Frogchod Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 It's been a while since I moved house. Only just got around to unpacking some models Added some lighting to one of my cabinets too. Some new additions as well 😁 Having just inflicted a 1:1 1992 cadillac eldorado upon myself, collecting all 12 marks of eldorado is my new obsession 🤔 Split_Pin, MiniMinorMk3, RoadworkUK and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Shouldn’t there be clubman’s on page 1275? FakeConcern, morrisoxide, 500tops and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Fennec said: One of my more successful custom jobs. I like that, it’s ‘what could have been’ if they carried it over to Whizzwheels. Amelia and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 49 minutes ago, andrew e said: Shouldn’t there be clubman’s on page 1275? Funnily enough, I realised I still don't have one of these. Anyone got a spare for sale? 500tops, andrew e, Remspoor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 But do have all these, twice-over for my sins andrew e, FakeConcern, AndyW201 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Massive modern cars shocker Amelia, bigstraight6, andrew e and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Here's one I never made earlier. Maybe it should be done with a Corgi Metro donor Or maybe not FakeConcern, Amelia and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Massive modern and again Of all the toy Minis I have I don't have any Clubmans (Clubmen?) I never finished any of the models I started of my real ones either or the MG Metro also 1275. Tamiya half converted to 1275GT I think the Corgi was more or less done, but only have the cut down base painted Tara Green and part of the interior left... bunglebus, AndyW201 and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 33 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Funnily enough, I realised I still don't have one of these. Anyone got a spare for sale? @MiniMinorMk3 MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, andrew e said: Shouldn’t there be clubman’s on page 1275? An Allegro, Marina or Midget would have worked equally well... andrew e and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Never seen a metallic green Dinky. I'm guessing that it is a factory trial. I have the bronze in jewel light and solid light and various box version. I also have one example of the rare red one. I hve all the Scalextrics. and here's a few 1275s and Clubmans from my collection Datsuncog, warch, andrew e and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Some pics of my tat - diecast/Lego/other stuff. Nibbler, Frogchod, MiniMinorMk3 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Another. Mattel designer Brendon Vetuskey's '67 Pontiac Firebird FakeConcern, AndyW201, danthecapriman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 And designer Alton Takeyasu's Datsun 240Z I'll go now... AndyW201, FakeConcern and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 As we are posting metros... MiniMinorMk3, flat4alfa, danthecapriman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Poverty spec Sentra. andrew e, Split_Pin, FakeConcern and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibbler Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I love this thread! It’s an endless source of joy! A couple of days ago I set out on a quest. To find myself a Hot wheels Cadillac Seville. I scored in the last shop I visited. During my quest I picked up a couple more... MiniMinorMk3, 155V6, bunglebus and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Nibbler said: I love this thread! An endless source of joy! A couple of days ago I set out on a quest. To find myself a Hot wheels Cadillac Seville. I scored in the last shop I visited. During my quest I picked up a couple of other vehicles. I must get one of those Majorette Citroen DS’… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 hours ago, sierraman said: I like that, it’s ‘what could have been’ if they carried it over to Whizzwheels. They did, just not those Whizzwheels andrew e, Amelia and sierraman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surface Rust Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 As there seems to be some slot car love here, I thought I'd share this. I got bored during the long winter nights and thought I'd revert to a favourite pastime of my youth, customising Scalextric cars. Sadly none of those creations survived the last 30 odd years, but I thought I'd still maintain the connection and make some cars from my youth, in particular, vehicles produced in Northern Ireland. A dim recollection from a visit to the Ulster Transport Museum in about 1989 was that Northern Irish automotive output was limited to: Some kind of steam powered horsey horseless thing from 18somethingorother Various armoured Land Rover products from the RUC workshops in Belfast DeLoreans This didn't give me many options to work with, and as I didn't even know what the steam contraption looked like, the list narrowed further. Eventually I settled on making both of them. Fortunately Scalextric had saved me a lot of effort by already making a Delorean, unfortunately it was plastered in BTTF guff, like every Delorean you see at a car show. I wanted the