Tenmil Socket Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said: More pics Interested in the blue Audi and the red Straz please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Tenmil Socket said: red Straz You can't have it unless you can correctly identify it 😂😜 andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Interested in the Plymouth taxi and the prelude? What are we looking at price wise? DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwatching Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Another '90 Chevrolet Caprice in 1:64 scale by Greenlight. This one's in a NYPD "City Housing Authority". I'm not familiar with this department, just liked the unusual livery. DoctorRetro, Datsuncog, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Interested in the Renault 16 & the Citroen CX please DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 35 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said: More pics Some interesting bits there - Blue Audi Quattro is of interest, what are the blue 928, Alpine and purple sports car - is that one a Corgi Cub? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Some interesting bits there - Blue Audi Quattro is of interest, what are the blue 928, Alpine and purple sports car - is that one a Corgi Cub? Cheers Quattro is dibsded by @Tenmil Socket 928 and Alpine are both Solido Yes, there are two Corgi Cubs there, the Fire Dept thing in the row behind is also one. 15 minutes ago, 155V6 said: Interested in the Renault 16 & the Citroen CX please 19 minutes ago, sierraman said: Interested in the Plymouth taxi and the prelude? What are we looking at price wise? 36 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: Interested in the blue Audi and the red Straz please. Price wise I reckon £3.50 for the decent ones, and £0.50-£1.50 for the more shit ones. Reasonable? So: @Tenmil Socket - £4.50 @sierraman -£4.50 @155V6 - £5 @bunglebus - £8 155V6 and bunglebus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Christmas prezzies to myself 🎅 C15 Pickup, Mercury Turnpike Cruiser and a bottle of Ricard. Mrs6C, eddyramrod, Remspoor and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 12 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Christmas money plus a bit in my Paypal account from selling another kit spent: Most expensive kit I've purchased, and it's been lightly started, but that makes it ideal for actually building. Having finally organised my stash of kits it's apparent I have enough for a good few years, but it'd be good to improve the variety/quality of what's there by the odd bit of trading/selling. Looking forward to seeing this built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, DoctorRetro said: You can't have it unless you can correctly identify it 😂😜 FSO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, DoctorRetro said: Quattro is dibsded by @Tenmil Socket 928 and Alpine are both Solido Yes, there are two Corgi Cubs there, the Fire Dept thing in the row behind is also one. Price wise I reckon £3.50 for the decent ones, and £0.50-£1.50 for the more shit ones. Reasonable? So: @Tenmil Socket - £4.50 @sierraman -£4.50 @155V6 - £5 @bunglebus - £8 Sounds good to me, let me know the total with the postage and I can get it wired across. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 35 minutes ago, sierraman said: Sounds good to me, let me know the total with the postage and I can get it wired across. Cheers Me too please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, 155V6 said: Me too please Ditto 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said: Looking forward to seeing this built! Thanks, but don't hold your breath! I have some kits that have been patiently waiting their turn for over 30 years..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Thanks for feedback about the Majorette rectangular hole. bunglebus and 155V6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Another search found this set containing the Majorette tow truck copy The caravan looks like a Majorette copy too,not sure about the others. bunglebus and AndyW201 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 1302 Beetle possibly, Majo doesn't have quarterlights though Justwatching and 155V6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Yet another rabbit hole fallen into - Hungarian Hobby-Cars copies of Matchbox and Majorette Terrible rip-off of the 126X Majorette BMW Turbo, apparently most of them have this casting fault They copied the Motor version too No mistaking those last two. Apparently there's also some link between this company and Playmobil, who definitely copied Matchbox too AndyW201, 155V6 and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 46 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Apparently there's also some link between this company and Playmobil, who definitely copied Matchbox too Yes and no... I think the problem was that Playmobil's toys and trademarked name were also pirated by a Hungarian toy firm called Schenk, with no connection to the real Playmobil (owned by German toymaker Brandstätter). I'm not sure, but were Hobby Cars maybe linked to Schenk? Can't find it on these pages, but I think I profiled a plastic copy of the Matchbox Superfast Bedford TM car transporter which was made by Schenk and sold with Playmobil branding, in an impressively bold disregard of both sets of intellectual property rights. The model shop in Smithfield had a fair few of these, and apparently there were other MB copies in the same range. Schenck were sued by Brandstätter, and ordered by a court to stop selling toys under the Playmobil name in the mid-90s. Naughty, naughty. andrew e and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 59 minutes ago, bunglebus said: 1302 Beetle possibly, Majo doesn't have quarterlights though I don't think it's a Majorette copy.The Majorette Beetle has always looked a bit off to me.I'm not sure if the roof is too flat or the windscreen too upright? bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 That Hungarian Datsun looks like a Clown's car that's about to fall apart 😁 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Are those pictures taken on a Hot Wheels foldable garage? I had one, fantastic, loved the little garages, used to keep a little Corgi Metro in the top one. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 26 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Yes and no... I think the problem was that Playmobil's toys and trademarked name were also pirated by a Hungarian toy firm called Schenk, with no connection to the real Playmobil (owned by German toymaker Brandstätter). I'm not sure, but were Hobby Cars maybe linked to Schenk? Can't find it on these pages, but I think I profiled a plastic copy of the Matchbox Superfast Bedford TM car transporter which was made by Schenk and sold with Playmobil branding, in an impressively bold disregard of both sets of intellectual property rights. The model shop in Smithfield had a fair few of these, and apparently there were other MB copies in the same range. Schenck were sued by Brandstätter, and ordered by a court to stop selling toys under the Playmobil name in the mid-90s. Naughty, naughty. Here's the site - English translation isn't the best http://hungariandiecast.blogspot.com/2010/07/diecast-toys-made-in-hungary-hobby-cars.html?m=1 And here's one of my Playmobil Machbox copies - I have three 9 minutes ago, sierraman said: Are those pictures taken on a Hot Wheels foldable garage? I had one, fantastic, loved the little garages, used to keep a little Corgi Metro in the top one. Pass - I "borrowed" them from the above site Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Talking of blatant copies - look what just arrived Yup another Lucky Toys Gruesome Twosome copy in a subtle shade of magenta But wait, there's more Also a Lucky, looking very much like the Matchbox #6 Ford Pick-up. Is it a copy? The original certainly didn't have an opening hood Looks like it came with the canopy too Datsuncog and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 49 minutes ago, 155V6 said: I don't think it's a Majorette copy.The Majorette Beetle has always looked a bit off to me.I'm not sure if the roof is too flat or the windscreen too upright? I keep thinking Tomica but they also don't have ¼ lights. Yes the casting is a bit odd, '02 Beetles aren't the best proportioned to start with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Having a nose around online at Luckys, I was well aware they did a VW T1 pickup, but didn't realise it was copied from Corgi, as evidenced by this version *edit* looks like they had their eye on Husky too! AndyW201, Datsuncog, 155V6 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Can imagine an old split screen not being up towing much more than a wheelbarrow let alone a Ferrari 250GTO! All the Tesco yesterday were devoid of any Matchbox, even the crappy Top Gun tie ins were gone. Hopefully in week after New Year we’ll see some new stuff. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Just saying... Datsuncog, AndyW201, Justwatching and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Bob Anderson used to lug his F1 Brabham - BRM around Europe on the back of a VW Transporter. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Pretty common actually 😂 AndyW201, junkyarddog, Datsuncog and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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