Shite in Miniature II

[eddyramrod]

6 hours ago, C1am said:

Last two are DeAgostini Russian series.

And both Ladas.  The yellow one is a 2101 police car (known to us as the 1200) and the green one is a 1500 saloon; aka 2103.  Estates were offered with the 1500 engine but the single-headlight front, identical to the 1200 and known as 21026.  BA3, as seen on the packaging, is the Cyrillic spelling of Vaz, manufacturer of the Ladas.

[sierraman]

6 hours ago, auld_ALS said:

Anyone spot the never-released Granada in the Dinky catalogue?

Yes. I was reading the other night about a chap that had gone into the Dinky Factory after the bankruptcy and rescued all the old prototypes. Presumably that’s how any surviving mock ups have seen light of day. I do remember a flood of NOS Dinky Rover SD1 being flogged off in the 90’s presumably that we’re mothballed in storage for years after the financial mess was sorted out.

[sierraman]

Paid £2 for this. Absolute bargain I’d say. 

[155V6]

This morning's car boot finds.Everything was 10p each except for the Renault 14,which is available for the cost of postage.

[barrett]

Score! Those hotwheels might buy you a nice meal out

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTWHEELS-REDLINE-CUSTOM-CORVETTE-ORANGE-ORIGINAL-VINTAGE-HK/401753544237?hash=item5d8a60962d:g:cqwAAOSwrORbe~hd

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-Wheels-Custom-Eldorado-1968-Redline-Cadillac-RARE-in-Aqua-USA/202654552198?hash=item2f2f271086:g:3IsAAOSwIBpb3OTG

[bunglebus]

Yep they're 1968 Original 16 cars - actually trying to find a decent Custom Eldorado as mine has a bent bonnet.

What make is the red Corvette?

[bunglebus]

Here's the earliest Matchbox catalogue I have, '85 arrived today so I have 81-86 covered.

 

Matchbox 79-80 1 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 2 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 3 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 4 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 5 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 6 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 7 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 8 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 9 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 10 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 11 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 12 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 13 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 14 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 15 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 16 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 17 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 18 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 19 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 20 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 21 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 22 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 23 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 24 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 25 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 26 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 27 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 28 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 29 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 30 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 31 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 32 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 33 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 34 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 35 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 36 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 37 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 38 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 39 by RS, on Flickr

Matchbox 79-80 40 by RS, on Flickr

 

Think I need to put some foam or something on top of the catalogue when it's scanned to prevent fuzziness on some of the pages. It takes about 1.5 hours to scan each one, and nearly as long to upload them on my connection.

[155V6]

19 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Yep they're 1968 Original 16 cars - actually trying to find a decent Custom Eldorado as mine has a bent bonnet.

What make is the red Corvette?

It's a Minic Motorways car.

[bunglebus]

I was also in the right place at the right time today - WH Smith's had these out the back when I asked if there were more than the 4 Matchbox on display. That and new stock in B+M made for a nice haul - the Smith's ones are years old!

 

20190724_172235 by RS, on Flickr

 

 

[bunglebus]

Just as an aside, anyone heard of Gay Toys? Be careful what you Google...

 

[sierraman]

20 hours ago, 155V6 said:

This morning's car boot finds.Everything was 10p each except for the Renault 14,which is available for the cost of postage.

Go on I’ll have the Renault 14 it can join my Renault 4. If you let us know the cost I can send you the funds. 

Cheers

[Datsuncog]

14 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Just as an aside, anyone heard of Gay Toys? Be careful what you Google...

 

I do have a liking for larger-scale plastic models, though storage/display is a pain... that TR7 is very nicely modelled, though.

It's a company that wouldn't do so well in the internet age, admittedly...

[Datsuncog]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

It takes about 1.5 hours to scan each one, and nearly as long to upload them on my connection.

It's a labour of love, for sure... I had every intention to scan in all my Matchbox/Corgi/Dinky/Siku/Tomica/Solido catalogues (having failed to take usable photos of the pages), but quickly realised it'd be a full-time job... winter project, mebbe?

