Shite in Miniature II

[Datsuncog]

Well then... as was typical, Alan had only just set out his wares at the point I was scuttling out the doors around 9.30, which is why he never appears in the main write-up:

By the time I'd glugged my coffee and made a stab at editing my terrible blurry photos, Market Blokey had made an effort to offload his Beetle overload...

I was once again vaguely distracted by a local (Code 2?) Lledo Morris LD150, which surely doesn't bode well for the future...

And the Tat Box appeared to have been raided in the interim too.

But - all was not lost, and despite numb fingers (even under two pairs of gloves), I didn't leave empty-handed...

[Datsuncog]

So what was snaffled from the deep-freeze of St George's today?

My initial sift brought these...

On 19/01/2024 at 10:19, bunglebus said:

I'd have the Lesney VW bus for £3

Market blokey seems to have a Beetle infestation - what's the black oval? Interested possibly 

I thought there might be a few dub-lickers in the general vicinity...

Lesney T1 has lost some of its transfers, but the paint isn't bad overall.

Some touching-up of wheels etc is apparent, though.

I believe the repainted oval-window is by Morestone, and although scruffy is complete and undamaged.

Might tidy alright - yours for £3 each if you want them!

Lesney Ford Prefect is one that usually provokes some interest, even if they're often a bit the worse for wear:

This may be a repaint - the wheels have definitely been dabbed with black paint, but I'm not sure about the body. It seems oddly matt, but it might just be dirt causing it.

As often seems to be the way, the back end of the base has needed repair at some point - this appears to have been done with solder (or possibly lead?):

Typical Ford.

So, far from mint - but could be a reasonable enough project, if anyone's keen, for £2?

This Husky Sunbeam Alpine is one that I seldom see with the windscreen still intact, so that was why I nabbed it.

It's actually not in bad shape - the other side has much less paint loss.

If anyone fancies it for £3, let me know!

The regular wheels iteration of the Lesney Jeep is one that never seems to crop up without the windscreen surround broken off - but at least this has a full complement of tyres:

I think I'll be keeping this one, for a while anyway, just in case more snow photoshoots present themselves...

And lastly, a bit newer but this Corgi BMW E30 is in quite nice shape:

Seemingly an early version, going by the wheels.

I seem to recall these were notorious for shedding their doors, so intact and clean is maybe a bit of a rarity.

Also available, at the £2 mark!

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, andrew e said:

Can’t believe inflation has hit the 50p box!

To be fair, back in 2019-2020 I always considered the '50p box' being somewhat an enigma, when 'Charity' shops around here in England (20m north of the capital) have always priced tat condition examples alongside eBay 'antique' seller pricing

I went to Welwyn Garden City last year and saw well-used found-in-attic 1970s toys in the window of BHF at £50+

Plus also a pint of euro-fizzed Stella Artois in my flat-roof local is now £5.40

Less pints = More Lesney.

[bunglebus]

I'll take the blue split bus then please, if you bought the No.8 bug on my behalf I'll have it but I do have a good one here already 

Might as well add the BMW too

Sim Simma, who got the keys to my Bimmer?

[flat4alfa]

6 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

And the Tat Box appeared to have been raided since I stepped away to neck some coffee and edit pics

So that proves it then...    when there has been a clear-down in such a short time (under 2 hours) then even at £3 he could still sell them twice-over.

Any Lesneys/Morestones of that age should be a fiver really

[MiniMinorMk3]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

 

Some other automobilia present on the stall, but not much.

 

If that Ford book is a fiver then I'd be interested. Thanks

[Tenmil Socket]

15 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

To be fair, back in 2019-2020 I always considered the '50p box' being somewhat an enigma, when 'Charity' shops around here in England (20m north of the capital) have always priced tat condition examples alongside eBay 'antique' seller pricing

I went to Welwyn Garden City last year and saw well-used found-in-attic 1970s toys in the window of BHF at £50+

Plus also a pint of euro-fizzed Stella Artois in my flat-roof local is now £5.40

Less pints = More Lesney.

£5.40! Christ... I'm glad I rarely go to the pub now (only really when on holiday and if in the UK I will find a Wetherspoons 😄

[Datsuncog]

Request time, then...

Despite some raiding, the early MoY 4-Ton Leyland box van in Jacobs livery was still kicking about:

Some paint loss to the roof, but broadly clean.

Coca-Cola Karrier in alright fettle, bar a slight dinge in the tailboard.

Secured for @flat4alfa at £5 for the pair!

