Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Talking of casting variations on the VW, I've kept this tatty pair for ages thinking they were different for having no rally plate at all

Now I look more closely, I reckon they're just snapped off 

[FakeConcern]

For you Hot Wheels fans I see this lot is for sale

 

 

[155V6]

Looking through diecast on FB Marketplace late at night,& I nearly missed the large Matchbox Jag & Porsche in this lot(seller's photo)

Collected them on my way home today.They're larger versions of the 1/64 World Class models,with better wheels & tyres,more interior detail,& nicer paint.Hard to see,but the Porsche is a pearl white

I guess the Jag was a Kit Kat promotion but not sure about the Porsche

Also in there was this Dinky Guy truck & Realtoy Porsche,I'm keeping both of them

Everything else will be up for grabs,so let me know if there's anything you fancy

[FakeConcern]

Nice find @155V6

I've never seen either if these or even heard of them before!

[155V6]

36 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

Nice find @155V6

I've never seen either if these or even heard of them before!

Thanks,I've had them both before,but not as good as these ones so chuffed to to find them 🙂

[barrett]

After all the recent horror stories of poor packaging, is there anything more reassuring than opening up a parcel and seeing something like this inside...

I'll update once I've unwrapped them all

[FakeConcern]

Since I bought the Corgi Roadhog Torino, it seems to have taken up residence on the kitchen table along with the Starsky & Hutch one

During meal times someone always beeps it!

[barrett]

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

I've never seen either if these or even heard of them before!

Keep up at the back!

Mine's a bit tatty TBH. The Porsche is lovely, one to look out for

[barrett]

On 12/04/2026 at 12:10, barrett said:

I'm pretty sure I sent my 'spares car' SM to somebody on here a year or so back, complete with tailgate (but not glass) so I suspect there is a spare tailgate available on this forum... my terrible memory won't say where though. Equally, there's a chance I still have it and therefore can send it your way if desired! (if I could find it)

Not sure how I found it so easily, but I did. Any good to you @bunglebus?

[bunglebus]

53 minutes ago, barrett said:

What is the one taking centre stage?

[barrett]

Right, despite basically not buying toy cars any more I couldn't resist this job lot of oddball European stuff for what seemed to me a very reasonable £50. These are the 'dull' bits to start

Norev Visa – I'm sure I have one of these somewhere os this is very much surplus to requirements if anyone wants it

I thought this Norev GS would be for the chop but actually it's quite charming, with four opening doors and particularly smooth, Citroen-like suspension

I've never closely looked at one of these late Politoys/Polistil Alfasuds before, but it's a crude old thing really. I don't think I particularly need this one, if anyone is desperate to have it

Unusual olive drab colour on this late 126. Unusual, too, the bumpers haven't entirely disappeared. Shame the paint is a bit tatty

This one is near-mint, on the other hand, but fairly charmless. It's a late Mercury 131, with plastic base and no suspension and feeling awfully flimsy, but it can stay for now.

[barrett]

Next is the Politoys M-series Lamborghini Jarama (M25 t be exact). This was the early-70s range which was a cut above the 'Export' range but still significantly simpler than the old M-series of the 1960s 

For some reason the Jarama always had contrasting bonnet and bootlid, which I think looks a bit shit and certainly not correct for the real thing. It's fairly well-detailed, though, and the overall shape is pretty accurate. not something I'd seek out but nice as part of a lot.

I have a few of these packed away but always nice to see. The Alfa 2600 is one of the nicest Politoys there is and the one that first got me into this manufacturer. Will probably be up for grabs at some point

This is a proper rarity: the Mercury Ferves Ranger. a mad little Fiat 500-engined 'off-roader' with 4wd, built in tiny numbers in the 1960s. Even in poor shape these (toys) aren't particularly cheap, so this was a nice addition although it's not something I'd necessarily seek out

[bunglebus]

That's awesome, right up my street!

