155V6 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Just now, flat4alfa said: Where is dog? If it's in the parts bin still, I could pop it in something else. Poking its head out the back of a Matchbox Mercury Villager, maybe It was over 30 years ago,so the chances of finding it are fairly low ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Just a thought,maybe you could get reproduction dogs for the Matchbox Ford Kennel Truck & use those? flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 3 hours ago, flat4alfa said: I have this pair. Thank you but I have a couple of donors now - think I need the longer interior out of a Baja Buggy for TOP SECRET PROJECT, and a windscreen out of a Beach Hopper. Pics incoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 OK a few new motors have turned up. First of all, this Dinky Rover SD1, with pleasingly accurate wheel trims 20191130_195115 by RS, on Flickr 20191130_195123 by RS, on Flickr 20191130_195134 by RS, on Flickr Then there's the Corgi Deux Chevaux 20191130_195242 by RS, on Flickr Then there's this Corgi Whizzwheels buggy in very period purple. Nice wheels too 20191130_195514 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox released a range of their standard castings but as monster trucks in the 80's. The two I've been trying to find are the Model As, coupé and van. Finally found the coupé 20191130_195703 by RS, on Flickr Corgi Growler E-Type 20191130_195849 by RS, on Flickr BMC Pininfarina 1800 off this very forum (thanks) 20191130_195956_002 by RS, on Flickr It's hard to show in pictures how nice the (also off this forum) Guisval MK1 Fiesta is. Even the dash is correct 20191130_200116 by RS, on Flickr 20191130_200135 by RS, on Flickr 20191130_200150 by RS, on Flickr Another AS acquisition is this Datsun 280Z, just like the one I had as a kid 20191130_200307 by RS, on Flickr Last one send to me off here is this fake Sand Digger. Not the one I had as a kid, very likely a copy of a copy as there's no need for the square hole in the back. Think this one is meant to climb up walls with the sticky roller built into the base 20191130_200601 by RS, on Flickr 20191130_200618 by RS, on Flickr 20191130_200637 by RS, on Flickr Here's Project DD 20191130_200421 by RS, on Flickr No I haven't gone mad, Donald is getting ejected, the casting is adapted from the Sand Hopper/Baja Buggy/Beach Buggy, so I intend to make a model that never existed using parts from the others 20191130_200516 by RS, on Flickr 20191130_200508 by RS, on Flickr 20191005_132736 by RS, on Flickr It also arrived with this, looks familiar... 20191130_200350 by RS, on Flickr 20191113_103748 by RS, on Flickr Sudsprint, Split_Pin, 155V6 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 There's a lot of Guisval Fiestas on todocoleccion. Have a fun browse! https://en.todocoleccion.net/buscador?from=top&bu=Guisval+fiesta bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Massive thanks to @barrett for yesterday's parcel arrival (and beautifully packed, I might add): a real nostalgia trip here: Vitesse models, and specifically that speckled grey box with the mirror-effect backing, give me a bit of a rush back to the late 80s/early 90s when I was making the leap from Corgi and Matchbox toys into the world of more adult-oriented models...my local model shop kept their Vitesse models in a locked case, which was the first inkling that these were a bit more special than the Corgi Classics, Solido and Bburago models which just lived on a wooden shelf. The Fiat 500 with (Lambretta?) scooter set was very appealing to me as a ten-year-old, but much as I craved and coveted it, there were inevitably other models vying for my pocket money and space on my birthday wish list... and sadly the Fiat never quite made the cut. I can only assume it eventually sold, as no doubt I would have snared it once I got a Saturday job in the same model shop, and ran riot each week with my staff discount... The 2CV is kind of a replacement for another Vitesse model I did have - a plain grey 50s 2CV with a somewhat bulbous boot extension, which I seem to remember was a Christmas gift from my grandparents. Annoyingly, I didn't just collect these models but enjoyed handling them and setting up little dioramas (as well as taking them apart with my mini-screwdriver set) - and it was during one such adventure that I managed to break off and lose one of the Cit's headlights, much to my chagrin. I did the same thing with the three-pointed star emblem atop the grille of my Mercedes 600 Pullman (also by Vitesse). *Sigh*. But this 2CV isnt just any 2CV - it's a 4x4 Sahara. That's right, the twin-engine jobber built to order for French oil companies and the like for working out in the North African desert. For this car, 'Sahara' wasn't just a cutesy lifestyle name. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2016/06/02/is-citroens-2cv-4x4-sahara-the-most-innovative-off-roader-ever-built/ I kept buying Vitesse models for a while longer, though sometimes the quality control seemed a bit off and that annoyed me. I remember buying a Wolseley Hornet and being greatly irked by the collapsed rear axle; equally a Renault R4 suffered a weird lopsided stance too plus paint flaws that couldn't be seen in the shop's case. The arrival of Lledo Vanguards seemed to offer better build quality for similar money, and so I gravitated towards them... By the late 1990s, as my tastes had become more refined and I was able to stretch to more detailed models by the likes of Minichamps and Trofeu (with their tiny separate windscreen wipers and wingmirrors), cars by Vitesse, Solido and Corgi Classics just started to look a smidge crude. I'd also stopped carrying them around with me, which probably helped their longevity - the memory of dropping a freshly-unboxed Corgi Classics Mk1 Cortina down a flight of stone steps at Powerscourt still makes me wince... clonkety clonkety clonkety clonkety... But there's still a lot of charm in these little models, and it's great to finally have them in the collection! A winter project might be to finally get all my 1/43 models down from the attic and see what I still have... Remspoor, Sudsprint, AndyW201 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1am Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Following