Shite in Miniature II

[Junkman]

I've just spent an hour inhaling fine metal particles

 

And it isn't the healthiest kind of metals.

[egg]

True. I should be more careful considering a grandmother died from asbestosis. Oh, I wore goggles though for the caustic soda bit, which was something...

[Junkman]

Wimp!

[egg]

ah, but I did spill it everywhere which means my backdoor step got a nice wash.

[Junkman]

Right. The countdown to the Spielwarenmesse Nürnberg has begun.

It's 70 years old this year, exactly like Porsche.

 

As a first teaser, have Solido's 2019 catalog, just published:

 

http://www.solido.com/myfiles/catalogue.pdf

 

Here is the list of exhibitors: https://www.spielwarenmesse.de/index.php?id=7916&L=1

 

As always my agents will be on site and I'll avail you all the info they report back to me.

[Felly Magic]

I was reading bleats from British Model Buses about no new OOCVs in the latest cCorgi catalogue, and they have missed a golden opportnity too, this year is 50 years of the Capri. I think someone needs to lean on Ixo re their TC3 Taunus, for next year will mark 40 years of the TC3 and Mk5 Cortina. 

 

Anyhow, here is a photo of the ubershit Fiesta I bought

 

 

 

 

[Split_Pin]

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

That's me good to go Tim, hit me up with the bill if you will!

[sheffcortinacentre]

No that's this year it was launched in 79, 2020 sees the 50th anniversary of the MK3 Cortina/ TC1 Faunus.

[Tenmil Socket]

Rescued this from the local tip on Saturday. I'm going to try and get it running...

 

 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

It's repaint time! 

 

 

 

The Galaxie isn't finished yet, I need to order it some new glass. Studebaker came out lovely though. 

[Felly Magic]

Fresh arrivals chez Felly. Bulgarian copy Gama Astra from evilbay, and Vauxhall Calibra from D Spares of this very parish. GR12 CELLAR.

 

 

[Felly Magic]

Boot now sits properly on the Calibra after a tweak of the parcel shelf, and only just spotted it says Calibra on the boot lip. Asta has colour coded bumpers unlike the German made Vauxhall versions. it is in Adam Opel packaging too,

 

[3VOM]

It's repaint time! 

 

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The Galaxie isn't finished yet, I need to order it some new glass. Studebaker came out lovely though. 

Remember me finding a figure and bringing it to a Northern Powerhouse meeting? That's the car it goes with.

[AndyW201]

With the Vauxhall dealer model love-in going on in here lately, I remembered I had this in the loft...

 

 

A bit different to the ones on here previously. It's in a UK dealer box and as can be seen, it's a later V-grille mode with updated wheels (a bit like Omega MV6 items). This one is made by Schuco, but must be based on the old Gama casting as it seems to have the same Calibra script cast on the opening tailgate. It's a nice model, it may have to find a place in the 'orl Voxhalls ar shit m8' section of the 'favourites' cabinet.

[Junkman]

Remember me finding a figure and bringing it to a Northern Powerhouse meeting? That's the car it goes with.

 

 

True! It came with a hunter and a dog, right?

[vulgalour]

90% there with the roof, to egg standards anyway, milliput to fill the roof holes?

Milliput is fine if you knead it thoroughly enough. You may have better luck with Humbrol Model Filler, available pretty much everywhere. If you put a bit of clingfilm on the glass and then insert it into the roof, you can fill the holes in a way that won't mess anything up. Also, when you fill the holes, don't be tempted to sand right down until the edges of the diecast show, leave it just a little proud and it should feather out nicely and be an invisible fill once painted.

[MarvinsMom]

further adventures in diecast.........

 

we went to the mini show at the weekend, and after looking at all the ace (real) mini's on show and been round the autojumble i got myself these vintage mini's,

 

the red one is a Dinky Morris mini automatic, complete with factory missmatched paint on the passenger door, its a civilian version of the white mini cooper police car. i've got one of those too. 

