Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

10 minutes ago, Peter C said:

Purchased today at the Enfield Pageant for £2.50, a 1:18 scale model of a Mercedes Benz 220SE.

Completely playworn and filthy, looks like a barn find. 

The plan is to do nothing to it, leave it precisely how it is and enjoy the patina.

That thing is awesome! What a bargain too!

Who made it?

[Peter C]

4 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

 

Who made it?

Revell

[Split_Pin]

5 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Just found another Clio. This is a Mog Models 5-Door. It has a resin body applied to a Solido base and uses many of the Solido parts.

 

I was after a facelift MK1 Megane made by them to match the real one I had at the time.

[FakeConcern]

Another toyfair today, but a bit of a disappointment as not many stalls and over half were train stuff and the cars seemed to be mainly Vanguard type things and I'm determined not to get into them. (at least not yet!)

Mrs Concern bought a couple of waterline Minic ships and a seated figure to use in her Prisoner scene.

I got these

Ok it is a Vanguard, but I didn't mean this kind! I really wanted the later one with faired in rear arches as I had a blue one when I was very young, but still like this and it's gone in the box for a makeover when I get round the the 50s cars I have.

The Opel is such a nice looking car so for a couple of quid I couldn't leave it even though it's a repaint with horrible painted brown interior and glazing that looks like it's been etched!

I don't have any other Dinkys with a plastic base

Not sure what colour I'll do it, I think it was blue with a black roof originally, like this

I have a catalogue showing it green with black roof and bonnet, so it may end up like this

[eddyramrod]

If it's any help, @FakeConcern, I would have bought both of those in a heartbeat, so don't kick yourself over them.  

[FakeConcern]

I decided the Bedford Tractor Unit with the transporter doesn't look good enough to display so I'm going to re paint it. I do have another with a slightly different casting, but with better paint so can decide which I'll use later. The transporter one has a Mini size tyre to hold the coupling

The other one has a number plate on the rear mudguard and a roof vent, bases are the same

The coupling areas are quite different to each other

I have no idea where I got it from or what model it originally was

It had the rear window cut out from new for some unknown reason

I've made a temp coupling for the wrong tractor unit while I restore the original and it looks pretty good

 

[AndyW201]

9 hours ago, Peter C said:

Purchased today at the Enfield Pageant for £2.50, a 1:18 scale model of a Mercedes Benz 220SE.

Completely playworn and filthy, looks like a barn find. 

The plan is to do nothing to it, leave it precisely how it is and enjoy the patina.

That is superb! Love that.

I've got the factory-patinated barn find version by Revell, but I think I prefer the patina on yours more!

(It got more patinated when one of the kids dropped it once, and the grille got lost, never to be found again...)

And continuing the Solido Clio love-in, here's mine. Bought at the duty-free shop in Alicante airport in 1998. Most guys my age were shopping for fags & booze, I was picking through a shelf full of Solido diecasts....

Not bad for what is a tarted up version of the standard valver release, although the Williams logos and Speedline alloys are pretty well done.

[AndyW201]

Finally got round to opening and examining the recently arrived CogBox. This actually arrived on Thursday when I was 430 miles away on my weekly Scotland run, the wife did inform me that "quite a large box" had arrived ...

Took some explaining, that's for sure!

So, big 'uns first, starting with the Vanguards Jaaag XJ12.

A lovely model this, pleasingly from the era of the re released yellow boxes. Over 27 years of collecting Vanguards models, I've never had one of these XJs but when I saw that Market Blokey had this on the stall, I wanted it!

Such a beautiful shape, captured well. I adore the Series 1 & 2 XJ. Also such an unusual colour scheme, and, for some reason I can't fathom, I love the whitewalls on this. With those and the colour, it gives off an air of a 1980s flat-roof pub landlord's transport or a 1980s style budget-conscious wedding car. And all the better for it.

Nice detail to the front and rear, particularly the twin tailpipes which sprout out from the rear valance but are actually also part of the bumper moulding, so they can survive more than 5 seconds without snapping off.

Was a pleasant surprise to see a simulated wooden dashboard in this, hardly any Vanguards of the period got detail like that. Love all the switchgear and the T-handle shifter, correct steering wheel, etc.

Very happy with this one!

Second Vanguards of the day, sorry.

Another subject I've never had before. I do like the little A40 Farina. Vanguards did a cracking job of capturing it, but the road versions tend to be surprisingly expensive, so this version of "Zoey", Pat Moss' Monte Carlo rally car will do nicely instead. I remember as a kid reading about this car being rescued and restored in the first issues of Practical Classics back in 1980.

Plenty going on at the front with the rally plate and a couple of auxiliary lights...

Rear wiper is a nice touch.

Liking the Sprite steelies as well. Got a few  Vanguards rally cars and love it when they put hubcap-less steelies on them.

