Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

@FakeConcern they are absolutely stunning! The tram looks fantastic too.

but, my god didn’t that Land Rover clean up well!? It looked awful before.

[Spottedlaurel]

I'm almost there on the Hiace kit, just mirrors to attach then some outdoor photos as it's a decent day.

In the meantime, charity shop purchases yesterday:

 

 

Countach is tidy, was only 75p. The other two came from a different shop, they had a few other boxed vehicles with dairy-related logos, including a boxed Escort van in the Eden Vale livery. Looked slightly DIY though. Now I have this Transit my unboxed example is surplus to requirements, if anyone is interested?

They also had an unboxed Britains Iveco tanker for £10, which seems to be quite good value. Might go back again next weekend, especially as I discovered the shop in town that sells secondhand baby/kids' stuf has a few old diecasts at reasonable prices.

Celica and Accord came from @bunglebus, remainder found at Sainsbury's. As I already have a black one the Altezza has gone to Miss SL's BF, part-exchanged for something else that he found in a charity shop:

Excellent AS content here, even a CF for @eddyramrod! Would be happy to go a boot sale and find this one:

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I'm almost there on the Hiace kit, just mirrors to attach then some outdoor photos as it's a decent day.

In the meantime, charity shop purchases yesterday:

 

 

Countach is tidy, was only 75p. The other two came from a different shop, they had a few other boxed vehicles with dairy-related logos, including a boxed Escort van in the Eden Vale livery. Looked slightly DIY though. Now I have this Transit my unboxed example is surplus to requirements, if anyone is interested?

They also had an unboxed Britains Iveco tanker for £10, which seems to be quite good value. Might go back again next weekend, especially as I discovered the shop in town that sells secondhand baby/kids' stuf has a few old diecasts at reasonable prices.

Celica and Accord came from @bunglebus, remainder found at Sainsbury's. As I already have a black one the Altezza has gone to Miss SL's BF, part-exchanged for something else that he found in a charity shop:

Excellent AS content here, even a CF for @eddyramrod! Would be happy to go a boot sale and find this one:

Nice finds there.

The artwork on that puzzle is brilliant. You could frame it and put it on the wall!

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

The artwork on that puzzle is brilliant. You could frame it and put it on the wall!

The artist does offer that sort of thing

https://www.trevormitchellartist.com/wall-murals

And rugs, curtains, bedding

[flat4alfa]

I thought I'd seen that Applejack miniMetro before 😄

[flat4alfa]

4 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Now I have this Transit my unboxed example is surplus to requirements, if anyone is interested?

The one in these photos ?

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

😄

Where's the Transit full of stolen tools?

[danthecapriman]

A few weeks ago I picked up one of these 1:43 Pinder Circus collection farmer spec Range Rover 3 door’s. There seems to be a lot of these about selling cheaply. This one cost me a fiver.

Naturally I can’t leave things alone and I’ve got precisely 0 interest in circuses, let alone French ones! So it’s going to get stripped and a standard Rangey 3 door made from it. 
Only slight concern was the rear windows. I’ve opened it up though and the clear glazing is all there, just with a sticker/transfer over it. Should be able to get that off and have the clear windows.

Its actually a nice little model if you look past all the circus crap stuck to it!

[junkyarddog]

That Viva is nearly the same colour as mine!

 

[flat4alfa]

So you've still got the FE Estate too

[danthecapriman]

Got this bad boy too! 
Another 1:43 from the Mexico collection. Dodge Ram Charger. This is another of the harder to find ones. 

[junkyarddog]

13 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

So you've still got the FE Estate too

Yes,looking very sorry for itself nowadays😯

[Spottedlaurel]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

The one in these photos ?

Ah yes, saves me digging around trying to find what version I already had - that's the one. Was it offered officially in several liveries, or have I got a rebranded one?

Anyone interested? With a bit of chassis stretch I bet @danthecapriman could make a great recovery truck out of it!

[flat4alfa]

26 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Where's the Transit full of stolen tools?

They've moved on to human trafficing now

This is the other Car Boot with Chucky's sister

The Cortina look more like the Australian production TD

Looked for a matching village green but perhaps just a composite.  Church looks very similar to Barnby Dun

 

[flat4alfa]

37 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Anyone interested? 

I might be

[danthecapriman]

3 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Ah yes, saves me digging around trying to find what version I already had - that's the one. Was it offered officially in several liveries, or have I got a rebranded one?

Anyone interested? With a bit of chassis stretch I bet @danthecapriman could make a great recovery truck out of it!

