Shite in Miniature II

[Spottedlaurel]

Should have the opportunity to visit a B&M today, and one or two other shops, after the little Needham Market toy fair visit.

In the meantime, this week's purchases:

Hunter in post-rally condition, clearly not a minter but a replacement box on the roof would make it look decent. Are they available as a repro? Lyons Maid vendor has lost part of his right arm in the ice cream/drug wars that also saw his roof panel get smashed.

Just about to finish putting this together. 1;43 scale means those parts are pretty tiddly.

Not one of my better efforts, but it's good to keep the building going rather than just buying them....

[bunglebus]

31 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

a replacement box on the roof would make it look decent. Are they available as a repro?

£4.60 from Steve Flowers 

[eddyramrod]

That Hunter was a lovely model.  I never understood why Corgi failed to exploit it BITD.  We haven't even seen it rejigged as a Vanguard, which strikes me as a major omission.

[Jon]

Been away this weekend, to celebrate my birthday and on the walk back to our hotel last night, I had to stop by this bus stop poster, to take a closer look:

 

Even at a brisk walking pace to get back to the room so I could use the loo (it's great getting old), I could spot a Novoexport Moskvitch!

Blame the soft focus on either my rushed picture taking under the circumstances, or the after effects of 3 drinks, over a 4-5 hour period. First drinks this year, but still!

To try and offset the ageing process through the inevitable passing of time, there was some diecast action involved in the commemorations. 

I'll report back tomorrow, when I've had a nice night's sleep.

[sierraman]

38 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

That Hunter was a lovely model.  I never understood why Corgi failed to exploit it BITD.  We haven't even seen it rejigged as a Vanguard, which strikes me as a major omission.

Not sure, perhaps the lack of a big following for Hillman Hunters. Annoyingly it’s seems to be nearly all Fords and Vauxhalls. 

[eddyramrod]

@sierraman Yes, and the collectors have noticed.  Will Corgi take any notice?

 

 

 

Will they buggery.

[sierraman]

It’s an excess of Ford Transits sold to show boating Plumbers driving about with 20 inch rims on their van who call themselves something ridiculous like Westfield Plumbing Solutions and wear gillets. 

[eddyramrod]

Oh by the way: Happy Birthday @Jon

[bunglebus]

Well trying to go to BuM was a pain in the...neck 

Half marathon is on and half of Chelmsford was coned off including their car park at 9.55. Decided to head for the lazy bones boot sale as they're now putting that on all year. Bloody marathon organisers stopped all traffic trying to get there for a full 15 minutes to allow runners to cross the road, even when there was no-one there. Fuckers.

I think because it's the only one on it was really full, spilling over into the parking area too. Didn't find much but there was a stall with lots of Paint Factory aerosols so I have more colours to choose from at least. 

Didn't ask the price on these

Found a few tatty older Matchbox in a 5 for £1 box, there were a couple of other regular wheels that would work as donors but they were the black plastic wheels, not the Auto Steer type.

I pulled these out

As well as some of the titchy Hot Wheels 

And a no-name 928

Only other purchase was a Dinky phone box for 50p

Oh and I went back to BuM later, nothing new. SADFACE

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Well trying to go to BuM was a pain in the...neck 

Half marathon is on and half of Chelmsford was coned off including their car park at 9.55. Decided to head for the lazy bones boot sale as they're now putting that on all year. Bloody marathon organisers stopped all traffic trying to get there for a full 15 minutes to allow runners to cross the road, even when there was no-one there. Fuckers.

I think because it's the only one on it was really full, spilling over into the parking area too. Didn't find much but there was a stall with lots of Paint Factory aerosols so I have more colours to choose from at least. 

Didn't ask the price on these

Found a few tatty older Matchbox in a 5 for £1 box, there were a couple of other regular wheels that would work as donors but they were the black plastic wheels, not the Auto Steer type.

I pulled these out

As well as some of the titchy Hot Wheels 

And a no-name 928

Only other purchase was a Dinky phone box for 50p

Oh and I went back to BuM later, nothing new. SADFACE

In a strange coincidence I’ve got a car transporter trailer for that Lesney Bedford cab if you want it to make a set?

Found it in a box of other stuff, no cab with it though.

[Richard_FM]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

£4.60 from Steve Flowers 

The also came with a kangaroo figure.

[bunglebus]

19 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

In a strange coincidence I’ve got a car transporter trailer for that Lesney Bedford cab if you want it to make a set?

Found it in a box of other stuff, no cab with it though.

