Shite in Miniature II

[Spottedlaurel]

Been a little while since I've had any acquisitions to report. Been trying to stay away from toy fairs and there has been very little in the supermarkets.

But, today a trip to the dentist gave me a chance to pop into the collectible diecasts/toys/games shop which I am surprised manages to keep going in a local town centre. it was worthwhile....

Tomica Premiums at £10-12 each plus loose odds and ends out of the various 50p/£1/£2 trays and displays. The Matchbox 300ZX is one that has the jazzy paintwork and wheel centres.

 

Tomicas are very nice, with detailed front and rear lights and bespoke wheels.

 

Compare and contrast Celsior/LS400 duo. Wheels on the Tomica are not only correct for the early version but they are also handed as per the 1:1. Bought another one as a gift.

 

Majorette and Tomica ambulances, 50p and £1 respectively. Both new to me, and pleasing to see the DS still has its front corner markers and opening tailgate.

Complete with patient.

Mercifully there was no unplanned work needed at the dentist.....

[junkyarddog]

Never seen the Majorette Citroen ambulance with a blue rear door before!!

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I believe the purple Lexus is one of Zylmex's efforts (or more likely Motormax, as they became). Is that a Graffic Traffic Transit?

 

[bunglebus]

 

[bunglebus]

Popped into Entertainer, slightly older case on their delivery (and the manager was telling me 115 Hot Wheels got pinched from the Tesco they stock, presumably by staff as it included a box from out of the stockroom). Picked up this Siku to try and make a replica of my boss's van

Not quite sure how to get the base off!

Smyths had some new stock, including Mattel's copy of my white Proton

New Skyline 

And this, which I nearly overlooked thinking it was the Cougar. What a lovely casting it is too!

[bunglebus]

Post person pushed these through the letterbox - in just an envelope with the tiniest bit of bubble wrap, all the way from the land of snails and cyclists wearing a string of onions over a stripy top while smoking a baguette.

Yes it's our old friends at Mira, but this time ripping off the Corgi Formula 1 Racer...

...and Formula 5000 Racing Car

I thought it was only Matchbox they stole from, obviously not

[Kev]

Belvoir Toy Fair

This Evening at 5pm -9pm

Beechlawn Hotel

Dunmurry 

[flat4alfa]

Yeah
Oh, rock on in now!
Woo! Weeah!
Oooooh!

Saw an eyeball peep in through a smoky cloud behind the blue door (Blue door!)

When I said Joe sent me some one laughed out loud behind the blue door (Ooh, Blue door!)

All I want to do is join the happy crowd behind the blue door (Blue door!)

 

Bought this Majorette No.205 Citroen DS 21 Ambulance from a village shop in Brittany France in 1981.  Pleased to see 1) Mum didn't give it away like many of the others; 2) it's still in ok nick!  As you can see we have another with its blue door still alive and well

Not only does it have an opening thing, IT HAS A NUMBER PLATE !

Paris registration 5212 YC 75, cast both front and rear and in tight Majorette style, very legible

[flat4alfa]

The real thing, a CITROËN DS Break Ambulance CURRUS, produced from 1969.  Original design by Flaminio Bertoni & ing. André Lefèbvre

One variation catered for two patients side by side

This example lives with a collector in the Netherlands, who shouldn't park there mate.

[Split_Pin]

I'm sure the one I have has a blue door and a numberplate. Will need to check! 

[MiniMinorMk3]

22 hours ago, bunglebus said:

 

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

 

 

 

Hubley were are an old US based toy maker that started at the end of teh 19th Century. I used to see some of their stuff at auctions.

Hubley Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

Quote

Perhaps Hubley's diversification in the 1960s overtaxed its profits, weakening it financially by the 1970s. Hubley was purchased by toy maker Gabriel about 1969 who continued to make its regular kits and diecast kids toys through the 1970s. A series of colorful but rather unexciting generic make diecast toy trucks were available in a variety of forms (dump truck, tow truck, etc.) up until about 1980. Gradually, the Hubley name was downplayed in favor of Gabriel.

 

[andy18s]

[morrisoxide]

The Entertainer in Tescos new matchbox!!

The R8 is a super chase whatever that means?

[Christine]

Cleaned up Tunbridge Wells of all the Honda eg s.. and a  racist black  monkey bike  . 

 

And a Clio    which isn't even the one i'm after !  