It’s a bit too nice to chop up imho! I’ve actually already got both the milk float and recovery versions too.👍

[flat4alfa]

20 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Was it offered officially in several liveries, or have I got a rebranded one?

There was also a variation that was in the red roof red stripe cab and had the colour-matching lotta Bottle rear

I think I'm right that Lotta Bottle blue roof bonnet was first release

and the City Dairies was the final, but never seen one of those

[155V6]

@FakeConcernthe Land Rover looks great😎.I bought a couple more,the first one looked like it would clean up ok

The plastic is discoloured though,so I took the back off & used it to pull the trailer I got from @bunglebus

The second one was very tidy,but had no stickers or figures.The first one had the clown figure though,so I fitted that & used a 1/48 tin helmet to replace the missing hat.I didn't realise that there is supposed to be a bit of the clown's hand visible so it looks a bit odd

The stickers are a bit thick really,I might look for a thinner(paper) one for the bonnet

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

We're on a page numbered for my birthday, so I really should make a contribution, shouldn't I?  Fortunately, there has been some outdoor work happening today.  Several models have tasted cosmic soda for the first time...

 

Others have met the P38...

 

18 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

That bin lid!😄

Fabulous work Eddy!

My bid lids are like that from spraying wheels for Minis.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Some more ToTip Lancia progress.

Two on the bonnet. These have been done as I think there will be a bit of overlap with the rally plate decal. The eagle eyed will spot a bit of suerdetailing has been done on the front turn signals and the front grille. 

That's the rear done, also with a bit of black in the bumper slots.

Top side of spoiler and rear window.

Roof decals...

and finally, for today, bonnet grille and front spoiler.

[bunglebus]

I picked up a few bits from the boot sale this morning, it was the busiest I've seen it this year despite it being sub-zero overnight

I believe this trailer is Corgi but it doesn't have any branding on it - from a set?

Red hub Batmobile can go on eBay as people seem to love restoring them

Triumph Ballade is suffering something of an identity crisis - anyone want it for £3?

Another one I'll probably sell on, can't resist picking them up for some reason

Clean Juniors are also a weakness

I had a Yatming Granada watchlisted at £6 with bids, so an identical one for a quid came home with me

Another one I keep spotting in job lots that get too expensive, Matchbox Triumph with sidecar

Another early Lesney

And another I was thinking of buying online - Cadillac with windows, I have the yellow version with no glazing

You don't leave one of these behind

Couldn't leave this one either as they're so often broken

Yet another pink Road Dragster, but metallic this time

Another one that's usually had a hard life

Saw a few Super GTs but this one caught my eye

Lastly a Tyrone Malone with a broken bumper I didn't notice at the time of buying

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I picked up a few bits from the boot sale this morning, it was the busiest I've seen it this year despite it being sub-zero overnight

I believe this trailer is Corgi but it doesn't have any branding on it - from a set?

 

 

That's a Batboat trailer. Some people think they are worth £££££££££££££££!

corgi 107 BAT BOAT TRAILER ( 380) 1st issue | eBay

[danthecapriman]

17 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

That's a Batboat trailer. Some people think they are worth £££££££££££££££!

corgi 107 BAT BOAT TRAILER ( 380) 1st issue | eBay

Some people are clearly on another planet!!😄

£90 FFS!

[flat4alfa]

Wait.. So that's a Honda Acclaim? 

I that the grill is Honda but the casting is Triumph?  What does it say underneath

I probably want it yes

[Dick Cheeseburger]

18 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Wait.. So that's a Honda Acclaim? 

I that the grill is Honda but the casting is Triumph?  What does it say underneath

I probably want it yes

I'm assuming that's a French market TrOnda? None of the UK variants apppear to have that front grille. 

[andrew e]

So I went to a model railway exhibition today, and amongst the smell of BO and general social awkwardness, I stumbled on a few bargains, how does a £1 each for the following sound 😳 

Range Rover has the usual Dinky build* quality but bar a cracked screen and a missing lamp is complete. Imp has had the tyres nicked, and is well play worn but hey a quid!

Norev 205 is a sweet little thing, even if it needs a bath and the wheels are little awkward .

Cortina mark 2 is play worn lovely!

Transit is nearly perfect bar a few chips - I’ve a Tamiya orange thats going on to disguise this 👍

[Spottedlaurel]

Hiace finished:

Seems that I started it back in May 2021. It sat for too long before I got back onto it over the Christmas holiday.

Had fun with the various extras that came with it, plus Fujimi accessory parts and dinghy from an AMT Hilux.

