MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 The Dinky Europa was a good effort, but the colour scheme was a bit yuk Here's a couple of modern efforts from Kyosho and Spark. Christine, Remspoor, AndyW201 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 1/31/2023 at 10:05 AM, MiniMinorMk3 said: The Dinky Europa was a good effort, but the colour scheme was a bit yuk I wondered this too, thinking it may have been based on real car Perhaps just to alleviate the heavy rear 'buttresses', attempting the illusion of a vinyl-covered coupe roof. For want of a better term. The S2 rear changes for the 1971 Twin Cam were ....better on the eye. The example here is pretty play-worn but complete and not sure I'd want to repaint it. Even if I did, it would still be left with the heavy rear. The Lone Star casting looks quite bloated (orange). The profile look of the Corgi Junior (green) looks sleeker. The Matchbox (purple) is the best all-rounder to my eye - but saying that, there may be some Matchbox Catalogue childhood nostalgia interfering there! FakeConcern, Remspoor, MiniMinorMk3 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I was going to post the Matchbox earlier, definitely my favourite. Old, new Zylmex Corgi Politoys My Dinky is just as battered FakeConcern, andrew e, MiniMinorMk3 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 15 hours ago, RoadworkUK said: 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. The whole back row are Hotwheels,the VW camper is a Road Signature and a couple of Maistos to finish off. But yes,the Detomaso is my pick of the bunch. RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I converted a few Matchbox Europas the the solid Super GT shell. I always thought the Europa just looked a bit home made, a bit like a lash up built in a shed. Nothing illustrates that more than those awful periscopes on the white one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 42 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I was going to post the Matchbox earlier, definitely my favourite. Old, new The new Matchbox looks very similar to the Tomica Tomica also did a Twin Cam 1/43rd in their Dandy range. Lots and lots of colour variations to be found. AndyW201, danthecapriman, andrew e and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: I'd forgotten about the Matchbox recasting. It seems I've got one of those too - but have never removed it from the bubble card! That's how much attention the 'still boxed' ones get - just tucked away into a bigger box, then forgotten about.. The trouble is: do I, or don't I, unwrap it? Will it kill the investment potential? Probably not, but the worry lingers.. The other trouble is: boxed/carded ones can't be displayed about the house, because wife will very likely complain about 'living in a toy shop'. Which is fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, sierraman said: I always thought the Europa just looked a bit home made, a bit like a lash up built in a shed. Well you may have a point there. Production was one car a week, test driven on the airfield runway behind Quote Earliest versions of the Europa had the body fully bonded to the chassis, with fixed side windows, fixed seats (adjustable pedals needing the use of tools), no door handles, no internal door covers Series 1A and B had removable side windows, wooden dashboard, internal door panel covers which could accommodate the windows once taken off [wikipedia.org] Article from Thoroughbred & Classic Cars magazine 1995: http://www.lotus-europa.com/vintage_photos/lotusimages.htm FakeConcern and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, sierraman said: I converted a few Matchbox Europas the the solid Super GT shell. I always thought the Europa just looked a bit home made, a bit like a lash up built in a shed. Nothing illustrates that more than those awful periscopes on the white one. That white one is not strictly speaking a Europa, it’s a Type 47 . Basically a Breadvan Europa with a Twin Cam , years before the S2 Europa lost the Renault 16 lump. Predominately for racing , although I once worked with a bloke that used one as his road car in the late 60’s. That specific periscope model is based on this ; A Works car driven by John Miles and Jackie Oliver the year before getting Lotus F1 drives, there’s a good reason all Lotuses look like they were built in a shed… flat4alfa, andrew e, AndyW201 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Two more have turned up! A (reasonably tidy!) Super GT and a blue Superfast It's all too much, can't keep track of what there is here, etc. Anyone got any of these Hong Kong plastic 1:32 (ish!) jobs? Merhall and Roxy Toys eddyramrod, AndyW201, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Some tiny Europas in 1/72 from the Cararama range. Nicely done considering the small scale and a bit of an oddball choice. IIRC a couple of these were supplied by @Datsuncog a few years ago. andrew e, danthecapriman, Datsuncog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Crumbs, I'd forgotten all about those Hongwell Europas - yes, picked up from Poundland in about 2005 or so. Six different colourways, but I don't think I bought all of them. Might have kept one for myself, I can't remember now. This Lotus love-in has jogged my memory that I also had a Tomica Europa as well - though one of the mid-90s ones that came in a blister pack, rather than an original JDM card box example shown upthread. Dark green with yellow side stripes, I think. Can't think what became of that - I definitely don't have it anymore, but from photos it wasn't around when I disposed of the bulk of my Tomica mini-collection in 2018. I've only a metallic pinky-silver Superfast version these days, my rough Whizzwheels example (from a market 50p tub) having been jettisoned back at the start of last year. Weird-looking cars alright, though I kinda like them. FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 As you may recall I'm trying to collect all the cars for my Corgi Transporter GS, so I bid on a job lot of Minis and won them for a not unreasonable £25, no postage as I collected them from down the road. (should have made a collection thread!) The ones I need for the project are the wicker side Cooper... Playworn just how I like, but has the later wheels than I think mine had... Also the blue Mini Minor was needed and I now have two... Slightly different colours to each other, the newer one has cracked window and older one with flat wheels... Can see difference in colour from underneath too, newer one with sump guard mount point... In addition I got two Dinky toys. I've never had a Dinky Mini and this is an old one... Listing slightly, but suspension still works... It's actually an Austin Seven and has a tin base.. The other Dinky is the much later, larger scale police car... A