 

 

[155V6]

I've got two Citroen Ambulances with the blue door 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, morrisoxide said:

The Entertainer in Tescos new matchbox!!

The R8 is a super chase whatever that means?

You did well there. Chase is the equivalent of a Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt 

[eddyramrod]

Another Code 3 resto completed, starting with the police version...

It's the blue one, the other two are older.

Just showing off here!

[Spottedlaurel]

22 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I believe the purple Lexus is one of Zylmex's efforts (or more likely Motormax, as they became). Is that a Graffic Traffic Transit?

 

Ah, Zylmex. I couldn't remember who did it. Just has the code D114 and Made in China on the base. Also no door mirror, but there does look to be one above?

How could I tell if the Transit is a Graffic Traffic? Just looked like somthing that could eventually be repainted, as the glass is intact.

[sierraman]

9 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Ah, Zylmex. I couldn't remember who did it. Just has the code D114 and Made in China on the base. Also no door mirror, but there does look to be one above?

How could I tell if the Transit is a Graffic Traffic? Just looked like somthing that could eventually be repainted, as the glass is intact.

White body and base, no tampo and IIRC yellow glazing. 

[bunglebus]

9 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Ah, Zylmex. I couldn't remember who did it. Just has the code D114 and Made in China on the base. Also no door mirror, but there does look to be one above?

How could I tell if the Transit is a Graffic Traffic? Just looked like somthing that could eventually be repainted, as the glass is intact.

D114 is 100% a Zylmex code, looks like the mirrors got added, going by this extremely tatty one I used to own. One of the few that has "Zyll" on the base

Later ones have the textured base with just the D114 and made in China 

Graffic Traffic will be all white including the base. I'll swap you for a standard one if you're intending to paint it

[Spottedlaurel]

6 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Graffic Traffic will be all white including the base. I'll swap you for a standard one if you're intending to paint it

Yup, that's what it has c/w the amber windows as mentioned by Sierraman. Swap sounds good, I think you have 2-3 things put aside for me?

[bunglebus]

4 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Yup, that's what it has c/w the amber windows as mentioned by Sierraman. Swap sounds good, I think you have 2-3 things put aside for me?

I'll have a look - annoyingly I think I sold all my MK3 Transits, but I'll soon track one down

[bunglebus]

Ok things just took a turn for the weird. Listed the doubles out of the job lot on eBay, some sold and the name/address looked very familiar. Sure enough, the guy I bought them off of is buying back his own cars at rather a lot more than he sold them for. I wonder if I can keep doing this in an infinite loop?

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Ok things just took a turn for the weird. Listed the doubles out of the job lot on eBay, some sold and the name/address looked very familiar. Sure enough, the guy I bought them off of is buying back his own cars at rather a lot more than he sold them for. I wonder if I can keep doing this in an infinite loop?

Maybe pangs of regret? 

[Christine]

Pyramid building  business !  

[Kev]

On 27/11/2024 at 15:43, Kev said:

Belvoir Toy Fair

This Evening at 5pm -9pm

Beechlawn Hotel

Dunmurry 

 

[bunglebus]

Called into Tesco earlier and spotted a 2025 Matchbox A case in a metal cage waiting to be put out. Asked about it and got quite a surly response that they were busy and it would go out later. My partner and I asked some polite questions about which branch of Entertainer oversaw this Tesco, and who the area manager is, then had a wander around the rest of the shop, came back after 10 mins and asked someone else, in front of the original woman. She was more than happy to extract it and let me have a rummage, the first woman seemed a bit put out, I reckon she was keeping them back for someone as there was only a single peg space available, and that was full already.

Anyhow, I got to pick everything I wanted out of the box, starting with the one no-one else will care about

Mercedes SL is lovely, I've seen it compared to the original one online and it holds its own 

Datsun got an updated livery

This is how it should be done, no unnecessary tampos on the side, just full detail front and rear

It's a French portaloo with the roof cut off, I love it

Blue really suits the El Camino

Now what I should be most excited about is finding the Super Chase...

But of course it's actually this one

[Tenmil Socket]

Picked this up earlier for 1 euro at a flea market in Amsterdam 

 

[bunglebus]

Best answer by midnight tonight as to why they really really want the spare Fiesta I picked up wins it free of charge!

[sierraman]

20 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Best answer by midnight tonight as to why they really really want the spare Fiesta I picked up wins it free of charge!

Because it’ll save me hours of inconvenience, disappointment, diesel and Greggs pasties 🤣