Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

42 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

looks good, but to my eye the 5th wheel is too far forward & would more or less be over the axle

That’s where the instructions for the original kit say it should go. Basically centred over the rear axle. But, they aren’t necessarily always there,

I think it does need to go back a bit though. The trailer looks a bit close to the cab.

[Datsuncog]

43 minutes ago, Christine said:

Corr !   Can you get  me the  Honda civic ek9 ? 

I'll have a look next time I'm passing - there was only one Civic on the shelf (two or three each of the other types), so here's hoping!

[Noel Tidybeard]

31 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

That’s where the instructions for the original kit say it should go. Basically centred over the rear axle. But, they aren’t necessarily always there,

I think it does need to go back a bit though. The trailer looks a bit close to the cab.

there's less overhang on the chassis in the pic which looks better

[andrew e]

I’m a bit of a sucker for a Tomica, the fact you can let them escape the box is a bonus too. First up from the regular range this Suzuka race control Civic which unusually for a Tomica actually has wheels that look big enough for the body. Crisply cast and tampo’d its a little cracker 👍

Its a real thing too!

The second Tomica is a posh one from the Premium range - original Honda Prelude. Again a lovely casting, crisp and nice tampo lights too. Doors open and fit beautifully too for a modern diecast (still not a patch on a 60’s Lesney obviously).

This shows the worst and best bits…. Worst is the dashboard and steering wheel, bit of a letdown really. Best bit is the wheel trims (that looked like alloys on the real thing) which are just a fantastic moulding.

These aren't dear, both sub a fiver, but the shipping cost normally kills things - however these were squeezed in with some equally unnecessarily purchased Tamiya parts 😂

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

looks good, but to my eye the 5th wheel is too far forward & would more or less be over the axle

That would overload the rear axle making the real lorry illegal on that axle, plus give dangerously vague steering. The front should have about 7 tons on it so the 5th wheel position looks spot on to me 👍

[danthecapriman]

Tbh, it could be the trailer itself having the hitch pin quite far back? That’s not necessarily an easy thing to move though.

Painted it today.

Luckily the British Rail livery is very simple! All black chassis with an all yellow cab body (or red if it belonged to the Freighliner section who dealt with the containers). I’ve got some red double arrow logo’s somewhere ready for this. Some of these trucks seemed to have a black bumper but some had a silver/grey so I’ve done mine in an aluminium silver colour. 
Loads of bits on the chassis and cab to paint in next! 
I need to find a decent colour photo of a GUY cab interior too so I can paint that.

The reason I didn’t use the GUY’s chassis in the kit was because the trailer wouldn’t work very well with it. It would have taken a good deal of messing with to make it work. The suspension and wheels on it were too low for the trailer too. 
It was also 3D printed and seemed very fragile to me. It felt like it’d either break or warp very easily.

The AEC 8x4 is still progressing slowly. I’m making the glazing (which is a task I hate doing!) and can only do one or two windows at a time then have to let the glue dry.

[danthecapriman]

This is how the kits come.

These are two more I’ve got sat waiting their turn! 
Ford Cargo looks good but might need a good amount of tidying up to get rid of all the printing pips etc. Leyland Terrier looks a really nice little thing though and should build up into a good looking truck. The only downside to these (and the GUY) is they don’t have any information with them for making the glazing, so it’s basically totally up to you to do it. 
The AEC and Leyland Ergomatic’s are from a different company and have good instructions for it all.

[danthecapriman]

There’s this in the queue too.

SBT Leyland National mk2, also 3D printed. It’s huge too!

  
Here’s a 1:43 Transit for size comparison.

Absolutely shit loads of separate parts and bits to fit with it. 
I’ve heard they can take a bit of work and fettling to get a good finish on, but let’s be honest… there really isn’t much choice besides!

[bunglebus]

Partner's grandson really like purple, so I said I'd crank out a quick repaint for him, as it was a good excuse to get some practice in with the chromo pigment. 

Definitely got it right this time using a UV light to check it as I went along - ordered some more colours too

[danthecapriman]

Where did you find that paint @bunglebus? 
I’ve never seen that before.

[bunglebus]

28 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Where did you find that paint @bunglebus? 
I’ve never seen that before.

