eddyramrod Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 8 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Saw this earlier and thought it looked familiar to the 'flat-bed' TK I have here, thinking there must have been two types that Corgi did in that colour scheme ...Except it's a Dinky... @bunglebus can I claim a Proton please? flat4alfa, bunglebus, andrew e and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Postal delivery. First up, latest CMC offering, the 482 Fire Chief it's essentially a reworking of the previous 480 Taxi But the 59 Impala is a gorgeous car, perhaps more so as the two door coupe of course. I do have the original one Which came from across the Irish Sea with some very odd plasticine modifications Thought it might be hiding damage but nope FakeConcern, andrew e, RayMK and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 @flat4alfa Car recovery conversion with a bed extension ???? @danthecapriman is this the same paint scheme? Are there others? MiniMinorMk3, eddyramrod, FakeConcern and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Mrs found me a few bits in a charity shop, maybe should have grabbed the boxed Corgi MK3 Escort but in the end settled for a pretty decent Husky Beetle And what looked like a nice Corgi, unfortunately it's a repaint danthecapriman, FakeConcern, AndyW201 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 My other postal arrival quite possibly trumps all the others though Split_Pin, Jon, andrew e and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 That’s lovely! I’m pretty sure the Escort is Ford promotional packaging, I’ve got one here - there’s no way in the box to stop them rolling about either, no holes for the plastic peg clips corgi used. Probably a good buy too at a £10. FakeConcern, danthecapriman, AndyW201 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I'm intrigued as to what this thing is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Back on the AEC Ergos, I recently sold this on Ebay for more than the price I expected... but then after checking the Oxford website, I found that these are £15 for a new one. They also do a couple of other liveries if peoples are into those AEC tippers. Split_Pin, RoadworkUK, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 A bit more done on the Rothmans Porsche. Yesterday I stuck the big side decals on. Those were left over night to full dry off. Here's a couple of close ups that show what Micro Sol can do for your decal work. As you can see it helps the decals mould into all the shut lines and grilles to give that painted on look. Also spot another error by the decal maker, no exhaust hole on the left side. Rear panel and lights. Those award bits that surround the headlamps. Looks like a bit of dark blue will be needed to cover the white bits between the decals. Left side front Right side front Fuel caps and big Rothmans Front end Left side rear Right side rear And front with Shells That just leaves the wheel and tyre decals and the wiper and mirrors to go on, plus any touch ins. andrew e, Cookiesouwest, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 36 minutes ago, andrew e said: @flat4alfa Car recovery conversion with a bed extension ???? @danthecapriman is this the same paint scheme? Are there others? They do look very close! I’ve got the Bedford in that colour but it’s packed away so I can’t do a side by side. The Bedford is a larger scale to the Ergo though. Theres a few colours for Bedford tipper/dropside. So far I’ve seen the usual white blue orange one, but there a red one and a yellow one too. I have the yellow too, but there’s variations with them, some have black roof’s some don’t. Datsuncog, AndyW201, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Today's been mild, so painting has happened... Really pleased with the Buick in Ford Roman Bronze. Spottedlaurel, Datsuncog, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said: I can't think of many/any other manufacturer-specific ones that they've done? Majority are seemingly thrown-together with the daft fantasy comedy models, along with Ferrari and Batman packs ad nauseum; but they are meant to be 'gift packs' after all. But yes going right back, there's been a few. They started with these for 1993 1994. For some reason the World Cup pack was all-Chevrolet 1995 1996 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012. Carroll Shelby died 2014 2016 2020. At last! After Ferrari sets almost every year, finally a Lamborghini set 2021 2022 2023 Spottedlaurel, AndyW201 and andrew e 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Matchbox have been sparse 2011 2016 2018 andrew e, AndyW201 and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2024! AndyW201 and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 6 hours ago, flat4alfa said: I need that trailer! Ten a penny those andrew e, MiniMinorMk3 and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: 2016 If you're really sad you can track down the other version - the fenderless Beetle has an open roof in one, and a roofrack in the other AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 But I am already quite sad, in general. Bit late to try and aspire to it! I have that wingless Beetle somewhere. Will now have to go down into the dungeon and find the box it is in to find out which one it is bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said: I'm intrigued as to what this thing is? Meet too. Went off earlier to find out about it Wheels shouted Winross, unlikely though as it has windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Agreed. I got four of them back in the '90s for reasonable money (I was lucky to start collecting MIB Superfast when I did), but the fire engine took a while and the pipe truck evaded me until attending the big Brentwood toy fair last year. I say evaded, maybe it was that I