Noel Tidybeard Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Today's toy fair haul has a theme. toyfair.jpg The old Minis were £2 each and are in quite good condition, so were not to be turned down. You will get to see them again when I paint them. todays theme is Ford and i claim my £5 Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Junkman found this in Germany and told himself not to be stupid. He looked at it and paid the necessary cash monies. Wow. Besides: Ghosty, egg, Conrad D. Conelrad and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 New paint process Skizzer, morrisoxide, Vantman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisoxide Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Picked up this lot at a Ford meet 20p each (40p each for the Citroens.) Turns out the 16 year old lad was selling them to raise funds for insurance on his Hillman Imp and a Corsa B! I would have bought more if I'd have known that fact. Love the suspension on the Safari I made a boat trailer and roof rack because the safari was missing its boat. Yes I know I'm very sad. More to follow about the Merc Cougar and Fiat. MarvinsMom, Split_Pin, Datsuncog and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 The Hot Rod Draguar is actually quite scarce without a grazed roof and the engine complete. Junkman and morrisoxide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisoxide Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 The Hot Rod Draguar is actually quite scarce without a grazed roof and the engine complete. Unfortunately it has a crack in the bubble top. I bought it because it looked very Ed Roth. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Still it’s otherwise tidy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Does anyone do replacement glass for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 My cabinet got a clean cos dusty Burnside, RayMK, Datsuncog and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I bought a storage box... I bought some cheap foam and lined the storage box Please don't tell me foam melts plastic Norevs in some strange chemical reaction RayMK, oldcars, MarvinsMom and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Some compartments are now extra snug... RayMK, MarvinsMom, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 In my low priority restoration pile, so also fur sales, 50p + postage for the military ones, or £1 plus postage for the Austin. MarvinsMom and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Please don't tell me foam melts plastic Norevs in some strange chemical reaction Plastic Norevs don't require any external assistance for melting in some strange chemical reaction. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Would anyone like these for their kids or indeed for themselves for cost of postage. From Cars film. oldcars, eddyramrod and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 A cavalcade of campers, all Hachette, all pure weapons grade shite Closer look at the CF eddyramrod, oldcars, Junkman and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Wowsers, those Hachette campers look fantastic. And even better all together. I kept checking my local model shop after I scored the Citroen J4 Pilote camper in there over the summer, but so far none of the Transit, Sherpa or CF models have put in an appearance. I may have to cast my net wider... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 A mate might be getting some Transits in. Will keep you informed DC. Once the MGB camper gets UK regs on, it will be sorted Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 My broken 404 collection has expanded to 3... (Orange one particularly poor). RayMK, eddyramrod, Junkman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Watcher miniature shiters, there's been a bit of radio silence my end for a while, after a bout of work keeping me busy. That does mean that I have a few more coffers for the small and large shites in my life, so that's a good thing. A few days ago, I finished a commercial working a little further afield than usual, so I got some per diems whilst away a few nights. Having the equivalent of £40-odd left over, I decided the best way to spend it was to visit my favourite Auckland establishment on the way home. Here's the results: Like a literal kid in a sweet shop, I went overboard and had some buyer's remorse once unpacked back home; Rancho and Roller are both housed in previously opened boxes, which I didn't realise at the time and I highly suspect that an A Series Ford and tipper trailer are a home made match, though I was hardly stung, at $5 (about £2.50). Nice to add a vintage Tomica to a collection, whatever the condition. The Sikus and Majorette Visa were big coin for what they were but I didn't have any of them and they're all mint and unboxed, so I can get my sticky mits on them guilt free, which is a win. Last time I posted up stuff I'd bought, I used some old books as an interesting backdrop to take photos with, so I thought this time I'd try again. Only, I went a bit overboard, as I think I was just enjoying the free time to muck about on something pointless purely for fun, unlike recent bouts of mucking about on something pointless whilst getting paid. Bought (or actually, thrown in for nowt) simply for the mere fact it isn't anything like what it purports to be: Mercedes were bought from a 'buy 2, get 2 free' bundle deal and I quite enjoy Matchbox castings of this era. I have half an idea to make some canvas load covers for these, so let's see if that idea ever eventuates. Bought purely because it's the closest I'll ever get to owning a model version of my Visa GTi. Got to admit that it's not my favourite Majorette casting but I suppose they've made worse (Honda Accord, for instance) There were several Sikus to choose from, all in great condition but thankfully, I had all the other ones on offer (back at my parent's house) so just got the two. I'd like to think that the 7 year old me decided against getting a Siku 190 at the time, on the basis that it looks very little like the real thing, from the C pillar back. Or that it was too similar to the 300E and TE I had. Either way, the back end really is rubbish. Solido 928 and Polistil Dino GT4 are deviations from my usual prosaic fare but I'd love an early 928 (in gold, brown or silver, with Pascha cloth) and I liked the silly wheels on the Ferrari. The latter is painted a very un-photogenic shade though, especially for an I-phone 