bunglebus Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 36 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Ah I've got a mint one of those too flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 29 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: I think you should still do it as that looks to be based on a plastic kit (Airfix, Tamiya?) He said it was Altaya. I suppose that meant it came with near-correct wheels already https://www.maronline.org.uk/beach-mini/ FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 41 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: Mini Sprint Yes it would be much easier to hack about plastic. One fella did a 'Sprint' on his MRCC/Airfix slot car body Spark did do a couple of Minisprints in 1:43, in resin AndyW201, FakeConcern, MiniMinorMk3 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Got some tatty blackwall era Hot Wheels in the post. Nearly dismissed this one But it's opened a wormhole into 90s era Mattel ownership of Matchbox. This, and several other construction vehicles were released as Matchbox castings This one as MB344 Truck MB343 Front Shovel MB345 Bulldozer MB350 Motor Grader There are doubtless more MiniMinorMk3, andrew e and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 43 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: Broadspeed GT Spark also did a Broadspeed AndyW201 and FakeConcern 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 11/30/2022 at 11:54 AM, MiniMinorMk3 said: And finally what must be the most baffling thing I've seen, A Clubman with a Hornet backend by Minikits That is actually a real thing It was damaged in a frontal impact and BL could only supply Clubman panels at the time andrew e, MiniMinorMk3, FakeConcern and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Those petrol pumps were sold under a couple of names........ Kemlow Hobby's Motorplay I bought some of the Hobby's branded sets in a funny little model shop in Sheffield back in 2006 or so. Also have some pumps which I think have been knocking around the toybox since the '70s. MiniMinorMk3 and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Split_Pin, FakeConcern and flat4alfa 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 9 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: I bought some of the Hobby's branded sets in a funny little model shop in Sheffield back in 2006 or so. Also have some pumps which I think have been knocking around the toybox since the '70s. I’m a Sheffielder, which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Tesco Cambridge have stocked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 I’m thinking B&M and Morrisons to be a better bet in future, Tesco is still stocking old stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 37 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: MiniMinorMk3 and bunglebus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, sierraman said: Tesco is still stocking old stuff. If stocking AT ALL in some parts of the country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: If stocking AT ALL in some parts of the country Indeed. It’s just demonstrative at how slow witted the U.K. is in getting anything done. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 16 minutes ago, sierraman said: Indeed. It’s just demonstrative at how slow witted the U.K. is in getting anything done. 🤣 Cambridgeshire branch management don't seem to be though. Look at it, full boxes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: Now actual sunshine! I really like this time of year. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Okay, so it's gonna be a quick run-through this week, and I don't think I'll be back later - but it was worth getting up for! Treated myself to a parking spot just outside the market, rather than walking five blocks... Despite getting in early, it seems the stall is even busier at 7.45 than it is whenever the market officially opens at 8. Go figure. Initial impressions were... disappointing. Just the dregs of last week's Lesneys and Huskys really, plus MoYs and Cameos that we've already seen before too many times. And that horrid nicotine-stained Solido. Indeed, that seemed to be about it for wheeled items - and though I tried, I couldn't get all that excited about a wooden ferry... Or a plush bomber. Although then I twigged The Nemesis had shown up, standing to my left - and suddenly I became aware of a fresh heap of diecast that had been dumped on the stall while I was taking snaps, further up. Daaah. The Nemesis had snagged a very decent Corgi Land Rover SIII wagon in that early 2000s 'mud effect' finish, to my chagrin; but the rest weren't really worth having: Bashed-up Brumm. Slightly plasticky mid-90s Corgi Commercials. Still-boxed Teamsters Mitsubishi Shogun SWB a bit more toy-like than model-like: I think a rough one of these has shown up on the stall before. Early release Corgi Classics Minor, in a crispy cracked box. God-bothering Vee-Dub. Hmm. I was just about to write the whole thing off as one of those weeks, when... Oof. A crate appeared. A good sort of crate. A very good sort of crate. Blokey had started putting some of them out on the stall, before The Nemesis and I both descended on the crate simultaneously - at which point he walked off and let us tear each other's throats out... Nah, not really. It was perfectly civilised, and we actually got talking. There's always gonna be a rivalry, of course, but he's quite nice. He restores the items he finds, and Budgies are kinda his thing. So he was especially pleased with the Budgie Albion grain hopper set aside in his haul, and also a Leyland Hippo articulated tanker which was unfamiliar to me. Also in his pile was the