flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 The Majorette Rally Renault 5 Maxi Plus please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Ooo and is that a Honda Prelude? yes Prelude please that must be rare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Wouldn't say no to Majorettes, 911s, blue Tipo - and what's the red one behind the Prelude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Crikey the blue one is the Fiat Tipo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Possibly the Lite Ace too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Bottom left is the Toyota 4Runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 44 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I thought this was a Dinky item, but no... Not at all familiar with Milton - and it appears to have had its rivets interfered with at some stage. Hmmm. Milton did copies of both Dinkys and Corgis. It looks like someone has done a wheel swap to make that look older than it actually is. They are worth £40-50 mint and boxed, so that one is maybe a tenner. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Pretty sure that red one is MK2 Golf - yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Yes Golf Mk2 And the red variation is not even listed on the Fandom page https://majorette-model-cars.fandom.com/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf_GTi_(Mk_II) bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Hi @Datsuncog If you have the chance please pick up any Matchbox Volvo C30s that aren't gold (not sure if there's a red one lurking in the pic near the bottom) And also the Majorette Citroen C4VTS in green (If there's one in black or red I'd prefer it but not too fussy) If it's difficult then no problem and thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 So, I made some purchases - pics to follow, fear not - and eschewed the further Ulster musical delights the stall had to offer... Doesn't look much, but apparently the Skrillex vs. Qbert remix on the flipside is deadly. Everyone's favourite musical churchman-cum-politician, lightly caressing a dog in a not-at-all creepy manner. No comment. These two cats look like they know how to par-tay. That's quite the cardigan. Anyway, that's enough local records for local people... puttering off round the rest of the stalls revealed not a lot. Alan's Emporium still had its unboxed Days Gone on offer for a fiver, but the 50p tray was bereft of anything of interest. The General Tat stall had a few Matchbox Working Rigs items at a fiver, plus some more from the Moving Parts range: Some less-common long card versions too, plus a couple more France & Germany models (why Lamborghini and Fiat are boxed as French rather than Italian, I'm not sure). And I forgot to go round to the Charity Stall this week, because I'm stupid, so you can guarantee it was probably laden with boxed Spot-Ons for a quid... Anyway - pics of what I came away with still to come... RoadworkUK, andrew e, bunglebus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 10 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Milton did copies of both Dinkys and Corgis. It looks like someone has done a wheel swap to make that look older than it actually is. They are worth £40-50 mint and boxed, so that one is maybe a tenner. Early ones did have spun hubs A wheel swap would explain the tampered base as the paintwork and decal are original. Well, perhaps touched-in MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 That Willie Mullan is worth eight grand according to Discogs Big news on the Brooklyn underground gospel trance scene. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 There. Fixed it. Tenmil Socket, andrew e, AndyW201 and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Oh dear. We may have immortalised a dodgy character of the worst kind. I've just been reading about Willie Mullan and his links to the Kincora scandal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Ooooo one of those gopping Lone Star E-Types No, don't want it DOES NOT COMPUTE 🤣 There is “NO” setting after all 😁 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 13 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Oh dear. We may have immortalised a dodgy character of the worst kind. Mmm... sadly, you don't have to dig too deep in this place to find all manner of unpleasantness... Wasn't aware until now of the Pastor Willie Mullan links to Kincora (which I used to live two streets away from, albeit after it stopped being a children's home), but Rev William McCrae isn't known as 'The Singing Bigot' for nothing. There's a persistent rumour Jack & Mary were kingpins in the 'housebrick in a sealed Playstation box' scam on eBay in the early 2000s. Desperate business all round. RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 That matchbox Audi Avant in red is quite collectable. Those Majorettes tho....🤯😛 Always wanted the Van with the radio as a kid,even remember a comic called "Spike" (I think) giving some away in the 80s. Never got one😕 Probably shit anyhow 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Well, here's what I arrived into the office with... And, rather unsettlingly, the guy at the security desk as I was signing in said, "Here, do you collect wee Dinky cars and that?" I warily acceded that yes, I did take an interest in diecast models - with the faint but urgent hope that he might follow this query up by pulling a giant crate of mint boxed Corgi from beneath the desk, lately found in some long-forgotten transport planning storeroom and otherwise slated for the bin - but no. Apparently he's also a Friday Market regular, and has clocked me drooling over the diecast on occasion. He just chuckled a bit. "Everyone's got some sort of wee hobby..." Well, quite. Ahem. So! There are some requests made already... 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: The Majorette Rally Renault 5 Maxi Plus please 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Ooo and is that a Honda Prelude? yes Prelude please that must be rare Sure thing. Prelude with comedy oversized bonnet badge isn't bad at all - some light marks to the roof, which may come off with a smidge of T-Cut or similar. Maxi 5 Turbot looks pretty minty, though the box reckons it's a Mustang GT. Will set these aside with your others, sure! 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Wouldn't say no to Majorettes, 911s, blue Tipo - and what's the red one behind the Prelude? 