[barrett]

Here's the proper stuff

Apologies for the 'big light' on here, which doesn't really show up the colour very well, which is in fact a very pale milky yellow

Politoys M-528 is the Ghia Fiat 1500GT of 1963. This is the kind of weirdo toy that first attracted me to Politoys in the first place, although I'll admit this is one of the least attractive cars they made.

The real thing is no beauty, but the Politoys effort is pretty poor on the whole. Still, this is one I've wanted to add to the non-collection for a long time and this is a nice example, save a bit of paint loss

Best of all is Politoys M-519, the Ford Taunus 20M

For obvious reasons, the Politoys supercars and concepts and sports cars almost certainly sold better than the more cooking everyday cars, and as a consequence it's the humdrum saloons which tend to be the most difficult to find these days

The Taunus is far from the rarest, but it's certainly not easy to find in good shape for a reasonable price, and this was my main reason for buying the lot as I think you could easily pay £50 for this one on its own

Opening everything of course, and brilliantly-detailed. It's almost perfect condition, too, apart from the cracked windscreen. Very happy with this!

 

 

[Lord Sterling]

On 11/04/2026 at 17:45, bunglebus said:

This little bestie arrived via Vinted, a Polistil Peugeot 104 that's the latest member of the "all four doors open" club

Bought one of these after seeing your one:

Did a few minor details to it such as adding the black belt around front and rear bumpers and silvering the lights from behind. Plus, the numberplates were on the piss, so they came off, had some double-sided tape stuck on them and carefully reattached to the plate holders.

The front bonnet on mine looks the same as yours, like its had a minor frontal impact.

On 12/04/2026 at 00:09, AndyW201 said:

(😁) Jaaaaag Mk1 that was left,

As already seen on here the black/red paint scheme is a belter, and the new design wheels look great.

Got one of these too. Unfortunately, because I can't find it anywhere, I had to purchase it via eBay.

However, I also have an earlier one that I think was supposed to be part of a two-pack or something:

What is noticeable on the underside here is, the earlier version doesn't have 'HotWheels' on the base, but does have the fire logo that 'Hotwheels' is usually printed on.

Everything else is there, although one base is clearly painted chrome and the other isn't. But the country of construction has also changed from Thailand to Indonesia.

[bunglebus]

Premiums like the green Jag are often made in a different country to the mainline Hot Wheels 

[Datsuncog]

On 15/04/2026 at 11:12, bunglebus said:

Dunno if I'm having my leg pulled, every one of these is LHD

 

On 15/04/2026 at 11:30, Datsuncog said:

No, there really are LHD and RHD versions - Castle Court Poundland had about twenty RAV4s on the pegs last Friday - of those, two were fitted with RHD interiors (so like a 90/10 split, from a totally unscientific survey sample of one shop). 

I'd heard about this variant on forums and was a bit sceptical too, but it truly is A Thing.

The one I bought at Abbeycentre back in January is, predictably, the common LHD version. 

EDIT: should have taken some pics, probably. But if I see another RHD version, I'll grab it!

Well, of course I had to go back. Just to prove to myself that I wasn't hallucinating. 

This branch of Poundland is unusually well stocked with Mattel bits and pieces at present:

And it had quite a few RAV4s scattered about the place. 

Collected together, they looked like this:

That's seventeen of the little blue contraptions remaining after the weekend - of which four are the apparently less common right hand drive versions:

Yarrr. 

Not the easiest thing to photograph, but I assure you it's the real deal:

RHD top, LHD below:

Anyway, I bought one of the four just in case anyone was mad keen on owning this particular variant, which was just as well since it's now been claimed by a thread regular on the WhatsApp group. 

Nabbed a few Hot Wheels too - the Datsun 240Z will pair well with the Kenmeri Skyline I picked up last week, while the Cortina and Mini are also spare models, should anyone be super keen to give them a home. 

[bunglebus]

Might be of interest 

 

[Bren]

A trip to Southport bagged me this -

Not one I have owned before. Model.is mint but box is faded. Possibly a Berliet?

Not arguing for £10.

I also made another purchase but that's for another thread.

