Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Sometimes there's a hole to push them out from the back - you might find they fall out in paint stripper anyway as it dissolves the glue. You can buy rhinestones cheap as chips off eBay anyway 

[sierraman]

I recently came by some ancient cans of DOT4, that old they were suitable for Moskvitches. Supposedly that’s the stuff to use. 

[FakeConcern]

8 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Sometimes there's a hole to push them out from the back - you might find they fall out in paint stripper anyway as it dissolves the glue. You can buy rhinestones cheap as chips off eBay anyway 

The problem with this on some Corgi (not sure about other makes) the "diamond" is set in a plastic housing which also disolves. Steve Flowers does repros of them, but they need a fair bit of cleaning up

[danthecapriman]

Checked on the Transit this morning and the brake fluid is working! The paint has softened and it’s blistering off around the edges. You can scrape it off with a screwdriver blade easily too. I’ve turned the model over and I’ll leave it to soak a bit longer.

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Checked on the Transit this morning and the brake fluid is working! The paint has softened and it’s blistering off around the edges. You can scrape it off with a screwdriver blade easily too. I’ve turned the model over and I’ll leave it to soak a bit longer.

You want the really old nasty shit like this. 

[danthecapriman]

14 minutes ago, sierraman said:

You want the really old nasty shit like this. 

The stuff I’m using is new, I’d imagine more recent fluid has probably got different eco friendly chemicals in compared to the old stuff? It is working, but I’d have expected it to have worked better quicker than it has. 
Old Nitromores stripper was better than it is now too.

This brake fluid is about all I’ve got at the moment though! 
Once I’ve got sorted in the new place I’ll use something better. Tbh I don’t think I’ll even be able to prime or paint this until then anyway.
 

 

[danthecapriman]

Here it is pickling!

You can see bits where the paint is blistering and peeling and a few bits where I’ve scraped the soft paint away.

 

Chassis, wheels and suspension are fine, so I’ll leave them alone. Plastic floor/interior is fine, but the sign rack is broken, although I won’t be needing that for this anyway.

[bunglebus]

On 06/10/2023 at 12:08, flat4alfa said:

Boot sale coincidence 

No tailgate sadly - looks like the lugs broke off inside the roof rather than the gate breaking. Donor required!

[MiniMinorMk3]

Some more Peugeots

Still in the E's, these are from Elysee. Not much info on them, but made in France in the 1990s and cast in resin. Lots of French manufacturers made 203 models so if you are into them you should be able to find almost every style going.

Closed Cabrio Coupe

They look incomplete but obviously the workers at the factory couldn't be trusted to fit the trim and decals properly.

Open Cabriolet

Tow Truck with Bibendum

Peugeot Garage pick-up

Pompiers Fourgonette

Military Ambulance

 

 

[bunglebus]

Found quite a bit of stuff at the boot sale today, unfortunately more people are asking £1 each for tatty old toys, but I did bag 15 cars for £4 which offset that nicely. I didn't photograph all the bits I saw but here's a selection 

[bunglebus]

I did consider that red Fiat 1500 but it was £3 and I have one. Red Superfast VW 1500 is also very unusual but had cracked pillars, as did the gold Cougar. There were other Matchbox available though

[sierraman]

Wynn’s Lotus is quite scarce. 

[bunglebus]

Not my cup of tea but big Siku trailer was much cheapness. @andrew e?

[bunglebus]

Datsuncubs for @Datsuncog

Rover has had a few offs during its racing career

Not a Bburago fan but I like a Quattro 

[bunglebus]

This was a good find, I bought one of these Zylmex Mustangs a while back but it had no glazing in it

I'm getting concerned about the Mrs. Last week she hoiked the standard Corgi Range Rover out of a box. This week it's the Rescue version

Saw two of these today. Bought the cheap one

I find these Husky dustcarts fascinating. It's not a replica of some exotic sports car that was getting hurled around race tracks in the 60s, but I love how the mechanism works, and that someone had to design it to work in an era before computers were commonplace

And a trailer again

[bunglebus]

