barrett Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I think my real one is Scarab Blue yeah so I guess that's correct for the M-reg model. Not fussed about the Vanguards S1 - although mine's only a two-litre is looks broadly similar to the Vanguards V8 Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Small world! In terms of creating a circular economy, I reckon this thread has it nailed... Amelia, Remspoor, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 16 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I definitely had one of those when I was very young, or at least one of the copies - mine was red, and the huge rear spoiler had fallen off at some point, along with one of the headlamps I have two very poo Power Racer copies AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 1 minute ago, barrett said: I think my real one is Scarab Blue yeah so I guess that's correct for the M-reg model. Not fussed about the Vanguards S1 - although mine's only a two-litre is looks broadly similar to the Vanguards V8 Good stuff - will see what turns up, sure! I think the '73 3500S in Scarab Blue was a limited-edition run (1500 produced, maybe?), so it's a bit tougher to find, but - anything's possible! I kinda fancy that S1 P6 myself, so that could all work out well. I've the S2 in Avocado Green, but got rid of my Tobacco Brown S1 because it had a weirdly warped base with a gap between door and sill, so didn't display all that well. Dick Longbridge, Split_Pin and AndyW201 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I have two very poo Power Racer copies Yep, that looks like the one. Add Martini stickers and one extra headlight, then delete the spoiler, and you're there. I think I was always slightly cross with it because it didn't look like a proper 911 to me... bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Oh, now that HW 911 is of interest to me as I have a 935TT in the same livery. It's very similar to the Martini livery of the 1.12 scale Tamiya 935 that @Datsuncog gave me some years ago and it keeps it company on the shelf. I have the same one, albeit uncarded. Split_Pin, Datsuncog and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 53 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Still, it was playing with some utterly trashed 1950s Dinkys and Matchbox on wet lunchtimes c.1985 which sparked my interest in really old toys, along with finding this book in the library... So maybe my work here is done. I have that book somewhere, along with many others to aid research. Back in the 1990s when I ws collecting Ferrari models I managed to find a copy of this in Foyles. Never did find the other volumes though. 31 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Good stuff - will see what turns up, sure! I think the '73 3500S in Scarab Blue was a limited-edition run (1500 produced, maybe?), so it's a bit tougher to find, but - anything's possible! The Rover P6 3500S Scarab Blue, Export Specification, RHD, model number VA06520, was a limited edition of 1,000 pieces. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 40 minutes ago, Fennec said: I have the same one, albeit uncarded. What's that on the left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 22 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: The Rover P6 3500S Scarab Blue, Export Specification, RHD, model number VA06520, was a limited edition of 1,000 pieces. Five sold on eBay this year (so far) at an average selling price of £28 eddyramrod and MiniMinorMk3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Called in at a couple of charity shops on the way home & found these two The Golf is marked Viking Plast underneath,no markings on the red truck Also these two Siku Jeeps Don't look like they've ever been played with,although one has a snapped roll cage. Split_Pin, MiniMinorMk3, FakeConcern and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 atlas marina tc police car if one is there pls Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 29 minutes ago, 155V6 said: I've got the Golf And a MK3 Escort 155V6, MiniMinorMk3, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Eagerly awaiting tat Friday. Ten pound Vanguards are not to be sniffed at in the current climate.... FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 There was a C30 in this series... I'd love one of these... Split_Pin, MiniMinorMk3 and 155V6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, AndyW201 said: Eagerly awaiting tat Friday. Ten pound Vanguards are not to be sniffed at in the current climate.... Also re; the shop marking up the prices, I'm not surprised as in the short time I've been looking to buy old toy cars the prices (at least of the ones I want) have really gone through the roof on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I've got the Golf And a MK3 Escort Looks more like an Otosan Anadol to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Datsuncog said: If there's anything you see that you like, or anything you're particularly searching for, then do sing up in the next few hours... Vanguards VA06510 Rover 3500 ? Met Police version. You'd know it from the twin search lights the blue rear board above the number plate TYK 194S was the first Met car to get the 'jam sandwich' stripe The sister cars in the fleet had to wait a bit longer eddyramrod, Remspoor, FakeConcern and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 6 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Kidco Corvette and no-name 300ZX key cars, at £1 a throw. Majorette beach buggy with yellow wheels and a front light bar, at £2. Texaco and Agip transfers look like they're Scalextric waterslides added on by a young owner, not Majorette