Shite in Miniature II

[eddyramrod]

This morning I met up with @Jon and his beloved at the Lakeland Motor Museum.  And, er, this happened...

...which might be a bit easier to follow in these, after I got home...

Nissan truck and Holden ambulance, as Jon kindly offered upthread.  The ambulance really is tiny!

By request, since he can get them Down Under and I can't here, not one but a pair of Dodge Diplomats.  I knew one was dressed as a police car, but not that it was a Thelma & Louise tie-in; that's gone straight into my film and TV collection.  The other one will be getting painted, and in a black-and-white police livery too, to match the Plymouth Gran Fury (same car apart from badging) that I once owned.

Now... bonus time!  Get a load of this!

Also going straight in the film and TV collection, but at 1/18 scale, a Greenlight 1967 Chevrolet Impala!  It comes from a very successful show called Supernatural, of which I've seen about half an episode, but the Impala.... ooooooooooooooh yes please!  They go way over budget on ebay (I know, I watch them), but Jon said this one didn't, because the box could be better and he thought the model was flawed in some way... damned if I can see it!  It looks damn good in my cabinet, that's for sure.

Jon is an actual Gentleman.  If you have dealings with him, feel confident.

Oh and now I need another 67 Impala, cheap and scruffy enough to paint blue.  Go on, name that film...

[Split_Pin]

Can't wait till he makes his way up to Scotland!

[eddyramrod]

He's on his way, but the route is a bit meandering

[bunglebus]

More new 5 packs. Still staying on the pegs until there's an offer on

 

[bunglebus]

On 15/09/2022 at 06:50, Split_Pin said:

I love looking back at these mad releases. Majorette released a few crackers such as a dayglo green Mk2 Golf and the pink and white MK2 Transit Minibus. Matchbox got in on it too with their dayglo versions of regular castings. 

I think this is the best/worst example I have

 

[Spottedlaurel]

Unexpected HW find in a local Co-Op today:

Apparently part of the 51st anniversary range (at least a couple of years old?). They had at least three others on a strip on one of the food aisles, Master SL noticed them. I was busy looking for bread sauce or something. Think it was £2.50 (the HW, not the bread sauce).

Made up for the disappointment of the charity shop where I often pick up old postcards and diecasts having closed at 3pm (really, on a Saturday?).

[eddyramrod]

13 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

Oh and now I need another 67 Impala, cheap and scruffy enough to paint blue.  Go on, name that film...

Any scale will work: 1/18 preferably, but 1/43 and even 1/64 would be fine, I'm only going to paint it.  Nobody thought of the film yet?  Do you need more clues?

[bunglebus]

12 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Unexpected HW find in a local Co-Op today:

Apparently part of the 51st anniversary range (at least a couple of years old?). They had at least three others on a strip on one of the food aisles, Master SL noticed them. I was busy looking for bread sauce or something. Think it was £2.50 (the HW, not the bread sauce).

Made up for the disappointment of the charity shop where I often pick up old postcards and diecasts having closed at 3pm (really, on a Saturday?).

Those and a different set have been showing up in co-ops local to me too, but I had them all. You might be lucky and find the gold chase car though!

[Spottedlaurel]

48 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Those and a different set have been showing up in co-ops local to me too, but I had them all. You might be lucky and find the gold chase car though!

I don't recall anything out of the ordinary in the few I saw, what's that one then?

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I don't recall anything out of the ordinary in the few I saw, what's that one then?

Bone Shaker pickup I think

Nope that was 50th. 51st is the Gotta Go!

[bunglebus]

Slightly different set of Majorettes in TK Maxx. Still want that 5 Turbo but not for £13

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Managed to get to a car boot sale this afternoon and spent £2 on some Matchbox and Corgi Juniors

Just discovered the SD1 is a pencil sharpener, I was happy that it had tailgate glass.

 

Also picked up this nasty Majorette Golf, just in case it’s any good to anyone for the tailgate and glass.

[Split_Pin]

The Golf looks saveable, I have a few Majos in worse condition that I'll get around* to restoring some day. The paint just seemed to fall off late 70s and early 80s examples. I have also found Sikus of that era to be the same.

[sierraman]

That SD1 was a promotional one I think. Quite scarce. 

[bunglebus]

Think I acquired mine off flat4alfa 

Those boot sale cars look decent other than the Golf, still restorable though

[junkyarddog]

The Majorette Mk1 Golf is quite a nice casting.

Something very pleasing about it's chunky lines.

[sierraman]

What I liked about those era Majorettes were the contents of the boot. Didn’t the Talbot have a fishing rod and some waders?

[bunglebus]

Ritmo has some sports bats

944 a solitary suitcase

GS Camargue "there's a snake in my boot"

Simca is all set for a weekend away @sierraman

DS ambulance has a person...

[sierraman]

It’s bugging me now which one had the fishing rod...

[bunglebus]

Another unfortunate in the Cherokee based Ambulance 

GUD BOI in the normal Cherokee with his bed etc

Majorette chose to chop him off at the feet later

Firefighters in the Range Rover

And the Lite Ace has the fishing rods and waders

The Golf has similar sports stuff to  the Ritmo

[155V6]

Renault JP4 has what looks like lifejackets?

Matra Simca Bagheera has a suitcase

Renault 18 Taxi has some figures in it,as does the small Airport Coach

[Split_Pin]

Visa Chrono has some  bags

 

[155V6]

13 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Visa Chrono has some  bags

 

I didn't think of that one.I dug out a Toyota Tercel,but it was empty 🙁

[155V6]

Early Beetle has a suitcase & some boots

[Split_Pin]

It's strange, some have it and some don't.

The Fiat 127 has a dog but the Renault 5 of the same year has nothing. The Renault 5 MK2 Supercinque has an empty boot, as does the 205GTI, but these are from approximately the same era as the Visa.

[Split_Pin]

The MK1 Toyota Hilux has a load of wood on the bed.

[155V6]

A few more

Mustang SVO has a bag & shoes

Escort XR3i has an umbrella & bag

More tennis stuff in the Saab 900

Umbrella in the Renault Clio

Not sure what this is in the Fiat Tipo,a sword?

The winner for the amount of stuff must be this Amphibie 😀

[Tenmil Socket]

14 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

A few more

Mustang SVO has a bag & shoes

Escort XR3i has an umbrella & bag

More tennis stuff in the Saab 900

Umbrella in the Renault Clio

Not sure what this is in the Fiat Tipo,a sword?

The winner for the amount of stuff must be this Amphibie 😀

Any more pics of the XR3i?

[sierraman]

I think this means I must go and get my Majorettes out. 

[155V6]

14 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Any more pics of the XR3i?

It's not an i after all,just an XR3

Shame about the bent axle 😕

These came in black too,I think I've got one but no idea where it is🤔.I'm not sure if these came with normal wheels,rather than the Carlos Fandango ones?