Shite in Miniature II

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@Datsuncog - do you know how much the smaller MB Aveling roadroller is please?

If it's up to £4 will take it please.

[andy18s]

Corgi Iveco and Transit prices plz?

Probably easier to say I'll pay up to £3 for the pair....ta

Edited February 7, 2020 by andy18s

[quicksilver]

If it's in the £2 section or no more than £5 could you grab that Lone Star Foden for me please?

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, junkyarddog said:

I was hoping that you'd nab that skip as they are hard to find!

Husky VW is nice too.

Did you get the Scammell wrecker?

That looks good under the grime.

Yeah, I wound up with so many skip trucks lately and barely a skip between them!

I ended up punting the unknown green skip off to Sierraman last week along with the Matchbox Cargo, even though it wasn't the correct one...

Only to belatedly pull up some Google images, and realise it did belong to the Majorette Cargo after all.

It was the only truck where the green skip cleared the boom, but it looked all kinds of wrong when loaded - so I decided it mustn't be the right one...

Turns out I was WELL RONG M9.

It's just badly proportioned.

But I'm quite pleased with the metal skip for the TK, anyway, and it makes me inordinately pleased to reunite incomplete models with their components.

I didn't grab the Scammell wrecker... not yet, anyway.

But I might call back over in an hour...

 

1 hour ago, egg said:

@Datsuncog - do you know how much the smaller MB Aveling roadroller is please?

If it's up to £4 will take it please.

Not quite sure on the price - Market Blokey indicated a general £2 on the smaller stuff down that part of the stall, so will nip over at 12 and see if it's still there, and sub-£4!

 

1 hour ago, andy18s said:

Corgi Iveco and Transit prices plz?

He was looking £1.50 for the boxed 80s Matchbox - so I'd like to think the Corgi might be something similar.

That said, market logic isn't always quite that straightforward...

I shall enquire!

[Datsuncog]

6 minutes ago, quicksilver said:

If it's in the £2 section or no more than £5 could you grab that Lone Star Foden for me please?

Yup, will see if it's still there!

Lovely little thing... I should have snaffled it, but I think I was cautious of overdoing it after last week's tat-stravaganza.

[BigMac]

Could I get the boxed g-wagon and ford camper if they are still available. Thanks 

[RoadworkUK]

Man, how "Free collection card inside" has me pining for days gone by. 

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, BigMac said:

Could I get the boxed g-wagon and ford camper if they are still available. Thanks 

Ah, sorry dude - just back from Market Phase 2, and didn't pick your message up in time, apologies!

However, both remaining Matchbox had been sold this morning - so no Merc anyway (I had been thinking about snaffling that one too).

There's not just one, but two yellow Ford Campers now - so fingers crossed at least one of them's still there next week. I'll stick it on the Wants list!

[Datsuncog]

Some happier news for other minichod fans, however:

Possibly due to half-term in NI, the market was fairly quiet today and not much had sold in the interim.

 

So here's the Impy Foden for @quicksilver - funny how some models just seem to have a certain charm.

This one has simply bags of it. Tilting cab reveals the engine and drivetrain. Stunning.

I'd initially thought this was an EFE due to the size, detailing and general excellent condition - but no, it's an original 1960s Lone Star Impy featuring their non-scratch nylon wheels.

DCMT, who made Lone Star toys and the Roadmasters/Impy vehicles, are a manufacturer I know not enough about.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Star_Toys#The_Impy_Series

http://www.robertnewson.co.uk/articles/LoneStarImpy/index.html

I also wondered if it had been restored, but seemingly not - the spray-on silver detailing looks factory finish, certainly in terms of sheer crudeness.

It's not utterly perfect, with the missing tipper load bed and a small chip or two - but for £2, hopefully it'll be a nice addition to the Quicksilver fleet!

 

Now, @egg's request also has resulted in some head-scratching: I'm not very knowledgeable about pre-Superfast Lesneys, and so I can't work out if this MB01 Aveling Barford road roller is an original, or some sort of repro.

