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I can imagine the seller had difficulty pricing this lot up, and he’s dropped it by £250 on what he was asking earlier in the year but it's still £2250:

 

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TAMIYA-1-24TH-SCALE-SPORTS-CAR-SERIES-MASSIVE-NIB-COLLECTION-OF-1ST-ISSUE-KITS-/191845820109

 

My maths suggests that’s £33.58 each. A lot have been reissued over the years and are available at rather less than that, which would be fine if they’re just going to get built. There's an ability to submit an offer, but I doubt he'd accept £100....

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This was a  matchbox Roller convertible,

all these seem to be found with the windscreen either missing or broken.

Decided to turn it into a coupe,using the roof and glazing from a Hot wheels 07 mustang.

 

Not that happy with it,but decided to show it anyway.

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Idea has potential....I immediately thought of this when I saw the first pic - 

 

 

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Mr Lobster is evil, he just made me part with monies for something in a scale I haven't collected in a while, a 1/24 scale Sappy Cossie partwork doobry, almost certain to get OMFGSCENETAXYO.

 

On another note, my local Poundland had in a dump bin full of Matchbox/Hotwheels, 1/43 scale Dodge Viper's and Maserati coupe's which look like DeAgostini partworks

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There has been some diecast receivage.

  

Actually, this one isn't a diecast. It's made from "Composite", which I think is a fancy word for what we used to call plastic.

 

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These are what we sometimes refer to as 'melty' Don't leave it in direct sunlight or anywhere too hot as they do have a tendency to do things they aren't supposed to. Ask me how I know etc...

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Also known by me as "Norev Fatigue"......

 

I'll have to find my 1960s Norev Renault 4 van to see if it is still ok.  Real car dashboards and man made fabrics deteriorate in the sun, so Norev problems should not be a surprise.  Presumably, modern plastics are more resistant to U/V and heat damage.

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