flat4alfa Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 ...Smyths didn't have any Cadillac Sevilles after all. Drives me potty, trying to look down into the racks of Hot Wheels mainlines and having to pull each aside to find a particular model when half of them came of the runner and fell down, as usual. Grrr. So in a fit of despair ended up with these just to cheer myself up. The Boulevard Rover P6 and the AutoStrasse Mercedes The shame of it all At least the petrol wasn't wasted. That's what I told myself, at the tills. Managed to make it back without getting shot, not even once. And why spend that sort of money and take such a risk? Well I also told myself (still at the tills as there was a queue) that tonight is the monthly pub quiz at my local and I will probably be putting that money behind the bar anyhow. But we might win like last month! Still, the shame of it all. eddyramrod, AndyW201, AnnoyingPentium and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Well I haven't found either of those ^ I find Smiths is fairly good for premium stuff but tends to be months behind with mainline releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I wouldn’t hold much hope at Tesco, the contract supposedly ended this month. Were I the sales manager for Mattel I’d be writing the P45 out now for the people responsible for such a hash of a marketing strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Had a look in Sainsbury's today,nothing I really wanted though.Then I noticed the price 😮 eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Well I haven't found either of those ^ They had one other Mercedes left. Did you want it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 17 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: They had one other Mercedes left. Did you want it? Thank you but no - it's the P6 I'm really after. Off to The Fatherland 🇩🇪 at the moment so hopefully I'll find some interesting cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, 155V6 said: Had a look in Sainsbury's today,nothing I really wanted though.Then I noticed the price 😮 Asda £2.40, Entertainer £2.40 but 3 for 2. I remember getting annoyed at them not being £1 anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Picked this up too Hot Wheels Art Cars ‘71 Dodge Charger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 36 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Asda £2.40, Entertainer £2.40 but 3 for 2. I remember getting annoyed at them not being £1 anymore I haven't bought any for a few weeks,so a bit of a shock.Same as everything else in Sainsbury's though,so no surprise 🙁 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Asda £2.40, Entertainer £2.40 but 3 for 2. I remember getting annoyed at them not being £1 anymore And as usual, the buying public gets ripped off yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Been an interesting week of purchases for me starting off with a pair of Maisto ML's,Pajero evo and the Tipo for not many Levs. I've been looking for a decent ML model to replicate our 270cdi,just need to dump the factory chrome extras and sort a diesel engine swap. I put the Amg up for sale and it went within 20 min,covering the cost of the other. Sunday I got dragged along to a house clearance by the wife,who wanted to go look at a roomfull of crafting and knitting gear. Whilst unboxing another case of wool we found 3 boxes of 1/18 diecast of mainly Maisto.All dusty from being displayed,no boxes and sort of wrapped in bubble wrap I dug a few out and left the wife to negotiate. So I ended up with this selection for 100lev,around £45. MiniMinorMk3, bunglebus, AndyW201 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Tempted to try Tesco tonight but given recent trips I feel it will likely be a waste of time and diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 In Bad Camberg, where they have a famous vintage VW meeting every four years. Not today though, just a few diecasts in the services. Normal Hot Wheels, €3.99. Crappy pull-back Beetles €9.99. But the Germany cars, and Moving Parts also €3.99. Huh. Bought one, and left the other as it was loose in a box of Sikus but still had a price label - you can see it behind the Germany cars Datsuncog, danthecapriman, andrew e and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Unavailable in the U.K I think that Mercedes is. Sadly! bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 15 hours ago, bunglebus said: Asda £2.40, Entertainer £2.40 but 3 for 2. I remember getting annoyed at them not being £1 anymore So as a round-up for a mainline/single HW Sainsburys £2.30 Smyths £1.69 (it says so on yesterdays receipt) The example shop in Germany converting to £3.51 eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 €2.99 in this shopping centre Nothing interesting though. Of course there are six of the Siku buggy I had to resort to eBay for And some Legos andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Mail call on Saturday... Oh yes. Another of the increasingly legendary DTCM parcels finding its way over to pastures new. And inside... A pretty decent Lesney King Size K-17 Ford D-Series. And its