Shite in Miniature II

[FakeConcern]

As we were talking about Minis, I like a Mini Clubman and owned two 1275GTs. This is a Dinky made to look like one of them, the Tara Green one is still in the paint shop...

BTW @MiniMinorMk3 what happened to the model of your 1275GT you were working on?

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

10 hours ago, sierraman said:

I’ve always liked the poverty spec minis, never had any interest in the Coopers etc, I saw a Billy basic City on an 84 A plate a few years ago and it looked exactly how I remember them to be before they got expensive and people did all the usual checkerboard roof and massive wheels etc.  I remember as a kid my brother had a Mini 850 at one point, can’t off hand remember the year might have been 72-73ish one. My abiding memory was the 8 inch long hole it had in the floor. 🤣

Was it paleish red ( not faded) with a tow bar? Ifso I know where that is.

[sheffcortinacentre]

10 hours ago, sierraman said:

I remember my auntie having one like that in the early 90s  I had too fit a new rear subframe on it kel suprese rodders.

[sheffcortinacentre]

2 hours ago, andy18s said:

@bunglebus I know you like your Bugs,fancy a 1 to 1 scale?

& He needs some stronger medication.

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

As we were talking about Minis, I like a Mini Clubman and owned two 1275GTs. This is a Dinky made to look like one of them, the Tara Green one is still in the paint shop...

BTW @MiniMinorMk3 what happened to the model of your 1275GT you were working on?

 

That's brilliant, how did you make the decals?

[sheffcortinacentre]

I'd be interested too as I'm gonna need some making in 1:24 .

[sierraman]

9 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Was it paleish red ( not faded) with a tow bar? Ifso I know where that is.

No it was a French blue colour, he sold it on to a bloke that collected Minis, it had a big fuck off Oakley sticker in the back window. 

[flat4alfa]

12 hours ago, andy18s said:

@bunglebus I know you like your Bugs,fancy a 1 to 1 scale?

I wondered what all that at the back was about

I found out

Quote

Handcrafted 1975 Beetle 1303

completed about 2 years ago, complete modification and restoration

certified and registered until January 2015

steering rack

disc brakes in front

leather seats

complete new electronics

working and ready to drive

golf engine 1.8. 90 horsepower

Brill.

[Tenmil Socket]

Ooofff

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

14 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

As we were talking about Minis, I like a Mini Clubman and owned two 1275GTs. This is a Dinky made to look like one of them, the Tara Green one is still in the paint shop...

 

 

 

BTW @MiniMinorMk3 what happened to the model of your 1275GT you were working on?

 

It got filed in things that I should do but have not gotten round to doing. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

How's about this for a bit of timing, Corgi Model Club Mini just arrived!

 

 

However, the (correct) 333 paper sticker over the box ends causes me a dilemma - all the others I could carefully open and repack without any damage - on this I'd have to cut through that sticker...

 

19 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

corgi made the box sticker peelable so peeps could get at model

Corgi originally placed the sticker so that one end flap could be opened without disturbing/cutting the sticker.

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Today's diecast arrivals are quite a mixed bag from various parts of the planet.

I've seen plenty of the larger Polistil Beetles with the ghastly external door hinges, but this smaller version had slipped under my radar until now. Battered box was not helped by the poor packaging it arrived in

 

 

 

 

 

I had a Cabrio version. I see your example has the base with the 4 dimples that were used to locate the models when they came in the plastic boxes.

[barrett]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Efsi Citroen DS Break from Holland

Is that a recycled (small) Husky casting with some modifications? Or just a copy?    Seems not! It's ex-Bestbox which I assume became Efsi. They did the one Matchbox-sized car I'd really like to find:

[neil72]

My latest 'find' is this rare Spot on VW - i say find as it was down to my wife, she volunteers for a local hospice that also has shops in the area, this and some other toys were donated before Xmas, the others were a mixture of dolls, trains, board games etc with a couple of other very common diecasts.

My wife mentioned that i collect, the shop co-ordinator said their 'expert' had valued the toy and that they wanted £25 for it, so she gave them £25 and its mine.

I know that is cheaper than what these go for on the open market, so i've donated a load of books, clothes and various bits and pieces that i didn't want after a house move.

Its sometimes all down to luck!

 

 

 

 

 

[FakeConcern]

18 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

That's brilliant, how did you make the decals?

Thanks.

As I'm a cheapskate I use MS Paint, but the XP download to work with W11. I try to find decent pic of the decal online, ebay often sell full size car decals and have a picture. If I can't I usually draw what I want in paint. If it has the wrong colour background I delete it all on paint.

If the background is meant to be white I usually print it on paper and cover it with sellotape before sticking it on the car

If the background needs to be clear I print on vinyl sticky back for printers, but try to save up a few to do at once.

 

16 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

I'd be interested too as I'm gonna need some making in 1:24 .

To get the size correct, I paste my decal into Word and set the paper size to be A4 on my screen, I then drag the image to the correct size before printing it.

I know It's a crap way to do it but it works!

TLDR: Make decal with MS Paint

               Resize in Word

             Print on paper then cover with sellotape or on clear sticky vinyl.

[bunglebus]

@danthecapriman

[New POD]

Talking of trucks. I found a new Christmas Decoration on my desk when I got back in the new year.  Seen here with my small collection of trucks. 

[danthecapriman]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

@danthecapriman

Interesting… where did you see that? 
 

I got this just before I moved house but only just unboxed it for a gander. 
IXO Mack R series.

