Junkman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 the Transit may be repainted at some stage, if if I can figure out a way to remove the old paint without mullering the body moulding...You put the body in a ziplock bag and spray a load of oven cleaner in it.After a few days it'll come out like new. Skizzer, Datsuncog and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 10:27 AM, Lord Sterling said: Datsoncog - That Beige bus looks interesting.... On 1/25/2019 at 10:31 AM, bramz7 said: That bus is a Wiking MAN SD200. Yup - Wiking MAN. I did dither quite a bit over that one, but ultimately left it. There seemed to be some glue or something on some of the windows - however, happy to go back and see if it's still there, if you fancy it? There was also an 00 scale Leyland National in there with no maker name visible on it, possibly a built kit, but it was missing a wheel and very crudely painted (possibly by the same guy who did the Transit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 10:32 AM, Junkman said: You put the body in a ziplock bag and spray a load of oven cleaner in it. After a few days it'll come out like new. That's excellent, thanks! I'll give that a go later - will I also need to take it apart and remove the glazing for that method? At a guess, it originally looked like this: Not a bad likeness, and once stripped it might live quite happily alongside the Wiking Capri which currently resides on my keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 In theory you can leave the windows in, but I'd take it apart anyway.What you have to remove is the axles. Oven cleaner is corrosive. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 ^^^ Good advice, thanks! I'll have a go later at disassembling it; not sure if it's been glued at the rear, as I can't see any clips, but I'll do my best. I've been doing a spot of research on the odd little BMW made by Corplast, and it appears that these were marketed as some sort of Kinder Surprise type minikits in the early 1980s: I'm not familiar with these at all, but there seem to have been a couple of shiteworthy, if crude, tiny models produced in this range, including: [Clockwise] Peugeot 604, Autobianchi A112, BMW 525i and Renault 5 are, apparently what's above - and a VW Golf, Fiat Uno, plus a generic van/minibus seem to have appeared as well, some of them with a tiny friction motor. Sorry, HFM?!?!?!?! https://www.ebay.de/itm/132908128393 Keep going with the Norev collectioning, gents, you won't be saving the oceans from Corplast anytime soon, at these prices. https://picclick.de/313-Steckfigurenspielzeug-Set-Pkw-Corplast-Castiglioni-ancienmontablelot-132905240429.html Offer to post it out to a shiter still stands, mind. It's a diminutive 39mm in length. egg and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Nobody can accuse me of not doing my part to save® The Oceans! eddyramrod, mercrocker, Felly Magic and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Cor that Land Rover! Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Some absolute gold in there Datsuncog. Any photos of the other stuff in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Great finds there Tim. My Schabak Fiesta XR2i arrived from ebay for a fair whack less than what some people are asking, AND it is complete, unlike the red one on ebay, mine is Trebor fresh, in a bloody good box. Happy days. As usual, JM finds some serious filth, that Landy, ooft, and is that tractor unit a DAF? Burnside, Junkman and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 My approach to save the planet is a holistic one.Not only do I save the fucking oceans, but I'm also on a quest to reduce the heavy metal contamination of our groundwater. eddyramrod, mercrocker, Remspoor and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 That Charbonneau Bernard truck is fantastic, I've never seen one of those before Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Neither have I, it was a total lucky dip.It's 1/24 scale, so may well end up being cut up and used on an Italeri chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 is that tractor unit a DAF? Barrett has figured it out correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 1:06 PM, sierraman said: Some absolute gold in there Datsuncog. Any photos of the other stuff in there? Just the snaps I took a fortnight ago, I'm afraid - although 95% of this is still in the boxes, including the Siku Golf Cabrio and (surprisingly) the Majorette Saab 900 Turbo and Husky Bedford TK that I thought were gone. Linky link below! http://autoshite.com/topic/10758-shite-in-miniature-ii/?p=1713253 I had a fairly comprensive poke through earlier, so f there's anything that catches your eye, just sing out and I should be able to tell you if it was still there this morning. And, by extension/hope, mebbe it'll still be there next Friday... I went back at lunchtime (but of course). The MAN SD200 bus had departed for another terminus, but I did grab two more things while they were packing up. I don't even know why. This... And this. Hmmm... not sure it was a pound well spent, to be honest. mercrocker, Junkman, Sudsprint and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Please don't cut it up, JM! I might even be persuaded to take it off your hands, if the price is right, to join my modern Charbonneaux promotional Panhard thingy, which is the only model vehicle i've bought for as long as I can remember and, I seem to recall, inspired directly by you posting ours on here... Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Actually, I might have a go at this later if I have a drink...https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solido-304-Camion-Bernard-The-Laughing-Cow-Cheese-Truck-Vintage-RARE/123602291933?hash=item1cc7454cdd:g:w2MAAOSwUHBcLMPF:rk:14:pf:0 Junkman and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Argh one of those Tower Models plastic kit Nationals! Datsuncog and Christine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 3:51 PM, Felly Magic said: Argh one of those Tower Models plastic kit Nationals! Aha, is that what it is? I can't tell if it's just been put together quite badly or if it's a rather poor kit - nothing butts up properly and the front axle's way too wide, so the (one remaining) wheel won't even fit in the wheelarch. And then there's the matter of a whole lot of glue drips, while not the steadiest of hands or the finest of brushes has been used to paint it... Transfers are quite good, though. Even if someof them are upside down. VERDICT: slight waste of 50p. That Bernard tractor unit, on the other hand... phoar. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Y0 Tim I'll take the tiny Beemer. I had the Autobianchi as a kid, it was indeed a kinder egg toy. Datsuncog and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Argh one of those Tower Models plastic kit Nationals! Argh you're right ! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 You could have a brand new one for about 8 quid if you so desire as it's just been reissued by Peco. Not sure what is point though. Their Olympian on the other hand is very good, far better than Corgi's dismal attempt and even EFE's not-so-bad effort. I have one of those in my stash to build sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Years ago I built one of those Tower Olympians as a West Riding one and used wheels from an EFE that helped it a hell of a lot, why Peco have re-issued these kits though is beyond me, especially as you can often pick up 2nd hand EFE Nationals for the price of one of these kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Or cheaper Felly if you know where to look. Surprised they've not reissued the Tower RT as well. I fancy a crack at one of the Olympians TBH, it can't be any worse than the Corgi one even if I build it and the compromised nature of EFE's annoys me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliD-E Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Datsoncog - That Beige bus looks interesting.... How and where? Never seen a streetwise in 1:43 but I've got plenty of 75s and ZTs for some reason. there were a few on eBay not that long ago i will try get a link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliD-E Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Datsoncog - That Beige bus looks interesting.... How and where? Never seen a streetwise in 1:43 but I've got plenty of 75s and ZTs for some reason. here you go https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/143012957663 AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 4:45 PM, Split_Pin said: Y0 Tim I'll take the tiny Beemer. I had the Autobianchi as a kid, it was indeed a kinder egg toy. Good stuff - I'll pop it in along with the Mira CX, sure! Were there any others that caught your eye in the smol DC January Sale, or will I get the two of them in the post to you on Monday? http://autoshite.com/topic/10758-shite-in-miniature-ii/?p=1723030 Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 I'll have another look when I get home tonight! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I've just spent an hour inhaling fine metal particles hand filing the roof of a Fiat 1500. It's all Vulgalour's fault! Conrad D. Conelrad, MarvinsMom, eddyramrod and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 90% there with the roof, to egg standards anyway, milliput to fill the roof holes? I find the stuff never sets for me! Junkman, MarvinsMom and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Ordinary car body filler works for me. Then lots of primer I did see on youtube a chap using superglue and baking soda, I've not tried that yet.... gives me an excuse to but some ebay tat with holes in egg, Junkman and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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