Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Thought I'd enjoy my getting-older day by having a mooch around Maldon and maybe Battlesbridge later.

Tonka in a charity shop

And wonder of wonders, fresh stock in Home Bargains who are usually useless for Hot Wheels, especially in their more modern stores. I may have spent some money

[MiniMinorMk3]

Yet more BL Vanguards

 

[andrew e]

I hope you saved some money to buy this collectable Lledo keep sake? It’s even got your age on it 😂

 

[andy18s]

Had a delivery over the weekend which contained a few Bburago from Dan,and a nice raffle prize from a Facebook group I'm on.

Not bad for a tenner.

[Tenmil Socket]

When I was visiting my mum yesterday I was going through so old photos. I took a photo of some of the photos using my phone. 

Here’s one from the mid 80’s with my favourite car at the time beside me on the step. IIRC it was a plastic Mercedes (possibly a 190?).

That’s my dads Chevette work van behind me.

[Datsuncog]

Some further requests were fulfilled over lunchtime.

This uncommon Matchbox K-179 Suzuki SJ was finally liberated from a shop shelf, just in time to celebrate its 30th birthday.

Yup, 1992 copyright - which I believe equates to a 1993 release.

I've never even seen one of these before outside of a catalogue, and they really don't seem to crop up for sale all that often anywhere. So despite somewhat unhelpful pricing fluctuations, I guess it's a case of 'find another'...

Not exactly cheap - but hopefully a sound investment for the @Noel Tidybeard collection!

This oddity was also acquired:

Seemingly one part of a set, this will be making its way over to @bunglebus. It's by Impulse, and appears to have been part of their Pinch Poppers range - a bit like Matchbox Flashbacks. 

 

On 3/16/2023 at 7:00 PM, bunglebus said:

That plastic fantastic looks interesting - might be up for that, think it might be related to the Impulse/Imperial copies of Matchbox cars.

Could it belong inside this Pinch Poppers van?

Groovy Carlos Fandango wheels, too.

Nothing much acquired for myself - I did swing past Poundstretcher in the hope of some half-price Matchbox Working Rigs, but they were all apparently long gone.

B&M had replenished their pegs with more Hot Wheels mainlines, but they seemed to be the late 2022 releases - and there was nothing new that appealed much.

Poundland had nothing of significant interest either - seems that the white Cruise Bruiser is proving surprisingly unpopular, making up the bulk of what's left there.

Maybe for the best? I don't really need any more...

[500tops]

Liberated these from the bargain bucket in a local charity shop...

[500tops]

This was also in the same tub.  I must admit I took a shine to it without really noticing it was a Corgitronics. 

Looks like it's been 'modified', sadly.  😔

[junkyarddog]

Some recent finds in no particular order. 

Hotwheels Aldi 90.

Hotwheels Carrera. 

Hotwheels Mazda.

Matchbox Polis Rover.

Corgi Thames Camper.

Siku Crane not my usual purchase but I thought it was quite cool.

Budgie Daimler  Ambulance,sadly it's been overpainted. 

Matchbox GMC truck,never found s complete one before. 

Corgi Opel Manta.

 

[danthecapriman]

Few of my recent buys. Had a bit of a Jaguar splurge!

Early Matchbox Superkings 4 door with the caravan.  Barely a mark on either of them.

A pair of really nice coupe’s from Corgi.

[flat4alfa]

5 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I had to have one of those Paprika ones

Because I used own this old crate

Had it years.  It's still going, too

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, 500tops said:

I saw the same one today in a charity shop - in a £2.00 bag with rubbish so it stayed there. I was testing it in case the interior glowed but it's just a lurid colour

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, junkyarddog said:

Budgie Daimler  Ambulance

That's really nice, not seen one before

[bunglebus]

I picked up a couple of cars locally via eBay. Corolla is one that I have but it had been re-painted by a previous owner 

This one's for the restore box, typically right on the back of finding a very cheap boot sale one

Picked this up at the antiques centre, one of the more unusual Laser Wheels?

