Shite in Miniature II

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

...and Majorettes

 

 

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Love that Majorette white Golf! Cool graphics on the sides. I don’t think I’ve seen any of those ones before.

That Golf has been modelled by Detail Cars...

and Spark

It was a livery used by VW Motorsport in 1979.

[Split_Pin]

"In just one picture, describe your current mental health"

Me:

[bunglebus]

Didn't really clock the other day that the Neon Speeders were a new series.

I'm a bit on the fence about the paint but there are at least a few nice older vehicles in the mix this time around

[bunglebus]

Hmm 2023 J cases on today's delivery at Entertainer. Red Celica and grey Cosworth mix

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I had to shoot off or I could have picked you one up. I got the white one recently, had the other colours already. 

I've had a few of the Beetles and T1s, trying not to be too completionist about those!

That’s alright, cheers for the thought though👍

Ill keep an eye open for it round here.

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

That Golf has been modelled by Detail Cars...

and Spark

It was a livery used by VW Motorsport in 1979.

I didn’t actually realise it was a real colour scheme! I just assumed someone at Majorette had cooked up a good looking paint scheme for their cars.

[Spottedlaurel]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Don't mind which one I keep, so if anyone has a particular preference for a tidy-boot or a messy-boot version, hit me up...

I was just about to get in touch with you about my box, so if no one else has claimed it I'll go for a green Golf please. You can surprise me as to which version it is....

[Datsuncog]

58 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I didn’t actually realise it was a real colour scheme! I just assumed someone at Majorette had cooked up a good looking paint scheme for their cars.

Bburago put similar but slightly simplified decals on their 1/24 scale Mk1 Golf:

I had one of these when I was a kid and, amazingly, didn't trash it.

[Datsuncog]

20 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I was just about to get in touch with you about my box, so if no one else has claimed it I'll go for a green Golf please. You can surprise me as to which version it is....

You sure can!

The contents of the boot are only barely visible with the help of a strong light, so it'll be the luck of the draw which one goes into your box.

[eddyramrod]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

"In just one picture, describe your current mental health"

Me:

That's positively orderly compared to mine!

[bunglebus]

On 26/02/2024 at 21:03, FakeConcern said:

In the post now.

Blimey that was fast - thank you very much, resto finally 100% complete

[Split_Pin]

39 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

That's positively orderly compared to mine!

Yes but your picture has purpose, fun and positivity.

[bunglebus]

The colour schemes definitely take some getting used to, but the detail is pretty good on these, not quite a premium but better than the mainline cars in general

[bunglebus]

Upcoming...

[Datsuncog]

Those funny little StreetKas by Shuang Da were back in TK Maxx again tonight, along with a sort-of Shelby Cobra and some form of generic sedan (?) in police clothes.

Still, they're cheap-ish, for the store.

Seems to be an insinuation that these involve some sort of motorised action... but I don't think that's the case.

'Glide forward' is just another way of saying 'has wheels', surely?

Not very much Majorette to be seen today...

Beige Mégane gets the AS seal of approval, though.

Took a spin through Home Bargains too, but their Hot Wheels selection was still firmly stuck in 2023. No Matchbox.

Ah well. Gotta check these things...

[Spottedlaurel]

I found more Majorettes in Sainsbury's today, including some from the 60th anniversary series which I'm sure weren't there last week:

Honda E has a bigger look to it than Matchbox's version. Supra GR suffers like some other Majorette's by being a little over-wheeled and riding too high.

Renault 5 Turbo is very nice, at £6 with its tin it's still reasonable value compared to HW Premiums. They also had Porsche 911, Countach, VW Camper and Mustang.

I was messing around with the display case of them at work, thought I'd compare it with the older version. Would be great if they came up with a new normal 5 like they have done the 12/Dacia 1300. The original has an oddly truncated rear window.

Refreshed the cabinet with some of Sunday's purchases:

[Noel Tidybeard]

i've just found an ebayer flogging the majorette renner 12 called bungle_bus

this isn't our bungle bus is it?

[bunglebus]

9 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

i've just found an ebayer flogging the majorette renner 12 called bungle_bus

this isn't our bungle bus is it?

Could be. I've moved all my listings from my other account to take advantage of their no fees offer.

12s available at cost to you lot obvs

[bunglebus]

On 14/02/2024 at 13:39, bunglebus said:

TK Maxxxx have a few too, got two more Renault 12s if anyone wants one - will swap for ovloV/Escort obviously 

See?

[Noel Tidybeard]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Could be. I've moved all my listings from my other account to take advantage of their no fees offer.

12s available at cost to you lot obvs

yes please i have fond memories of the renner 12 estate from childhood years👍

[Datsuncog]

Finally popped the packaging on the Matchbox Moving Parts '56 Morry Thou' Tourer last night.

Sometimes, I like to keep 'em in the box for a while, and then open them when I'm in the mood.

It's a nice little thing.

I could probably do without all the 70th Anniversary guff on the bootlid, but the shape and detailing are well executed.

The orange banding to the wheels actually looks pretty sharp, giving it a pop of colour to lift the monochrome finish.

Interior is functional - in their quest for variation, I believe this model was made in both left-hand and right-hand drive versions. I've come away with a left-hooker.

It's not very visible in the pic, but the interior's been cut away in the driver's footwell to expose the floor/base moulding, showing some moulded-in pedals, which is unusual. I'm not sure why it wasn't just included in the interior moulding - and the driver's seat has also been cut away strangely. 

