Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

Damn! Rolled-over to page 2035

Ok…

Welly #2035

Model: Jaguar S-Type MK2. 

Scale: 1:64. 

I quite like this eye-searing yellow, as it’s a "SUPER RACER" and a bit odd wearing German DEKRA decals

 

Another that would benefit from the detailing pens 

[bunglebus]

On 20/08/2025 at 16:28, bunglebus said:

I suppose I could paint the base white too, maybe later

I wonder why they didn't give it a white base to start with, looks better to me

[bunglebus]

Found a bunch of unopened Novacars for sale

You do have to wonder why anyone would squirrel away a load of cut price, Portuguese Majorettes for years, only for them to end up in a charity shop.

I'm now going to squirrel these away in the loft...

[Tenmil Socket]

On 10/08/2025 at 12:23, Tenmil Socket said:

Might make a few quid on this?

I sold this on eBay yesterday for £50… not bad considering it essentially cost me 10p.

[Tenmil Socket]

I’ve just bought this job lot mainly for the yellow 205 but looking forward to what’s amongst it all.

 

[bunglebus]

Think I looked at those. Saico Anglia I do believe

[Tenmil Socket]

21 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Also found by the Mrs today in a charity shop, I'll probably pass these on. Some seem to have crazy prices in dollars on the old interwebz, but I don't think I'll be retiring off them

We left this one behind...

I found a Matchbox Commando VW Transporter ambulance 

Ever seen any of the others?

I sold one of those Commando Transporters on eBay last week. 

[Tenmil Socket]

Just now, bunglebus said:

Think I looked at those. Saico Anglia I do believe

A-Team van in there too.

 

[bunglebus]

Colour!

Clear coat to go on next

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Found a bunch of unopened Novacars for sale

You do have to wonder why anyone would squirrel away a load of cut price, Portuguese Majorettes for years, only for them to end up in a charity shop.

I'm now going to squirrel these away in the loft...

I had one of those Espace’s in red. Pretty sure it was involved in an RTA out in the garden where it unfortunately caught fire! Most of it is plastic I think.

[bunglebus]

 

 

[danthecapriman]

14 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

 

 

That’s the one! 
Pretty sure I got it with a Range Rover.

I wish I hadn’t destroyed it now.😄

[Tenmil Socket]

52 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Colour!

Clear coat to go on next

That’s a lovely colour 👍🏻

[eddyramrod]

A box arrived at my Distribution Warehouse and I picked it up today...

Boring, hey?  Ah but... here's the contents...

Lovely jubbly!  And many thanks to @Tenmil Socket of this parish.

[bunglebus]

This morning's die cast gubbins

[Datsuncog]

Ooh, Matchbox Colour Changers Ford LTD - looks decent!

What's the day-glo pinky-orangy thing with what looks like cannons on the roof, in the centre of the back row beside the Kidco Dodge fire chief car?

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

This morning's die cast gubbins

Oxford Diecast Thames is interesting find

also - is the Lone Star Rolls an overpaint?  Never seen in that colour 

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

What's the day-glo pinky-orangy thing with what looks like cannons on the roof, in the centre of the back row beside the Kidco Dodge fire chief car?

Isn’t that a Siku Espada that’s had the guns glued to it

[flat4alfa]

My word it’s a real thing!

This example $140 eBay USA

Espada Fuoco - I wonder if based on a real trackside car

[Christine]

Dan ...found it ..not quite how i remembered it , but i'm not an LBF  in the memory department !  00 4mm  anyway , as i have the Transit van   in that scale

 

 

 

 

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Ooh, Matchbox Colour Changers Ford LTD - looks decent!

Not tea bag. I reckon you could go on forever finding all the different colours they've ended up stuck on

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

What's the day-glo pinky-orangy thing with what looks like cannons on the roof, in the centre of the back row beside the Kidco Dodge fire chief car?

 

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Isn’t that a Siku Espada that’s had the guns glued to it

 

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

My word it’s a real thing!

Espada Fuoco - I wonder if based on a real trackside car

Indeed, a slightly stood-on Siku Espada

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Oxford Diecast Thames is interesting find

The Mrs liked the Oxford Thames, I'm not too enthused

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Is the Lone Star Rolls an overpaint?  Never seen in that colour 

Indeed, it is a full custom

However, it's a just a windscreen shy of completeness

Love the white walls especially 

BRB with more

[Christine]

Austin Se7ens. 