trailer. And complete with its original load - a Case bulldozer! What a tremendous combo. The dozer has a removable cab, unusually - which was originally missing, but Dan found it in the job lot box and recognised what it was from. Excellent! A set of reproduction tracks, and I reckon this'll display very well. But that's not all - some Corgi Juniors also made it in to the box. Groovy purple Land Rover breakdown truck... And a Beetle with 'flower power' type paper stickers. Plus most of a Lone Star Impy AEC turntable ladder - minus the ladder. Think this is one of the later versions with the Flyer wheels - I was unaware of this model until I saw one the other week at the market (with similar issues). And there was also an ERTL Land Rover 110 too: Missing its beige rear canopy, and with the front end of the base drooping a bit off its rivet, giving the grille an oddly blocky appearance - but I reckon a drop of glue will sort that. Cog_Minor had one of these new - the rubber tyres and accurate-looking wheels always made it seem a bit fancier than comparable Matchbox and Majorette versions with their somewhat generic rims. I'm not sure where his went, but it's nice to have one of my own. Finally, a late grab from the freebie pile secured this stray plastic object in the vague shape of a BL Wedge: Because remember this from last week? Well, it's now been made whole again. The red car even secured on with a nicely positive 'click'. I'm sure it's been nearly 40 years since this Bedford Transporter was complete. Nice. I only got an opportunity to open this very late on Saturday night - so what better time to give everything a nice bath. Some other recent market finds, plus other grubby King Size squirrelled away since 2021, also took a turn in the tub. Decades in a shed or attic can dull the glazing and paintwork, so I find a bit of gentle rubbing with an old toothbrush and some soapy water can work wonders at making it all sparkle again. Obviously 1.30am is a great time to be doing this. But I do enjoy it way more than I probably ought to. Anyway - cheers @danthecapriman! Very, very pleased with the D-Series, that's one I've been trying to find for many years! AndyW201, FakeConcern, flat4alfa and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: In Bad Camberg, where they have a famous vintage VW meeting every four years. Not today though, just a few diecasts in the services. Always wanted to go to Bad Camber to the VW meet, as the amount of vintage VWs on show is always fantastic. It's probably one of teh only places that you will see a couple of Hebmullers, or some early slit window era cabriolets, maybe an early Samba or two. Oh well I 'll just have to be content with looking at some Minichamps for now. andrew e, bunglebus, danthecapriman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 11 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Mail call on Saturday... Oh yes. Another of the increasingly legendary DTCM parcels finding its way over to pastures new. And inside... A pretty decent Lesney King Size K-17 Ford D-Series. And its trailer. And complete with its original load - a Case bulldozer! What a tremendous combo. Not quite. You have a Taylor Woodrow truck and a Laing dozer. Have fun searching for the correct dozer. eddyramrod, andrew e, RoadworkUK and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 It's a Taylor Woodrow dozer too - just seems to be the cab that's from a Laing version. It'll do me fine! FakeConcern, eddyramrod, andrew e and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Touché! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 23 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Mail call on Saturday... Oh yes. Another of the increasingly legendary DTCM parcels finding its way over to pastures new. And inside... A pretty decent Lesney King Size K-17 Ford D-Series. And its trailer. And complete with its original load - a Case bulldozer! What a tremendous combo. The dozer has a removable cab, unusually - which was originally missing, but Dan found it in the job lot box and recognised what it was from. Excellent! A set of reproduction tracks, and I reckon this'll display very well. But that's not all - some Corgi Juniors also made it in to the box. Groovy purple Land Rover breakdown truck... And a Beetle with 'flower power' type paper stickers. Plus most of a Lone Star Impy AEC turntable ladder - minus the ladder. Think this is one of the later versions with the Flyer wheels - I was unaware of this model until I saw one the other week at the market (with similar issues). And there was also an ERTL Land Rover 110 too: Missing its beige rear canopy, and with the front end of the base drooping a bit off its rivet, giving the grille an oddly blocky appearance - but I reckon a drop of glue will sort that. Cog_Minor had one of these new - the rubber tyres and accurate-looking wheels always made it seem a bit fancier than comparable Matchbox and Majorette versions with their somewhat generic rims. I'm not sure where his went, but it's nice to have one of my own. Finally, a late grab from the freebie pile secured this stray plastic object in the vague shape of a BL