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42,735 · April 28, 2023

4 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I also bought this.

I'm a bit of a sucker for these French Dinky repros. And I do like both Simcas and estate cars.

Opening doors!

Opening tailgate!

Sliding rear window in the tailgate!

Fancy.

It's a little shonky, but a nice touch.

Quite a detailed underneath too.

And details of the fancy bits.

Many fancy bits.

Table de camping?

Well I never.

It folds up!

Unbelievably tiny and fragile, it's hard to believe this lasting for more than two minutes in the hands of the average eight year old.

Wow.

A keeper, for now anyway!

DIBS please

40,652 · April 28, 2023

You might be waiting a while, but fair enough - noted!

40,652 · April 28, 2023

And, of course, there's the Bill Day scratchbuilt Leyland Olympian in East Lancs colours.

Now, I'm not quite sure who this is going to!

I'd tagged @quicksilver as he's previously expressed an interest in these scratch builds; but @Split_Pin also seems keen on it!

So I dunno - flip a coin? Pistols at dawn? An obscene limerick competition, to be judged by Su Pollard?

We'll find a way forward, chaps. I'm sure of it.

32,077 · April 28, 2023

You tagged quicksilver first and he said yes so he should have first refusal in my opinion.

40,652 · April 28, 2023

And then we have the Dinky Standard Vanguard, for @Split_Pin:

The tyres are a bit knackered and flat at the back, but the casting really is very nice indeed.

It's done well to survive with this much paint.

It's always the way - the best method to have something great show up on Tat Friday is to have a Tat Box sent earlier in the week!

Will keep this for as long as you like, man.

42,735 · April 28, 2023

19 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I also bought this.

I'm a bit of a sucker for these French Dinky repros. And I do like both Simcas and estate cars.

Opening doors!

Opening tailgate!

Sliding rear window in the tailgate!

Fancy.

It's a little shonky, but a nice touch.

Quite a detailed underneath too.

And details of the fancy bits.

Many fancy bits.

Table de camping?

Well I never.

It folds up!

Unbelievably tiny and fragile, it's hard to believe this lasting for more than two minutes in the hands of the average eight year old.

Wow.

A keeper, for now anyway!

You'll now have to get le version Flics too

10,791 · April 28, 2023

1 minute ago, Split_Pin said:

You tagged quicksilver first and he said yes so he should have first refusal in my opinion.

FIGHT!

Oh wait...

That's very magnanimous of you. Rest assured it'll be going to a good home with other Bill Day models for company. I've always liked the look of those East Lancs coaches although the build quality was probably shit.

42,735 · April 28, 2023

Originals were also silver and used base plate from the saloon, reading SIMCA 1500 GLS

32,077 · April 28, 2023

2 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

And then we have the Dinky Standard Vanguard, for @Split_Pin:

The tyres are a bit knackered and flat at the back, but the casting really is very nice indeed.

It's done well to survive with this much paint.

It's always the way - the best method to have something great show up on Tat Friday is to have a Tat Box sent earlier in the week!

Will keep this for as long as you like, man.

Thanks Tim, it looks great, happy to square that one off with you whenever.

40,652 · April 28, 2023

4 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

You tagged quicksilver first and he said yes so he should have first refusal in my opinion.

1 minute ago, quicksilver said:

FIGHT!

Oh wait...

That's very magnanimous of you. Rest assured it'll be going to a good home with other Bill Day models for company. I've always liked the look of those East Lancs coaches although the build quality was probably shit.

I was hoping for obscene limericks, but duly noted fellas!

Some truly unusual items cropping up from time to time - there can't be many of these in scratch-builds in circulation, can there?

40,652 · April 28, 2023

So - that really is it.

It's been quite a week!

I've a little bit of admin to attend to, then...

But a pleasure, as always.

Happy Friday kids - have a good 'un!

32,077 · April 28, 2023

It jumped out at me because these were once so familiar yet the model is so unusual. Tayside had 2 Volvo Citybuses with these EL bodies and they were always tooling about with small independents as 2nd or 3rd hand purchases.

32,077 · April 28, 2023

2 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

So - that really is it.

It's been quite a week!

I've a little bit of admin to attend to, then...

But a pleasure, as always.

Happy Friday kids - have a good 'un!

