sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Going to hit the big Tesco at dinner. They’d better have some diecast or I’m gonna complain! The great South Yorkshire Matchbox Famine! Split_Pin and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Got a 1982 Polistil catalogue the other day, as I have a few of their cars - including this monster which is on the cover The CE40 "Citroen Mehari" looks suspiciously like a VW 181/Trekker/Thing to me andrew e, hennabm, Split_Pin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Christ, early 1980s Polistils were shite. I had a 1/43 Golf and a Toyota Celica and the big spoilers meant that I couldn't negotiate the joins on the concrete topped wall outside my house. I love the 1970s issues and any from the mid 80s onwards though. andrew e and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Some more sales these were in a job lot of other stuff I needed. 50p each plus postage. Seventies shite first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Seventies Dinky WW2 Jeep, missing bits but I’m sure it’s of use to someone. 50p plus postage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Selection of used Volvos 50p each plus postage. ONE VOLVO 760 SOLD Split_Pin, Burnside and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 More including a fairly tidy CX Estate. 50p each plus postage. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Tidy Maguris Deutz 8 Wheel Crane in regular wheels, unusually it still has its hook. Anyway it’s 50p plus postage. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Pair of Chevy Vans probably ripe for customising. 50p each Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 An absolute minter of a Skoda 130 LR bar some smudging on the roof as you can see in picture. Maybe this would t cut out if you are fussy. One vicar owner etc... £1 plus postage. SOLD Remspoor, AndyW201 and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Finally for moment a BMW M5 Polizei. Fifty pence plus postage. SOLD Burnside and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, sierraman said: An absolute minter of a Skoda 130 LR bar some smudging on the roof as you can see in picture. Maybe this would t cut out if you are fussy. One vicar owner etc... £1 plus postage. Interested... Will it go as a large letter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Got a 1982 Polistil catalogue the other day, as I have a few of their cars - including this monster which is on the cover The CE40 "Citroen Mehari" looks suspiciously like a VW 181/Trekker/Thing to me What a peculiar assortment of scales. 1/43 is fair enough but why also 1/40 and 1/41 so they're slightly bigger and not quite compatible? Also, a mix of 1/22 and 1/26 instead of the usual 1/24, WTF is that about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 22 minutes ago, quicksilver said: What a peculiar assortment of scales. The mahoosive Porsche is marked as 3:82! Split_Pin and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, sierraman said: Looks familiar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 @sierraman can I take the better of your Volvos and the M5 please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Dour Scot alert. This video was made before I bought a lovely boxed 1/24 Lancia Y10 and Volvo 740 saloon from @mk2_craig some years ago, both still cherished today! bunglebus, mk2_craig, Sudsprint and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said: Interested... Will it go as a large letter? I’ve tried this before they always snag on the slot you have to post through and Mr Postman he say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 10 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: @sierraman can I take the better of your Volvos and the M5 please? Yes mate no problem. I’ll get it packaged up. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 minute ago, sierraman said: I’ve tried this before they always snag on the slot you have to post through and Mr Postman he say no. Ok mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 10 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: @sierraman can I take the better of your Volvos and the M5 please? Yes mate no problem. I’ll get it packaged up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Egg sent me this rather excellent Norev brochure, which the helpful sticker tells us is from 1974. This one's larger than average and has staggered size pages so you can flick to the right section. Lots of fun to scan as it has to be done one page at a time. This is not the last time we'll be seeing the 911 on the cover morrisoxide, AndyW201, 155V6 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 I love Norevs, had a fair few come and go over the years. I still have a Renault 6 and 12 in the blue stripey box although they have the less attractive speed wheels. I also got the Saviem RC 10 bus from a shiter on here. It's a beautiful model still with its box but I