flat4alfa Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 [Post Resurrection Warning] Have two more, also in 1/32. These were converted into slot cars prior to my ownership. The ƎƆИA⅃UᗺMA has a roof bulb wired in, and a driver. The AFRICA SAFARI one has two motors, driving independent axles. Giving it independent* 4WD, to scrub the tyres nicely. Frogchod, 155V6, RayMK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Another CLICLAC joins the party. The Renault must have been scaled to fit the packaging, as this nearer 1/28 Five points to whoever can recognise the number plate Another slot conversion I picked up yonks ago. It has lost its spotlights from bumper and roof, which were never were going to last long without being glued. Even Pierre can't hold the steering wheel any more as that came adrift too. Well, it is a model of a Renault, so quite accurate. Heller pushed the boat out on these, releasing and re-releasing in various guises. If anyone has the Goofy one, you can keep it! There was a point to all this, but I can't remember what it was RoadworkUK, AndyW201, bunglebus and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Is that a Scalextric number plate? flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sierraman Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I remember the Beatties in Sheffield, many a Matchbox purchased there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 4 hours ago, andrew e said: That RI-KO catalogue is great @bunglebus 👍 Looking through my local Essex toyshops only Roomes in Upminster still survives I think (well it was there half ago 😁 ) any others survive across the country shitters? Ditto, really interesting to see that. I was unaware of any Beatties connection, but the RiKo name was familiar to me from 1980s Tamiya kits. Of those listed in Norfolk/Suffolk, the only ones that leap out at as still being there are Langley's in Norwich and Hannant's in Lowestoft (more of a wholesaler/online seller than a shop nowadays, although Joe Public can turn up and root around their warehouse and buy stuff, as I've done on several occasions). A few of my kits and Scalextric 300 set came from Everbody's Hobbies in Ipswich. None of it's very cheap, but this seller has some nice stuff: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TR8-RALLY-1-25-Scale-Plastic-Kit-by-REVELL-1980-UNMADE-H-6211/265035106460 The ever-popular TR8 T-Top rally car, £125 to you sir/madam. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DINKY-WAY-Vintage-Road-Play-Set-NEVER-USED-ORIGINAL-VERY-RARE-from-1978/265029040889 I certainly didn't pay £170 for either of mine, but then they didn't come with four Dinky cars. andrew e, Amishtat and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 There was a Beatties in Colchester too, I spent a fair bit of time gazing at the Tamiya r/c displays and videos but never had one RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 EIGHT HUNDRED PAGES of tiny tat. That is all. Tenmil Socket, Lord Sterling, Split_Pin and 6 others 5 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 And half of that within the last two years. Astonishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: EIGHT HUNDRED PAGES of tiny tat. That is all. This is the thread I make a particular beeline for when I can snatch a few recreational moments during the working day. I for one am immensely glad that there's something new on here every time I look at it 8 minutes ago, Amishtat said: And half of that within the last two years. Astonishing. I suspect we have Mr D Cog's conquest of St George's market to thank for that in no small part... Amishtat, eddyramrod, andrew e and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 andrew e, Amishtat, Datsuncog and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Recent mention of the Doyusha kits got me digging this leaflet out of one of mine: I have no experience of the bigger scale stuff, but it's fair to say that most of the 1:24 range promise more than they deliver. A shame, as they offer an interesting range which I believe came fom a variety of other makers, with some subjects not offered by anyone else. The only one I've built so far is the Cherry X1-R: Looks OK, but a little larger than 1:24 and the interior suffers by being shallow to accommodate batteries underneath. They've attepted to hide this with tinted glass, which doesn't really help the realism, nor do the ludicously wide wheels and tyres. I've picked up a few others, with a bit of work the Cedric coupe could look decent and the scale seems about right. Just needs the interior made deeper, or maybe swapped in from something else for a generic but slightly more realistic look. RayMK, Sudsprint, AndyW201 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Are the two highlighted anything interesting folks? Datsuncog and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Mmm, the black car looks to be a Matchbox Speed Kings K-64 AMX Javelin... not familiar with it in plain black, possibly a repaint? Don't recognise the blue car (maybe elongated by lens distortion?), though looks like it might be a Hot Wheels... '67 Pontiac GTO, at a guess? egg and eddyramrod 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 @Datsuncog- thanks I'll see if I can collect them as part of an essential journey! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I can see pair of hood scoops and inset light clusters loved by Mopars Hot Wheels '68 Dodge Dart egg, Sudsprint and RoadworkUK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 The gold one is worth picking up, as although it is fantasy it is in the same vein and has the superb* name CCM County Club Muscle Look at the grille and you might see a sleek Buick/Olds, after a squint egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I wouldn't bother with the green/purple rod though. It's the McDonalds Happy Meal all-plastic variation of Surf Crate egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Black Javelins are quite a rare find This boxed one went for £80 egg, andrew e, uk_senator and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thanks guys, those 3 have been secured. Appreciated. Datsuncog, andrew e and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Let's get this party started ! Datsuncog, egg, Sudsprint and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 30 minutes ago, egg said: Thanks guys, those 3 have been secured. Appreciated. Black AMX is indeed a rarity, nice score! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Mine andrew e and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 50 minutes ago, egg said: Leaded windows? Brrrr..