Shite in Miniature II

[andrew e]

Wheels from an Adams dragster?

[flat4alfa]

22 minutes ago, andrew e said:

Wheels from an Adams dragster?

Beat me to it

[bunglebus]

Yes - same as the Organ Grinder except slightly bigger front tyres. That dragster gave one of its engines to the Wild Honey I customised and I still have three left, so it didn't die in vain

[Datsuncog]

Late entrant for Tat Wednesday - a parcel arrived earlier courtesy of @Amishtat:

I love finding out what's available in other areas via local papers.

Very well packed!

Aaaaand... this was as far as I got before I was summoned away on domestic duties, annoyingly.

I did get the bubble-wrap off later on, but too late for decent pics.

Still, if you fancy some more 'what is it?' larks, you could try guessing what's inside!

Answers in the morning...

[bunglebus]

4 kilos of Colombian marching powder?

[bunglebus]

Two of them look like pickups, have you found a pair of Corgi B1600s, one in Surfsider livery and one in Block Construction, that you're kindly donating to me? Maybe one's a yellow Playart? I don't mind either way

[Amishtat]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

4 kilos of Colombian marching powder?

Possibly you overestimate my income bracket.. (And narcotic of choice) 

[BL Bloke]

A parcel arrived from @eddyramrodthis morning containing these.

 

[eddyramrod]

I'm always glad to know they've arrived safely

[Datsuncog]

8 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Two of them look like pickups, have you found a pair of Corgi B1600s, one in Surfsider livery and one in Block Construction, that you're kindly donating to me? Maybe one's a yellow Playart? I don't mind either way

Correct on two pick-ups, correct on Corgi (well,one of them, anyway)... care to make any further guesses?

(I know, I'm just tearing the arse out of it now)

[bunglebus]

One looks like a (presumably less knackered) Heavy Duty Wreck Truck. These seem to be piling up here for some reason

 

Another is a Corgi Land Rover with either a supercharger or spare tyre poking up, and one is a fire engine...Matchbox Merryweather?

[eddyramrod]

And I would say the other one, bottom left, will be the Dinky 1960 Chevy El Camino, or possibly the Lone Star twin.

[flat4alfa]

I would say the bottom left is the Dinky Land Rover as it's a size up on the Corgi

[bunglebus]

The suspense is killing me

[sierraman]

The two articles have turned up today. Really impressed with the Rancho, it’s cut above the Matchbox. The Renault 11, looks like a later release possibly round about ‘85. Both will be pride of place in the loft. Next is to look for a good 1:36 AMC Pacer. 

[flat4alfa]

27 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Next is to look for a good 1:36 AMC Pacer. 

I have Rescue Pacer.  Here it is photographed in front of a screen showing @Datsuncog's pristine boxed Pacer X example

The chips have been touched-in since the photo was taken

[bunglebus]

My rescue Pacer's not bad

My X has had a harder life

 

[Bren]

I was too poor to have the big pacer - I had to settle for the junior.

[Datsuncog]

On 7/1/2021 at 6:06 PM, bunglebus said:

The suspense is killing me

Fair enough, the suffering must end.

Well guessed, @bunglebusand @flat4alfa!

Dinky Land Rover 109 S3, Corgi Land Rover 109 S2, Lesney King Size AEC Merryweather ladder turntable, Lesney Scammell Wrecker in earlier white colours.

I do like the Land Rovers - I had quite a few Corgis at one point, but only my knackered childhood Whizzwheels example is left.

The Dinky I've never before owned, and it's a handsome, chunky  big thing with jewelled lights, plus opening bonnet and doors.

Detailing is pretty neat, and the rear numberplate shows it's on an H-reg - so at a guess this is a 1970 example, from the very first year of production.

It may be slightly challenged from a wheel perspective, but I'm guessing this is nothing Steve Flowers can't sort.

Screw base = easy resto.

Big Merryweather is in lovely nick, with very little paint wear and the decals more or less intact.

Ladder is in great shape too.

Most of the ones I've encountered at the market have been totally brutalized, so this is a welcome addition to the King Size fleet.

Lastly, another Scammell - I already have a gold transitional version with regular wheels, but I kinda wanted an earlier white version too.

It could use a little TLC, but probably nothing beyond my meagre capabilities. Just like the gold one, the glazing's intact but jammed down within the shell, and just needs coaxing back into place and secured with a dab of glue.

All thanks to @Amishtatfor not only finding these in the first place, but shipping them up north, retrieving them again and posting them! Much appreciated!

[bunglebus]

17 minutes ago, Bren said:

I was too poor to have the big pacer - I had to settle for the junior.

I think this was one of the first things I bought off Ebay from a fairly local seller. I ended up going back at least half a dozen times when he listed other stuff too.

Corgi did rather well at doing the same car in different sizes

7 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

 

I have several beaten up ones - doesn't look like you actually need any parts though

[155V6]

@bunglebusI've got this,if it's any good as a wheel donor for the Land Rover.

I bought it as I needed one wheel for this

It still has two wheels left,&.is available for the usual amount 😉

 

 

[bunglebus]

3 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

@bunglebusI've got this,if it's any good as a wheel donor for the Land Rover.

I bought it as I needed one wheel for this

It still has two wheels left,&.is available for the usual amount 😉

 

 

Paging @Datsuncog

[155V6]

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Just now, bunglebus said:

Paging @Datsuncog

D'oh,I'm tired & should have gone to bed a while ago 😂.  @Datsuncog the R/R is yours for the price of postage if it's any good to you 

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

.Lastly, another Scammell - I already have a gold transitional version with regular wheels, but I kinda wanted an earlier white version too.