Had to leave this behind though. Guisval Jag XJC was missing both doors

Found a spare Corvette and an LED torch

 

[bunglebus]

Many Hot Wheels were liberated from Home Bargains 

[Split_Pin]

Some recent acquisitions 

Corgi Ford HT 950 car transporter.

I bought the Holmes Wrecker version at a Swapmeet in the early 1990s but the jib was missing or had been removed for something else which always annoyed me. I substituted it with one from a Britains Unimog but it was never right so I sold it about 10 years ago. I always wanted the tractor unit version.

Obviously not all the cars on it are Corgi but I tried to choose period correct ones for about 1965.

It's an awesome big toy, I forgot just now detailed the lorry is, including detailed leaf springs.

It looks great on my 50s and 60s shelf (with a rogue Range Rover just creeping in!).

Also, HW 505, been after this one for many years.

Equally elusive was the Corgi 1/36 Renault 11. This one, bar a couple of chips is absolutely box fresh.

Finally, a better 18 Taxi than the one I already have. The sign was broken off but present so that's now glued back on.

Delighted!

[bunglebus]

Forgot these antique centre pics - no prices but a lot of this stuff was literally junk

[danthecapriman]

37 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Some recent acquisitions 

Corgi Ford HT 950 car transporter.

I bought the Holmes Wrecker version at a Swapmeet in the early 1990s but the jib was missing or had been removed for something else which always annoyed me. I substituted it with one from a Britains Unimog but it was never right so I sold it about 10 years ago. I always wanted the tractor unit version.

Obviously not all the cars on it are Corgi but I tried to choose period correct ones for about 1965.

It's an awesome big toy, I forgot just now detailed the lorry is, including detailed leaf springs.

It looks great on my 50s and 60s shelf (with a rogue Range Rover just creeping in!).

Also, HW 505, been after this one for many years.

Equally elusive was the Corgi 1/36 Renault 11. This one, bar a couple of chips is absolutely box fresh.

Finally, a better 18 Taxi than the one I already have. The sign was broken off but present so that's now glued back on.

Delighted!

They look absolutely fantastic! The Renner 11 is in the right colour for this place!

[junkyarddog]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

That's really nice, not seen one before

Me either,was a wee bit spendy though.

[FakeConcern]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

Some recent acquisitions 

Corgi Ford HT 950 car transporter.

I bought the Holmes Wrecker version at a Swapmeet in the early 1990s but the jib was missing or had been removed for something else which always annoyed me. I substituted it with one from a Britains Unimog but it was never right so I sold it about 10 years ago. I always wanted the tractor unit version.

Obviously not all the cars on it are Corgi but I tried to choose period correct ones for about 1965.

It's an awesome big toy, I forgot just now detailed the lorry is, including detailed leaf springs.

It looks great on my 50s and 60s shelf (with a rogue Range Rover just creeping in!).

Also, HW 505, been after this one for many years.

Equally elusive was the Corgi 1/36 Renault 11. This one, bar a couple of chips is absolutely box fresh.

Finally, a better 18 Taxi than the one I already have. The sign was broken off but present so that's now glued back on.

Delighted!

Great displays of cars! I love my Transporter, still waiting for the replacement horns and some tyres for the Cortina and mine will be as good as it ever can be. I saw this nice article the other day, I expect everyone on here already knows about this site, but I only just found it!

https://www.maronline.org.uk/corgi-carrimore-car-transporters-ford-h-series-and-scammell-cabs/

[danthecapriman]

20 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

Great displays of cars! I love my Transporter, still waiting for the replacement horns and some tyres for the Cortina and mine will be as good as it ever can be. I saw this nice article the other day, I expect everyone on here already knows about this site, but I only just found it!

https://www.maronline.org.uk/corgi-carrimore-car-transporters-ford-h-series-and-scammell-cabs/

Can’t say I’d ever read that, so thanks for posting it.

Im not old enough to have had these when I was a kid (unless I scored one as a hand-me-down!), I was born in the 80’s but even at my age I can really see the attraction to those old toys. They look brilliant and they work well. They must have been absolutely awesome to a child in the 60’s.

I don’t know which I prefer, Ford or Scammell, but both are definitely deserving of a place in my collection!

