Shite in Miniature II

39,762 · April 26

Wonder how long it’s been there? Back when they were new they were ‘collectors pieces’ so they’d be unlikely to be rallied around in the mud. It’s odd how they seem to get in the strangest places, a house up our road was having soil took out to put a driveway in. In amongst it was a sixties Matchbox Ergomatic tanker, it was knackered but recognisable. Myself on one of my old allotments I found the back end of a Corgi Marcos Mantis and a King Size bulldozer, again on a semi rural plot of land. Maybe some kids were playing there in the seventies and they just got trod into the soil. Who knows? The Bulldozer lives on in my lock up on a window sill, I can’t bring myself to bin it.

56,888 · April 26

I've got a few trashed cars that keep me company in the outhouse when I'm doing my customs

56,888 · April 26

This morning's boot sale finds

43,291 · April 26

17 hours ago, bunglebus said:

It's not that difficult to remove the decals, which is what I suspect has happened.

17 hours ago, bunglebus said:

That's not the best VW arrival today, but it might be this Marklin

That's come up clean. Nice find just a pity the seat back is missing.

17 hours ago, bunglebus said:

This might just top it though. Never seen a tin plate Karmann Ghia before, I need to do some research into this one but it's a lovely thing, especially the lithographed interior

That's a 1980s Chinese copy of a 1960s Japanese Ashia ATC tin plate. The give away is the rear number plate. The Japanese version had a Wolfsberg WOB plate, the Chinese one is MF 743, the item number of the model. I remember them being sold in that there London in the late 1980s. There are still a few listed on Ebay in Australia.

Vintage VW Karmann GHIA - Red/White Sedan Tin Friction Car MF 743 w/box | eBay

A link to an original Japanese version

Asahi ATC 60’s Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Friction 9.7 inches (25 cm) original tin toy car | Tin Toy Car

56,888 · April 26

18 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

That's a 1980s Chinese copy of a 1960s Japanese Ashia ATC tin plate

Yeah there seems to be a few around. Giveaways are the upside-down rear lights...

And this

56,888 · April 26

Boot sale buys. Another of those weird Summer Chemical Fire Engines with more bits attached

Not quite sure who made this Routemaster...

"British Bus" is from Majorette

As is this El Camino

This one's an unusual find, Johnny Lightning 32 has been well loved

General Lee may have seen its last YeeHaw

This looks kinda Tomica to me but I don't actually know who made it

These two are definitely Tomica though, anyone want a Demio or Lancer for £1 each?

X-Raycers Ferrari

This is today's best buy by far - just a quid for a Lego Beetle, these go for £30-50 a pop on eBay

Polo is worth much less but it's tidy

Husky trailer has its ramp but no tow loop

Corgi has the loop but no ramp

What do we think matey is up to with his spade and chest?

Bit left field for me really, but this late Matchbox Robot Truck interested me as it has moving bits

I don't think they're the original tracks on Big Bull

I always pick up tidy Martini livery Hi-Tailers if I see them

This one's unusual, Roman Numerals Brown Sugar. Decals and donors are easily obtained so this will live again

In fact I picked this up at the same time - then realised it's the wrong engine/exhaust type

Ah well. Got some nice Macau 5 dots while I was there

Lastly this Budgie Post Orifice van I've not seen before

56,888 · April 26

In Smyths on my way home:

These are not exactly pocket money but I really like the detail, and the packaging that looks like a big mainline card in a protector, and allows you to take the car out for a proper look without damaging anything

Now I need to find this for comparison

56,888 · April 26

On the mat when I got home

43,291 · April 26

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Lastly this Budgie Post Orifice van I've not seen before

That could be a Morestone Petrol Pump Series model. It is earlier than the Budgie. Given away with ESSO petrol.

Morestone Esso Petrol Pump Series No.11 Royal Mail Van

I got a later Budgie version, that has black wheels, in one of my recent auction wins.

11,585 · April 26

Toy fair this morning at the Bluebell Railway which was lovely.

Not surprisingly most stalls were train stuff, however my usual fave seller was there and I bought most of my haul from him.

Another Corgi Miura with the cast Golden Jacks spare wheel

Amazingly clean and tidy Jeep FC

I thought it must be a repaint, but doesn't look like it

A few Dinkys all more or less complete although the bonnet does fall off the HA Viva (TADTS).

Nice Mk 3 Welly Golf for £1

Interesting Guisval Capri

LHD

Scale 1/37 apparently

Corgi is 1/43 according to Marcel so here it is with some Dinkys as well

Don't know the scale of Dinky

It looks like they based the shape on the Dinky to me

Here's everything again

12,811 · April 26

On 26/04/2025 at 07:33, Nibbler said:

Here’s a bunch of stuff I bought a couple of months ago. Both Citroens were absolute bargains. I was the only bidder on the Xantia and got it really cheap. Transit and blue T4 is from Schabak.

Very nice. I have the XM and Xantia:

You'll have to trust me the XM is there in it's box. I couldn't be bothered opening it. The front door is slightly open on the Xantia which is why it's looks droopy. The box is unfortunately battered, I did some rectification work on the Xantia and the box, but some new plastic sheeting may need to be aquired.

