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@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.

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@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.

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3 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

@bunglebus found these spares cars in the big mystery box. Any good? Griffo is good but missing a door.

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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!

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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😆

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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😄

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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.

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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

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Braille edition Twin Mill is a rather lovely idea for blind kids

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Lastly this as it has some weird foreign body trapped in the blister 

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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

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I left the Showaddywaddy album behind though, sorry

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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.

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@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.

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Thanks for the thought Dan, but I'll hold out for a greenie!

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Here’s a weird variation I was totally unaware of, until today, with the Corgi Jr’s Buick Regals.

Spot the difference?

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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.

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Apparently this is a rarer colour for these too…

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Orange! 

 

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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

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Braille edition Twin Mill is a rather lovely idea for blind kids

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Lastly this as it has some weird foreign body trapped in the blister 

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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

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I left the Showaddywaddy album behind though, sorry

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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 seriously20230206_183154.thumb.jpg.621078593bd53ba2b13902e11b0ddcc5.jpg

Had the 12" of Stick 'em since new

Ought to dig it out and surround it with Corgi Regals, for a photoshoot

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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?

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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.

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Apparently this is a rarer colour for these too…

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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.

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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

Matchbox Citroen Ami

 

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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

Lone Star Road-Master Super Cars Volkswagen Delux

I know it's battered but exterior and interior detail is all reproduced plus jewel headlights and four opening bits

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Such a shame these all got simplifed further than the Matchbox Super GTs

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A lot had working steering similar to Matchbox too

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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.

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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:

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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?

 

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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?  

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How you work with the stuff?

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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?  

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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

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