bunglebus Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Mercury Commuter! danthecapriman and Dick Longbridge 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: To its right, Zephyr IV? Or Cortina II Cortina 2. I don’t have the Zephyr, though I would like one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: And what are these again? Not seen mine with the dogs in the boot since around 1985... As @bunglebus said! The two green ones both have different wheel types, hence why I kept both! The red one with beige roof is the Lincoln Continental. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: As @bunglebus said! The two green ones both have different wheel types, hence why I kept both! The red one with beige roof is the Lincoln Continental. Interesting. A cursory look on ebay shows a couple of wheel types. Weird thing is, in my head mine had wheels like this, but was definitely a Mercury Commuter with the dags looking out of the tailgate. However, they don't actually seem to exist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Interesting. A cursory look on ebay shows a couple of wheel types. Weird thing is, in my head mine had wheels like this, but was definitely a Mercury Commuter with the dags looking out of the tailgate. However, they don't actually seem to exist... I’m not sure the commuter wagon had that wheel. My two have the old Lesney style wheel with silver centre & black tyre similar to a mini Corgi or Dinky wheel. The other has the thinner super fast (I think) wheel. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 27 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: As @bunglebus said! The two green ones both have different wheel types, hence why I kept both! Regular wheels, auto-steer. Superfast narrow, Superfast wide with enlarged arches The last one is hard to find in green, more often red (fire) or white (police) Note also disappearance of the fuel door in the rear quarter Dick Longbridge, andrew e, eddyramrod and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 minute ago, bunglebus said: Regular wheels, auto-steer. Superfast narrow, Superfast wide with enlarged arches Boom! So I did remember correctly! Just need to find one like the example on the right now. eddyramrod and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Yes, enlarged arching. Ask THE DAGS in the red one how they know Does anyone have a rough Commuter with intact DAGS that can donate to the Villager? It’s lonely in there Also, are many in the photos of peril fitted with the middle set of wheels? They are welcome here Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Does anyone have a rough Commuter with intact DAGS that can donate to the Villager? It’s lonely in there Mine were taken to Battersea Dog's Home I'm afraid danthecapriman and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Must admit, I’d prefer them without the dogs in. Far too nice a car to allow pets or children into! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Note also disappearance of the fuel door in the rear quarter Bad idea to delete door. 12 MPG at best, on a run. Don’t ask… danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 hours ago, danthecapriman said: Cortina 2. I don’t have the Zephyr, though I would like one. I have a spare Regular Wheels version, happy to swap for a Majorette or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 7 hours ago, bunglebus said: Regular wheels, auto-steer. Superfast narrow, Superfast wide with enlarged arches The last one is hard to find in green Right, I'm now actively looking for one with superfast wide wheels. No cigar yet - if anyone on here is selling or spots one, please let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 37 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Right, I'm now actively looking for one with superfast wide wheels. No cigar yet - if anyone on here is selling or spots one, please let me know! They're quite unusual - I was very pleased to spot mine in a job lot! There appear to be exactly none on eBay at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, bunglebus said: They're quite unusual - I was very pleased to spot mine in a job lot! There appear to be exactly none on eBay at the moment I bet! Yeah, I'd scoured the bay in the meantime to no avail. Will keep looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwatching Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1980 Chevrolet Caprice in 1:64 by Greenlight. I think the idea is to apply your own emergency service livery. I bought it just for the base model / fleet vehicle look. I like the new packaging, too - less material, less weight, takes up less space, and much easier to open. eddyramrod, Dick Longbridge, MiniMinorMk3 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: I have a spare Regular Wheels version, happy to swap for a Majorette or two. What Majorette’s are you after? I don’t have all that many Majorettes unfortunately… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Here’s a few better pics of yesterday’s haul of keepers from the Wayne bus haul! Here’s Wayne again. Handsome devil!! Why don’t buses look this cool anymore!? Couple of cars, Superior ambulance that’s still got its figures, and the Vauxhall estate (with its tailgate still attached!) And this beast! What a looker these AEC cabs are! Dick Longbridge, MiniMinorMk3, bunglebus and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 12/28/2022 at 4:49 PM, barrett said: Goes well with the other two Italian-styled German low-volume production coupés. I like the Audi 100C and Capri they did, but these are a bit outside of my theme so I doubt I'll pursue these. Shame-quote time. A mere two weeks later... Le sigh flat4alfa, Datsuncog, AndyW201 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Got this one out of a big box job lot. It’s the big Corgi Metro. It’s in really nice shape too considering the box it came out of. I had to evict a hoard of angry looking spiders out of it though! MiniMinorMk3, AndyW201, Split_Pin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 22 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: What Majorette’s are you after? I don’t have all that many Majorettes unfortunately… Whatever 1970s/80s, playworn, WHY. Or I'm sure I can find something in what you have spare.