I have the VW T4 van but as an ambulance. I'd like a non-ambulance one if I can get one.

I am now looking at buying one of those Schabak Transits.

12,811 · April 26

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

These two are definitely Tomica though, anyone want a Demio or Lancer for £1 each?

Demio for me please!

56,888 · April 26

Opening bits!

12,811 · April 26

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Opening bits!

Brill. I've got a thing for small model hatchbacks. Growing up, it was mainly big saloons we got as 1/64 models from Matchbox/Lesney etc... with a small smattering of VW Golfs and so on. So to have something unusual like that would be lovely.

I have a couple of Mazda 2s from Matchbox, lovely little models, one is also green so this would complement that.

April 27

17 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Boot sale buys. Another of those weird Summer Chemical Fire Engines with more bits attached

Not quite sure who made this Routemaster...

"British Bus" is from Majorette

As is this El Camino

This one's an unusual find, Johnny Lightning 32 has been well loved

General Lee may have seen its last YeeHaw

This looks kinda Tomica to me but I don't actually know who made it

These two are definitely Tomica though, anyone want a Demio or Lancer for £1 each?

X-Raycers Ferrari

This is today's best buy by far - just a quid for a Lego Beetle, these go for £30-50 a pop on eBay

Polo is worth much less but it's tidy

Husky trailer has its ramp but no tow loop

Corgi has the loop but no ramp

What do we think matey is up to with his spade and chest?

Bit left field for me really, but this late Matchbox Robot Truck interested me as it has moving bits

I don't think they're the original tracks on Big Bull

I always pick up tidy Martini livery Hi-Tailers if I see them

This one's unusual, Roman Numerals Brown Sugar. Decals and donors are easily obtained so this will live again

In fact I picked this up at the same time - then realised it's the wrong engine/exhaust type

Ah well. Got some nice Macau 5 dots while I was there

Lastly this Budgie Post Orifice van I've not seen before

Routemaster was made by Playart

The green Countach was made by Welly and is indeed a Tomica copy.

32,515 · April 27

Majorette British Bus! I think a few years ago we deduced that it was actually based on a real one, possibly a Metsec or something.

13,654 · April 27

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Majorette British Bus! I think a few years ago we deduced that it was actually based on a real one, possibly a Metsec or something.

I think it was summer 2023, after I picked one up in a French charity shop.

56,888 · April 27

2 hours ago, ambassador84 said:

Routemaster was made by Playart

I was taking the Mickey with that one, as it has the name on the side - cheers for the Welly info though

First boot sale haul

13,654 · April 27

1/24 kits currently on the go:

Fujimi Daihatsu Move and Subaru XT Turbo by Tamiya. I got brave and did two-tone paint on the latter.

Daihatsu is most advanced, should finish it within the next week.

13,654 · April 27

Did a lot of miles for work this week but still didn't manage to find very much on the stops I managed to make:

Box art on the Monaco not great.

Taken me a while to find the BMW, and even then it was by chance as it was laying on the shelf under the pegs.

5,370 · April 27

10 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I was taking the Mickey with that one, as it has the name on the side - cheers for the Welly info though

First boot sale haul

I got it but didn’t want to say anything 🤐

Green Polo please 😉

RE: the cd’s… I’ve got the Bonkers 3 set, are you familiar with it?

5,370 · April 27

16 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

Toy fair this morning at the Bluebell Railway which was lovely.

Not surprisingly most stalls were train stuff, however my usual fave seller was there and I bought most of my haul from him.

Another Corgi Miura with the cast Golden Jacks spare wheel

Amazingly clean and tidy Jeep FC

I thought it must be a repaint, but doesn't look like it

A few Dinkys all more or less complete although the bonnet does fall off the HA Viva (TADTS).

Nice Mk 3 Welly Golf for £1

Interesting Guisval Capri

LHD

Scale 1/37 apparently

Corgi is 1/43 according to Marcel so here it is with some Dinkys as well

Don't know the scale of Dinky

It looks like they based the shape on the Dinky to me

Here's everything again

Nice Golf!

56,888 · April 27

2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Green Polo please 😉

RE: the cd’s… I’ve got the Bonkers 3 set, are you familiar with it?

Think I've got a spare green Polio.

Not familiar with the CD but I've got quite a few dance/D+B/Hardcore/Hip Hop etc CDs

56,888 · April 27

Found a few other bits at boot sale#2

42,958 · April 27

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I think it was summer 2023, after I picked one up in a French charity shop.

Yes, we established it was not a 'British Bus', but an Indonesian Bus

Leyland Atlantean, wearing a Duple Metsec Body, assembled by Amalgam Body in South Jakata.

5,370 · April 27

28 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Found a few other bits at boot sale#2

Wow, a realistically priced anxiety tag!

56,888 · April 27

1 minute ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Wow, a realistically priced anxiety tag!

Yes! I saw the tag and thought I was going to have to stump up a fiver or something, cos I wasn't going home without it. Gave him 50p and walked off before he could change his mind