Tenmil Socket Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Spotted this bargain yesterday: andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Just popped in The Grand Arcade in Southport. A real treasure trove if you’re ever in the area. Just got a pint at Wetherspoons so thought I’d share a few pics. Let me know if you’d like anything picking up… I’m going back for the Dinky Transit soon for myself. danthecapriman, MiniMinorMk3, andrew e and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 AndyW201, FakeConcern, danthecapriman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 FakeConcern, MiniMinorMk3, bunglebus and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 MiniMinorMk3, andrew e, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Went back for this Dinky Transit and had just been sold… it was sat on the counter. Really good condition too for a fiver 😩 andrew e, FakeConcern, eddyramrod and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Never knew they did a Dinky CF minibus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Just restocking at Toytown and blagged another 2 😄 AndyW201 and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Whilst looking for a restaurant to have some food later I spotted an old fashioned model shop. It was a model railways and Scalextric type store. Anyway, there was a couple of £1 tubs in which I found this 1981 model. AndyW201, Split_Pin, andrew e and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Chevy Malibu? andrew e and sheffcortinacentre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 It's an old Mount Prospect police car,They were practically giving them away.......😎😎 Tenmil Socket, eddyramrod and andrew e 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I know I've been away 15 years but oh boy, Southport has changed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 9 minutes ago, junkyarddog said: It's as old Mount Prospect police car,They were practically giving them away.......😎😎 Beat me! I wonder if the cigarette lighter works… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 @Tenmil Socket there was some nice stuff in those cases, that whole £5 shelf had nice stuff on it too - commiseration’s on the Transit though ☹️ Tenmil Socket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 6 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said: Just popped in The Grand Arcade in Southport. A real treasure trove if you’re ever in the area. Just got a pint at Wetherspoons so thought I’d share a few pics. Let me know if you’d like anything picking up… I’m going back for the Dinky Transit soon for myself. Ooh a first issue Corgi Minor Saloon! I have the first ever issue which is the Panda car with the thick quarterlight and incorrect wing curve but this was the first civilian version. I also have the second civilian release which is Trafalgar blue. All from 1988 when they were, in my opinion, a revelation. MiniMinorMk3 and Tenmil Socket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said: Whilst looking for a restaurant to have some food later I spotted an old fashioned model shop. It was a model railways and Scalextric type store. Anyway, there was a couple of £1 tubs in which I found this 1981 model. Oh boysoboys, that's ace! Prime US Domestic chod 1979 Chevy Malibu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibbler Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Really happy with this lot. Moskvitch 2141 and a couple of absolutely mint Lotus Elites. The 2141 was also available with Fords Endura-D engine according to Wikipedia. Split_Pin, FakeConcern, andrew e and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 5 hours ago, sierraman said: Never knew they did a Dinky CF minibus? I don't think they did - I reckon someone's cut rear windows into it. Some interesting bits up there ^ think I'd have come out a bit skint eddyramrod, FakeConcern and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I finished the Transporters today One of them had a hole in the screen on one side which I replaced with some clear plastic, one of the horn units is from something else I don't remember and the other is two broken horns botched together Obviously I had to set up a one make load RoadworkUK, Hertz, eddyramrod and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 15 hours ago, bunglebus said: I don't think they did - I reckon someone's cut rear windows into it. Some interesting bits up there ^ think I'd have come out a bit skint I’m still here until tomorrow 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I went back in the market shop in Newcastle yesterday to see if they had anything different, thought I'd show the woman a pic of the restored Pontiac GP Coupe I bought a few weeks back. Might as well have showed her a picture of a dead slug. AndyW201, danthecapriman, Remspoor and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 18 hours ago, Nibbler said: Really happy with this lot. Moskvitch 2141 and a couple of absolutely mint Lotus Elites. The 2141 was also available with Fords Endura-D engine according to Wikipedia. me likey gold lots of trouble andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Some more of my work in progress… DelPrado Capri. Yes, Miami blue! Gave it a light shine up and lacquer. Still wet here. Bond partwork Sherpa, stripped down. I’ve filled the damaged parts on the door and bonnet, just waiting for it to dry before sanding it down. Spanish trucks partwork Commer Walkthru. I didn’t actually realise the roof on these was a separate plastic part. But when you take them to bits it looks like they’re designed to be adapted into a high roof version too with a different roof moulding clipped on. The chassis is similar. There’s a separate ladder frame chassis attached to the floor which isn’t really visible on this model, but could maybe be used on a chassis cab version of these trucks. Paint going on after masking up. I love those Commer/Dodge Walkthru vans! Such a good looking model of them. To me, the real ones are an iconic bit of British street furniture of the 60’s and 70’s - loads of them around but almost completely gone now. But still a very cool looking van! RoadworkUK, FakeConcern, andrew e and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Just risked everything and took the masking off the Commer. It’s only had the green on an hour or so! Worked a treat! There’s a tiny bit of paint stuck in the little window opening I need to clean out but it just needs to harden off now. MiniMinorMk3, FakeConcern, Remspoor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 5 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: Just risked everything and took the masking off the Commer. It’s only had the green on an hour or so! Worked a treat! There’s a tiny bit of paint stuck in the little window opening I need to clean out but it just needs to harden off now. I always pull any masking off when the paint is still wet/soft. In the past I have had dry paint peel off when the masking is removed. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 3 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: I always pull any masking off when the paint is still wet/soft. In the past I have had dry paint peel off when the masking is removed. It’s one of those things I never know what to do for the best! I’ve done it before after leaving it on for weeks and it still worked but that’s probably more down to luck than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 20 hours ago, eddyramrod said: I know I've been away 15 years but oh boy, Southport has changed! And not in a good way… I’ll add some pics to the holiday thread for you. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Upcoming... Spottedlaurel, andrew e, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Rain at times so popped to tesconfor retail therapy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Rain at times so popped to tesco for retail therapy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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