Matchbox-wise, I've managed to track down the UK catalogues from 1970 to 1988 inclusive, then 1990, 1993, and 1996. I've also an Australian edition of the 1986 catalogue, which shows a few different versions not sold here. Some of these have been eBay purchases, though four or five were found lying around the storeroom floor in the model shop I used to work for, and another five or so came from Market Blokey's stall a few years back.

For Corgi, I've a ratty 1971 catalogue, then a complete run from 1976 through to 1985, and then a 1988 European trade catalogue (which is interesting, as it contains older castings no longer available in the UK - like the Peugeot 505 - still being produced for other countries in emergency services liveries).

I've a few 1970s Dinky catalogues, including the final 1978 catalogue (Issue 14) with the never-seen Granada Mk2, but only a few.

Siku are from the 1980s (there was a whole pile of them on the market stall last year - I bought the earliest and the latest years available), while the Tomica one is a replica of the 1971 catalogue which came with a 'Heritage' re-release I bought in Tokyo.

The Solido one is, I think, a 1978/79 catalogue, with much gallic loveliness therein.

[155V6]

38 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Go on I’ll have the Renault 14 it can join my Renault 4. If you let us know the cost I can send you the funds. 

Cheers

It's yours.

I'm not sure how much postage is now,so let me have your details,I'll post it & let you know how much it is.

[155V6]

Miss_155 found this Majorette Beetle in a charity shop this morning.The glass is glued to the roof & isn't going anywhere ?

[Burnside]

Any interest in these bellow? 

Norev 1:43 Citroen BX.

In good condition just a minor mark on the windscreen (not cracked) 

£4 + postage.

Bburago 1:24 Alfa Romeo Giuletta 1.6. 

Playworn with missing lights/ grille / bonnet vents. Slight crack in windscreen. But otherwise ok.

£4 + postage.

New Ray 1:32 Fiat 500F pullback. 

£3+ postage

An a few 1:64 vehicles all in good to fair condition.

£1 each or £5 the lot plus postage.

The next few are ramdoms, 50p each or the lot £2 plus postage. 

 

[Tenmil Socket]

What make is the Escort Cab?

[Burnside]

18 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

What make is the Escort Cab?

It's unbranded underneath with only made in China.

[Tenmil Socket]

2 hours ago, Burnside said:

It's unbranded underneath with only made in China.

Can I take this and the blue car in the second photo please?

[Burnside]

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Can I take this and the blue car in the second photo please?

Sure that's no problem Tenmil Socket. Just drop us a pm when your ready.

[Dannyk]

[flat4alfa]

The 1:32 Fiat 500 would find a home here 

[Jon]

Took another trip to my favourite Auckland dealer for a fix a couple of weeks back. Came away with these:

 

Although I like collecting 1/43s, I somehow don't really see BBuragos as willing subjects and I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's the fact that I like 1/43 scale because I didn't had very few as a kid, though I did have a few Bburagos. But then I've also collected stuff I did own, so who knows - I just seem to have a slight aversion to 1/43 Bburagos, even though their detailing is quite nice. Maybe it's the stickers most of them came with - I'd much rather them without. In this case though, I really think it was the box that sold it to me.

 

And here's what it looks like, fresh out the box. I do like SAABs and will admit the casting's really nice but the the weight of the whole thing is very superleggera; when in Rome and all that. Also, since it's as new, the wheels don't spin at all on their stub axles. And I'll admit that the skinny wheels Bburagos came on (such as the 6 Series BMW) would much better suit this.

 

They'd certainly assist with the road holding in this situation, too. Sharp eyed viewers will notice this is a recycled scene but I thought it was a good match of subject and backdrop, so no complaints, please.

 

Bagged a couple of gems from the 50p tub, even though I must admit that these aren't very good renditions of their subjects. I think the 17 has been flattered by this casting but I wonder what BMW thought of this re-imagining of their CS?! That said, they're both pleasingly orange and notable that they're not the same shade, either. Also nice that someone peeled the stickers off back in the day, as I don't think I could've but would've wanted to. I'm not sure either why I'd place so much value on hypothetical 40+ year old paper label remnants but there you go.

