junkyarddog Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 23 hours ago, bunglebus said: Playart Routemaster Snap,found this one last Saturday at a market. danthecapriman, bunglebus, MiniMinorMk3 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I almost never find anything in the ‘charidy’ shops near us, today was an exception however. Recentish matchbox at 50p each. MiniMinorMk3, FakeConcern, Split_Pin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 @bunglebus found these spares cars in the big mystery box. Any good? BMW & Mustang are in a bad way paintwise, I’m not sure they’re much good at all really. Capri is good except one wheel is mangled! Griffo is good but missing a door. @Dick Longbridge I couldn’t find any of the Mercury Commuter wagons in this lot, but there’s more coming later in the week so I’ll keep an eye out. However I did find this Cougar Villager wagon? It’s pretty nice really, tow hitch is broken but that’s about all that’s wrong. eddyramrod, Split_Pin, AndyW201 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: @bunglebus found these spares cars in the big mystery box. Any good? Griffo is good but missing a door. Wouldn't say no to the Griffo then I can try and fix two cars. Think I've got an earlier Mustang with clear glass as a donor for the Superfast one thank you Capri looks good, sure someone will put their hand up - and the paint on the BMW is epic! danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Wouldn't say no to the Griffo then I can try and fix two cars. Think I've got an earlier Mustang with clear glass as a donor for the Superfast one thank you Capri looks good, sure someone will put their hand up - and the paint on the BMW is epic! No probs! I’ll keep that Griffo for you. It’s a freebie if you want it! Yes, that BMW has certainly been given the treatment alright😆 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 16 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: I did find this Cougar Villager wagon? It’s pretty nice really, tow hitch is broken but that’s about all that’s wrong. They didn't have a tow hitch,That's the later release plenty of green ones but the later blue version isn't as common. danthecapriman and andrew e 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, junkyarddog said: They didn't have a tow hitch,That's the later release plenty of green ones but the later blue version isn't as common. Your right! I’ve just checked the one in my own collection and it’s the same. I thought that little yellow bit on the rear bumper was a hitch - obviously not! In that case then it’s fine😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: Your right! I’ve just checked the one in my own collection and it’s the same. I thought that little yellow bit on the rear bumper was a hitch - obviously not! In that case then it’s fine😄 No,I think it's there to provide a bit of support to the tailgate to keep it closed. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, danthecapriman said: Capri please The ART CAR BMW just needs lacquering to preserve it. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 10 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Capri please The ART CAR BMW just needs lacquering to preserve it. You can have the Art car BMW for your mantle piece if you want! andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Doing a bit of wombling in Wimbledon today. Visited two Sainsbury's, various smaller Tescos, Morrison's, Waitrose and TX Maxx - only found these on my first stop Braille edition Twin Mill is a rather lovely idea for blind kids Lastly this as it has some weird foreign body trapped in the blister I also had a mooch around the charity shops, only one had cars - in the horrible crinkly bags of 5, mostly the utter garbage Christmas cracker standard stuff other than a Blaze Buster and Corgi MK3 Escort. No sale. I did buy these though - not because of Datsuncog's recent vinyl musings but because I saw a FB post about album covers with cars on, thought one would make a nice picture for my outhouse - but I ended up with these instead I left the Showaddywaddy album behind though, sorry AndyW201, FakeConcern, Dick Longbridge and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, danthecapriman said: @bunglebus found these spares cars in the big mystery box. Any good? BMW & Mustang are in a bad way paintwise, I’m not sure they’re much good at all really. Capri is good except one wheel is mangled! Griffo is good but missing a door. @Dick Longbridge I couldn’t find any of the Mercury Commuter wagons in this lot, but there’s more coming later in the week so I’ll keep an eye out. However I did find this Cougar Villager wagon? It’s pretty nice really, tow hitch is broken but that’s about all that’s wrong. Thanks for the thought Dan, but I'll hold out for a greenie! bunglebus and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I did buy these though I loved that track as a teenager. I have never seen the artwork for it though, very unusual for the early 1990s. