Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

1 minute ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

To be honest I don't remember them, and I was 8 at the time. I must have been too interested in my Corgi Rockets to notice them.

I didn’t exist in 1972 so can’t really say😄

It just seems like a really naff idea for a toy though. A stick and piece of string to drag a toy car along with! Corgi Rockets must have blown Matchbox away on that one. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

25 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I didn’t exist in 1972 so can’t really say😄

It just seems like a really naff idea for a toy though. A stick and piece of string to drag a toy car along with! Corgi Rockets must have blown Matchbox away on that one. 

Yeah, a piece of string does not compete with a Grand Canyon set with Super Booster.

[Christine]

Got me a vw T3 custom in tesco

 

[big_al_granvia]

some new chod for me, corgi vanguards 

[bunglebus]

I did t realise the yellow Marzal was a Broomstick one

That purple Pontiac is pretty cool, I'd like to find a good original one to go with my resto

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

6 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Well I dragged a bit of low hanging fruit out of the box as it looked like it would look a lot better with a quick wash and brush up.

Before

After

Before

After

Misty windows are condensation from the cleaning.

It's been enjoyed.

Not much og the hook left but at least there's still a, all be it split, tyre on the winch bit.

But the pivot/rivet that hold the winch must have broken as the spring inside is forcing the two halves apart.

The tool cover was quite loose, but after a bit of levering I have got it to stay on better.

Base is quite good and it does not look like it has been off roading carpetting. Two of the tyres need replacing for the MoT though.

MOT exempt in it.

[bunglebus]

The Merc isn't anything special...is it?

[ETCHY]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

The Merc isn't anything special...is it?

I've never heard of those. How does it attach to the car ?

[andy18s]

21 hours ago, bunglebus said:

If you don't mind a creased card, I've just picked up a second

Yes please Rich,it'll be the  1 that gets opened..

[sierraman]

4 hours ago, ETCHY said:

I've never heard of those. How does it attach to the car ?

I think it taped on. It was a spectacularly shit idea I think and was in essence a bit of plastic, some string and the premise being the drag it along with the path. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

5 hours ago, ETCHY said:

I've never heard of those. How does it attach to the car ?

 

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

I think it taped on. It was a spectacularly shit idea I think and was in essence a bit of plastic, some string and the premise being the drag it along with the path. 

There's nothing obvious on the base apart from the small oblong recess by the front rivet, but this maybe just the normal feature for tow truck work. I do not have another Marzal to compare.

[MiniMinorMk3]

I've done with cleaning black marker.

Due to the rough finish on the Mercury I have decided to leave it's historic finish.

It's an early thin wheel Superfast that has 55 or 73 on the base.

As predicted the Marzal did not have much of teh original yellow left, and what is left has turned an odd shade of mucky lime green.

The Jag has revealed it's chrome finish, but it has suffered losses. 

I might go up to Hobby Time and see if I can get some glass paint to attempt restoring the original look.

I've improved the Pontiac a bit.

To the naked my dodgy old eyes this looks okay in natural light, but yet again the flash photography shows up the bits I've missed.

I never had a purple one when younger, but I did have a Regular Wheel red one.

This will be going on my desk as, like the 250 GT Lusso, it has always been a car I'd like a real one of.

Natural light shots.

[MiniMinorMk3]

22 hours ago, bunglebus said:

...Is that a Joal next to it too? Can see plenty of VW goodies in the mix, GP Buggy with surfboards is a good score but all old VW stuff sells easily - as will that red wheel centre Batmobile

Yes it is a Joal.

It's a Chaparral 2-F in an excellent box with a lid with no stress cracks and some very minor scratching.

There's a couple of paints chips here and there...

and the rear spoiler will not balance in the right place.

But what lets it down is one of the doors has gone missing.

The base is good with just some paint loss on the raised edges.

I've also cleaned up the Batmobile.

This has been enjoyed and obviously done plenty of crime fighting.

I tested the rocket launchers with some bits of cocktail stick and all three still fire.

This one been out doors by the looks of it and the tyres look like they will fall into many many pieces if any attempt is made to remove them.

 

[cms206]

A few from today, and a breakdown of yesterday's charity shop pound bags; today first.

Gave a pound for the 305, two quid each on the Jag and Unimog - the Mog is amazing, only missing a jewel headlight.

Tiny Majorette Peugeot 204C is sadly missing it's interior and glass but couldn't leave it for 50p. Doubt I'll come across a cheap donor sadly as the body is mint.

A couple of Kidco Datsuns, the black one is a lockup which has... locked up.

"Dinky" Camaro and Summer Toyota Crown.

Playart Scania

The rest.

 

The pound shop bags netted this lot; fair bit of dross but a few decent bits.

[cms206]

Finally for now, marketplace haul for a tenner a few weeks ago which I've only just got out the car.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

There's nothing obvious on the base apart from the small oblong recess by the front rivet, but this maybe just the normal feature for tow truck work. I do not have another Marzal to compare.

