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Sherpa

Camper to pickup.

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Sherpa

Camper to pickup.

Miniature shite has been a bit barren around my neck of the woods. Apart from 1 singular 2nd hand diecast purchase, last weekend saw the first splurge from from me for 2024, after '23 ended on a high with my AS bulk purchases arriving all at once!
Partly, there's been a bit of shite apathy on my part, due to life stuff and the glut of arrivals late last year as mentioned - but most importantly, my phone broke a few months ago and I 'upgraded' it to a newer, better model, which takes terrible, terrible photos. That's proper knocked my mojo in documenting anything.
But document I must, now I bought some stuff, from an annual car swapmeet.
First up, a couple of Yatmings and a PlayArt quattro:

Actually, it's an Audi Coupe, as shown by the script on the rear. But you'll have to take my word for it, as my brand new phone is so shockingly bad.
Then I grabbed this Greyhound bus as a cheapie:

Been out in the sun too long, as the glass and interior are all warped an melted.

But I've never seen the removable Superfast axle cover in red before - nor a double axle cover either, for that matter. Or even a Superfast Greyhound bus! Though I'm sure none of the above is that uncommon.
Also from the same seller was this sorry Siku:

Missing the roof and rear door, but I have a complete one in the UK. I've defo got one or two trailers with missing hitch locks, so this'll help fix one of them at least.
 

One seller had a few boxed Matchbox at $4 each, or 2 for $6 (roughly £3), so I nabbed these two.

The grey 760 was one of the earliest new Matchbox toys I can remember owning, although I know I owned earlier versions. I can live with an unopened but stuffed box at this pricepoint.

The Astra was a slightly educated gamble (of a whole £1.50), as the box made me think this was really quite a late issue for this casting. And if a cursory glance at Ebay for Hertfordshire Constabulary versions go for, this more than bankrolled my day out!
 

Picked up this E-Type from a guy selling a load of Jag 1/43s, though this was by far the oldest, so of most interest to me.
 

I'm a sucker for this era of Dinky, especially if it's not painted metallic red! That's a lovely shade, but this purple which I think was also used on the Capri is a lovely period hue. And the gold base just sets it off!
 

Baby blue interior is a perfect colour match to the exterior shades, don't you think? Note the driver's seat back, which looks like it's spent all its 50+years wedged beneath the dash and steering wheel. If I'm not mistaken, this has all its parts present, although I'm not sure why there's 2 holes in the bulkhead  when there's windscreen wipers cast into the 'screen.
That's as far as I dared open the rear door, however:

 
Finally, I bought this hefty lump:

 

Perusing the model art on the back of the box reveals that I have a worrying number of these castings, or variants of...

It's at this point that I must remind readers that I don't collect fire stuff. But if it's made by Siku, there seems to be an exception. Which explains why I now have an alarming amount of 70's Siku fire vehicles.

Initially, the sheer weight of this thing and its modular construction led me to believe it'd be laden with features - but in actual fact, you're looking at them all. 4/10, buyer's remorse kicked in, yo.
And actually, once I'd bought it, I'd remembered that I'd shunned it the year before from the same seller, though I did pick up a couple of other gems from him back then.
But it's OK, as although he was firm on his price, I managed to get this wee box of nostalgia thrown in, as a veiled gift for my wife, who loves Lego:

But I didn't check the contents first....
 

Honestly, the old guy stiffed me, wittingly or not. This is one of the sorriest excuses for a toy-shaped-object ever. The flipping wheels don't even spin on their axles. 
 

Look at the driver mocking me. 
 

Very sadly, most of the interesting Romanian cars I used to enjoy seeing are long, long gone - even the R12-shaped Dacias are really hard to see these days. This was from a week or so spent there and admittedly I was in pretty well-off cities, but the pickings were slim indeed. I did enjoy the lash-ed up Merc hearse thought, and the old Rover (rotting on that driveway for at least the past 30 years) should be a protected monument by now. 

Identical. 

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Ford Ka by Colani:
Ford Colani Ka - 200 Stück weltweit - Sammlerstück als Kleinwagen in Kelkheim (mobile.de)


Not his best design, I'd say...

ERF ECX Tractor Unit | eBay
'It's only had one previous owner: The pope'

A bit of SIM II news to report today:

Sold 3-4 unbuilt kits. I take a few built ones along as a talking point, and to show buyers what can be done with them. This is the Mk1 version of the stall, which then had to be rearranged behind the shelter of the car due to the wind lifting lids off the boxes and redistributing contents....

Put a little bit of the proceeds back into these - left and middle rows from other sellers at the show, two on the right from shops.

The Sunny Truck was one I was particularly keen after I saw it there on a stand last year, because it reminds me of this kit I built with similar wheels and colour:
More in a moment once I've done a bit of editing....

