bunglebus Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Couple of three packs found in France. I collect the VW casting and my mate the Lotus, saw that in the expensive 8 pack back in blighty the other day, bit cheaper getting it this way There were a few other bits hanging around but not for me AndyW201 and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 15 hours ago, ETCHY said: Can I ask would those number plates have been original to it or has somebody added them ? Is it something you can buy to add to toy cars, I quite fancy doing that if possible ? Cheers I found these in my modelling cupboard a few weeks ago. If you've got a printer it is quite easy to make your own to match your car. andrew e, Split_Pin, danthecapriman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 11 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: I found these in my modelling cupboard a few weeks ago. If you've got a printer it is quite easy to make your own to match your car. They look brill ! MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 41 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: I found these in my modelling cupboard a few weeks ago. If you've got a printer it is quite easy to make your own to match your car. I use one of a range of custom number plate suppliers websites, screenshot the plate I have made, reduce it in MS paint or as an object in Word and there you have a free set of miniature plates in precisely the correct font 😉 sierraman, andrew e, eddyramrod and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 4 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: I use one of a range of custom number plate suppliers websites, screenshot the plate I have made, reduce it in MS paint or as an object in Word and there you have a free set of miniature plates in precisely the correct font 😉 Same here. A1 Show Plates are my favourite as they have a pre-2001 font and even do Serck (although they call it Euro Style). MiniMinorMk3, AndyW201, eddyramrod and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I’d love to make some, but I’m completely stupid when it comes to computers, any guidance on getting the right size for 1/36ish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 17 hours ago, FakeConcern said: Today the Corgi Mini Pickup got some primer, also in the pic you can see that the wheels disolved in cosmic soda! I think someone ( @flat4alfa maybe?) warned me this could happen with some wheels. Yes. I no longer dip cast wheels, only the stamped ones. Better still don’t dip wheels at all like that as the steel axles will oxidise and need more cleaning up after. I just hold them on a clamp and clean/polish using the bench-mounted workshop rotary grinder Then the clamp lets go and they ping across the room to be never seen again. Because, twat. EyesWeldedShut and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 47 minutes ago, sierraman said: I’d love to make some, but I’m completely stupid when it comes to computers, any guidance on getting the right size for 1/36ish? Trial and error I think you’ll find, use a ruler and adjust the scaling % of what you’re sending to the printer. If you have a typical low-end inkjet printer and plain paper you might be disappointed If your local library/ school / college / just stop oil activists office could a run-off a sheet using their laser printer at high DPI onto glossy paper, even better. Then you will be Pro. sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Or print on normal paper and cover the plate image with a bit of sellotape before cutting it out. The worst might be is that yellows a bit over time, either live with it (patina) or run off a new one. MiniMinorMk3, sierraman and Split_Pin 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I have a shit inkjet printer, I don’t think it’ll run at the resolution I’d need. Fine fit printing out tickets or whatnot but it’s like having cataracts on anything else. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Anyone looking to start their diecast collection by buying all of them all at once!? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234768431705?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D262952%26meid%3Da396404b16e64179b91966ea5b0eb4c8%26pid%3D101817%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D234768431705%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DPersonalizedTopicsV2WithGNNV2&_trksid=p4375194.c101817.m47269&_trkparms=parentrq%3Aa95daf6f18e0acda76c0c140ffff7168|pageci%3Aef26e8fe-f289-11ee-af8c-9efa587da085|iid%3A3|vlpname%3Avlp_homepage andrew e, bunglebus, Remspoor and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Confusing, as it starts off that he is a buyer of collections Hello, Search, search, buy medium or large collection of old toys and miniature cars, even very large ones. Whether it comes from a collection or inheritance decision or other, do not hesitate to contact me.06.74.55.77.06 * miniature car collection 1/43 1/50 1/18 1/12,,,,,,,, autoart, minichamps, OTTO, SPARK, GT SPIRIT norev, ixo, cmc, solido, mebetoys, dinky toys, exoto, ,,,,, * electric train collection HO, 0, N, Z,,,,,,,,,,,, jouf, lima, marklin, brass kit, fleischman, roco, hornby, jep,,,,,,, * batch model 1/48 1/35 1/72 italeri, dragon, verlinden, trompeter,,,,,,,, ,,, * Old sheet metal toy of all kinds, gama, schuco, jnf * Big batch of Lego * If your names not DAN you’re not coming in eddyramrod and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 And on a somewhat lighter budget, here's my ebay purchase for this week... A whole 99p plus postage. These two are destined to become a tea van and a camper, just like so many do in real life. danthecapriman, MiniMinorMk3, Remspoor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, danthecapriman said: Anyone looking to start their diecast collection by buying all of them all at once!? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234768431705?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D262952%26meid%3Da396404b16e64179b91966ea5b0eb4c8%26pid%3D101817%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D234768431705%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DPersonalizedTopicsV2WithGNNV2&_trksid=p4375194.c101817.m47269&_trkparms=parentrq%3Aa95daf6f18e0acda76c0c140ffff7168|pageci%3Aef26e8fe-f289-11ee-af8c-9efa587da085|iid%3A3|vlpname%3Avlp_homepage 45 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Confusing, as it starts off that he is a buyer of collections Hello, Search, search, buy medium or large collection of old toys and miniature cars, even very large ones. Whether it comes from a collection or inheritance decision or other, do not hesitate to contact me.06.74.55.77.06 * miniature car collection 1/43 1/50 1/18 1/12,,,,,,,, autoart, minichamps, OTTO, SPARK, GT SPIRIT norev, ixo, cmc, solido, mebetoys, dinky toys, exoto, ,,,,, * electric train collection HO, 0, N, Z,,,,,,,,,,,, jouf, lima, marklin, brass kit, fleischman, roco, hornby, jep,,,,,,, * batch model 1/48 1/35 1/72 italeri, dragon, verlinden, trompeter,,,,,,,, ,,, * Old sheet metal toy of all kinds, gama, schuco, jnf ... I think it's just a subtle a wanted ad. Clever way of putting in the contact number so it is not recognised by the Ebay AI police. By the way, if your not in France he is not interested. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: By the way, if your not in France he is not interested. By strange coincidence... ...anyway I'm about €45,500 short FakeConcern, andrew e, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Did a pilgrimage with my kids today andrew e, sierraman, bunglebus and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Here's a couple of nice shiney Norev Dealer Boxes. First is one for the Renault (E)Fluence Concept car. The car was designed by Patrick le Quément. Renault presented the 2+2 concept coupé on June 4, 2004, at the Louis Vuitton Car Elegance Classic in England. The second is for the Peugeot 206 CC Two CCs in the brightest colours of the time. One green... and one blue. By the way, it is not one open and one closed, the roofs on the models do fold up and hide in the boot, but as I am just about to move these on I am not risking the fragile mechanisms. (I have broken a Minichamps SL in the past). AndyW201, FakeConcern, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Clever way of putting in the contact number so it is not recognised by the Ebay AI police. I thought that is the way the French write phone numbers flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Whether it comes from a collection or inheritance decision or other, do not hesitate to contact me.06.74.55.77.06 Minitel or GTFO andrew e, Richard_FM, Split_Pin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 4 hours ago, angle said: Did a pilgrimage with my kids today Feel like we need more than one pic... sierraman and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 That bin needs a good hug, it looks so unhappy, given the location Remspoor and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Weather looks nice in Penan. We had rain here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Trailer! PM conversations with @danthecapriman have resulted in an image search. I suspect I now have a new build project coming up, which will involve cutting up a Dinky Bedford CF. Split_Pin, AndyW201, FakeConcern and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 16 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: Trailer! PM conversations with @danthecapriman have resulted in an image search. I suspect I now have a new build project coming up, which will involve cutting up a Dinky Bedford CF. Imagine reversing that thing! FakeConcern and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Another iconic shite mobile joins the ranks of SEB vans here! Bond partwork Sherpa van. Stripped. Filler deployed, and rubbed down. This took ages to get right on this one for some reason. Painting. Masking up around the windscreen base was trying too. The white stripe doesn’t follow any body contours or lines here so it’s got to be a smooth curve done with the tape. Im pretty pleased with how this one came out. Just needs to dry off properly then reassembly. It’s a nice little casting though, definitely got the Sherpa look to it! Just a shame they cast the dents in! Spottedlaurel, Remspoor, Tenmil Socket and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Spanish department store finds AndyW201, Spottedlaurel, Remspoor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 51 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: Bond partwork Sherpa van. Don’t throw away the figures! danthecapriman and eddyramrod 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 29 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Don’t throw away the figures! I’ve got loads of them now! Most of them seem to packing heat though!😆 flat4alfa, eddyramrod and andrew e 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, danthecapriman said: Just a shame they cast the dents in! Factory authenticity. When it happened on the line at Ward End after a wet lunch on Friday, they just filled it and painted over. Probably. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 4 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Factory authenticity. When it happened on the line at Ward End after a wet lunch on Friday, they just filled it and painted over. Probably. used to work with a fellow that worked on the J4 line at Washwood on nights- he said he went in one night and there was a bit of a panic as they were trying to rectify a run of vans that had their roofs put on back-to-front! andrew e, flat4alfa, eddyramrod and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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