bunglebus Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Yatming wagon is one I'm never had Do you have a few of those now? Two like that and several in other colours. This one has a metal base, that one ^ is plastic Bases got cheaper over the years flat4alfa, Sudsprint, AndyW201 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 4 hours ago, plasticvandan said: There are a few models of the Scimitar SE5,corgi ogle prototype,Oxford diecast do several,then there are kits by pathfinder and a couple others I think,and there's a few very detailed very nice models of the se6 that appear on eBay from time to time Thanks. I was more thinking bigger scales, as to why Matchbox 'Super Kings' or Corgi '1:36' (or even Dinky) didn't do one. Just seemed to me to be an odd omission, considering the rarity of the other choices they did produce and the popularity of the Scimitar when new and since. When I was a boy they weren't exactly scarce cars. Oxford is tiny 1:76 and looks like a Kinder Surprise Ford Taunus at the front Pathfinder is stated as 1:43 but looks all over the place too, especially for the £150 they seem to go for Since last nights' ramblings, I have found a firm named OCAR did a run of resin body shells in 1:32 so that might be a tail to chase Sudsprint, Shite Ron, andrew e and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Oh that's a bit special. I wonder if they did a red with the woodgrain decal Went off to look and found that Yatming also did a Ford Thunderbird, using what looks to be the same front clip. New one on me I bet you've a few of those too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I've mentioned this before, but I'm sure Ogle Design must have had a tie-up with Corgi in the '70s, hence the Scimitar, Bond Bug and Reliant Ant models, but it is strange they never modelled the production GTE. I can never understand why so many cars went un-modelled, and others such as the Fiat Ritmo, were available in every single scale from every single manufacturer at once flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said: Look at the price of this body shell! That's not a price though, that's a winning bid The price was £35 as a bare shell. But... they have been out of stock for while andrew e and Tenmil Socket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, barrett said: Fiat Ritmo, were available in every single scale from every single manufacturer at once Because of the Robots. Robots called Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: That's not a price though, that's a winning bid The price was £35 as a bare shell. But... they have been out of stock for while Sorry, yeah you’re right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Because of the Robots. Robots called Robert. Just thought I'd tot up the ones I know, because it's always struck me as a weird choice for a casting.... In small scale, you could have the well-known Majorette 5-door Or a sporty 3-door from Hot Wheels, weirdly The worst of the lot was this Polistil version which seems to be farily rare If you fancied a small-scale SEAT version you could have a Guisval ... or a slightly wobbly Guiloy Or a Mira! When searching for images of the above, I discovered another Spanish Ritmo in the form of this Dicoy, a short-lived brand with only a handful of cars in their line-up Moving up in scale to 1:43-ish but sticking in Spain, there was a decent Pilen (which is possiby a recycled casting from Italy, as many of their models were) There was a nice French Dinky 3-door effort Solido had a go at a 3-door too. Not the best, not the worst. A long-lived casting which is possibly still available. Despite similar wheels, I don't think this is quite the same as the Dinky casting. A similar Burago, with wide arches a la Abarth usually bestickered as a rally car and the best of the bunch, the Mattell-era Mebetoys 5-door which was also sold as a Hot Wheels. I had one of these but I think it's now with Brammy Mebetoys also did an astonishing 1:25 version with faithfully modelled wheels And Polistil built a near-identical 1:25 car, too Polistil were, I think, the only company to make a facelift Ritmo/Strada, which is an excellent model And finally, a large-scale Burago Abarth so, you takes ya choice.... Anyone know of any others? If anyone can find me a Polistil or Mebetoys 1:25 car in a funky colour I'd love it! bunglebus, Lord Sterling, AndyW201 and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, barrett said: Or a sporty 3-door from Hot Wheels, weirdly That has to be a re-used casting from someone else surely? Wiki doesn't say anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Otto Models 1/18 Fiat Ritmo Abarth Gr.2 AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Norev 1:43 FIAT RITMO 125 TC 1981 Shite Ron and AndyW201 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Laudoracing-Model 1:18 Fiat Ritmo Abarth 130 TC AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Kess 1:43 Fiat Ritmo Supercabrio Bertone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Kess 1:43 Fiat Ritmo 130 TC Abarth AndyW201 and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Norev 1:43 Fiat Ritmo 60 1978 Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Norev Mini Jet 1:64 Fiat Ritmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Schuco 1:43 FIAT Ritmo 75CL 1979 IXO 1:43 SEAT Ritmo. Looking very similar andy18s, Shite Ron and Tenmil Socket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 More Buicks to bore you with. First is a '36 Buick model 90: Next is a Riviera : Which looks awfully like my Electra with two doors missing... I lied about the model 90. It's a Zis 101a, a Ruskie copy of a Buick. flat4alfa, eddyramrod, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Also look at: Arena Carrara Edicola Albacete Plast Beebop Edison Giocatolli Glamour Marchesini Plast Mercury-Italy Progetto-K Tel Model Tron and not forgetting this superb 3D model to throw through your 3D printer: https://www.turbosquid.com/3D-Models/c4d-fiat-ritmo/649157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I'm only counting toys made in period with the car (because everything has been modelled these days), but I'll add that Norev Minijet to the list! I wonder if Norev did a 1:43 too, but I don't recall seeing one...? flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Sure, I was getting a bit over-enthusiastic. But look at that OTTO !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I only have the one. It will have to stay that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 hours ago, barrett said: (because everything has been modelled these days) That's a brave claim! Hunter estate, anyone? Frogchod and flat4alfa 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 17 hours ago, MarvinsMom said: even at £2 i'm loving that MGB GT. shame then that i dunno which if any of the Tescos near here would have some in stock!! I got one from Tesco on the Trunk Road in Eston. They had a couple more in there. MarvinsMom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I was in two minds whether to pop into The World's Shittest Tesco earlier as I was passing. Had these but I only liked the MGB and I have one already They also had about a thousand identical 5 packs. I did grab a couple of £1.25 cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 This Trabant Travesty arrived in the post today! The nice Post Lady didn't know what to make of it either. It was made by Sunnyside and measures to approx 1:29 scale. While it looks to be authentically* reproduced in the style of a night-time curfew repaint, while the Stasi were patrolling the streets; I feel this image of the fall of the DDR shows a more fitting colour scheme for a proper Rennpappe Universal : With thanks to @jon.k for supplying the model 😎 Datsuncog, RoadworkUK and jon.k 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 They seem to do a faithful version as well as your comedy one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Here's today's Matchbox haul AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Apparently they restock on a Sunday at my local Tesco. But according to the staff some wanker comes in and buys the lot? I don’t understand. eBay I guess but can’t see how it’s worth the messing about to make £1 or whatever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I've been talking about this via PM, but it's too good not to share. The story as told to me is that after a Corgi warehouse fire in 1969, lots of stock was sent to a metal recycling plant to be melted down. My contact saved them from the furnace and so has one or two... I hate to think what else he has tucked away Jon, Frogchod, morris_ital_lover and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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