Sudsprint Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I have got 10 of these boxed sets up in the roof somewhere - doubt they are worth anything... flat4alfa, Split_Pin, Datsuncog and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 22 hours ago, Sudsprint said: I have got 10 of these boxed sets up in the roof somewhere - doubt they are worth anything... In that case, when you find them, could you send me one please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 Those rockets look ace. Totally gimmicky as you could achieve the same result with some beard oil and an ordinary diecast but I would have been all over them at birthday or Christmas time. Just when I think there are no more HW to collect, up pops that Prelude. It looks great, unfortunately all my usual sources of these are either shit or 6 months behind. My local Tesco has only just got the first-issue 850s in. Datsuncog and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I had quite a bit of Corgi Rockets track and accessories, but as far as I remember only a couple of Corgi Rockets cars, probably ones that came with some of the track. The DB6, Jensen and maybe a non-Saint P1800. Me and my brother quickly realise that they weren’t any faster than normal Superfast or Whizzwheels . The keys were lost almost immediately and the chassis soon became separated from the bodies, rendering the whole thing pointless. We played with the track for years and I remember bits of it still around after I’d left home in the 80’s, the SuperBooster also made a useful shoulder mounted RPG for firing things into siblings eyes. I remember getting in trouble for using all the Mr Sheen in an effort to make both the cars and track faster, the worse things were the few Majorettes we somehow acquired , they were desperately slow, especially the Cafe Hag VW van, that thing could be soaked in Mr Sheen ,WD 40 , 3 in 1 Anything and it could be beaten by Matchbox lorries that barely fitted between the edges. bunglebus, 155V6, flat4alfa and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Bunglebus: I have that same Hong Kong Charger and have long been baffled by who it's by. I actually really rate it. Lovely proportions to it and not at all badly made. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I've got Derek Fiske but no axles ? Datsuncog and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 The first Rockets I ever encountered was a Mercury Cougar XR7 that I must have picked up at a jumble sale (or possibly just found in the street somewhere) - the chassis and axles were missing and the glazing was busted out, but it still had the remains of the browny-copper Solarbrite finish. It was trashed, but its lack of wheels made it an excellent candidate for my diecast scrapyard diorama; it sat well on the Matchbox Sambron Jacklift with the addition of a dot of Blu-Tac, as a ruined hulk. I'd never heard of the Rockets range, but assumed it was some sort of short-lived thing like the Growlers range - I had a few of those, and couldn't really see the point of them. I also had a non-Rockets Fiske stock car - missing its axles also. May have pics somewhere of these knackers... flat4alfa and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 And a chopper less engine ....and unknown champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennabm Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 All this talk of CR makes me reminisce for all of mine. I must resist eBay, I must resist eBay............. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 55 minutes ago, Christine said: I've got Derek Fiske but no axles ? Christine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Ive got the gold aston too but can't find it That has no wheels either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Couple of deliveries today. 1 included a broken escort gas van which I promptly 'fixed' Also go my surprise 'Job lot'. At first glance seems like a lot of crap. More to follow Six-cylinder, Split_Pin and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Here we go. My girlfriend has gone through and disinfected everything, bless her. As per usual, if you see anything you like, 50p plus postage. Unless the very crap stuff, we may be able to do a deal... Crappy stuff first. Baby toys / poundshop crap. Motorbike crap Those weird pull back plasticky short cars 1:43ish stuff. Note the MGF This lot seems to be happy meal hot wheels toys Maisto Motor City etc Urgh Cheap Chinese crap. Some horrendous approximations of Volvo, Porsches etc Matchbox Micro machine-like tat. Squished This is an oddity. Corgi, and you turn the spare wheel to raise / lower the suspension Corgi mini with missing tyres. But seems to have all jewels Scalextric Harley? Majorette! A few seem to be from the same set... And the piece de resistance... Safrane, Mk3 Golf and Tipo! Spottedlaurel, Split_Pin, Tenmil Socket and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Can I have put aside please: Slot car Harley, the motor will be handy at very least Corgi Mini Cooper, running on its rims Majorette Jeep Wagonnaire 4x4 Hot Wheels Ford Vicky Plymouth Fury Police car in white, in gawky proportions - and the Chevy Ambulance behind it That ridiculous yellow 4x4 with side pipes looks interesting ......and any of the silly kiddy stuff that have electronic circuitry DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 At first I thought you'd been had, but it's not too bad a lot really. The