Decided to give it a load test so borrowed the trailer currently sat behind the Scania and loaded up with a meaty load!😄

 
The R series is a truck I’ve fancied for a while but they don’t often come up cheap. This was the cheapest I could find so I bagged it. I’m a bit torn on the livery though! The cab itself looks pretty cool, but the bright white chassis & running gear doesn’t look great imho. Obviously on a real road truck it’d be a terrible choice. 
My intention was always a repaint tbh, but we’ll see.

[Split_Pin]

The truck talk has prompted me to photograph the 1/24 Volvo F10 chassis before it's hidden under the cab.

Current progress:

 

[danthecapriman]

11 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

The truck talk has prompted me to photograph the 1/24 Volvo F10 chassis before it's hidden under the cab.

Current progress:

 

That’s looking fantastic👍

You can really get the details looking good on these large scales.

[FakeConcern]

2 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

That’s looking fantastic👍

You can really get the details looking good on these large scales.

YOU can, not sure I could!

Looks great @Split_Pin the weathering really adds something to it.

[danthecapriman]

13 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

YOU can, not sure I could!

 

I think we all know you can!👍

Just looking at your projects on this page says otherwise.

[sierraman]

3 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

The truck talk has prompted me to photograph the 1/24 Volvo F10 chassis before it's hidden under the cab.

Current progress:

 

That looks superb. 

[bunglebus]

4 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Interesting… where did you see that? 

UK Diecast Sales Facebook group. I've had a few good finds from there but you have to be quick!

I've seen a few videos about using dye to change the colour of Hot Wheels to good effect, so I ordered some, left the Fiesta body sitting in a dark blue for a while - did nothing. Did a bit of further research and worked out I needed one for synthetics. Would you like to see what it did?

Nothing. I don't know if it's because it's metallic so may have a clear lacquer, or whether Matchbox use a different formulation paint. I'd hoped to make it go more like Azure blue. 

Still can't work out which wheels to fit, I thought these Hot Wheels ones might work to represent the wheel trims Ford fitted but I'm not 100% sold

I tried the 8 dots, but too much sidewall to my eye

Current best option seems to be these 8 spokes off a Mini

Detailing was really just rear fogs, mirrors, door handles, fuel cap, exhaust and some bits on the dashboard, the stereo bits in the boot and blacking out the rear post so it's less visible

 

[danthecapriman]

15 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

UK Diecast Sales Facebook group. I've had a few good finds from there but you have to be quick!

I've seen a few videos about using dye to change the colour of Hot Wheels to good effect, so I ordered some, left the Fiesta body sitting in a dark blue for a while - did nothing. Did a bit of further research and worked out I needed one for synthetics. Would you like to see what it did?

Nothing. I don't know if it's because it's metallic so may have a clear lacquer, or whether Matchbox use a different formulation paint. I'd hoped to make it go more like Azure blue. 

Still can't work out which wheels to fit, I thought these Hot Wheels ones might work to represent the wheel trims Ford fitted but I'm not 100% sold

I tried the 8 dots, but too much sidewall to my eye

Current best option seems to be these 8 spokes off a Mini

Detailing was really just rear fogs, mirrors and some bits on the dashboard, the stereo bits in the boot and blacking out the rear post so it's less visible

Fiesta looks great! I quite like it with the old 8 dot wheels to be honest. Makes it look like an 80’s issue!

Edit: I wonder what it’d look like on HW Blackwall wheels?

[MiniMinorMk3]

XR2 had extra black around the side windows and red reflectors in the bumper corners, also the 8-Spots look like Pepper Pots. 

[bunglebus]

More bits keep arriving! I wondered if this Mira CX might be one of their copies, but I think it's an original casting

I've seen a number of these Corgi Transits in blue with an unpainted tailgate so I believe it to be original rather than having had the usually lost part replaced! Odd choice though

I've had plenty of Husky VW T1 pickups with the elevated platform, and they're all yellow

But not this one

I thought it might be a repaint but it appears to be original 

I popped into Entertainer last night and found new moving parts, decided not to buy the Focus and list it on eBay for seven billion pounds

But I did buy the Mazda RX7

This is about as good a view as you can get of the engine as the bonnet doesn't open far

Nice detail though

What I don't understand though, is why it needs a chrome base...

....when this does not, and would have looked better with it

These two though, I couldn't be more pleased with. I got them off AliExpress so they'll probably be in every shop in the land next week

Lastly, another slightly tatty box containing a great condition vehicle (from the same seller that had the Corgi Renault 5 Turbo), and one that brings back very strong childhood memories of playing with the one I got brand new in the 80s. The clicky wheels that wind the strung hooks in over the rear booms take me straight back to being about 9. It's really lovely, just a bit dusty

I've never seen that towing dolly, my original didn't have one either. Did it exist?

[bunglebus]

11 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

XR2 had extra black around the side windows and red reflectors in the bumper corners, also the 8-Spots look like Pepper Pots. 

Closest match seems to be the 1.4S, but Mattel haven't specified a particular model. Certainly looked like an XR2 in red

[MiniMinorMk3]

8 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

 

But not this one

 

That is an unusual one, I've not seen a red one bfore either.

8 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

But I did buy the Mazda RX7

Nice detail though

 

 

I thought they were making a play on Rocket 88, the Oldsmobile from the 1950s, but it turns out the convertible was released in 1988 with a little help from Jim Rockfors.

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

 

11 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Closest match seems to be the 1.4S, but Mattel haven't specified a particular model. Certainly looked like an XR2 in red

The 1.4S did not have plastic arches, but has got big grey side trims and grey painted sills to go with the grey painted front and...

rear valences. Also no extension below the rear bumper