richardmorris Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 @andrew es purchase went in the postbox on the way home. andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I bought a few Solido Age d’Or when I was a teenager- Solido had much more interesting subjects, with an emphasis on 1930s-50s French and American vehicles, and I thought much better detail than Yesteryears. Some of the subjects e.g. Facel Vega Facilia were pretty esoteric even for a manufacturer focusing on French cars! Looking at the 1972 catalogue I will have to start keeping an eye out for the 1934 Voisin. I will have to dig out what I still have from back then but I treated myself to this via EBay recently: RoadworkUK, andrew e, D.E and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 2:50 PM, richardmorris said: I think it had a union flag on the roof? Think the Union Jack one was silver, but they could have done several colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: Going through my dwindling pile of unscanned catalogues, I wondered why I hadn't done the Matchbox 1984 effort - it was because it doesn't fit my normal scanner, so I had to dust off the other one with a slightly larger bed, but this one crops off a few mm from each edge and is a pain in the wossname to use. Hopefully the time spend messing about editing the pictures afterwards were worth it, some gems in here that I remember getting new, the green RS2000 set with the glider and trailer and Convoy Truck Stop set especially. I also remember having a Rough Rider, but don't recognise it from this catalogue. I would have been 7 at the time Several mocks-ups to be seen too, notably in the Specials range. My parents must have been really flush that year, I have counted about 50 items from there that I had although some were different colours so may have been from an earlier year. Great memories, only a handful remain in my collection now though. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Looking for Solido I found a Corgi Mini I didn’t know I still had! It also disproves my Union Jack theory: Stickers are a weird mix of plastic and paper ones, although I think a couple on the roof were courtesy of my 10 year old self. Remspoor, andrew e, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, AnthonyG said: Think the Union Jack one was silver, but they could have done several colours. There are sticky remains on the roof. AnthonyG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, AnthonyG said: Looking for Solido I found a Corgi Mini I didn’t know I still had! It also disproves my Union Jack theory: ace Stickers are a weird mix of plastic and paper ones, although I think a couple on the roof were courtesy of my 10 year old self. I'm sure that's the one I bought, along with the Matchbox Datsun/Volvo race set, and Peterbilt tow truck, when I won £50 on the Premium Bonds aged about 10. I was only allow to spend half of it too, more than £25 to get that lot mint/boxed these days! AnthonyG, andrew e, Remspoor and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I always enjoy seeing the oddities that sneak into the catalogue, the TP-111 twin pack with the Cortina and horsebox shows the 1.6 GL with painted headlights, don't think they ever came like this, the lights and grille are all part of the base normally - also don't think I've seen a Cortina on those later wheels either The Tyrone Malone has the Race and Chase wheels on it, looking closely it's 100% the slot car version - this is repeated in several catalogues, again never made with these wheels/colours together And I'm always fascinated to see mock ups with opaque windows make it into the catalogues... ...and even onto the actual box art for the K-109! Datsuncog, andrew e, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Looking at that picture I definitely added some stickers - including Marlboro ones, which I have a feeling Corgi would have been criticised for, even back in the early 1980s. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 I got the Corgi Collector Club Magazine from 1989 to 1993 and they would nearly always show a new casting as a resin mock up months before they arrived in my local 'Gold Star' stockist. For me it added to the excitement! I remember this happened with the Saab 96 when they released the model in 1990. I really liked these as you could still spot the later versions on the road at the time. I eventually got it for Christmas that year along with the VW Type 2 bus which as also new in 1990. I still have all those magazines in the binder you could buy back in the day! bunglebus, Datsuncog and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 There’s a few over the years that Matchbox got perilously close to producing various Superkings that got vetoed at the last minute, the big airport fire tender, a tow truck etc. Plus Sentron 9 that was scrapped after only a few made. I think latterly getting companies approval was difficult, the Dodge Viper was set to be released in 1992ish but at the last moment Chrysler said no and it ended up sans windscreen and called the Sunburner. Split_Pin, bunglebus and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Sun Burner you say? Datsuncog, Split_Pin and Justwatching 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Sun Burner you say? No, it was a later iteration. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I remember having a highly prized Blazer Rough Rider, you could smuggle one into school in a Parka pocket! I never did get one with a gear stick though. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Oldsmobile 88 "Man from Uncle" by Corgi AndyW201, junkyarddog, bunglebus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I bought the cream version of that recently! Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Remspoor said: Oldsmobile 88 "Man from Uncle" by Corgi Windscreen's broken.... 19 minutes ago, junkyarddog said: I bought the cream version of that recently! Is that original? Only clocked blue ones previously Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Dick Longbridge, bunglebus, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I spotted a box of cars on FB Marketplace,there was quite a lot of modern stuff in there,but they were local-ish,& they were cheap 😁 This Siku Opel Rekord was one I'd spotted in the picture This Yatming Mustang is nice These four are made by YTGF,& are all unlicensed models of real cars Norev Renault Modus & Corgi Sierra This Tomica Dandy Mini was a nice surprise😀 A couple of Hot Wheels Siku VW Passat & Muscle Machines '55 Chevy Milk Float,made in the UK by Papillon Toys This Maisto Mercedes & trailer wasn't included in the original picture,but the seller had found it & added it to the box The same goes for this Siku truck with boat😮 This box contains everything else that I got Quite pleased with my purchase,I nearly didn't bother as it meant being an hour later home from work but I took the van home so didn't have to pay for the fuel 😎 junkyarddog, richardmorris, Tenmil Socket and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 That's a decent haul. The surfboards are almost always missing from those Hot Wheels pickups too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Real Working Rig purchased, £5 which I didn’t feel was bad given they’re much better than the Convoys were. Sadly the beaver tail wasn’t in stock so I picked up a highway maintenance truck. Review when I’ve got it out the packet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 26 minutes ago, bunglebus said: That's a decent haul. The surfboards are almost always missing from those Hot Wheels pickups too Everything is in really good condition,as though they'd hardly been played with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 8 hours ago, andrew e said: I remember having a highly prized Blazer Rough Rider, you could smuggle one into school in a Parka pocket! I never did get one with a gear stick though. Rough Rider with a gearstick you say? 😉 andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 So... the REAL rig... Quite impressed, oddly enough it’s fixed together with triangle head screws so I guess a custom would be easy. Detail much better than the Convoys as well. Lord Sterling, sheffcortinacentre, bunglebus and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 BIG Corgi F1 in the charity shop - £10 though Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 19 hours ago, Remspoor said: Oldsmobile 88 "Man from Uncle" by Corgi 17 hours ago, junkyarddog said: This says the cream version is not very common, nice find. http://corgitoys.free.fr/English/CORGI_497_MAN_FROM_UNCLE.htm junkyarddog and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I didn't buy the £10 JPS Lotus, but I did buy these for £1 each And 50p for this Mercury and Caddy Got home to a job lot of Hot Wheels, really all bought just to get the green X Raycers Mini Split_Pin, Tenmil Socket, andrew e and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Bedfords all by Matchbox. Wrecker/ Tow truck Two removal trucks Car transporter, converted into a flatbed. refrigeration truck. Tipper RayMK, bunglebus and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Any interest to anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 5 hours ago, Remspoor said: This says the cream version is not very common, nice find. http://corgitoys.free.fr/English/CORGI_497_MAN_FROM_UNCLE.htm I had no idea it was a rare colour,I just thought it was in decent enough condition to buy. Today's find... Remspoor, Split_Pin, andrew e and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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