Shite in Miniature II

[Spottedlaurel]

On 10/1/2023 at 7:32 PM, yes oui si said:

Homeless lorry bits:

Lorry shite 5:

Lorry shite 7:

I spy a few Majorette things, but the ones I'd be interested in are the blue trailer in the top pic, Elf combo in the second one and that wonderful Rodeo truck in the last one.

[Spottedlaurel]

On the subject of Majorette, in some kind of bid to sort mine out and work out what I had I emptied various cabinets and boxes and ended up with this:

 

 

Got a decent selection of cars, but so many more to find!

 

They certainly made the most of some truck castings. Quite a few versions of the Saviem, Scania and Mercedes, for example.

[FakeConcern]

So am I the only one enlarging these pics to see what's there?

I won't tell Mrs Concern about the Renault 25 (?) towing the inflatable boat. What is the blue car with a red kayak on tow just behind the XM? An Alpine?

Also didn't spot a Ritmo/Strada, have I missed it?

Mrs Concern has this one

 

[flat4alfa]

I just looked at @Spottedlaurel'a photos from afar and had a pang of despair that the bench looks like every flat surface in my whole house

[bunglebus]

37 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Newest lucky toys I've seen is the MK3 escort XR3.

I think this Audi 80 is the newest type of car I've found from them

[bunglebus]

25 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I just looked at @Spottedlaurel'a photos from afar and had a pang of despair that the bench looks like every flat surface in my whole house

Is your Mrs. under the patio now?

[flat4alfa]

I wouldn't be able to lift the slabs because of all the damn crates of Diecast on top of them all.

[Spottedlaurel]

8 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

So am I the only one enlarging these pics to see what's there?

I won't tell Mrs Concern about the Renault 25 (?) towing the inflatable boat. What is the blue car with a red kayak on tow just behind the XM? An Alpine?

Also didn't spot a Ritmo/Strada, have I missed it?

Mrs Concern has this one.....

Yes on the 25, yes on the Alpine (well, a Simca/Chrysler 1308 but same thing), and no I don't have the Ritmo nor that trailer - Mrs Concern is lucky!

[sierraman]

9 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

The silver one is probably the press car & appeared in an episode of the professionals as Doyle's car.

It supposedly still exists albeit in very poor condition. 

[andy18s]

10 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

The silver one is probably the press car & appeared in an episode of the professionals as Doyle's car.

It's the only one to be offered in rhd it seems

[flat4alfa]

Yes the pre-order model shows it as the sole RHD variation, quite likely would re-use the mould for later variation X releases though?  Depending on how well the range sells, I expect.

Press car SOO 636R:

Used in 1977 Episode 'Klansmen' which you won't see broadcast (or streamed) again due to the Tony Booth character being racially abusive.  A lot.

Off the road since 1985.  Said to have been painted black and still survives in an Irish collector's garage, in a rough condition.

There is an X-pack Capri rebuilt by a Czech fella, who uses the SOO 636R 'clone' show plate.  That has created some LHD confusion

[Jon]

Reflecting on my outburst here last week, coveting the Politoys Maserati Quattroporte and its many opening parts, I remembered that although I didn't have a Dinky Ford Zodiac, I had the next best thing.

 

One of these!

As featured once in a 90's swimming pool, it's the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. Like the Zodiac, this rendition is also a Dinky. Shown here in the ubiquitous Dinky Metallic Red of the late 60's onwards.

 

And like the Quattroporte and Zodiac, it's opening parts are plentiful.

 

 

The boot space swallows a generous load of buttons/currants/plasticine and other playtime detritus.

 

Partly opened windows on all doors is a nice touch. Dash and steering wheel trump the Gama Consul effort but that's an unfeasibly low benchmark. Still, the scale and positioning of the steering wheel is likely quite accurate, I'd imagine.

 

I'll award a healthy 7/10 for underbonnet rendition here, as the single piece casting has a lot of detail.

 

Another added bit of play value is the steered front axle, albeit centrally pivoting, a la contemporary wooden go kart at the time this was new.

 

Inevitably, this casting suffers from the 4 door opening trait, whereby the fronts need to be ajar before the rears can be opened. The RR is particularly susceptible, due to the chunkiness of the casting.

 

A good stab was made at the imposing front end. The jewelled headlights really seal the deal, here.

 

At the rear, the scales of design characteristics might be a little off in places but it's a solid execution for what is first and foremost a toy.

 

Same goes for the side profile. I wonder if slightly more tyre wall might've helped in this case? Spun wheels work well, however.

