sierraman Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I had a Mira Fiesta Mk1 somewhere, a nice model, really detailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 I'm almost certain I had a Joal one. It was similar in quality to my Joal Talbot 1310. Wish I'd kept that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 6 hours ago, TheDoctor said: @bunglebus any good to you? As then at least postage wouldn't be an issue.... Decent, yes please - less the Shitroen if Mr Alfa wants to play with it. I have a Bburago Tipo here for you, and a found a Majorette one today too with a broken tailgate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Decent, yes please - less the Shitroen if Mr Alfa wants to play with it. I have a Bburago Tipo here for you, and a found a Majorette one today too with a broken tailgate OK, you and @flat4alfadecide who's getting it. You could always take it and mail across any goodies he wants I guess andrew e and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 6 hours ago, TheDoctor said: Hello all you miniature shite fans. I'm sorry I've been missing from this thread recently, I've really lost my mojo for diecast. Hey, good to see you back on the thread, dude - and yeah, I know the feeling all too well. Sometimes a deck-clearing exercise is the only way forward; it's happened to me a few times. Enthusiasm can ebb and flow, so best to just go with it and do what feels right. I'm sure good homes will be found for any waifs and strays offered. Take care! mk2_craig and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 50 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: You could always take it and mail across any goodies he wants I guess Yes happy to do that An almost 4 kilo parcel might annoy my friendly post lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Anyone up for a swap meet? WILL NEED TIME MACHINE 😆 Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I was 14 so probably too busy imagining what girls looked like under their clothes to be interested in toy cars, although I still had the majority of my childhood ones squirreled away andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 The organiser got about a bit... it's a Horsham number andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 Surprisingly my interest in Toy cars did not wane through my teenage years and I went to my local swapmeet every month without fail. andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Surprisingly my interest in Toy cars did not wane through my teenage years and I went to my local swapmeet every month without fail. I just ended up getting distracted by the usual things at 13-14, I never got rid of them I just drifted off for 10 years. When I had my eldest much to my surprise you could get Matchbox at the Poundland, she loved them and I sort of fell back into it like you do when you get nostalgic in your thirties. Probably sped up by my parents moving house and the loft being full of my old cars I bought the Charlie Mack book and got back into it more than ever. I quite like Matchbox cars, unlike the real thing they never ask for anything from you or drop massive fucking bills on the door mat. eddyramrod and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 The lot went into the loft at my Mum's when I was about 14. At least I thought they did, as quite a lot seems to have gone missing... Discovered ladies at 14 ; passed driving test at 17 Fleet of cars and a fleet of ladies until married at 40. One of those fleets was easier to manage than the other. antony denman and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 The little cars have never left me! When I first moved in with Sue in 1987 and became stepdad to her son (then six) I tried to get him interested; he already had a bit of a collection, mostly Matchbox size. He didn't pick them up like I had, and I left in 93 so I can safely assume he dropped them. I didn't, however, and carried on building up the collection to this day. My collection has been with me all my life and sustained me through the bad times. I even have some that date back as far as I can remember, and next month I will be 62. They are as much a part of me as my hands. sierraman, flat4alfa, andrew e and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I think that’s it Eddie, it’s escapism in a sense, it takes you back to a world of sat on the rug as a kid eating blue ribbon biscuits lining up that weekends haul from the jumble sale. This is what I like to find. You can see it’s been played with and enjoyed, it’s a bit like me, careworn and sagging a bit on the back end but I like it. Datsuncog, andrew e, flat4alfa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 6 hours ago, sierraman said: sagging a bit on the back end TADTS ! 😁 Matchbox SuperKings Dodge Van AndyW201, andrew e and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 On 3/7/2021 at 4:13 PM, bunglebus said: Also found the Matchbox Unimog to photograph with the Majorette, of course they're different models to start with This made me find two more I'd forgotten I had... it's all such a blur Blue/green one came in a job lot in recent times. I think! Military one definitely had since a boy. Did the US Army ever really use Unimogs I wonder? Base plate variation through the series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 So I’ve read the Matchbox Unimog was originally designed as a colour trial to test new colours on then was put into production flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 20 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: TADTS ! 😁 Love that. After seeing them on here at some point, I reminded my brother of his old superkings model from when he was a young lad, but he couldn't even slightly remember it. Lovely model. andrew e and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I had that Team Porsche van, lost when I had to exit my house at short notice a few years ago. I do of course have the supremely ugly Porsche that goes with it, so it's not all bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I remember a kid when I was at school having one of those Dodge Vans that had Center Parcs on it, must have been a freebie for the staff or booking a holiday there or whatnot. andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Slow but steady progress on the Mini Ha Ha. doesn't help that the engine, windscreen and interior all needed chopping about to fit. V8 out of the spares box fits nicely in the hole left by the radial engine though andrew e, Spottedlaurel, Remspoor and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 What did you fill the roof in with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 JB Weld, then a skim of filler. Masking tape inside the roof to form the shape first. It's good stuff but takes some sanding! sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Scored this Corgi Rockets Porsche Carerra 6 cheaply Came with an MC Toys Roller Not quite sure about amber warning lights on top of a Hot Rod, but I like this Matchbox casting otherwise AndyW201, eddyramrod, flat4alfa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 28 minutes ago, bunglebus said: JB Weld, then a skim of filler. Masking tape inside the roof to form the shape first. It's good stuff but takes some sanding! In true style of the original mini... filler. 🤣 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 3 hours ago, sierraman said: I remember a kid when I was at school having one of those Dodge Vans that had Center Parcs on it, must have been a freebie for the staff or booking a holiday there or whatnot. You could buy them at huge cost when they opened Centre Parcs in the UK - I remember the old man quite firmly telling me (I think we had got past the NO stage 😆 ) my bike hire for the weekend cost less that the tempo printed van 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Slow but steady progress on the Mini Ha Ha. doesn't help that the engine, windscreen and interior all needed chopping about to fit. V8 out of the spares box fits nicely in the hole left by the radial engine though You're succeeding where I faltered. Got hold of a handful of Mini HaHas to do a set in a few more liveries with mad engines including a jet off a scale aircraft. Even some decals chosen too. But all ended up in a box. Somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: I had that Team Porsche van, lost when I had to exit my house at short notice a few years ago. I do of course have the supremely ugly Porsche that goes with it, so it's not all bad Extremely Ugly Porsche was smashed to pieces by a Leyland National, one afternoon on Benfleet High Street. I did not realise until now that it had Essex Oil sponsorship, as Lotus had on their F1 cars for 1980/81. Anyhow, a suitable and less ugly Porsche replaced it shortly after. Here it is before the paint booth visit. Five minutes after this photo was taken, Farmer Tom was taken to Basildon Hospital after doing his back in. Well, he shouldn't play on ladders should he. Can we think of any more models with LADDERS ? (No, not rescue vehicles) andrew e, RoadworkUK, Datsuncog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: Lovely model. Earlier that afternoon, the Michelin supplies arrived That van is plainer but still featured the CB whip aerial as a standard fitting. Although sadly, it was snapped clean off while parked in Billericay. The eye-searing red seating carries through the dash, carpeting and even the rear compartment ! Plenty of room though. AndyW201, eddyramrod and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 There’s no aerial snapping round here young man 😉 are you sure it wasn’t over the border in Brentwood? flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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