Shite in Miniature II

[FakeConcern]

I'm Roffling some old tat

https://autoshite.com/topic/62403-roffle-vintageold-shite-matchbox-etc-diecast-toy-cars-60p-a-ticket-or-4-for-£2/

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ROFFLE Vintage/Old shite Matchbox etc diecast toy cars 60p a ticket or 4 for £2

[morrisoxide]

Popped over to Kirkgate Arcade in Otley, this is what I came home with.

£1 a pop apart from the black wall 32 Ford Hot Rod that was £2 . He also told me to help myself to the parts bin he has, but alas I forgot  : (

We couldn't figure out what this Polo was a copy of. Yatming maybe?

[bunglebus]

10 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

We couldn't figure out what this Polo was a copy of. Yatming maybe

Don't think it is a copy, but it's made by Universal apparently. Nice find

I've been trying to find one of those Matchbox Dodge Dakotas to donate its roll bar too, but I've repaired what I have now

[flat4alfa]

15 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

Nope...

I reckon you've done one of those years ago already in the Eddy Film Car Collection...

In the red it was painted?

Whatever you decide, I'm looking forward to your futura plans for it

[eddyramrod]

You may be surprised to learn (I am!) that I haven't done that... yet.  I believe there is a modern 1/43 Futura knocking around the market, but I don't think I've actually seen one yet.

[AndyW201]

Delivery time. Had an offer from an ebay seller on something I've had on watch for a while.

Yeah, I don't for one minute expect this to be of interest to many on here but normal, everyday rammel like this is right up my street. (Amazingly, the Mk3 Ibiza is getting on for 20 years old so technically not too much of a "modern"... )

Plus it's another tick off my 'Cars I've owned' list.

Actually, this was Mrs W201's car, (the last brand new car we ever owned). So yeah, the colour is different and the real car was a facelift Mk3, but at least they are both Sport versions. Ours had a 1.9 pd TDi motor, and it was f'ing brilliant, only 100 bhp but in a small-ish car like the Ibiza, it went like a rocket. In any gear, at any speed, just give it a squirt of throttle and it was well away. We did actually test drive both the 1.4 75 bhp petrol Sport and the 1.9 TDi, and there was no contest really. Two trips to Germany in it saw it holding its own in the fast lane with the usual German luxobarges without holding them up! Had the all-important red D and i lettering on the TDi badges too, which people got all excited about back in the day 😆. We were genuinely gutted to see it go, but family expansion saw it replaced by a 4 year old 1.6 Octavia...

To be honest, a Mk3 Ibiza is not a car I'd have expected to see in miniature, this one is part of one of the many 'Unforgettable Cars' partworks by DeAgostini, the Mexican one apparently, and they are known for including all sorts of weird stuff you wouldnt expect to see modelled. (There actually was a yellow one done, I think for a Spanish partwork series, which obviously would have worked better for what I wanted it for). But for a cheapie partwork model, (IXO would be my guess for the maufacturer), quality is pretty good, and they've captured the shape nicely.

Detailing is pretty good, the lights in particular,

Those plates will have to be changed.

Shame about the upside down steering wheel (!) but dash detail isn't bad for a cheapie. Another weird thing about the interior is that it is mostly black, but the front seats are grey. I have seen this casting done as a slightly better detailed Cupra version, so I dont know if they use different front seats for different versions.

Beggars cant be choosers though, it's  still a nice model overall, and I'm still pleased to have a model of another much loved real car from the past. 

[RoadworkUK]

I always thought Corgi's XJR-12 casting was badly let down by its wheels, especially when some of its paint schemes were so gorgeous.

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Turns out I'm right

[Split_Pin]

11 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Don't think it is a copy, but it's made by Universal apparently. Nice find

I've been trying to find one of those Matchbox Dodge Dakotas to donate its roll bar too, but I've repaired what I have now

I think that looks very similar to a Corgi Juniors, with the cast front cut out.