 

Anyway, this is a lovely bit of kit, which I picked up last year at a Sunday car boot sale, near York. Scored big the few times I visited, nabbing a few Corgis and Dinkies in the process. 

I've yet to find a suitable spot for the display I want to make (it's likely worth waiting for the influx of UK arrivals next month, first....), so much of my stuff like this is boxed up in storage. I'll admit though that this is a popular candidate for closer inspection, when I fancy a delve in the diecast archives. There's something just so tactile about it! 

[flat4alfa]

Glad this model has had a section resurrection

It's unusual for all four side windows and mascot to be still there on a play-worn example, so likely they are just clumsy storage and  handling marks

I wondered for a while if Dinky intended to fix a faux-woodgrain sticker effort on their Shadow

As they attempted with the Silver Cloud S3

Corgi had a better go on their Shadow MPW and Bentley T

Bburago stayed with moulded detail on their 1:24 Shadow II

But went all-out with both on the Bburago 1:22 Camargue

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

 

 

Politoys

2 hours ago, Jon said:

 

 

Partly opened windows on all doors is a nice touch. Dash and steering wheel trump the Gama Consul effort but that's an unfeasibly low benchmark. Still, the scale and positioning of the steering wheel is likely quite accurate, I'd imagine.

 

 

Steering wheel is wrong in both style and position. R-R Shadows all have two spoke wheels and the column enters at through the bottom dash pad.

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Politoys

They also reproduced No.6 as a 1:32 Polistil, although in the hands it seems nearer 1:30 and my example had lost its engine/trans/exhaust part.  Polistils do like to shed parts

 

Team Penske Racing sponsored by L&M Tobacco, driven by Mark Donohue #6 and George Follmer #7 for 1972.  The racing numbers were switched, presumably after a testing accident sidelined Donohue due to injury.

Solido produced a Follmer No.7 in 1:43

Corgi also reproduced No.6 in 1:36 and actually gave you a driver figure with a RED HELMET.  Follmer ran with a predominately red helmet, Donohue white.

Lucky Toys chose to use No.8, which didn't exist but they did provide a figure with RED HELMET too.

So let's just say the figure cars are Follmer - just in case you Donohue they were

[bunglebus]

On 14/03/2022 at 13:33, bunglebus said:

Unknown large plastic copy, original and Yatming - sold my Lucky for some reason

[flat4alfa]

Yatmong must be a scarce one?

There is also this Hong Konk unbranded that is different again and measures to 1:43

MiniChamps went to town on the Donohue #6 at 1:18 scale

Otherwise there are a good number of both model kits and slot cars over the years, also sheets of decals produced to dress/redress a model

Donohue died in 1975.  After getting out of his crashed March apparently uninjured at Sydney, a headache developed so he visited hospital next day, where he lapsed into a coma.  RIP.

George Follmer lives on today and will be 90 in January.   He's had a Foll life.

[MiniMinorMk3]

When Penske got their hands on teh 917/30 they had changed sponsor to Sunoco. Mark Donahue drove the car in 1972 and 1973.

I saw the car at the 2019 Goodwood Members Meeting.

 

[Split_Pin]

That Dinky Shadow really has some presence. I loved Rollers as a lad and this would have very effectively recreated many grand scenes trundling majestically along a tabletop! I was given the Camargue for Christmas 1988 and I had never seen a model one before, just a few pictures of a real one in my David Bellamy I spy Cars book. So I was amazed for weeks on end when I opened it at just how many bits of detail it had. I still admire it now!

[danthecapriman]

They are really nice, those Dinky Silver Shadows. I’ve got the blue version.

Theyre pretty hefty too. If you threw one at one of your mates (kids!?!) you’d probably knock them straight out!

[sierraman]

9 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes the pre-order model shows it as the sole RHD variation, quite likely would re-use the mould for later variation X releases though?  Depending on how well the range sells, I expect.

Press car SOO 636R:

Used in 1977 Episode 'Klansmen' which you won't see broadcast (or streamed) again due to the Tony Booth character being racially abusive.  A lot.

Off the road since 1985.  Said to have been painted black and still survives in an Irish collector's garage, in a rough condition.

There is an X-pack Capri rebuilt by a Czech fella, who uses the SOO 636R 'clone' show plate.  That has created some LHD confusion

I’m dubious as to whether it actually does still exist in fairness. If it did they’d have either restored it or some photos would have come out. My thoughts are it exists in the form of a few battered number plates and a tin VIN plate, the rest will have dissolved years ago. 

