Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

46 minutes ago, AndyW201 said:

@bunglebus, have you got this version of the Poison Pinto? Looks like Zamac?

No I've been looking everywhere for that!

[AndyW201]

17 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

No I've been looking everywhere for that!

Spotted it in Home Bargains. I can nip down tomorrow if you want it getting?

[bunglebus]

51 minutes ago, AndyW201 said:

Spotted it in Home Bargains. I can nip down tomorrow if you want it getting?

Yes please, that would be great

[Spottedlaurel]

Sole recent HW purchase, from The Entertainer in Tesco:

Nice colour. Foolishly I forgot about the the 2 for £3.60 offer, otherwise I would have also got the Unimog.

Someone else was at the box when I got there, with phone in hand, and he went away with a few so I don't know if I missed anything super exciting.

Trying to limit the diecast acquisitions at present, in readiness for next month's trip to France.

[bunglebus]

This morning, stage 1

It's raining a bit so not sure if stage 2 is happening yet

[junkyarddog]

Love the yellow ramp.

Always pick them up when I see them.

[Tenmil Socket]

46 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

This morning, stage 1

It's raining a bit so not sure if stage 2 is happening yet

MK3 police Escort!

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Love the yellow ramp.

Always pick them up when I see them.

Crescent, quite nice but I'll probably sell it sooner or later

3 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

MK3 police Escort!

Yes indeed

Only other smol Corgi was the topless Range Rover 

Other finds include Harry Pothead's Anglia

The only thing I bought at the second boot sale was a battered Miura. Paid more to get in!

Superfast wheels are way too tall, but I reckon this Galaxie could look good with the custom treatment 

Tidy Opel

I think I have the correct horse box to go behind that black two pack Golf from the other week - but just in case...

R5

Unusual livery Breakdown Truck - name is printed, rather than cast, on the base

Laser Wheels 'bird

And a Prairie dog

Different version of the Zee Toys EXP

Weirdest, and therefore best find was this Norev

ERTL police cruiser

Another Tail Dragger 

Some Majorettes 

Caravan for @FakeConcern if he'd like it

Big boys include a Corgi Pullman limo

Beast Carrier 

And another transporter. I just whack these on eBay for a small profit

[Tenmil Socket]

49 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Crescent, quite nice but I'll probably sell it sooner or later

Yes indeed

Only other smol Corgi was the topless Range Rover 

Other finds include Harry Pothead's Anglia

The only thing I bought at the second boot sale was a battered Miura. Paid more to get in!

Superfast wheels are way too tall, but I reckon this Galaxie could look good with the custom treatment 

Tidy Opel

I think I have the correct horse box to go behind that black two pack Golf from the other week - but just in case...

R5

Unusual livery Breakdown Truck - name is printed, rather than cast, on the base

Laser Wheels 'bird

And a Prairie dog

Different version of the Zee Toys EXP

Weirdest, and therefore best find was this Norev

ERTL police cruiser

Another Tail Dragger 

Some Majorettes 

Caravan for @FakeConcern if he'd like it

Big boys include a Corgi Pullman limo

Beast Carrier 

And another transporter. I just whack these on eBay for a small profit

Escort for sale?

[bunglebus]

4 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Escort for sale?

I think you normally rent them

[junkyarddog]

Today's show finds.

Norev mini jet Mercedes Ambulance. 

Husky Studebaker Ambulance.

Dinky Victor FB Ambulance. 

Wasn't my intention to buy 3 Ambulance diecast vehicles,it just happened.🙄

Next is one of my favourites,a Dodge dragster in slightly unusual Orange Peel livery.

Next is a Plod Dinky Mk4 Zodiac.

Lastly this Spot on  MGA.

Crap windscreen aside it's in reasonable condition. 

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

i like the victor ambo

[bunglebus]

I've not seen boss man for quite a while, but he left this in the van for me

Several nice blue card Hot Wheels inside, including these two for @bramz7

I got these, they're in great shape

But there were a couple of bonus bits I didn't know about

I have a good boss 😁 

Although I think he's bought that Sierra instead of the blue XR4i for @Tenmil Socket sorry...