 

 

[bunglebus]

Okey dokey, more boot sale bits in a mo, but firstly I discovered Tescotainer have Hot Ones on the pegs - only one left today though

Majorette Simca is a cutie

Lack of junk in the trunk though

DS ambulance complete with plastic bits

Merc just gets opening doors

R5 Turbo

Love the backflash 

This one's a mystery, railway accessory I presume but no name on it

I'm not really a big fan of single seaters, and I also don't know who made these fairly common ones - just wanted to rescue it from the Tesco bag of doom

Kidco key car

Impy Range Rover is in decent shape

Not-a-Corgi loco by High Speed

There's an actual Corgi carriage to go with it

These were off eBay but turned up as I got home, Lintoy

I've got minty Corgi Beetles, but I can never say no

Matchbox one is slightly unusual in having the two diagonal lines on the plate at the front, rather than a sticker

Very tidy Corgi Regal

Husky is not tidy, but complete Sunbeam Alpines don't appear often

Matchbox Miura has the infuriating fault of the doors staying open

Pink base tho

Roller is missing a screen but is otherwise decent. Donor required

Nice Grifo

And Guildsman

Gruesome with optional second engine

Good condition Siva

This one is a bonus, I sold my blue window Pi-Eyed Piper for reasons unknown and regret it. I have an engine donor or five

Most unusual find today is this Matchbox Fun Club 911, anyone got any info? (I know the first rule of Fun Club is you do not talk about Fun Club, but I won't tell anyone)

Lastly, a late Bronco

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, Christine said:

Dan ...found it ..not quite how i remembered it , but i'm not an LBF  in the memory department !  00 4mm  anyway , as i have the Transit van   in that scale

 

 

 

 

Well, I’ve definitely never seen one of those before! 
I wonder if it’s still produced? Or maybe if they did a kit of the whole van/bus. 

[Christine]

On 20/08/2025 at 16:00, danthecapriman said:

Just as long as there’s no silicone or lead in it! Or whatever it is that causes mazak rot.

Funny you should say that . Yesterday while looking for that Transit  casting , (that  i put in a safe place,but forgot where !   ) , i found 2 Siku vw T4s i bought years ago ..As i picked up the 1st one ,i noticed the paint was all blistered .....it then  all collapsed into a pile of  bittle scrap...the other one  is ok .. They were in a antique pine cupboard ,the brittle one,  up against the wood .. 

[junkyarddog]

Found today,some newish Matchbox.

Toyota Supra  

Bmw E36 Compact.

Shelby Cobra. 

Dodge truck.

Lexus LS400.

Ford Bronco.

Wait.....What's this?

Super Chase!!!

First one I've found.

[danthecapriman]

11 minutes ago, Christine said:

Funny you should say that . Yesterday while looking for that Transit  casting , (that  i put in a safe place,but forgot where !   ) , i found 2 Siku vw T4s i bought years ago ..As i picked up the 1st one ,i noticed the paint was all blistered .....it then  all collapsed into a pile of  bittle scrap...the other one  is ok .. They were in a antique pine cupboard ,the brittle one,  up against the wood .. 

I don’t think it’s anything to do with environmental things, it’s contamination within the metal mix itself. 
You can have identical castings like that, but one will be fine because the actual mix of metal used that particular day was ok. The next batch of metal used in the same casting might have a contaminant in which then causes it to self destruct. 
It’s weird how it shows up too, sometimes it happens very quick but other times it can take decades before showing.

There were some batches of Hornby Dublo locomotive chassis that suffered with it but some only started to show signs of it decades after manufacture. 
There’s absolutely nothing you can do about it either!

[Christine]

5 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I don’t think it’s anything to do with environmental things, it’s contamination within the metal mix itself. 
You can have identical castings like that, but one will be fine because the actual mix of metal used that particular day was ok. The next batch of metal used in the same casting might have a contaminant in which then causes it to self destruct. 
It’s weird how it shows up too, sometimes it happens very quick but other times it can take decades before showing.

There were some batches of Hornby Dublo locomotive chassis that suffered with it but some only started to show signs of it decades after manufacture. 
There’s absolutely nothing you can do about it either!

When i moved here , i wrapped up my 80 odd Land Rover models . The military LWB Britains , i wrapped in an unused  prepacked but opened , windscreen wipe that had dried out ..About a year later ,upon unwrapping it ,  that model was all  chewed up on the  paint worn off  raised edges where the wipe had been in contact with it . 

[bunglebus]

27 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Serious want face, good find

[danthecapriman]

I’ve started a couple more of those 3D printed truck conversions recently. Mostly to fill in time between paint & filler etc drying on other projects. Maximum efficiency😄

AEC Mammoth Minor. 
Not one of the most common varieties of the Ergomatic family trucks, but were around. Later in life they were very popular as recovery truck conversions being twin steer type chassis. Very stable and manoeuvrable. 
The chassis on this one started as an IXO Fiat that had been damaged. Cab was useless to me anyway so I got it cheap. 
Battery box & square fuel tank chopped off and will be replaced by a pair of round tanks I’m making up from plastic tube. 
 

 
Leyland Bison. 
The final type of Ergomatic cab (other than the Marathon which was significantly altered from these). 
Chassis came from an Altaya Spanish trucks partwork Barreiros tipper. I’m not sure what I’ll put on the back of this one yet.

 
Both were actually pretty easy to alter to take the replacement cabs. Just a bit of ‘eyeballing’ measuring then chopping bits off as needed.

Found a suitable trailer for the Volvo FH12 too. Just needs repainting as using a Volvo to pull a Pegaso/Seddon Atkinson branded trailer might not be the best advert for them! 
I’ll remove the under chassis stowage boxes and replace them with some side guards to make it look more like a UK truck.