pure design intent so had to carefully remove all the Mr Fusion stuff and file the body smooth for a quick stainless steel* paint job. Anyway, that wasn't the exciting one. This was. Not terribly accurate, but a lot of fun to build. I was always fascinated by the Tangis when I was young, they used to sweep past my dad's Volvo 240 at what seemed like outrageous speeds for a big Land Rover, accompanied by a lovely V8 roar. The inaugural Norn Iron street racing championship was a predictable affair, the Delorean streaked away thanks to modern Scalextric 'sticks like shit' handling , however the Tangi had me giggling like a school kid as it slo-mo drifted round every bend. Eventually, due to its weight, I had to give the motor and controller a rest as they smelt HOT, but it's a firm favourite already. FakeConcern, Datsuncog, danthecapriman and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Ah crap I never noticed that! I didn't know Jotus made their own models but then it's a while since I've been on there. If @Rover414 doesn't want it and it's a tenner or under I would be interested. Oh, crikey, well spotted, @Rover414 on that one! I dismissed it as an ECW Bristol VR at first, but yeah, it's rather rarer than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 In the interests of full disclosure, some purchasing was done earlier. This lot. See, I felt a bit sorry for the Limeflower Marina, rattling round loose in its box, so felt it incumbent on me to perform a rescue of sorts. In fact, most of the hard-boxed stuff today was unsecured and bashing around inside along with the screws and plastic spacers, which wasn't really helping matters for anyone. All for the want of a small screwdriver. I've already a Marina 1.8 in Teal in the Cog Collection, but I kinda like the little split nose seen on the early 1.3 versions. I'd noticed a pale Marina just about visible in the pics and hoped it was the Sandglow version - but Limeflower's still pretty good. Other than a slightly wonky wiper, it's in good shape. Ditto the Oxford Daimler DS420 limo. Just as the actual car's a monster of a thing, so's the model. I'll post up some better pics of these two at a later date, sure. The Pat Moss Monte Carlo A40 for @AndyW201 is in fairly decent fettle too. The 'collector card' is a bit creased, but still present. One of 1,500, apparently. Collect 'em all, kids. And a quick stop-off at B&M Newtownabbey yielded these on the Matchbox clipstrips: Yup, that's a Carrera for @eddyramrod - assuming I've got the right model, I'll be able to get your latest tat box packed and sent! I just like the Mk1 Civic; and I don't have a red one yet. But I do now. MiniMinorMk3, eddyramrod, AndyW201 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 That's the one! Top work young man Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 A delivery has arrived, which means I'm in the doghouse again... Dinky AEC tanker is one I never had when they were current. Ford tilt-cab is one I had as a kid and wrecked. Boxed DAF 95 is one I've never even seen before, and it's by Tekno! They're lovely! AndyW201, 155V6, Isopon and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Surprise charity shop find in a box of generic Chinese rubbish Datsuncog, andrew e, FakeConcern and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: A delivery has arrived, which means I'm in the doghouse again... Dinky AEC tanker is one I never had when they were current. Ford tilt-cab is one I had as a kid and wrecked. Boxed DAF 95 is one I've never even seen before, and it's by Tekno! They're lovely! Are they from Dan? I'm having to carefully stash mine in darkened corners. He's got a lot to answer for! 🤣 eddyramrod and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 No, these are not from Dan, amazingly. These came from Jon (dugong/alcyonecorporation) over Facebook. I love a clearout, as long as it's someone else's! He had some 1/18s too, a couple of which I really fancied, but I couldn't afford them. Which wasn't surprising, I know that what he was asking was realistic. Never mind... Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, eddyramrod said: Dinky AEC tanker is one I never had when they were current. Ford tilt-cab is one I had as a kid and wrecked. Boxed DAF 95 is one I've never even seen before, and it's by Tekno! They're lovely! Those Tekno trucks were very sort after 20 years ago, then Corgi started releasing their trucks and the prices started to drop. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Some more Vanguards Marinas The best colour combo, Teal with Limeflower chairs AndyW201, FakeConcern, Split_Pin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 By the way, Corgi are still on their stupid path of pandering to fans of Fords. Of the latest 2023 releases shown on their site, only 1 of 13 is a non-Ford. It is a new colour for the Triumph Stag. They have announced that they are releasing a Red Astra Mk2 GTE, but the next two new castings are again Ford, Mk2 Capri (so they can release three car sets featuring all 3 marks) and the latest Mustang Coupe. They just are not listening to collectors who are bored to the back teeth of Fords. AndyW201 and sierraman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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