originals. Though I could be wrong... That plastic fantastic looks interesting - might be up for that, think it might be related to the Impulse/Imperial copies of Matchbox cars. Could it belong inside this Pinch Poppers van? Majo buggy: andrew e, Split_Pin and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 8 hours ago, barrett said: It's always worth pointing out just in case anyone gets the wrong idea. Been a while since I did this, so here's the Mercuries (minus one which I forgot about) The Mebetoys And the Politoys And if that counts as a 'collection' I don't know what more to say. Just a couple of interesting bits, nothing weird or obsessive about it at all. Just a couple. Just don't ask to see my Pilens, alright mate? It was bugging me and I found it! Brilliant collection of die-cast by the way. So much bella figura in one post barrett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Think that Unimog forklift passed through my hands, many moons ago. 50p Box refugee from December 2019. What I hadn't really noticed until I put it in the loft earlier, was that the same casting came with forks or a snowplough That one ^ also came of one of you the other day Amelia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said: atlas marina tc police car if one is there pls You and me both! Good luck! 2 hours ago, AndyW201 said: Eagerly awaiting tat Friday. Ten pound Vanguards are not to be sniffed at in the current climate.... Yes they are, and I am doing that sniffing. 2 hours ago, FakeConcern said: Also re; the shop marking up the prices, I'm not surprised as in the short time I've been looking to buy old toy cars the prices (at least of the ones I want) have really gone through the roof on ebay. And my model-hunting goes exactly the same way, and has done for sixty years. Funny how everything I want shoots up the moment I think of it! FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 19 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: Funny how everything I want shoots up the moment I think of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 5 hours ago, Datsuncog said: If there's anything you see that you like, or anything you're particularly searching for, then do sing up in the next few hours... Oxford Austin J2 Paralanian. Not a tenner though! or an Oxford Maxi They are only £7.45 direct from the manufacturer though Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 3 hours ago, flat4alfa said: It was bugging me and I found it! Brilliant collection of die-cast by the way. So much bella figura in one post If you tracked that down purely on the basis of that one picture that's really impressive work (unless you can read Japanese). It's a good album! The other visible records are Max Roach's The Loadstar (a new chance discovery for me) and Peter Hammil's Fool's Mate, before you wear yourself out... flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 You learn something new every day. I mentioned when I found the new Hot Wheels 72 Stingray that I liked the headlights being made as part of the glazing. It seems it has another trick up its sleeve too This one does the same apparently I've seen no mention of this anywhere before, nothing on the pack. If there's a moving part it's usually shown as a diagram on the back. Hopefully there will be others, Trans-O-Lite isn't dead! ETCHY, MiniMinorMk3, Tenmil Socket and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I've seen no mention of this anywhere before, nothing on the pack. If there's a moving part it's usually shown as a diagram on the back. Hopefully there will be others, Trans-O-Lite isn't dead! THEY DID WHAT ?! Bastards! That means I've got open the packet now and ruin my children's inheritence* Tenmil Socket, Remspoor and bunglebus 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Ever seen one of these? Circa 1986 Polistil mutants! Chances of finding one? Split_Pin and MiniMinorMk3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 7 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said: atlas marina tc police car if one is there pls 4 hours ago, eddyramrod said: You and me both! Good luck! 7 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Vanguards VA06510 Rover 3500 ? Met Police version. You'd know it from the twin search lights the blue rear board above the number plate TYK 194S was the first Met car to get the 'jam sandwich' stripe The sister cars in the fleet had to wait a bit longer 3 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Oxford Austin J2 Paralanian. Not a tenner though! or an Oxford Maxi They are only £7.45 direct from the manufacturer though Will see what shows up in the crates come the morning! Just to say, tomorrow's a public holiday here so I'll only be swinging past the market in the morning - bit of a 'one and done' situation. I'll try to get some pics posted up around 9am, and I may be able to hang around for a short while afterwards, in case there's anything anyone's mad keen for me to secure on their behalf - but come 10 o'clock I'll need to be hitting the road, so it's gonna be a brief event with no lunchtime second round this week! Catch you on the flipside... eddyramrod, Split_Pin, bunglebus and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Bit less snowy this morning, it's true. Kinda misty, though. Officially sponsored tat-hunting trainers: ON. FakeConcern, bunglebus, flat4alfa and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Highly unlikely, but if there's a Tara green Allegro in the Vanguards haul,.. Or the Oxford diecast Bedford HA (B Taylor building services), please grab it... Datsuncog and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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