Jon Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 37 minutes ago, barrett said: CRABS! Is that a horror book or a survey of crustaceans? It's this literary masterpiece: Guy N. Smith was certainly the literary North Norfolk Digital radio presenter of his day: I've still not read this but I hope it's as much of a zinger: eddyramrod, Spottedlaurel, warch and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Sounds like the inspiration for Garth Marenghi. warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Aaaannnywayyy.... Diecast. It's Friday. I will be having a substantial purge of diecast in the New Year, once the festivities are out the way (not this one though) Datsuncog, RoadworkUK, sierraman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 11 hours ago, Split_Pin said: 100% definitely W123 Coupes. Here is mine, pics quickly ripped frpm my Instagram Have some more pics. It was up for £30ish iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 I don't know what to do with mine. It's a bit big to display. Apart from the wiring it's in great condition. Due to its size I think it would make quite a nice addition to a museum or something. Or maybe to someone who collects exactly this type of retro toy. I'd rather that then propel it into the void by selling it. Until then it will stay in my loft, it's nice and dry there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Took a bit of a mosey into the market, on this dark morning... The diecast drought continues, somewhat. This was all there was of interest on the main stall today: Matchbox 5-pack seemed to be some sort of Hallowe'en-themed set; not one I'd seen before on these shores. And this was the only other motoring-related highlight to be found; So, not really a lot to get in a flap about. He seems to be mainly stocking books and diddly-dee Irish souvenirs these days, more's the pity. But, other than my desire to procure a bag of cherry scones, I was there to see if a certain might-be Minichamps Toyota MR2 was still knocking around over on the Charity Stall, a few aisles away... and there followed an amusing pantomime where I could see the damn thing, upside down at the back of the stall with other rubbish stacked on it, but I couldn't get near it as the whole frontage was crowded with assorted giffers (maskless) buying bags of past-date dog food and dusty glass vases... Like flies round shite. I know, I'm no better. Eventually some of them had the decency to bugger off, and I was able to swoop in... It then took me a while to attract the stallholder's attention to get a price for the thing. I raised it up towards him... he took it from me, turned it over, squinted at it, frowned, furrowed - like he was assaying a piece of fine gold - before pronouncing his valuation. "One-fifty." Well, alright then. I'd been concerned he was going to be looking more than a fiver for it, so I handed him some shrapnel from my back pocket, and toddled off towards the bakery stall, quite happily. £1.50 an ok price for you, @TheOtherStu? If you want to PM me your address, I'll get that wrapped and on its way to you! As you can see, it's very dusty and the door mirrors are AWOL - but despite being roughly loaded in and out of assorted tat boxes for the best part of a month and a half, it doesn't seem to have sustained any serious paintwork or glazing damage. I also suspect this would have been fitted with a raised hood, originally? Minichamps have had a very reasonable stab at the interior detailing - sure, there's better out there these days, but given the age of this model it's not bad at all. CONFIRMATION. Phew. Excitement, hey? I'm off for a scone. Happy Friday, kids - and a special shout-out to @flat4alfa; hope to see you back on the thread before long, fella. eddyramrod, AndyW201, andrew e and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 That sounds like some huge achievement! Thank you so much. I've pinged you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Last weekend I got the ex-Woolworth shelves assembled, which meant I could finally do this: Since taking these photos the bottom three shelves are now rammed with brochures and magazines (which I don't collect either). After a bit of drought during the house move, I managed to complete one in the week: Mutant Leopard/Skyline mash-up, for a "racecars in disguise" community build on another forum. They fitted together remarkably well. In other news, I'm heading back to the charity shop this morning and will see what's left from last week. Sudsprint, 155V6, w00dy and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 That's a lot of kits! Mind you I reckon my collection takes up a similar amount of space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: That's a lot of kits! Mind you I reckon my collection takes up a similar amount of space I haven't counted them, there must be about 300. At least they're light. Odd additions keep arriving: The Mazda is an older Tamiya kit. BTW, charity shop visit was achieved and the Dinky Jaguar was purchased! AndyW201, bunglebus, bicycle repairman and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I'm amazed it was still there, obviously not too many tiny tat enthusiasts in your neck of the woods. Usually they get snapped up to make these £80 + post to you sir Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwatching Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1970 Dodge Challenger in 1:64 scale by Auto World. andrew e, Datsuncog, eddyramrod and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 A couple of new mini motors have turned up today. Courtesy of @flat4alfais this Tyco era Matchbox 300ZX Also along for the ride was this unknown tinplate Main event was the Lucky copy of the Gruesome Twosome though In another package were; a very sharp Matchbox RX7 a Playart Corvette Stingray And a tatty but complete Zylmex Wheeties van junkyarddog, Split_Pin and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Think I have one of those vans somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 It's one of the harder ones to find. I wish I had the skillz and tech to make decals, paint is easy enough but the stickers aren't something Steve Flowers knocks out! Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 5 hours ago, bunglebus said: I'm amazed it was still there, obviously not too many tiny tat enthusiasts in your neck of the woods. Usually they get snapped up to make these £80 + post to you sir Crikey! This one was certainly less than that..... It desperately needs some way of pushing the wheels further out into the arches. All the older Dinky stuff had gone, so if there are other enthusiasts around I know what they're focusing on and they're welcome to them. When I selected the Jaguar plus a Majorette at the counter they brought out a 3 for £1 box. Nothing too exciting in there, the MF tractor was my main choice and the incomplete but tidy trucks to make up the amount. Anyone know who made the tractor? There are no markings that I can see. andrew e and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said: It desperately needs some way of pushing the wheels further out into the arches. Plans were once afoot along those lines But that one was just the body with no base, donated to me by...someone on here 155V6. My memory isn't what it was. It ended up going onto yet another member possibly to spend its days whizzing around as a slot car after I found a complete one - but I still wanted one to have a play with but not turn onto yet another Steed clone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 The MF tractor is made by Matchbox. Spottedlaurel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 1:18 scale '32 Ford from a garage sale. Missing a few bits so I decided to see if it makes a good hotrod: I think I'll hop it up! Phil Split_Pin, Dick Longbridge, Amishtat and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 That's a great base for a hot rod, I've a 1;43ish one in the pile waiting to get the treatment PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 My eagerly awaited parcel has arrived! Any guesses to what it might be? bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I keep thinking Corgi MK1 Polo but it's not quite right. Just found some new bits in Entertainer, they've finally ended the 3 for 2 on Hot Wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Scored this in Tesco today. 😊 Remspoor, Isopon, andrew e and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Definitely keeping an eye out for the Crapi. I had a mooch around Basildon, seemed like Entertainer and Home Bargains had taken delivery of 2022 Hot Wheels at some point but there were only a few left. Still, there were some interesting ones, starting with these in QD It's a bit of an oddity, Mattel have been releasing special sets like this for a few years, chrome/black, gold/black etc but for some reason did two different sets in orange and blue, the first set didn't sell well so trying to find the second has been impossible. They had loads of them, including the Porsche I really wanted - but only #1-5 out of 6 in the set. 6 is a boring casting anyway so not losing any sleep over it. These were the 2022 mainline I found I know the Tooned Golf isn't to everyone's taste but I like it. andrew e, AndyW201, bicycle repairman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said: My eagerly awaited parcel has arrived! Any guesses to what it might be? The NEW Ford Escort! Won it for £10. Need some C batteries to test it. How does this ‘sonic’ malarkey even work? junkyarddog, Amishtat, Remspoor and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: The NEW Ford Escort! Won it for £10. Need some C batteries to test it. How does this ‘sonic’ malarkey even work? Basically, the car goes along under its own steam. Click it and it reverses, whilst turning. Click it again, and it goes straight forward again. It was for those of us who couldn't afford a proper remote controlled car. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, TheOtherStu said: Basically, the car goes along under its own steam. Click it and it reverses, whilst turning. Click it again, and it goes straight forward again. It was for those of us who couldn't afford a proper remote controlled car. Sorry, what I meant is, how does the car recognise the click? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 29 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: Sorry, what I meant is, how does the car recognise the click? Witchcraft 😂 I think it's one of those simple 70s electret microphones. IIRC, there was always a strange bit about all the sonic cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I had one that worked like that - it will also respond to clapping. Mine was a black single seater I think TheOtherStu and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 10 hours ago, junkyarddog said: Scored this in Tesco today. 😊 Almost bought this one. Surprised to see it here, but Walgreens often have some really surprising models in. Last one was a VW Santana, before that, a Trabant. eddyramrod, Split_Pin, Shite Ron and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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