Shite in Miniature II

[RoadworkUK]

1 hour ago, junkyarddog said:

Some recent finds in no particular order. 

Matchbox Ferry boat.

 

Must clean my contact lenses; I thought that said HEROIN on the bow – odd choice of name for a kids' toy,

[bunglebus]

I bought a replacement Ironside for mine recently 

Now I look at @junkyarddog's example, it appears the lift is missing too

Glad it's not just me that buys all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff though, I enjoyed looking at that lot!

[bunglebus]

Propped onto two different TK Maxx's today, my local one didn't have any cars but Basildon had loads - no MK2 Escort though.

It's a real shame Majorette aren't better distributed in the UK, they do such a nice job of their castings. 2CV caught the mrs's eye 

I grabbed the ID Buzz, will be good to compare to the Hot Wheels version

Fiat 500 is really cute, think this is my favourite today

But I wasn't going to leave an H van behind either

Lastly this set, which I felt obliged to pick up after it received positive feedback on the WhatsApp group!

Beetle casting has been modified to include a towbar

[danthecapriman]

2 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Propped onto two different TK Maxx's today, my local one didn't have any cars but Basildon had loads - no MK2 Escort though.

It's a real shame Majorette aren't better distributed in the UK, they do such a nice job of their castings. 2CV caught the mrs's eye 

I grabbed the ID Buzz, will be good to compare to the Hot Wheels version

Fiat 500 is really cute, think this is my favourite today

But I wasn't going to leave an H van behind either

Lastly this set, which I felt obliged to pick up after it received positive feedback on the WhatsApp group!

Beetle casting has been modified to include a towbar

They look great! As did that Escort. 
I think I actually prefer Majorette stuff over Hot Wheels. Can’t say why exactly, but it just looks better. Somehow. 
As you say though, it’s not that well distributed. I haven’t seen any near here.

[bunglebus]

This was the scene in TK Maxx

And Asda

[bunglebus]

Postie man had left me presents while I was out 

Firstly, a boxed Zylmex R652 Porsche 935

Lovely. It wasn't the only Zylmex Porsche still in the original packaging though, this smaller Grippers 911 also landed on the mat (in a jiffy bag again...)

How's this for a messed up diecast? Corgi FX4 London taxi, but it's a Hot Wheels, painted as a New York Checker but with London Cab Co decals

Found another of the Matchbox Retro castings. This is marked series 13 so goodness knows how many there are, I'd quite like to find the Pi-Eyed Piper

Need to dig out my original for comparison. While I'm there I'll be trying to find originals to line up with these rubber ones, very pleased to have found a job lot of them, as some sellers wanted quite a lot for just one.

I love the detail that's included, showing this was the flamed version of the Datsun 126X

Most have the name moulded in, like the Cosmobile

The majority are marked as being genuine Lesney products, but not all

Don't think the Beetle matches the others, it certainly isn't the 1500 casting

This one's great, Beach Hopper with the flower decal

What I didn't appreciate from pictures is that they're about half the size of the actual Matchbox vehicles. I'll be rummaging in the loft tomorrow finding all the originals!

[morrisoxide]

So what did you do at the weekend?

Er... Watched Breaking of Thrones on netflix you know like some normal person...  Honest.

What I actually did is move these about a bit on the carpet.

Edit Wow that's compressed down a tad!

[morrisoxide]

I should explain 90% of these where given to me by my Dad's friend. He bought them new took them out of the box looked at them and that's about it.

I'll post some more detailed pictures later. Now I have sorted them into some kind of order.

[bunglebus]

They all look in lovely condition, that a great collection. Probably worth quite a lot too if eBay job lot prices are anything to go by

[morrisoxide]

They are, they have all the trimmings too.

But here's the money shot.

[bunglebus]

Another bunch of carded vehicles out of that job lot, and again trying to just stick to the more unusual ones

Very pleased to find two different Ruff Rabbits still in their original packaging 

Plenty of Hot Wheels Beetles, but this one stands out

I do have both the regular and premium versions of Herbie, but not on cards. Pretty sought-after version, and I got two

Taking of Herbie, this oddity from Dickie Toys was included 

Several Johnny Lightnings - very nice casting with well detailed metal base

Lots of Matchbox '62 Beetles in there, 50th anniversary version is definitely the best though. Very tempting to cut the tape holding the bubble on for a better look

A handful of Baja Bugs came to light, Indian made one is quite a rarity

This is a good score, 100% Hot Wheels set

But I'm well aware seeing the rubber bands still around the cars is bad news, so I cut the seal on the box to have a closer look and remove them

The Beetle escaped with minimal damage from the bands, but the bus has lost some of its tampos. 

Dinky Corvette is a nice addition to my collection 

Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard from Matchbox 

Hot Wheels Range Rover is quite a difficult one to find, especially still on the card

Now I just need to go through two boxes of loose cars...

[bunglebus]

10 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

They are, they have all the trimmings too.

But here's the money shot.

Lovely, well into three figures for that I'd say. I sold my green one for reasons I still don't understand 

 

[Spottedlaurel]

37 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

I'm particularly liking this lot, very nice.

[morrisoxide]

25 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Lovely, well into three figures for that I'd say. I sold my green one for reasons I still don't understand

Don't think I could sell them I'd never pay the prices nowadays.

