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Got some tatty blackwall era Hot Wheels in the post. Nearly dismissed this one

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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

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MB343 Front Shovel

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MB345 Bulldozer

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MB350 Motor Grader

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There are doubtless more

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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

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That is actually a real thing

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It was damaged in a frontal impact and BL could only supply Clubman panels at the time

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4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Those petrol pumps were sold under a couple of names........

Kemlow Hobby's Motorplay

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Go figure.

Initial impressions were... disappointing.

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Just the dregs of last week's Lesneys and Huskys really, plus MoYs and Cameos that we've already seen before too many times.

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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...

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Or a plush bomber.

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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.

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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:

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Bashed-up Brumm.

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Slightly plasticky mid-90s Corgi Commercials.

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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.

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Early release Corgi Classics Minor, in a crispy cracked box.

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God-bothering Vee-Dub.

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Hmm.

I was just about to write the whole thing off as one of those weeks, when...

Oof.

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A crate appeared.

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A good sort of crate.

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A very good sort of crate.

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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...

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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.

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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).

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Hey, I couldn't get 'em all... But - I got a few.

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[TBC!]

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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...

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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.

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These Escorts Cosworths I thought would have sold quickly...

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But apparently not.

Surprisingly, the Charity Stall seems to be gearing up again with assorted kiddy-focused tat.

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Lots of rubbish, obviously...

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Some of which were wheeled, and old.

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But I'll cut to the chase here...

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I got these.

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Dinky Cougar (repaint) and Corgi Golden Jacks Toronado.

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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.

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Corgi A60 Driving School car is worn but nice...

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But the Israeli-made Gamda Koor Sabra Chevrolet Impala is what had my eyes out on stalks.

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Obviously. Never, ever, seen one of these in the metal before.

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The bootlid feels a little flimsy, but it's still there.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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The Nemesis also took the Cresta in his haul, annoyingly...

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Also quite surprised to find these on the Charity Stall:

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1980s Matchbox monster trucks, in reasonable nick.

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Ford F150 Flareside.

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Ultra-long-running Ford F100 (with the original cab casting dating back to 1968)

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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.

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All available at 50p a pop.

**MOSTLY ALL TAKEN** - Hot Wheels still to be claimed!

Now - sadly I gotta run!

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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!

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39 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I got these.

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Dinky Cougar (repaint) and Corgi Golden Jacks Toronado.

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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

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