Datsuncog Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 6 hours ago, bunglebus said: Husky RO80 joins my Corgi versions - still need the large one Oh, nice find. These late-era Huskys are really starting to grow on me - the two-piece wheels look so much better than the all-black plastic ones fitted to earlier models, and I think we can all agree that Whizzwheels and Rockets were principally built to go fast and delight six-year-olds, rather than faithfully represent real-life cars... On the hunt for some of these myself, now... 10 hours ago, Amishtat said: Don't think I've ever seen one of those Bentleys before, I assumed it was the Mercedes 300 at first glance. Very nice! It's an unusual choice of model - and the whole Cars of the 50s range was a bit odd, really. I may try to track down a few more - there were only six different basic castings in the range, in a variety of colours and hood up/hood down configurations, plus some variations like the Rolls Royce Silver Dawn and the Bentley R Series, which were the same thing except for the grille. I'm currently making a few notes on how the Cars of the 50s range came about, and then turned into Corgi Classics... and also where the wretched Corgi Cameos and the el cheapo Motoring Memories series fit into the story (suddenly, it all makes sense). It actually is quite the tale, so hopefully I'll be able to do it justice. I'll leave you with this little research nugget for now: the range came into existence because Mettoy's attempt to buy Solido fell through... RoadworkUK, MarvinsMom, bunglebus and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony denman Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 am new on the site and i started doing models again cause off the lockdown,love spot on range,yes spot on shelfs are held up lego bricks lol,sad git i know,put my dinky coach in with spot on think its good scale. Jon, Sudsprint, MarvinsMom and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Volksy said: I battered this BMW for my other half for his Birthday. It was a prebuilt 1/24 that I attacked with a dremel and some paints. Turned out pretty well I think: Looks excellent, I remember tatty '02s in the 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, antony denman said: am new on the site and i started doing models again cause off the lockdown,love spot on range,yes spot on shelfs are held up lego bricks lol,sad git i know,put my dinky coach in with spot on think its good scale. You've got some lovely stuff in there, maybe you should put up some individual pics, especially of that red Mercury Cougar! Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, antony denman said: am new on the site and i started doing models again cause off the lockdown,love spot on range,yes spot on shelfs are held up lego bricks lol,sad git i know,put my dinky coach in with spot on think its good scale. Stunning collection! I've got a Dinky Duple Vega coach too - cracking model isn't it? I asssume that's a long-term collection you've put together? Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 12 hours ago, Dick Van Diesel said: Well that escalated quickly. You complete bastards. All of these were purchased within the last two weeks. I don't need them. I don't have room for them. Mrs Dick hasn't visited the garage recently either... ? It's all this bloody thread's fault! Bugger! Some of them are a bit lovely to be fair. That black Sierra is lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I've been having a Google looking for a value on the Lucky Toys Cougar from yesterday - found this one branded as a Arco flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 4 hours ago, antony denman said: i started doing models again cause off the lockdown,love spot on range You've come to the right place... fantastic collection, and welcome aboard! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 16 hours ago, bunglebus said: Lucky Toys Cougar looks just like the Matchbox ones This is I'm sure also modeled on a Superfast - anyone care to name the model? Lastly a Universal 240Z with some sort of non functioning motor Last but far from least, having accidentally sold my Marx Eldorado 4 pennies to another member, I had to replace it at far greater cost Just because the Caddy sold, it doesn’t mean you wouldn’t it back again! You just succumbed to the Slippery slope before it was time....? love the Lucky Toys - I completely missed those. So now I’ve got the slippery slope yearning for them now! what are the dimensions of them all? will you want to sell each of them on, in turn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Wanted a Mk1 Espace, so bought this... Not sure whether to leave as is or make into a normal one. Datsuncog, Split_Pin, Sudsprint and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Just because the Caddy sold, it doesn’t mean you wouldn’t it back again! You just succumbed to the Slippery slope before it was time....? love the Lucky Toys - I completely missed those. So now I’ve got the slippery slope yearning for them now! what are the dimensions of them all? will you want to sell each of them on, in turn? I'm not to