hennabm 507 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 Not strictly model car shite but has anyone heard of Airfix betta builder? Got a big bag of it today at a car boot.I had some as a lad and found it didn't fit with Lego very well. All the bricks I had were just two studs long and the one wide and white. The windows were red.Don't know if they did any other sizes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyW201 678 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 AVANS! This arrived yesterday from Mr Lobster. (Gr11 service, cheers fella!) Chuffed to bits with it. It's the first 1/43 car I've had from Oxford (barring a couple of Cararama Fords and a few ice cream vans) and am well impressed. Paint is flawless and loads of detail. Love the proper Viva type curved mudflaps, miniature simulated screws on the bases of the mirrors, tiny griffin logos on the wheel centres, nicely done wipers and impressive to see the dash clocks and vents etc picked out. Badging is superb as well. Could easily pass for something twice the price IMO. Just a shame they don't do more 'ordinary' cars like the Firenza... 10 Banger Kenny, eddyramrod, andrew e and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercrocker 18,834 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 Not strictly model car shite but has anyone heard of Airfix betta builder? Got a big bag of it today at a car boot. I had set No.3.....Loved it, true it wasn't as versatile as Lego but I used to love the separate roof tiles and all the hi-rise 1960s town planning stuff that was on the box. 1 eddyramrod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddyramrod 13,486 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 Airfix Betta Builda? Oh boy yes, I had loads of it when I were a saucepan in the sixties. I still have a boxful, but it hasn't seen daylight in some time. Scaled for Matchbox 1-75? Yes, I would agree with that. Pose a car (especially a period one, mk3 Zephyr say) in front of a door, or better yet, a garage door set, and you'll see how it fits. It seemed to quietly die out about 1966 or so as Lego, which I never had, overwhelmed the market. 1 mercrocker reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercrocker 18,834 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 I liked Lego when they had the 1/87 plastic cars to go with it but it all went mental in the 1970s and I never bothered with it. Still have my 190SL though! 1 eddyramrod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christine 7,953 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 Hot wheels were £1 in Asda tonight . i buyed a Porsche 356... they're more than a £1 on ebay . Went to get the Brat pick up in Tesco, i saw t'other night ... someone else must have bought it 4 mercrocker, Banger Kenny, AndyW201 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercrocker 18,834 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 You gotta be quick in them supermarkets! 1 AndyW201 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercrocker 18,834 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 AVANS! This arrived yesterday from Mr Lobster. (Gr11 service, cheers fella!) 20160402_231037.jpg Chuffed to bits with it. It's the first 1/43 car I've had from Oxford (barring a couple of Cararama Fords and a few ice cream vans) and am well impressed. Paint is flawless and loads of detail. Love the proper Viva type curved mudflaps, miniature simulated screws on the bases of the mirrors, tiny griffin logos on the wheel centres, nicely done wipers and impressive to see the dash clocks and vents etc picked out. Badging is superb as well. Could easily pass for something twice the price IMO. Just a shame they don't do more 'ordinary' cars like the Firenza... That Firenza looks the bollox - straight out of the 2300SL brochure. 1 eddyramrod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christine 7,953 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 It's had a hit up the chuff... 1 Banger Kenny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyW201 678 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 Hot Wheels addiction is flippin' addictive. I bought a few just before Christmas. A few for 201_jnr to go with the garage we'd got him, and a few 'for Dad to put away'. Now jnr has to check the toy aisle for Hot Wheels whenever we go into a supermarket. And the other day I had a look at the ones in 'Dad's little collection'. Up to nearly 100. At least they don't take much room up... 2 Mr Lobster and mercrocker reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercrocker 18,834 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 They all had a bit of a bottom underbite..... 1 Essex V6 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercrocker 18,834 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 Hot Wheels addiction is flippin' addictive. I bought a few just before Christmas. A few for 201_jnr to go with the garage we'd got him, and a few 'for Dad to put away'. Now jnr has to check the toy aisle for Hot Wheels whenever we go into a supermarket. And the other day I had a look at the ones in 'Dad's little collection'. Up to nearly 100. At least they don't take much room up... My sister sent me a multi-pack from Canada in the 1990s. Whole chest-of-drawers full now. Socks and pants all over the place, but the Hot Wheels are safe..... 5 AndyW201, Christine, eddyramrod and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyW201 678 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 It's had a hit up the chuff...The slightly wonky tail light? Aye, about the only flaw really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercrocker 18,834 Report post Posted April 2, 2016 The slightly wonky tail light? Aye, about the only flaw really. Oh, THAT! They were a bit like that new, too. 2 andrew e and Banger Kenny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinsMom 13,157 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 if we are going to mention long