[bunglebus]

Just been to the toy fair, was rather early so things were still being set up. Found a new seller and I could see he had a dozen older boxed Matchbox but as he was nowhere near set out I gave him 10 mins then popped back - to see the dealer opposite walking off with the whole lot - and wouldn't even give me a price on them. He's bloody expensive at the best of times too, the one with the fake Matchbox lorries a few have seen. I know the boxes had £10 on them, I'm betting they'll be £25-30 a pop when he brings them back as they were absolutely mint. Pissed on my chips so I'm going home to sulk.

Here's some pics of other stuff

[Datsuncog]

Damn, that's vexing. Sounds like you have your own Trade Nemesis...

Hope you found a few other things to make the trip worthwhile!

[eddyramrod]

Meanwhile one of my AMC mates has messaged me from Bolton car-boot, telling me there are "loads" of diecasts there... I've asked him to look for a scrap Corgi A60 for me.

[bunglebus]

Small haul to be honest 

[andrew e]

Rich don’t hate me but the £20 Lledo display might have made me buckle if I’d been present today…. Do I need help - is that a Days Gone gateway drug 🤣

[MiniMinorMk3]

12 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

You may be surprised to learn (I am!) that I haven't done that... yet.  I believe there is a modern 1/43 Futura knocking around the market, but I don't think I've actually seen one yet.

Minichamps version

Older SMTS white metal made in England, now very sort after if prices on Ebay are anything to go by.

1/18th HRN resin cast

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

 

 

Solidos sold as Dinkys. Click for more pictures.

Solido Dinky Toys – Cougar – Filrouge automobile

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Les Dinky Toys Solido – Cougar

In 1979, Meccano Liverpool had just filed for bankruptcy and Dinky Toys survived in France thanks to the production of models produced in Spain. In 1980, an agreement was made between Dinky Toys Great Britain and Solido to produce a series of miniatures, nine models were planned, six of which were manufactured.
These are cars from the "Cougar" series from Solido, inexpensive models, equipped with fast wheels and decorated in bright colours. The floor is engraved "Dinky Toys Made in France", with a reference in 1400. They are packaged in an English Dinky Toys box with reference in 500. Whew!
Dinky Toys Solido-Cougar - ChassisThese 6 models will be marketed in small numbers in the United Kingdom and Belgium during 1981.

The back of the box announces nine models, only the first six will be produced.

[bunglebus]

22 minutes ago, andrew e said:

Rich don’t hate me but the £20 Lledo display might have made me buckle if I’d been present today…. Do I need help - is that a Days Gone gateway drug 🤣

No I thought it was pretty interesting, and it's an Anglia not a Horsey Horseless. However it was on the stand of my new enemy so he can keep it!

Just looking through my motley selection of cars, Corgi police Beetle is pretty nice, all complete and the steering wheel hasn't fallen off

Paid £1 for this if anyone wants a project/donor 

Found a spare Dakota Street, but I don't really need it now as I fixed the Graffic Traffic's roll bar. Oh well

Very tidy Tincorner

And World Class Ferrari

BMC show car is one I think needs a makeover one day (but not this one)

Superfast Berlinetta - the early wire wheel type is another on my to do list

As is one of these Rollers

Early, small boat trailer

Paid about 20p for this redline Cheetah

50p Blackwalls

Including a Simpsons View Van

Photographing the view is tricky

Rockets Cougar seems to have been parked in Basildon overnight

Thankfully, I always carry a spare

I had one of these unbranded transformers as a kid, go-bot maybe?

Single seat stuff isn't that exciting to me, but this Budgie had survived the last 70 odd years complete, although 98% devoid of paint

No name Chinese oddity

50p Majorettes

You can just about make out Alpine Renault on the back

Fairly battered VW T2 complete with tailgate

But why doesn't it say Majorette on the base?

Scored this boxed Ashtray for £4.00

[eddyramrod]

I wonder if that Fire Chief might be a Chinese attempt at this...

https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_18137-AMC-Matador-1974.html

1970s AMC Matador or Ambassador?

[155V6]

A few bits from the car boot,picture was taken while I was waiting for Miss_155 to come out of the garden centre 

[Split_Pin]

Good to see some successes today, shame about the pratt at the Toy Fair Rich was at. There's always a few!

I'm not too jealous as I'm still bouyed by the arrival of the crane and Morris 1100 from Dan!

