Split_Pin 8,631 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 My latest purchase image.jpeg 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felly Magic 8,912 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 The Mk2 Capri was a good casting from Majo IIRC, had a blue one with a trailer & canoe I got in Morecambe in 1984 1 Banger Kenny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sierraman 11,153 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 I've got a fair few Majorettes in the loft from that era. The attention to detail was fantastic in comparison to Corgi Juniors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felly Magic 8,912 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 And they were often cheaper than Corgi and Matchbox of the era too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldcars 6,810 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 Got my wee boy one like this for 10p in the charity shop at the weekend. 3 laser wheels, Banger Kenny and Junkman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bren 11,353 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 I have the bronze one with the sliding roof - unlike the real thing it actually works. 3 mercrocker, Junkman and oldcars reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercrocker 18,834 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 I have un-natural feelings for that Norev R6. Even with those wheels.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyW201 681 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 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! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split_Pin 8,631 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 I have un-natural feelings for that Norev R6. Even with those wheels....What I like about it is that everything opens, door frames and all, and the back seats fold 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laser wheels 1,676 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 Picked this up at a carboot on Monday for £2. 4 Banger Kenny, oldcars, Junkman and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split_Pin 8,631 Report post Posted May 5, 2016 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. 1 laser wheels reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sierraman 11,153 Report post Posted May 6, 2016 I think they do but they mostly seem to do them as souvenirs now eg the London taxi. Matchbox superkings packed in years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laser wheels 1,676 Report post Posted May 6, 2016 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... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sierraman 11,153 Report post Posted May 6, 2016 Shelvoke drewery bin lorry? 1 laser wheels reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felly Magic 8,912 Report post Posted May 6, 2016 They re-issued that a few years back as well 1 laser wheels reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split_Pin 8,631 Report post Posted May 6, 2016 That's the SD Revopak N type with the Motor Panels Cab. I so wanted one as a kid as Glasgow City Council had a fleet in the early 1980s and I loved watching them. I bought one on EBay eventually, they're ace! 1 laser wheels reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laser wheels 1,676 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 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 - 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! 5 Junkman, eddyramrod, Bren and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laser wheels 1,676 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 I also picked this up for 50p - Reckoned it was worth that just for the shell and transfers. Original plan was to have a crack at finishing it, but now I'm tempted to just flip it. Plus bonus pube in bottom of box (unfortunately I have now lost the pube). 4 andy18s, Junkman, Banger Kenny and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy18s 6,306 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 I'll offer you double your money!!!!!! Can pay asap.....lol I am interested though.... 1 laser wheels reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bren 11,353 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laser wheels 1,676 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 Matchbox super kings are getting bloody expensive - when boxed. I remember going to toy fairs late '90s and early '00s and picking up NOS Super Kings and Speed Kings for a couple of quid each. Even when I sold up a decade or so ago I got next to nothing for them. Models of Yesterday still seem pretty cheap on ebay, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split_Pin 8,631 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 Much more desirable than those God-awful 1/36 scale Dinky models of the late 1970s. The Princess and Volvo 265 are nice though, still shite models though. They should have stuck to nice 1/43 models like the Spanish Dinkys, with the traditional cars box. Fuck it, they were going bust anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laser wheels 1,676 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 I'll offer you double your money!!!!!! Can pay asap.....lol I am interested though.... Please feel free to make an offer, although I feel a bit weird as I've just told everyone what I paid for it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pillock 27,680 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 Can I loiter in the queue for the Cosseh behind Andy in case he decides a pube-less plastic kit isn't for him after all? 1 laser wheels reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bren 11,353 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 Much more desirable than those God-awful 1/36 scale Dinky models of the late 1970s. The Princess and Volvo 265 are nice though, still shite models though. They should have stuck to nice 1/43 models like the Spanish Dinkys, with the traditional cars box. Fuck it, they were going bust anyway.The bean counters were hard at work at that time - most of the dinky toys had plastic bases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felly Magic 8,912 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 It was a shame Dinky went fart, just before they were about to bring out a Mk2 Granada 4 mercrocker, Mr Bump, Junkman and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split_Pin 8,631 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 The bean counters were hard at work at that time - most of the dinky toys had plastic bases.I don't mind that so much, more the terribly proportioned wheels. They added those to some otherwise good 1/43 models such as the lovely Citroen Dyane and it totally ruined it, same goes for the MK1 Escort. 1 Junkman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laser wheels 1,676 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 I have been googling the Dinkys of which you speak, and you're not wrong they do look a bit naff, especially if you were to put them next to contemporary Matchbox Super Kings et al. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felly Magic 8,912 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 The SD1 was awful, very skinny, tapering nose 1 laser wheels reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laser wheels 1,676 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 The SD1 was awful, very skinny, tapering nose It looks like someone stood on it - And, yes, those wheels look hideous. The TR7 is pretty bad, too. 1 Banger Kenny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
