Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

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  On 08/11/2017 at 02:34, Junkman said:

The elephant in the living room are those Mini Dinkys.

That's the stuff that separates the boys from the collectors.

You can't find that kind of shite even at toy fairs or on eBay.

There are a few here but need photographing first.  Will have to find where they are in a cabinet but they might have turned to dust.  These are old photos of one of the Mini-Dinky Chevrolet Chevy II on that shelf

It's nicely done, considering the scale.  The Chevrolet Chevy II is a model not commonly seen, aside from an over-the-top custom by Hot Wheels

Proportions look great, detail is tidy, paint is good, glazing is very good.  One casting flaw on an A-pillar but not found much else.  I was expecting something nasty, but to be fair it wants to be a quality item - as it also appears to have turned, not cast, wheels and has separate tyres.

The trunk lid on this is missing, but it looked in the photos to have been a flat piece that should be straightforward to reproduce.  The paint wear isn't that bad considering it's 52 years old

[bunglebus]

I've so far managed to buy three Mini Dinkys, this one

This one

And this one

It's an illness I'm telling you

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

It's an illness I'm telling you

You're telling me!  I'm to be sectioned next Tuesday.

This is what there is here from the Mini-Dinky range:

Individual photos of each model may be possible, but not right now.  Maybe if sunny tomorrow afternoon, eh.

The ones I was after but never achieved were the Mustang and the Cadillac.

[flat4alfa]

This fella has deep pockets for Mini-Dinky.  Or should that be poches profondes.  It's a pretty extensive review, including the photos of the prototypes that appeared on eBay in 2015

 

Dinki Mini is unrelated, but looks like fun all the same

[sierraman]

I had the Chevy, found it at a car boot, it went for something insane like £15 on eBay. 

[bunglebus]

My CMC driving school Austin A60 has arrived

I can see why this appealed to kids, it's pretty fun doing 3 point turns etc - but like everyone else I wish they'd made a standard version or at least made the L signs separate so it could be reverted to a stock saloon

Instructor appears to be wearing a crash helmet which I find very amusing

I normally do a side-by-side of old and new if I have the original, but mine is so battered I can't bring myself to do it

 

[FakeConcern]

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I normally do a side-by-side of old and new if I have the original, but mine is so battered I can't bring myself to do it

Do it anyway!

[flat4alfa]

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I was surprised to see how small the wheels are on the A60 - as far as I can tell, it uses the same sized tyres as the Mini.

Though, weirdly, not quite the same tyres.

[bunglebus]

Popped into Toys R Expensive to see if they had anything interesting in their amazing £2.99/two for £5 deal

Well I would have if you could actually get to them  - here they are behind a cash desk and all with security tags on the cards 

[danthecapriman]

I thought Toys R Us had gone bust and closed down?

[bunglebus]

5 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I thought Toys R Us had gone bust and closed down?

In some branches of WH Smiths now

https://www.toysrus.co.uk/storefinder.html?_gl=1*15uu438*_up*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwltKxBhDMARIsAG8KnqVHY1DrBV7Vyo8BrLhv3zcvW8Z6nCu9OoDjAUTuqhVsN4x_lYVVY0caAmkzEALw_wcB

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Popped into Toys R Expensive to see if they had anything interesting in their amazing £2.99/two for £5 deal

Well I would have if you could actually get to them  - here they are behind a cash desk and all with security tags on the cards 

That's a baffling place to store them. Can't imagine they'll sell many there?

My local Poundstretcher's not great either, with Mattel diecast kept at eye level up beside the till, and crammed together so tightly you can't see much more than what's at the very front - or else a whole lot of them fall off the pegs and skitter noisily across the floor (ask me how I know),

I wonder if WHS/ Toys R We have had twonks pulling open the packaging, thinking that's the way to find Treasure Hunts?

I've been deluged with YouTube videos about finding Treasure Hunts lately, and a couple of shop staff have asked me about them when they see me with a couple at the checkout... so, combined with the absolute carnage encountered in Tesco's toy aisles lately, I dunno if it's suddenly becoming A Thing for non-diecast people to stick their oar in about.

[bunglebus]

Trawl around the charity shops saw a Dickie Toys Merc in a bag for £6

And a Pass N Gasser I didn't have

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I’ve started a new job this week at an automotive events company , came across this cabinet in the “scrap aisle” in the warehouse.  As I’m basically 12, I’m more excited about this than picking up an Alpine A110 GT from the F1 HQ yesterday. I might volunteer to tidy up that area when I e got nothing to do…

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I dunno if it's suddenly becoming A Thing for non-diecast people to stick their oar in about.

