Shite in Miniature II

[sierraman]

Who doesn’t love a Skybuster, I’ve got about 50-60 of them. 

[Datsuncog]

A pair of Corgi Revopak bin lorries were unearthed - both a bit the worse for wear, and one with a wooden brick lodged in the payload area.

Big Super Kings ERF fire turntable was ok, but incomplete and with some UV damage.

DAF was trimmed in a rather bright shade of pink.

I'll probably find out later that this is some sore of pre-production model worth ££££...

EFSi Mercedes artic was unusual:

I say unusual; I found a battered cab for one of these two weeks ago, so they can't be that unusual. I just wasn't aware of them before.

Siku caravan had some wear, but was broadly very nice.

Majorette Jeep and HiLux have been enjoyed.

US School buses in Hot Wheels and Matchbox flavours:

Corgi Transit Mk3 in Kays Catalogue colours:

Mebbe a Code 2?

I thought this was a Tonka at first glance, but a sticker on the front says Airfix...

...while the base says Miniflex.

Certainly an oddity.

Hongwell Cararama Mercedes tilt-and-slide still with RAV-4 load...

I think I still have my boxed example of this. I think.

But, mostly, the box was chock-full o' general no-name tat like this:

I mean, it's quite nicely done and with some interesting mechanisms, but... not quite our thing, maybe.

[flat4alfa]

[sierraman]

I had a Kay’s catalogue 1/36 Mercedes 207 one Xmas. 

[Datsuncog]

By the time I'd finished my hoking, this glorious thing had appeared up top...

Ooft. A large (1/18?) plastic Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud.

Motorised, too.

But sadly missing quite a few bits, and with much evidence of a messy session with the UHU many moons ago.

Still, talk about presence...

Not in wonderful shape, but certainly not a common find. £10 asking price on it.

This Bunglebus-approved Corgi Carrier had also appeared:

No cars inside, though.

Oh, and more of these little blighters...

[Datsuncog]

A quick spin round the other stalls brought disappointingly little...

One of the other general tat merchants appeared to be trying to turn a profit from some of last week's one-pound models:

Double your money, hey?

Best of luck with that...

Meanwhile, Alan's Emporium was also looking to the sky for pricing...

Yowser.

50p Tray a bit underwhelming today, too.

The Charity Stall seemed to have done so well from their Nazi memorabilia last week that there was no need for the separate diecast stall, or indeed much in the way of display efforts...

That's the Dinky S.H.A.D.O. thingy still in the case.

Though this mildly dog-eared Corgi BTTF DeLorean was available:

Doubt it was cheap, though...

A turn past the Irish Tat stall brought a handful of new Hot Wheels...

...and a Greenlight or two.

Oxford Diecast are getting increasingly spendy, though.

£8.99 for a Fiesta? Crikey.

So there really wasn't a lot to part this specific fool from his money, this time round... 

No room at the inn for coffee, either.

[eddyramrod]

@Datsuncog That box of Lego with all the yellow bits in?  Isn't Lego, it's Airfix Betta Bilda.  I have some still that I've had from new back in the Swinging Sixties.  I would be interested to know the price, although I suspect it'll be rather too heavy to post.

[Split_Pin]

That Kays Transit was a promo special for the Catalogue in about 1990. I remember it being one of many items displayed in my Corgi Collector Club Magazine that weren't generally available - just why show us collectors these things? It was part of a set, paired with possibly a Superhauler.

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

@Datsuncog That box of Lego with all the yellow bits in?  Isn't Lego, it's Airfix Betta Bilda.  I have some still that I've had from new back in the Swinging Sixties.  I would be interested to know the price, although I suspect it'll be rather too heavy to post.

£10 asking price on the biscuit tins of not-Lego... interesting, as I had a few flat pieces just like those in amongst my (secondhand) Lego as a kid - always assumed it was just some style of 'old' Lego, rather than a completely different brand (yet compatible with actual Lego, from memory).

But yes, postage could well cost the same again, rather knocking down the bargain factor...

[bunglebus]

11 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

I don’t think I’ve actually seen one tbh. What sort of scale are they?

1:36 or thereabouts. Fairly hefty

[FakeConcern]

12 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

I don’t think I’ve actually seen one tbh. What sort of scale are they?

