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Long shot I know, but does anyone out there mess about with Vanguards models and have any spare sets of wheels?

 

Was cleaning all the 43rd scale models in the display cabinet and discovered the minilites on the front of the pink 'boy racer' mk2 cortina were at odd angles. Then I found the wheels had disintegrated! The spokes had come away from the rims and there is no way they'll stick back together. I was going to maybe break this one for spares and look for another mint boxed example ( I have the entire boy racer collection, so need the cortina to make up the set) but haven't found one online for less than £35, so the one Ive got will have to be repaired for now.

 

So on the off chance someone has a pair of the vanguards type minilites, or failing that, a full set of 70s Ford type wheels, 4 spoke, rostyles, dartboards, etc for sale, I'd be interested!

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Long shot I know, but does anyone out there mess about with Vanguards models and have any spare sets of wheels?

 

Was cleaning all the 43rd scale models in the display cabinet and discovered the minilites on the front of the pink 'boy racer' mk2 cortina were at odd angles. Then I found the wheels had disintegrated! The spokes had come away from the rims and there is no way they'll stick back together. I was going to maybe break this one for spares and look for another mint boxed example ( I have the entire boy racer collection, so need the cortina to make up the set) but haven't found one online for less than £35, so the one Ive got will have to be repaired for now.

 

So on the off chance someone has a pair of the vanguards type minilites, or failing that, a full set of 70s Ford type wheels, 4 spoke, rostyles, dartboards, etc for sale, I'd be interested!

I would suggest checking the Bodyshell of the model for zinc pest as well, this particular issue of the Cortina is very prone to it. Just before you go spending any money on it, new models of this car are cheap. I have it in 'aquatic jade' and it doesn't appear to have any issues.

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My latest purchase

 

 

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Majorette VW K70. I had forgotten how good the castings are on these - I had quite a few when I was small.

 

I have my eye on a few others.

I used to have a few early 'skinny tyre' Majorettes and I agree that the castings were a lot finer back then, the Simca 1100, Fiat 127 and 'Cocinelle' being examples. Not sure when their castings became much chunkier, my Simca 1308 GT has the fat tyres but still has full cast on badges in the right font which are superb. My BMW 7 series and Saab 900 seem less detailed and chunkier though so I'll guess that it was around 1980 when things changed.

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I would suggest checking the Bodyshell of the model for zinc pest as well, this particular issue of the Cortina is very prone to it. Just before you go spending any money on it, new models of this car are cheap. I have it in 'aquatic jade' and it doesn't appear to have any issues.

 

A good point, I read that somewhere (probably on here). I've had a look and the shell is all good and sound. A wonder, seeing as it's been on display since the day I got it in a glass cabinet, in a room that gets a fair bit of sunlight. I would try and get hold of another but the only two I've seen have been on ebay, at £28 and £35! GTF! It's not that long ago that you couldn't give the boy racer models away... In the loft I've got a fair few other Ford models, vanguards rally cars with minilights and so on, that have been waiting years for their turn to go on display but I'm too soft to go butchering any mint and boxed models!

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Do they still make Corgi 1/36 scale cars? They always had great play value and looked good. My favourite was a mk3 Escort Police car and a MK2 Transit milk float.

 

I had a one in the '80s as young 'un which was a bin lorry with moving bits. The back all lifted up and everything. I loved it. In fact it may still be in the parents loft...

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I think it may very well have been the Shelvoke Drewry Revopak but for some reason I remember mine having lights on the top, although I may very well be wrong on that as google doesn't bring up any with that particular feature!

 

On the subject of Corgi, picked up this at this afternoons car boot -

 

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Only paid a quid, and after checking ebay I think I may have got a bargain! I got lucky, too, as I just happened to glance into a box of modern toss as I was walking away and there was the box for it - result! :)

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I think they do but they mostly seem to do them as souvenirs now eg the London taxi. Matchbox superkings packed in years ago.

Matchbox super kings are getting bloody expensive - when boxed.

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