redundant building kits, i guess no one else on here remembers Bayko?it was an architectural building kit from the 1950's.the only reason i know about it is cos me mam had some, which we played with when we were younger. so much so, it has passed on to me. 6 hennabm, RayMK, Banger Kenny and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RayMK 2,553 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 Yes, I gave it a brief mention yesterday i.e. "Bayko" . I sold it when I reached my mid-teens. Still have red/green Meccano somewhere, all very heavily used. Bayko was fine if you liked building whitewashed 1930s semis with bay windows. I did! 4 eddyramrod, hennabm, mercrocker and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinsMom 13,157 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 yeay! looking back, i see you did!! someone else who has not only heard of it, but played with it!! i've got a big box of read and green metal meccano too in the spare room, that was something that has come to me via my dad. like many i suppose these older formats quickly fell by the way since lego is so much easier to build up and take apart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy18s 6,302 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 Morissons came up with this Matt black Megane And I picked these up for not many penniesFord needs mirrors, Clio was.chucked in as a freebie from the seller Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk 1 Banger Kenny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hennabm 507 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 I had a Bayko set. I liked building houses and garages. I found a Corgi mini fitted the garage doors well. 4 MarvinsMom, Lord Sterling, fred and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split_Pin 8,618 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 I was tempted by that Megane in Tesco but I thought 2 quid was a bit steep. Quid is much more like it! 1 Christine reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Junkman 108,764 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 I find Bayko fascinating and have been toying with the idea to get some for quite a while now. Same goes for Triang Arkitex, which should have been called Arkishite from the onset. 8 eddyramrod, hennabm, MarvinsMom and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercrocker 18,834 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 There is an Arkitex set for sale in one of our tat shops for £35. Very tempted but it seems only to make an endless tower block (and has a lot of empty compartments in the box). Would be great for re-creating 60s brochure shots in 1/43 scale though. 3 eddyramrod, Junkman and MarvinsMom reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dangerousdave 56 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 if we are going to mention long redundant building kits, i guess no one else on here remembers Bayko?it was an architectural building kit from the 1950's.the only reason i know about it is cos me mam had some, which we played with when we were younger. so much so, it has passed on to me. I remember bako my gran and granddad had some which I always played with when we went over there as a kid loved it 3 MarvinsMom, hennabm and eddyramrod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noel Tidybeard 4,231 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 i have inherited the two Bilotoy sets we used to play with when staying at grandparents housethey are wood and plastic sets made by Lego in the 60's 2 eddyramrod and MarvinsMom reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Junkman 108,764 Report post Posted April 3, 2016 There is an Arkitex set for sale in one of our tat shops for £35. Very tempted but it seems only to make an endless tower block (and has a lot of empty compartments in the box). Would be great for re-creating 60s brochure shots in 1/43 scale though. If that is a 1/42 scale one, it's still cheap.They were also available in 00 scale and those literally go for peanuts. And yes, they are ace for making 50s-60s officeshite blockshites. As far as I understand it, Bayko is about halfway between 00 and 0 scale, I guess S scale, or 1/64, or thereabouts.It also allows for a much greater variety in architectural styles, especially since apparently you can combine the parts from the Plimpton and Meccano eras,thus are able to build anything from the 1930s to the 1960s.I once saw a service station built from Bayko by a guy in Belgium and almost had to cry, it was so nice. Totally Streamline Moderne and stuff.So when it comes to pure architecture, Bayko is certainly the way to go. If it's pure, unadulterated shite you're after, get yourself an Arkitex kit. 4 mercrocker, MarvinsMom, hennabm and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UmBongo 3,570 Report post Posted April 4, 2016 One of these is winging it's way to my pad as I type. Reg Grundy roolz, ya bas! 5 Bren, Banger Kenny, eddyramrod and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
junkyarddog 5,315 Report post Posted April 4, 2016 More recent Small Diecast shite. 5 eddyramrod, Essex V6, Banger Kenny and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bren 11,344 Report post Posted April 4, 2016 One of these is winging it's way to my pad as I type. Reg Grundy roolz, ya bas!But it's a suzuki jeep in the show. I have the jet ranger as a junior still in it's packet. And the remains of the bigger one somewhere. 1 eddyramrod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sierraman 11,099 Report post Posted April 4, 2016 Heres my fairly dreadful efforts with the Airfix Betta Builda. I've had my fun with it, if anyone wants the lot it's £10 posted! 3 eddyramrod, Banger Kenny and hennabm reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rover414 251 Report post Posted April 5, 2016 Searching for an AutoArt Mazda RX8 in red. There is a slot car on ebay but not quite what I am looking for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
