Shite in Miniature II

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Struggling on this tin plate one

 

Some kind of Japanese number. I think I found twp on Vectis, but the pics and description do not give a definitive id.

1st on on the left, could it be the Marusan 13cm Police Car

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Japanese and Chinese Tinplate Police Cars and Commercials - to include 27cm battery operated Highway Patrol Toronado with steerable front wheels, 1950's Japanese tinplate "Travelling Library", Ichiko 21cm Chevrolet Police Car, Marusan 13cm Police Car and a clockwork diesel Railcar 14cm, a Nikko battery operated Porsche Racer and a large Chinese 22cm Pick-up Truck - Good to Excellent. Boxed items include 1960's 17cm Pick-up Truck, together with Taiyo remote control Highway Patrol and Champion Racer - Excellent to Near Mint in Fair to Good packaging. (10)

 

2nd from right, could it be the M Toys Police Car 5"/13cm?

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Japanese tinplate friction drive cars and a group of empty boxes - to include M Toys Police car 5"/13cm, D Toys friction drive 'New Ford Car', red/cream - Excellent to Near Mint in Fair boxes together with an unboxed Chevrolet Impala Police Car 7.5"/19cm - Fair. Empty boxes include KO Toys Police Car; M Toys Fire Chief's Car; with Clifford Series Racing Car JetX speedboat and Marx Toys Chop Chop Helicopter and others - Fair to Good. (12)

 

[Datsuncog]

I also turned this up on Alan's table - not that old, but in good nick nonetheless.

Matchbox Karmann-Ghia Type 34 'razoredge' drophead.

I'd thought this silver example was from a gift set, but going by the wiki page it seems this was from the 2018 Road Trip range - the printed number plate is a giveaway.

I'd owned one of these in a sort of minty green a few years ago, but then sold it on without ever even opening it.

I've form for that.

I kinda like it.

I think I'll keep this one too.

[Datsuncog]

And finally - finally - this:

Hoo boy.

Yes - the big  1/43 scale Oxford Diecast Disco 1.

It's pricey, but oh it's nice.

Really good detail inside and out. I like this. I'm not sure I can honestly justify it, especially after buying the small version a few weeks ago but... I'm an impetuous fool.

And that's it!

Heatwaves and forum crashes notwithstanding, Tat Friday always gets through.

Well, most of the time.

Happy Friday, kids!

[MiniMinorMk3]

That Disco looked odd to me, as I thought it should have Land Rover written across the bonnet. But then I found out I was wrong.

I think this one is in the Gaydon museum store

[andy18s]

Disco looks nice but I'll wait and see if a black version gets punted out.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

The only colours I've found

FUN2DRV plate is shared with the silver one

The type 1 seems to turn up in a greater range of colours 

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

May I request a Cog ltd full valet on this one too please? 😁

It does look very dusty.

Can do! 

I'll get the toothbrush out later tonight... think the others may benefit from similar ministrations too!

[Rover414]

 

@Datsuncog if that chrome Duple Metsec Trident is there next time could you grab it for me? These early Metsecs never came with mirrors, only the last 4 releases did and a boxed one of these is quite pricey these days.

 

Ta

[flat4alfa]

8 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I was also tempted, as I've a decent enough yellow one at home but this does look nice!

 

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Looking forward to the comparative line-up at CogGardenEvent™

[flat4alfa]

5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

The Oxford Diecast 00 Gauge Leyland (?) Transporter in Rover/ Land Rover livery.

Yes, Leyland grille / badge

It's a 1949 Leyland Beaver.  Nice Beaver.

It was a real thing

IT STILL IS a real thing.  Well, a replica anyhow

The model, in 1:76 scale, could come in this set, which is sought after now as Oxford sold out of the lot for £50 each

You can still buy it standalone, for £13, but they do want another £5 for postage

The trailer, standalone, for an additional £13.  It seems they do not sell as a matched pair after all (currently)

The Land Rovers (there were 8 in the set) at £9 each

There are also these alternative liveries if you are so inclined

But I won't be doing that with it.  It will sit holding some Benbros, Morestone and Dublo, to consolidate* some shelf space.  That is the plan.  If the trailer turns up next week, then the Marx or Lone Star TUF-TOTS might be able to tag along too.

So, secured for a fun-filled £4 at a CogExpedition™, superb result.  Thank you!

