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I was going to go to Errol Toyfair in May but seeing some of the sorts of prices above I don't think I'll bother.

It's now the only Toyfair in Scotland so it'll be full of sweaty old men in piss-stained joggies (who all seem to know each other)  selling dross at exhorbitant prices.

I'd rather wait for tat Friday or another of Dan's Big Job Lots of Joy.

 

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1 hour ago, 155V6 said:

I picked up the plastic Baja Bug in case anyone wanted it20230205_130646.thumb.jpg.d7b14d609effdda51fcabc833840c572.jpg

Ooh I do have one but I am week and susceptible to temptation! I guess it's the fixed wheel/sticky roller base type?

Also a few bonus toy fair pics:

I've already forgotten the brand but there were two different versions of this on one stall

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Weird Chinese made "Mercedes SL" (possibly) intended for the Italian Market

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Slot car Stingray 

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Chrome Pug

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M-box M-way

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Dinky coach

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M.A.S.K models I hadn't seen before

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And funny enough that blue Matchbox car transporter 

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Onto purchases! I almost managed to escape with a picture of the queen still in my wallet, but once again ended up borrowing some groats for the final few things I was encouraged to buy...

Starting with Matchbox, tidy Baja Bouncer

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944 seemed tidier than my current one

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Same story with this T-top Corvette

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I can't remember if I have the van version of the CX - I know I own the blue estate

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You don't leave a cheap RS2000 behind

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This is minty but needs a donor

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This one is unusual but needs a lot of help - thinking of using the later hot rodded one as a donor for the glass. Was white once

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Am I right thinking the Ford Pick-Up isn't often seen with the wider Superfast wheels?

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Don't think that sticker is factory. Tidy and complete though

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I needed a Grifo door donor - ended up with a complete overpainted one for not a lot

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Can't resist an Angular - this was a package deal with another car...

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This is the one that sent me into negative pennies, I missed this seller's table on the school stage with all the train nerd stuff. Wonky axle aside it's really nice

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Another one that @andrew eshoved under my nose - anyone know what this unusual colour King Size trailer would have been behind originally? 

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Must be the day for toy fairs.

I'm just back from a local one.

First is this plastic Triumph TR3.

No idea of the manufacturer,no country of origin. 

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Roughly Matchbox sized,here with a Corgi Binz ambulance that I intend to try and graft a Sierra front onto,to recreate my Sierra hearse. 

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Matchbox Superking Porsche 944.

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Carded T bird.

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and Rover.

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Green light Barracuda. 

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Hotwheels Volvo 142GL.

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Dinky Capri and a Corgi Mercedes fixer upper. 

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Lastly this random bunch of loose Hotwheels and a Matchbox Turbo 2,I bought for the tyres.

 

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Big plastic Tonka belongs on a car transporter 

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924 didn't have the usual broken bits but one of the doors is a bit hinky and refuses to stay closed

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I found loads of Rockets today

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This seems to be a lesser spotted casting - my current one is broken where the base slots into the body

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Tidy ess dee won

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Onto weirdos - is @flat4alfadrooling over this  Ideal slot car?

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Zylmex dragster 

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Playart Routemaster

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Majorette trailer with both bikes present

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This was the other half of the Angular deal - Dinky. Pleased with this one

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Now, I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea about me buying a Vanguards - it's not staying stock!

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Poorly Lone Star Taunus. I think there's someone making replacement bonnets

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Another one waved at me when I thought I was done - colour changing Hot Wheels P911

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Only other Hot Wheels was this Alfa

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2 hours ago, andrew e said:

£50 fir the Faun crane, £45 for the transporter, I was scared to look at the other prices 😳 zoom in you might make them out….

 

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

That seems expensive.Those transporters normally go for under £20 on eBay,my Faun crane was £5.00 boxed from a charity shop 😀

Thing seem to have swopped round these days. 10 years ago you could pick up loads of cheap stuff at fairs and bung it on fleabay, Now it look like it's better to play buying roulette on fleabay and flog the stuff at fairs.

