Shite in Miniature II

[eddyramrod]

If it's getting on top of you by the time you get to that Marina Coupe, I'm sure I can help you out...

[155V6]

  On 05/04/2023 at 18:21, eddyramrod said:

If it's getting on top of you by the time you get to that Marina Coupe, I'm sure I can help you out...

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I'm sure something can be arranged.The Marina is quite good apart from the paint & I already have a nice one 😀

[sierraman]

Looks like they’ve been left somewhere damp. All look like reasonable restoration projects though!

[Christine]

Yes , perhaps they were in a damp shed ? 

 

[155V6]

In other news,these arrived today,from a Corgi Golden Jacks Corvette Stingray

I bought an Oldsmobile Toronado a while ago

@eddyramrodsuggested that the Corvette wheels would look good on it,so I bought a set when they came up

Of course,after buying the wheels complete Corvettes came up in my similar items,so I ended up buying this as well

At least now I can see what the wheels look like on the Toronado before I get another set of tyres 😎

 

 

[155V6]

  On 05/04/2023 at 18:48, sierraman said:

Looks like they’ve been left somewhere damp. All look like reasonable restoration projects though!

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  On 05/04/2023 at 19:15, Christine said:

Yes , perhaps they were in a damp shed ? 

 

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Seller said they'd been in a garage for a long time 🙁.I had something similar with a box of cars I got last year,but they weren't as bad & it was mainly just transfers that were coming off

[sierraman]

If you are restoring them then it’s bye the bye I guess as they’ll all be stripped.

[flat4alfa]

@155V6 If you are wanting to recoup from your investment, there is interest in the Corgi 1:43 Capri (never had one) and the Mangusta next to it (because never had a complete one)

[flat4alfa]

More than a damp shed

They've been immersed in water for some time. From a leak in the roof

[155V6]

  On 05/04/2023 at 20:06, flat4alfa said:

More than a damp shed

They've been immersed in water for some time. From a leak in the roof

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That's what I was thinking.Some aren't too bad,I'm guessing they were in the top of the box 🤔

[flat4alfa]

Ooh just spotted Dinky Ford D800 Snowplough, that can't plough anymore

and the Dinky Spectrum Patrol Car 

 

[flat4alfa]

... if you don't want those either ...

[flat4alfa]

Is that a black-walled Mercury Cyclone?

[155V6]

  On 05/04/2023 at 20:38, flat4alfa said:

Is that a black-walled Mercury Cyclone?

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This one?

One of these

[bunglebus]

That one ^ really needs saving. The orange Superfast Mustang shouldn't pose too much of a problem, at least there are no decals to replicate. Rockets SL is also a real shame to see in that state.

All depends how deep the corrosion is, I've seen some nasty stuff over the years

 

[Datsuncog]

Crumbs. Great find, but indeed it's a pity that so many of them seem to have formed a miniature version of that infamous Welsh cave...

Still, some great models in there all the same - thanks for giving us a look!

[andrew e]

I did chuckle 😂

https://petrolblog.com/2023/04/hot-wheels-toy-fails-post-photo-social-media/

[danthecapriman]

  On 05/04/2023 at 18:17, 155V6 said:

Ok,it's photo time

These came from a car boot seller who does house clearances,he said they were found in a damp garage 

These are straight out of the box I bought earlier,they're not pretty 😮

Large stuff first

Some look like they might clean up,others not so much

A lot look like they were in nice condition before being badly stored

You can never have too many transporters

Small stuff

Most of these are quite bad,especially sad about these three

A few might be saveable

Bits from the bottom of the box

And the empty box with some of the missing paint 🤔

All in all, not too bad.A shame they hadn't been stored better,but if they had been,I wouldn't have been able to afford them

 

 

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A real shame they ended up stored under water! Hopefully they can be brought back to life though with a good clean or strip and repaint. 
I’ve found a few over the years that were similar, some seem to come back after a warm soapy wash/scrub but some are a bit far gone without drastic help. I’m still amazed the pot metal they made the body from can corrode like that. I thought the paint would come off but the basic metal would be ok assuming it doesn’t have zinc pest! Clearly not.

Pretty sure @flat4alfa recently had a Husky Mercedes from one of my job lots that had gone similar? I’m sure that one had spent some considerable time either under water or below ground!!

[flat4alfa]

  On 05/04/2023 at 20:57, 155V6 said:

This one?

One of these

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Ah Plymouth Duster

WLTM 

[Snake Charmer]

  On 05/04/2023 at 18:17, 155V6 said:

Ok,it's photo time

These came from a car boot seller who does house clearances,he said they were found in a damp garage 

These are straight out of the box I bought earlier,they're not pretty 😮

Large stuff first

Some look like they might clean up,others not so much

A lot look like they were in nice condition before being badly stored

You can never have too many transporters

Small stuff

Most of these are quite bad,especially sad about these three

A few might be saveable

Bits from the bottom of the box

And the empty box with some of the missing paint 🤔

All in all, not too bad.A shame they hadn't been stored better,but if they had been,I wouldn't have been able to afford them

 

 

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Looks like a good candidate to recreate a Barnfind Hunter episode in miniature! Do I see two DeTomaso Mangusta in there?

[bunglebus]

Go big or go home. Who likes 1:18s?

 

 

[Zie]

  On 05/04/2023 at 23:27, bunglebus said:

Go big or go home. Who likes 1:18s?

 

 

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Got Two very full cabinets of just 1/18 and a fair size stash in the loft. 

[sierraman]

Recent purchase. I think somewhere I have the small version...

[eddyramrod]

  On 05/04/2023 at 23:52, Zie said:

Got Two very full cabinets of just 1/18 and a fair size stash in the loft. 

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TWO?????  Playboy!  I have four...

  On 06/04/2023 at 10:53, sierraman said:

Recent purchase. I think somewhere I have the small version...

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I stripped the small one the other week to paint up for my TV sub-collection.  Don't worry, it wasn't even near to perfect.

 

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

  On 05/04/2023 at 17:52, eddyramrod said:

That Eligor 404 Gendarme wagon rang a bell, so I looked in one of my Police cabinets and lo, there it is, exactly that model.  If backup is needed I have a Solido 504 wagon that can also attend...

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I've got the civilian and Pompiers Solido 504 Estates to hand. The police and Red Cross version will be somewhere.

[Datsuncog]

Those Solido 504s are excellent - though they seem to have a lower stance than the ones I dimly remember being on the roads in the 1980s.

I've a modern far-eastern made example that formed part of an Argentinian magazine partwork, which seems to recreate that 'hoicked up' look at the back a bit better.

It's got nowhere near the same amount of appeal as the Solido originals, admittedly!

[Zie]

Still no Red RS2000 but did find a F&F Escort in B&M and Two hotwheels for a Pound from a charity shop. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

  On 06/04/2023 at 12:42, Datsuncog said:

Those Solido 504s are excellent - though they seem to have a lower stance than the ones I dimly remember being on the roads in the 1980s.

I've a modern far-eastern made example that formed part of an Argentinian magazine partwork, which seems to recreate that 'hoicked up' look at the back a bit better.

It's got nowhere near the same amount of appeal as the Solido originals, admittedly!

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Yes the Solidos do look like they are loaded up.

[flat4alfa]

  On 06/04/2023 at 13:52, Zie said:

Two hotwheels for a Pound from a charity shop. 

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I didn't know they made the surfboards on Deora II into part of the casting. They used to be detachable!  Those cheap b*starts  

[flat4alfa]

Mind you they have made a few of them

That Chip Foose fella even built a real one