Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

There's a hole in the seat for a driver but I've never found one

Thought about that yes not seen one either

Then found Brad pictured in the gift set towing the Field Gun

 

Do actually have that field gun, had it from new as a boy, separate with two figures Brian and Ted

[eddyramrod]

Ebay spot, but I'm posting it here so that nobody bids on it.  I'm in need of exactly this for spare parts.

Vintage Corgi Major CARRIMORE MARK IV TRANSPORTER TRAILER. Playworn | eBay

So if everyone could keep clear please, maybe it'll stay sensible!

[FakeConcern]

The local boot sale was cancelled due to wet ground today so we went to the Brighton Marina market. One stall with a few Corgi and Dinky toys I quite wanted, but £10 was above my budget so I passed on them. I did pick up the Riley and Gopping Hawk for £5 at another stall though.

On to Brighton junk shops and picked up a Super Kings Quattro missing one spot light and low suspension on one side and a late Corgi Unimog without suspension or mirrors for £2 each.

The Tonka Buggy and trailer were £1.

@eddyramrodI did see a Corgi Pacer with tailgate, but for £5 I left it, hope that's right? I'd have picked it up if £3 or less.

I'm not trying to get rid, but if anyone wants the Quattro, Hawk or Unimog for cost PM me.

[flat4alfa]

I see early wheels on the Corgi Gopping Hawk. Is it with motor?

[eddyramrod]

@FakeConcern Thank you, yes you did right.  That's more than donor money, I'd expect ready-to-display for that.  The transporter trailer I posted above is at 99p.  That's donor price.

[FakeConcern]

Hmm, I don't think so I'll have a look...

 

BRB

@flat4alfa

[FakeConcern]

No a boring suspension one soz

[FakeConcern]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

Ebay spot, but I'm posting it here so that nobody bids on it.  I'm in need of exactly this for spare parts.

Vintage Corgi Major CARRIMORE MARK IV TRANSPORTER TRAILER. Playworn | eBay

So if everyone could keep clear please, maybe it'll stay sensible!

Still showing as no bids so I'm going to bid on it...

[eddyramrod]

4 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

Still showing as no bids so I'm going to bid on it...

Ratbag!

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

 The transporter trailer I posted above is at 99p.  That's donor price.

Bets are on. I reckon on £16

[eddyramrod]

I have no doubt you're right.

[bunglebus]

Last of the small scale stuff going on the sales thread tonight - a mix of Hong Kong stuff with a few random bits like Siku Matchbox Darda and Majorette that I missed on the last batches - got a bunch of Hot Wheels too but you lot never seem that keen. I'll get em pictured anyway 

[bunglebus]

In the mean time, look at this lovely display case that popped up on Reddit

Poster didn't say where it was from but apparently they're not cheap. I want some! 

[bunglebus]

@andrew e popped in yesterday to collect a Datsuncog delivery and the Sierra Sapphire I grabbed a few weeks ago. Of course that didn't mean a few less cars cluttering up the loft. Oh no.

What could be in such a vintage box?

I'd actually forgotten I asked for these, but duly unboxed the exciting* treasures within 

I'll be sure to take care of those

Onto the blue boxes

I did start taking these all out and photographing them, but honestly started to lose the will to live so put them away again. This is a bit more like it

Other than being diddled out of the Transit Wrecker in place of a spurious Mercedes, they're all present and correct 

A bunch of Model A vans from Majorette and Matchbox 

There was only one other package in there, but undoubtedly the best

[Tenmil Socket]

The lady above looks like she's just opened a present on Christmas day and is posing for a picture.

[Tenmil Socket]

Airfix kit £5 plus postage 

[Jon]

8 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Well, everyday's a school day! I was about to scoff and say that journalism isn't what it used to be etc. as there was no way a cash-strapped Dinky would've been churning out the Ford D series sweeper as late as 1979 (days before the Liverpool factory closed?) but a quick search proved me wrong!

^^ Gratuitous internet image grab, to show the jazzy* colour scheme of the final version. The 1979 factory photo shows a black base, whereas the '77 image is not black, so presumably silver instead, as seen on the more common orange cab/metallic green body version. Therefore, these versions had a relatively short run.

An eagle eye however may notice the cast shut doors, so cost measures were in place. And another 1/2p saved or whatever on one body colour, not two.

 

But a portion of that shaved cost was splurged somewhat, after the 1:1 scale version got a new grille for 1978:

Oosh! It's concurrently an accurate yet ham-fisted rendering of the real thing. These images are taken from a paint-faded but well documented version for sale on Ebay, by the way.

 

I was curious to see if any other aspects had been chopped but it seems like the sweeping mechanism fully remained in these late examples (I'll presume the funnel attached to the side is just MIA, after 43+ years of existence).

