Shite in Miniature II

[Spottedlaurel]

3 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Have you seen in the premium range they’ve re done the Dragon Wheels. I’m no VW fanboy but it looks great. 

I haven't seen that one. Quite faithful to the original?

[sierraman]

4 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I haven't seen that one. Quite faithful to the original?

Yes but metallic green which in fairness looks better, keep an eye out on Poundtoy as they frequently have BOGOF on Matchbox, I’m looking through, quite fancy the Real Workin Rigs sliding bed truck and the GM pick up. 

[bunglebus]

45 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I was curious to see what similarity there was (or wasn't) between them

Y'know, sometimes I can't see the woods for the trees. Despite being completely mad on Beetles since a very young age, and having the Dragon Wheels and Volks-Dragon as childhood toys, and now of course having owned multiple copies of all four castings, that's the first time seeing that the castings have any similarities. The Dragon Wheels and Flying Bug I'm most surprised by as they're so far removed from a stock Beetle, but now you point it out, it's obvious!

Good idea on making a custom out of the Flying Bug, I have four or five dead ones in the spares box and it worked well on the Mini Ha Ha

I know I've mentioned it before, but it also took me far too long to clock that this Husky

Became this Corgi

 

[bunglebus]

41 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Have you seen in the premium range they’ve re done the Dragon Wheels. I’m no VW fanboy but it looks great. 

Oh yes. No chance of finding one though

[bunglebus]

57 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I don't know if the funny car chassis is similar to the Dodge Charger's?

Very similar

The interior is the same but with the front grille added on the Dodge

[Datsuncog]

On 6/12/2022 at 7:22 AM, Spottedlaurel said:

I've been pondering this one over the last few days and thought I'd dig out my Superfast version for a little compare and contrast exercise:

Box art shows an even lairier green, fortunately the actual metallic colour is a little more subdued. I imagine there must be an earlier Superfast box style as it was in the range from the outset, but this is what I ended up with.

I think this one suffers due to the higher stance more so than opened-up arches (the latter being very slight, perhaps only on the rear?). Also the sporty wheels don't really go with the Continental's styling, as at 1:1 they look better on steels with full covers. Despite having sprung suspension it's not as effective as on others, being a little too firm to satisfyingly 'boing' off the desktop. Whizzes across it nicely though - musn't lat it do a Thelma and Louise onto the tiled floor though.....

Similar casting lines evident. Front arch doesn't seem to have changed, but the rear gets closer to lining through with the top of the back bumper.

 

My base also still shiny. No slots at the axle ends.

Boot large enough for 1:64-ish golf clubs, dead bodies or WHY. Tragically unpainted and no bonus items as per Majorette.

Had meant to come back and say thanks for the pics and write-up on the early Superfast version of the #31 Lincoln - that's a lovely example!

Comparing your pics with my regular wheels version, I think the body casting has been untouched - just the changed base to accommodate the higher ride height.

The depth between the top of the arches and the top of the horizontal panels looks pretty similar, and the arch lips have the same profile.

My previous experience of a Superfast Continental was an even later version, which had the body rather artlessly hacked about to accommodate the wider speed wheels, right up to the casting lines...

Yeah. Not good. Not good at all.

I think your version may be the most appealing!

[stuboy]

Was me birthday on Monday turned 47 and missus got me a new car..

[RoadworkUK]

My Solido Cossie has gone straight in among my top five 1:18 models. I mean, I'm not entirely sure what the other four are, but the Cossie's definitely in there.

[bezzabsa]

this would look great with a custom paint job.. pre lowered!!

[bunglebus]

7 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

this would look great with a custom paint job.. pre lowered!!

Think I'd better find a spare - any suggestions on colour?

[Spottedlaurel]

13 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

this would look great with a custom paint job.. pre lowered!!

Indeed, I reckon the RW stance is better than either of the Superfast. I didn't realise how terrible a job they'd done with the arches on the wide-wheel version!

A set of those smooth-centred wheels as fitted to the current LS400 or Civic might suit it well if they could be persuaded to fit under the arches?

[sutty2006]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Think I'd better find a spare - any suggestions on colour?

Candy apple red 

[AnnoyingPentium]

52 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

Candy apple red 

+1... or, failing that... Flamenco Red... colour code is 9892 and I may have a can of it somewhere.

[bunglebus]

Corgi Polo I was trying to ID turned up - not quite sure why they did this slightly altered version with chin spoiler

Also bought a multi pack of Hot Wheels, mainly for the 356

But there are some other nice ones in there too

Still kicking myself over an older 10 pack with a nice Mini in it, thinking it would come out as an individual car. It didn't 

[bunglebus]

Bought a job lot (surprise!). No one else bid and I could see there was a Mini Dinky in there

Anyone have a source for tyres?