fussed about the Fairlady/240Z and the Grusome Twosome copy but I'll be keeping the Cougar. Might dig out the Speedkings, Superfast and Marx versions for size comparison. The Mercury is about 163mm X 63mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Well, another day of rain but I think we all know what's coming next... Yup, Tat Friday returns. I rocked up a little before 10, to find no queue - seems that the market's now opening at 8am, which is a blessed relief since I'm running out of excuses to be not at my (home working) desk during core hours. There's only so many hamsters that can plausibly need veterinary attention at 10 o'clock on a Friday before management starts to get suspicious... So Tat Stall was present, with some old favourites but quite a few new additions, too: Plenty of filthy scratched 00 scale buses - which have now gone up to £5 again, perplexingly - plus quite a bit of other stuff. Corgi Classics, Lledo Vanguards and a smattering of Matchbox MoYs and Days Gone made up the bulk of the new stuff - though £5 a pop is a bit outrageous, given they're all scratched and/or broken to a greater or lesser extent. He's been popping out mint boxed DGs MoYs for £2 and Corgi Classics for a fiver before: this looks like tat box grade at best. For a pound, mebbe I would... This looks better, though - large stuff still £5, but small and shabby Lesneys etc at £2 each. Cambuster a bit playworn for a fiver, I thought. Think that's a 1930s/40s Dinky tanker just beside the Mack R-series, albeit a bad repaint. Cougar dragster missing its block - fiver seems kinda steep, even if the overall condition isn't too heinous. And there were exclusive* VIP-only boxes round the back of the stall too... The Corgi Opel Rekord was the first to hit me right between the eyes... ...but unfortunately someone had already hit it, with something quite hard. A dented roof and a missing tail light plus other casting damage resulted in a hard no from me, sadly. Pity, as the Politzei version is quite uncommon. Superkings Audi was in decent fettle, though somehow these era of Matchbox don't yank my nostalgia chain as hard as the Corgi stuff does. More of the same stuff up top as last week: repaints, mostly. That black Beetle is a fucked Matchbox Dinky from the early 90s; he seems to be under the misapprehension that it's older. 50p grade, at best. Tanker was a plastic Lego item; sadly no tractor unit (or tyres) present. More scabacious buses in poor shape were also kicking around, but I wouldn't be interested unless and until they drop a bit* more. I quickly ran round to the Charity Stall in case there were any decent finds, but there was nothing more to interest me - I've cleared them out! Just recent fantasy Hot Wheels and no-name rubbish. So! If there's anything you can't live without, hit me up quick quick quick as I'll only be able to stay for the time taken to guzzle a sausage soda and coffee before I gotta run... ...though, inevitably, I didn't leave the stall empty-handed... More to come! Dick Longbridge, Christine, Split_Pin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Well, another day of rain but I think we all know what's coming next... Yup, Tat Friday returns. I rocked up a little before 10, to find no queue - seems that the market's now opening at 8am, which is a blessed relief since I'm running out of excuses to be not at my (home working) desk during core hours. There's only so many hamsters that can plausibly need veterinary attention at 10 o'clock on a Friday before management starts to get suspicious... So Tat Stall was present, with some old favourites but quite a few new additions, too: Plenty of filthy scratched 00 scale buses - which have now gone up to £5 again, perplexingly - plus quite a bit of other stuff. Corgi Classics, Lledo Vanguards and a smattering of Matchbox MoYs and Days Gone made up the bulk of the new stuff - though £5 a pop is a bit outrageous, given they're all scratched and/or broken to a greater or lesser extent. He's been popping out mint boxed DGs MoYs for £2 and Corgi Classics for a fiver before: this looks like tat box grade at best. For a pound, mebbe I would... This looks better, though - large stuff still £5, but small and shabby Lesneys etc at £2 each. Cam buster a bit shabby for a fiver, I thought. Think that's a 1930s/40s Dinky tanker just beside the Mack R-series, albeit a bad repaint. Cougar dragster missing its block - fiver seems kinda steep, even if the condition isn't too heinous. And there were exclusive* VIP-only boxes round the back of the stall too... The Corgi Opel Rekord was the first to hit me right between the eyes... ...but unfortunately someone had already hit it, with something quite hard. A dented roof and a missing tail light plus other casting damage resulted in a hard no, sadly. Pity, as the Politzei version is quite uncommon. Superkings Audi was in decent fettle, though somehow these era of Matchbox don't yank my nostalgia chain as hard as the Corgi stuff does. More of the same stuff up top as last week: reprints, mostly. That black Beetle is a fucked Matchbox Dinky from the early 90s; he seems to be under the misapprehension that it's older. 