4. Turns out the Porsche was quite photogenic, so here it is in a sort of '1980's shady developer parked on wasteland' environment. Gama Passat had reduced in price by a third since my last visit, so was put in the pile. An Ebay search seems to think I did OK, especially from a shop, which is why I like to buy from there and help support them (and they do discounts on bulk buys). Shame one of the wheel trims isn't chromed but that's a factory defect, I suppose. Second, not so good shot added as I liked the profile better. I had one of these as a kid and I think it's perhaps one of my first ever toy cars, so I couldn't resist a mint one in homage. Sorry for multiple 928s. Always remember wanting one of these as a kid, as I loved the skinny wheels they came on. By 1987/88 when I was buying them, I think only a municiple one in orange was available and I never found one to buy, so this makes up for it. Only took 30 years! This was also in the Buy 2 get 2 free deal thing and I liked the fact in came on late, fat wheels. Not seen that on one of these before. Never noticed the Newcastle reg, either. Does the original still exist? As an aside, here's a scene of utter silliness from the 'studio' yesterday. A common practice for a man not many years off 40?! morrisoxide, Burnside, bolognasal spray and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 This was also in the Buy 2 get 2 free deal thing and I liked the fact in came on late, fat wheels. Not seen that on one of these before. Never noticed the Newcastle reg, either. Does the original still exist? the earlier version was a sort of gold and had skinny wheels the later orange one gets fat wheels- two of my fave models from smoll person stage of life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Looking at Google images, the earlier gold seems familiar (looks like the shade Opel Diplomats came in) and I think I have/had one of these (again, in my UK-based childhood stash) but definitely with the skinny wheels and - up until this point - what I remembered to be in orange. Seemingly there are a few examples of orange and skinny wheels as an interim, so perhaps that's what I did have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 ^^ That's a cracking haul, Jon! Loving the Siku VW Crew Cab in particular - one of my favourite models ever, and one I just couldn't part with during the recent diecast clear-out. The Gama Passat is a lovely one too - sounds like a great shop with pretty fair pricing, all things considered. You suspect correctly, the Matchbox truck and trailer is indeed a bitsa - looks like the red Ford A-Series tractor is a K-27 dating from 1980-82 (which originally came with a trailer and powerboat), while the silver 'Tarmac' trailer would originally have been towed by a K-18 Ford L-series, sold between 1976 and 1982. Oh, and the backdrops are very much appreciated - it might encourage me to up my game when taking pics! hennabm, Jon, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 A mate might be getting some Transits in. Will keep you informed DC. Once the MGB camper gets UK regs on, it will be sorted Cheers fella, that would be greatly appreciated! Will be great to see BL's camper chod wearing appropriate plates; then the whole ensemble will look like a very tiny bank holiday in Cleethorpes c.1979... eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Cheers on the Bitsa confirmation - now I think about it, I have one of those correct Ford tractor units in my childhood stash, too! Would've been bought second hand from a car boot sale no doubt as it's a little before my time, though don't recall if it has anything to tow or not. Got to say I prefer a tipper to a speedboat, even if an A Series hauling such an item is stretching things a little.... The Siku VW is a great find and again, looking at Ebay, I think I did OK: £5 for a spotless one is pretty good going, especially from a shop. Same price paid for the 190 which seems OK, too. A tenner bought the Gama Passat but I hasten to add, these were pre-discount prices, so they actually cost a smidge less in the end. In fact, the Passat was the priciest item, so it's fair to say that my tastes are in low value rammel. eddyramrod and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I have that Siku VW too. No idea where it came from, but it's definitely from my adult life rather than childhood, and it's in lovely condition. I think I picked it up because I used to drive a single-cab Bay pickup at work. I hated that truck! Fuck it was horrible, no power, no heating, gearchanging was a raffle... oh and when I got a flat tyre one day coming in with half a ton of apples aboard, I tried to jack it up using its own jack and it just bent! So I keep hold of the Siku, to remind me (as if I needed it) not to go near one of those again.It's still a lovely model though. In the same job we had two T25 single-cab pickups. So in my project box I have two of the old Matchbox T25 ambulance, cut down, waiting for either end of a long plastic flatbed trailer to make the load beds. Will I ever finish them? Who knows! Now Matchbox do a pickup, but of course it's the crewcab, so would still need surgery. A369 GFV and C279 KCK, if anyone ever sees them...... Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 This is finished. The green tinted window broke on removal, but can be replaced in time, as the base just clips in on this one. Anyway, I think Lesneys without interior mouldings look better without glass! I'm not even going to silver the grille on this, as the detail will get a bit lost I think. Junkman, Burnside, morrisoxide and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Looks good that. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 These two were makeweights in a plastic Norev deal. The Siku 205 is in good playworn condition with slightly bent axles. The metal Norev Renault 5 is a bit sad, and the worst part is front bumper snapped off. £4 the pair posted. Datsuncog, Junkman, MarvinsMom and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 100% paint removal ccc 116.jpg Take axles off as the wheels are plastic... Blowlamp ccc 117.jpg ccc 118.jpg No paint left ccc 119.jpg ccc 120.jpg Only joking ! I've changed the wheels for some gooder ones.. paint's still wet. rml2345, MarvinsMom, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 If there's a mk1 transit camper going spare I'd like one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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