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Here’s a weird variation I was totally unaware of, until today, with the Corgi Jr’s Buick Regals. Spot the difference? Why did they do this?? The chrome bumper & interior car is one I got ages back, the other I got in the big mystery box job-lot. Strange they made the bumper & interior in flat grey plastic instead. Apparently this is a rarer colour for these too… Orange! andrew e, AndyW201, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 48 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Doing a bit of wombling in Wimbledon today. Visited two Sainsbury's, various smaller Tescos, Morrison's, Waitrose and TX Maxx - only found these on my first stop Braille edition Twin Mill is a rather lovely idea for blind kids Lastly this as it has some weird foreign body trapped in the blister I also had a mooch around the charity shops, only one had cars - in the horrible crinkly bags of 5, mostly the utter garbage Christmas cracker standard stuff other than a Blaze Buster and Corgi MK3 Escort. No sale. I did buy these though - not because of Datsuncog's recent vinyl musings but because I saw a FB post about album covers with cars on, thought one would make a nice picture for my outhouse - but I ended up with these instead I left the Showaddywaddy album behind though, sorry What you need is this Fat Boys album.I used to listen to it quite a lot,it's from a time when Rap music didn't take itself so seriously bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 One day I'll line up all my Regals (and SD1s and Sierras) got about 12-15 of each, all different eddyramrod and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Any sign of stock at Morrison’s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: I got that when it was in the charts. I got this as a Christmas present when I was 5 or 6 years old. Unfortunately it was purged when we moved house when I was a teenager. Have fun identifying all the Corgis, Dinkys and matchbox on the cover. 155V6 and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 2 hours ago, 155V6 said: What you need is this Fat Boys album.I used to listen to it quite a lot,it's from a time when Rap music didn't take itself so seriously Had the 12" of Stick 'em since new Ought to dig it out and surround it with Corgi Regals, for a photoshoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Have fun identifying all the Corgis, Dinkys and matchbox on the cover and working out what they're now worth MiniMinorMk3 and andrew e 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 2 hours ago, danthecapriman said: Here’s a weird variation I was totally unaware of, until today, with the Corgi Jr’s Buick Regals. Spot the difference? Why did they do this?? The chrome bumper & interior car is one I got ages back, the other I got in the big mystery box job-lot. Strange they made the bumper & interior in flat grey plastic instead. Apparently this is a rarer colour for these too… Orange! I'm not a huge fan of the 1/36 Regal but the Juniors version is one of my favourites. Such a great, 70s US domestic subject. I have the Kojak issue. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Hi all - not been in this thread in months, what's the status on finding the Matchbox Citroen Ami please? Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 24 minutes ago, egg said: Hi all - not been in this thread in months, what's the status on finding the Matchbox Citroen Ami please? Ta. Not seen any in the UK or pics on FB - I found one in Germany last week. Hopefully now more retailers can sell them it will mean less missed cases/better supply egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Funny how tastes change. For many years, I've favoured 'larger than Matchbox' sized diecast. The slightly larger examples always seemed more impressive. It's only now that I am really starting to look at old Lesney/Matchbox diecast and appreciating just how intricate they actually are. Amongst some other models, I received this Superfast Lincoln Continental from Dan. It's a strange one - overall it's in quite tidy condition but at some point the bootlid has completely disappeared without trace. It's a lovely old thing - it still looks striking and it's a diecast I've never owned before. Obviously first thing I did after cleaning it up a bit was head to ebay to see if there are any dirt cheap bootlid donors. Unfortunately not - does anyone else have one? If not, I'm tempted to break out the filler, fill the recess, shape it a bit and paint the 'lid' black. Whilst browsing ebay, I discovered this gem: I've never been a fan of the earlier wheels, but suddenly I look at that example and fear a new rabbithole has opened! I like everything about it (apart from the price). I fear I'll have to avoid looking on ebay for similar era Lesney... Is there a diecast collector's helpline? 🫣 Edit: Comparing the earlier and later models again, how brutal were Matchbox with hacking out the wheelarches to fit the Superfast wheels? I always preferred the later wheels but seeing the body intact in the earlier design, I think I prefer the earlier models. HMC, bunglebus, danthecapriman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Is there a diecast collector's helpline? 0891 505050 flat4alfa, andrew e, Dick Longbridge and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 In all seriousness, 60s-70s Matchbox 1-75 series have outstanding detail considering their size. Only make I think possibly trumps them is Lone Star I know it's battered but exterior and interior detail is all reproduced plus jewel headlights and four opening bits Such a shame these all got simplifed further than the Matchbox Super GTs A lot had working steering similar to Matchbox too MiniMinorMk3, andrew e, FakeConcern and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 30 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Funny how tastes change. For many years, I've favoured 'larger than Matchbox' sized diecast. The slightly larger examples always seemed more impressive. It's only now that I am really starting to look at old Lesney/Matchbox diecast and appreciating just how intricate they actually are. Amongst some other models, I received this Superfast Lincoln Continental from Dan. It's a strange one - overall it's in quite tidy condition but at some point the bootlid has completely disappeared without trace. It's a lovely old thing - it still looks striking and it's a diecast I've never owned before. Obviously first thing I did after cleaning it up a bit was head to ebay to see if there are any dirt cheap bootlid donors. Unfortunately not - does anyone else have one? If not, I'm tempted to break out the filler, fill the recess, shape it a bit and paint the 'lid' black. Whilst browsing ebay, I discovered this gem: I've never been a fan of the earlier wheels, but suddenly I look at that example and fear a new rabbithole has opened! I like everything about it (apart from the price). I fear I'll have to avoid looking on ebay for similar era Lesney... Is there a diecast collector's helpline? 