Were there plans to fit a driver, or something?

But the star of the show is the opening bonnet:

And beneath it, that's a nicely detailed rendering of the A-series engine, with a decent stab at the correct shade of BMC green on the rocker cover.

Underside detailing is also a good effort.

I think I'd have preferred the standard cream version of this casting from 2022 to this Anniversary edition, but hey... finding any from this range without resorting to internet scalper prices is something of an achievement!

I still fancy a Mitsubishi Celeste and Range Rover Mk1 from the Moving Parts line, but I'd be very lucky to turn either of those up in a wee provincial newsagent...

[danthecapriman]

5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Finally popped the packaging on the Matchbox Moving Parts '56 Morry Thou' Tourer last night.

Sometimes, I like to keep 'em in the box for a while, and then open them when I'm in the mood.

It's a nice little thing.

I could probably do without all the 70th Anniversary guff on the bootlid, but the shape and detailing are well executed.

The orange banding to the wheels actually looks pretty sharp, giving it a pop of colour to lift the monochrome finish.

Interior is functional - in their quest for variation, I believe this model was made in both left-hand and right-hand drive versions. I've come away with a left-hooker.

It's not very visible in the pic, but the interior's been cut away in the driver's footwell to expose the floor/base moulding, showing some moulded-in pedals, which is unusual. I'm not sure why it wasn't just included in the interior moulding - and the driver's seat has also been cut away strangely. 

Were there plans to fit a driver, or something?

But the star of the show is the opening bonnet:

And beneath it, that's a nicely detailed rendering of the A-series engine, with a decent stab at the correct shade of BMC green on the rocker cover.

I think I'd have preferred the standard cream version of this casting from 2022 to this Anniversary edition, but hey... finding any from this range without resorting to internet scalper prices is something of an achievement!

I still fancy a Mitsubishi Celeste and Range Rover Mk1 from the Moving Parts line, but I'd be very lucky to turn either of those up in a wee provincial newsagent...

They are a really nice model of the Minor. My preference is the mainline hard top version tbh, but you do lose the opening bonnet on that one.

Mitsubishi and Range Rover are definitely worth tracking down though.

I should really open these up shouldn’t I!?!

[bunglebus]

My silver is LHD

My yellow is RHD

Lots of Mattel cars have the cutout in the floor as if for a driver, never really understood why

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

My silver is LHD

My yellow is RHD

Lots of Mattel cars have the cutout in the floor as if for a driver

I think its something to do with the steering wheel being moulded in one piece with the rest of the interior. I'm sure I have other cars like this.

[bunglebus]

Picked up this little fold out catalogue - it's A6 or slightly smaller and folds out into five sections, so a bit odd to scan sensibly;

 

[FakeConcern]

I'd like to pick peoples brains here, I have so far used Araldite and glued any restored cars back together (glue bomb I know haha) and it has been pretty good with the blob of glue looking like a rivet. However a few times I've marked the fresh paint where I've held it in clamps while it sets despite putting cloth and a bit of card to protect it and letting the paint harden for at least a week. So I'm thinking of screws for the next few I've been working on and want to know what size screws, where do you get them and do you need to run a tap in the hole or is the Mazak soft enough to self tap with the screw?

I think i have said that I'm watching the Dukes of Hazzard series for the first time ever and rather predictably I've been making a General Lee from a King Size Charger I bought in a lucky dip bag along with Burago Fiat for £1.

It didn't have any wheels or front steering/suspension so it now has Corgi late whizzwheels from a Mantis that I've mucked about with

It is getting there

I don't have a dremel so spent ages removing the head and tail lights witha file

It's not fixed together yet (see above question) and the decals are going printed onto paper with cellotape over the top. I know you can buy a set in 1/43 scale, but the cheapest I could find would cost over ten times what I paid for the model!

[bunglebus]

I do mainly 1:64ish stuff so I drill the posts to 1.5mm and then a 2mm tap.

M2 thread screws, loads of different lengths and head types available, I generally use cap head with an Allen type head, either square shouldered or tapered - different bases and posts need different fixings. Got a few M2 washers too as sometimes the heads aren't wide enough to secure the base

Go very slowly and carefully with the tap, you don't want to snap one in the post - oh and don't drill too deep either....

Pretty similar to the original rivets

 

[Spottedlaurel]

I really need to get on and attempt that /\. Some of the 'skills' I have from building kits should be transferable, and it'd give a new lease of life to a load of stuff I've got kicking about, and/ormake them a bit more interesting.

[junkyarddog]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

I'm watching the Dukes of Hazzard series for the first time ever

😮

You've never seen the Dukes Of Hazzard!!!

[FakeConcern]

1 minute ago, junkyarddog said:

😮

You've never seen the Dukes Of Hazzard!!!

I've lead a very sheltered life!

 

I've just started Season 7 today.

[danthecapriman]

At the moment I’m using up a selection of old screws and washers in a little tray my grandad had for his models. There’s loads of them in various sizes which are handy. I think most of them are old imperial sizes.

The last two 1:43’s I used them on had quite a big rivet post so I just drilled them out and carefully screwed them into the holes letting them cut their own threads. As long as you get the screw in the hole square, go slow and keep taking it out and emptying the swarf out of the holes I’ve not failed yet. Although I don’t think I’d risk it on anything small!