Wedge: Because remember this from last week? Well, it's now been made whole again. The red car even secured on with a nicely positive 'click'. I'm sure it's been nearly 40 years since this Bedford Transporter was complete. Nice. I only got an opportunity to open this very late on Saturday night - so what better time to give everything a nice bath. Some other recent market finds, plus other grubby King Size squirrelled away since 2021, also took a turn in the tub. Decades in a shed or attic can dull the glazing and paintwork, so I find a bit of gentle rubbing with an old toothbrush and some soapy water can work wonders at making it all sparkle again. Obviously 1.30am is a great time to be doing this. But I do enjoy it way more than I probably ought to. Anyway - cheers @danthecapriman! Very, very pleased with the D-Series, that's one I've been trying to find for many years! I got that yellow transporter in my 2022 Autoshite Secret Santa. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 32 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: pretty decent Lesney King Size K-17 Ford D-Series. Has that got a blue grille or is there some weird photography glitch? Also didn't know mine was missing its lid. Bah. FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 13 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Has that got a blue grille or is there some weird photography glitch? Weird photography glitch! Using a cheapo ring illumination light together with an orangey bedroom light seems to have confused the phone's colour balance mightily - it makes the paintwork look more like a minty green too. Have a (very slightly) better daylight pic. bunglebus, MiniMinorMk3, FakeConcern and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I got the Laing one out of a big charity shop bag in December Think this is the bulldozer from the later set? I need to match all these up really Datsuncog, MiniMinorMk3, danthecapriman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 48 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Weird photography glitch! Using a cheapo ring illumination light together with an orangey bedroom light seems to have confused the phone's colour balance mightily - it makes the paintwork look more like a minty green too. Have a (very slightly) better daylight pic. Glad you like it! I’ve got one myself (Laing version) but missing the dozer load. That one is the original tractor, trailer & dozer set. One rear tyre came from a random odd one I found in another job lot box as one was missing on the trailer. The dozer cab came from yet another box, but oddly there was no sign of its dozer! Must have long since gone to toy car heaven/bottom of pond/buried in sandpit etc etc! But it was such a coincidence I just happened upon all the bits from different sources. Funny how things work out sometimes. Split_Pin, Datsuncog, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Did find a solitary trailer that I had been after. Fully compatible with the 50 odd year old Cortina pleasingly. 155V6, Tenmil Socket, eddyramrod and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 11 hours ago, andy18s said: So I ended up with this selection for 100lev,around £45. You've done rather well there! The Hotwheels DeTomaso Pantera would be my pick of the bunch. I imagine flogging that would go some way to covering your purchase. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Two more Mebetoys Sputafuoco / Gran Toros / Heisse Raders. First up the Lotus Europa, which is (for want of a better word) a 'regular wheels' Mebetoys casting which was converted to Gran Toros wide-track spec. The same seller had two boxed 'regular' versions, but both sold before I could make an offer, so this was a decent substitute for a tenner. The Europa is a hard car to model, I'm not sure any of the period toys really got it spot-on but this is a good effort Clearly a race-spec car with no bumpers etc. I'm not a fan of the stickers, but European-market examples all had these - this is actually missing a couple of race numbers I think Otherwise it's close to mint. Hold on though, is this the way the bonnet opens on the real thing?? Never mind, engine detail is great with the separate air box, plus some bits in the frunk Next is the Chevrolet Astro II, which was only ever a Gran Toro and never a 'regular wheels' effort This one's a bit tatty and the axles have gone a bit squiffy, but it's still nice enough for the price paid Opening bits here, too (the doors are very stiff and I don't want to force them) Good engine/transaxle detail, but overall not one of my favourites. The subject matter does't do much for me, and the detail is pretty basic. Anyway, two more dust-collectors to find space for. Anyone wanna see a gratuitous shelfie? Maybe I do have a problem... Jon, FakeConcern, RoadworkUK and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I've got both of those in the same colours - the Europa was the first of these Mebetoys/Hot Wheels hybrids I found, by accident really. Love 'em andrew e, FakeConcern, MiniMinorMk3 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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