Shite in Miniature II

42,784 · February 19

On 18/02/2025 at 19:44, Split_Pin said:

What does the (typically hilariously illegible) printing say on the box to tell us what model was originally in there?

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Worked it out

N°215 TRANSPALETTE

Which means I have the (opened) box for one of these Unimog pallet loaders

42,784 · February 19

PAGE 1896

The first Ford ever

The 1896 Ford Quadricycle

Built in this workshop behind his house in Detroit

Currently in the Henry Ford museum in Detroit

Franklin Mint produced a 1:6 scale model. Examples are quite valuable

42,784 · February 19

On 18/02/2025 at 21:56, bunglebus said:

Omni 024 you say

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Yet another I just found out I didn't know I had.... this collecting lark is well out of hand

Hot Wheels OMNI 024, a Dodge Omni fastback coupe thing. Next to the PlayArt effort

42,784 · February 19

On 18/02/2025 at 22:16, sierraman said:

I always thought the Nissan 300ZX was quite a good HW casting from the 80’s.

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Now that is one I don't have! Hurrah! Cured.

This Majorette Nissan 300ZX Turbo is fitted with the wheels inherited from Novacar. Perhaps the casting was originally Novacar - will have to dig out that Majorette catalogue with Novacar section in the back

It has lift-up things

And opening things

Not sure the green interior piece being used for the rear lights was successful

I look at this base and am convinced it was a Novacar

22,562 · February 19

Anyone fancy a flutter on a Corgi Multi garage, tinplate garage and a bundle of other vintage diecast? I've started a £1 roffle here:

56,583 · February 19

Seems I have a few 300s from various manufacturers, including a slightly more sensible colour Majorette

Zylmex

Matchbox

Matchbox Laser Wheels

Matchbox Burnin' Key Cars

Matchbox Takara

Yatming

Impulse Pinch Poppers

Hot Wheels with actual opening bits

42,767 · February 19

Tomica Fairlady Z in 1/43

56,583 · February 19

Bought this quite a while ago and it's finally arrived. Matchbox Quasar

Initially on getting it out of the box, I thought someone had coloured the centre of the roof in, as my tatty ones don't have the red area

But other examples have it, so it must be a variation

42,767 · February 19

1984 Concept Car by Peugeot

56,583 · February 19

Just been into Entertainer, they're now offering the 3 for 2 offer on any mix of Matchbox and Hot Wheels, so that might be useful to some of us!

32,291 · February 19

On 19/02/2025 at 10:48, MiniMinorMk3 said:

1984 Concept Car by Peugeot

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Bloody hell that's a pretty car!

42,784 · February 19

On 19/02/2025 at 12:16, Split_Pin said:

Bloody hell that's a pretty car!

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Thank you. I did that one. My name is Paul Bracq from Bordeaux

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http://leroux.andre.free.fr/carrossierbracq.htm

56,583 · February 19

White with white wheels is closest to the original concept

56,583 · February 19

Unless I'm much mistaken, no-one else has had a go at modelling the Quasar, except Choro-Q

9,053 · February 19

On 19/02/2025 at 14:03, bunglebus said:

White with white wheels is closest to the original concept

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I really want to get my hands on one of those, boxed. When I received Ian Kuah's legendary "Dream Cars" tome for Christmas 1988, I fawned over the Quasar like a seven year-old. Because I was seven.

One of the cars that I most want to see as a properly detailed, fully-opening 1:18 model.

56,583 · February 19

Another Graffic Traffic back to original

56,583 · February 19

Had some oddities turn up in the post, made by Mini Cars in Spain, presumably intended for model railways

This one's not in my wheelhouse, says it's a Le Zebre

D type

Pegaso Z.103 - new one on me!

Angular with a monster grille

And a Karmann Ghia with equally huge bumpers

39,503 · February 19

On 19/02/2025 at 16:17, bunglebus said:

Another Graffic Traffic back to original

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What’s the trick to getting all the pen off?

56,583 · February 19

I've been eyeing up a job lot of VWs on eBay for months, as there was an ERTL one among them I wanted to check out. It was too expensive, but then this appeared

Despite saying it's a 1200, the collector card on the back shows a 1302

Blister was already loose, so I removed it for a better look. It's....a little inaccurate to say the least!

Floor looks suspiciously generic

Came with a 911

Collector card shows a much later US spec car

This one's 4WD!

56,583 · February 19

On 19/02/2025 at 17:52, sierraman said:

What’s the trick to getting all the pen off?

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Fresh paint! Plus the roof off a donor

5,268 · February 19

On 19/02/2025 at 16:01, RoadworkUK said:

I really want to get my hands on one of those, boxed. When I received Ian Kuah's legendary "Dream Cars" tome for Christmas 1988, I fawned over the Quasar like a seven year-old. Because I was seven.

One of the cars that I most want to see as a properly detailed, fully-opening 1:18 model.

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205 rear lights?