Shite in Miniature II

[Split_Pin]

Matchbox MR2 compared with, eh, a Matchbox MR2

Decent looking wee casting.

[bunglebus]

Just been into Tesco - no new singles but a couple of multipacks

 

[flat4alfa]

This afternoon's boughtage

[bunglebus]

I'll be scouting Tesco daily! In the mean time, here are the highlights from the 9-pack I bought. 

GMC pickup is a decent casting, I did consider getting the pack that are all in this livery but this was the main one I liked

This will doubtless be most people's favourite 

914 looks really good in silver

[sierraman]

Loads of 9 packs but no singles! 

[Datsuncog]

Planning a lunchtime raid today on Carrick's Tesco Extra - so will see whether any of the individual 2021 releases have made their way across to this part of the world yet.

Here's hopin'...

[flat4alfa]

[bunglebus]

New Moving Parts if anyone wants?

 

 

[DoctorRetro]

Does anyone want to make an offer for this lot before I trawl through putting on eBay?

 

[flat4alfa]

14 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

New Moving Parts if anyone wants?

Green one please?

Would save me the 12 mile trip and a stroppy argument with a parking meter

[eddyramrod]

Not for me Doc, but thank you.

Meanwhile, I slipped into Tesco on the way to my lockup this morning to see what was unpacked yesterday.  Nothing exciting, unfortunately.  Best were the yellow 1941 Cadillac and the green metallic 75 Impala; there was a time when I would have snapped them both up just to have the different colours, but that time seems to have passed.  Amazing what poverty can do!

[bunglebus]

10 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

Does anyone want to make an offer for this lot before I trawl through putting on eBay?

 

What's the pink one in the centre, Renault Fuego? 2CV looks interesting too

[DoctorRetro]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

What's the pink one in the centre, Renault Fuego?

Yep, Norev 1:43

[bunglebus]

I like that - are you looking to sell the lot or individually? 

Bit cheeky but if you'll take £5 for all of them or £2 each on the Fuego and 2CV? You won't have to post them if you're still going into Chelmsford either

[flat4alfa]

That 2CV has an identity crisis

It seems to think it is a Field Car Trans Am  😎

 

[flat4alfa]

11 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Best were the yellow 1941 Cadillac and the green metallic 75 Impala; there was a time when I would have snapped them both up just to have the different colours, but that time seems to have passed

Hmm..   This seems to have happened

[DoctorRetro]

55 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I like that - are you looking to sell the lot or individually? 

Bit cheeky but if you'll take £5 for all of them or £2 each on the Fuego and 2CV? You won't have to post them if you're still going into Chelmsford either

I think the lone Star trucks might generate a couple of quid themselves on t'bay.

Them plus the Guisval Espace and Majorette Lybra being half decent mean I'll do the individuals 😁

[DoctorRetro]

Look what's coming from Germany! The last 2!

1:87 mind, but they'll do.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Green one please?

Acquired 

11 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

I'll do the individuals 

Lovely thanks

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Green one please?

Acquired 

11 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

I'll do the individuals 

Lovely thanks

[flat4alfa]

28 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Acquired 

More lovely thanks

[bunglebus]

I had a couple of hours spare so rushed around like a madman trying all the usual suspects. Found this in Entertainer 

I'll have to get the hairdryer on it later

Now - I'm not especially into monster trucks, but I do like VWs, and I think a bit of wee came out in Asda when I found this, there just aren't any in the UK it seems. The previous blue version seems to have missed us entirely 

[Datsuncog]

A worthwhile jaunt to Tesco, as it turned out..

New singles case had indeed touched down.

Nine-packs also available...

And a fair few species of five-pack still on the pegs too, at £5 each.

Didn't go clean buck daft with the singles, but happy enough with what I came away with.

No Capris, as it happens - I did look through the whole dump bin, just in case.

Does the MR2 have flip-up headlights? Just noticing that they seem to be raised on the unboxed example that @Split_Pin posted, but they're flush to the bonnet on mine.

[AndyW201]

Just now, Datsuncog said:

 

Does the MR2 have flip-up headlights? Just noticing that they seem to be raised on the unboxed example that @Split_Pin posted, but they're flush to the bonnet on mine.

Apparently there have been two versions cast, one with headlights up, one with them down. Yay! So that's two to hunt down...

Need to get provisions on my way home from work tonight so may swing by the local Tesco's. Not expecting owt though...

[sierraman]

Tesco is really out of my way and I’m finishing a 10 hour shift but I think it’s worth the effort...

[bunglebus]

Buggers have got nothing in Chelmsford! Matchbox quite often do two different plastic parts to their castings - VW crew cab comes with and without loads in all colours

The Skyline has two interiors/engines (that you can't see)

Chevy van has a bike or tyre/fuel cans

Hot Wheels are getting in on the act now

[bicycle repairman]

off to auction to fund my addition to loose woman and drink am loaded up.

[Noel Tidybeard]

after what must be moar than 3 years i finally won one of these 🦄😍🥳🚌

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

A worthwhile jaunt to Tesco, as it turned out..

New singles case had indeed touched down.

Nine-packs also available...

And a fair few species of five-pack still on the pegs too, at £5 each.

Didn't go clean buck daft with the singles, but happy enough with what I came away with.

No Capris, as it happens - I did look through the whole dump bin, just in case.

Does the MR2 have flip-up headlights? Just noticing that they seem to be raised on the unboxed example that @Split_Pin posted, but they're flush to the bonnet on mine.

Damn, there were a few left in Tesco tonight I should have checked. Got to have both versions!

[Datsuncog]

If anyone's stuck for a particular version of the MR2, also happy to go back and check the shelves! I'd heard that the T3 crew cab came with or without a load, but didn't know about the others...

I'm getting vibes of buying music singles in the mid-90s where 'CD1' and 'CD2' would test whether you were a real fan, by encouraging you to buy the same thing twice by dint of a slightly different cover and b-sides...

Of course, I always did...