Makes for a nice companion piece to the Sunny Truck:

Interior, before it got assembled:

Not hugely detailed, and I certainly wouldn't class it amongst my better efforts, but it's got a bit a bit of character and definitely looks like a Hiace.

[ETCHY]

59 minutes ago, andrew e said:

So I went to a model railway exhibition today, and amongst the smell of BO and general social awkwardness, I stumbled on a few bargains, how does a £1 each for the following sound 😳 

Range Rover has the usual Dinky build* quality but bar a cracked screen and a missing lamp is complete. Imp has had the tyres nicked, and is well play worn but hey a quid!

Norev 205 is a sweet little thing, even if it needs a bath and the wheels are little awkward .

Cortina mark 2 is play worn lovely!

Transit is nearly perfect bar a few chips - I’ve a Tamiya orange thats going on to disguise this 👍

Nice collection there.
Got to say when I was a kid it really bothered me that Matchbox had made the Transit with one of the tailboard's down. In fact it's still irrationally bothering me !

[andrew e]

Same here! Even more irrationality why didn’t they facelift the grills like the real thing!

[FakeConcern]

22 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

We're on a page numbered for my birthday, so I really should make a contribution, shouldn't I?  Fortunately, there has been some outdoor work happening today.  Several models have tasted cosmic soda for the first time...

Others have met the P38...

Some have been primed...

But wait, there were more!  Topcoat was applied too.

There has been other, indoor, work recently too but I'm not ready to show that until my Steve Flowers order arrives (which I haven't ordered yet).

I've just had a proper look at this and I still have no idea what you are planning to do with the Corgi Kew Fargo and Carrimore transporter. Also is that the P6 that had no screen pillars?

All looking great!

5 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

They've moved on to human trafficing now

This is the other Car Boot with Chucky's sister

The Cortina look more like the Australian production TD

Looked for a matching village green but perhaps just a composite.  Church looks very similar to Barnby Dun

 

The scene looks very like the village in Kent where my mum lives.

I think I'd say that whoever drew that picture has never seen a MK3 Cortina!

4 hours ago, 155V6 said:

@FakeConcernthe Land Rover looks great😎.I bought a couple more,the first one looked like it would clean up ok

The plastic is discoloured though,so I took the back off & used it to pull the trailer I got from @bunglebus

The second one was very tidy,but had no stickers or figures.The first one had the clown figure though,so I fitted that & used a 1/48 tin helmet to replace the missing hat.I didn't realise that there is supposed to be a bit of the clown's hand visible so it looks a bit odd

The stickers are a bit thick really,I might look for a thinner(paper) one for the bonnet

That first one went very grey didn't it, even the underwater one came up better than that!

That was a great idea to use the helmet for the clowns hat, wish I'd thought of that!

I have made the hat though, I used a bit of plastic cocktail stick for the missing bit of hand/arm, then the rim of the hat is plasticard with a piece of sprue stuck on it filed and filled.

I printed the stickers, stuck cellotape over and cut out, will do for now. I've just realised the clown has to go through the hole from the bottom and his arms will have to bend quite a lot to do it, not looking forward to that at all!

57 minutes ago, andrew e said:

So I went to a model railway exhibition today, and amongst the smell of BO and general social awkwardness, I stumbled on a few bargains, how does a £1 each for the following sound 😳 

Range Rover has the usual Dinky build* quality but bar a cracked screen and a missing lamp is complete. Imp has had the tyres nicked, and is well play worn but hey a quid!

Norev 205 is a sweet little thing, even if it needs a bath and the wheels are little awkward .

Despite the build quality, that's the first Dinky Range Rover I've seen where the lower tailgate doesn't drop open all the time!

I love that 205, I'm really starting to like Norev a lot.

17 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Hiace finished:

Seems that I started it back in May 2021. It sat for too long before I got back onto it over the Christmas holiday.

Had fun with the various extras that came with it, plus Fujimi accessory parts and dinghy from an AMT Hilux.

Makes for a nice companion piece to the Sunny Truck:

Interior, before it got assembled:

Not hugely detailed, and I certainly wouldn't class it amongst my better efforts, but it's got a bit a bit of character and definitely looks like a Hiace.

That Hiace is lovely and the interior plus all the equipment really make it appealing, obviously it would be all for nothing if your build was anything short of superb!

A bit of thread drift, but years ago my uncle had a Hiace and my dad persuaded him it was pronounced HI AR CHI.

It would be even funnier if I knew how it is pronounced!