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    Spottedlaurel reacted to AndyW201 in Shite in Miniature II   
    Birthday today, so a bit of diecast to open. Not sure if @danthecapriman had acquired one of these among his impressive recent partwork jamboree, so apologies if it's already been seen.

    But I've been after this one for ages! I've got a few of the Vanguards Hillman Avenger saloons, so when I saw the Dodge 1500 Rural from the Argentinian Salvat Inolvidables partwork by Hachette, I've set my sights on one, as it's more or less a Chrysler Avenger estate.
    Sadly the only ones seemingly available in this country are the ACA automobile club version

    Nice, but I did just want a standard version, so would have to get rid of the signwriting and the stuff on the roof.

    Then came this nice plain metallic blue version, but I've only ever seen it previously on eBay from South American based sellers, at around £30 with about another £30 in postage.
    Nah!
    So I bided my time, and waited to see if that nice Jumajo in France got hold of them. Which they did. 

    And I'm pretty chuffed with it, it'll make a nice contrast with the Hillman saloons. Not sure who makes it, (my guess was IXO, but there are normal cross head screws on the base, rather than the weird triangular slot ones). Apart from the tiny Dodge badge on the bonnet, it's just like a UK Chrysler one at the front.

    Not bad at the rear, (although the tower for the rear mounting screw on the inside of the tailgate jars slightly).

    The flat bit on the roof is a bit odd, probably a hangover from the roof rack of the ACA version. Love the  Rostyles though!

    Interior, such as it is, is pretty good for a cheapie partwork model, especially the odd Alpine-style single spoke wheel. Brings back memories of BYG 745T, my Dads old Avenger DL in brown with all-brown  interior  Can still smell that hot vinyl!

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    Spottedlaurel reacted to bunglebus in Shite in Miniature II   
    I've got a few MK3s but only got one pic of a boot open, so I probably either did realise it moved, or mine are stuck too
     
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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from RoadworkUK in Shite in Miniature II   
    Always nice to turn up at work on a Monday morning and find a package that's turned up over the weekend:

    Thanks to @Datsuncog for this batch. Will be interesting to compare the Land Cruiser with the older Matchbox version, plus ancient Majorettes.

     

    Majorette Golf Mk3 is a rather chunky, lumpen thing, even more so than the 1:1. '69' plate is from Rhone department, not a Parisian '75' registration like the older Majorettes often wore. Tailgate doesn't seem to want to open, and I don't want to force it and snap the hinges.

    Nothing in the boot anyway.
    Also got this Aoshima kit at a decent price off eBay:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from MiniMinorMk3 in Shite in Miniature II   
    Always nice to turn up at work on a Monday morning and find a package that's turned up over the weekend:

    Thanks to @Datsuncog for this batch. Will be interesting to compare the Land Cruiser with the older Matchbox version, plus ancient Majorettes.

     

    Majorette Golf Mk3 is a rather chunky, lumpen thing, even more so than the 1:1. '69' plate is from Rhone department, not a Parisian '75' registration like the older Majorettes often wore. Tailgate doesn't seem to want to open, and I don't want to force it and snap the hinges.

    Nothing in the boot anyway.
    Also got this Aoshima kit at a decent price off eBay:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from AndyW201 in Shite in Miniature II   
    As was my first XJ-C, that I had when I was 6-7. I have a memory of it being given to me as a birthday or Christmas present, wrapped in kitchen foil. It was the '70s, maybe there'd been a strike at the wrapping paper factory?....
    Sadly that one hasn't survived, so instead I have a decent blue version (minus some of its rear bumper) picked up by @Datsuncog, I think from a Tat Friday sale:

    Bits and bobs purchased yesterday:

    Golf from the Co-Op on a strip, only other one they had was a Camaro convertible. The boxed MBX had gone.
    Iveco, Volvo BM tractor and tanker trailer from the charity shop, remainder from a secondhand pram and toy shop that for some reason I had never previously visited. At both places I could have bought more Britains stuff, but it takes up a fair bit of space.