shell only of a Lion Daf (seen atop the Land Rover), plus a Tekno Mercedes SL. He also took the paint-free Dinky AA Transit, the Oxford CA ice cream van, the Whitebox (?) Austin FX4 taxi, and the two-tone Vauxhall Cresta PA just visible on the other side of the Land Rover - plus a pair of Corgi Elans not pictured here. All in all, there were a lot of interesting diecast to be found this morning - though many were repaints, and most were damaged in one way or another (mostly a-pillars missing or broken). Hey, I couldn't get 'em all... But - I got a few. [TBC!] danthecapriman, bunglebus, MiniMinorMk3 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 The other stalls hadn't all that much of note this week - nowt to excite on Alan's Emporium (unless you're thrilled by two boxless Days Gone at a fiver a throw), and not so much to see on the Irish Gifts stall, which was uncommonly slow to open up today... When the curtains finally came off, it was mostly the same Hot Wheels and Matchbox we've seen before, less the Convoys and Working Rigs. These Escorts Cosworths I thought would have sold quickly... But apparently not. Surprisingly, the Charity Stall seems to be gearing up again with assorted kiddy-focused tat. Lots of rubbish, obviously... Some of which were wheeled, and old. But I'll cut to the chase here... MiniMinorMk3, andrew e, AndyW201 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 @Datsuncog How much for Dinky Jensen Intercepted? Lion DAF worth picking up anyway, for a project Marlin looks tidy. Does it have good screen pillars and good screen? If so, would be good here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Dinky BGT if you managed to get it please, if cheap! @eddyramrod might be interested in the Vanguards Cresta? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 I got these. Dinky Cougar (repaint) and Corgi Golden Jacks Toronado. Olds is missing a wheel and the headlight pop-up doesn't, but it's not bad at a fiver. Both available. **BOTH TAKEN!!** But here's the payoff. Corgi A60 Driving School car is worn but nice... But the Israeli-made Gamda Koor Sabra Chevrolet Impala is what had my eyes out on stalks. Obviously. Never, ever, seen one of these in the metal before. The bootlid feels a little flimsy, but it's still there. Condition-wise it's a bit worn, with the chrome-plate nearly all gone from the plastic base, but it's still a very well-proportioned model. The Nemesis was rather keen on it too; once he clocked what I was gripping like there was no tomorrow, he asked if I'd consider letting him buy it instead. I had to decline, as gracefully as I could. It wasn't like he was short on diecast, and this is one of those unicorn models (like the Lone Star Vauxhall Firenza) that I'm always looking out for, even if I'm very unlikely to find one. Slightly ruefully, he congratulated me, "Well found." Wow. Just wow. Amazing what turns up in this out-of-the-way corner of Belfast, sometimes. I think I'll hold on to this one for a bit. FakeConcern, danthecapriman, Split_Pin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 IMPALA PLEASE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 On 2/24/2023 at 9:15 AM, flat4alfa said: @Datsuncog How much for Dinky Jensen Intercepted? Ah, I'm afraid The Nemesis took it. It was a poor repaint, priced at a fiver. Everything in the crate seemed to be a fiver. On 2/24/2023 at 9:17 AM, AndyW201 said: Dinky BGT if you managed to get it please, if cheap! @eddyramrod might be interested in the Vanguards Cresta? The maroon Matchbox Dinky one? Ehhh... probably not worth it - missing headlight, paint damage and a crack to the glass. The Nemesis also took the Cresta in his haul, annoyingly... AndyW201 and eddyramrod 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 minute ago, flat4alfa said: IMPALA PLEASE 2 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I think I'll hold on to this one for a bit. ...but expression of interest noted! flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Also quite surprised to find these on the Charity Stall: 1980s Matchbox monster trucks, in reasonable nick. Ford F150 Flareside. Ultra-long-running Ford F100 (with the original cab casting dating back to 1968) Peterbilt, possibly missing a rear accessory like a cement drum? Will have to check the catalogues... Also a blackwalls Hot Wheels emergency fire appliance, and a delightful little Majorette Twingo in excellent nick. All available at 50p a pop. **MOSTLY ALL TAKEN** - Hot Wheels still to be claimed! Now - sadly I gotta run! AndyW201, danthecapriman, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: ...but expression of interest noted! Sabra Gamda Koor / Cragstans are always welcome here in any condtion. And they usually are in rough condition! I have a reasonable '66 Buick Riviera and a rough '66 Dodge Charger I have been after that Impala for ages! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Datsuncog said: 1980s Matchbox monster trucks, in reasonable nick. Crikey 50p? All three Monsters then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 39 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I got these. Dinky Cougar (repaint) and Corgi Golden Jacks Toronado. Olds is missing a wheel and the headlight pop-up doesn't, but it's not bad at a fiver. Both available. A fiver for the Cougar? Yes please. I do have one and it is tidy. That red one deserves an effort like this idea: The car from Target AndyW201 and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Cor Golden Jacks Tornado please! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Crikey 50p? All three Monsters then Dammit 😖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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