@Amishtat

@Amishtat

Do you have the shrinkage-wheel era matching Scammell Dumper ?

[Datsuncog]

3 hours ago, 155V6 said:

D'oh,I'm tired & should have gone to bed a while ago 😂.  @Datsuncog the R/R is yours for the price of postage if it's any good to you 

Heh, that's jolly kind of you - and I might take you up on that, thanks!

 

3 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Do you have the shrinkage-wheel era matching Scammell Dumper ?

I don't, or not yet anyway - most of the examples I've seen have been slightly banana'd for some reason. 

Surely kids in the 1960s weren't deprived of rollerskates to such a desperate extent?

[sierraman]

It’s funny you say about the fire engine, I have at least 4 of them with broken ladders. Picked them up because I figured I could make something with them. 

[bunglebus]

I have the Super Kings version

and the shrinky dink wheels tractor unit Scammell Contractor

Plus the Super Kings era version

as I mentioned several Wreck Trucks, all with missing grilles

Just noticed the front bumper is different on the Wreck trucks

[flat4alfa]

7 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I don't, or not yet anyway - most of the examples I've seen have been slightly banana'd for some reason. 

Surely kids in the 1960s weren't deprived of rollerskates to such a desperate extent?

There is a de-banana'd Scammell Contractor here that I've had as long I can can think.  Not from new though, as clearly older than me...   It has some excellent shrinkage and as a result has a three-tyre deficiency.   Not that it would stop its involvement in a @Datsuncog garden scenario event, so will put it in your box if you would like it 

The SuperKings came from a recent visit to @Spottedlaurel's secret nuclear bunker man-cave house.  It has also lost its grille!   There is an obvious market for these, and it seems Mr Flowers has not picked up on it ...yet

[flat4alfa]

[Datsuncog]

Crikey, first market morning of July. Though in some ways, it feels like the year's barely begun...

More or less a continuation of last week on the Tat Stall - nothing new that I could see, and a few things I'd hoped to find were no longer there. Bah.

It's the usual mix of Dinky, Corgi and Lesney items, with a couple of Hong Kong no-name racers thrown in for good measure.

Mexicali plastic hot rod and Green Hornet Black Beauty sadly not on the stall any longer. Meh.

Painty-fun Mini was back, though. Still a fiver each on these.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang x2 both still there, though missing multiple bits. Construction vehicles mostly ok; usual tyre loss on the Lesney King Size. The Superkings Camping Cruiser is missing its rear door.

Corgi Olds Toronado is probably a viable resto, though fender bender damage at both ends is annoying.

Britains (?) motorcycle was missing a handle, but quite appealing all the same.

Couldn't see a name anywhere on it; just 'England' on both sides of the front number plate.

Likewise, this unnamed big wooden garage in an art deco stylee was still here; I don't believe I posted it up separately last week.

£20 here, I think. But postage might* be an issue. It's heavy!

Didn't know Palitoy had once had a crack at muscling in on Hornby's patch:

And inside... hmm.

I'm not sure this set gave Hornby execs much in the way of sleepless nights. Detailing is somewhat basic, if we're being kind.

Also, 'entirely shockproof' seems to be shown up as a lie.

I'll assume the bits for the battery compartment and motor for the loco have been shovelled into this box (presumably non-original, though I like the idea of curing your 'bilious headache' safely with a model railway).

£10 asking price on this set, according to Market Blokey - his comment of "well, the box is nice" somewhat damning it with faint praise...

Little stuff still had some ok items left, though the very clean regular wheels Crane was gone from last week.

Later Superfast crane in red and gold missing its hook, and with bonus wibbly wobbly wheels.

Opel Diplomat not too bad.

Never realised these Juniors Mercs had a cardboard tab inside them with the 'Taxi' sign poking through the roof, braced against the back seat.

One way to do it,I guess.

Husky Citroen Safari is the later version with a metal base.

Dodge Tipper was reasonably clean...

But the axles are bent all over the place.

More before 'n' after Humbrol fun to be seen with these pumpers...

...and Alvis Salamanders...

...and Lotus Europas.

Paint actually peeling off in scrolls - very odd.

Husky bin lorry actually looks very clean under the artless daubings.

Ford pick-ups with regular wheels in middling condition:

Never realised the GMC Tipper and GMC Refrigerated Lorry had totally different cabs.

Well well well.

So... that was pretty much that.

Nemesis was present (green Adidas Gazelles today, trainer fans), and amongst others managed to score what I believe was a Husky VW Beetle, plus a Dinky Holden EH.

Well, bumflaps.

I took a wander round the rest of the market; Paddy (of optimistic pricing fame) had an unloved box of diecast and other 'of their time' collectable items on the floor beneath one of his tables:

Some of this stuff I'd seen before, but the Corgi Mercedes 600 and Impala cop cruiser were new.

Both were pretty ropey, and I doubt he'll be pricing them at less than a tenner a go.

Charity Stall was less mobbed today, but still only had the Corgi horse box to interest:

Of course, the tow hitch is broken.

One of the general antique stalls had this vaguely Plymouth Fury-ish Fire Chief tinplate:

No price shown, but the stallholder also has these Franklin Mint pewter classics, and has done for the last two and a bit years...

So there we have it - a bit of an anticlimax, I fear, but hey - where else would I be on a Friday morning?

If there's owt you see that tickles you, I'll be here for another half hour...