I think I have the other part to it - there are I think two sizes of the cab part, this is the smaller one. I'll have a look later, just listing all my spare cars on eBay

*edit*

Funny enough there was a spare trailer awaiting its place in the box - as you can see there's a slight scale discrepancy! 

[AndyW201]

@bunglebus Got these today, you still want them?

 

[Datsuncog]

21 hours ago, AndyW201 said:

I've seen a Lamley video saying that some of these were available in the US with the hubcap type wheels, which I think would have suited it better though.

Now that's interesting... as all the Rancheros in the Newtownabbey branch of B&M are fitted with those hubcap-type wheels you mention.

Are we gonna be seeing wheel variations as well as lhd/rhd and lights up/lights down variants in this year's releases, I wonder?

I'll be keeping one of these - but the other's available at cost price of £1.79 if anyone's keen?

**EDIT - TAKEN!!**

[Datsuncog]

Also... are there any takers for a pink El Camino or two?

**EDIT - ONE BOTH TAKEN!!**

Not much of interest on the Hot Wheels pegs, and no Flying Colors just yet...

[bunglebus]

37 minutes ago, AndyW201 said:

@bunglebus Got these today, you still want them?

 

Yes please!

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

 

Funny enough there was a spare trailer awaiting its place in the box - as you can see there's a slight scale discrepancy! 

 

The transporter unit should have wheels to match and the wheel arch is bigger. Matchbox A2 Bedford Transporter

The small wheeled version is from Matchbox M2 Bedford Articulated Truck

A2 arch

M2 arch

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

I'll be keeping one of these - but the other's available at cost price of £1.79 if anyone's keen?

Must...resist...

I removed the kiddie paint from the Dinky Corvette and gave it the correct number of wheels

The wheels were a bit of a surprise actually, being fitted in a very similar way to very early Hot Wheels redlines - a thin wire axle with a U shape in the centre, crimped to the base, and a bearing on the end which the wheel pushes onto. I was expecting to swap a whole axle off the donor but instead I carefully pulled one wheel off and pressed it onto the (thankfully still present) bearing on the good car

Oh and I remembered there's an even sexier version!

[Split_Pin]

Lots of play value in the gold one though!

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Also... are there any takers for a pink El Camino or two?

Not much of interest on the Hot Wheels pegs, and no Flying Colors just yet...

1 please thanks

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Now that's interesting... as all the Rancheros in the Newtownabbey branch of B&M are fitted with hubcap-type wheels.

Are we gonna be seeing wheel variations as well in this year's releases, I wonder?

I'll be keeping one of these - but the other's available at cost price of £1.79 if anyone's keen?

If not taken…

[flat4alfa]

20 hours ago, AndyW201 said:

so dibs may be invited soon

I do like that one!

[flat4alfa]

I’ll go now sorry 

[bunglebus]

Think I might detour to Basildump after work tomorrow, big BuMs there

[Datsuncog]

15 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

1 please thanks

 

14 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

If not taken…

Un Ranchero, un El Camino, para el Señor - muchos gracias.

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

The small wheeled version is from Matchbox M2 Bedford Articulated Truck

For some reason I seem to always find the small cab but the big transporter bed, also got a cab that was green so I think that's from a low-loader

[sierraman]

Think this could be the basis of a good period recovery truck.

[junkyarddog]

Already done.

 

[Datsuncog]

10 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Think I might detour to Basildump after work tomorrow, big BuMs there

All the Matchbox in the Newtownabbey branch were just hanging from clip-strips along the length of the toy aisle - not on pegs as such.

They were also stuck onto the strip with clear tape, presumably by exasperated staff fed up with picking them up off the floor every ten minutes.

No prices, either - so it was mildly discomfiting to rock up at the till with an armful, unsure whether or not I was going to be fleeced...

But they were £1.79, so cheaper than Tesco but 10p dearer than the Hot Wheels.

A few of the mud-racer type premiums at £3.49, but otherwise not much. Five-packs at £8 were the same series as Lidl had late last year.

I also picked up an AMC Eagle...

And a Ford C-series, which I'd clocked last year in Tesco but I was in emergency clearance mode and couldn't even think of buying one.

I might hook it up to an old Convoys trailer later - it seems to have a functional fifth wheel...

And also, because my willpower is apparently zero right now...

I went back to Poundstretcher.

[AndyW201]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Now that's interesting... as all the Rancheros in the Newtownabbey branch of B&M are fitted with those hubcap-type wheels you mention.

Are we gonna be seeing wheel variations as well as lhd/rhd and lights up/lights down variants in this year's releases, I wonder?

I'll be keeping one of these - but the other's available at cost price of £1.79 if anyone's keen?

**EDIT - TAKEN!!**

Yep, they do look better!