It comes as a very fine powder which you mix with clear

Probably more intended for nail art but I'm no stranger to using nail varnish to paint toy cars

[Datsuncog]

5 hours ago, Christine said:

Corr !   Can you get  me the  Honda civic ek9 ? 

You're in luck!

It was still on the shelf.

[Christine]

bloody marvellous ! I tried all afternoon to end up not getting  one  anywhere !  How much inc  post ? 

[Christine]

Open it !  What else is in the box ?  its like xmas !   

[bunglebus]

54 minutes ago, Christine said:

Open it !  What else is in the box ?  its like xmas !   

I think they're going to be like the Tune Ups with bodykit type add-ons

[Datsuncog]

16 hours ago, Christine said:

bloody marvellous ! I tried all afternoon to end up not getting  one  anywhere !  How much inc  post ? 

PM sent!

[MiniMinorMk3]

Knowing that there are a lot of fans of small scale diecast on here I thought I'd post up the Vectis catalogue for their 8th October sale. There are lots to suit all wallets and collectors of small scale.

Vectis Auctions | Specialist Diecast and Model Auction

There's Tomica

Polistil

Hot Wheels old and newer

Siku

Lone Star/Impy

Majorette

Corgi Juniors

and lots of assorted unboxed/bubbled stuff

[Christine]

In my hunt for a Civic yesterday   i couldn't resist the charity shop next door to the toyshop.. in a locked cabinet was a bedford ca crewbus , poor  repaint  . ...My dad had one when i was about 5 .. He painted it up like a  doormobile and we had many family  holidays to Devon in it .  

It was stickered up at 4 quid , i went to the counter , said i want the Bedford  in the cabinet,  I'm popping next door , i'll be back in  10 minutes ... WAIT , SHOW ME WHAT ONE , I'LL GET IT NOW !  ( Fuck , i want a Civic  more,   i'm in a hurry! )  So i waited... she got the key ..i pointed to the Bedford ..and as she picked it up it all fell to bits !  Well i'm going to take it to bits anyway arent I to paint ?  , so she says  i can have it for nothing ... as its broken .. Almost a fight  i'm tying to give her 4 quid and she wont take it ! We settled at 50p. Pics L8r.. i painted it  again ! 

[Christine]

Dads Bedford about 1966 .67 ? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tenmil Socket]

10 minutes ago, Christine said:

Dads Bedford about 1966 .67 ? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tremendous!

[Christine]

Cool dude running without the spats

 

It got stolen one night , it was abandoed 500 yds away missing the radio.   It got fingerprinted .. i  at 6 years old had to give my finger prints ..and the police gave me a copy ..  and told me never to steal anything as i was on file and could be caught ..! 

[Tenmil Socket]

1989 - Racing Champions INC - BMW 323i Covertible (with additional 1985 - Matchbox Alpina - 1:56)

 

[bunglebus]

Majorette got in on the act too

 

[Tenmil Socket]

49 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Majorette got in on the act too

 

Another one to find.

[danthecapriman]

These arrived from Italy yesterday!

A second Nissan Tsuru (Sunny!) which is one for European-ising with a repaint and Euro spec grill.

 

And a VW Atlantic (Jetta), which just needs European single headlights making. 
I like this Jetta model, always seemed a bit of an odd choice to make a model of as it wasn’t ever as common or popular as the Golf or most other VW’s, but I’m glad they did!

[Tenmil Socket]

Corgi? MK1 Ford Sierra

What a colour combo! I think Corgi has been blanked off on the base... didn't you have one of these @bunglebus?

[sierraman]

22 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Corgi? MK1 Ford Sierra

What a colour combo! I think Corgi has been blanked off on the base... didn't you have one of these @bunglebus?

I think they were the ones they used to remove the detail off the bases as they were promotional items? 

[Tenmil Socket]

3 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I think they were the ones they used to remove the detail off the bases as they were promotional items? 

Why would they do that?

[sierraman]

Just now, Tenmil Socket said:

Why would they do that?

God knows! I’ve quite a few that seem to have had the detail blanked off. Maybe could also be due to copyright issues as well. 

[Tenmil Socket]

1 minute ago, sierraman said:

God knows! I’ve quite a few that seem to have had the detail blanked off. Maybe could also be due to copyright issues as well. 

I was thinking perhaps that the moulds were sold off to a company that wasn't Corgi and therefore they had to remove the branding?