Shite in Miniature II

40,653 · June 9, 2023

Right, I'm gonna have to crack through these at a rate with less commentary, otherwise I'm gonna get locked in...

This was the second thing I plucked from the box:

Not a Gamda Koor Torino, which was my first thought. That would have been too perfect.

Nope, it's a Funmate plastic model - believed originally distributed with detergent in the early 1970s by Johnson & Johnson.

One a-pillar is cracked and the glazing has some cracks, but this should clean up ok I think.

~~It's great - but I can't keep em all, so available at £5.~~

[**EDIT: sale agreed!**]

Pro tip: don't Google 'Fun Mates Japan' while on a work computer, or you'll really spoil your IT officer's Friday afternoon.

Next up: the much-admir'd Firebird.

Bit scruffy but as we all know they can be far, far worse!

Has @flat4alfa already thrown his raffish trilby into the ring to secure this one?

Needs a headight jewel, but otherwise it's all there.

[**EDIT - sale also agreed!**]

9,025 · June 9, 2023

19 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Crumbs. A K-171 Matchbox Super Kings Toyota Hilux.

Interesting* that the wheels should be so similar to the chrome 5-spokes that graced everything from the Sierra XR4i to the three-axle Peterbilt dump truck.
Lovely thing, that.

40,653 · June 9, 2023

This kills me.

I didn't even know Shinsei Mini Power was a thing until a few weeks back, and now I have this Mitsubishi Fuso articulated box truck.

It's glorious.

It opens!

But at £10, I can't keep it.

Maybe one of you lucky people would like to save me from myself?

40,653 · June 9, 2023

Likewise this.

Siku MAN 8.156F in Aral livery.

This is magnificent.

And heavy.

Detail's just great.

It is, sadly, missing a fuel tank cap and the plastic 'ARAL' sign that clips to the roof.

But it's great.

Twinkling little jewel lights are everything.

Did I tell you it's great?

~~But I'm not a Siku collector, so... £5 takes this.~~

[**EDIT: now taken!!**]

40,653 · June 9, 2023

Lastly (nearly), the Charity Stall Tat Box refugee, this Corgi Citroen DS Break.

Some paint loss, and lacking some tyres.

Also the rear window.

~~But - £2, to you lovely lot?~~

[**EDIT: now sold!!**]

42,753 · June 9, 2023

1 minute ago, Datsuncog said:

Lastly (nearly), the Charity Stall Tat Box refugee, this Corgi Citroen DS Break.

Some paint loss, and lacking some tyres.

Also the rear window.

But - £2, to you lovely lot?

Yes please

42,753 · June 9, 2023

14 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

But at £10, I can't keep it.

Maybe one of you lucky people would like to save me from myself?

Nope! You have to keep it until AFTER the patio Fuso Shinsei meet

40,653 · June 9, 2023

So look - there's more, quite a bit more, but it's all stuff I kinda want to hang onto, at least for now.

But my phone's glitching, the sun's turned the place into a pizza oven, and I think it's maybe time to scoop everything up and head on home.

I'll post the rest of 'em up later for your delectation, if I get the chance - but until then...

Happy Friday, kids!

Now go enjoy that weekend.

42,753 · June 9, 2023

14 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Has @flat4alfa already thrown his raffish trilby into the ring to secure secure this one?

Yes, because all the borkwen bits on the one here are good on this one!

9,025 · June 9, 2023

And with that, the week is over. Nothing but mindless tedium in store for the next six and a bit days until our next glorious taste of St George Market excitement.

24,660 · June 9, 2023

Best tat Friday evar?

40,653 · June 9, 2023

I think the market on 6th March 2020 just about edges it for tat cornucopia and rarities for buttons, but it's been a bumper day of it I reckon!

40,653 · June 9, 2023

(I might be slightly delirious, so maybe best not to listen to me for a bit)

42,753 · June 9, 2023

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

A mystery wrapped in an enigma!

Mystery no more!

Autocraft kit from 1955, produced by SMEC

SMEC (Scale Model Equipment Co) were at Steyning in Sussex. Probably wasn't cheap at the time if the Jaguar logo allowed on the box

Scaled at 1:32, as I suspected when it was laid out on the table in comparison to the others

Thanks for getting this. I do like an oddball

42,753 · June 9, 2023

8 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I think the market on 6th March 2020 just about edges it for tat cornucopia and rarities for buttons, but it's been a bumper day of it I reckon!

Of course I had to go and look that up

Page 550 !