bit rough, but still nice... Now what you've been waiting for @danthecapriman a recreation of my childhood toys using the Imp and Cortina you supplied... I don't have the correct Rally Mini so my new Corgi Club one is acting as a stand in for now, I didn't expect it to fit with the roof rack on... Obviously the Rover 2000 is the original, it still does its party trick... The original blue Minor (now black and red) looks to be different again in colour to either of the ones I just got... Also interesting that the bases of the old Minor and old Seven (was red now yellow with silver base) are different... I'm still on the lookout for the correct (I think) Rally Mini with the signatures on the roof, two spot lights in the grill and racing number2 to complete the set... Datsuncog, AndyW201, danthecapriman and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, FakeConcern said: As you may recall I'm trying to collect all the cars for my Corgi Transporter GS, so I bid on a job lot of Minis and won them for a not unreasonable £25, no postage as I collected them from down the road. (should have made a collection thread!) The ones I need for the project are the wicker side Cooper... Playworn just how I like, but has the later wheels than I think mine had... Also the blue Mini Minor was needed and I now have two... Slightly different colours to each other, the newer one has cracked window and older one with flat wheels... Can see difference in colour from underneath too, newer one with sump guard mount point... In addition I got two Dinky toys. I've never had a Dinky Mini and this is an old one... Listing slightly, but suspension still works... It's actually an Austin Seven and has a tin base.. The other Dinky is the much later, larger scale police car... A bit rough, but still nice... Now what you've been waiting for @danthecapriman a recreation of my childhood toys using the Imp and Cortina you supplied... I don't have the correct Rally Mini so my new Corgi Club one is acting as a stand in for now, I didn't expect it to fit with the roof rack on... Obviously the Rover 2000 is the original, it still does its party trick... The original blue Minor (now black and red) looks to be different again in colour to either of the ones I just got... Also interesting that the bases of the old Minor and old Seven (was red now yellow with silver base) are different... I'm still on the lookout for the correct (I think) Rally Mini with the signatures on the roof, two spot lights in the grill and racing number2 to complete the set... That gift set looks absolutely fantastic! It does look just like they should from the catalog pictures. Is it all staying out on display now!? Your new Mini’s look like a good find too. andrew e and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 14 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: That gift set looks absolutely fantastic! It does look just like they should from the catalog pictures. Is it all staying out on display now!? Your new Mini’s look like a good find too. Thanks I love it (again haha) and yes I've decided to put some of my favourite toys out on the shelves in one of the spare rooms. The C30s will stay in the cabinet with Mrs Concern's tin robots. I'm happy with the Minis even though they weren't exactly a bargain unlike the box of stuff from you! danthecapriman and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 7 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: a bargain unlike the box of stuff from you! 😁glad you like them! And also, hold that thought… I landed on another big box load! Just waiting for it to arrive. Split_Pin and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I don’t think I put this pic up from when I was sifting through everything before. Two Corgi versions of the same basic tanker. Early Bedford S cab & later TK cab. MiniMinorMk3, AndyW201, andrew e and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 8 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: 😁glad you like them! And also, hold that thought… I landed on another big box load! Just waiting for it to arrive. Yeh, still playing with them... Sounds interesting... I've got a list of stuff I want now! MiniMinorMk3, andrew e, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Exciting news... Morrison’s to stock Matchbox. This is really good news, chicken, bread, some real ale and matchbox. andrew e, bunglebus, morrisoxide and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Bad news. (For me anyway.) There are no Morrisons stores in Northern Ireland any more. eddyramrod and AndyW201 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 53 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Bad news. (For me anyway.) There are no Morrisons stores in Northern Ireland any more. Fear not the Autoshite Diecast exchange can help. eddyramrod, Datsuncog, andrew e and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Yes the westbound CogBoxes will be full ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 If anyone passes a Morrison’s if they could have a look, if I pass one I will report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, sierraman said: If anyone passes a Morrison’s if they could have a look, if I pass one I will report back. It's going to be one hell of a queue morrisoxide, AndyW201, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I'll be nipping into Morrisons later, although if the MB contract with Tesco ends in March, I can't see Morrisons getting stock in till then. And even then, probably not until the next new case comes out. Encouraging news though, our local Morrisons is where I get.the majority of my Hot Wheels purchases, even though they're usually one or two cases behind, most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Well I managed to slip away early and visit a Müller on my way to the station - not many Hot Wheels or Matchbox left but I didn't leave empty handed Remspoor, danthecapriman, FakeConcern and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cvspecial Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/20/2023 at 11:08 AM, 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 Is that a new release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 34 minutes ago, 2cvspecial said: Is that a new release? Assuming you meant the Citroen, it seems not: https://majorette-model-cars.fandom.com/wiki/Citroën_C4_Coupé But some had a clear spoiler, not a black one, so not as clear from some angles. I assume the base on all is this FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Well worth picking up a couple of those I think, a set for just £8.83 GBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Why don’t we have such choice in the U.K.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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