 

Defo have this Aspen skiing truck in my childhood stash and quite probably in better condition too, which makes me wonder why I dropped another half quid on this? Probably had the feeling I' d lost the top on my UK-based one and that somehow justified it but in reality, it stems more from the fact that I seemingly have 0% control of my adult being, when it comes to this kind of thing.

 

Got to admit I'm a bit of a sucker for a Muira and I don't have a Superkings in NZ and never did have one this early, when the detailing was much more Lesney than Matchbox standards. It's missing the louvres (like they all do, apparently) but is a nice old thing. I've yet to compare it to the ratty Superfast version I picked up a while back, to see how they fare. I'm also wondering if they shared the same number plate, since I'm one for surmising, rather than doing; in the time it took me to write this last sentence, I could've just gone and looked...

 

So, rather like buses, it seems that when you pick up one brand, others come along soon after. I'd picked up the Dinky Saab 96 a short while earlier, which (discounting a fire engine purchase on the basis of scale) was the first Dinky to enter the fold. Couldn't resist this Escort though, even if the base casting forming wheel arches and the slightly too small wheels aren't ideal. But then, I think base Escorts came on 12" rims, so perhaps they're actually quite accurate. Like the Mk4 Dinky Zodiac I used to own, this has an entertainingly high amount of opening features and I also like the white and yellow plates of these era Dinkys, proving that they're the period plate of choice.

 

But this must be my favourite Dinky casting! I'll drop it come minor points for it not being the preferred brown civilian one and also the 'I' in the number plate (the Saab's plate is INJ 72G, interestingly*) but top marks for the opening clamshell bonnet, doors and tailgate and nicely scaled and detailed wheels. 

The Escort and Range Rover have taken pride of place in my 'TOP 20' 1/43s, which reside in a small nook above the telly, in our dated TV cabinet. I've probably as many, if not more 1/43s sitting around boxed up, along with all the other 1/64s and other random scales I've picked up, which is making me question just why I've started re-collecting in the first place? I think it may be wise to have a bit of a cull, or quit buying stuff for a while. Although that said, I have already picked up a few more 1/64s in the meantime....

[sheffcortinacentre]

Originally the escort can was a corgi junior.

[Jon]

35 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Originally the escort can was a corgi junior.

As in, of the same era(ish) as the Mk1 Capri and the Mk3 Cortina GXL? If so, I could see why Corgi may have found 3 castings of family Fords a bit too much and sold one of them off to Dinky but then the G registration on my Escort would pre-date the other 2 castings, so that's a made up theory on my part, I reckon. I'll also admit that having owned a brown Corgi Mk3 GXL ages ago, this casting is very much more of Dinky proportions and detailing, as the Corgi castings tended to be much more slender.

That said, searching for 'Corgi Whizzwheels Ford Escort' just now led me to learn of 1980's Brazilian issued Corgi Kiko Juniors and some fantastic versions I'd not seen before, as such:

 

 

 

 

And my favourite 2!
 

 

 

!!!

[Split_Pin]

Christ those are shite.

Want.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Old habits die hard...

 

Now and then I find myself 'looking' at the Matchbox sales ever wary of how it is to be a full on collector and not wanting to go back there again but some stuff still catches my eye. When I was collecting, I never saw this set up for sale and although it's too beat up for my liking I put an offer in but it's still more than I'd want to pay for it in the condition that it's in.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283558858602?_trksid=p2380057.m570.l6345&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI283558858602.N101.S2.R1.TR2&autorefresh=true

At first glance, the only bonus here is the Trans am has 'Trans Am' Tampo on the sides rather than the more common, 'turbo' which would have been more apt for this set.

Another one that doesn't come up often is this Audi from the US.