found other things that I wanted more with the budget I had available? I also have all three of the Dodge lorries* and the pair of GMCs. *Surely it's only right to call British HGVs of that period lorries? I'm going from memory here, but it's interesting to think how much of the 1-75 range was given over to commercial vehicles. Take 1970, for example (an auspicious year, it's when I was born). Peak Superfast perhaps? Anyway, if all of the Ergomatics were available simultaneously that's 8% of the range. Then there were the three Dodges, two each of Ford D-Series, DAF and GMC and sundry others. Maybe half the range, perhaps more? Is it because they offered better play value? Lots of different things a lorry can do, whereas a car is 'just' a car. Some of them must have cost more to produce than a car as well. Tipping mechanisms, extra parts like the scaffolding tower with the silver Mercedes truck, etc etc. Thoughts? I'd really never considered how many Lorries they made (yep I call them Lorries, later mid 1980's onwards I think of them as Trucks). Yes I think you may be right there's more play value in a Lorry, Matchbox weren't daft so they clearly knew what sold. I'm 1970 born too & I truly think it was a great time for toys. Not just the die-cast stuff but, ActionMan, Toy guns etc etc. eddyramrod and andrew e 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I've got that Chrome '40 Ford somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surface Rust Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: Which came from across the Irish Sea with some very odd plasticine modifications Thought it might be hiding damage but nope Plasticine mods are for increasing the mass for better performance in 'battle' scenarios when in vehicular combat with siblings. I may have performed similar mods to diecast and scalextric cars in my yoof. Best when hidden from view so your victim is unaware. FakeConcern, MiniMinorMk3 and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, andrew e said: Car recovery conversion with a bed extension ???? We could only tell by looking underneath and comparing but I don't have the recovery myself BUT LOOK! In the 1965 Dinky Catalogue there is the flat bed TK I thought I had So they did make three types andrew e, eddyramrod, FakeConcern and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Meet too. Went off earlier to find out about it Wheels shouted Winross, unlikely though as it has windows It was giving me Siku vibes and it seems that is indeed the case. Can't find one exactly the same but this rocket transporter appears to be the same casting in different colours. danthecapriman, MiniMinorMk3, andrew e and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 DINKY TOYS CATALOGUE 1965 FakeConcern, AndyW201, MiniMinorMk3 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 7 hours ago, bunglebus said: Popped into both Chelmsford and Raleigh Smyths, as well as Entertainer. All had clearly taken delivery of the Pop Culture set, but of course the Escorts were nowhere to be found. Usual masters of diecast disappointment, Tesco, actually had sone new stock, so if anyone is still looking for them, I have a blue T2, green RS2000 and two(!) Protons spare Can I nab the green Escort please if still there? Ta. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 5 hours ago, andrew e said: is this the same paint scheme? Are there others? As we can see, the 925 Leyland Octopus Tipper Ergomatic is not in the 1965 catalogue above. It was produced 1965-69 so must been too late for the catalogue They do still picture the earlier 944 Leyland Octopus as Tanker Note that in the price listing, a 935 Leyland Octopus Flat Truck with Chains is listed, but not pictured But here is one I never knew existed! 936 Leyland Octopus Chassis WHO HAS ONE OF THOSE THEN? danthecapriman, Datsuncog, AndyW201 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 33 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: In the 1965 Dinky Catalogue there is the flat bed TK I thought I had So they did make three types I think the coal wagon flatbed and dropside tipper are the same basic casting - I seem to recall the flatbed has a rivet to secure the casting to the chassis, but was otherwise held on with the same pivot pin. The corner posts were also removed for the coal wagon version - though were always a bit fragile on the tipper. All three of these TK castings were introduced in 1964 - the coal wagon bowed out in 1968, the tipper in 1970, but the crash truck made it all the way through to 1972... Split_Pin, danthecapriman and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 It's listed as 'Crash Truck' too, which is surprising. 'Breakdown Truck' would be more fitting in 1964 I would have thought? The previous decade gave us 'Breakdown Lorry' andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 34 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: As we can see, the 925 Leyland Octopus Tipper Ergomatic is not in the 1965 catalogue above. It was produced 1965-69 so must been too late for the catalogue They do still picture the earlier 944 Leyland Octopus as Tanker Note that in the price listing, a 935 Leyland Octopus Flat Truck with Chains is listed, but not pictured But here is one I never knew existed! 936 Leyland Octopus Chassis WHO HAS ONE OF THOSE THEN? I always wanted the Octopus chassis. When I was a kid in Leyland I remember prior to them building the big assembly/ test track, the real thing on the roads with a bloke in a thick jacket & goggles driving them ! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On the Matchbox MerryWeather is there a colour variation ? Some look metallic red whilst others look normal red, is it just a trick of the light on photo's ? Cheers flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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