[bunglebus]

BuM have restocked 

[flat4alfa]

Same old same old

We should be getting Q3 boxes soon!

[eddyramrod]

I did a buy...

MB 1979 Chevy Nova, from Poundland.  Haven't seen this one before so I kind of had to.

And then today Pat brings a box...

...from @bunglebus 

Can't have too many emergency vehicles!  Interesting to have what seems to be a cheapened version of the Omega casting; the front doors don't open like they do on my others.  And since there's a civvy in the third pic, let's have some more...

Couple of repainted Corgis.  Both look much nicer in the metal than I expected.  They may possibly never get painted again.  Thank you kind sir!

Speaking of painting...

Two Corgi Juniors Rover SD1s, obviously, in colours that Corgi didn't issue.  Why?

Well not just because these are fair representations of actual period Rover colours.  These are now in my Film/TV sub-collection because both were used by Leslie Grantham as Dirty Den in Eastenders.  He began the show in 1985 with the brown one, which was a 1978 on the S, and in 86 the producers gave him a lovely brand-new pale blue one and Den sold the brown one to Ali from the cafe across the road, so that he could use it as a minicab.  Yeah, a V8 Rover, in London.  Those were the days!

[flat4alfa]

7 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Well, this Lesney Major Pack No.8 Guy Worrier Transporter

It's the early type with the grey tyres fitted, and isn't in bad shape.

It seems green cab was second release.  Not sure green goes well with the eye-searing orange.  Have another cab here quite tatty, perhaps could test the water by trialing an ORANGE CAB REPAINT, to sprain the eyes AND fix the OCD.  Win-win.

First release blue cab 1964-66

Second release green cab 1967 only.  Also in Gift Set 2 with two Jaguars, Mercedes 220 and Silver Cloud

Last release all yellow 1968-70 and Gift Set 2 again

Then Matchbox went over to DAFification.  So could sample this, if it fits the hitch.  Probably not.

The excitement is too much.

[eddyramrod]

That Silver Cloud is a Phantom V (/pedant, sorry).

[Bren]

18 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

I did a buy...

MB 1979 Chevy Nova, from Poundland.  Haven't seen this one before so I kind of had to.

And then today Pat brings a box...

...from @bunglebus 

Can't have too many emergency vehicles!  Interesting to have what seems to be a cheapened version of the Omega casting; the front doors don't open like they do on my others.  And since there's a civvy in the third pic, let's have some more...

Couple of repainted Corgis.  Both look much nicer in the metal than I expected.  They may possibly never get painted again.  Thank you kind sir!

Speaking of painting...

Two Corgi Juniors Rover SD1s, obviously, in colours that Corgi didn't issue.  Why?

Well not just because these are fair representations of actual period Rover colours.  These are now in my Film/TV sub-collection because both were used by Leslie Grantham as Dirty Den in Eastenders.  He began the show in 1985 with the brown one, which was a 1978 on the S, and in 86 the producers gave him a lovely brand-new pale blue one and Den sold the brown one to Ali from the cafe across the road, so that he could use it as a minicab.  Yeah, a V8 Rover, in London.  Those were the days!

IIRC the brown one was WJO653R.

The series 2 was C918XKV.

[TheOtherStu]

5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I also turned this up on Alan's table - not that old, but in good nick nonetheless.

Matchbox Karmann-Ghia Type 34 'razoredge' drophead.

I'd thought this silver example was from a gift set, but going by the wiki page it seems this was from the 2018 Road Trip range - the printed number plate is a giveaway.

I'd owned one of these in a sort of minty green a few years ago, but then sold it on without ever even opening it.

I've form for that.

I kinda like it.

I think I'll keep this one too.

If you do choose to let that go, that was on my list 😂

but thank you for the Aston. That looks like the ideal start to my shelf.

[bunglebus]

8 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

MB 1979 Chevy Nova, from Poundland.  Haven't seen this one before so I kind of had to

You did see one before - in Poundland but the queue was too big IIRC!

I'd like one of those if you happen to spot any more

[MiniMinorMk3]

That Atlas Aston shows what a name can do to the price of a model when new.

Here is the Atlas Mini Cooper S MkIII. 

Not a bad looking model in Bronze Yellow

Detail round the front and rear screen is a bit heavy and the rear lights are slightly large.