50p grade, at best. Tanker was a plastic Lego item; sadly no tractor unit (or tyres) present. More scabacious buses in poor shape were also kicking around, but I wouldn't be interested unless and until they drop a bit* more. I quickly ran round to the Charity Stall in case there were any decent finds, but there was nothing more to interest me - I've cleared them out! Just recent fantasy Hot Wheels and no-name rubbish. So! If there's anything you can't live without, hit me up quick quick quick as I'll only be able to stay for the time taken to guzzle a sausage soda and coffee before I gotta run... ...though, inevitably, I didn't leave the stall empty-handed... More to come! What's the yellow thing behind the Rekord? Also, littlun would like the Quattro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: Wanted a Mk1 Espace, so bought this... Not sure whether to leave as is or make into a normal one. Oh that's interesting - I had one the same, but without the raised roof section. Other than the stickers, it was just a normal Espace. Someone on here has it now - possibly a swap could be arranged? DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: What's the yellow thing behind the Rekord? Also, littlun would like the Quattro... Yellow thing is a Corgi Honda Prelude - and yup, if you're happy to spring for a fiver on the Audi, I'll scoot back over now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Just now, Datsuncog said: Yellow thing is a Corgi Honda Prelude - and yup, if you're happy to spring for a fiver on the Audi, I'll scoot back over now... I'll take both then please. Drop me a line about payment so you're not out of pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Cambuster is handy for the pipes and broken block. But perhaps not for a fiver. Dinamite Cougar with the robbed engine would like but not for a fiver. A £6 deal on the two, maybe is that Yellow Prelude parked behind the Opel Polizei? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: I'll take both then please. Drop me a line about payment so you're not out of pocket. Both picked up for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Darn, too slow, just found out the later posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 minute ago, flat4alfa said: Cambuster is handy for the pipes and broken block. But perhaps not for a fiver. Dinamite Cougar with the robbed engine would like but not for a fiver. A £6 deal on the two, maybe is that Yellow Prelude parked behind the Opel Polizei? Yes, yellow Prelude - though already on its way to TheDoctor! Cambuster's broken glazing also pushes it into doubtful territory... he seems to be having a 'pricey week' today, what with the wrecked Days Gone for a fiver, so I'll try him next week to see if he'll do them both for £6 as you suggest... flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said: That black Sierra is lovely! It's nearasdammit mint. Amishtat, RoadworkUK, Datsuncog and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dick Van Diesel said: It's nearasdammit mint. Right, cheers for that, off to eBay I go... Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Days Gone values climbing? Well they have been in the doldrums for a while. By next month they will have doubled? You heard it here first. Hold on to your seats. ‘Slope getting slippery? Hiding purchases from wives? Call SamariTats on 0800 089808’ Amishtat, Remspoor and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Y0 @Datsuncog I might be interested in those 1/76 scale Alexander Y Types if they're not too mullered. One looks like a Lothian one, I sold mine a few years ago but kept my other Lothian Buses so would be good to get one again. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Days Gone values climbing? Well they have been in the doldrums for a while. By next month they will have doubled? You heard it here first. Hold on to your seats. ‘Slope getting slippery? Hiding purchases from wives? Call SamariTats on 0800 089808’ I’d go out there now and cash your pension in and corner the market in Days Gone By. Imagine the income from flogging those Model T Fords at Car Boot Sales! Datsuncog and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Do I spot another Prelude (beige glider trailer spec) under the quattro? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jon said: Do I spot another Prelude (beige glider trailer spec) under the quattro? I think you're right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 56 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Fastback if either the base or body is good please Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony denman Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: You've come to the right place... fantastic collection, and welcome aboard! cheers eddie me tony with granada i bought granada parts off you,your right its good site eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Ive adjusted my phone screen now as I thought the beige Prelude was the yellow one your all talking about.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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