Along for the ride, among others was an early Whizzwheels Jag

With bonus Blu-Tac

Also a cute Matchbox tractor

Roller

And various tatty Huskys and Corgis

[w00dy]

Not keen on the brown wheels, but otherwise a nice model added to the collection.

[bezzabsa]

On 6/22/2022 at 6:37 PM, bunglebus said:

Think I'd better find a spare - any suggestions on colour?

Flat black with scallop flame job and pinstripe art on boot...

or pearl white with the Lace detail paint on the roof

[Remspoor]

Matchbox MGTC still in box. This was my dads. He purchased this as he had a TA, This was the nearest model o that type he could find to bring back those memories.

[sierraman]

38 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Matchbox MGTC still in box. This was my dads. He purchased this as he had a TA, This was the nearest model o that type he could find to bring back those memories.

I have that one. Not in the box though, those Models if Yesteryear seem about as desirable as a bout of syphilis. I quite like the seventies ones in the garish unlikely colour schemes like a metallic pink Hispano Souza or something equally mad.  

[Remspoor]

9 hours ago, sierraman said:

I have that one. Not in the box though, those Models if Yesteryear seem about as desirable as a bout of syphilis. I quite like the seventies ones in the garish unlikely colour schemes like a metallic pink Hispano Souza or something equally mad.  

They had to paint this British Racing Green it goes with the territory. 😉

[sierraman]

6 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

They had to paint this British Racing Green it goes with the territory. 😉

When you find those old Models of Yesteryear now they almost invariably smell of fags, I have this picture in my head they’ll have sat on the Formica sideboard as some old guy will have been bought it in 1977 and sat for many an evening smoking beside it waiting to crystallise his investment in the burgeoning collectors item market. It’s weird how I like these but find ‘Days Gone By’ intolerable. 

[Remspoor]

More.....

Matchbox King Size. Foden Tipper.

Some random tractor parts. The red item, I think,  was from a Corgi Massey Ferguson. The blue one from a Britans Fordson New Major.

[Remspoor]

5 minutes ago, sierraman said:

When you find those old Models of Yesteryear now they almost invariably smell of fags, I have this picture in my head they’ll have sat on the Formica sideboard as some old guy will have been bought it in 1977 and sat for many an evening smoking beside it waiting to crystallise his investment in the burgeoning collectors item market. It’s weird how I like these but find ‘Days Gone By’ intolerable. 

DGB was basically the same casting with what ever livery they could get permission or paid to use. The castings were not very accurate either. Made to the cheapest level possible. They are like crystal figurines of the die cast world.

[sutty2006]

Popped into Asda while out shopping this morning. Good small haul. Green Volvo to match the red one I’ve got too. 

[junkyarddog]

A recent find is this Fun Ho Bedford Tanker truck,all the way from New Zealand!

Not a great casting by any stretch of the imagination, but it's a charming little thing despite its shortcomings!

Never had a casting from this manufacturer before.

Quite pleased to have found it.

[Datsuncog]

7 hours ago, sierraman said:

It’s weird how I like these but find ‘Days Gone By’ intolerable. 

The MoYs do seem to have much more charm to them than DGs - could be the better cast-in detailing, or maybe just the slightly larger scale that lifts them? Or the batshit 70s colour schemes?

It's weird in a way though, as I understand Jack Odell was behind both ranges.

But you're right about the fag ash everywhere, they always feel really gritty to the touch!

The original Corgi Classics are really nice too. Even though they used a fair amount of plastic, the detail remains excellent. I think we had a CC Rolls Royce Silver Ghost upthread a short while ago?

[bunglebus]

A thing arrived

Yes it's another carded Neet Streeter, in the solid red rather than the very similar looking metallic on the one I found last year:

I showed you this Dinky Land Rover a couple of Sundays ago

Now whilst I have a lot of respect for Land Rovers, they're not entirely my thing - couldn't resist it for a pound or two though, and I thought with a lick of paint I might actually be able to sell it on. Well of course it's never that easy, I had problems with paint reacting in the bed and also had some peel off removing the masking - same colour and same problem as the Gus's Gulper so I suspect it's a problem with this tin of paint

Still, it looks alright now. Googling pics of this model shows some with silver in the bed and some with white. Not sure if I made the right choice...

[500tops]

This weeks 'haul' 😂

[bunglebus]

Amphicar and Morris Minor 1,000,000 are cool

[Datsuncog]

Today's reminder that I seriously need to acquire some cleaning wipes for my laptop:

Opel Commodore B, in GS/E spec.

Think this may be an IXO model, maybe? One of those 'Opel Collection' partworks that continental types get to enjoy, while us over here just get to browse the Jumajo website with green-eyed lust...

Unfortunately, this one had a minor accident on the way over - busted box and damaged headlight.

Ah well. Still very nice.