My first 1:1 car was a ‘76/R Fiat Mirafiori
It was a 1300 L and went very well - it used to annoy the Escort crowd, due mainly to its gearing rather than my driving ability
I should have kept that 2-door shell, put it into storage, as it still had (most of) its factory sills.  But when you are 19 you don’t think about funding retirement…
 

Got a Polistil 1:43 in the same colour to remind myself of the thing.  Here it is out to play with a Panorama

OK here are some of today's treasures 
If anyone fancies this Matchbox Major Pack Guy Warrior transporter it was £2 - needs work but at least has all its grey tyres

I don't really "do" commercial stuff, so I sell on any Convoy bits I end up with - so of course I don't have the right tractor unit for this (I like Pepsi branded items)

Guy was selling a handful of My First Matchbox for 50p each. Someone's got to look after them

Other Matchbox include a late 'bird

And a Prowler 

Going back a few decades, yet another Capri probably headed for my sales thread

Blaze Buster is another unloved casting but this one is very nice, still looks capable of busting a few blazes

GT40 has definitely had an eventful life

Superfast Dodge Wreck Truck isn't bad though

I'm not too completionist when it comes to Lesney's earlier efforts, some just don't appeal to me. These too were too cute to ignore though. Still amazes me you can buy a 60 year old toy for pence

Legend has it the designer of the Majorette fox body Mustang saw the original car drive past at 80 MPH at night when it was foggy, and did the job from memory 

He did at least include some junk in the trunk for us though

Talking of tatty red Majorettes

Corgi Range Rover always seems to pop up, and there are many variations 

This was yesterday's 

There's something about the styling of a Scammell that appeals to me 

Today's best buy was a 50p Politoys Chevron

Silliest was a Chinese pickup on fake Hot Wheels Ultra Hot rims

Red hub Batmobile will go on to a new home via eBay

So having decided I didn't need another Dinky Kubelwagen

Or a giant Stratos

And definitely not anything from here

I came home 

Check out Paint Factory pearl aerosols, I use them and the effect is mad. 
I bought them in QDs but I see them in various cheap hardware stalls, market etc

Use very sparingly! This was pink over black

Went a bit nuts on this one for a metalflake effect

I put the tiniest dusting of pearl over this red just to liven it up a bit

Number 2, a Fujimi issue of the Nissan Fairlady ZG (Datsun 240Z with aero nose):

What I started with. There is an engine, but as there's minimal underbonnet detail then I've kept that for another Datsun project.

Went for a distinctly non-stock colour - Tamiya Lavender with pearl clear and then gloss clear. Arches, bumpers and spoilers were painted dark metallic grey.

Wheels by Aoshima, tyres from yet another kit. Window trims finished with foil, and wipers and some other brightwork done using Gundam chrome marker.

 

Interior painted metallic salmon pink (!), with a bit of light grey and felt carpet to give it a bit of texture.

 

A couple of quick outdoor shots that still don't really do the pearl finish justice - it's subtle but works well, slightly different to a metallic/mica finish.

That's looking sorry for itself its definitely getting worse every time it pops up on a 'spotted' thread.
Years ago I used to see it at the Fins & Chrome show parked alongside my Dad's mates old 63 Monterey and what is now my 64 Montclair.
Here it is in happier days.🥹

That's looking sorry for itself its definitely getting worse every time it pops up on a 'spotted' thread.
Years ago I used to see it at the Fins & Chrome show parked alongside my Dad's mates old 63 Monterey and what is now my 64 Montclair.
Here it is in happier days.🥹

These were in the cock museum in Istanbul 
 
 

These all turned up near where I work 
I’d love to know the story behind the Miami Dolphins Pontiac

Suppose I should start this again.
These were at the filming location for the Tetris movie 

 

That's looking sorry for itself its definitely getting worse every time it pops up on a 'spotted' thread.
Years ago I used to see it at the Fins & Chrome show parked alongside my Dad's mates old 63 Monterey and what is now my 64 Montclair.
Here it is in happier days.🥹

That's looking sorry for itself its definitely getting worse every time it pops up on a 'spotted' thread.
Years ago I used to see it at the Fins & Chrome show parked alongside my Dad's mates old 63 Monterey and what is now my 64 Montclair.
Here it is in happier days.🥹

That's looking sorry for itself its definitely getting worse every time it pops up on a 'spotted' thread.
Years ago I used to see it at the Fins & Chrome show parked alongside my Dad's mates old 63 Monterey and what is now my 64 Montclair.
Here it is in happier days.🥹

That's looking sorry for itself its definitely getting worse every time it pops up on a 'spotted' thread.
Years ago I used to see it at the Fins & Chrome show parked alongside my Dad's mates old 63 Monterey and what is now my 64 Montclair.
Here it is in happier days.🥹

Not ebay but Rods n Sods Forum.
Looks very smart.

That's looking sorry for itself its definitely getting worse every time it pops up on a 'spotted' thread.
Years ago I used to see it at the Fins & Chrome show parked alongside my Dad's mates old 63 Monterey and what is now my 64 Montclair.
Here it is in happier days.🥹