Dick Longbridge Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Have a measure of the wheel diameter, might have something in the spares box Thanks for that. They are 12.5mm on the outside edge and 17mm on the inside edge. Rims are 9mm deep. If no luck, I may have to source a set of four scalextric wheels or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, EML said: Unknown brand of Mercedes T1 tow truck, very high chance of Chinesium manufactured. Extra shite points for a cracked front screen Pretty sure that's Hongwell. I owned one of those tow trucks and a van version of it that opened the rear barn doors Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Today's arrival is far from mint, but I don't recall seeing a Majorette Renault 17 before. I really love these, such a futuristic shape for their age Three(!) exhausts I definitely need to line this one up with the Matchbox effort, they're even the same colour mk2_craig, AndyW201, Datsuncog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I just saw the HW British Horse Power cars in my local Town Centre Sainsbury's These are the cars in the set,they didn't have the Mini or the Mclaren though 🙁 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Seven flipping quid in Tescos ^^ Finally found a red 850, will go nicely with an identical but 1/24 scale Tamiya kit version I built in 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Three(!) exhausts It's because they ran a two-stroke triple. Renault also fitted that engine into the Estafette vans for the Coastguard service / went into Meghan Markle mode there, sorry. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Illustrates why Majorette are my favourite small die cast producer. The MB 17 is turd-like in comparison! 155V6 and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Datsuncog said: There's also the Corgi Major Ford H-Series Holmes Wrecker... ...but it could be classed as a rescue vehicle, could it not? January 31, 2020. The day Market Blokey sold that to you for £15 - I still can't believe it. Doesn't it look fantastic! Can I buy it for £20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 3/7/2021 at 8:36 PM, flat4alfa said: doubles I didn't know I had were found Arghhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Had a delivery A non-working oddball custom box van arrived Body is die-cast, no branding, says Made in Hong Kong. Approx 1:36 if based on something real. Any ideas? Got the motor working Oiled up the AWD running gear Gave it a new battery It now does this ! The flickering head lamps are meant to do that too - it's part of the mechanism. Split_Pin, AndyW201, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 That’s a VW LT all day long surely? In other news this thread broke me and I bought some HotWheels whilst shopping 🥳 Then I remembered I sold the other 2 Land Rover 90’s I had last week! AndyW201, RoadworkUK, eddyramrod and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 52 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Arghhh I too have two Actually there was a third but I got rid of one of the identical ones (or put in the project box) AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Just seen this lot on Facebook,if only we knew someone in Essex who liked this sort of thing 😉https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/265958025026780/?ref=facebook_story_share DoctorRetro, Datsuncog and bunglebus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Had a delivery A non-working oddball custom box van arrived It's die-cast, no branding, says Made in China. Approx 1:36 if based on something real. Any ideas? Got the motor working Oiled up the AWD running gear Gave it a new battery It now does this ! The flickering head lamps are meant to do that too - it's part of the mechanism. VW LT. Got one the other week but I don't think mine does anything, Much prefer yours! Split_Pin, andrew e, flat4alfa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, 155V6 said: Just seen this lot on Facebook,if only we knew someone in Essex who liked this sort of thing 😉https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/265958025026780/?ref=facebook_story_share I think I'll pass - even with that unusual Evel Knievel dragster They're all just too broken - you'd probably make your money back on the Transit alone, even with a knackered side door 155V6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Cor! I must have missed that one. Yours has opening rear doors. What's inside? I thought LT early first series too, but grille is too thin. Just spent a bit of time looking up similar Spanish Ebros and Spanish Jeeps from the seventies but all come back to the LT. Porthole window ....on just one side ...is interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I think I'll pass - even with that unusual Evel Knievel dragster They're all just too broken - you'd probably make your money back on the Transit alone, even with a knackered side door I think the 'convertible' Green Hornet will get a fiver too. Did you see all the other stuff she has too? I like the TR7, Green Hornet, Transit and the big sucking thing missing from the Dinky road sweeper back here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 The Imp looks salvageable too (if anyone buckles, hit me up!) flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I asked on a deal on the trash along along with the Commer and Mini Marcos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 The plastic LT? van reminds me of these flat4alfa and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 35 minutes ago, 155V6 said: The plastic LT? van reminds me of these Body, suprisingly, is die-cast, not plastic. Yes, that one too, which is why I went down the equivalent EBRO road after looking up early MB100, discounting the light units front and rear and wanting my life back To be fair, the fella in Hong Kong back in 1983 charged with getting the model drawn very likely never saw any in real life and had a couple of photos to work from 155V6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: I asked on a deal on the trash along along with the Commer and Mini Marcos Deal offered has come back refused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 7 hours ago, EML said: Unknown brand of Mercedes T1 tow truck, very high chance of Chinesium manufactured. Extra shite points for a cracked front screen Seem to recall being sold in cararama packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Hong Kong like-LT Van was got for £7 offer. Weak moment - but could see it had a mechanism to task and I don't have a pub to visit any more. The seller seems to focus on much pricer Dinky and sixties-era Corgi, so asked about what else he might have similar, and this lot arrived in the box too ...FOC ! Which was generous. Or maybe just felt sorry for me. Dolly likes the Saico 1:32 wacky Renault Sport Clio despite its screen and the 'TT-101' 1:34 Beetle with opening things. The Mercedes 1931 SSKL is plastic and marked 'SM' with a leaping deer logo ; The Lancer is Hongwell ; the Beetle roofless cabrio is Welly. There was also a 1:43 R/C Aston Martin by Toy State in there too. Will post on that later if can get it working. andrew e, AndyW201 and DoctorRetro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I used to have that exact same red Beetle. My LT is exactly the same body as yours, nothing opens. Blankest of blank base Mine cost an eye-watering 99p as part of this lot flat4alfa, Datsuncog, Split_Pin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 More unpacking.. AndyW201, Datsuncog, Shite Ron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Amishtat said: More unpacking.. hmmmm, Princess, Rover 75, mark 2 Jaguar, Mini........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 So, i got this as a birthday surprise, a 1/87th scale Mercedes-Benz Citaro with some custom decals Datsuncog and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 4 hours ago, flat4alfa said: January 31, 2020. The day Market Blokey sold that to you for £15 - I still can't believe it. Doesn't it look fantastic! Can I buy it for £20? Sorry - this one's in the Not For Sale cabinet! Unless a mint and boxed one shows up on the stall for £30... Still a few replacement bits needed from Steve Flowers; one hook, one weight, the air horns, and door mirrors. But it is magnificent. Split_Pin and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Datsuncog said: one hook, one weight, the air horns Isn't that a line in a song? It's a line in a song in my head now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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