[bunglebus]

53 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

A few bits from the car boot,picture was taken while I was waiting for Miss_155 to come out of the garden centre 

Two redlines and a Graffic Traffic! No it's not, what is that?? Majorette Escort looks interesting too.

Mrs and stepdaughter bought me this from Smyths

[155V6]

Land Rover is a less common regular version I think

Escort has a plastic body with pictures in the clear top which change when you move it

[sierraman]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Just been to the toy fair, was rather early so things were still being set up. Found a new seller and I could see he had a dozen older boxed Matchbox but as he was nowhere near set out I gave him 10 mins then popped back - to see the dealer opposite walking off with the whole lot - and wouldn't even give me a price on them. He's bloody expensive at the best of times too, the one with the fake Matchbox lorries a few have seen. I know the boxes had £10 on them, I'm betting they'll be £25-30 a pop when he brings them back as they were absolutely mint. Pissed on my chips so I'm going home to sulk.

Here's some pics of other stuff

I think that’s the guy I posted the pictures of of the fake convoys? He did Doncaster a few weeks ago. He is unbelievably expensive but more fool him, he’s driving up and down dale every weekend paying probably £20 to pitch and probably not selling anything. 

[Christine]

Chinese Clio painted black,   I cut me number plates  from my bank statement !

 

 

 

[bunglebus]

34 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I think that’s the guy I posted the pictures of of the fake convoys? He did Doncaster a few weeks ago. He is unbelievably expensive but more fool him, he’s driving up and down dale every weekend paying probably £20 to pitch and probably not selling anything. 

Well if anyone sees him, there was a red Gruesome Twosome, and a Monteverdi Hai among others

[AndyW201]

Had a largely unproductive hunt today. Checked our Boyes in town, but all there was were a load of Hot Wheels mainlines from over a year ago, and some similarly aged Matchbox 5 packs. 

Smyths was similarly rubbish. HW mainlines were mainly fantasy and older castings. Premiums were either Fast & Furious peg warmers or very elderly Pop Culture/Boulevard stuff (including ones from the Jay Leno's garage collection that must be from 2 or 3 years ago) that despite a price cut to £6.99, are still going nowhere. I was tempted by the black Volvo 142 racing, but I got the orange one fairly recently, and I prefer that to be honest. Was also tempted by the BRE Datsun set too at a reasonable £14.99, one day I will crack with that one, but my birthday's coming up and I've got something a bit special for that.

The day wasn't a complete loss though, I nipped into one of the B&Ms, and they've had a restock of Matchbox (first one in about 18 months for this store),

Didnt think I'd find one of these in the wild, I've got the previous red one in a Power Grabs box, but this blue version is lovely.

A nice companion to the blue BMW 3 series wagon bought last week.

I know these are pretty much old news now, but I was still fairly excited to actually find one in a shop and not have to go online like I've had to with the others 

My favourite Mattel casting of recent times, I still can't believe they actually did it. Still love the detailing on it, especially that rear view.

There were a few of the HW Japan Historics too, first time I've seen premiums in this particular store. I've already got the Corolla, which is superb, but this Civic was the other one I wanted. Already a great casting, I've got a few mainlines, but this one's by far the nicest with its more subtle paintjob and extra detailing,

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, 155V6 said:

A few bits from the car boot,picture was taken while I was waiting for Miss_155 to come out of the garden centre 

Are you keeping the Custom Camaro?  that’s the only one I have missing now

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, 155V6 said:

A few bits from the car boot,picture was taken while I was waiting for Miss_155 to come out of the garden centre 

Wait

NEED TO SEE MORE OF KNIEVEL

[flat4alfa]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Front three are Matchbox Powertrack

Were they priced?

[flat4alfa]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Minichamps version

Older SMTS white metal made in England, now very sort after if prices on Ebay are anything to go by.

1/18th HRN resin cast

The Minichamps I thought was also a resin

In smaller scale 1:64 there was Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightning issues

[Remspoor]

@eddyramrod Wait you show us all the painting you are making an excellent job of , and you leave us hanging with no explanation of this?

A sunny room cactus with flowers stuck on it?