Like the Impy Foden, it seems just very fresh... not like an old toy at all.

I also thought the rollers on these were metal (as per the larger one beside it on the stall) - but these are plastic.

Yet the plastic looks quite old, and baseplate seems to tie in ok:

I know the early 90s Matchbox Originals range were stamped with the then-current Matchbox logo and 'Made In China' - so if the plastic wheels are correct, maybe this is just an unusually well-preserved Lesney original?

Either way, hopefully this'll be acceptable at £2!

 

Lady Luck was smiling on @andy18s, too - both Batchelors promos bagged for £3 the pair.

There's a bit of tearing along one end flap of each box, but hopefully that won't spoil it for you!

 

And lastly, I scooped the mucky Scammell Heavy Wrecker for a not-unreasonable quid...

The adjustable rear boom appears to have developed a somewhat floppy demeanour, and half the broken glazing is still rattling round inside it, but it's still an impressive big lump of a thing...

I'm mildly excited at the thought of giving it a good scrub later, though at the same time there's something to be said for that grimy work-worn patina...

 

As it turned out, there was another tat box hiding (not the 50p one, though) - but mostly it comprised stuff that's appeared before (including the sadly boinked Manta).

Speed Kings Bertone Runabout isn't in bad fettle.

Dinky Inch Pincher Dragster lurking, and Corgi Porsche, Lotus and Stingray still in there too - for those who like the older stuff.

Also that big Tonka racing truck thing from mid-January. Corgi Turbos BMW 635i is decent enough, too.

 

So! Not done too badly today, and this evening will be spent pulling together a number of parcels for posting over the weekend - those who have paid up for their tat box this week, thanks for your patience! Everything should be landing, hopefully safely, early next week.

 

I should also say, there's still quite a few 50p /33p/25p specials to clear from the other week - boards have been updated with what's gone and what's left, in case there's anything left which appeals to anyone. 

The plan is to list whatever remains on Gumtree as a mixed job-lot, just to get it out of the house - so don't miss out!

Ever the spruiker, hey?

Til next week, kids!!!

[Datsuncog]

40 minutes ago, RoadworkUK said:

Man, how "Free collection card inside" has me pining for days gone by. 

I'm very tempted to open that one, as much for the card as the car...

[Tenmil Socket]

Nice Transit...

[hennabm]

The Lesney roller is correct with plastic wheels. I had one new as a lad.

[quicksilver]

Cheers Tim, that's in far nicer nick than I expected for 2 quid so I'm well chuffed. Lone Star's trucks are superb, exact OO scale and very well detailed - they also did a half-cab Foden and a Gas Turbine Leyland (both unusual choices) but sadly later replaced these authentic models with some cheap and nasty generic trucks. That Foden cab is so good that it's been copied more recently by at least three kit manufacturers that I know of, and is better than EFE's flat-fronted attempt.

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, RoadworkUK said:

Man, how "Free collection card inside" has me pining for days gone by. 

I don't know what one is! 

Is it of the model or just a random card?

[Datsuncog]

Yeah, I've been greedily devouring this Robert Newson article about the history of the Lone Star vehicles range - some absolutely fascinating models, not to mention one or two clunkers. 

http://www.robertnewson.co.uk/articles/LoneStarImpy/index.html

Well worth a read, I learned a lot!!

The Turbine Leyland and Foden Half-Cab look great too (though the load beds do look a bit toy-like - maybe your green Foden's better off without the orange plastic tipper?)

A full list of their Impy output (except the nasty generic trucks, which he dismisses quite rightly as "unlikely to have much collector interest") is here:

http://www.robertnewson.co.uk/articles/LoneStarImpy/listing.html

…and, as well as the trucks, I now very much want a Vauxhall Firenza and Transit tow truck...

My sole Impy is the nicely proportioned Range Rover I picked up early last year, which dates from their troubled late 1970s days - not long before DCMT went bust in 1983 (sound familiar?)

