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Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:03 am
by nickjones
It has probably been put in a washing machine with bleach added, Bleach will remove the chrome plate and rust the axles.
Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:35 am
by Brad Pittiful
fixer wrote:I'd say your suspicion that something happened to it is right Dan just look at the corrosion on the front axle
must have been dipped in something bleach ??
Nick mentioned bleach removing the chrome on this model
motorman wrote:Dan my big problem with chrome loss is that i would expect to see a lot of chrome loss to the front grill and bumper due to general play wear. The complete loss of chrome on the base however baffles me???? given that even in heavy play this is a relatively protected area and yet there is no evidence of chrome on the base........it just doesn't make any sense to me, am i missing something????
maybe the model was submerged in bleach?
johnboy wrote:I like seeing these oddities, the more extreme the better
It looks like it's been subjected to something but the paint looks normal from here
im odd enough to like them too
nickjones wrote:It has probably been put in a washing machine with bleach added, Bleach will remove the chrome plate and rust the axles.
this could be the most logical answer...but like i said...no experience with bleaching matchbox...i think my mom made sure our pockets were emptied before washing
Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:08 pm
by nickjones
Here's an odd pipe truck that I found yesterday at the Brentwood toyfair.
As you can see it has a silver plastic base,
I also said that it looks like it was red and then oversprayed in orange, I was wrong as I can't see any red in daylight.
Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:14 pm
by fixer
it still looks silver to me
Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:37 pm
by nickjones
I can't think of any other model that uses silver plastic components except for the wheels, any suggestions please ?
Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:26 pm
by motorman
I think its a gray base now i see the image.
Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 6:31 pm
by nearlymint
I agree with Alex a nice grey base model. J
Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:24 am
by Dr Jazz
Hi Nick that is a grey base´, if you dont like it I can take it of your hands
Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:10 pm
by nickjones
Can anyone post a picture of a grey base with a 37c cattle truck or a 7c refuse truck ?
Re: 10 d Pipe truck?
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:33 am
by kerbside
Hello Nick, here are three pictures for you.
The three Grey Based models.
All three of my 37a sf models are very Dark Grey Plastic, but the Regular 37d models come in several shades of Grey Plastic as you can see.
George T.
