I picked these up last month, a bundle of old metal planes and copters. The green jet is Japanese tinplate, the rest are cast metal. The sma...

It always impresses me what Sharpie pens can do. Both of the buses were scrappers. The front one has been Sharpie's. Have you used them ...

 We both enjoyed strolls from our stall today and bagged a few nice Dinge at the Flohmarkt. Here's some of them. See what you think. A b...

 Dropping off lots of old clothes, we took the opportunity to have a wander round the Diakonie again, the large German charity store. Here...

I picked this lovely 1973 SpeedKing Marauder up today in a shop in Stamford, Lincolnshire. A very picturesque town and a superb car, which n...

 The other day I picked up a battered Corgi Batmobile in Wetherby for £1. Straight from the Battle of Arkham it was missing its roof bar, th...

It has been difficult to get Matchbox toys in New Zealand for many years, and Hot Wheels are far more common. Only a few shops carry any, an...

Not too many shops in New Zealand carry Matchbox toys these days. Even those that do still have Matchbox, only have a fraction of the range....

 This old mixed bundle of Matchbox scrappers given to me recently by my Missus has kept me busy on the die-cast bench this weekend. Here...

I adored this Speed King Cougar Dragster as a kid so it was a no-brainer grabbing this write-off at the local boot sale. Missing its engine ...

I've messed up with this Rocketron for our Junior for Xmas. An Ebay bargain, it did have some pesky foxing inside the window. I tried to...