The Missus picked this up for two squid at a charity shop for the Grandkids.  All Ashore by Waddingtons. A cute game involving pull-string ...

 I picked up this shift-weary Polistil Dodge ambulance last week. I tend not to buy die-casts now as I went overboard the last few years -I...

 I've had fun with this car boot cheapo. His plastic face was damaged.  On the nose, mouth and ears. A right scalpel job! Initially tryi...

 This morning I've been attempting to repair some old toys.  Yep, coffee and screwdrivers.  First up was this front truck cab motor. It ...

So here we are, the final update on the Corgi Ford Consul restoration. To recap, I bought the car in 1965/1966 from a small toyshop in Brid...

 A recent purchase at the boot sale, this plastic duck car by Nacoral was quackin' fun to fix up. The seller had bought a huge cardboard...

I've been fixing up a Spanish Nacoral toy duck car. It was missing it's bill. This orange duck whistle might do the trick. Watch thi...

Hi All, Re. My Corgi Consul, the chrome finish has come out very well! I think if I'd used a chrome pen, the paint may have clumped. Wh...

Woodsy, Attached are some photos of the partly completed project. So I'm at the detailing stages of the Corgi. It's not riveted in o...

Woodsy I've started work on my Corgi Ford Consul.  I've not bothered to take photos of before and after, as essentially everyone kno...

 A Spring visit with the Missus to the always-great Huddersfield Second Hand Market garnered three little nifty trinkets this morning. For t...

A couple of Sundays back I bagged a beaten up Dinky Plymouth Gran Fury for 50p. It's the black and white one below the fire tender. With...