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Post by Adam on Feb 29, 2024 14:27:33 GMT
@adam, where'd you get your driver/passenger? Gotta have those for convertibles on the layout. Arttista sells a few, but they can be pricey. Found them on Amazon.
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Post by healey36 on Mar 6, 2024 14:27:30 GMT
Franklin Mint's 1958 Corvette in 1/43:    Nice little model, except I never really liked the way the hard-top fit across the windshield. Nice interior, though, with a fully detailed engine compartment. |
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Post by healey36 on Mar 29, 2024 13:08:11 GMT
The last of the FM models still in the collection, a 1950 Chrysler Town & Country:    Another really nice model, this example lost its chrome hood ornamentation at some point years ago when it was part of the layout decor. I suspect it was a casualty of my children, or possibly one of their friends, all of whom liked to play with the diecast on the display. It's since been retired to a dusty display case, being too detailed/realistic for the tinplate-themed layout as it exists today. |
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Post by healey36 on Apr 24, 2024 15:20:54 GMT
Not much left in the diecast other than vintage race cars. Here's a model of the Ferrari 500 TR, #61, driven by Cortese and Pinzero at Monza in 1956:    A terrific little diecast made by Art Model of Italy...love the off-the-shoulder paint scheme. If you get a chance to see last year's "Ferrari" movie, do it. Some of the race scenes are a bit cringe-worthy, but that's partially offset by the opportunity to see Penelope Cruz walk around in her BVDs. It's a great story. |
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Post by healey36 on Jun 26, 2024 15:14:08 GMT
A true classic 1/43, the Morris Mini-Minor by Corgi:   Another little diecast from my ill-spent youth, this was a favorite (so I'm a bit amazed it's not in rougher condition). The rear springs appear to be somewhat collapsed, but otherwise complete. I printed and assembled the repro box from a disc I have. |
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Jun 27, 2024 14:48:07 GMT
A true classic 1/43, the Morris Mini-Minor by Corgi: Another little diecast from my ill-spent youth, this was a favorite (so I'm a bit amazed it's not in rougher condition). The rear springs appear to be somewhat collapsed, but otherwise complete. I printed and assembled the repro box from a disc I have. This truly is a classic!
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Post by healey36 on Jun 28, 2024 11:02:02 GMT
A true classic 1/43, the Morris Mini-Minor by Corgi: Another little diecast from my ill-spent youth, this was a favorite (so I'm a bit amazed it's not in rougher condition). The rear springs appear to be somewhat collapsed, but otherwise complete. I printed and assembled the repro box from a disc I have. This truly is a classic! It was a bit jarring when I dug that out of the attic a couple years back, a piece of personal archeology long buried in the past. I'm thankful to have found it, along with a few others. I suspect this isn't the type of thing Brian intended for this thread originally, but I thought it might be of interest to some.
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Post by healey36 on Jun 30, 2024 19:50:20 GMT
Great 1/43 vehicles on a nice layout/display. Your "concrete" work is extraordinary!
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Post by healey36 on Jul 18, 2024 12:27:24 GMT
Another Dinky repro, this an Austin A90 Atlantic from the 1949-1952 timeframe:   With its Streamline Moderne sensibilities and simple construction, it is near perfect for the tinplate pike. Just gotta look past that RHD. |
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Post by healey36 on Jul 30, 2024 13:33:13 GMT
Another diecast, certainly not in the "classic" definition as Brian intended it, but a special one here. This was the last new-from-the-shop Corgi I ever purchased, an example of a Mercedes 190E as campaigned at the Nurburgring 24 Hours in the early 1980s:    My son was born in 1989 and I picked this up for him just so he'd know what it was like to go to a toy shop and get one from new. Made in 1984, we probably purchased it ten years later. It is one of the last Corgi models that was actually "Made in Gt. Britain". Full interior, window glazing, opening doors, and a sliding sun-roof, it remains in terrific condition. Looks to be slightly larger scale than 1/43, though. |
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Post by healey36 on Aug 31, 2024 9:31:55 GMT
One of the few diecast that survived my ill-spent youth, this Dinky 150 RR Silver Wraith:  Our neighbor, a professor of English History at Western Maryland College, used to spend a month or so in the UK every summer. He would usually return with a few trinkets for the neighbor kids, this being one. He found the car's name "Wraith" humorously similar to our last name "Raith". Whatever, it saw a lot of play and, with the exception of a missing hood ornament, somehow managed to survive in good shape. A repro box and some new rubber, otherwise as original. |
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Post by healey36 on Sept 21, 2024 14:13:38 GMT
A "Classic 143", probably not, lol, but an interesting model none the less (at least to me). Harkens back to the days of my employer's sponsorship of a Nascar team, in this case, the #43 as campaigned by Petty Enterprises. A few million didn't get you much, in our case the company name across the rear deck and a product logo tucked behind each door:    Petty relinquished the wheel after the 1992 season, and by the time Hughes got involved, Bobby Hamilton was in the #43's seat. I believe this is the livery of the 1996 or 1997 season. |
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Post by healey36 on Oct 15, 2024 13:51:51 GMT
1/50-scale Guy Arab in prewar Coventry Transport scheme:   Allesley bus 288, by Corgi some 30 years ago. |
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