TADTS

 

[bunglebus]

41 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Yes it is a Joal.

It's a Chaparral 2-F in an excellent box with a lid with no stress cracks and some very minor scratching

and the rear spoiler will not balance in the right place.

But what lets it down is one of the doors has gone missing.

Funny enough TADTS too

Mine is missing a door and the spoiler stays in place just long enough for a picture if I'm lucky

Bought off a member on here, no box though

[Tenmil Socket]

16 minutes ago, cms206 said:

Finally for now, marketplace haul for a tenner a few weeks ago which I've only just got out the car.

I should sign up to Marketplace but I know I'll just end up buying a load of shite. Any more pics of the Peugeot in your previous post?

[danthecapriman]

6 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Funny enough TADTS too

Mine is missing a door and the spoiler stays in place just long enough for a picture if I'm lucky

Bought off a member on here, no box though

It wasn’t me you got that from was it? I did have one that I’m sure I sold on here a while back.

[cms206]

4 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I should sign up to Marketplace but I know I'll just end up buying a load of shite. Any more pics of the Peugeot in your previous post?

Certainly; 1/65 scale. It is tiny. Just gutted it's not complete!

[Tenmil Socket]

1 minute ago, cms206 said:

Certainly; 1/65 scale. It is tiny. Just gutted it's not complete!

My bad, I meant the 305. The windscreen looks interesting!

[cms206]

Just now, Tenmil Socket said:

My bad, I meant the 305. The windscreen looks interesting!

Hah! Sorry should have asked!!!

I'm sure I've got another one of these white 305s with the dirt detailing, and a blue one without... somewhere. Matchbox Superkings K84.

 

 

[Tenmil Socket]

4 minutes ago, cms206 said:

Hah! Sorry should have asked!!!

I'm sure I've got another one of these white 305s with the dirt detailing, and a blue one without... somewhere. Matchbox Superkings K84.

 

 

That's fantastic... I'd love to find a tidy example!

[danthecapriman]

Well, the Altaya Metro 6R4 arrived today.

Initial impressions are… @quicksilver was probably (certainly!) right. It will be a pig to convert backwards to a standard Metro!😆

But given it’s broken and a bit worn anyway it’s probably worth a go I reckon.

I discovered something too. Unusually for one of these 1:43’s it has a party trick nobody told me about! 
I had no idea they had lights! There’s a little switch under the front for them!

 
Curiosity got the better of me so I had a quick peek inside. 
Not the tidiest job of it but cool it’s there non the less, and they work too.

So, I still think hacking it about to become a standard Metro is doable. Not easy by any stretch but I reckon I can do it! 
It’s going to take a while and there’s a lot of material and parts to remove but it’ll be quite the challenge.

I could of course just leave it alone, but tbh, I’m just not really interested in race cars like this. Nice enough, but it’s meaningless to me. Whereas a normal Metro is very relatable and will mean something to most people.

[Tenmil Socket]

23 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Well, the Altaya Metro 6R4 arrived today.

Initial impressions are… @quicksilver was probably (certainly!) right. It will be a pig to convert backwards to a standard Metro!😆

But given it’s broken and a bit worn anyway it’s probably worth a go I reckon.

I discovered something too. Unusually for one of these 1:43’s it has a party trick nobody told me about! 
I had no idea they had lights! There’s a little switch under the front for them!

 
Curiosity got the better of me so I had a quick peek inside. 
Not the tidiest job of it but cool it’s there non the less, and they work too.

So, I still think hacking it about to become a standard Metro is doable. Not easy by any stretch but I reckon I can do it! 
It’s going to take a while and there’s a lot of material and parts to remove but it’ll be quite the challenge.

I could of course just leave it alone, but tbh, I’m just not really interested in race cars like this. Nice enough, but it’s meaningless to me. Whereas a normal Metro is very relatable and will mean something to most people.

Perfect opportunity to re-create this!

[danthecapriman]

16 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Perfect opportunity to re-create this!

Stunning. Just stunning. Takes your breath away really!😂

[Tenmil Socket]

6 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Stunning. Just stunning. Takes your breath away really!😂

It's been doing the rounds for years on the internet. A shit as it is, why a 5 door though 🤦‍♂️

[ETCHY]

6 hours ago, sierraman said:

I think it taped on. It was a spectacularly shit idea I think and was in essence a bit of plastic, some string and the premise being the drag it along with the path. 

Oh wow even as a kid I'd have thought that was shit

[sierraman]

5 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

Oh wow even as a kid I'd have thought that was shit

They were going through one of those periods desperate for something that would be the next big thing, history tells us however this was not it. If you look back they had a huge range of toys, diecast probably only accounted for 30% of it. 

[flat4alfa]

Went charity shop this morning 

Saw a box, a recent donation on cabinet behind counter

Was told were throwing it out because  'can't sell 'em, as old and broken'

I looked inside

No wonder the big commercial bins out back are overflowing

So I offered a fiver donation to the charity (because, charity) and then walked out with it to sift through