    Fuel tanker is pleasingly hefty, steering works.

    Would be nice to get a replacement cab for the tractor, but it's still tidy and the rear linkage/towing arrangement is functional so it can be put to work.
    Truck by Lone Star, complete with graffiti:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from AndyW201 in Shite in Miniature II   
    Always nice to turn up at work on a Monday morning and find a package that's turned up over the weekend:

    Thanks to @Datsuncog for this batch. Will be interesting to compare the Land Cruiser with the older Matchbox version, plus ancient Majorettes.

     

    Majorette Golf Mk3 is a rather chunky, lumpen thing, even more so than the 1:1. '69' plate is from Rhone department, not a Parisian '75' registration like the older Majorettes often wore. Tailgate doesn't seem to want to open, and I don't want to force it and snap the hinges.

    Nothing in the boot anyway.
    Also got this Aoshima kit at a decent price off eBay:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from Richard_FM in Shite in Miniature II   
    Always nice to turn up at work on a Monday morning and find a package that's turned up over the weekend:

    Thanks to @Datsuncog for this batch. Will be interesting to compare the Land Cruiser with the older Matchbox version, plus ancient Majorettes.

     

    Majorette Golf Mk3 is a rather chunky, lumpen thing, even more so than the 1:1. '69' plate is from Rhone department, not a Parisian '75' registration like the older Majorettes often wore. Tailgate doesn't seem to want to open, and I don't want to force it and snap the hinges.

    Nothing in the boot anyway.
    Also got this Aoshima kit at a decent price off eBay:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from bunglebus in Shite in Miniature II   
    Always nice to turn up at work on a Monday morning and find a package that's turned up over the weekend:

    Thanks to @Datsuncog for this batch. Will be interesting to compare the Land Cruiser with the older Matchbox version, plus ancient Majorettes.

     

    Majorette Golf Mk3 is a rather chunky, lumpen thing, even more so than the 1:1. '69' plate is from Rhone department, not a Parisian '75' registration like the older Majorettes often wore. Tailgate doesn't seem to want to open, and I don't want to force it and snap the hinges.

    Nothing in the boot anyway.
    Also got this Aoshima kit at a decent price off eBay:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from andrew e in Shite in Miniature II   
    Always nice to turn up at work on a Monday morning and find a package that's turned up over the weekend:

    Thanks to @Datsuncog for this batch. Will be interesting to compare the Land Cruiser with the older Matchbox version, plus ancient Majorettes.

     

    Majorette Golf Mk3 is a rather chunky, lumpen thing, even more so than the 1:1. '69' plate is from Rhone department, not a Parisian '75' registration like the older Majorettes often wore. Tailgate doesn't seem to want to open, and I don't want to force it and snap the hinges.

    Nothing in the boot anyway.
    Also got this Aoshima kit at a decent price off eBay:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from eddyramrod in Shite in Miniature II   
    Always nice to turn up at work on a Monday morning and find a package that's turned up over the weekend:

    Thanks to @Datsuncog for this batch. Will be interesting to compare the Land Cruiser with the older Matchbox version, plus ancient Majorettes.

     

    Majorette Golf Mk3 is a rather chunky, lumpen thing, even more so than the 1:1. '69' plate is from Rhone department, not a Parisian '75' registration like the older Majorettes often wore. Tailgate doesn't seem to want to open, and I don't want to force it and snap the hinges.

    Nothing in the boot anyway.
    Also got this Aoshima kit at a decent price off eBay:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from danthecapriman in Shite in Miniature II   
    Always nice to turn up at work on a Monday morning and find a package that's turned up over the weekend:

    Thanks to @Datsuncog for this batch. Will be interesting to compare the Land Cruiser with the older Matchbox version, plus ancient Majorettes.

     

    Majorette Golf Mk3 is a rather chunky, lumpen thing, even more so than the 1:1. '69' plate is from Rhone department, not a Parisian '75' registration like the older Majorettes often wore. Tailgate doesn't seem to want to open, and I don't want to force it and snap the hinges.

