mercrocker Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Man Maths!!!.....Just been up to Blackpool for an annual rocking weekend. I usually take the T25 so that when we miss breakfast at the hotel through not getting up early enough, we can go down the sea front and cook something up for ourselves. Also more room for Mrs Rocker's frocks and my drapes. However I calculated a fuel saving of approx. £40 by using the 190E instead this time, intending to use the "saving" to buy some more records on the stalls in the ballroom. However, I didn't find any records that I wanted other than three or four £1 cheapies. It meant I had a theoretical £40 quid burning a hole in my theoretical wallet. We stopped at a vintage shop on the way home and I quickly justified my purchase of This - A long-term Holy Grail that I could never afford or justify buying before..... Box is cacked but model isn't too bad and you can't find these for reasonable money anywhere now. I had to make up the purchase price by foregoing tea and cake in the shop next door but I can bank those calories for another beer next time out.....Man Maths! egg, Split_Pin, Cardinal Wolseley and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Such a great feeling when you find something that you really want to add to the collection. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 How to do diecast.You buy this for £1.IMG_20180921_123634.jpgYou wash it.IMG_20180921_124230.jpgYou paint the wheels.IMG_20180921_125139.jpgYou try removing scratches with G3 to limited effect.IMG_20180921_125837.jpgYou realise you never wanted it anyway and offer it for cost of postage on here (£3.00).IMG_20180921_130623.jpgYaay! Matchbox Superkings K-27 (Ford A-series box van) has arrived safely! Thanks so much - it's been many a long year since I've had one of these in my hot little hands (without ending up cut, anyway). I hadn't even realised that it's the exact same casting as the articulated version; just with a big plastic box on the back. It's great. I love it! eddyramrod, egg and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Time to pretend i am eleven again and get my toys out on the floor: There are worse addictions than 1/43 scale American cars surely morrisoxide, mercrocker, bolognasal spray and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Yeah, but they are cheaper. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Shelf-of-shite-I've-owned sitrep: Now with added CX thanks to Egg. Datsuncog, Dick Longbridge, eddyramrod and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Latest addition my 'cars wot I've owned' shelf. The repro Dinky is a bit more accurate, but this repro Quiralu is more unusual, and it was very cheap. Still looking for a cheap Norev 406, Spot On Minor and Dinky Singer Vogue (the closest thing to a Sceptre) if anyone sees them going for pennies... Junkman, Datsuncog, eddyramrod and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 This old barge has almost everything wrong, missing sunroof, warped glass, loose front axle (mounting snapped), broken front and rear number plates, rivets snapped off (car has been opened up), roof snapped in front of the sunroof, and was almost entirely de-chromed before I got my pen on it. Still, didn't pay too much for it...it can stay in my Norev retirement home for a while. Junkman, RayMK, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Picked up this poo brown Lesney Minor from a local ebayer this afternoon. Going to get a full restoration... morrisoxide, MarvinsMom, RayMK and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Couldn't let the thing suffer any longer, straight into the caustic bath of death. The original green paint still clings on while I enjoy* the chemical fumes. Junkman, MarvinsMom and junkyarddog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Those lesney minors are tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Those lesney minors are tiny. Indeed, but lots of detail. It has crossed my mind to leave it unpainted (perhaps with some clear coat to protect it?), but I'm sure I'll paint it eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 The first batch of my restorations is nearing completion. I'd better start working out how I'm going to reattach baseplates! Junkman, egg and MarvinsMom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Drip superglue where the rivets were. Works really well and you can easily snap the baseplates off in the future, like when you have this: which I repainted many many years ago. The finish was rather good, but this was the pre etch primer era, and the paint has chipped. So I re-re-painted it. mercrocker, Junkman, Amishtat and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I always thought that Cortina was a lovely model. I even have one I've converted to four-door to match the last car my dad bought new (HWM 457F). Nice work, both before and after. mercrocker and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Apart from the General Lee,the TV series bat mobile is a firm favourite. Picked this up in a discount shop recently. It's a Hot Wheels,but in a slightly bigger scale. There should be a boat and trailer to go with it but it wasn't there. Still,this is a nice model for a modest outlay. Junkman, MarvinsMom, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Yep, I'm a BIG fan of that car. You know you can buy a kit to build one full-size? Uses 1970s Lincoln running gear, I believe. junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Looks like one of the Bulgarian issues in that red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Some smoll husky shite. Corgi juniors stock car with a missing wheel.Hope to find more of these. Guisival Alfa gtv. sheffcortinacentre, morrisoxide, 59Impala and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Corgi major Ford car transporter. I love car transporter's. Peugeot 404 tow truck. Never heard of this brand before.Nice subject matter though. Datsuncog, bolognasal spray, Skizzer and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Matchbox now. They're grrrrreat! Nice condition Frosties mail in Pontiac. Six wheel Range Rover, Land Rover fire tender. Majorette Vw van. R4 complete with surf board. Camper. Safari Dodge/Renault with trailer. Corgi Porsche police car. Junkman, eddyramrod, Spottedlaurel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I always thought that Cortina was a lovely model. I even have one I've converted to four-door to match the last car my dad bought new (HWM 457F). Nice work, both before and after. Thanks. It is a nice model - when I was a teenager I was given a mint boxed one, and I liked it so much I bought this scruffy one to play with! Junkman and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Nurse, it's happening again! eddyramrod, RayMK, Datsuncog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 That's the colour, too....! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Drip Araldite where the rivets were. FTFY Yep, I'm a BIG fan of that car. You know you can buy a kit to build one full-size? Uses 1970s Lincoln running gear, I believe. The current ones use the 77-9X Caprice chassis. Lincoln Futura version also available now. Corgi juniors stock car with a missing wheel.Hope to find more of these. Good luck, they are very hard to come by lately. Never heard of this brand before.Nice subject matter though. It's a Swiss company that started using old Norev moulds after their bankrupcy in the late 70s, but injected them with a weird, heavy, non warping substance.They can be used to restore old Norevs to an extent. junkyarddog and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 There has been something I wanted since child. Now I have it. mercrocker, Skizzer, bolognasal spray and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Trying to catch up with Egg's runaway collection of psychedelic plastic is futile, but I keep trying.This is the harvest of the Caen jumble, which I finally managed to clean a bit. A rather tired Floride in - according to Junkdaughter #2 - "Sammin". It's the first issue without interior and suspension - and in my case taillights.Also note stress crack in rear screen. Next up is this seriously rare 600: In true French fashion, it's missing a headlight.Other than that it's in very good condition save for a little stress crack underneath the front plaque mineralogique. And finally this '58 Chrysler in neon fuchsia: Purchase of said warped Mopar enables me to recreate this rig, which truly is a sight to behold: The combo was available as a set. MarvinsMom, eddyramrod, Conrad D. Conelrad and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Just to remind you guys, I do own a later version of the Floride: This one has suspension, interior and the taillights are moulded with the shell. RayMK, eddyramrod, MarvinsMom and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Any views on using clear coat to finish off your models, and if so, what do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I don't use any clearcoat.After cleaning them, I polish them with a Micro Mesh finishing kit. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Micro-Mesh-Regular-Sheets-Abrasive-Polishing/dp/B003RTABUK egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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