Shite in Miniature II

[sierraman]

They’ll still go for a decent sum. Probably enough between them to sell the stuff you don’t give a hoot about and get enough back that the ones you did cost you very little. If that makes sense. 
 

I flogged the Dinky Marzal out of the job lot I bought for a tenner, so it made it even cheaper. 

[Tenmil Socket]

36 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

Any model of a Citroen C4 VTS/Coupe, any model of a Volvo C30.

Models that have boot, bonnet and doors all opening.

I always like Corgi, Dinky, Spot On and King size/SuperKIngs, but I have quite a lot already.

Recently into Norev, Conrad, Inter-Cars Nacoral, Diapet Yonezawa, Polistil, Pilen etc.

Quite a wide list, but what do you have even if not on that list I may be interested.

Let me see what I have and I’ll let you know 👍🏻

[FakeConcern]

7 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Let me see what I have and I’ll let you know 👍🏻

PM me if you'd rather.

[bunglebus]

Think I have three Custom Firebirds (and about 4 Rollers now!)

 

[sierraman]

I remember picking up a HW Camaro on the flea market that used to be in Barnsley in the week. It was a bit rough but all there, a guy in America bought it. Thought it quite an odd circle where it’s probably spent 50 years in South Yorkshire then it’s back off to its spiritual home in America. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

They’ll still go for a decent sum. Probably enough between them to sell the stuff you don’t give a hoot about and get enough back that the ones you did cost you very little. If that makes sense. 
 

I flogged the Dinky Marzal out of the job lot I bought for a tenner, so it made it even cheaper. 

Yes those three Hot Wheels would probably just about cover the cost of the lot. The thing is I didn't even know they were in it. I bid on the lot for the transporters and the La France Fire Engine. I always wanted the La France, but it wasn't pocket money priced, so I never got one.

I'm now having a look through at what other rare stuff there is, the grey Corgi Cortina being one rarity that I never had as a child. There's also a couple of decent Corgi Juniors in the small stuff.

[MiniMinorMk3]

7 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Think I have three Custom Firebirds (and about 4 Rollers now!)

  

 

They are all Hong Kong made as they have blue screens.

[sierraman]

1 minute ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Yes those three Hot Wheels would probably just about cover the cost of the lot. The thing is I didn't even know they were in it. I bid on the lot for the transporters and the La France Fire Engine. I always wanted the La France, but it wasn't pocket money priced, so I never got one.

I'm now having a look through at what other rare stuff there is, the grey Corgi Cortina being one rarity that I never had as a child. There's also a couple of decent Corgi Juniors in the small stuff.

Prices seem all over the shop at the moment, £15-20 on a Superchase is not unusual, after years in the doldrums Superkings are fetching semi decent money on the other hand 1/36 Corgi still seem relatively affordable. I might go to the Toy Fair between Xmas and NY, again the prices vary between very reasonable to absolute pie in the sky money. 

[sierraman]

38 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Yes those three Hot Wheels would probably just about cover the cost of the lot. The thing is I didn't even know they were in it. I bid on the lot for the transporters and the La France Fire Engine. I always wanted the La France, but it wasn't pocket money priced, so I never got one.

I'm now having a look through at what other rare stuff there is, the grey Corgi Cortina being one rarity that I never had as a child. There's also a couple of decent Corgi Juniors in the small stuff.

The La France I think rarely turns up in one piece, it’s one of life’s omnipresent diecast job lot laws, it’ll have at least one bit of one. A bit like it being absolute certainty there will be a Stretcha Fetcha in there missing its tailgate. 

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

They are all Hong Kong made as they have blue screens.

My Hong Kong HW Custom Firebird is even rarer

Because it doesn't have a blue screen

They are out there...

 

 

 

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it is missing because it was broken 

[andrew e]

Just as mentioned by @sierraman Corgi 1/36 can be great value for money, these two were buttons on ebay last week. A few odd chips, but on the whole in bloody good nick for 40 (cripes!) years old. Soapy water and Autoglym and they look fabulous! The Escort is a metal base, not the usual plastic base you find on red ones, I think its the darker colour the Maestros came in.

[sierraman]

14 minutes ago, andrew e said:

Just as mentioned by @sierraman Corgi 1/36 can be great value for money, these two were buttons on ebay last week. A few odd chips, but on the whole in bloody good nick for 40 (cripes!) years old. Soapy water and Autoglym and they look fabulous! The Escort is a metal base, not the usual plastic base you find on red ones, I think its the darker colour the Maestros came in.

I think the early ones did have a metal base then after they went bust in 83 they went over to plastic. I’ve not seen one in the flesh but they did an RS1600i around ‘84/85? 
 

The rakish roofline bugs me though 🤣

[stuboy]

Not technically shite .. but i have a couple duplicate models i won in raffles, and I'm on a few 1/18 fb pages where they modify there models, they are really into it and really good, so me being crap at fiddly shite, so I decided to try and modify my cars... so all I've done is chop of the wheels, sand off the brake calipers and glue on some 5 spoke 18' replica cossie wheels, I also ordered a back box for that 90s look.. 

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, andrew e said:

The Escort is a metal base, not the usual plastic base you find on red ones

I've never seen a plastic base 1/36 Escort before,  that must be a very different toy as the regular ones feel solid.

[sierraman]

Just checked but the RS1600i looks like it’s got a metal base as well. 

[andrew e]

Maybe I’m going loopy, I though these later ones with the awful wheels where plastic base? I’m likely confused 😆

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405424096497?_skw=datapost+escort&itmmeta=01JFAZXYV33SFR57BB70GD5BDR&hash=item5e6528c4f1:g:gbEAAOSwzLlnWek7&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKl1y9uZkH5t5y5DkXKkNHWIYg%2F19YYrBwQVo%2FzMKHLdi7ci597LiZBUqtwnlZXyyGyyND%2BVWgzNfIUU4c8TwZwt4url4hoxMW8dYt%2FtJtTU%2F4L3HXjev6O8V%2FXBocrAylPwzOcohvlwmhhI4m--8Ecfv%2BXlk130Y2URRTDQoAYnK2V0ajriDbBUaZfXoUGs9AWReGAHps4J0zLvL8adS6NBp5z7LjUawl8HrlHQFfuV8MKnq9hU8stDRSs5PoK0hHA%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9jt99_6ZA

[bunglebus]

Looks like it. All mine are metal

[Split_Pin]

They've deleted  '1.3 GL'  as well. 

Interestingly I think all the van variants had plastic bases but early ones had plastic rear corner bumpers, later 80s ones had metal but 1989-on examples had non opening rear doors and the bumpers cast as part of the bodyshell. Weird.

[Christine]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Think I have three Custom Firebirds (and about 4 Rollers now!)

 

And a Hairy Hauler , when i get round to posting it! 

[sierraman]

16 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

They've deleted  '1.3 GL'  as well. 

Interestingly I think all the van variants had plastic bases but early ones had plastic rear corner bumpers, later 80s ones had metal but 1989-on examples had non opening rear doors and the bumpers cast as part of the bodyshell. Weird.

Saving a few quid I guess. The doors were always a bit limp on the vans!