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Yeah the big stuff isn't cheap. I haven't bought anything for years to be fair, but it was always great quality...

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Some recent purchases. The Matchbox Superkings I've wanted since childhood, the Corgi Merc Ambulance cost a whole pound from the local flea market and the Polistil Merc 450SL cost a little more but it's such a lovely model. Really want to get some more of the Polistil 1/25 scale stuff..........

 

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I had the polish merc as a hard top but the same colour - either Christmas '78 or '79.

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Sold all those Yesteryear models, 115 of them which went for £93 in the end. Even though there's nothing I can do with them I felt a bit guilty when the guy left. Wonder if my relatives will be trying to flog my mini collection someday in the future?

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My latest purchases -

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Corgi olds toronado - headlights still go up and down

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Hot wheels mini/essy/bug - reminds me of corgi whizzwheels I had when I was a nipper.

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Hot wheels royal flash - lotus esprit. Never seen this before.

 

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Another esprit - and a monkey bike. Would love a monkey bike but not spending £2.5k on a honda one - a £1.50 model will have to do.

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The esci transit came out around 84', I had one - I Think the reg was A706WTT.

 

They were giving them away as bingo prizes in Blackpool.

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@sludgeguts How did they ever get permission to build that flyover in your garden?

 

The R107 Merc is a blinder, too. Rather sleeker than the real thing.

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Like the bridge builder 8)  I had that as a kid. My Grandparents got me it. I remember the sides of the bridges breaking off under play conditions and I painted the Berliet tractor with blue humbrol enamel...Happy days :-P

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The old Siku stuff was mega ace. Still got some left over from when I was a kid but alas very play worn now. 

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That Matchbox bridge thing is ace. Only time I've ever seen it was in the catalogue:

 

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Matchbox UK diecast catalogues 1977-87 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

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Today's purchases. I snapped their arm off at £2.50 each for these. The cortina has the rarer autosteer axle on the front.

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Is the autosteer axle where you press down on the front wing and it turns that direction?  I'd completely forgotten about that!

 

In 1:32 news, I've spent about an hour this morning getting 15 seconds of useable film.

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bronze flavour allegro achieved- i iz a winnar

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bronze flavour allegro achieved- i iz a winnar

:) :) :)

 

Thanks! Glad you like.

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I know the subject matter is a zillion miles from Autoshite territory... but.

 

Did you know that Maisto also make some of its 1:18 diecast metal cars in full-function, remote control variety, with working lights etc?

 

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Yup! If only they could do this with their 2CV.

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BEAU-SELECTA on the Maistos. I had no idea about that one, hopefully they'll do their X type Jag or W220 S Class in remote control form.

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:) :) :)

 

Thanks! Glad you like.

 

its the one from the brochure when grandad bought his- only he got a 1500 super not a speshul :-(

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Poundland in Stowmarket has bburago Street Fire 1/43 tackle in at £2! I got a Crocus estate in black and a Gaylander in bronze, also picked up an Oxford Firenza from the model shop there, my Viva has been upped :) , photos later

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That bridge and Incontinental is lush, a mate had it as a kid and I was well jealous, he also had the Corgi incontinental transporter too. I just had that weird matchbox red thing for my 1/64ish stuff :(

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Poundland in Stowmarket has bburago Street Fire 1/43 tackle in at £2! I got a Crocus estate in black and a Gaylander in bronze, also picked up an Oxford Firenza from the model shop there, my Viva has been upped :) , photos later

I bought two of those Gaylander 2s, it's the only model of a 2 I've ever seen, so I'm going to try and paint one blue to match MrsN's one.
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Not photo'd the Voksorl yet, but here's the Crocus & Gaylander. Not too bad for the price. Last year I saw a model shop cheekily charging above a fiver for bburago crocuses

 

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Not orl Vocksorl models R shit, one from Taff in 1/43. 

 

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oxford need to have a rethink about headlights- all the stuff with round ones so far look gash!

 

apart from that tis a daycent looking model

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It actually looks better in the metal, nowhere near as bad as what the camera picks up

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I like Viva. Shouldn't it have five doors, alloy wheels, bluetooth and a £129 p/m PCP on it, though?

Anyway, sorry about this, I know it's still not A/S, but I've been laying on the kitchen floor dicking about with that remote control Maisto Porsche again.

 

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Now I've got it out of my system I don't need to mention it again. Ta.

 

 

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