on from the recent discussion of bodies cut out to accomodate superfast wheels, I've compared my Mercurys to find the bodies are the same. Apart from the different wheels and the base casting, the superfast car sits slightly higher and its blue light is taller than the original's. For sale if anyone's interested. £1.50 + £3 UK postage for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 @Datsuncog I can't believe how your timeline of your approach to model cars was exactly like mine and during the same period. I think I've mentioned before but I had a best friend from about 1987 to 92 whom was an only child and went to a private school. He had lovely model cars, new ones almost every week too. That was when I first saw a 1/18 Bburago and 1/43 models by early producers of detailed cars in display cases such as Bang, Brum, Best, Eligor, Box and of course Vitesse. I only had a pile of Corgis and Superkings. However there was mutual respect there because his dad had all but one of his cars 'stolen' as a child (I think 'cruelly given away' is more probable) and I had all my Dads and 2 Uncle's Dinky and Corgi cars, some boxed. I recall my first ever proper 'model' car was a 1953 2cv in grey. It even had the little speedometer to the left of the steering wheel! Anyway, after we drifted apart, when Vanguards, Minichaps and and Trofeu came along, the cars he once had seemed crude in comparison. I am of course nostalgic about all of these cars now and the models I had too! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Not much at the car boot this morning,this was all I came home with However,I did pick these up from a local Facebook seller,still in the boxes with the cellophane on I think they go nicely with the recovery truck I got from Junkyarddog Split_Pin, Datsuncog, RayMK and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 As a kid, I didn't have that many new cars. Christmas and birthdays would sometimes yield a few - Dinky Jensen FF, Monteverdi and Eldorado , Spring to mind. A few years later I used birthday money to buy Corgi XJ-C, Mazda pickup, Dyane and some others , I can't recall which were mine or my brothers. I rarely had any Matchbox or Corgi Juniors, although for a year or two every present me and my 18 moth younger brother had was Corgi Rockets. A constant was the box of my Dad's mid 50's Dinkies ( which I've still got) Anyway , for some reason I stopped buying any diecast at quite an early age , even when in 1976/7( age 12/13). I used to go on the weekly "Penny Bus" to either Lampeter or Tregaron on market day. To spend the day shoplifting ! Because of peer pressure and not wanting to appear childish I never nicked any diecast, concentrating instead on magazines, Top Trumps, penknives and sweets. We even managed to nick some cigars once and made ourselves thoroughly sick, maybe that's why I've never smoked, so could be seen as a positive, I suppose. I never lost my obsession with cars, just toy ones, maybe that's why I seem to be catching up on lost time now. Split_Pin and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Dig out your baggy jeans, we're going back to 1991 Rather a lot of the cars seem to be pre-production with grey windows etc Matchbox 1991 01 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 02 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 03 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 04 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 05 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 06 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 07 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 08 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 09 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 10 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 11 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 12 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 13 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 14 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 15 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 16 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 17 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 18 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 19 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 20 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 21 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 22 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 23 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 24 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 25 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 26 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1991 27 by RS, on Flickr It wasn't me that tore out the Models of Yesteryear pages, can't say I'm going to lose any sleep over it though! FakeConcern, Sudsprint, Tenmil Socket and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I feel someone has to speak up for the poor old Matchbox Yesteryear cars. I had a several as a boy but recreating The Persuaders with a yellow 1904 Spyker and a red 1914 Stutz Roadster didn't set my 9 year old pulse racing. That said they were well made and I really liked the Lagonda and Hispano-Suiza they came out with. Lledo and giffer investment purchase just about finished off any affection for these old croakers though. Remspoor and NorfolkNWeigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Mc550 thats the Motor City I had, think I got it in about 1991 too. Interesting that the Ergomatic cab was having one last outing as late as 1991 by serving as the front cowl of the 'Snorkel' turntable. Judging by the fact that the headlights are part of the bumper, I'd say it was part of the same casting that dated back to the 1960s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 The Dodge cattle truck in the twin pack must have been about 20 years old by then too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 6 hours ago, C1am said: Following on from the recent discussion of bodies cut out to accomodate superfast wheels, I've compared my Mercurys to find the bodies are the same. Apart from the different wheels and the base casting, the superfast car sits slightly