    Nothing in the boot anyway.
    Also got this Aoshima kit at a decent price off eBay:

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    Spottedlaurel reacted to junkyarddog in Shite in Miniature II   
    Couldn't resist ripping* these beauty's out of their boxes and having a  quick loving fondle!!








    What do you think of these then Smoll Eddy?

    "You always had an eye for a cracking pair M8"

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    Spottedlaurel reacted to sutty2006 in 1986 Vauxhall Carlton CDi, Daily use of a 37yr old car. Now haz tunes!   
    Passed with two advisories. Nearside rear wheel bearing noisy (I had heard it a while back, glad it’s a wheel bearing not the diff) and nearside rear wheel arch slight corrosion. 
     
    he was very impressed with it, and the emissions were really low too! It does run good 👌
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    Spottedlaurel reacted to bunglebus in Shite in Miniature II   
    Deliveries!
    Norfolk correspondant @Spottedlaurel found me this rather lovely Majorette Porker

    These were something I knew existed, I just hadn't ever seen any in this country. Zee Toys branded but 100% Maisto castings within

    I can see the MADE IN MACAU and FERRARI 308 GTB on the base but not the maker - I have no doubt it will say Maisto or MC Toys though

    Lastly, this

    I'm slightly obsessed with copies and knockoffs, this was advertised as possibly being a Lucky (it isn't)

    Obviously a plastic copy of the earliest iteration of the Dinky MK1 Transit but in plastic. Being used to such things from Lucky, I expected it to be 50-100% larger - but no

    Absolutely no idea who made it, but it's fantastic, copied the extendable radar gun thing and the roofrack but of course no opening bits, just a friction motor - and the radar gun slips into a recess in the roof unlike the original.
    Love it.
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    Spottedlaurel reacted to danthecapriman in Shite in Miniature II   
    Had to nip out this morning, but did find this.




    Minichamps 1:43 Mondeo mk1. Never seen one before so had to have it! (I’m aware I’m supposed to be thinning down!). 
    Looks like an older Minichamps model but it’s actually pretty nice. 
    Quite grubby and dusty so I’ve just given it a wash off.
    One for @egg 😁

    Got a bit more done on the D series cement mixer too.



    Still some little touch ups and things to paint in. 
    Rear mudguards need straightening a bit as they’ve got a bit twisted somehow. Front wheels need altering still. Rear bumper bar still needs doing too.
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    Spottedlaurel reacted to HillmanImp in Lazy spotters thread   
    Had to stop the car this afternoon to get out and take photos of this. 


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    Spottedlaurel reacted to MrT in Truck Shite   
    I have been browsing on this site for a while, and, thoroughly enjoyed the pictures and the comments. I have no professional or practical connection with anything vehicle related, having been a lawyer, then a nurse which led to lecturing in healthcare law and ethics, and now retired.  However, I am interested in old aircraft, railways, vehicles and warships.
    As a little payback for all the stuff I have liked, here is a photo of the lorry my grandfather used to drive. So far as I can tell, it is a late 1940s Guy Vixen. He drove William Bates for a fruit & veg wholesalers in Nottingham, delivering to greengrocers etc. As a small child, I would sometimes go with him when he did runs into Lincolnshire to pick veg up from farmers, including his brothers, so we would stop for lunch or tea with them. Apparently he also got commission for doing deals as he knew what he was looking at with the crops. He was the youngest child, and in the prolonged pre-WWII agricultural depression, there wasn't really room for him. He moved to Nottingham in 1937 and worked for Bates until 1970. The Vixen was dark green with either yellow or gold lettering and a cream cab interior. The steering wheel was massive, and the gear stick used to wave about with no visible indication of the gear layout. It lasted until 1965 and then drove a new Morris FG or its Austin equivalent until his retirement.