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 32 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Leaded windows? Brrrr..... Ah, just the one, by the front door... flat4alfa and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I picked up the Buick today,not the best condition but it was cheap & didn't cost me anything to get there 😁 I got these two with it,the X1/9 Has a metal base which I've never seen before AndyW201, Datsuncog and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 A parcel can brighten even the greyest of days... Especially when it's filled with diecast tat, you'll agree. Behold! A box of delights from @jon.k. I've never had a complete example of the Matchbox MB 178 Ford Cargo skip truck -although a fair few have passed through my sweaty hands, they've always been missing their skip. Well, no longer! Unlike Corgi and Majorette's plastic offerings, the skip is a weighty diecast thing and so swings and pivots correctly. I'm ridiculously delighted with this. Hours of fun. And I haven't even got into the flowerbeds yet. Staying with small-scale, there was also this Corgi AA Land Rover 110: I've had a couple of versions of this casting previously, wearing Fire Brigade and Duckhams QXL decoration; I thought they always looked curiously squat and wide compared to the real thing: I'm not sure whether there was a genuine mix-up with dimensions, or if it was deliberately tweaked to give it a lower centre of gravity for use on Auto City playtrack. But detail is really good on this post-Mettoy model, and streets ahead of the trashy early 80s stuff. Not many Juniors-scale came with numberplates (though the Volvo 760 did, from memory). Better wheels would have helped, though - imagine how much more realistic it might appear with the dished wheels from the Cargo above! Next up... Phoar, more AA action - this time with the 1/36-ish Mk2 Transit wrecker. I had a pair of these before, both picked up at jumble sales, and both in much poorer condition than this. By the time I'd gone at them with my paint pens, they were pretty much ruined, which is why I punted them on a few years back. This one still has its towing hook, which the others never did (despite some optimistic improvisation with bent paperclips). This also has a black towing arm and silver bed insert, whereas my two both had blue arms and yellow inserts. The paper stickers were long since missing from my old ones, so I dunno if they were originally AA versions or not. Front end is nicely proportioned - Corgi used the same cab and base castings for the milk float version, as well as a different chassis for the tipper version. Shame they never did a panel van, mind. And lastly, this oddity... I'd messaged Jon to ask him to hold over the Corgi taxi for me - only to be told sorry, it's not a Corgi - it's a Chinese no-name model. Most curious. It looks very like a Corgi C435 Austin FX4 to me. VERY like a Corgi FX4. There's not much to tell 'em apart, going by the castings... And if we look inside, the no-name even has the groove for Corgi's sliding partition, plus vestigial nubs for the fold-down jumpseats - both of which appeared on the genuine article, but not here. And a look at the bases reveals some startling similarities... Well, yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum, I reckon we're dealing with some diecast piracy here, folks - what think you? Even the wheels are similar, though much cruder on the copy. I think this is the first 1/36 Corgi pirate casting I've encountered (I know there's the slightly shrunken Playart Mazda B1600 pick-up; any more?) and I'm surprised how much it pleases me. Although the quality is noticeably inferior, and it's much lighter, it's still in excellent nick and I think it'll display well. So! Cheers Jon, a most enjoyable parcel indeed! Sudsprint, eddyramrod, Spottedlaurel and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 20 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Recent mention of the Doyusha kits got me digging this leaflet out of one of mine: I have no experience of the bigger scale stuff, but it's fair to say that most of the 1:24 range promise more than they deliver. A shame, as they offer an interesting range which I believe came fom a variety of other makers, with some subjects not offered by anyone else. The only one I've built so far is the Cherry X1-R: Looks OK, but a little larger than 1:24 and the interior suffers by being shallow to accommodate batteries underneath. They've attepted to hide this with tinted glass, which doesn't really help the realism, nor do the ludicously wide wheels and tyres. I've picked up a few others, with a bit of work the Cedric coupe could look decent and the scale seems about right. Just needs the interior made deeper, or maybe swapped in from something else for a generic but slightly more realistic look. I had the Capri and still have the Cherry. Quite disappointing models but where else would you get a 100A Cherry in that scale. Spottedlaurel and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 More Heller CLICLAC, sorry. Audi Quattro in a sort of rally-marshalling guise. In 1/32 scale, it would have come with stickers and extra spot lights, not usually looking quite so bare as this example Dolly and Ken just can't stop larking about sometimes AndyW201, Sudsprint, Datsuncog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: Phoar, more AA action - this time with the 1/36-ish Mk2 Transit wrecker. I had a pair of these before, both picked up at jumble sales, and both in much poorer condition than this. By the time I'd gone at them with my paint pens, they were pretty much ruined, which is why I punted them on a few years back. This one still has its towing hook, which the others never did (despite some optimistic improvisation with bent paperclips). This also has a black towing arm and silver bed insert, whereas my two both had blue arms and yellow inserts. The paper stickers were long since missing from my old ones, so I dunno if they were originally AA versions or not. You got me pondering the Transits I've picked-up in recent years, quite satisfying, well-portioned things. Police Rescue livery, did it come on its own or as part of a set? Rear end for the breakdown truck feels like it would be more realistic with double wheels and some detailing on the rear panel. Longer rear overhang on the milk float, achieved with a clip-on addition to the same chassis. What's the odd lump ahead of the rear axle meant to be? eddyramrod, Datsuncog, RoadworkUK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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