Thanks Tim, a smashing Tat Friday. Have a good weekend yourself.

I'm really pleased with the Vanguard, another I'd been chasing since discovering them and other early 50s cars in Popular Classics. I'm sure there in my 'British Family Cars of the Fifties' book as well.

40,652 · April 28, 2023

42 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I hope you bought that Crescent Toys 1284 Mercedes Benz 2.5 Litre

Heh, didn't even notice it!

Not really my area of interest, but looks in reasonable nick.

Some quite unusual stuff this week - will be interesting to see what returns!

33 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Yeah me!

No worries - will add the Matchbox camper to your box!

40,652 · April 28, 2023

33 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Which doesn't excite me as much as this - I don't think this colour scheme Celica Supra was released in the UK

Ah, now I have that one - purchased as NOS from a local newsagent's display case in 1991 (without the box, annoyingly).

Different wheels on mine though - the earlier five-crown type.

Plus rusty axles. Mmm.

They're not common though - and who knows where mine was sourced from?

42,735 · April 28, 2023

Do you have a Hot Wheels Supra to do a side by side, who messed it up the most, comparision

42,579 · April 28, 2023

Can anyone spot the odd ball here?

I'll be back tommorrow to give the answer.

56,194 · April 28, 2023

I'm gonna say the green van as I don't recognise it

42,735 · April 28, 2023

30 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Can anyone spot the odd ball here?

I'll be back tomorrow to give the answer.

Metallic Green one wears Countryman grille, despite being the Austin Van body

Metallic Green one also has poor radio reception and no woodworm.

25,758 · April 28, 2023

Does anyone know of a website that lists all the Matchbox models and the colour etc variations?

Just want to have a look at the Sierra and see how many there actually are.

39,398 · April 28, 2023

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Ah, now I have that one - purchased as NOS from a local newsagent's display case in 1991 (without the box, annoyingly).

Different wheels on mine though - the earlier five-crown type.

Plus rusty axles. Mmm.

They're not common though - and who knows where mine was sourced from?

I’ve got a couple of those, the axles always seem to be rusty and they are rarely found in good condition.

56,194 · April 28, 2023

25 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Does anyone know of a website that lists all the Matchbox models and the colour etc variations?

Just want to have a look at the Sierra and see how many there actually are.

Well you've got Wiki but it's not always got every variation I find

https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/Ford_Sierra_XR4i

HobbyDB list 15

https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/catalog_items

42,735 · April 28, 2023

26 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Does anyone know of a website that lists all the Matchbox models and the colour etc variations?

https://www.cfalkensteiner.com was the best for all international variations

But site is a bit broken but you can get in sideways. Sometimes.

42,735 · April 28, 2023

Also https://www.mbxforum.com/ME-Catalog/jnmMCDB31PDetails.php

But it's quite old and clumsy. This is the page for Toyota Supra [A60]

Doesn't show a red one

Also came with Twin Cam 24 tampo which looks smart

Dinky release was the most colourful and probably rarest of the Macau production

Don't even get started on the many Bulgarians

42,735 · April 28, 2023

42 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Just want to have a look at the Sierra and see how many there actually are.

26 variations on MBX Forum

42,735 · April 28, 2023

Just 15 variations on HobbyDB

https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/catalog_items?cid=526113&filters[type_id]=3&prod_status=Variant&variant_definition_id=30377

42,735 · April 28, 2023

Just 12 on Fandom pages

https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/Ford_Sierra_XR4i

22,484 · April 28, 2023

12 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

26 variations on MBX Forum

I've owned a grey/red Sierra like the one at the top middle since the early 80s. Mine has the dished wheels like the blue and white examples either side. Does that mean mine is ul£ra r$re?

Thought not.

25,758 · April 28, 2023

It’s the blue one I’m after but it’s a pig to find. Looks like USA issue though according to that site, which is probably why I’m struggling!

42,735 · April 28, 2023

22 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

It’s the blue one I’m after but it’s a pig to find. Looks like USA issue though according to that site, which is probably why I’m struggling!

Search on Team Duckhams QXR, it was only ever in these sets:

- Team Matchbox TM-6 (1987)

- Team Convoy TC-9 (1988)

There is a Convoy set over in Germany, but don't look at the price.

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