It seems they were the first to do what Matchbox later tried with the Super GT range - selling ultra-basic reissues of their earlier models, with opening features cast shut, no interior and opaque black glazing.

But even the fag-end of their car line contained some really unusual new stuff in it, like this Volvo 262C:

Guess who's found a new obsession...

[Split_Pin]

That Foden is excellent, looks like a 5 LW engine in it too or perhaps I'm mistaken and its a 2 stroke. It was also their first tilt cab truck so perhaps the Impy replica was a marketing boost too!

[eddyramrod]

Tat Friday in Barrow....

Mini van is an Oxford Diecast; 240Z is a partwork edition.

Oldsmobile Toronado is also the partwork variant.  At £3, it's a lot cheaper than you can buy Corgis!

M16 half-track is £8 but it's a big bugger, must be 1/43.

Couple of Corgi Weetabix trucks from the mail promo they did some years ago.  I have both of these, plus the little Leyland.  Nice to see them fully boxed though, even including the plain outers!

 

I won't be there tomorrow, I'm out all day, but I can see him on Wednesday if there's anything here you fancy.

[flat4alfa]

I did not know... 

...never saw one as a child - or an adult either!

Oh no, now it's on the yearning list....

 

Ah but for added TWITCH

There are LHD and RHD variations.   Gah!

 

 

Yikes!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-ORIGINAL-LONE-STAR-FLYERS-VAUXHALL-FIRENZA-BLUE-No-7/254501309582

[flat4alfa]

6 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Oldsmobile Toronado is also the partwork variant.  At £3, it's a lot cheaper than you can buy Corgis!

Yes please!

[Datsuncog]

That none-more-beige Olds really is lovely, and that's a top price too.

[eddyramrod]

I'd best nip back and secure it.

[andy18s]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Some happier news for other minichod fans, however:

Possibly due to half-term in NI, the market was fairly quiet today and not much had sold in the interim.

 

So here's the Impy Foden for @quicksilver - funny how some models just seem to have a certain charm.

This one has simply bags of it. Tilting cab reveals the engine and drivetrain. Stunning.

I'd initially thought this was an EFE due to the size, detailing and general excellent condition - but no, it's an original 1960s Lone Star Impy featuring their non-scratch nylon wheels.

DCMT, who made Lone Star toys and the Roadmasters/Impy vehicles, are a manufacturer I know not enough about.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Star_Toys#The_Impy_Series

http://www.robertnewson.co.uk/articles/LoneStarImpy/index.html

I also wondered if it had been restored, but seemingly not - the spray-on silver detailing looks factory finish, certainly in terms of sheer crudeness.

It's not utterly perfect, with the missing tipper load bed and a small chip or two - but for £2, hopefully it'll be a nice addition to the Quicksilver fleet!

 

Now, @egg's request also has resulted in some head-scratching: I'm not very knowledgeable about pre-Superfast Lesneys, and so I can't work out if this MB01 Aveling Barford road roller is an original, or some sort of repro.

Like the Impy Foden, it seems just very fresh... not like an old toy at all.

I also thought the rollers on these were metal (as per the larger one beside it on the stall) - but these are plastic.

Yet the plastic looks quite old, and baseplate seems to tie in ok:

I know the early 90s Matchbox Originals range were stamped with the then-current Matchbox logo and 'Made In China' - so if the plastic wheels are correct, maybe this is just an unusually well-preserved Lesney original?

Either way, hopefully this'll be acceptable at £2!

 

Lady Luck was smiling on @andy18s, too - both Batchelors promos bagged for £3 the pair.

There's a bit of tearing along one end flap of each box, but hopefully that won't spoil it for you!

 

And lastly, I scooped the mucky Scammell Heavy Wrecker for a not-unreasonable quid...

The adjustable rear boom appears to have developed a somewhat floppy demeanour, and half the broken glazing is still rattling round inside it, but it's still an impressive big lump of a thing...

I'm mildly excited at the thought of giving it a good scrub later, though at the same time there's something to be said for that grimy work-worn patina...

