danthecapriman Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 😬 andrew e, FakeConcern, flat4alfa and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Just now, danthecapriman said: 😬 Here we go again 🤣🤣 danthecapriman, flat4alfa and Datsuncog 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: For those that don't have room for a full size garage setup Think I’ll pick one of those up, the youngest will like that with the man that appears to jump under the bus when it goes past. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: For those that don't have room for a full size garage setup **Sets urgent reminder to call into Home Bargains sometime very soon** Was that the only set they had on the shelves? A branch near-ish to me still has some of the service centres available, but I've yet to see more from the Matchbox range in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Following on from yesterdays TRAX Holden EJ set, here's a TRAX Holden HR set. The HR looked like a 1964 Opel Kapitän/Admiral/Diplomat with round headlamps. Again great detail but this time with three different specifications. Standard Sedan The Special Sedan with extra chrome a two-tone paint and finally the Premier Sedan with all the bells and whistles.  Datsuncog, morrisoxide, Remspoor and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 44 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: **Sets urgent reminder to call into Home Bargains sometime very soon** Was that the only set they had on the shelves? A branch near-ish to me still has some of the service centres available, but I've yet to see more from the Matchbox range in there. Yep it's a newly opened larger store but they're already looking a bit low on stock. That one seemed to be the only option available though Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Mail call today courtesy of @Spottedlaurel: Oh yes! A very nice Lesney King Size Mercury Commuter. I've had a few of the later Speed Kings race support versions of the Commuter with nylon wheels pass through my sweaty mitts, but never an early police one with the steerable wheels. It's great - in broadly similar condition to the rest of my King Size cars, so just lightly worn. It would have been nice if Lesney had continued developing this line with further Corgi/ Dinky sized offerings - I can think of others from the 1-75 range which would have looked pretty neat scaled up, like the VW 1500 and Mk2 Cortina. But it seems that the Hot Wheels flap of the late '60s panicked Lesney into thinking that the future lay in huge-engined fantasy castings painted brightly - so these lovely little models were bastardised into (what some might consider) lairy speed-wheel parodies of themselves. I must dig out the others as - thanks to the efforts of the top folks on here - I now have a full set of the King Size cars, and their smaller counterparts from the miniatures range! Oof. Back of the net. Remspoor, Spottedlaurel, Jon and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 I have a few of those Mercury, Especially the later yellow race support team. I cannot remember where I saw it but there was a prototype in the seventies for a tow truck that for whatever reason got canned along with Matchboxes interpretation of the Chubb Fire Tender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 How cool would this have been? MiniMinorMk3, Datsuncog, andrew e and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Anyone fancy a Dinky bus for a tenner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Code 3 Mercury/Binz lovechild effort found t'internets bunglebus, morrisoxide, danthecapriman and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Did a small diecast rescue today. Can't bear seeing them rattling around in a basket with the Chinese rubbish eddyramrod, AndyW201, RoadworkUK and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Good man! Saving the proper toys, one by one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 7 hours ago, Datsuncog said: **Sets urgent reminder to call into Home Bargains sometime very soon** Was that the only set they had on the shelves? A branch near-ish to me still has some of the service centres available, but I've yet to see more from the Matchbox range in there. Could you get 2 of those service centres? As per usual can find anything round here. Ta Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Are you starting a franchise operation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Take a look at my Polfi She's the only one I got Not much of a Polfi I never seem to get a lot It took a jumbo, across the water All the way from Athens Quote Polfi Toys S.A., Potiris - Lalos - Fragopoulos, 6 Chr. Lada Str., 121 32 Peristeri, Athens, Greece, tel. (01) 5739 911 It’s really shonky But it was 20p, at the boot sale Datsuncog, MiniMinorMk3, AndyW201 and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 2 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said: Could you get 2 of those service centres? As per usual can find anything round here. Ta I'll certainly have a look - it's been a few weeks since I was last in that branch, but they had three last time I checked. Will see what I can do! 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Are you starting a franchise operation? Hey, it'd still be more use to customers than your average Kwik-Fit branch... eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 11 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Â FakeConcern, danthecapriman, andrew e and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 11 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Take a look at my Polfi She's the only one I got Not much of a Polfi I never seem to get a lot It took a jumbo, across the water All the way from Athens It’s really shonky But it was 20p, at the boot sale That's a Greek tragedy. egg, MiniMinorMk3, Reluctant Adult and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 If you are into early 21st century Australian stuff then you might want to track down some Paradise Garage stuff. Ford Falcon AU XR6 Falcon Futura Taxi Not just Fords but Holdens to. Â andrew e, FakeConcern, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Found a Toy Shop Asda but still no Majorette VWs lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Had a highly detailled dream last night that I'd found a shop selling lots of cheap old diecast, and I was going round taking photos of everything I wasn't buying myself for 'the men on the internet' to see if you wanted anything. Then went to my local Sainsbury's, which had a small toy section featuring some very nicely detailed 1:24 models of 1982 Sherpas, in panel van, pick-up, minibus body styles. £18.99 each, which seemed a bit steep but I was going to pay for it with my nectar points. Ah, but twas just a dream... eddyramrod, lesapandre, Datsuncog and 12 others 5 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 23 hours ago, danthecapriman said: 😬 Is that a sign another tat clearance I’d coming up? 🤣 danthecapriman and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 23 minutes ago, sierraman said: Is that a sign another tat clearance I’d coming up? 🤣 Potentially!😆 FakeConcern and sierraman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 When I was just a little boy I asked my mother, what will I be Will I be sexy? Will I be rich? Here's what she said to me Buy SABRA, SABRA Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Buy SABRA, SABRA Buy SABRA, SABRA Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Just buy SABRA  Gamda Koor Sabra Cadillac Eldorado MiniMinorMk3, danthecapriman, Datsuncog and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 35 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: When I was just a little boy I asked my mother, what will I be Will I be sexy? Will I be rich? Here's what she said to me Buy SABRA, SABRA Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Buy SABRA, SABRA Buy SABRA, SABRA Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Just buy SABRA  Very nice! The writing on the side looks like it says ‘ELOORADO’! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 In Chester for a couple of days. Entertainer looked promising... ...but had nothing new. Home Bargains have newer 5 packs But can it really be? Different Matchbox in Poundland! flat4alfa, Reluctant Adult, andrew e and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 6/7/2023 at 12:01 PM, bunglebus said: For those that don't have room for a full size garage setup Where's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Where's that? Home Bargains Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Good to see there are some more Matchbox coming through - are those from the case with the orange Kadett coupe? I was temporarily thrilled when I spied an overflowing Matchbox tub while passing through Tesco earlier - but it was just more of the same selection offered out for months now. Hoping to get a look into the big Home Bargains tomorrow evening, so we'll see what's what... and could be worth my while to schedule a stop off at Poundland too. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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