But the shape and proportions are quite good.

I forget the original retail price on the Atlas, but it was no where near the £30 that the Norev version was.

Their version was Teal Blue, but as I am a Mini collector and the Mk3 is rarely modelled I had to have it.

One glaring fault on both examples is the left hand petrol cap, neither has one, and the standard Mk3 Mini only had a cap on the left, so someone messed up.

And here's where the extra money went, on a nice Perspex box and outer card sleeve.

[bunglebus]

Fairly slim pickings today

[bunglebus]

These are the nicest things I found today - guy had a dozen Matchbox Specials, I'm supposed to be getting rid of stuff from this era but couldn't resist the lovely blue Stocker, and the only two Turbo Specials - the Kremer Porsche is identical to mine when I was a kid

I'd like to find a mint one of these, but this one's OK for a pound

[bunglebus]

The usual suspects in smaller Matchbox were evident - managed to resist even looking at three different green Kennel Trucks!

Of course a third red Lonesome Onesone appeared

This is quite a good find, from one of the sets with a transporter and support vehicle 

EDIT or was it?

Talking of which

Laser Wheels Corvette 

[bunglebus]

This bloke was having a laugh with his "them's worth a lot more than a paaand" tub of tatty old shite. I did hoik this Treasure Hunt out as a wheel donor though

The Mrs. picked up this Hot Wheels Hamm on Wheels from Toy Story 3 for her overflowing pig cabinet

Corgi Sierra

Majorette camper is unusual in blue

I take it we're all familiar with what a R129 Mercedes SL should look like? BEHOLD:

This is one of the ex-Polistil castings too. Also found this one which is also a re-used casting from the same manufacturer 

Lastly a proper 80s Transformer - missing the rear roof section as is quite often the case. Also refuses to stand up for some reason. 

Marked as being made by Popy Toys, a name which apparently pops up on Zylmex castings too

This was the only other tiny tat related purchase

This was incomplete so it stayed under the table

[bunglebus]

Much excite turned to much disappoint after investigating these Poundland boxes - nothing new

[egg]

Another 2021 Tat Friday restore from @Datsuncog, nothing really went right with this, so it's now a non-glazed model, file under 'better than it was'

now

[sierraman]

I had that Transformers Porsche as a kid. 

[FakeConcern]

On 6/13/2023 at 9:58 AM, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Thanks to @FakeConcern my Marcos GT now has a full complement of MiniLites

Before

After

But then I just noticed that one of my original MiniLites is a different casting. Look at the centre of the rear wheel, it is flat. This wheel was on the front in my original picture. It was moved to the rear when I took all the wheels of and then just stuck the back on in a different order. I guess this is one for @bunglebus and his casting fetish.

Glad to help and it looks much better with all correct wheels, but very strange about the different casting. I checked my childhood Mini Marcos and they are all the same (flat centre). However I did spot these Sting Ray wheels on ebay...

and yes I have checked my Sting Ray too and all wheels the same (concave centre).

 

 

[flat4alfa]

 

Are you brave enough to let me see your GAMECOCK?

Don't be a chicken, toy, stop acting like a bi-atch

I'm a peace out if you don't give me the payoff

C'mon, baby, let me see what you got ...on your roof

 

[TheOtherStu]

Forgive me congregation, for I have sinned.

I went to the Flywheel event at Bicester today and not only forgot cash, but also my wallet, so I couldn’t get any!

The auto jumble was a very mixed bag. Some professional sellers, selling IMHO overpriced nonsense. Some of the Oxford stuff that could can buy from their website for £25, was going for £35+. Even the loose box with heavily used stuff was £2.50!
 

however, on some of the not so dedicated stalls, there were some fine finds. Some older matchbox and hot wheels stuff for £1,50. One stall had an almost entire box of 80s matchbox stuff, still in their packaging for £10, which whilst is a bit more than some pay, they were NOS with Woolies price tags on! Another had a huge box with some good specimens for 50p and boxed 1:43s for a couple of quid.

Sadly, since moving, it’s now a long way and they only do it once a year. I will try harder in the future.

[eddyramrod]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

You did see one before - in Poundland but the queue was too big IIRC!

I'd like one of those if you happen to spot any more

I'll slip in there again Monday or Tuesday.  They also had a lot of green MGBGTs.