a nice easy project to finish it much more tricky...

Nice model of the EXP, I saw one IRL once and thought it was bodged about Fox Mustang!

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4 hours ago, sierraman said:

It’s about time another brand stepped in, the quality of some of the latest diecast presumably from China knocks  Vanguards into a hat. I don’t really rate them, fine when they were ten quid but now they’re £40 odd quid, I think not. 

I saw a 1/18 Granada at a swap meet last week, it was a work of art, the proportions were bang on. Then I read they are £80 which seems an absolute steal. 

Yep saw those & loads of ixo 1/43's circa £25.

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