My new collecting bug is Matchbox Superfast. They're quite easy to find at Car Boot sales and great fun to display. I go for cars in more or less decent nick or with just a few paint chips if possible.
I've been able to touch-up some paint chips if the colours are red, blue or black, with Sharpie felt pens. I'm quite pleased with the results and the process of patching-up and soft buffing-up is incredibly relaxing. Its my new meditation!
Visiting a local sale I was able to upgrade a couple of cars too. Here's my two Lambourghini Countachs, the front one the better upgrade. Both have small touch-ups with my Sharpies.
Upgrading is also a new thing for me as I was never able to do this with my Century 21 Toys collection, the costs of buying further examples simply prohibitive.
Superfast upgrades are cheap and plentiful and a lot of fun to find at sales and in second hand shops.
Wotan recently donated his spare Superfast cars and there are a few in this shot. The three red Rolls Royce Silver Shadows are favourites. the front one is a near mint example I found in a car boot rummage box. The other two from Wotan have had my Sharpie and buffing treatment and look really quite spiffing if I say so myself!
Some touching-up doesn't work that well and I will have to wait to upgrade to get better looking cars. The green Ford Group Six, kindly donated by Wotan, has had some green Sharpie'ing but its not a good match. Its not bad though and buffed-up its come up quite shiny.
Do you collect Superfast cars readers?
I have a few, including some from my childhood. Matchbox was always the top brand, although Corgi Juniors also had some nice models. The only die-cast magazine still going in Britain is Diecast Collector, which comes out monthly. Well worth reading, they often cover Superfast models, as the Editor is a fan.
ReplyDeleteI shall keep my eye out for it Paul. When is your article coming out?
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