Shite in Miniature II

[RoadworkUK]

Was pondering this the other day: in terms of general spoke layout and pattern, Corgi was fitting the "Style 156" alloy wheel to BMWs several decades before BMW thought to.

 

 

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

@eddyramrod

Has anyone nabbed the Unimog? I've got a thing for them, so if anyone else has any Unimog models, I'd be interested.... 

This Unimog?

Or has Eddy got a Unimog? 

Either way, happy to pop this one in your box if you fancy it!

[DoctorRetro]

Today's charity shop raid. Sifted through a load of Chinese crap to find these... 

Available if anyone actually wants them, I just liberate any 50p tat I see that looks worth having ?

Majorette Mercedes thingy

No name but very Majorette-like Jeep

Hot wheels Superbird

Welly Mini

Matchbox Sanitation truck

And this unusual thing. Majorette Le Man's car. 

 

[DoctorRetro]

11 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

This Unimog?

Or has Eddy got a Unimog? 

Either way, happy to pop this one in your box if you fancy it!

Yep, that's the one. Just having a blonde/senior moment. 

How many have you got put aside for me now? 

[Datsuncog]

I've seven in your box at the moment, including the Unimog:

Matchbox Lotus Europa	0.50
Corgi Junior Volvo 245DL (white)	0.50
Corgi Junior Rover SD1 (blue)	0.50
Corgi Junior Rover SD1 (police older)	0.50
Corgi Junior Rover SD1 (police newer)	0.50
Corgi Junior Citroen Dyane	0.50
Majorette Unimog/Forklift	0.50

I've a feeling there may be another clearance event happening, come the New Year...

[andy18s]

Anyone for Polgal?

 

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

 

By the time this van was put out, Corgi had opted to etch no base markings at all - except the solitary and rather forlorn 'Made in Gt Britain'.

On a quality level, it's little better than those no-name diecast from the Far East which turn up in the tat boxes.

 

 

Funny enough, I've been having a sort out today and found my no-name Corgi Sierra - sold to another brand or were Corgi not putting their name to their products at this point?

 

20191231_150854 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_150845 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_150908 by RS, on Flickr

 

I also got the Zylmex and Husky MK1 Transits in the same place

 

20191231_115423 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_115206 by RS, on Flickr

 

Even the interior appears to be a direct copy

 

20191231_115318 by RS, on Flickr

 

Only the base, roof and grille treatment set them apart

 

20191231_115335 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_115120 by RS, on Flickr

 

Majorette, Matchbox and Corgi ovloV 700s

 

20191231_151414 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_151403 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_151329 by RS, on Flickr

 

Swapped the earlier base/wheels, uncracked glass and complete roofrack over onto my Mercury Commuter with unbroken pillars. Shame really as overall the donor was the better car.

 

20191231_150022 by RS, on Flickr

 

Replaced the grille/bumper/light unit from a tatty Model A onto the So High. Original was brittle and crumbled as I removed it, they must have changed the type of plastic as the older Model As often have bent bumpers, but never broken off.

 

20191231_145939 by RS, on Flickr

 

I thought the Corgi Rolls Royce and Bentley were the same casting, but they're completely different;

 

20191231_113308 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_113352 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_113406 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_113418 by RS, on Flickr

 

Early version of the Mach II Mustang arrived and joined its siblings

 

20191231_112012 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_112915 by RS, on Flickr

 

Weather was cack but I took a chance and got the Donald Duck buggy in primer...

 

20191231_125354 by RS, on Flickr

 

...and paint

 

20191231_131238 by RS, on Flickr

 

Colour is nothing like the lid suggested, but I really like it!

[155V6]

The Sierra could be from one of the Avon Smilers sets,sold through the cosmetics catalogue.

[cms206]

Marketplace spots...

Matchbox Motorcity sets in Bradford

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/592730458129095/

 

And in Darwen, surely value just for the Sunkist Transconti and 7up Merc SK?

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1401331000036706/

 

 

[Sudsprint]

49 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

 

 

20191231_113308 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_113352 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_113406 by RS, on Flickr

20191231_113418 by RS, on Flickr

 

Early version of the Mach II Mustang arrived and joined its siblings

 

The 1:43 ish Bentley is derived from the late '60s Golden Jacks blue/white 2 door Silver Shadow (they certainly did the RR in whizzwheels in a one colour metallic mid blue).

The larger RR is a few years later when Corgi were upsizing their models.

[bunglebus]

21 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

The sole 1/64 Juniors one I was after arrived yesterday by the post lady. A variation rarity, I remember the catalogue entry from when I was a boy. 

 

I have these

 

20191110_175343 by RS, on Flickr

20191110_175418 by RS, on Flickr

20190921_150125 by RS, on Flickr

[DoctorRetro]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

 

I have these

 

20191110_175343 by RS, on Flickr

20191110_175418 by RS, on Flickr

20190921_150125 by RS, on Flickr

Got these, both with nothing on the bottom

[egg]

Before

Now

[Amishtat]

Forward look Wednesday.. Suddenly it's 2020. Happy New year to all my fellow miniature shiters! 

[bunglebus]

I do like a 57-58 Plymouth

 

078_zpsanifzfu1 by RS, on Flickr

 

Before;

 

20190825_120834 by RS, on Flickr

And the best version Hot Wheels did

 

DSC_0127_zpsahhyr16c by RS, on Flickr

[155V6]

I was lucky enough to find these two when I was seriously into Hot Wheels

[bunglebus]

Super! Nice...

[Christine]

Christine !!

[Bren]

I like corgi juniors but by mid to late 70's they were a bit crap - all plastic bases and flat colours.

[Datsuncog]

23 hours ago, andy18s said:

Anyone for Polgal?

That's a new one on me - what sort of scale is it? Looks tiny from the wheels but the slim quarter lights suggest 1/43 ish?

Well found, anyway!

[Datsuncog]

20 hours ago, cms206 said:

Marketplace spots...

Matchbox Motorcity sets in Bradford

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/592730458129095/

And in Darwen, surely value just for the Sunkist Transconti and 7up Merc SK?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1401331000036706/

 

Those Motorcity sets look pretty decent - MB 610 Container Port and 620 Construction Set. Seems fairly reasonable at £20 a pop.

The other diecast job lot seems to have sold already, so clearly someone agreed with you!

[flat4alfa]

Post-lady delivered these two Corgi fantasies along with the Jaws Corgi van.

[sierraman]

Hang on isn’t it Diecast Tat Friday?

[egg]

This arrived from China today. At last I've got one!

[Amishtat]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

Hang on isn’t it Diecast Tat Friday?

It was for me, the postie brought a box from D. Cog Esq. Pics later, I haven't had a chance to open it yet and I've forgotten some of what's in it. 

[AndyW201]

Another long sought-after HW, from Matalan of all places!

Despite several trips to The Entertainer drawing a blank. The one in our town always have shitloads of new case stuff, but the sought after ones are never there.

[eddyramrod]

On 1/3/2020 at 12:11 PM, sierraman said:

Hang on isn’t it Diecast Tat Friday?

Yes it is!  So here's what's on offer in Barrow...

And especially for our friend @Split_Pin

Nice little Maisto Clio.  He's keeping that aside for you.

[Split_Pin]

Cheers Eddy! Same colour as mine too!

[eddyramrod]

That's what I thought.  Shall I tell him we're having it?

[Split_Pin]

Yes please! Hit me up and I'll sort you out with funds.