The Corgi Circus Elephant Transport Cage was so clean and unmarked that I thought it was a replica at first.

Very fine diecast bars are intact, sticker bright and well-attached.

And the up-and-over opening mechanism still works like a charm.

Well well well.

No elephant inside, sadly, but still a great survivor.

Interestingly, the writing moulded onto the underside of the roof panel describes it as 'Corgi Kits' rather than 'Corgi Toys' - bit hard to photograph properly, I'm afraid.

But! A nice piece - bought with @FakeConcern in mind, after he was tagged - any interest for £2?

The Lone Star not-a-Corvette 'Gran Turismo' was nabbed just because they always seem to have a missing front axle, for some reason.

I like it, but I'd be happy to let it go for £3 if anyone likes it more!

[Split_Pin]

Good haul there.

The Corgi E30 is nice, I have a Police one but it didn't come with a roof bar or anything and neither did the implausible Turbos BMW 635 it came with in the set, which is similarly unadorned.

 

[bunglebus]

Rarity

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

WOB

Modelled on a Press Car?

[FakeConcern]

Yes please to Corgi Circus cage @Datsuncog also Lesney Prefect plz

Mrs Concern asked me to look out for a Prefect as her dad had one, known as Willy!

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Despite some he early MoY 4-Ton Leyland box van in Jacobs livery was still kicking about:

Wow!  Thanks I thought all was lost too!  

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No elephant inside, sadly

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Coca-Cola Karrier in alright fettle, bar a slight dinge in the tailboard.

I'm ok with that, because that happened after the elephant escaped from the cage, you see.  It ran amok.

[flat4alfa]

Corgi Kits you'll see in the larger 1961-69 Catalogues

601    Batley Leofric Garage
602    AA and RAC Telephone boxes
603    Silverstone Pits
604    Silverstone Press Box
605    Silverstone Club Hose and Timekeeper's Box
606    Lamp Standards
607    Chipperfields Circus Elephant Cage and elephant kit
608    Fuel Station Building
609    Fuel Forecourt Accessories
610    Public Telephone and Police telephone boxes
611    Motel Chalet
612    Caravan Site with Ladies of the Night 

 

Anyone recognise those kits or have any examples of bits from them? 

[bunglebus]

I'm also having a Beetle problem today. Seller of this packed this with no bubble wrap, so the blister got smashed in the post

Still, it meant it could free it for a better look

Came with this that I'm not bothered about, so f course it's undamaged

[Blue 850]

Popped into a local model shop and picked up these 2 for €5. Mutipla by Solido 

[MiniMinorMk3]

I've just done the finishing of teh Vitesse Pioneer Lancia.

We went off to Hobby Craft for a bit of Humbrol white 22 and some super glue gel. No gloss white, so I ended up with semi-matte. And since when did a little Humbrol tin cost £3. Kids need about £20 a week pocket money if they want to do a model plane by the looks of it. I remember when they were only...

Anyway, back to the Lancia. First up was the wipers. I used Humbrol clear fix for those as super glue has a habit of fogging up styrene windows. By the way, Vitesse made the wipers with the wrong orientation. They did RHD ones, not the correct LHD ones. 

Then the mirrors went on, super glue for them as the need something strong.

A quick dab of silver on the mirrors...

and then one with the white touching in.

The rear wing looks better, but I think the actual car has a line of blue going across the top of the spoiler.

Then it was the front spoiler ends.

All finished

Even though it looks a bit wobbly in some places, it is better than a blank blue model, and in the flesh you have to look real close to see the iffy bits.

Next on the transfer project list is another Solido R5 Turbo from Record.

I'll be doing this over the weekend and updating as I go.

[BigMac]

@Datsuncog will grab the sunbeam and bmw if they’ve not been requested yet. Thanks 

[Datsuncog]

Lastly, there were a few bits and bobs from Alan's stall which I felt couldn't go unpurchased, for a mere 50p:

You know my policy - no good Matchbox or Hot Wheels left behind, at this price point anyway.

So we've a Ford Focus RS, a Honda Civic with rather overgrown spoiler, a '55 Chevrolet sedan, a '68 Plymouth Barracuda, and a '65 Pontiac GTO. They're all pretty much box-fresh (the GTO has a chip taken out of a rear corner, though).

The idea is that these will be played-with, as carefully as possible, probably as part of a race track setup once The Nieces are old enough to not want to smash everything...

I know, a fond hope. But I do kinda like boyracerben on Instagram and his Hot Wheels setup, so...