Anyway, a mild curiou from the dying days of Dinky. Does anyone have a facelift version?!

[junkyarddog]

Sometimes you find a casting that is of absolutely no use at all,but you buy it because you feel sorry for it.

This is one of those.

"That's more battered than a chip shop cod M8"

 

 

[bunglebus]

Yeah they seem to really suffer. Still the only casting I've found actually holed by corrosion

[flat4alfa]

Idea #1509

[danthecapriman]

First day for ages I’ve had any post. Let’s see what the postman has brought me!?

Oooof!!

Matchbox Sierra (the BLUE one!!) and ovloV 240 from @sierraman as a part trade. Thanks, they’re perfect👍

And. 
Spot-On Commer bank van! Or what’s left of one! 
I’ve wanted one of these for a long time but they don’t seem particularly common, and they’re always expensive. So I promised myself I’d bag one if a cheap (enough!) one ever comes up. Well it has! I’d still admit I overpaid for it, but sometimes you have to just do it.

Ive already got a pair of new bumpers. It will need stripping and some repairs but since it’s a bit of a mess it’s not losing anything. I have a plan for it though, which will become clear once it’s fleet mates arrive later in the week…

[bunglebus]

Ooh

[bunglebus]

Don't know if it's me but the site seems really janky lately. Anyway I had to bring some Boulevards home 

I still haven't mastered photographing black cars in the pack

Yellow. Much better.

[junkyarddog]

So in today's episode of a casting you don't like but bought it anyway because it was in good condition is this.....

The Fire chief car.

"No fool like an old fool M8"

[bunglebus]

There's a new series of Ultra Hots not headed our way, if anyone happens to find them I'd rather like this one at least

[bunglebus]

11 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

So in today's episode of a casting you don't like but bought it anyway because it was in good condition is this.....The Fire chief car.

Even Lesney didn't make much of it, don't think there are any real variations to speak of other than Super GTs

 

[Datsuncog]

12 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

So in today's episode of a casting you don't like but bought it anyway because it was in good condition is this.....

The Fire chief car.

"No fool like an old fool M8"

Heh, I picked one of those No. 64 Fire Chiefs up a while ago from the market because it was super-clean, and even the base looked factory-fresh - but no, it's not a casting I have a great deal of affection for either.

I can recall playing with a kid down the road called Wayne when I was maybe five or six; we were in his front garden messing about with various toys and I found one of these lying in a flowerbed.

As a fairly serious child, I took a great deal of pride in knowing 'all' the cars on the road, so this one absolutely infuriated me because not only did I not recognise it, but it just looked wrong - why did it have cooling vents on the bonnet and on the back of the bootlid? Was it front engined or rear engined? If it was rear engined, why was the bonnet so long? It made no sense. And there was nothing on the base to help me out either.

The Stretcha Fetcha and Soopa Coopa gave me similar conniptions; I also seem to recall arguing passionately that the Stretcha Fetcha must be a real vehicle, since the model carried a valid-looking UK style number plate.

Ah, the things you remember.

Plus, looking back I can see that I was a weird kid.

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

There's a new series of Ultra Hots not headed our way, if anyone happens to find them I'd rather like this one at least

Will keep a sharp eye out in the usual places - hopefully more B&M branches will see them this time round!

[w00dy]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Don't know if it's me but the site seems really janky lately. Anyway I had to bring some Boulevards home 

I still haven't mastered photographing black cars in the pack

Yellow. Much better.

 

930 looks great. 190E seems a bit lacking for a premium?

[Split_Pin]

4 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Heh, I picked one of those No. 64 Fire Chiefs up a while ago from the market because it was super-clean, and even the base looked factory-fresh - but no, it's not a casting I have a great deal of affection for either.

I can recall playing with a kid down the road called Wayne when I was maybe five or six; we were in his front garden messing about with various toys and I found one of these lying in a flowerbed.

As a fairly serious child, I took a great deal of pride in knowing 'all' the cars on the road, so this one absolutely infuriated me because not only did I not recognise it, but it just looked wrong - why did it have cooling vents on the bonnet and on the back of the bootlid? Was it front engined or rear engined? If it was rear engined, why was the bonnet so long? It made no sense. And there was nothing on the base to help me out either.

The Stretcha Fetcha and Soopa Coopa gave me similar conniptions; I also seem to recall arguing passionately that the Stretcha Fetcha must be a real vehicle, since the model carried a valid-looking UK style number plate.

Ah, the things you remember.

Plus, looking back I can see that I was a weird kid.

I was the same and largely ignored the fictitious Superfast and Superkings castings, in spite of their realistic number plates. 

For example, how good would the Battle Kings Shell breakdown Truck have looked with a Bedford TM front end instead ofnthat hideous concoction with headlights that looked like domestic interior light switches.