Sorry I didn't answer yetsterday, I only had a quick look at it, then wrapped it up. I thought of finding a Corgi to put next to it and taking a pic, but the moment passed.

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

@Datsuncog That box of Lego with all the yellow bits in?  Isn't Lego, it's Airfix Betta Bilda.  I have some still that I've had from new back in the Swinging Sixties.  I would be interested to know the price, although I suspect it'll be rather too heavy to post.

We had that as kids as well, also Bilofix which was like wooden Mecano I think.

17 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

1:36 or thereabouts. Fairly hefty

That sounds about right, it reminded me of the Tonka buggy in looks and actually heavier I think. I'll get them together with the Corgi after Christmas unless our resident scale meister has done a comparison by then!

[mk2_craig]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

That box of Lego with all the yellow bits in?  Isn't Lego, it's Airfix Betta Bilda

Turns out Betta Bilda isn’t quite Lego compatible, slightly different dimensions on the studs.
I thought it would be worth arse all, but a quick scan of the Bay suggests that it sells quite well. Though whether it’s popular enough to offer any profit on that tin full of the stuff is a different matter. 

[sierraman]

8 minutes ago, mk2_craig said:

Turns out Betta Bilda isn’t quite Lego compatible, slightly different dimensions on the studs.
I thought it would be worth arse all, but a quick scan of the Bay suggests that it sells quite well. Though whether it’s popular enough to offer any profit on that tin full of the stuff is a different matter. 

I had some, it went in the bin in the end, couldn’t sell it. I don’t think it’s anything like as collectible as what you’d think. This was 2-3 years ago but doubt much has changed 

[danthecapriman]

24 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I had some, it went in the bin in the end, couldn’t sell it. I don’t think it’s anything like as collectible as what you’d think. This was 2-3 years ago but doubt much has changed 

You’ll most probably find the value of it rocketed the second yours all went in the back of the bin truck!😆

Always the way!

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Corgi Transit Mk3 in Kays Catalogue colours:

If that happens to show up again can you nab it please? My eldest is called Kay

[bunglebus]

Entertainer had received two 2024 Hot Wheels C cases at some point, probably Wednesday so they'd been fairly well rummaged - but there were still goodies within;

Is the low flying DeLorean any different to the previous ones?

Jeep FC colours look familiar but I'm not sure why yet

I'll always buy the 55 Gasser, definitely one of the best Hot Wheels castings

It's Valentine's day already apparently

Moving onto Smyth's, a new Car Culture set has appeared

[bunglebus]

Postie man thrust this into my hands earlier too. Politoys VW "Familcar", or Squareback as it's usually known.

Don't think I'm likely to stumble over another one any time soon

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Sorry I didn't answer yesterday, I only had a quick look at it, then wrapped it up. I thought of finding a Corgi to put next to it and taking a pic, but the moment passed.

Dinky buggy and Matchbox VW1600 for comparison 

[sierraman]

That VW could almost be a preproduction, yellow seemed to be a trial colour to test how the casting would look. 

[bunglebus]

Don't think Lesney went to the extremes of shaving off trim and handles, or fitting jewel headlights though

[Hertz]

Cracking read this thread. I'm finding myself tuning in to @Datsuncog table top sale viewings and buys now every Friday. 

Any of you guys into 1:18's? Iv'e just bagged this on Facebook and think it looks great for displaying my old models.

I now have some duplicate models as well if anyone is interested in swaps?

Jaguar E Type Convertible Green (Condition is played with)

Ferrari F50 Red (Good Cond)

Mercedes 300 SL Silver (Played with)

Ferrari 250 GTO (OK Cond)

[Datsuncog]

So I did, eventually, get myself a much-needed coffee and something disgustingly gooey but ever so wonderful...

(All thanks to @andrew e!)

And then went forth to get a few messages from Central Belfast.

But, on the way back, I stopped for another quick browse just in case...

Well, the Corgi BTTF DeLorean had migrated over to the General Tat stall, and a box of lightly chipped Disney Pixar Cars items had arrived, at £1 a go...

I thought I'd taken pics, but apparently not.