Very tempting but the price is telling me to leave it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-MATCHBOX-LESNEY-SUPERFAST-NO-23-AUDI-QUATTRO-BLUE-BOXED-USA-ISSUE-RARE/383061722316

Not sure if I still have this black Porsche. It came in the Porsche collection gift box, this one is fucked though and the price is even worse!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matchbox-1987-Porsche-944-Turbo-BLACK-DIECAST-Car-1-57-SCALE-GOOD-CONDITION/183897206872?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144

 

 

[sierraman]

Of the Porsche 944 it’s the Duckhams one that’s the scarcest. Maybe I’m tight but I wouldn’t give a fiver on one especially in that condition. It’s 50p fodder, a poor one to fill a gap until you find a better example.

Hang on isn’t it Diecast Tat Friday?!

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

Hang on isn’t it Diecast Tat Friday?!

Y'know... it is!

Although I fear it's not a bumper crop today, sadly...

There was but a single diecast vehicle on the stall this morning - oddly, that blue Whizzwheels Land Rover 109 SII that I'd hummed and hah'd about last week, and resolved to get this week if it were there... only on sober reflection I felt it was just a little bit too chipped for a fiver, so I ended up leaving it again.

I know I'll regret it later on, mind. But I already have a shabby example from my childhood, so realistically it has to be VNM, or it can FRO.

Market Blokey must have noticed my look of rising panic, the trembling lower lip, the welling tears... as he was quick to usher me round the back of the stall with, "There's more wee cars round here..."

Phew.

And indeed there was: the stuff that was on the stall last week, with a few other odds and ends.

Mostly stuff I'd seen on the stall before, and a rummage indicated there was nothing to set my own black little heart massively a-racing. However, for others currently surfing the early '70s Matchbox Speedkings wave...

Nissan 270X concept car (orange paint somewhat faded, some marks to the glazing canopy, wobbly axles); AMC Javelin AMX (missing decals and towbar hook chewed off, otherwise pretty straight), and Bertone Runabout concept thing which ultimately morphed into the Fiat X/19 (fairly clean with decals intact, only minor wear to the edges of the normally-broken windshield). I reckon a bit strong at £5 each, but what think you, minshite fans?

Not much new in the 50p tat boxes today; because they're pretty chock-full, it's hard to know if anything's just come in, or has only just surfaced from the lower depths of the crates.

These were unexpected, though:

Two Zylmex F1 racers (a Ferrari and a Hesketh) - paintwise very good and axles straight, but with damaged paper decals. I dithered, I picked them up, then I put them back. F1 ain't my bag these days, but happy to go back if anyone here has a notion for them...

Above the Zylmexes is an ERTL Corvette, with the last vestiges of a red stripe denoting that it was originally 'Face's Car' from the A-Team.

Above that is a real oddity - a Guisval Alfa Romeo Scarabeo, which originally would have looked like this:

Again, I was torn - Spanish, unusual, probably rare. On the other hand - incomplete, not a model of a car I'm especially drawn to, and I also realised this week that the space under the bed is pretty much filled again with my market 'finds' of questionable use to me - a situation I'd promised myself I wouldn't allow to recur, after last time. So back it went.

That said, I couldn't bring myself to leave empty handed...

The white HW Crack-Ups police car is for Bunglebus, as per last week's request. The blue variant that's missing a wheel (but is otherwise ok) is also for Bunglebus, should he fancy it!

The Lesney Zodiac Convertible seems to be the only one from last week's stall that's now been demoted to the Tat Box. Sorry Egg - no J2 yet! Available to anyone who wants it - windscreen and driver missing as usual, and the base seems to have taken a hit as it's a bit concave, giving an additional low-rider stance. The towbar is also MIA. But, y'know, 50p...

The MB Superfast Freeman Commuter is one I've never owned, so I just bought it to piss about with for a few weeks, to keep on my desk for fiddling with. Paint not the worst, but axles decidedly shonky. If anyone wants to call dibs now, work away...

 

So that's it for the tat round-up this week... although I've had a separate, non-market arrival to Casa Datsuncog which may be of interest to some here assembled... pics to follow shortly!

[sierraman]

I did this the other week. On the Monday market there was an Astra Mk3 Estate by Siku. A quid it was, Dithered and went back it had gone ?