purple Hot Wheels Vicky, most of the Majorettes and that mini are nice. I'm keeping an eye out for the standard version of the Majorette HiLux without the raised suspension DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 4 hours ago, RoadworkUK said: Bunglebus: I have that same Hong Kong Charger and have long been baffled by who it's by. I actually really rate it. Lovely proportions to it and not at all badly made. I deffo had that casting too, only in a different colour - not sure which one (weirdly) but it wasn't light green. Ditto on the proportions - it was probably my favourite out of all my 'cheap' (i.e. not Matchbox/Corgi/Majorette) cars. The deeply dished wheels looked ace, and even though it was obviously trying to be a 'Dukes of Hazzard car' I didn't resent it for that. Been racking my brains since last night for a manufacturer or trade name, but no joy so far. I think it came in a twin pack with a red Lotus Esprit, though - from a 50p shop in Springhill shopping centre, some time in the mid/late 80s. #nothelpingmuch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Some of the comedy stuff is kinda cool too. Volvos? Bmws? Porsche 928? Sierra? Ferrari F40? Corvette? Nsx? Firebird? And I'm sure this is a 'Great Wall' Burnside, Datsuncog and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Those shonky Chinese jobbers are so cack-handed they're almost endearing... it's amazing just how attractive something like that can appear when photographed properly. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Also found this loose engine in the box, any good to a modifier? Pictured with Mini for scale @bunglebus? flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Those shonky Chinese jobbers are so cack-handed they're almost endearing... it's amazing just how attractive something like that can appear when photographed properly. Someof them no amount of flattering photos can save ? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 ^^^ Heh, it's another 'Minimal Metal Mustang', same as the one from the tat box! Resting on your Majorette Alpine and all. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: Also found this loose engine in the box, any good to a modifier? Pictured with Mini for scale @bunglebus? Possibly - but I bet there will be someone along in a moment who really wants it 6 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: Someof them no amount of flattering photos can save ? I sometimes end up with those, I file them in "B1N" flat4alfa and DoctorRetro 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I can't decide if they're so bad they're good, or so very bad they shoot straight past good and back to bad again. One thing's true though, they do still seem to be in decent nick. I think the other purple car behind the 'Mustang' might be a vague approximation of a Maserati Merak... DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 They look like shonky 1980s kit cars, the sort of cack-handed things based on knackered Cortinas or Beetles that would be found in Peter Filby's kit car book. DoctorRetro and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Heh, this sort of thing? Spot the Mk1 Escort componentry... Sudsprint, Split_Pin and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/19/2020 at 8:53 PM, Spottedlaurel said: To all those who recently purchased rubbish from me, parcels went off in today's post so hopefully you'll see them by the weekend. Very nice Greenlight TransAm 20200521_150812 by RS, on Flickr La Voiture Le car 20200521_150057 by RS, on Flickr I know I keep getting Piston Poppers, but this is the best one yet 20200521_150029 by RS, on Flickr Very tidy Lambo 20200521_145956 by RS, on Flickr One of Matchbox's more "Hot Wheels" castings 20200521_150132 by RS, on Flickr Acadiane 20200521_145911 by RS, on Flickr Fire Chief version of the Monaco Estate and this one has a complete tailgate 20200521_145848 by RS, on Flickr The Hot Wheels 928 from @sierraman also arrived, another Porsche that's a bit of a monster! What's the engine all about, supposed to be a V8?! 20200521_145139 by RS, on Flickr 20200521_145132 by RS, on Flickr 20200521_145158 by RS, on Flickr Talking of Hot Wheels 20200521_150709 by RS, on Flickr 20200521_150351 by RS, on Flickr 20200521_150305 by RS, on Flickr The Sooo Fast often turns up sans roof - easy to see why 20200521_150233 by RS, on Flickr 20200521_150246 by RS, on Flickr Last but not least, this 20200521_145237 by RS, on Flickr Datsuncog, Spottedlaurel, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 20200521_145247 by Rich Secker, on Flickr 20200521_145257 by Rich Secker, on Flickr 20200521_145311 by Rich Secker, on Flickr 20200521_145339 by Rich Secker, on Flickr Literally the same shape as the box it comes in, and not listed very well so cheap. Nice. DoctorRetro, Jon, Datsuncog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Oooof, that LT... Well bought! Some lovely stuff in there. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Some recent arrivals The yellow Volvo & white Puma both came from eBay,the rest came from on here.The silver Puma was from @Petrolize,the Corvette & Honda S2000 came in a trade from @junkyarddog,& the rest came from @bramz7 Split_Pin, Petrolize, junkyarddog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I've pretty much forgotten what I packed up a few weeks ago.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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