[AndyW201]

Onto smaller stuff now. I really like toys and models of normal, even mundane, everyday stuff. Something Majorette have been good at doing, for decades now,

They captured the little K12 Micra's curves brilliantly. Nice detail for the period too, especially the interior,

The Audi RS6 has been one of my favourite recent Matchbox releases, but didn't know it went back to 2007! I think it looks fantastic in this bright red,

Another from the peak-era of Matchbox, I didn't know they'd done a W140 SEL until Tim offered this up for sale.

I love the W140, it's a massive slab of a car (and looks like a massive 190E to my eyes), so I was pleased to get this. It came in a card and blister packaging, but it was quite "snug" in there and a look at the card revealed it was for a Matchbox R129 500SL

"Hmm, 500SL you say?"

(Roots around in the  DanBox delivered the other day...)

(Dab or two of Gorilla glue gel...)

Card is a bit dilapidated still, but it has the right car in now at least.

More peak-era Matchbox in the shape of the Saab 9000, a fab version IMO.

A little bit of paint loss on this but it's still great and still in decent enough condition to just leave it as it is.

I'm enjoying filling in the gaps with these early '90s Matchbox. If by any chance anyone comes across a fairly nice Cavalier GSi that isn't stupid money, please hit me up as that is my '90s Matchbox holy grail

Got the two Flying Customs I needed to complete the set, I love this Nova wagon, has to be the star of the set for me,

And a few recent elusive Hot Wheels Tim kindly picked up for me, love this Civic.

At last I have the IMSA Audi!!! Tampos seem almost  perfectly done  on this one too.

Lastly, the Then & Now '18 Camaro which has eluded me for a long while. Now I have it to pair up with the '81 version

Again, big thanks to @Datsuncog for sorting this lot out for me.

[bunglebus]

On 26/05/2023 at 17:04, eddyramrod said:

Yes please.

Also @bunglebus I'd have lapped up those partwork cars, especially the 999 types.  If you see them again...

A Class, C Class and Marea acquired. Nothing seems to have changed if there are any others you fancy

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

I decided the Bedford Tractor Unit with the transporter doesn't look good enough to display so I'm going to re paint it. I do have another with a slightly different casting, but with better paint so can decide which I'll use later. The transporter one has a Mini size tyre to hold the coupling

The other one has a number plate on the rear mudguard and a roof vent, bases are the same

The coupling areas are quite different to each other

I have no idea where I got it from or what model it originally was

It had the rear window cut out from new for some unknown reason

I've made a temp coupling for the wrong tractor unit while I restore the original and it looks pretty good

 

 

I think the cab with the number plate is from Corgi 1140, the TK Mobilgas Tanker.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Those Vanguards Jags are a good model, probably one of the best by them.

I like the way they darkened the grille on the earlier versions of the XJ6.

On later issues they do not do this

They also took the time to change the casting for the Daimler version.

There are various Police versions

But the best of all has to be the Silverstone V12 Fire Tender

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

I've not had a Vanguards Series 2 yet, but I have had teh Minichamps Series 2 Coupe. The shape is a bit iffy on this model.

The angle of teh headlamps looks wrong

and the boot lid looks too long and the side windows too tall.

It's one of those that looks good from far but is far from good.

On the Series 3 front I have an example from NEO in resin.

This is a very good model, but then for the price it is expected.

And finally the Matrix Avon Estate, another fab model, with a price tag to match.

 

[eddyramrod]

5 hours ago, bunglebus said:

A Class, C Class and Marea acquired. Nothing seems to have changed if there are any others you fancy

Excellent, thank you   The only other that looked interesting was the green 806, but if it's gone when you get there, it wasn't important.  Dartford Premier Inn a week on Thursday then?

 

[bunglebus]

25 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Excellent, thank you   The only other that looked interesting was the green 806, but if it's gone when you get there, it wasn't important.  Dartford Premier Inn a week on Thursday then?

 

It's a Ulysee and it's now yours.

Much as the offer of the Premier Inn is tempting, I think I'll probably be posting them to you!

[eddyramrod]

In that case, I'm home in a fortnight!

[Noel Tidybeard]

i've just ordered 2 Daimler Double Six Vanden Plas's from corgis clearance

and it's all your fault autoshite bastids!

🤣

[eddyramrod]

Clearance?  How much were they down to?  Asking for a friend, obvs...*

[Noel Tidybeard]

25.19 so nearly ten quids off

[eddyramrod]

Thanks... back to the "used" market for me then!

[bunglebus]

Oh hello...Majorette Tune Ups in the 2p machines?

[AndyW201]

8 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Those Vanguards Jags are a good model, probably one of the best by them.

I like the way they darkened the grille on the earlier versions of the XJ6.