But Alan did seem to have a few more items on his 50p tray from earlier... I kind of make it a personal policy to buy up any clean Matchbox or Hot Wheels I encounter at this sort of price point, so accordingly I did a buy...

Matchbox Crown Vic taxi was unfamiliar to me - base indicates this is from c.2008.

'Spot On Taxi' tampo on the door - surely not a reference to the long-gone Triang range?

Hot Wheels 'Fish N Chipped' (or however it's spelled) - a custom Jaguar Mk X always seemed a left field choice. I formerly had a two-tone blue and silver version, but I think it looks better in this hot pink finish.

Matchbox VW Caddy is another one that must have gone under my radar at the time. Again, quite appealing in DHL colours, even if the wheels are a bit big...

Greenlight '67 Mustang 'Eleanor', from the Gone In 60 Seconds remake.

There were literal stacks of these in Poundland five or six years ago - seemingly snapped up cheap as a rejected batch. I bought loads of them at the time, but sold them all on - I think a lot of folks wanted them primarily as wheel donors.

So it's kinda nice to have one for myself.

This one has a paint flaw on the passenger door, but hey.

Engine detail not too bad for this small scale.

OH NO

Bonnet shonk. Seems the lugs have come out of the little cradle under the scuttle.

I'm sure I'll be able to fix it.

So!

I guess that's it for the day...

And that's it for the year, pretty much. As far as I can tell, the market's on a break next week.

So - thank you all for sharing Tat Friday with me during 2023. As ever, you make it what it is!

Happy Friday, kids.

And a calm and peaceful festive season to all.

[MiniMinorMk3]

4 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

DAF was trimmed in a rather bright shade of pink.

 

I'll probably find out later that this is some sore of pre-production model worth ££££...

 

I thought this was a Tonka at first glance, but a sticker on the front says Airfix...

 

...while the base says Miniflex.

 

Certainly an oddity.

 

The pink base is a rarity, they are usually red or unpainted when the body is that shade of green.

 

There's one of those Miniflex trucks on Ebay at the moment.

Miniflex Tin Truck. | eBay

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

A few days ago I saw some chat on here about Dinky Beach Buggies and thought it would make a nice extra Xmas present for Mrs Concern so placed a bid on the cheapest example on ebay and it arrived today. It's fuckin' MASSIVE!

 

14 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

I don’t think I’ve actually seen one tbh. What sort of scale are they?

 

54 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Dinky buggy and Matchbox VW1600 for comparison 

 

As some of you may or may not be aware the Dinky Buggy is a model of the Renegade Beach Buggy, one of the many buggies that were available in the early 1970s.

In the about 1983 when I was roaming the streets in my Baja Bug I met through a mate someone who owned a Renegade and had some moulds for the body. His buggy was painted yellow just like the regular Dinky version.

Those usually came in the bubble pack type boxes

But Dinky Buggies can be found in various shade as it was one of the Dinkys that could be brought as a kit.

[andrew e]

Another fabulous edition of tat Friday  @Datsuncog 👍

[bunglebus]

26 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

But Dinky Buggies can be found in various shades as it was one of the Dinky's that could be bought as a kit.

I remember a particularly amusing eBay ad for one in a "rare colour M9" that was clearly a brush painted kit version.

I've gone through a few of these, got a kit one with funky decals

One that Junior obviously couldn't be bothered to paint before assembling

And the regular yellow one

[Split_Pin]

Cheers as always @Datsuncog, I think you've shipped a fair bit of tat Scotland-forth in 2023!

[danthecapriman]

15 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Cheers as always @Datsuncog, I think you've shipped a fair bit of tat Scotland-forth in 2023!

Indeed. Plenty has come this way too this year.

Thanks @Datsuncog very generous of you to do Tat Friday👍

Heres to 2024’s Tat Fridays!

[eddyramrod]

8 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Heres to 2024’s Tat Fridays!

It's all very well for you!  I've got a Tat Friday box coming, which I'm expecting any minute, and a surprise Danbox came today, so I'm in the doghouse already.  What she's going to say when the Tat arrives....!

If you don't see me posting for a few days, send the police round, because I'll be under the patio.

[Christine]

Charity shop today

Swap for any  Honda  models ?  Or a corgi bubble car..?