Shite in Miniature II

[Bear]

Gate did a cracking 1/18 of a yellow 406 coupe back in the late 1990s. Its on my bucket list!!

 

I've seen one, but I don't do 1:18 - I have about 110 individual models to find an example of every car I've owned. 1:43 is has to be - though the last Gate one i saw on eBay was a fiver, I was a high bidder, then it got pulled because the owner claimed to have given it to a charity shop "because the box was damp". Like I cared about that

[andrew e]

share down 3/4 in only a couple of days, things don't look good for the margate firm....

 

saying that, they went bust in 1972 when lines bros. folded, and again in 1980? when DCM (Dunbee Combex Marx Ltd.?), the firm that bought them from the remains of Tri-ang.

 

but they have had alsorts of issues with chinese factories in recent years and also have a small mountain of debt built up buying airfix, corgi etc.

Well I had a stupid 5 minutes Friday, 1000 shares £236.60p. The model/tool fund is in minus territory now, but sometimes you need to go sod it!

 

I might be clogging the grumpy thread next week if Barclays yank the plug away...

[155V6]

I don't really do 1/18 either,but bought the 406 as I was thinking of getting a real one.I did get a 1/43 as well,it's a partwork & it's not as nice as the Minichamps.I think it's blue,but I'm not sure & I can't find it at the moment.

[Jon]

Went to a local antiques shop today and spotted one of these:

 

 

It's a motorised Victory Models Vauxhall Velox made in plastic, in what I guess to be about 1/24 scale. Sadly it's damaged and has no driver's side A-pillar and is missing the plate for the battery cover and the front and rear 'screens The old fella in the shop wanted $20, which equates to about £9; not a huge sum for any avid Vauxhall fans adept at a bit of plastic fixing? I'm guessing there aren't tonnes of these about. Will go pick it up if anyone's interested, though no idea how much it'd cost to post. Anyway, it's a lot cheaper than this fully equipped one!

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VICTORY-MODELS-VAUXHALL-VELOX-SOMETHING-A-LITTLE-DIFFERENT-VINTAGE-1-18-SCALE-/151455440317

 

Seller says it's 1/18th scale and it was big from memory, so probably somewhere between the two.

[Split_Pin]

Id bite his hand off. There were a few of these for sale for years at my local swapmeet, mint and boxed. Asking over a ton.

 

For £9, its worth putting up with the slight playwear to have a fantastic piece of 50s toy memorabilia that few others will have.

[mercrocker]

Buy it.   Definitely buy it.  Doesn't look to have too much warpage either which these can suffer from.  

[Jon]

Sorry, just to clarify: that's an image stolen from the Ebay ad attached, though the Velox I saw was the same colour but no box and aforementioned damage, etc. It's my birthday in a couple of weeks or so, so I might treat myself to it. The shop won't be open until Friday now, so let's see if it's still there then.

[Split_Pin]

Definitely buy it!!!

[junkyarddog]

The fetish for die cast car transporters continues,

today's finds

 

Corgi Major Ford.

 

Corgi junior Volvo.

[Felly Magic]

Loving the Fraud Incontinental, like how Corgi made it with the aftermarket cab aircon pod on the roof as well

[Bren]

Sad if hornby go to the wall.

 

It was in the back of my mind when I bought Charlie his first car - at 3 months old he is too young but it is there when he is old enough.

 

It is a corgi discovery - police of course.

[Split_Pin]

And the gearstick remaining with the engine when the cab is tilted!

[Bear]

Did I share pics of this model yet?

 

 

 

[Felly Magic]

When I'm not utterly fucking skint, I want that Vanguards wedge

[Bear]

And a Triple-9 Herald, and an Otto AX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[155V6]

Junkyarddog's Corgi transporters reminded me that I've now got enough Matchbox Cortinas to fill this Corgi Mercedes that I've had for nearly 40 years.The black car is actually a Taunus,I think I'll get away with it though.

 

[Bear]

"As seen in Essex this month".

[eddyramrod]

No, that would be a beavertail and Hiab!

 

 

/ducks sharply

[Junkman]

Siku F500 now has new rhinestone headlights:

 

 

 

 

And this Siku Transit arrived today:

 

 

 

[Split_Pin]

Was not expecting the Taunus variety before the picture loaded up. Love that!

[junkyarddog]

Another recent purchase,

1968 Dodge Charger.

Matchbox superking.

 

 

One of my Favorite muscle cars,

got this in my head now.

[mercrocker]

Nice catch....I wanted one of these when they came out!   That brief period of proper wheels and Kingsize cars was too short.   I have the Cougar and the Binz ambulance but....Damn going to have to flick over to Ebay now!

[Split_Pin]

Whoa thats ace!

[Felly Magic]

That is seriously cool

[junkyarddog]

Was very happy to find it,

pity the condition isn't a bit better,lots of chips on the paint.

 

First one I have found.paid ten euro for it.

[mercrocker]

Seems a reasonable price to me....There is an empty box on Ebay for a fiver!   I think there was some kind of paint issue with these deep lustre Kingsize models, they seem to be less resilient to play wear than the earlier ones.

[Split_Pin]

I had no idea that King Size produced something so nicely proportioned. The Superkings of the 80s are ace too but the wheels they fit are about a scale foot wide!

[junkyarddog]

The one seems to have very little play wear,

just years of not very careful storage I reckon.

 

 

Forgot to mention,it has steering too

[sierraman]

Today's purchases for the grand total of £3!!!

[junkyarddog]

Great find,

love the early Redline Hot Wheels.

Worth a few ££'s those