Shite in Miniature II

[MarvinsMom]

recent aquistions, all of these are lesney matchbox from i'm guesing the 1960's and 70's.

 

certainly i don't remember seeing these on sale, but i would only be little at the time.

 

anyone for milk?

 

a commer milk float

 

a bedford CA

 

Mr Whippy release those chimes.... ice cream anyone?

 

and finally a Daimler Ferret scout cat, sadly missing its driver

 

and all together group picture

 

again these were got off of ebay or at swapmeets recently, and been a tight wad they were all only a £1 or £2 to buy. i was thinking that they will get used on the trainset as/and when it gets built.

 

one thing i've noticed is that most exhibition layouts all use the same road vehicles. in fact go to seveal shows and you will be able to recognise the same vehicles on different layouts. so what better way to get around that, by using some vintage diecast vehicles from yesteryear.

 

 

[mercrocker]

Sadly, I am old enough to remember being little when these were on sale!    Good plan for the rail layouts, much better to see those than all that Oxford stuff.   

[eddyramrod]

I have both of the milk floats, they're lovely little models.  Of course the Bedford can be easily repainted, should you wish, to recreate the one that chased James Bond...

 

...as played by David Niven, Casino Royale, 1967

[Felly Magic]

I painted up one of those Commers into Mr Whippy livery, a mate now has it on his railway diorama

 

 

[mercrocker]

That is stunning!

[Felly Magic]

Cheers, it was a toyfair scrapbox find, needed new glazing which I made from a sheet of clear acetate, and I dug out my book 'The Mr Whippy Story', and noticed the body style was that of the Whippy Commer, so yoinked the Mr Whippy logo off the interwebs, played about in Photoshop and Corel to make up the graphics, and used Humbrol paints. Another I'd wished I'd kept. Just wished Oxford would now do a CF ice cream van in 1/43. We can but hope

[mercrocker]

Something like this should be within your build skillz, I reckon!

 

 

 

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEDFORD-CF-ICE-CREAM-VAN-1-43-SCALE-CODE-3-/141935388350

 

 

 

 

[Felly Magic]

Been having a mess about with my Commie Rickman Rangerski, converted to right hand drive using a Cararama mk1 Scrote dash, and changed the wheels for beefier looking Weller style rims, also from a Mk1 Scrote, this time an Ixo rally car, so in a way I've used old Scrotes as donor cars, just like the real thing LOL, took me about 10 mins to do, and looks 100 times better, just needs some UK numberplates and bosh! Job jobbed

 

As it was

 

Phat rimz YO!

 

New dashboard

 

 

[Split_Pin]

Looks grand. Make sure you sell the MK1 remains for £££s to the fanboys on the Facebook Diecast pages.

[Felly Magic]

Something like this should be within your build skillz, I reckon!

 

 

 

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEDFORD-CF-ICE-CREAM-VAN-1-43-SCALE-CODE-3-/141935388350

I wish mate, I'm right handed and I don't have a steady enough hand anymore

[junkyarddog]

Found another Hot Wheels Super treasure hunt yesterday,

 

Lovely little E Type,

 

Subaru brat,

Fantastic little model this,

[Junkman]

I have a few plastic kits for sale. If interested, please PM me your email addy, so I can send you the list.

Thought I'll offer them here first, before I kill a bunch of ebay mongs.

 

Needless to say that shiter discounts apply.

[Spottedlaurel]

I have a few plastic kits for sale. If interested, please PM me your email addy, so I can send you the list.

Thought I'll offer them here first, before I kill a bunch of ebay mongs.

 

Needless to say that shiter discounts apply.

 

PM sent.

[junkyarddog]

More recent finds,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Various Dinky,Corgi and Matchbox Diecast shite

[egg]

Another one l've had 30+ years. £3.50 including postage to a shitter that will look after her! Dinky Mini Clubman edit: sold

[RoadworkUK]

JYD- that forward control Jeep with the cherry picker is lovely.

 

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[MarvinsMom]

Another one l've had 30+ years. £3.50 including postage to a shitter that will look after her! Dinky Mini Clubman

 

PM sent.....

[Spottedlaurel]

I bought a tatty example of the Jeep a few years ago and gave it a repaint before it got given to SL Jr as a Christmas present with other construction vehicles:

 

Diecast construction vehicle miscellany by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Going back to the Dodge Monaco kit, here's the DoH version for a cheap starting price:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MPC-DUKES-OF-HAZARD-SHERIFF-ROSCOS-DODGE-MONACO-POLICE-CAR-/262354468403

 

[Christine]

Remember these mags ? I kept all mine, still looking for missing no.33.

 

 

Did we really have to pay 5 shillings     for a Matchbox toy ? Magazine was only 2 shillings..

 

 

[155V6]

Remember these mags ? I kept all mine, still looking for missing no.33.

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Did we really have to pay 5 shillings     for a Matchbox toy ? Magazine was only 2 shillings..

 

mat.bmp

I think I've still got an annual somewhere 

[Split_Pin]

I don't really collect 1/43 any more but I have a large collection and dug a few out. I forgot how detailed they were.

[Christine]

Mercury 2 dogs

 

 

 

 

 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Junkman very kindly gave me this lovely Fujimi Mini kit.

 

 

Cooper racing version? I think you mean "mundane 1990s special edition version". It's a marvellous kit - despite that worrying "racing" word on the box, all the standard bits are here. You get the 1980s/90s steering wheel, the airbag wheel and the catalytic converter. You can even make it an automatic if you like - with the choice of early or late shifter!

 

 

Here it is next to the Revell version:

 

[Spottedlaurel]

Nice job on the Minis. Revell looks the better proportioned, around the roof at least.

[MarvinsMom]

been out today to Kirkby Stephen and Brough to look at the old buses and wagons and while there i got a couple more old diecasts.

 

husky anglia van and matchbox anglia saloon.

the matchbox one has been repainted from the pale grey to powder blue cos when i took the price sticker off of the roof, it brought off loads of the paint with it.... bugger.

 

and a matchbox mark 2 cortina, who on here has one of these?

 

an finally a white datapost metro, 

 

as can be seen i've gone and got quite a few Corgi Metros, cos i iz saddo

 

and a few of the 1/64th or there abouts matchbox & husky's

 

so after the Dinky Clubbie, that is it for me, for a while, no more diecast shite,,,,,

 

[Felly Magic]

That Dinky road sweeper, I had the final release of that, which strangely had the facelft front with square headlamps, shame they deleted the opening doors on that casting, as I also had a bright orange tipper with opening doors. And that 309 Profile, phwoar

[sierraman]

Have the Cortina mk2 in brown also!

[eddyramrod]

I have one that I've owned (and battered) from new, so a few years ago I converted it to a 4 door and painted it maroon, to match the last car my dad bought new.  HWM 457F, September 1967, it was a 1500 Super.  Pretty sure I've also got at least one of each (brown and blue) in used condition too.

[junkyarddog]

Cortina

 

 

 

Shonky well used one.

[junkyarddog]

Matchbox cars with dogs,

Love the Olds Vista Cruiser,