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Possibly the Lite Ace too Can do. Tipo has a small mark on one wheel arch, but otherwise looks very smart. Lite Ace is jammed upside down into a much later blister pack that's far too small for it - but other than some wear to the rain gutter edge, looks not bad either. The red Golf GTI has a small knock just above the B-pillar... But otherwise is quite good, Carlos Fandango wheels and all. Box is a bit fragile, mind - most seem to have varying degrees of UV degradation. Nice bright base, though. But it's definitely not a Land Rover. If you'd like the Porsches, there were two identical red 911s in later-style blister packs, plus one black one in an earlier silver plastic box - interested in some/ all at a pound a throw, if they're still there at lunchtime? They all looked decent enough. Which leaves these currently homeless: Transit/ Tourneo is in good condition, with vivid pink bumpers and interior. [EDIT - TRANSIT NOW TAKEN!!!] Saab Turbo has had a hard paper round, but I know there's some love here for this casting, so if you fancy either of these for £1, let me know! Lastly, there was some more Tomica action to be had... Another L-4 Fuji bus turned up, albeit in worse condition than the one I picked up last week. Mostly this is just very dirty, but there are a number of chips to the corners and leading edges, plus two shallow scratches on the roof which may or may not become less noticeable with a spot of polishing. There was also this L-12 Neoplan double deck coach, with similar features: Few chips and dings here and there, plus general grot. Plastic base suggests a later model. If anyone fancies these at £3 a throw then you're most welcome to them - otherwise eBay might beckon... bunglebus, AndyW201, sierraman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: If you'd like the Porsches, there were two identical red 911s in later-style blister packs, plus one black one in an earlier silver plastic box - interested in some/ all at a pound a throw, if they're still there at lunchtime? Oh yes please (all three). Very happy with those other Majos especially the Golf, I think that's a bit of a rarity Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 8 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Prelude with comedy oversized bonnet badge isn't bad at all Certainly better than mine And I was somewhat miffed when this POS arrived from eBay a while ago Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, RoadworkUK said: Oooh I'd definitely give that B&H Lynx a home. Been after one for ages. Will head over shortly and see if it's still there! 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Bottom left is the Toyota 4Runner I nearly picked that one up, as it matched one I bought new in 1996 - but I felt it had a few too many chips to the paintwork. Still, if you're keen I can take a look? 1 hour ago, FakeConcern said: Hi @Datsuncog If you have the chance please pick up any Matchbox Volvo C30s that aren't gold (not sure if there's a red one lurking in the pic near the bottom) And also the Majorette Citroen C4VTS in green (If there's one in black or red I'd prefer it but not too fussy) If it's difficult then no problem and thanks anyway There was only a solitary gold C30 still remaining in the tub (surprisingly, as I thought I'd sifted it before for any more of them) - but can see if the C4's still unclaimed, sure! 15 minutes ago, junkyarddog said: That matchbox Audi Avant in red is quite collectable. Those Majorettes tho....🤯😛 Always wanted the Van with the radio as a kid,even remember a comic called "Spike" (I think) giving some away in the 80s. Never got one😕 Probably shit anyhow 🤣 There were loads of those red Avants in there initially, like probably six or seven - also similar quantities in blue and black. I got myself a blue one... It really is a very odd little collection. So many multiple duplicates, and all of them opened. I picked up the Corgitronics radio van when I was in my early teens - can't say the sound all that quality's great off it, but it does work; provided you like long wave radio, as it only picks up LW. Bit of a novelty really, but I'm quite fond of mine. RoadworkUK, junkyarddog and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Another Radio van fan here, on the Christmas list many a time! Happy to home the transit speculative majorette purchase @Datsuncog and the recent Micra & Range Rover if there still there. bunglebus and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Can't beat some Majorette diecasts! The Prelude is a great casting, shame about the silly badge on the bonnet. Mine isn't in as good condition. The Transit was one I never had as a kid, instead I had the Matchbox and Corgi but I do remember it. I picked one up about 5 years ago and the sliding door and the fact that it's a SWB minibus means it's nicely different from other similar offerings at the time. I still need to get my hands on the pickup version. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Gaaah! Late to the Friday tat party as always... If you go another time could you grab a red MB Audi Avant and one or both of the Majorette Micra's please DC? Ta muchly. Edit, the green Mazda 2 if poss too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 packs on clearance in Sainsbury's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Another box has landed! AndyW201, bunglebus, FakeConcern and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 58 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: I picked up the Corgitronics radio van when I was in my early teens - can't say the sound all that quality's great off it, but it does work; provided you like long wave radio, as it only picks up LW It's a MW Medium Wave receiver Am listening to Absolute Radio's final AM broadcast right now! Weeble popped over for listen to the lo-fi reception experience. He doesn't seem particularly impressed to hear Absolute is jumping off the band andrew e, Remspoor and AndyW201 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surface Rust Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: Another box has landed! I think this evening I will have to tell my wife that the reason I keep furtively checking my phone every 5 minutes is that I'm having an affair. I think I'd get less grief that way than if I admit I'm looking to acquire more model cars... danthecapriman, sierraman, MiniMinorMk3 and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 8 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: Another box has landed! Wot? Storks are delivering your boxes now are they? danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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