was expecting it to be scaled small to fit with the boxes the 1/43 cars came in. It is however 1/43 scale and it's flipping massive, about 50 cm long! Burnside, Datsuncog and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 11/18/2020 at 1:41 PM, junkyarddog said: Today arrival is this Matchbox Emm Gee Bee! What do you reckon Smoll Eddy? "If you've got to have an MGB,this is the best one to have as real ones are shit M8" As a member of the MGBGT+ community I detect numerous micro aggressions of my safe space in this post mk2_craig and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Managed to pick a 9 pack up with the MGB in, pleased to see they have started doing trailers as well, the kids favourite one is the caravan from a few years ago as you can tow it with the others. Sky busters were there too at £3 with the Top Gun ones. Quite pleasing to see that they’ve made an effort to broaden the range somewhat. Split_Pin and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Weather: sub-optimal. Outlook: bleak. Nemesis: already clutching a bulging diecast carrier bag. Motivation: And yet... Tatday is Tatday. So here we are, for what's looking increasingly likely to be the last time this year, sadly. Go get 'em, tiger. A quick scuffle through the boxes revealed that the buses that were there last week, weren't there now. Yup, it seems that Nutts Corner Market is (was) back on, and some lad bought the whole lot on Sunday. Bugger. But, there were some new OOC and other similar vehicles... Don't think this was the Wallace Arnold desired by @NorthernMonkey? And then a quartet of Hong Kong PSVs, unexpectedly: All available at a fiver a throw, if there's any interest. Masses of new loose and boxed diecast, too: Tokyo Police Nissan Cedric more toy-like than detailed model, but still kinda fun. LOL at 'Patorol Car'.@ Vitesse Berlingo also quite nice. Lotsa Minors and Minis, for some reason, with other unboxed 1/43 Vanguards and Matchbox Dinky mixed in. Red Capri with black bonnet is one of those Motoring Memories ones from the late 90s, using the modified early 70s Whizzwheels tooling. Unboxed OOCs too: Dunno who made this - Aussie Daimler? Steerable front wheels, but no manufacturer indicated beyond a winged horse logo. Made in China; diecast and plastic, not white metal. Curious. MoYs looking as attractive as ever: Late Superkings Leyland cement mixer just slightly too scruffy to make me dive for my wallet. Speed Kings Bertone Runabout in quite nice nick, mind, as was the Corgi Porsche Carrera 6. But the Miura had had its lamps knocked out. Other recentish stuff was there too... Again, a fiver seems to be the going rate today. Though I'd imagine this 1/18 Maisto E36 cabrio might be a wee bit more. A quick tour round the other stalls revealed little to draw the eye, or the heart: Paddy acing it again with his bold mix of diecast and pub ashtrays. There is diecast here, if you look closely... Nothing on Alan's Emporium this week, and the Charity Stall was looking a tad forlorn: Another massive Corgi fire truck had appeared though, in even worse nick: Nothing else new, though: But if you like helicopters, it could be your day... So! Not quite magical, but - as everyone keeps telling me, with fatalistic resignation - we are where we are. I may go and grab a coffee from my usual spot, commiserate with the owner, nab a takeaway croissant and then take a final spin through the aisles... So if there's anything you see in the above pics to delight, let me know in the next 20 mins or so! Split_Pin, andrew e, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: increasingly drawn to those two plastic dragster but he wants silly money doesn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, bunglebus said: increasingly drawn to those two plastic dragster but he wants silly money doesn't he? £20 each! Cos he's seen them on eBay, he knows what they're wurf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Hey DC could you check what make that Cement Mixer is please? If it's Siku and not over a fiver could you nab it for me please? Could you also grab the First Aberdeen 'Gold Service' bus please? Identical buses were in service around my way in the late 1990s due to Midland Bluebird being part of the Aberdeen/Bristol First Bus empire. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 25 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Hey DC could you check what make that Cement Mixer is please? If it's Siku and not over a fiver could you nab it for me please? Could you also grab the First Aberdeen 'Gold Service' bus please? Which mixer is it? There's a blue, red and yellow Superkings GMC mixer... ...and a Superkings Leyland Roadrunner missing its mirrors... Plus a ropey Lone Star fantasy mixer over at the charity stall... Or is there another one I'm not seeing? Will see if I can nab the bus for you now, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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