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What happens when you’ve got a free weekend, some paint and an empty frozen pizza box?

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You get a slightly crappy diorama for some slightly crappy cars!

Still need to add a couple of windows and some finishing touches to it (maybe some little window displays) but once it’s done I’ll continue the street as it were so I can plausible add more cars.

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14 minutes ago, MiniMort said:

What happens when you’ve got a free weekend, some paint and an empty frozen pizza box?

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You get a slightly crappy diorama for some slightly crappy cars!

Still need to add a couple of windows and some finishing touches to it (maybe some little window displays) but once it’s done I’ll continue the street as it were so I can plausible add more cars.

Bonus points for the dead retailers!

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1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Good god I’ve done it again!

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This is big! And heavy!

@bunglebus I have some potential donors you might be interested in in this lot from those you posted above… Capri, Mustang…

Just won another one on eBay!! And got another one on the way in post too!

I’ll wait until everything is here before updating my 4 sale thread though. 
Same sort of stuff as before, some really old stuff, Matchbox sized and weird odd stuff too. All sorts!

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So todays toyfair finds- it wasn’t all mega bucks! These two trucks were £10 the pair!

The Dinky Coles crane is something I’ve unfairly overlooked, it’s almost as good as my SIKU cranes and weighs a tonne. It’s missing a outrigger but it all works otherwise.

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This isn’t the Atlas repro but the real thing! Missing a hook it has a really good Bedford cab but did all detail underneath.

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Lastly  this Corgi Cortina which was hidden in a tray of matchbox 1/75, looks just like the borderline MOT failure I got a lift to school in (only if it was raining) with my mates mum. Stole this for a fiver 😎

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Of course these all needed a rinse to get the old man smell and black filth off them, why the sellers don’t do this who knows. Polish  in the week 👍

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Made a start sorting the big mystery box. 
 

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Some of the usual suspects in there (days gone & yesteryear!) but some pretty good items too.

Anyone know much about Lone Star railways? I’ve come across a bundle of very old looking clip together cast metal track lengths.

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12 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Anyone know much about Lone Star railways? I’ve come across a bundle of very old looking clip together cast metal track lengths.

Not a lot but seen various bits of it on eBay and Facebook - quite easy to shift I would say. This is the only bit I've ever had

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4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

That thing is odd, not a casting I'm familiar with - looks really good from the top but is all one piece with no separate base. Reminds me of the Qualitoys range they did later.

Good spot on those two though!

I've also never seen that before, but it must be the source of the Galanite Bedford I had when I was a kid

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9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Onto purchases! I almost managed to escape with a picture of the queen still in my wallet, but once again ended up borrowing some groats for the final few things I was encouraged to buy...

Starting with Matchbox, tidy Baja Bouncer

20230205_144453.thumb.jpg.99cc22e8bf707159c43db2ac6514c5e5.jpg

944 seemed tidier than my current one

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Same story with this T-top Corvette

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I can't remember if I have the van version of the CX - I know I own the blue estate

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You don't leave a cheap RS2000 behind

20230205_143836.thumb.jpg.2240752f931c1b2ea0188c0aec8dbcfe.jpg

This is minty but needs a donor

20230205_143758.thumb.jpg.66d67d8c712d9ff0b1220a8f622bedc7.jpg

This one is unusual but needs a lot of help - thinking of using the later hot rodded one as a donor for the glass. Was white once

20230205_143715.thumb.jpg.c7bfe22a9dde160659331abc18568e77.jpg

Am I right thinking the Ford Pick-Up isn't often seen with the wider Superfast wheels?

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Don't think that sticker is factory. Tidy and complete though

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I needed a Grifo door donor - ended up with a complete overpainted one for not a lot

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Can't resist an Angular - this was a package deal with another car...

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This is the one that sent me into negative pennies, I missed this seller's table on the school stage with all the train nerd stuff. Wonky axle aside it's really nice

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Another one that @andrew eshoved under my nose - anyone know what this unusual colour King Size trailer would have been behind originally? 

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The trailer Carey's the F1 style single seater I think behind the AMC javelin.

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