11 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I'm particularly liking this lot, very nice.

I do like Majorette they are the right kind of wrong if you know what I mean. The Simca and Twingo are two of my favorites

[junkyarddog]

1 hour ago, morrisoxide said:

I should explain 90% of these where given to me by my Dad's friend. He bought them new took them out of the box looked at them and that's about it.

I'll post some more detailed pictures later. Now I have sorted them into some kind of order.

[flat4alfa]

22 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Found another of the Matchbox Retro castings. This is marked series 13 so goodness knows how many there are, I'd quite like to find the Pi-Eyed Piper

 

28 series, produced 1989-99, stocks remained available well into 2000s

The First 6 were ‘World Class’ Series

Then became ‘Premier’ World Class Series

Probable successor would be ‘Moving Parts’ series, launched 2020

 

[Split_Pin]

Holy mackerel! Lovely collection there @morrisoxide!

[bunglebus]

Going back to the topic of Matchbox registrations, and doing a bit of research (looking on Google), I think the first car with a registration is the Zephyr in 1963 with 521 AYF

I haven't looked through busses, lorries etc so there might be an earlier road vehicle, as that Muir Hill dumper doesn't count in my eyes

[morrisoxide]

4 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Holy mackerel! Lovely collection there @morrisoxide!

Yes it's! The chap who gave me them had a massive collection of all sorts. Don't know were the rest of his collection went I fear in the skip. 

He used to tell me about his 30s Packards he used to drive about in the 60s. Driving from scrap yard to scrap yard picking parts up to keep them going.

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Going back to the topic of Matchbox registrations, and doing a bit of research (looking on Google), I think the first car with a registration is the Zephyr in 1963 with 521 AYF

I haven't looked through busses, lorries etc so there might be an earlier road vehicle, as that Muir Hill dumper doesn't count in my eyes

A few pages back is the Triumph Combination which is supposed to be the first to have a plate.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

A few pages back is the Triumph Combination which is supposed to be the first to have a plate.

Yes, I was trying to work out the first car to have one, I don't think the Muir Hill Dumper really counts. There might be a bus or lorry with a plate too, didn't feel like looking through them all too!

[bunglebus]

Here are the Beach Hopper and Datsun 126X with the smaller rubber equivalents

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Yes, I was trying to work out the first car to have one, I don't think the Muir Hill Dumper really counts. There might be a bus or lorry with a plate too, didn't feel like looking through them all too!

Also in 1963 No. 53 Mercedes had the plate 9124 MP

[bunglebus]

Just found this one while photographing loose VWs, appropriately enough the Flying Bug has a German plate, SA-C 9310. Doesn't seem to correspond to any specific area unfortunately 

Got a few* to look through today

[Lord Sterling]

Whilst waiting for a rusty Micra to fail it's MoT, I popped into a few charity shops, mainly to keep warm and spend a bit of time until the library opened.

I found these in one of the shops who usually have a small whicker basket full of cars;

No buyages was made because of very tight finances (again!) But I nearly did buy this;

Most people would know this as a Majorette Mk5 Escort. They are usually a diecast body with metal bumpers attached to an underbody, much like this:

Except, the one I found isn't. It an all over plastic body including the bumpers (body and bumpers are all one plastic cast) the underside is metal but only stamped with 'Majorette' there is no other details, so I wonder what all that is about.

Just for its unusualness, I might go back and get it...

[andy18s]

Yes please if you don't want it...

Edit. I'd like to place dibs on it once you've enjoyed it for a while.....

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Lord Sterling said:

I reckon that's the Novacar version. Good find, there are a few others like the silver BMW and blue Hot Wheels police car worth grabbing too if they're cheap

Plus the SL and 5 of course

 

[bunglebus]

Spent several hours going through a box of loose VWs out of the job lot this afternoon. Almost all are mint, although not many are especially rare so I won't bore you posting them all.

This Matchbox Golf is quite a standout though, gold 8 dot wheels seem unusual?

Beautiful condition Whizzwheels bug, I thought it was a resto at first

Big Blue is a good score

There were plenty of the Hot Wheels Beetles, always found this one a bit odd with the sticky-out wheels. Pink seems to suit it though

Yellow Matchbox Beetle, because yellow Beetles are the best Beetles

This was something I wasn't aware of - I knew Matchbox changed the panel van casting from a single piece to a two section version that allowed for two tone paint jobs...

But I didn't realise it also shrunk

At least they cast in a centre windscreen pillar I suppose, the old one being part of the glazing was a slight annoyance. Some of the versions I've unearthed are pretty strange, decals covering the windows isn't something I recall seeing before

Tomica T2 is a lovely find

Lastly this oddball. Wheels have been replaced and are obviously wrong. Looks a bit like a Tonka and a bit like a Tootsietoy, but it's neither. I doesn't really seem to have a specific brand name, just Hubley Division Gabriel Ind Inc

[danthecapriman]

Pretty sure I had one of those Matchbox Golf’s in red with gold wheels when I was little. Definitely don’t have it anymore though. It would have been in the big box of my old toys that went to my cousins kids.

Probably in a landfill by now I expect.

[bunglebus]

Looks like I have a tatty example with gold wheels, and this lovely silver wheel version