higher and its blue light is taller than the original's. For sale if anyone's interested. £1.50 + £3 UK postage for both. Has the non superfast got some sort of steering? Just looking at the baseplate & axle cut-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1am Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Yes, great observation! I hadn't even noticed. Why would they have gone to the trouble? ETCHY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, 155V6 said: The Dodge cattle truck in the twin pack must have been about 20 years old by then too. Crikey yes I didn't see that! I have or had the remains of an old regular wheels one somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Sudsprint said: I feel someone has to speak up for the poor old Matchbox Yesteryear cars. I had a several as a boy but recreating The Persuaders with a yellow 1904 Spyker and a red 1914 Stutz Roadster didn't set my 9 year old pulse racing. That said they were well made and I really liked the Lagonda and Hispano-Suiza they came out with. Lledo and giffer investment purchase just about finished off any affection for these old croakers though. My Grandad had a shelf of Yesteryears in the early 70's, of course no one was allowed to play with them. Not that we were that bothered , apart from the Lemans type Bentley and a gold 1930's Yank ( Packard? ) that was a it newer than most of the shelf, they stayed U played with, although somehow the red ModelT had a wheel hold together with bluetac- always faced the other way to the others to hide it! im thinking about getting some 60's70's Yesteryears now, damn you! Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 3 hours ago, ETCHY said: Has the non superfast got some sort of steering? Just looking at the baseplate & axle cut-out. 3 hours ago, C1am said: Yes, great observation! I hadn't even noticed. Why would they have gone to the trouble? These and some of the early Superkings have it, you lean the car in the direction you want it to steer. It's a great little feature and better than the Mustang with the lever sticking out of the side not that I don't really want the Mustang... egg, Datsuncog, Split_Pin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Called 'Prestomatic' steering by Dinky. Corgi had the 'Trans-o-lite' head and tail lamps which was just a continuation of the glazing mould down to the front and rear of the car. I think the later Commer PB's had a separate piece of plastic trunking from the roof to facilitate this. I'd need to check mine. Which is why you should keep the boxes of toys so that the bizarre marketing names they applied to quite prosaic pieces of design are not lost. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 King size Mercury Police car has the steering system 20191030_170741 by Rich Secker, on Flickr Corgi went for a steering wheel on the roof on its Beetles P4240007_zpsegf0lljs by Rich Secker, on Flickr P4240003_zps6on1zci9 by Rich Secker, on Flickr And the Trans-o-lite headlamps (thanks Split_Pin) are very cool 20171209_151236 by Rich Secker, on Flickr ETCHY, warch, FakeConcern and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I've been trying to find out about the pullback Corgi Juniors Transit which I got last week.All I can find are pictures of these two versions of the Transit,the Mercedes 190E,& the Porsche 935 which Datsuncog said he had seen.Anyone seen any others,maybe they only did those ones? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Newest Corgi catalogue I have is 1985 and doesn't mention them. If anyone spots a Corgi with one good wheel on like this, please grab it - my DB5 has one wheel centre missing and it's driving me nuts 155V6, Split_Pin and Datsuncog 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisoxide Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I do need to catch up on here. I purchased these today. This was for sale in at the same place, I don't really know this era of Matchbox that well. Did this Cortina hit the shelves in this type of blister pack? I thought it came in the cardboard box? Anyway for 33 Quid I walked. Datsuncog, junkyarddog and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 That looks like a Bulgarian Matchbox Cortina to me. Very expensive though!! In other news,I recently received some cars from C1am,amongst them was this Majorette Sonic Flasher military police car. Some drilling and 2 new batteries later..........It only works!!! "What do you think of this one smoll Eddy?" "Very flashy M8" C1am, RayMK, egg and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Oh no, it's Decker! Hit it BA! junkyarddog, bunglebus and Datsuncog 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 That RO80 gives me big want face. Yep agreed that's a Bulgarian Cortina. Nice but it can stay on the peg at £33 Sudsprint and morrisoxide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 I have a beige Bulgarian Cortina, bought in 2006. Non opening doors too. The back of the blister pack depicts an obsolete-looking Playtrack. The seller of the one above is exactly why I rarely go to Swapmeets nowadays. Rip-off prices which exist solely to make the seller feel more important. They probably got it from some unsuspecting collector for a few quid on a tip-off from one of their equally evil mates. Sudsprint, morrisoxide and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Couldn't agree more! I really am going to have to do some photos today... a neighbour recently told me of "some police cars" that had fallen into his lap. I gave him a few days, then idly mentioned that I have a collection of police cars. Immediately he showed me a carrier bag full - and I do mean full - of Atlas 1/43s, all boxed and sealed. Roughly a 50/50 split between the Sports Car collection and the Police set. I took two of each, at a fiver a go. I'd have paid that on ebay with postage on top, and this way I only had to cross the street! I might have to go back for more yet. Datsuncog and morrisoxide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 RE; 1991 Matchbox Catalogue Gee wiz, that brings back some memories... I was around 10 then... Cheers @bunglebus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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