Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

I’m still mystified as to wtf that yellow Porsche is all about! I did wonder if the sticker on the base was the code for the combination lock but it didn’t seem to do anything when I tried? But even if it did… what would it do!?

That pickup has scrubbed up pretty well!

[danthecapriman]

I’m 99% sure the STP decal on the bonnet of the last one is not original. That car, and the black wagon and two T birds were mine from childhood, and I’m sure I got a sticker set with number plates etc etc from somewhere or other.

[andrew e]

1 hour ago, 155V6 said:

Rockets Aston with blue bonnet was a nice find.You can get the parts for the Firebird from Steve Flowers,you don't even have to drill it apart 😀

Tell me more - does it pop open?

[bunglebus]

These Marx lorries also came along for the ride, the first one I found was repainted and it took me a good while to work out who made it! 

Superkings Porker

Majorette Saaab

Another Tonka Fun Buggy for my collection 

Talking of Tonkas, these two have survived amazingly well

Corgi Beetle is going in the resto pile - I have another in the spares box which will help

Tomte Lardal T1 pickup is not a Galanite, so that's OK.

This thing is really cool. Joal Chaparral features a height and pitch adjustable aerofoil and opening fuel caps. Shame that door is missing 

Purple Dinky Bimmer

Also Dinky but from a completely different era. Dash is especially appealing for some reason 

Corgi Whizzwheels Citroen is a bit mad. Not seen one before, impressed it still has the door window frames etc, loving the parcel shelf too

This one leaves me with mixed feelings. Lots of separate chrome bits, opening parts - but the plastic base means it feels oddly light, missing that pleasing heft of the older cars. Still like it though

A few Matchbox from various eras

This one's a great find - Road Blasters version of the Ruff Trek. Hard to find with the plastic bits intact

And lastly a tidy but engineless Cougar Dragster...

[bunglebus]

...which leads me nicely onto an engineless Dodge Dragster from Datsuncog 

And those wonderful Majorettes 

[bunglebus]

25 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I’m 99% sure the STP decal on the bonnet of the last one is not original... I’m sure I got a sticker set with number plates etc etc from somewhere or other.

Yep should look like this

[bunglebus]

21 minutes ago, andrew e said:

Tell me more - does it pop open?

The windscreen is held in place by the dash - just pushes on. Door cards are the same

[bunglebus]

Almost forgot the Hot Wheels my Mrs found during the week. Only only want Snoopy for his wheels and engine 

[Jon]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

I’m 99% sure the STP decal on the bonnet of the last one is not original. That car, and the black wagon and two T birds were mine from childhood, and I’m sure I got a sticker set with number plates etc etc from somewhere or other.

Here's the source of that STP sticker, Dan:

From personal experience, they ended up on everything and anything, back in the day...

[155V6]

32 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

The windscreen is held in place by the dash - just pushes on. Door cards are the same

Beat me to it.Here's mine,bought last year from a toyfair for £1.00

The screen & dash from Steve Flowers

[bunglebus]

47 minutes ago, Jon said:

Here's the source of that STP sticker, Dan:

From personal experience, they ended up on everything and anything, back in the day...

 

[bunglebus]

40 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Beat me to it.Here's mine,bought last year from a toyfair for £1.00

Mine was also a toy fair find, think it still had the dash but no screen

Datsuncog sourced Camaro needed screen, dash and hood - but was very tidy otherwies

 

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, Jon said:

Here's the source of that STP sticker, Dan:

From personal experience, they ended up on everything and anything, back in the day...

Yep!😆 that brings back memories!!

[andrew e]

And I missed both of them 😂

[RoadworkUK]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Absolutely loads of what I believe to be Welly, and a couple of Summer

I have this, and it's always seemed a remarkably nice little model, feel, shape and proportion wise – especially compared with the other Wellys. 

 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, RoadworkUK said:

I have this, and it's always seemed a remarkably nice little model, feel, shape and proportion wise – especially compared with the other Wellys. 