🫣 Edit: Comparing the earlier and later models again, how brutal were Matchbox with hacking out the wheelarches to fit the Superfast wheels? I always preferred the later wheels but seeing the body intact in the earlier design, I think I prefer the earlier models. Must admit, I’ve gone the opposite way! I used to love the small Matchbox/Corgi Jr size and used to go for them. Then I stopped collecting for many years and recently got the bug again, but this time favoured the bigger Dinky & Corgi Toys sort of sizes… As part of collecting these though I’ve been turning up quantities of the smaller scales at the same time and that’s spurred me on to collect more of these too! As they’ve been turning up in my job-lot boxes I’ve been keeping certain ones I like or I’m missing from my old collection. I agree though, considering the age of these ‘toys’ the detail is excellent and they include features like interiors, opening doors and boots, opening bonnets with an engine beneath all in that tiny size! They are brilliant even half a century after they were made. Some of the little Husky’s are lovely little models too. Just a bit of a shame so many have been battered to hell over the years. Could you make a replacement boot lid for your Lincoln out of plastic-card? Maybe then sand it down to get the shape close? Split_Pin, Dick Longbridge and MiniMinorMk3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: Must admit, I’ve gone the opposite way! I used to love the small Matchbox/Corgi Jr size and used to go for them. Then I stopped collecting for many years and recently got the bug again, but this time favoured the bigger Dinky & Corgi Toys sort of sizes… As part of collecting these though I’ve been turning up quantities of the smaller scales at the same time and that’s spurred me on to collect more of these too! As they’ve been turning up in my job-lot boxes I’ve been keeping certain ones I like or I’m missing from my old collection. I agree though, considering the age of these ‘toys’ the detail is excellent and they include features like interiors, opening doors and boots, opening bonnets with an engine beneath all in that tiny size! They are brilliant even half a century after they were made. Some of the little Husky’s are lovely little models too. Just a bit of a shame so many have been battered to hell over the years. Could you make a replacement boot lid for your Lincoln out of plastic-card? Maybe then sand it down to get the shape close? I guess tastes evolve over a lifetime so they could well change again a few times! I've never used plastic card before. Something like this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143672817475?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=viR3F-bVQ86&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=FV05_6LQQo2&var=442657325606&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY How you work with the stuff? danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 19 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: I guess tastes evolve over a lifetime so they could well change again a few times! I've never used plastic card before. Something like this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143672817475?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=viR3F-bVQ86&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=FV05_6LQQo2&var=442657325606&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY How you work with the stuff? That’s the stuff. You can get a mixed thickness pack too which is handy. There’s A4 sized sheets of various thicknesses in one pack so you don’t have to buy them individually. It’s styrene plastic so it’s pretty soft and easily worked & cut, you can glue it together with polycement adhesive like you build Airfix kits with. I use it a lot for my model railway stuff and once used laminations of it glued together to form a front roof section of a Leyland FG truck that I converted from a flatbed into a British Rail mobile workshop truck. You just glue it together to get the basic size and shape then use small files or sandpaper etc to work it into the final shapes you want. The thin sheet can be cut with scissors but you need a sharp craft knife for thicker stuff. Once you get the hang of it it’s easy to work it. Of course you could use the plastic to form the basic foundation of the boot lid then use model filler to sculpt the final shape on top of the plastic and sand that to final shape. This is an assorted pack I usually use https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185765689241?epid=1305750348&hash=item2b407f7799:g:dlcAAOSwYW5gU3DE&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8K1D5AqkLHsQaR0WKI6S%2BHApp0CgQB5tS1MFYba9UoHx8SA39VIp2JxBqkCbhXhqfxFL%2FQAFZ8fOI4K6kj%2FiHV4biWBbc5E3k8yniZtTAd8hoxj3HoyV57XKsgV5P%2BHu4FdOK26FTP8OsTPm7TJkoQVUlY%2BCRS32NJ8SfD0utNer6Q1UoirZS81ZcWJLhsSHzO6hdMYTFAKX8hCf1IRk36hUfNl0Cxfcd91A6nlb%2FIXMr7SapgwzZWHCEyQG54SQHaCV2cUVKddPVf98aDsPvAOnQpTnnbhALOdsvP7FgBtgz05Naf194mTc9gC2Gmew3g%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR77Hu4_FYQ Split_Pin, eddyramrod and Dick Longbridge 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 It's alright for fairly flat shapes. I've made bases out of it a couple of times, and a tailgate for the Corgi Transit MiniMinorMk3, eddyramrod, Split_Pin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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