 

and also this, Corgi called it a Mini Cooper Delux with wickerwork sides, it really a pretty good model of Peter Sellers Mini Cooper that Harold Radford built for him.

the car, and the man himself

 

the model

 

and william towns minissima concept, again the real thing-

 

and the corgi model

 

and then the DAF City Car, again here is the real thing, in the DAF museum

 

and the Corgi model, i love the amount of opening things this car has

 

and then as a final offering, i present the next painting project, its the Corgi model of the short lived Triumph Herald coupe, this is horrid in many ways, but unusually it has both of the front bumper corners which oftern get broken and lost. i'm undecided as to what colour to paint this, whether to repeat the original white over blue or use another colour scheme.

[mercrocker]

Some of my favourite Corgi and Dinky models, there.....Originally, that Herald was supposed to have an "automatic" bonnet release function - something Triumph never managed! - the front suspension pushed a plastic rod up through the air filter to pop it open.   Two-toning that is going to be a bugger - how about Primrose?

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

I painted one of those Herald coupes. It was a nightmare of masking, but you can't leave them one colour. 

 

 

 

The best Herald two tone is Cactus and Conifer. 

[MarvinsMom]

the issue with doing the Herald in a primrose would be finding a suitable tin of paint,

 

there isn't really anything remotely close to that in the Humbrol colour chart!

[Lord Sterling]

With the Vauxhall dealer model love-in going on in here lately, I remembered I had this in the loft...

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A bit different to the ones on here previously. It's in a UK dealer box and as can be seen, it's a later V-grille mode with updated wheels (a bit like Omega MV6 items). This one is made by Schuco, but must be based on the old Gama casting as it seems to have the same Calibra script cast on the opening tailgate. It's a nice model, it may have to find a place in the 'orl Voxhalls ar shit m8' section of the 'favourites' cabinet.

Wow. It that 1:43 scale or bigger? I've got a Calibra now. Just need to photo it for here.

[Felly Magic]

Corgi knocked the ball out of the park with that DAF, and now lok at them.... Heads up who remembers a load of cheapo Corgis from the late 1970s and early 80s that were a generic van and pickup, no windows, crude metal top half with plastic lower half. As a kid I had a yellow and red van and blue and red pickup

[Datsuncog]

^^ Oh aye, Corgi Cubs, I think they were called?

 

I had a police car one of them, and also some sort of fire chief estate car that looked a tiny smidge like a Viva HC estate, if you squinted really hard at it...

[RayMK]

Corgi knocked the ball out of the park with that DAF, and now lok at them.... Heads up who remembers a load of cheapo Corgis from the late 1970s and early 80s that were a generic van and pickup, no windows, crude metal top half with plastic lower half. As a kid I had a yellow and red van and blue and red pickup

 

I only vaguely remember those but my kids did not get in to die cast age until about 1985 onwards so I had few excuses to browse in toy shops until Micromachines and Transformers hit the shelves.  My own recollection of Corgis is limited to the friction powered saloons which were not very durable, then the later rock hard suspension models.  My younger brother bought the Bentley which had suspension and realistic steering - that impressed me. Dinkys with steering were crude by comparison but at least their suspension was a bit softer.  Most of my childhood experience pre-dates the suspension era.  We were lucky if toys had seats or windows - these were only represented in open topped sports cars.

[Junkman]

You must be very old.

[RayMK]

You must be very old.

 

   Mental age of about 40, next birthday 70, look like at least 85 if I try to walk.

[mercrocker]

Aye, you do sadly appear to have missed the Golden (Jack) Age of Corgi which smiled so sweetly on the youth of us of merely 60 summers! 

 

That DAF City-Car is indeed a brilliant example but sadly it's introduction was delayed and it had to appear with those ghastly low-friction Rossies......

[AndyW201]

Wow. It that 1:43 scale or bigger? I've got a Calibra now. Just need to photo it for here.

Hey LS, it's a 1/43 mate. If only it had proper trim on the inside of the doors and rear panels, it'd compare nicely to many diecasts made today IMO.

[Felly Magic]

I aren't old, but bloody feel it. Corgi Cubs are the name of those generic vans etc. Weaspons grade toy shite?

 

[Felly Magic]

Hey LS, it's a 1/43 mate. If only it had proper trim on the inside of the doors and rear panels, it'd compare nicely to many diecasts made today IMO.

 

 

Black marker soon sorts that And an easy job as they are nicely screwed together