Oddly, I nearly passed the Honda up as some sort of Teamz/ Motormax confection, as I didn't quite recognise the shape and the Hot Wheels badging was so well hidden.

Only the tiniest of Hot Wheels logos visible above the lower front wheel. Yet a big 'Malaysia' at the top of the base.

Odd little thing.

[Split_Pin]

I think that's an American version of a MK8 Spaceship Coupe.

[Datsuncog]

On 19/01/2024 at 09:37, flat4alfa said:

Just looked at my shelf and this E Type is in better condition than the one here

So I would have to say yes for £3

After all it is pushing 60 years old 

 

On 19/01/2024 at 10:18, flat4alfa said:

I think I should have grabbed that Budgie Morestone Foden Dumper.  There is another in the box in another photo, with dumper missing too.  Wheels are correct.

This colour scheme was exclusive to the Esso Petrol coupon campaign.  1957-61

Excellent site on these by Nicholas Martin: https://www.diecastvintagetoys.co.uk/esso-petrol-pump-series

Sadly I was away home to defrost myself before I saw this - will keep my eyes open for next week, though.

Morestone Foden x1 only - I found the tipper lying loose at the bottom of the box, and then added it back on to the chassis - hence some pics have a complete Foden and others only the chassis!

 

On 19/01/2024 at 11:32, bunglebus said:

I'll take the blue split bus then please, if you bought the No.8 bug on my behalf I'll have it but I do have a good one here already 

Might as well add the BMW too

Sim Simma, who got the keys to my Bimmer?

No bother - will set the T1 and E30 aside for you!

I just liked the Morestone Beetle, so happy to hang onto it myself.

May even try stripping and repainting it...

 

On 19/01/2024 at 11:45, MiniMinorMk3 said:

If that Ford book is a fiver then I'd be interested. Thanks

Not sure how much was asked on it, but I'm afraid it had already been snapped up before I'd finished with the Tat Box. It gets quite frantic at the stall around opening time.

Annoying!

 

On 19/01/2024 at 12:03, FakeConcern said:

Yes please to Corgi Circus cage @Datsuncog also Lesney Prefect plz

Mrs Concern asked me to look out for a Prefect as her dad had one, known as Willy!

Can do - will add both those in to your box!

 

On 19/01/2024 at 14:23, BigMac said:

@Datsuncog will grab the sunbeam and bmw if they’ve not been requested yet. Thanks 

BMW has been taken, sadly, but the Sunbeam's still available - will put it in with your others.

 

On 19/01/2024 at 14:57, Split_Pin said:

I think that's an American version of a MK8 Spaceship Coupe.

Ah, that explains the weird proportions - couldn't quite work out what it was trying to be.

Still surprised at the barely visible Hot Wheels branding underneath - generally it's quite prominent underneath, and I thought mainline HWs usually had some sort of tampo print with the logo displayed on the body somewhere.

[Datsuncog]

So then - where do we finish for the day?

A bit like this, I guess.

Phew!

Will divvy those up into their respective Tat Boxes, and add everything to The Spreadsheet later.

A cold old day at the market, but a fairly worthwhile one.

So stay warm, kids - and Happy Friday!

[danthecapriman]

I’m very surprised that elephant crate has survived at all, let alone in such good condition! I think that one’s got to be find of the week this time.

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

 

Not sure how much was asked on it, but I'm afraid it had already been snapped up before I'd finished with the Tat Box. It gets quite frantic at the stall around opening time.

 

No worries, I have plenty of others that I haven't read yet.

[flat4alfa]

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5 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Modelled on a Press Car?

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I just liked the Morestone Beetle, so happy to hang onto it myself.

May even try stripping and repainting it.

It's a nice simple casting, did this one a while back

Unlike this, which requires no less than 12 rivets to be drilled out after you've taken the head off the body retaining pin

[155V6]

2 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

I’m very surprised that elephant crate has survived at all, let alone in such good condition! I think that one’s got to be find of the week this time.

I think you'll find that the cage is mine,Eric isn't happy 😁

Great find!

[sierraman]

Please feel free to laugh at my progress on building an engineering depot for my bus fleet. 

[sierraman]

A bit of aluminium edging mimics the steel roofing. 

[155V6]

I'm after Mercedes SLK models,the 1st version.If anyone has anything they don't want,please let me know.

I know there's a few Hotwheels versions,I'd be especially keen to get the black one.Also,any 1/43 would be good.Larger ones may still be good,although I don't really have the space for them 🤔

Thanks