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    Spottedlaurel reacted to Peter C in 1987 Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.8L - Ready for inspection - see page 20   
    I've been looking forward to this day since I bought the Sierra.
    I used T-Cut and water to cut the paint where it was faded but not scratched.

    And this stuff where the paint was badly damaged.

    And then this stuff to polish the paint after cutting.

    The cutting made a huge difference.


    Looking better already.

    Another before / after photo, spoiled by a crappy iPhone camera.

    Job done. The paint responded well to the cut and polish. The deepest scratches remain and I did not try to get them out as I didn't want to risk cutting through to the primer. I almost did along part of the bonnet. Under my workshop LED light, the scratches are still obvious but under a halogen light and, most likely, daylight, the paint should look ok.
    Since my first inspection of the Sierra, I knew that the paint was bad and getting it to this standard wasn't quick or easy and I am happy with the results. The nearside front door is not a good colour match and there are various flaws around the car where it was previously painted. Doesn't matter, it looks ok. 




    It will look better outside, in natural light.
    Then my wife brought me lunch.

    After lunch, I had to do something with the two tone sills.

    I masked off the bottom of the doors and sprayed both sills with the blue aerosol (no primer). Again, no chemical reactions, no cracking or wrinkling. 


    Much better.
    I'm getting there.
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    Spottedlaurel reacted to FakeConcern in Shite in Miniature II   
    We had a friend staying with us this weekend, but we dragged her along to a toy fair anyway!
    It did cramp my style a bit.
    These were 50p each

    These the Caravan for £2 and Camping thing in mint cond £5 are Mrs Concern's along with the speed boat which was £1 along with the others. I like the plastic Norevs very much and I'm pleased with Pug here. The Corgi Poodle Club I hope to repaint as the Chipperfields one.

    These were £2 each, Mini van was pretty good for that as complete including doors

    Two Corgis for £3

    This A55 was stickerd at £8 and I paid £5, I felt a bit bad as it is for Dr Banados!

    I have one in silver and green already

    This Dinky Taunus started at £15 and I paid £8 and I love it

    i thought it should be a French Dinky as we had the Cortina and Corsair, but it has a British plate (B 64)

    Another plastic Norev CX for £5, I really like this too!

    Hopefully I can use the rear bumper on this as a template to replicate the missing one from last time!

    Next I wanted to buy a Spot On Anglia and PA Cresta, but the ones on offer were unusual colours and so too pricey for me, plus I'd have felt bad re painting them! Anyway I got talking to the seller who tried to sell me these two Zodiacs for £20 and after missing out on the one Dan had yesterday I was interested.

    He told me I could make one good one from the two and dropped the price to £15

     
    Still too much so as I went to go he said £10, I know it's still too much but i cracked and have them!

    On the way home we stopped at a junk shop in Storrington and I spotted a big box of tat, asked the lady at the counter who said £5 each or £40 for the lot. Managed to get these for £25 so about £2 each although some obviosly worth more than others. I thought the Lancia was a re paint and bought it to use the grill and a light on the orange one @Datsuncog has for me. It's actually a faded yellow and black one!
    The Mack and Bedford transporters both had their trailer wheels rolling around the bottom of the box-result.
    I know I said i wouldn't get any big scal Corgis, but picked up the X/19 anyway, if you want it let me know otherwise it can go in my growing collection of that scale!

    Here's the lot together

     
     
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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from Dayno in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Looks like a very decent buy for the money. SE+ is top-spec, similar to the estate we had some years ago. Good to drive too, it was just niggly stuff and an MoT failure that meant ours had to go but a subsequent owner kept it on the road for several more years.
    The brush script font on the dials is something I remember:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from andrew e in Shite in Miniature II   
    As was my first XJ-C, that I had when I was 6-7. I have a memory of it being given to me as a birthday or Christmas present, wrapped in kitchen foil. It was the '70s, maybe there'd been a strike at the wrapping paper factory?....
    Sadly that one hasn't survived, so instead I have a decent blue version (minus some of its rear bumper) picked up by @Datsuncog, I think from a Tat Friday sale:

    Bits and bobs purchased yesterday:

    Golf from the Co-Op on a strip, only other one they had was a Camaro convertible. The boxed MBX had gone.
    Iveco, Volvo BM tractor and tanker trailer from the charity shop, remainder from a secondhand pram and toy shop that for some reason I had never previously visited. At both places I could have bought more Britains stuff, but it takes up a fair bit of space.