Actually I think I’ve got about 3 or 4 of the Ford versions now! A couple are going to receive different tractor units (the Mack will be one!) just to make a varied fleet to display my cars on!

Corgi should be pleased with themselves with those that’s for sure. Going on 60 years since the first Ford version was released and they’re still around and still so good!

[Jon]

Here's a thing I bought a while back but just got round to mentioning.

Came in a pretty box.

 

And a nice logo on the side.

 

Wrapped up in brown paper!

 

Despite the spun wheels and general 60's build style, the slip of paper inside is dated 1987.

 

So, nicely original then.

Should've asked the seller the backstory on this one, as he had some other similarly aged Soviet offerings but this appealed the most.

 

back end looks pretty nifty.

 

Front end is very gawky! I think this is supposed to be a Volga.

Those ever so flush headlamps reveal its party trick - a knock-off Transolite system. So there was only really one option.

 

Acquire a Corgi P6 for comparison. I'm pretty sure I'd placed a low-ball bid on this, then bought another from @danthecapriman, thinking I'd be outbid. Which I clearly wasn't. So I've now a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere P6. Kicking the life goals of adulthood, right there.

 

The system works just the same on both castings but obviously, the Rover wins hands-down on overall quality. 

However, there's something just indearingly likeable about such an outdatedly constructed, simplistic design being made somewhere in the world to satisfy the needs of a restricted market. In 1987.

And to give it its dues, the Volga's paint quality is good and the lustre and shade are fantastic.

Proper happy with this one.

[Split_Pin]

8 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

Great displays of cars! I love my Transporter, still waiting for the replacement horns and some tyres for the Cortina and mine will be as good as it ever can be. I saw this nice article the other day, I expect everyone on here already knows about this site, but I only just found it!

https://www.maronline.org.uk/corgi-carrimore-car-transporters-ford-h-series-and-scammell-cabs/

Thanks, that was a great read!

I only have a few cars that are correct for the set so I'd like to find at least ones that came with either the Scammell or the Ford. The search is on!

[bunglebus]

7 hours ago, Jon said:

I think this is supposed to be a Volga.

I believe it's one of these

Having done a bit of Google translate from the box text and got Bonra, which i think think means it's a Gaz 24 - made up to '92 so 1987 would make sense

Great find!

[bunglebus]

Sainsbury's have premium Hot Wheels 

And expensive Matchbox 

[Split_Pin]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I believe it's one of these

Having done a bit of Google translate from the box text and got Bonra, which i think think means it's a Gaz 24 - made up to '92 so 1987 would make sense

Great find!

Yes Волга literally translated means Volga. Nice find.

[MiniMinorMk3]

12 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

Great displays of cars! I love my Transporter, still waiting for the replacement horns and some tyres for the Cortina and mine will be as good as it ever can be. I saw this nice article the other day, I expect everyone on here already knows about this site, but I only just found it!

https://www.maronline.org.uk/corgi-carrimore-car-transporters-ford-h-series-and-scammell-cabs/

I used to buy Model Auto Review magazine back in the 1990s. They also had a shop near Leeds that I visited a couple of times. The magazine was great for keeping up with all the latest obscure diecast, resin and white metal model issues.

11 hours ago, Jon said:

Here's a thing I bought a while back but just got round to mentioning.

 

 

Full translation

Souvenir Volgar GAZ-24
Article SGO-462d
Price 1 rub. 50 kop.
Date of issue
OTK stamp

I used to know of a good Russian Diecast website, but I can not find it just now. If I do find it I will post up a link.

[bunglebus]

On 28/02/2023 at 17:16, Christine said:

swap 4 hotwheels  civic EK9 type R ?  

This could be your lucky day

Entertainer had some amazing stock - if you like Batmobiles 

I shouldn't really complain - two stores in the shopping centre where I'm working, and they had both Ranchero variants

[Datsuncog]

^^ Those Fed Ex stickers again!

[flat4alfa]

Gah.... why do they do this to me

Can't decide which to keep

And by the time I've got over the drama, another colour will be out.  With different wheels as well