I suspect quite a lot of them are copies or re-used castings from other manufacturers - for example that Beetle cabrio

Looks remarkably similar to this Tomica

Oh and the error on the base of the Merc 300 SL

Don't know how clear that is but it says 300 ZL...

The charger and others went on to become PG tips giveaways with pull-back motors

They were also sold under other names - I found these sets branded Playmakers

[155V6]

On 1/25/2023 at 1:49 PM, tom13 said:

Anyone have any Kaido house they want to sell or trade? I really want a 510 wagon.

I'm also after cycling team cars or cars with bikes on the roof and anything Travis Pastrana. I have the Monster truck but that is all.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195571113370?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=GFrEJJWaQle&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=UdnbkHTuRz6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[500tops]

Just picked these up in Tesco. The Caddy is awesome!

[AnnoyingPentium]

Some purchases from today at the Irvine Model Railway Show.

A bit modern, but will suit my diorama nicely.

[sierraman]

Anyone remember which matchbox motorcity this was part of? I’ve had it maybe 30 years. Never seen another. I have the road mat somewhere. 

[junkyarddog]

Found this today.

VW looks like a matchbox copy.

Dates from 1996.

[junkyarddog]

Found these too.

Not the most exciting of Matchbox models,but it was the right price.

Also this Playart Mazda pickemup truck.

Nice!😊

[bunglebus]

On 14/01/2023 at 18:09, bunglebus said:

I think these are made by the same company (Imperial) that made my Sand Digger copies with the sticky roller underneath 

 

38 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Found this today.

VW looks like a matchbox copy.

Well that confirms my suspicions. 

Both the VW (Sand Digger) and pickup (Mini Pickup) are Matchbox copies, although I say both are copies of copies as I believe Impulse got there first.

Shame I didn't find that set!

[MiniMinorMk3]

21 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Purple Dinky Bimmer

 

That Dinky BM is a rebranded Solido. 

I have a couple of kit versions of it.

 

[flat4alfa]

5 hours ago, 500tops said:

Just picked these up in Tesco. The Caddy is awesome!

Ohh... didn't know there had been a retool of the Bustleback Seville.  Oh no, that meant having to check  https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/Cadillac_Seville and then start fussing about getting into town to try and get hold of one

In the meantime, your post made Tom pop into the boxes of tat to fish out an original first-release casting example from the eighties to get a quick fix

Also hadn't realised there was some value in these

The temptation to paint over the silver part with gold is being suppressed!  For now.

[flat4alfa]

...anyway

Big Tesco was a big waste of time.  I don't know why other parts of the country are better supported.  I mean, just look at that mess.  The top tags are for Matchbox 5 packs and next to them the Hot Wheels 5 packs.  No singles whatsoever, even of Hot Wheels.  But why?

Which meant having to drive all the way to the nearest Smyths.  In GUNSMOKE LUTON.

[bunglebus]

It's not always good. This is Greenhithe Asda. Normally quite crap, today a complete jumble sale

[flat4alfa]

...Smyths  didn't have any Cadillac Sevilles after all.  Drives me potty, trying to look down into the racks of Hot Wheels mainlines and having to pull each aside to find a particular model when half of them came of the runner and fell down, as usual.  Grrr.

So in a fit of despair ended up with these just to cheer myself up.  The Boulevard Rover P6 and the AutoStrasse Mercedes 

The shame of it all

At least the petrol wasn't wasted.  That's what I told myself, at the tills.  Managed to make it back without getting shot, not even once.

And why spend that sort of money and take such a risk?  Well I also told myself (still at the tills as there was a queue) that tonight is the monthly pub quiz at my local and I will probably be putting that money behind the bar anyhow.  But we might win like last month!  Still, the shame of it all.

[bunglebus]

Well I haven't found either of those ^

I find Smiths is fairly good for premium stuff but tends to be months behind with mainline releases 

[sierraman]

I wouldn’t hold much hope at Tesco, the contract supposedly ended this month. Were I the sales manager for Mattel I’d be writing the P45 out now for the people responsible for such a hash of a marketing strategy.