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Felly Magic Rank: Isuzu Florian

Felly Magic

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Great finds there Tim. My Schabak Fiesta XR2i arrived from ebay for a fair whack less than what some people are asking, AND it is complete, unlike the red one on ebay, mine is Trebor fresh, in a bloody good box. Happy days.

 

As usual, JM finds some serious filth, that Landy, ooft, and is that tractor unit a DAF?

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Junkman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Junkman

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My approach to save the planet is a holistic one.

Not only do I save the fucking oceans, but I'm also on a quest to reduce the heavy metal contamination of our groundwater.

 

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Junkman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Junkman

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Neither have I, it was a total lucky dip.

It's 1/24 scale, so may well end up being cut up and used on an Italeri chassis.

Datsuncog Rank: Talbot Tagora

Datsuncog

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On 1/25/2019 at 1:06 PM, sierraman said:

Some absolute gold in there Datsuncog. Any photos of the other stuff in there?

Just the snaps I took a fortnight ago, I'm afraid - although 95% of this is still in the boxes, including the Siku Golf Cabrio and (surprisingly) the Majorette Saab 900 Turbo and Husky Bedford TK that I thought were gone. Linky link below!

http://autoshite.com/topic/10758-shite-in-miniature-ii/?p=1713253

I had a fairly comprensive poke through earlier, so f there's anything that catches your eye, just sing out and I should be able to tell you if it was still there this morning. And, by extension/hope, mebbe it'll still be there next Friday...

 

I went back at lunchtime (but of course). The MAN SD200 bus had departed for another terminus, but I did grab two more things while they were packing up.

I don't even know why.

This...

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And this.

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Hmmm... not sure it was a pound well spent, to be honest.

barrett Rank: Lancia Gamma

barrett

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Please don't cut it up, JM! I might even be persuaded to take it off your hands, if the price is right, to join my modern Charbonneaux promotional Panhard thingy, which is the only model vehicle i've bought for as long as I can remember and, I seem to recall, inspired directly by you posting ours on here...

Felly Magic Rank: Isuzu Florian

Felly Magic

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Argh one of those Tower Models plastic kit Nationals!

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Datsuncog Rank: Talbot Tagora

Datsuncog

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On 1/25/2019 at 3:51 PM, Felly Magic said:

Argh one of those Tower Models plastic kit Nationals!

Aha, is that what it is?

I can't tell if it's just been put together quite badly or if it's a rather poor kit - nothing butts up properly and the front axle's way too wide, so the (one remaining) wheel won't even fit in the wheelarch.

And then there's the matter of a whole lot of glue drips, while not the steadiest of hands or the finest of brushes has been used to paint it...

Transfers are quite good, though. Even if someof them are upside down.

VERDICT: slight waste of 50p.

 

That Bernard tractor unit, on the other hand... phoar.

Split_Pin Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Split_Pin

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Y0 Tim I'll take the tiny Beemer. I had the Autobianchi as a kid, it was indeed a kinder egg toy.

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quicksilver Rank: Renault 16

quicksilver

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You could have a brand new one for about 8 quid if you so desire as it's just been reissued by Peco. Not sure what is point though.

 

Their Olympian on the other hand is very good, far better than Corgi's dismal attempt and even EFE's not-so-bad effort. I have one of those in my stash to build sometime.

Felly Magic Rank: Isuzu Florian

Felly Magic

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Years ago I built one of those Tower Olympians as a West Riding one and used wheels from an EFE that helped it a hell of a lot, why Peco have re-issued these kits though is beyond me, especially as you can often pick up 2nd hand EFE Nationals for the price of one of these kits

rml2345 Rank: Renault 16

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Or cheaper Felly if you know where to look. Surprised they've not reissued the Tower RT as well. I fancy a crack at one of the Olympians TBH, it can't be any worse than the Corgi one even if I build it and the compromised nature of EFE's annoys me.

OliD-E Rank: Austin Maxi

OliD-E

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Datsoncog - That Beige bus looks interesting....

 

 

How and where? Never seen a streetwise in 1:43 but I've got plenty of 75s and ZTs for some reason.

there were a few on eBay not that long ago i will try get a link
Datsuncog Rank: Talbot Tagora

Datsuncog

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On 1/25/2019 at 4:45 PM, Split_Pin said:

Y0 Tim I'll take the tiny Beemer. I had the Autobianchi as a kid, it was indeed a kinder egg toy.

Good stuff - I'll pop it in along with the Mira CX, sure!

Were there any others that caught your eye in the smol DC January Sale, or will I get the two of them in the post to you on Monday?

http://autoshite.com/topic/10758-shite-in-miniature-ii/?p=1723030

egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I've just spent an hour inhaling fine metal particles hand filing the roof of a Fiat 1500. It's all Vulgalour's fault!

 

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egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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90% there with the roof, to egg standards anyway, milliput to fill the roof holes? I find the stuff never sets for me!

 

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Frogchod Rank: Citroen Ami

Frogchod

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Ordinary car body filler works for me. Then lots of primer :)

I did see on youtube a chap using superglue and baking soda, I've not tried that yet.... gives me an excuse to but some ebay tat with holes in

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egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

egg

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True. I should be more careful considering a grandmother died from asbestosis. Oh, I wore goggles though for the caustic soda bit, which was something...

egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

egg

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ah, but I did spill it everywhere which means my backdoor step got a nice wash.

Junkman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Junkman

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Right. The countdown to the Spielwarenmesse Nürnberg has begun.

It's 70 years old this year, exactly like Porsche.

 

As a first teaser, have Solido's 2019 catalog, just published:

 

http://www.solido.com/myfiles/catalogue.pdf

 

Here is the list of exhibitors: https://www.spielwarenmesse.de/index.php?id=7916&L=1

 

As always my agents will be on site and I'll avail you all the info they report back to me.

Felly Magic Rank: Isuzu Florian

Felly Magic

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I was reading bleats from British Model Buses about no new OOCVs in the latest cCorgi catalogue, and they have missed a golden opportnity too, this year is 50 years of the Capri. I think someone needs to lean on Ixo re their TC3 Taunus, for next year will mark 40 years of the TC3 and Mk5 Cortina. 

 

Anyhow, here is a photo of the ubershit Fiesta I bought

 

 

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