[bramz7]

Great, thanks! I'll send payment over asap, send me a pm with the details. 

[sheffcortinacentre]

The ertl cruiser ( Pontiac Bonneville)is sometimes in dukes of hazard sets I think & gold version smokey & the bandit

[bunglebus]

They usually look like they've been used in the Dukes of Hazzard 

Gold ones fare better it seems

 

[FakeConcern]

Toy fair in Worthing today and as usual I managed to buy a load of shite most of it not that cheap, but oh well...

First for £5 each, but he let me have 5 for £20 which was ok

The Camaro is by Franklin Mint, not seen one before and it is a bit too scale model rather than toy. I like the two Dinky yank tanks and have never had either until now. I have a Dinky Land Crab already, but this will be good to repaint. The Cambridge I got as it's better than the one I have already.

I thought it was a Matchbox Yesteryears when I first saw it as the base looks very like the Cudas I recently got (and have moved on to readers of this thread).

The opening doors and bonnet kind of push it to a toy so I'll allow myself to keep it unless @eddyramrod or someone else particularly wants it

The same seller had these for £2 each

The Marina has a perfect shell, but missing other bits and I think I have one with broken A pllars so should make up a good one. The Cortina will get a repaint and different wheels (not sure what yet) as it's complete apart from that. Often these are silly money even when quite broken. I've never seen an Auto Pilan Javelin before, shame this has a missing door, engine and glazing but is interesting anyway

Another of my favourite sellers had these for £2 each and I couldn't resist another Corgi transporter haha. The two Zephyrs should make one good one and I've never had a Dinky Herald before. I got the Dinky SD1 thinking @eddyramrod would want it, but luckily he doesn't as it's really nice!

The same seller had these as well, Triumph 1300 £7, Transit £4 and Herald £1. I intend to civvy the Transit as I already have a nice rozzer one from @danthecapriman which replaced the one I had as a kid.

The 1300 is lovely, not seen one for anything like as cheap before and I was amazed that the Corgi Hreald still has the bonnet attached...

I may have paid too much for all of these, but got carried away! Crapi has missing headlamp and side vent £10, Victor missing interior and glazing (how?) £5 and 356 is a bad repaint £5.

never mind I like them anyway, not sure what I'll do withe the 101, but the 356 will bet painted and the Crapi will join the two purple examples with the earlier wheels I have already

As we came into the fair i spotted this 1/18 Mini, I have quite a few different Minis, but not this one and I wasn't sure what it was. The seller wanted £10

On the way out it was still there and I looked at it again, but I could see Mrs Concern looking very disapproving. I was also pretty sure the wheels are wrong,

I liked it anyway, but was about to walk away when Mrs Concern offered £8 and it was accepted! I think having done search that it's Motormax

Mrs Concern didn't get much for herself

whereas I got

[sutty2006]

On 29/06/2024 at 18:20, bunglebus said:

Got a boxed one

And others that have seen active service, all in this livery for some reason

 

Nice!!! 
 

weirdly our light blue cop car has a blue light bar, instead of red. It’s broken, but oddly can’t find another with a blue light bar. 

[FakeConcern]

Has anyone used this site for spares?

https://diecastrecoveries.org.uk/

I've never heard of them and usually use Steve Flowers, but it came up when seaching fo some obscure parts.

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Has anyone used this site for spares?

https://diecastrecoveries.org.uk/

I've never heard of them and usually use Steve Flowers, but it came up when seaching fo some obscure parts.

I’ve not no but they’re a sight dearer than Flowers

[danthecapriman]

14 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

Toy fair in Worthing today and as usual I managed to buy a load of shite most of it not that cheap, but oh well...

First for £5 each, but he let me have 5 for £20 which was ok

The Camaro is by Franklin Mint, not seen one before and it is a bit too scale model rather than toy. I like the two Dinky yank tanks and have never had either until now. I have a Dinky Land Crab already, but this will be good to repaint. The Cambridge I got as it's better than the one I have already.

I thought it was a Matchbox Yesteryears when I first saw it as the base looks very like the Cudas I recently got (and have moved on to readers of this thread).