    Fuel tanker is pleasingly hefty, steering works.

    Would be nice to get a replacement cab for the tractor, but it's still tidy and the rear linkage/towing arrangement is functional so it can be put to work.
    Truck by Lone Star, complete with graffiti:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from MiniMinorMk3 in Shite in Miniature II   
    As was my first XJ-C, that I had when I was 6-7. I have a memory of it being given to me as a birthday or Christmas present, wrapped in kitchen foil. It was the '70s, maybe there'd been a strike at the wrapping paper factory?....
    Sadly that one hasn't survived, so instead I have a decent blue version (minus some of its rear bumper) picked up by @Datsuncog, I think from a Tat Friday sale:

    Bits and bobs purchased yesterday:

    Golf from the Co-Op on a strip, only other one they had was a Camaro convertible. The boxed MBX had gone.
    Iveco, Volvo BM tractor and tanker trailer from the charity shop, remainder from a secondhand pram and toy shop that for some reason I had never previously visited. At both places I could have bought more Britains stuff, but it takes up a fair bit of space.

    Fuel tanker is pleasingly hefty, steering works.

    Would be nice to get a replacement cab for the tractor, but it's still tidy and the rear linkage/towing arrangement is functional so it can be put to work.
    Truck by Lone Star, complete with graffiti:

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from egg in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Looks like a very decent buy for the money. SE+ is top-spec, similar to the estate we had some years ago. Good to drive too, it was just niggly stuff and an MoT failure that meant ours had to go but a subsequent owner kept it on the road for several more years.
    The brush script font on the dials is something I remember:

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    Spottedlaurel reacted to FakeConcern in Shite in Miniature II   
    That is SOOO good! I love it!
    Everything works so well, the wheels look just right on it and it manages to look like the period pics of those race transporters absolutely. i love the Ramrod company livery too.
    We have a friend staying with us so wasn't able to spend much time looking at tat when we went to Hastings yesterday, but took a couple of pics of some interesting stuff.
    Three lovely garages in one shop

    Out of my price range!

    This looks pretty old

    Also saw this Matchbox Motorway set in a a place that's usually pretty cheap

    I didn't see any price and no one around to ask, plus we were with our friend, but I noticed there was an extension set as well, but I'd go back and see if anyone is interested
    The only thing I bought was a Corgi 911 with an engine cover to put on my childhood green one.

    I did see a couple of the Corgi XJCs one a plod one and one in blue I think, but I'm holding back on the larger scale models so left them.

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    Spottedlaurel got a reaction from danthecapriman in Shite in Miniature II   
    As was my first XJ-C, that I had when I was 6-7. I have a memory of it being given to me as a birthday or Christmas present, wrapped in kitchen foil. It was the '70s, maybe there'd been a strike at the wrapping paper factory?....
    Sadly that one hasn't survived, so instead I have a decent blue version (minus some of its rear bumper) picked up by @Datsuncog, I think from a Tat Friday sale:

    Bits and bobs purchased yesterday:

    Golf from the Co-Op on a strip, only other one they had was a Camaro convertible. The boxed MBX had gone.
    Iveco, Volvo BM tractor and tanker trailer from the charity shop, remainder from a secondhand pram and toy shop that for some reason I had never previously visited. At both places I could have bought more Britains stuff, but it takes up a fair bit of space.

    Fuel tanker is pleasingly hefty, steering works.

    Would be nice to get a replacement cab for the tractor, but it's still tidy and the rear linkage/towing arrangement is functional so it can be put to work.
    Truck by Lone Star, complete with graffiti:

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