Have I mentioned I like weirdos? This is a weirdo. No brand but the outline of a symbol that was presumably once a makers mark on the base

Guiloy Tincorner, sorry Taunus is an unusual find

As is a Polistil GTV

Think this is Imperial, name is usually on a sticker so long gone now

MC Toys MK3 cabrio with comedy police lights on the roof

Tinstoys I think Porsche

Racing Champions E30 Baur cab seems to be inspired by Matchbox 

Majos - not too bad police car

And today's best find - yellow K70

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Tinstoys I think Porsche

 

Looks like a poor copy of Matchbox 68, Porsche 910

 

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

And today's best find - yellow K70

 

Yep, have to agree K70 is best of the day.

[bunglebus]

On 04/10/2023 at 07:48, bunglebus said:

I've yet to find a Hot Wheels redline Roller

 

On 05/10/2023 at 20:34, flat4alfa said:

Was surprised to read that bit!  Shirley not.

Tada!

Well they're never going to get cheaper.

In other news, I bought a Peugeot. 

I'd rather forget the frustrating process of actually getting it in my sweaty mitts, but it's here now. I was quite obsessed with this version of the Quasar at junior school, I suppose when you're getting dropped off in a 1500 Dolomite, this looks like it's from another planet

[junkyarddog]

A recent find is this rather lovely Guisval Peugeot 504.

Was too expensive,but had to have it.

 

[flat4alfa]

22 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Whats the best way to get the headlight jewels out? Normally I can push them about to loosen them and they drop out, but on the Transit they sit ‘in’ the wings a fair bit and it’s hard to do, plus they’re stuck in fast! I don’t really want to break them as I want to reuse them.

What I’ve done successfully before is drill a small pilot hole from behind the jewel seat and push it out

[flat4alfa]

On 10/6/2023 at 9:52 PM, FakeConcern said:

I'll keep my eyes open at the next toy fair as I often see boxes with transporter bits "n" pieces.

Also, that sounds interesting and I'm now visualising various possibilities!

Yes if you you see Tridek decks loose, I would be after one or two to make that Quaddek idea.  I don’t need them to drive up elevating ramps, I just NEED STORAGE

[flat4alfa]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

No tailgate sadly - looks like the lugs broke off inside the roof rather than the gate breaking. Donor required!

That’s going to make a brill pick-up 

[flat4alfa]

Just ran back up the thread

Its gobsmacking what you get in that Essex boot sale.  This part of the world, and many place travelled Dorset Sussex Devon Somerset I never see that sort of thing. Usually babies clothes, stock bulk training shoes, pilfered Xboxes and mainly recent HW and shedloads of Days alone

Guiloy? Never seen one!

[bunglebus]

You've jinxed it now - bought half a Matchbox trailer at the first one today. 

Pretty sure I bought the other part off him last week too

[sierraman]

11 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Just ran back up the thread

Its gobsmacking what you get in that Essex boot sale.  This part of the world, and many place travelled Dorset Sussex Devon Somerset I never see that sort of thing. Usually babies clothes, stock bulk training shoes, pilfered Xboxes and mainly recent HW and shedloads of Days alone

Guiloy? Never seen one!

I think you’ve to pick what car boot you go to, there’s a few near us but it’s full of folk that have got nothing to start with, so it’s piles of dead folks clothes, broken tools, redundant kitchen gadgets etc. Ideally you want to find one where they are half decent off. 
 

Lately I’ve just gone to the Swapmeets, the one near us is ok, the prices aren’t too wild all things considered. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

More Peugeot action, this time from IXO

A German Polizei 404

At first I thought this was odd as the Polizei are found of the Mercedes and Porsche vehicles. But then I found this picture on the interwebs of a 304 from the same area of Saarbrücken.

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

think you’ve to pick what car boot you go to

That's why we sacked Dunton off - it's massive but not in an especially wealthy area. 50% are market traders too

[stuboy]

[Tenmil Socket]

This reminds me of the stance crew

[MiniMinorMk3]

3 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

This reminds me of the stance crew

That reminds me of lots of pain in my foot getting out of bed after not putting my toys away first!