The opening doors and bonnet kind of push it to a toy so I'll allow myself to keep it unless @eddyramrod or someone else particularly wants it

The same seller had these for £2 each

The Marina has a perfect shell, but missing other bits and I think I have one with broken A pllars so should make up a good one. The Cortina will get a repaint and different wheels (not sure what yet) as it's complete apart from that. Often these are silly money even when quite broken. I've never seen an Auto Pilan Javelin before, shame this has a missing door, engine and glazing but is interesting anyway

Another of my favourite sellers had these for £2 each and I couldn't resist another Corgi transporter haha. The two Zephyrs should make one good one and I've never had a Dinky Herald before. I got the Dinky SD1 thinking @eddyramrod would want it, but luckily he doesn't as it's really nice!

The same seller had these as well, Triumph 1300 £7, Transit £4 and Herald £1. I intend to civvy the Transit as I already have a nice rozzer one from @danthecapriman which replaced the one I had as a kid.

The 1300 is lovely, not seen one for anything like as cheap before and I was amazed that the Corgi Hreald still has the bonnet attached...

I may have paid too much for all of these, but got carried away! Crapi has missing headlamp and side vent £10, Victor missing interior and glazing (how?) £5 and 356 is a bad repaint £5.

never mind I like them anyway, not sure what I'll do withe the 101, but the 356 will bet painted and the Crapi will join the two purple examples with the earlier wheels I have already

As we came into the fair i spotted this 1/18 Mini, I have quite a few different Minis, but not this one and I wasn't sure what it was. The seller wanted £10

On the way out it was still there and I looked at it again, but I could see Mrs Concern looking very disapproving. I was also pretty sure the wheels are wrong,

I liked it anyway, but was about to walk away when Mrs Concern offered £8 and it was accepted! I think having done search that it's Motormax

Mrs Concern didn't get much for herself

whereas I got

Lovely haul there again!

That 101 is another that seems to go for good prices on the Bay, I’d say at a fiver it’s worth that all day long! 
Its condition and price would make it a good candidate for a custom job… not that often you get chance to do that to them because everyone seems to want £££shitloads for them.

[FakeConcern]

7 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Lovely haul there again!

That 101 is another that seems to go for good prices on the Bay, I’d say at a fiver it’s worth that all day long! 
Its condition and price would make it a good candidate for a custom job… not that often you get chance to do that to them because everyone seems to want £££shitloads for them.

I agree about the 101, but for now I'm intending to get the glazing from Steve and find an interior donor that's close enough to look ok. The paint is not that bad so it can stay like it is until I decide to do this

It's another one I've never seen IRL before so I snapped it up!

[danthecapriman]

8 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

I agree about the 101, but for now I'm intending to get the glazing from Steve and find an interior donor that's close enough to look ok. The paint is not that bad so it can stay like it is until I decide to do this

It's another one I've never seen IRL before so I snapped it up!

I’ve got one here somewhere, not one I’ll be messing around with though as it’s quite nice.

Didn't they only do them in that red or the pale yellow. Don’t think there were any others? 
It’s a nice model though so it’s a bit of a shame if they didn’t release any other colours.

[FakeConcern]

Dinky and Corgi generally only did one or two colours of most models I think.

Funny as a kid I wasn't aware the Dinky 101 existed, most of my toy cars were Corgi, I imagine the local toy shop only stocked them and not Dinky, Spot On etc. I have some of each from childhood, but I think they were either holiday spending money or presents from relatives.

[bunglebus]

I know, no one else cares about the Field Car - but look at this upcoming livery

 

[sutty2006]

@bunglebus

 

Circus containers 👌

 

 

[sierraman]

40 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

@bunglebus

 

Circus containers 👌

 

 

Should have a Daf Tractor unit on the front. 

[sierraman]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I know, no one else cares about the Field Car - but look at this upcoming livery

 

I like that. I’ll look forward to seeing that sometime in 2027! 🤣

[sutty2006]

20 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Should have a Daf Tractor unit on the front. 

Not necessarily!

 

 

[sierraman]

Ah I’m mixing it up with this one…