[bramz7]

Nice delivery today.

My brother has an RLC membership and didn't like the pink Skyline, but I actually love it so asked him to buy it. It sold out incredibly quickly in the UK webstore.

The Norev Musa is another one off of my want list gone. 

[Bren]

1 hour ago, Bren said:

A trip to Southport bagged me this -

Not one I have owned before. Model.is mint but box is faded. Possibly a Berliet?

Not arguing for £10.

I also made another purchase but that's for another thread.

Some research shows it's a Morris of some description.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Bren said:

A trip to Southport bagged me this -

Not one I have owned before. Model.is mint but box is faded. Possibly a Berliet?

Not arguing for £10.

I also made another purchase but that's for another thread.

I had this one from a large job lot I bought. Didn't get a huge amount of interest selling it but it went eventually 

Got this one more recently 

[bunglebus]

Two sealed H cases in Entertainer today, plus a Matchbox but it was the same mix I've already seen, and no chase cars. Bought lots, then realised they also had the new batch of XLs. I was only going to get a couple but in the end I took them all.

Star of the show is definitely the AE86

Viper is pretty good too

McLaren is OK, maybe doesn't translate quite as well to the larger scale

Track Dwagon is one of those castings that's quite interesting when it first appears, but I wouldn't be collecting every variation. I like finding the 1:64 size in my stash and comparing them though

Similar story with the Hoto Roto, although this time I was buying all the releases in this livery. Still am I suppose 

[Zie]

I didn't know that AE86 xl was a thing, will keep an eye out. 

[bunglebus]

As for mainlines, I found quite a few to tempt me today

Porsche looks good in black with front and rear decals

Went looking for the Super, found this error car instead - front wheel should have a red rim 

Like this

BMW looking great again

Quick Chat isn't everyone's cup of tea, and I won't be buying all the colours - but I quite liked this subtle rework from the original cream with red receiver

The best of the new Ferraris yet?

Another new casting, will kids understand?

I appreciate only about three other people will get it, but I'm really pleased Mattel have seen fit to launch the tooned Purple Passion in this livery, a nod to an old blackwall from years ago

If they could do this one next, that would be great, thanks

Anyway. Tooned Batmobile isn't quite as exciting, but having previously got all the others I couldn't leave it behind 

I should have got another Willys to play with, if you'll excuse the expression 

[Zie]

Found a Simpson car as last thanks to two new ASDA dump bins. 

Barbie van was an odd find in B&M, everything else was from Smyths.

 

[bunglebus]

Just three older cars arrived today, these two from America on Vinted

Certainly not something I've stumbled across before.

Lastly, I think I've now cornered the market in Graffic Traffic Challengers, normally quite a hard one to find but this is #5 I believe.

I wonder if there is a market for restored ones, I recently got outbid at over £20 for two loose VW Transporter Ambulances, the GT one and the black Commando version. Both in very good condition with just some stickers on the white GT, and I thought my bid was certain to win

[Lord Sterling]

10 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

 

Well, of course I had to go back. Just to prove to myself that I wasn't hallucinating. 

This branch of Poundland is unusually well stocked with Mattel bits and pieces at present:

And it had quite a few RAV4s scattered about the place. 

Collected together, they looked like this:

That's seventeen of the little blue contraptions remaining after the weekend - of which four are the apparently less common right hand drive versions:

Yarrr. 

Not the easiest thing to photograph, but I assure you it's the real deal:

RHD top, LHD below:

Anyway, I bought one of the four just in case anyone was mad keen on owning this particular variant, which was just as well since it's now been claimed by a thread regular on the WhatsApp group. 

Nabbed a few Hot Wheels too - the Datsun 240Z will pair well with the Kenmeri Skyline I picked up last week, while the Cortina and Mini are also spare models, should anyone be super keen to give them a home. 

Oh yes, a Mini and Cortina would be good if you still have the spares?

[Datsuncog]

6 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Oh yes, a Mini and Cortina would be good if you still have the spares?

Sure thing!