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Well done Ewan, That #33 is a keeper mate

Talk about living and learning! After all our thoughts on 'lazy listers' etc, I came very close to falling into the same trap myself!
Take a look at the first pic of the Lambo joblot. Just behind the Jaffa with label there is a small black sports racing car. I was rather curious about it anyway as I'm a bit of a sports car fan so was pretty eager to find out what it was when it arrived..... Nearly put it in the bin. Some bl~~dy transformer type thing that turns into a robot I wouldn't even chuck it in my son's toy box, it just ain't proper enough.

I have a reluctance to put useable toys in the bin, so I cleaned it up with the rest of the lot and put it to one side ready for the charity shop. I had noticed a name and number on the base, so figured I'd 'google' it just to see what came up. Well, it's not a 'Transformer', it's a Bandai Go-Bot, and it, sorry 'she' is called 'CRASHER' and if you want to be amazed go and do a completed listings search on ebay for them - code number is MR-20. Put it this way, there are plenty Matchbox that go for less than this thing does if it's carded

Still think it's a piece of crap though - I must be getting old

A side effect of collecting only those models I like is a bit of variation I'll stick a bit about the Condon in the appropriate thread, the Mercedes and Dodge both came in a lot which had been 'detailed' - the pics were lousy and I was taking a chance that the SF 37 Skip Truck did have a blue skip. It didn't.
The Merc is a Majorette and hasn't been over detailed, the Dodge is my favourite colour variation of the modern ones. I don't mind the deleted axle from the original, but it would have been nicer imho if they'd left the grille and lights silver and fitted rear mudguards.

It's been a busy start to the year, but lack of funds and a fast approaching holiday (read shopping trip) dictate that collecting must slow down a bit now. Well, I'll try
Rather than bore you all with the 'common' gaps I've filled since the start of the year I have arranged them to send you all a message - it's for all the advice, tips, encouragement, knowledge sharing and model swapping I've received from this forum and it's members. A Great Place To Be

I needed a cheap model to fix the parcel withdrawal symptoms I've been suffering from Not quite as clean as my first Condon, and it does have a pinhole in the tipper body. The front axle was also bent in exactly the same place as the first one. This is the 'before' pic - I'll stick the 'after' one up in the Condon thread.

Hello Matthias congratulate beautiful collection.
Is that from me, selected model: a SF or RW model?
(Mathias siehe markiertes Modell Foden concrete truck)

It's a SF - both of the Foden Concrete Trucks are. It is for sale or swap if you want it?

Ewan wrote:It's a SF - both of the Foden Concrete Trucks are. It is for sale or swap if you want it?

Hi Ewan.
I thought it is this model. (RW)
I am looking for a long time for a second model.
Only then get the models a code number on Nick's website.

Think maybe I should change my username to 'Foot In Gob' or whatever the online equivalent is! No sooner do I make declarations about what I am and am not collecting than the Gods of Matchbox Collecting start interfering with ebay's search engine. Listed quite simply as 'Die Cast' this arrived today. 99p plus postage well spent

Good hunting Ewan! You couldn't ignore that one no matter what resolutions you made