 

As it turned out, there was another tat box hiding (not the 50p one, though) - but mostly it comprised stuff that's appeared before (including the sadly boinked Manta).

Speed Kings Bertone Runabout isn't in bad fettle.

Dinky Inch Pincher Dragster lurking, and Corgi Porsche, Lotus and Stingray still in there too - for those who like the older stuff.

Also that big Tonka racing truck thing from mid-January. Corgi Turbos BMW 635i is decent enough, too.

 

So! Not done too badly today, and this evening will be spent pulling together a number of parcels for posting over the weekend - those who have paid up for their tat box this week, thanks for your patience! Everything should be landing, hopefully safely, early next week.

 

I should also say, there's still quite a few 50p /33p/25p specials to clear from the other week - boards have been updated with what's gone and what's left, in case there's anything left which appeals to anyone. 

The plan is to list whatever remains on Gumtree as a mixed job-lot, just to get it out of the house - so don't miss out!

Ever the spruiker, hey?

Til next week, kids!!!

Thanks for grabbing those 2

Can you send me a running list and total inc the postage please?

Ta

[Amishtat]

Nothing there for my tastes, but thanks all the same DC and Eddy. However.. whether I like it or not I'm 40 today and received this little gem from my delightful O. H. earlier. 

 

[Datsuncog]

 

2 hours ago, RoadworkUK said:

Man, how "Free collection card inside" has me pining for days gone by. 

 

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

I'm very tempted to open that one, as much for the card as the car...

 

28 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I don't know what one is! 

Is it of the model or just a random card?

 

 

 

 

 

Ahhh… fuckit.

 

Just as flimsy as I recall, but there is something of a rush when opening something after thirty-odd years.

I'd managed to convince myself that since there was a crease on the flap, someone else had probably been in there before me and had just resealed it.

Nope, this one appears to have been factory sealed, still.

Ah well... so what about this collector card, then?

Hmmm...

I'd thought maybe the card referred to the model it came with, but seemingly not... unless someone else was in here before, and swapped them?

But why would they do that?

Is it a super-rare factory error?

Have I just lost squillions?

Nah.

But the aerial did fall off after ten seconds, just like before.

Some things never change!

[junkyarddog]

The lone star Firenza and Transit tow truck have been major wants of mine for quite some time now.

Have never even got a sniff of either,very hard to find.

 

[Tenmil Socket]

Is it a super-rare factory error?

Have I just lost squillions?

But you wouldn't know that unless you opened it... catch 22 ?

[flat4alfa]

4 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

The lone star Firenza and Transit tow truck have been major wants of mine for quite some time now.

Have never even got a sniff of either,very hard to find.

There is one on the forum though

I've sent him a PM to see if he could pop over and do a photo to relieve our twitching 

[eddyramrod]

22 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes please!

Nabbed.  Stand by for PM.

[Datsuncog]

7 minutes ago, andy18s said:

Thanks for grabbing those 2

Can you send me a running list and total inc the postage please?

PM incoming!

[junkyarddog]

Took a Hot Wheels 944 out for a spin down window sill boulevard earlier today.

Stopped up at a well known  local establishment .

"Psssst"

"Pssssssstttttt"

Wtf?,Have I got a flat?

"Pssssstttt M8"

Oh it you Smoll Eddy, what is it?

"Wanna buy some rims M8?"

What are they like?

"Come down the lock up M8"

"That's 'em there M8"

Smoll Eddy waves petrol nozzle in the direction of a stack of wheels hiding behind the door.

"Wotcha reckon M8?"

I like them!

"Chuck 'em on fer yer M8?"

Oh go on then,they look better than the originals.

"Get 'er up on the lift M8"

Be careful with her smoll Eddy. 

"Course,call back in an hour M8"

Looks great smoll Eddy!!

"I think  so M8"

"Call in time you're passing, you never know what I'll have next M8"

Did these fall off the back of a lorry Eddy?

"Shush,Transit actually M8"