[sheffcortinacentre]

9 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes the pre-order model shows it as the sole RHD variation, quite likely would re-use the mould for later variation X releases though?  Depending on how well the range sells, I expect.

Press car SOO 636R:

Used in 1977 Episode 'Klansmen' which you won't see broadcast (or streamed) again due to the Tony Booth character being racially abusive.  A lot.

Off the road since 1985.  Said to have been painted black and still survives in an Irish collector's garage, in a rough condition.

There is an X-pack Capri rebuilt by a Czech fella, who uses the SOO 636R 'clone' show plate.  That has created some LHD confusion

It briefly appears in another episode too I think the one with liela ward ( doctor who assistant) bodie has the dark gold 3.0 Ghia in it.

[flat4alfa]

On 10/3/2023 at 6:02 PM, Split_Pin said:

I was given the Camargue for Christmas 1988 and I had never seen a model one before, just a few pictures of a real one in my David Bellamy I spy Cars book. So I was amazed for weeks on end when I opened it at just how many bits of detail it had. I still admire it now!

All we got was coal.

Have posted before, but I took apart one of the Bburago Camargues one day and found it to consist of 58 pieces!

Size relativity shot.  A Dinky looks dinky, shocker.  It looks more like a Lesney, down there :

CAMARRRRGUE?  (Skip to 1:04)

 

In other news, the original Corgi Shadow (left) is near accurate* with its overall approx scale average of 1:43.  The Dinky (right) dimensions are quite off, as the width is way out; taking the overall scale to approx 1:38 :

A comparison showing the upscaling of the Corgi 'Corniches' from 1:43 to 1:35 (approx measurement) :

Dashporn of the larger Corgi :

[Split_Pin]

Gosh look at the separate chrome window surrounds! As impressive in the whole as in parts.

[flat4alfa]

[eddyramrod]

I really need one of those Dinky Shadows... and the Chinese Eye coupe.

 

Oh by the way: Corgi spares wanted!  If anyone has a spare Pacer tailgate, or RH back door for the Escort van - both in 1/36 - I'm very interested!

[flat4alfa]

Oh no!

She can't... please no...

 

I never used to cry 'cause I was all alone
For me, myself and I is all I've ever known
I never felt the need to have a car to hold
In everything I do I take complete control

That's where I'm coming from
My DINKY HUMBER 1

I've everything I need to keep it satisfied
There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
It's having so much fun

My DINKY HUMBER 1
Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!

Can detect steering vibration here and there
There's something on this fan besides the atmosphere
The object of its action is becoming clear
An imminent FTP is what I fear

Something tells me my DINKY HUMBER's
Gonnnna ..be ..changing ..soon
Something tells me DINKY HUMBER's
Gonnnna ..be ..owe owe owe owe owe owe

Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!
(Shut up!)

Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!
(I mean it!)

Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!
(Arrrgghhh!)

[FakeConcern]

Belatedly joining in here...

First most of my collection is in a cupboard in boxes and hard to find what I want. I have my C30 collection in a display cabinet with Mrs Concern's robots, I have three Corgi transporters with loads on the sideboard (no pics of those as cupboard is boring and the others I've posted lots of times) and I have a load of Corgi on shelves in one of the spare bedrooms. The stuff on the worktop changes usually with new purchaces or new interests and goes away (in the cupboard) when anyone stays in the room.

I intend to put up more shelves in that room and make better displays/dioramas on more or less permanent show, but that will be in the winter.

Of toy Rolls Royces, I only had the Spot On I still have and the Lone Star I don't, as a kid

I now have the Corgis and the Bentley. None of them still have the grill mascot and the silver and blue Whizzwheels has no dash decal, don't know if it never did or if it's lost it! The Golden Jacks one has a Corvette spare wheel, not sure why as I have a few correct spare wheels (including a set fitted to a Corvette!).

In the background can be seen a few old Corgi Land Rovers that now have tyres having bought some at the weekend toy fair. Also in this pick my Dinky Ford Zephyr with all four doors open! Near the back is the Dinky Humber Hawk from the toy fair, playworn, but lovely IMO!

Now I need some Dinky Rolls Royces!

*Zodiac

[bunglebus]

What's this one, Solido maybe?

[bunglebus]

My Dinky Phantom needs some help

Tri-Ang Cloud off to pastures new soon

Play Art Camarge is a beast but missing bumper is a bummer

Polistil Cloud has managed to retain almost all its delicate bits

Corgi Corniche

Dinky Silver Wraith needs full resto

Any excuse to repost my Matchbox K-53 powered Corgi Corniche again