Shite in Miniature II

[Yoss]

Yes, it's obvious really. A stack of work and all that, but it's better than spending my evenings watching TV

Thanks, I loved that! Just watched a couple more clips of it ​on YouTube. The clip from Pendle slot racing I was cheering you on. Best thing I've seen in ages. Especially when the blue one takes several attempts to get in. I was almost shouting 'GO ON, GO ON!!!' at it. I salute you.

[Felly Magic]

Here's a couple of snaps of my white Minichamps Capri2 with a couple of modifications, roof needs to be plack, and needs a chin spoiler though. Boot spoiler from a Vanguards 2.8i Capri, had to jack up the rear axle on both mine as they didn't sit right, wedged a but of card under the diff hump, job jobbed.

 

 

And one I've had a while, Eastern Europe partwork Ovlovolov 343 DL

 

 

 

 

[stuboy]

Decided id clean the tv unit...

[andy18s]

Giva you a tenner for that Ascona........

[Mr A Lawrence]

Couple of car boot purchases.

 

Alfa 159

Not bad for £1.50. Brand new in box.

 

Corgi British Leyland mini 1000

Whole 50p!!

 

Gonna be my first resto project so watch this space!

[Felly Magic]

I had that Mini when I was a nipper, 50p is a bargain, and that casting has had a seriously long life with Corgi

[rml2345]

Are they not still flogging that casting now?

[Felly Magic]

They've modded it with the doors now shut, and tout it in their souvenir range, plus it did get modified with fatter arches and new bumper and grille to make it look more modern. Corgi really have had their moneys worth out of that

[mercrocker]

Bit like BMC,BL, A-R etc, etc!

[stuboy]

Giva you a tenner for that Ascona........

             

[Split_Pin]

I'm trying to collect every release of the 1/36 Mini, rally versions excepted. Still got a long way to go on the pre 1989 casting such as the silver one above though.

 

In other news, I finished the Lego Arocs tonight

Its enormous, at least 1/16 scale I'd say!

 

Hours of fun with the pneumatics to follow!

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

They've modded it with the doors now shut, and tout it in their souvenir range, plus it did get modified with fatter arches and new bumper and grille to make it look more modern. Corgi really have had their moneys worth out of that

 

They had some nerve selling those late models where the door tooling was clearly shagged. Ruins the models, and it's a shame because the wheels are lovely.

 

 

That said, this is the same company who went on to poop out landfill grade nonsense like this:

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

 

Yesterday I went to a car boot sale , unfortunately the only diecasts were bloody Lledo vans and one Dinky Sunbeam Alpine roadster that looked as if it had been dug up and was apparently " Worth £10 all day mate, just look on eBay "

 

But I found this- Car Capers, 50p- bargain.

Seems there Re half a dozen editions, this one is from about 71/2 I think and is the one I had as an 8 year old.

[sierraman]

The mini is not unlike examples of the real thing, big sagging patches of wob in the A panels.

[Spottedlaurel]

I had that edition of Car Capers as a youngster, a bit of a formative influence on me. Still got it, and another later version I picked up in a charity shop.

 

On the subject of cardboard car-related stuff:

 

Remus Design-A-Car Play-Kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

[quicksilver]

I'm sure my grandparents had that version of Car Capers too, picked up from a jumble sale or car boot no doubt. I like the fact the kid on the front of the Design-a-Car has designed a Vauxhall Chevette.

[eddyramrod]

I had that Car Capers too, from new!  1971 seems about right.  I've seen later editions featuring different cars, Would be fun to collect them all, if I had time and space.

[carlo]

Car Capers brings back many happy memories, the one I had the longest had a Corsair and Cortina Mk II so must have been slightly earlier.  I've always wondered why they included a Hispanio Suiza of all things!

[mercrocker]

I think I have about 3 sets of Car Capers, all stuffed into the one original box.   One of the sets is my original childhood one which I used to get to inflict on the family as part of the general Xmas Eve "festive" activities.    I used to like having the Hispano in there because it was the one I had seen at Beaulieu.   I agree,  its an odd choice of subject, though.   I think my first set had the Mk2 Cortina, FC VX4/90 and an Arrow Vogue or Gazelle.    They seem to have been gradually, rather than completely, updated between editions.

[Felly Magic]

A few more photos of some of my minichod, note the JM spec Rover P6B VIP edition and an Eastern Block Shove It on Vanguards Cortina GT rims with dog dish caps, looked better than the Rostyles it wore as it's an L, not GLS, the RS2K is also a code 3 with a dashboard from a Vanguards to make RHD. 

 

[Mr A Lawrence]

Any idea what these are worth??

 

[mercrocker]

Less than a fiver I am afraid, unless you have the boxes....

[Pillock]

Phew! I distinctly remember smashing one of those car transporters up 30 years ago.

[Bren]

You can picked them up boxed for around £20.

[junkyarddog]

Today's car boot finds,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[eddyramrod]

Husky Commer in Blue???  DO NOT PAINT!

[junkyarddog]

AFAIK it's a repaint.

[eddyramrod]

If it is it's very good!  They've managed not to get any on the red doors, or the windows.  Those were a lovely little model, good find either way.

[DVee8]

I think i payed about 50pence for that Scammel last year.

[junkyarddog]

Yes,been looking for one at a reasonable price for quite a while,

shame the glazing in the roof is broken/holed though.

 

Paid €3.00 for it,so quite pleased.