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Hi Everyone,
My first post....Not sure if I should have put this in intros or not,apologies if I've done the wrong thing.
I'm David ,originally from Essex..now in Norfolk,not the end of the world,but you can see it from here.
Have to say firstly thanks to Gary and all for a really interesting and friendly forum .
I have a few Corgis and Dinkys from the 60's and 70's and I will own up to having had some of these from new.In the early 80's a friend took me to a swapmeet..never been to one before,and about the only boxed things I could afford were a couple of Corgi Routemasters.Kept these packed away for years...until ebay.Since then I have this compulsion to find more different ones.Thought I'd done quite well until I acquired a copy of John Gay's list and found out just how many there were.
I am of course clinically insane for this affliction.....but just wondered if anyone here shares the same problem..or is it just me ?
Regs to all,
David

scotty

hope you enjoy your stay with us

Steven David

Welcome

David..
You are not alone when it comes to the diecast bus scene...
You can never have toomanyrm's...
Welcome from the Great White North
Cheers Steve

ALI-G

in it

Duncan

David - from a fellow sufferer although its most diecasts I suffer from, not just RMs.

keesie25

Welcome David, yes, ALL members have the same problem you have. I don't.

scotty

Correction not all members

Dinkycollector

I blame Ebay. I think its started quite a few of off collecting and once you start its difficult to stop.

MISTER C

Hello and

David ((from Essex) we shall dicuss your singing later) quite a few bus boffins on hear so you will soon feel like home from home on here.

I did think though RM

............whats a Royal Marine doing on here

enjoy your stay

Nile · David

Welcome from the Yankees.

keesie25

Hey David from Essex, we're going to make you a star!

Guest

Thanks guys ! Appreciate it.Guess I should have left out the Essex bit in the same line as the David word...he was in the charts when I was at school.Never thought...what a nightmare !
Pleased to know I'm not the only one with the bus problem.......

Spenny

to you from someone else in norfolk, (could this be the start of the yorkshire take over)

MISTER C

kitkatman

David, from another bus fan, you could say I have a bit of a soft spot for them, I'm even learning to drive them!

Mark G

Good to have you with us!

Guest

Many thanks kitkatman...good luck with the training!
Thanks also Mark...just being nosey..is that a Sweeney screenshot in your pic there ? or your back yard ?
Sorry..couldn't help but notice the Grannys NHK plate and blue Mk3.Have been trying to find the blue one since it was for sale on a Clacton car lot for GBP 295 about 8 or 9 years ago.A mate missed it then and weve no idea where it went.
And now I'm off topic....

keesie25

Correction, some members don't want to admit they HAVE to have that model.....

Gaz

David, welcome to "THE" friendliest Diecast forum on the net. I hope we can be of help to you in collecting even more diecast.

I only have about four busses (aren't I good)

but I do have about 4000 Corgi & Dinky

if not more........Help!

scotty

MISTER C

4000..........WOW

thats brave putting that amount up on here

i can just see Alice reckoning up how much she would get for them and how many shoe's she could buy

Guest

Thanks Gary...I feel much better now ! Can admit to having just under 400 Corgi Routemasters and only about 300 or so Corgis and Dinkys that arent buses....plus a few assorted Matchbox.
What is it I am not supposed to want or have Mr Keesie 25 ? Real Mk3 Cortinas ? Have seven of those and two Taunus 1s but only one Corgi with Graham Hill .You just cant have enough of a good thing !

keesie25

go go auto go go.

Guest

Gaz

scotty

keesie25

You just have to read between the lines David, that way you won't miss much.
I was referring to our ilness of buying more and more models. Thank God it is healty.....

Mark G

[Thanks also Mark...just being nosey..is that a Sweeney screenshot in your pic there ? or your back yard ?
Sorry..couldn't help but notice the Grannys NHK plate and blue Mk3.Have been trying to find the blue one since it was for sale on a Clacton car lot for GBP 295 about 8 or 9 years ago.A mate missed it then and weve no idea where it went.
And now I'm off topic....[/quote]

That's mega interesting TMR - the lads on the Sweeney site that myself and Bassman77 go on, would be very interested. According to the DVLA site, NHK296M, the blue MK3 Cortina 2.0XL (used in the first 2 series of the Sweeney as the back up car to Regans Consul), was last on the road 1984, as that is when the tax expired!! There have been loads of rumours flying around that it survives but somebody also said it was in a Ford dealer showroom in Surrey in 2001/2, but then someone else said it might have been a lookalike car with false copied plates.

Someone else did that with other Consuls/Granadas but the real NHK295M survives (just about) under restoration by one of the Sweeney forum members, but he's got an awful long way to go! Did you or your friend clock the number of the blue Cortina you saw 8 or 9 years ago? As NHK296M hasn't been taxed for 24 years - mind you - cars that have been off the road that long DO surface............

My Avatar is from an episode screengrab by the way.

Wish it was my backyard!

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alice

4000 Gaz your secret is out. Hmmm let me think what i can buy now.

Ken R