5,124 · June 9, 2023

Bloody hell! Tat Friday - Premium Edition this week, and no mistake!

I'll be honest, I had that Vanguards Lotus eyed up as a slotmag-donor for my Marina TC if it proved to be a bit tatty, but after seeing that trick with the headlights, it'll go straight into the collection, what a corker!

No problems with the Cararama Beemer either, if it's an'80s/'90s/'00s German barge, it's of interest to me. My brother had an Oxford green E39 528i so it can loosely be grouped in with the "cars I've had experience of" models.

Cheers as always Tim, great stuff!

32,107 · June 9, 2023

Some cracking finds, that Hilux is great. I have a Mazda RX7 on a 1993 L plate, still boxed that I got from one of you chaps a few years ago. No opening features and generally lacking the solid charm of earlier models but an interesting model nonetheless.

I also like the MAN and the detergent car!

62,414 · June 9, 2023

59 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Lastly (nearly), the Charity Stall Tat Box refugee, this Corgi Citroen DS Break.

what came first the ski club iteration or Grenoble olympics version ❓

oh hang on they did one for 64 too??

40,653 · June 9, 2023

On 6/7/2023 at 9:07 PM, sheffcortinacentre said:

Could you get 2 of those service centres? As per usual can find anything round here. Ta

OH MY GOD I THINK IM GOING TAT SUPERNOVA

25,777 · June 9, 2023

@Datsuncog could I please claim the plastic Torino?

11,431 · June 9, 2023

I always seem to be out when Tat Friday is on haha!

If the Elan chassis is available I'd be interested.

Also I wish I hadn't missed the Teledial Firebird as I've been looking to get one for my Tri Deck Transporter, but as I never seem to get one I think I'm going to swap the wheels on a Red Spot one!

43,650 · June 9, 2023

Dug out a few of my older acquisitions, some are not in the best shape…

I used to love the period correct plates on these!

5,231 · June 9, 2023

7 minutes ago, HMC said:

Dug out a few of my older acquisitions, some are not in the best shape…

I used to love the period correct plates on these!

That Cortina is nice... nice pictures too.

56,342 · June 9, 2023

45 minutes ago, HMC said:

I used to love the period correct plates on these!

They also seem to have always been ones not issued by DVLA too.

How many had reg numbers and what were they?

RSH 88T on the Cortina

9,025 · June 9, 2023

I love how crisp and accurate Matchbox used to get model designations, particularly on Fords. The Volvo 760GLE is another good example.

42,753 · June 9, 2023

2 hours ago, egg said:

what came first the ski club iteration or Grenoble olympics version ❓

oh hang on they did one for 64 too??

Corgi 436 Citroen Safari Wildlife Reservation: 1963-66

Corgi 475 Citroen Safari
Olympics Innsbruck: 1964-65
Corgi Ski Club: 1965-68

Corgi 499 Citroen Safari Olympics Grenoble: 1967-69

Corgi 510 Citroen DS Tour de France Paramount film: 1970-73

Corgi 513 Citroen Safari Alpine Rescue: 1970-71

Corgi 807 Magic Roundabout 1971-73

Two other variations that didn't make production were the Police (with dogs in back) and the Hearse (with coffin)

11,431 · June 9, 2023

10,165 · June 9, 2023

4 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Aha...

Hongwell Cararama E46 appears to be an E39, now I look at it more closely.

If you're not bothered about a 5-Series, I'm sure it can be rehomed elsewhere!

Free Blu-Tac!

Esprit is correct, though.

I think this was an early pre-production version, or Colin Chapman's personal car, or something special?

Base looks to be not so much cast as lightly rubbed against the die.

But - what's that little lever behind the front air dam?

Oh! Now that is nice.

Other than the mangled wiper, this one's actually in better shape than I'd first thought.

And if Mr Alfa decides he doesn't want the Imp, you're next in line!

It's your lucky/ unlucky (delete as appropriate) day!

New one on me.

Looks like it's had some mild outdoor play...

But the doors are like really floppy.

I've never come across a Corgi of this era with really loose doors before...

double rare.

Yes indeed - here y'go!

It's not perfect, but hopefully it'll display well enough for you!

Working bits do what they ought.

There is, unfortunately, a bit of a crack in the windscreen.

And the bucket platform may have had someone step on it in the dark.

But overall, it's not bad for £5, you'll hopefully agree?

Think it's had replacement tyres at some point, as these look a bit small!

The spare on the side looks a bit bigger.