Shite in Miniature II

[Skizzer]

Bloody hell! I thought that VW was the real thing at first.

 

Hmm, maybe I should set up on eBay as '4starClassicCars' and put it up for £25k  

[Felly Magic]

I'd love to see one of those Sooty truck kits built, but I understand if you leave em sealed up, rocking horse shizzle springs to mind

[Junkman]

No, I will build a few of those. They are neither rare, nor overly expensive.

[Felly Magic]

No, I will build a few of those. They are neither rare, nor overly expensive.

OOOOOOH I must get round to building the Fujimi Golf Mk2 kit I have at some point as well

[stuboy]

room view..

  

[Junkman]

OOOOOOH I must get round to building the Fujimi Golf Mk2 kit I have at some point as well

 

Yow! In OAP-red with dark grey interior and steelies.

 

[Felly Magic]

These arrived this morning via Dugong of this parish. Excellent service from a fellow shitter. Fit in well with a load of my other Commie era tat such as my Rivas, Moskie, and blue Transitski 

 

 

[Felly Magic]

I took fresh photos of my Eastern Bloc shite models, and shoved the images on my Fuckr site. Once again, cheers to Jon

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/northernsoutherner2012/sets/72157642620370084/

[Mr Lobster]

Hey 'shiters, forgive the blatant self promotion but anyone interested in seeing the Vanguards July - December releases?

[eddyramrod]

Only if Corgi have abandoned their VAG-level pricing structure!

 

Or seriously, yes please!

[Mr Lobster]

Only if Corgi have abandoned their VAG-level pricing structure!

 

Personally I don't think Corgi are expensive - prices have gone up a bit but nothing like Minichamps etc and relative to pretty much everything else other than some partwork stuff they are very good value. Anyway, shiters discount is always available

 

So anyway, new from July - December includes -

 

Vauxhall Carlton, Mk3 Capri, Mk2 Astras, Mk2 Golf C, Morris Oxford VI, Rover SD1 Vitesse, Mini Clubman, Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3, Mk3 Ford Cortina and a few more besides. I was going to just C+P the list but it went a bit odd so you'll have to have a look for yourself - http://www.lobsterdiecast.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=139

 

Autoshite racing beige Golf

 

[eddyramrod]

Autoshite 999, what's your emergency please?

A few of my 1.43 emergency vehicles...    I have close-ups of some if you'd like...

[DVee8]

^^ We always like

[Felly Magic]

I haz the Horizon too in Jewish racing gold plod stylee, it be nice. I also haz 'Sofa' Mirafiori and 124D in Espaniol plod

[Felly Magic]

And Mr Lobster, I will more than likely be wanting the Corblimey 2000E, Scrote RS2000, poverty Golf and the grey Carlton

[Partridge]

Personally I don't think Corgi are expensive - prices have gone up a bit but nothing like Minichamps etc and relative to pretty much everything else other than some partwork stuff they are very good value. Anyway, shiters discount is always available

 

So anyway, new from July - December includes -

 

Vauxhall Carlton, Mk3 Capri, Mk2 Astras, Mk2 Golf C, Morris Oxford VI, Rover SD1 Vitesse, Mini Clubman, Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3, Mk3 Ford Cortina and a few more besides. I was going to just C+P the list but it went a bit odd so you'll have to have a look for yourself - http://www.lobsterdiecast.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=139

 

Autoshite racing beige Golf

 

Nice. Shame they're going to be fucking shit.

[Mr Lobster]

??? Eh?

[eddyramrod]

I don't think these even need captions...

Oh dear... apologies for the poor focussing.  I might have to do these again sometime.

[TagoraSX]

What's the going rate for Minichamps models still in their boxes? I found a load of them in the loft last week, mostly Audi and Porsche motorsport.

[eddyramrod]

OMGLOFTFIND!  Value x10, automatically!

[Felly Magic]

More shots o my shite, and Eddy, SNAP! 

 

[Mr Lobster]

What's the going rate for Minichamps models still in their boxes? I found a load of them in the loft last week, mostly Audi and Porsche motorsport.

 

Very much depends on what they are really. Minichamps Ford RS stuff carries a massive scene tax as ever but have a look at ebay to get an idea what they are worth.

[stuboy]

Very much depends on what they are really. Minichamps Ford RS stuff carries a massive scene tax as ever but have a look at ebay to get an idea what they are worth.

 

getting beyond realms of normal mans wallet

[RedSparrow]

Eddy what make is that Polonez militia car?

[RedSparrow]

Just come across this on ebay - it appears there was another magazine series in the eastern bloc that had motors from other countries. Lets hope they surface in Poundland etc.

 

 

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Freepost-Lot-of-7-1-43-IXO-Ist-Volga-Wolga-Latvia-Oltcit-Lada-2107-FSO-Polonez-/291108527454

 

This bloke has some crazy ideas about their value though.

[Partridge]

??? Eh?

I've lost faith in Vanguards...the real castings never look as good as the renderings now

[Partridge]

Very much depends on what they are really. Minichamps Ford RS stuff carries a massive scene tax as ever but have a look at ebay to get an idea what they are worth.

I'm hanging on to my boxed Le Mans Green Mexico...

[tooSavvy]

I haz dropped parking meter money on this...... £3.99 @ TK Maxx.

 

 

 

Is it something we don't see much of?... I have never ever seen a KG model.

 

...or are these just 'cheep knokkoffs' from 'en chine'.

 

I like the povvo blue... sort of what you expect on a beetle  .

 

It has 'pull back - let it go' drive and says 'WELLY' on the plastic chassis.

 

 

... just sort of looked so forlorn on the rummage shelf.... waiting for some kid to WELLY it into skirting boards and rive the doors off.

 

SAVED!!

 

TS

[Mr Lobster]

Karmann Ghia models are fairly rare,

 

Welly do that one and a 1/18 though. The Welly catalogue is massive and has allsorts of stuff in that would turn the shiter on - Kia's from Pride to Ceed, Hyundais and all sorts of other tat but the Welly import and distribution setup in Europe is complicated to say the least so much of it doesn't come over to this side of the world.

 

Pity. I reckon we could sell fuckloads of it 

[Junkman]

I can haz Welly shite, too!

 

 

Generally not bad at all, but has one of my pet hates - headlight lenses attached by means of a stalk in the centre:

 

 

So I did one of Junkman's phamous Phrench headlight modifications with this.

 

Step 1 - dismantle the model.

 

 

The headlight reflectors and lenses are heat riveted to the bodyshell:

 

 

So step 2 is to carefully scrape away the excess plastic, and the headlights fall right out:

 

 

Step 3 is to cut off the stalks from the lenses, and polish them:

 

 

There will always be a mark left, but it is hardly visible once everything is back together.

 

Step 4 is to simulate yellow headlamps with small beads and clothes pins, like so:

 

 

The glue used is Tamiya Clear, and it will be invisible once dried, so no worries about the excessive amount used and the bubbling.

Tamiya Clear is also used to glue the lenses to the reflectors, and the reflectors back to the car in step 5:

 

 

Voila!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm going to pimp the interior a bit in the distant future.

I have a second one stacked away for a more involved modification - a Pick Up.