On later issues they do not do this

They also took the time to change the casting for the Daimler version.

There are various Police versions

But the best of all has to be the Silverstone V12 Fire Tender

 

I agree, definitely one of their best. Though you have reminded me of how much want I have for the Black Tulip XJ6!

3 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

i've just ordered 2 Daimler Double Six Vanden Plas's from corgis clearance

and it's all your fault autoshite bastids!

🤣

Good stuff! Make sure you show them on here so I can reassure myself that I definitely DO NOT now want a Vanguards Series 2  to go with the Series 1, and especially NOT the Coral version...

(According to a few bods on the FB Vanguards group, the Series 2 casting is actually one of the best they have done so I don't think you'll be disappointed.)

[Noel Tidybeard]

1 hour ago, AndyW201 said:

I agree, definitely one of their best. Though you have reminded me of how much want I have for the Black Tulip XJ6!

Good stuff! Make sure you show them on here so I can reassure myself that I definitely DO NOT now want a Vanguards Series 2  to go with the Series 1, and especially NOT the Coral version...

(According to a few bods on the FB Vanguards group, the Series 2 casting is actually one of the best they have done so I don't think you'll be disappointed.)

that's ok cos i boughted the caramel as well!

[Lord Sterling]

Been off here for a while and in that time I've acquired quite a few more model cars. I'm trying to slow down as I need to engage with this thing people call "saving".

Firstly, a couple of Rovers:

Secondly, a couple of Astons. The gold one is an original 1960s issued Aston that I bought locally, then I bought the figure separately and repaired the mechanisms to make them work properly as they didn't work. All now working perfectly. The second Aston is the 1960s second issue Aston when they got the colour correct. It has in addition a rotating number plate of which I acquired the plates to stick on due to them being missing.

Thirdly, a Solido 1.43 Fiesta. Bought via a group on Facebook, it's a nice looking thing.

I wouldnt reccomend buying off Facebook unless you can collect and pay in cash as I've been scammed on there trying to buy a 1/18 Sierra Cosworth, the twat decided to take my money and not send what he'd advertised. I got given a load of bull about relatives in hospital, not being given proof of postage despite asking then ignored altogether. Told my bank, they issued me with a refund and as the lad had used his own bank account and address, I was told that his bank will he'll be asking him some difficult questions.

Fourthly, Cavalier, always wanted one, found they were a tad too expensive, found a goodly priced one and purchased it:

Fifthly, Montego, as above, came from abroad-land, cheaper than buying here:

Sixth, Wedge, inspired by 'Bobby Grant's' Blue wedge from Brookside Close which is currently re-running on STV player:

Seventh: Merc, inspired by a shiter who bought the same model car but badged a 300TD?

a stack load of Matchbox and HotWheels shite all displayed on a clipstrip I found at work:

1.24 Escort to go with the Orion I bought YONKS ago:

Interestingly, the Escort is an LHD whereas the Orion is a RHD!

1.24 Scorpio. Original box, cheap and very clean even removable carboard panel of the plastic window is still in place, hence an eBay photo instead:

There is more that has been purchased, and more coming too, then hopefully, a slow down for a bit.

[Spottedlaurel]

Just finished the1:24 Fujimi RX-7 Savanna.....

 

 

A simple kit but overall it gives a decent look. Ford Java Blue from a Halfords can, comically wide wheels and tyres from another Fujimi kit.

By eery (and not essentially pleasant) coincidence, this just came on the radio:

Fortunately as I wore a glove when spraying my hand didn't look like that (I did make that mistake once, silly boy).

[MiniMinorMk3]

That Savanna has reminded me of one of my favourite Japanese makers (although their production is in China), Ebbro.

This Savanna is a typical JDM version with the big wing mirrors.

It has great detailing all round...

with a splendidly patterned interior.

Continuing with the yellow theme here's a little Honda N360

Again superb detail.

Ebbro also do modern stuff as seen with this Honda Insight.

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Fortunately as I wore a glove when spraying my hand didn't look like that (I did make that mistake once, silly boy).

I do it occasionally still. The other week I put a glove on the hand I was holding the paint in and not the other, looked like I'd been getting my nails done 

[155V6]

Car boot finds

Plastic things,the Jeep with XR3 wheels is minging 🤪

Sikus,I don't know how many of the Jeeps I have now

Corgis

The rest

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I also found these two,blue case is Matchbox but has no picture on top

Yellow one is Realtoy,& has an extra row in it,so is slightly bigger than the normal 48 car cases

Missing one tray though

[bunglebus]

Todd Sweeney Corgi looks nice and tidy

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

 

Corgis

 

That brings back memories of going to Brands Hatch, Crayford, Arena Essex and Arlington, then getting home and reliving it all again.

The control car must be my second favourite after the Vita-Min