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 @barrett that Audi is delicate and the perfect colour too 👍 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said: Whatever 1970s/80s, playworn, WHY. Or I'm sure I can find something in what you have spare.... I’ll have a look, and send you a PM with some pics. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Doll's house car now reduced but still missing a bonnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Fiat 500/600 and relations. Vitesse 1965 500 F Vitesse 500 R Vitesse Just Married Vitesse 1965 Abarth 695 SS Vitesse 1960 Steyr-Puch 650 T Vitesse 1957 500 Progetto K 1968 Abarth 850 1960 Seat 600 D Progetto K Seat 600 E Progetto K Seat 600 L Giocher 1956 Fiat 600 Multipla Giocher 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla Marmitte Abarth Giocher 1960 Fiat 600 Coriasco Permaflex Jal 43/Pilen Seat 600 danthecapriman, AndyW201, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I rather like this Nacoral one that Datsuncog found This Mercury is tatty but uncommon too eddyramrod, Split_Pin, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Got a couple of Hot Wheels blackwalls/Ultra Hots in the post. I've had various versions of the Corvette before But the Sol-Aire CX4 is new to me AndyW201, andrew e, danthecapriman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 3:49 PM, flat4alfa said: Post Lady delivered a box with the contents attempting to escape Not very well packed, then But what was inside? . . . , FFS !! MORE BUICK REGALS So much for "Ta-da! Collection complete!" Well the Buicks were 99p for three. The JPS Lotus was 99p, so was Chitty Didn't notice before as I was distracted by Belfast Buses. That Kenworth is an obscure Corgi, 1/76 scale, produced for the 2002 James Bond series and never seen again. Not a great looker as it comes but can be made pretty cool, as I did with mine - repaint in Ford Purple Velvet (my favourite colour), new wheels and plenty of chrome. Datsuncog, eddyramrod, bunglebus and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 6:20 PM, quicksilver said: My username comes from my own fleet, nowhere near the same scale as the big ones and I don't bother with things such as timetables and vehicle rosters, but it gives a better reason for my collection to exist and adds more interest than just a random collection of models. I've never heard of that fleet though so it's possibly not an MBF member. I bloody love that. In a way, I can actually relate. When I was 11 or 12, when I should have been out and about investigating what the hell "girls" were, I instead invested rather too much of my spare time "designing" coaches. And, of course, if you do that, you have to choose a livery, so I did. For whatever reason, Clearwater Tours took my fancy. Top one here was my vision of what a double-deck Plaxton Excalibur might look like: eddyramrod, Split_Pin, RayMK and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 hours ago, quicksilver said: That Kenworth is an obscure Corgi, 1/76 scale, produced for the 2002 James Bond series and never seen again Thanks. I did wonder. Now I know, I will see it in a clearer light! Will hold onto it a while longer and just pop it into small scale shots for the sake of it. Looked it up - could this hold the record for size of packaging for a 1:76 scale single model?! The scale is questionable. If I've read it right, the 1986 Kenworth W-900 B is 102in (2.6m) across, wheel to wheel. Quick calc makes that approx 1:86. Hmmm... so against a Hongwell Mercedes 280 SL (sold as 1:76) : Against a Lone Star Mercedes 230 SL (stamped 1:86) : Well I know which I would go for... Either way, bought it, not just because it was 99p, but also because a teenage moi was amazed by the engineering to get one to pull that wheelie in the film. Being filmed 1988, it wasn't CGI, the stunts were done for real: Quote It still has the original 1 ton counterweight mounted on the fifth wheel assembly extending approx 5 feet behind the frame rails. The rear suspension was also modified to allow for extra travel. The truck does pull wheelies under its own power. Ive seen and driven this truck [source: https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_6710-Kenworth-W-900-B-1989.html] Which probably* means the chassis should be chopped and rejoined to make it permanently do this sort of thing: Two Lone Star 1:86 Corvettes popped over to check out the scene. Yep, going to stick with a scale nearer 1:86. Apart from that wheelie effort, earlier on in the film sequence the Kenworth does this: Quote A rig was devised to tilt the tanker on its side but proved unnecessary. “The tanker driver (Rémy Julienne) appeared on location — no crash helmet, seat belt or anything,” remembered 2nd unit special effects supervisor Chris Corbould. “He put a ramp up and he just drove up, and he put the tanker on its side. It was quite amazing.” [source: https://www.007.com/licence-to-kill/] He did that in one take. RIP Rémy Julienne. AndyW201, RoadworkUK, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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