We can’t stand for this!

Shall we start a Posse of vigilantes?

I think I could drum up a couple of fellas (retired) and we could get a few arm bands ready off the local print shop.  They might struggle with Spectraflame colours though

I’ve set up a WhatsApp group ready. ‘The Cog Cast Bunch™’

[bunglebus]

I don't really "do" models, but that YouTube suggested an unboxing video of one of these, and now I need one!

Solido's website somehow makes it look less realistic than it actually is

Wow

Looking around online I found a few other pics - bizarrely it seems to have a 1303 dash despite being a flat screen car

 

Found a red one with steelies too. Dear Santa...

Very 80s custom

[bunglebus]

FFS there's a buggy too

Is there a decent UK supplier or am I lining eBay's pockets again?

[Snake Charmer]

39 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

FFS there's a buggy too

Is there a decent UK supplier or am I lining eBay's pockets again?

They're really cool.

[andrew e]

Are these the 1/18s? Seemed quite plentiful in France but at €49!

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Is there a decent UK supplier or am I lining eBay's pockets again?

John Ayrey list the Baja and the Beach Buggy. RRP is around £55.

VW Beetle Baja Red 1976 - John Ayrey Die Casts

Meyers Manx Buggy Soft Roof Purple 1968 - John Ayrey Die Casts

Beware, clicking those link could cost you a lot of time investigating all the stuff that they sell wholesale.

 

Amerang also list the Baja, so there must be a retailer for them somewhere in the UK. 

Road Cars (amerang.co.uk)

 

It's a pity they chose to model a car with the lamps in the wings and not the bug version.

Here's my first ever Beetle that had a crash through a hawthorn bush one night and spent a couple of months in the garage being fixed with the help of an Autocarvan Baja kit. The picture were taken at the 1982 VW Action at Stoneleigh Park.

 

 

[flat4alfa]

Seems a lot of money for just a static model that takes up shelf space

My money would be put towards a Tamiya Sand Scorcher and I can be 12 years old again

It can also drive the cat mental 

[quicksilver]

I mentioned earlier that I'd painted a Rover 75 in Tamiya PS-46 so here it is. Hopefully you can see the green-purple colour shift that looks a lot like Monogram Typhoon. It's fascinating to move it around and watch the colour change as the light hits it differently.

Alongside the 75 is its less-loved predecessor, which I think is the first 600 ever to be modelled. This one is in the classic Nightfire Red as so many were.

[Noel Tidybeard]

some buyage may* have occurred

[NorfolkNWeigh]

12 minutes ago, quicksilver said:

I mentioned earlier that I'd painted a Rover 75 in Tamiya PS-46 so here it is. Hopefully you can see the green-purple colour shift that looks a lot like Monogram Typhoon. It's fascinating to move it around and watch the colour change as the light hits it differently.

Alongside the 75 is its less-loved predecessor, which I think is the first 600 ever to be modelled. This one is in the classic Nightfire Red as so many were.

I must take exception to your “less loved predecessor” description of the 600. The 600 was a proper competitive player in the BMW 3 Series market segment . I remember at launch being so impressed how they drove, (admittedly because of Honda) even compared to the then new Mondeo or the 405. Lots of user-choosers at my company chose them over a bare bones 318 or A4 and they were even more reliable than the 2/400.

Whereas , in my unpopular opinion , on here anyway , the 75 was a cobbled together cynical pastiche . Trying to appeal to a very limited aged demographic. Probably why they’ve got an early classic following. A bit like VdP 1300 and 1500s.

The only 600 I’ve had was more than 10 years ago when I paid £100 for @Angrydicky’s Dad’s old car , various daughters used abused, went to Europe in and on two occasions crashed it , it still lasted 3 years with us before it wouldn’t MOT because of the hangover of front end damage. 75’s sound much more fragile from things I read on here.

[danthecapriman]

Inspired by a certain collection mission thread on here at the moment, I decided to have a cheeky bid on one with no bids and a few hours left to run.

And winning it!

It’s a lovely little thing! Captures the slightly awkward styling of the real ones well imho. Not 100% keen on the colour, these came in some really nice shades so a gunmetal grey metallic is a bit of a dull way to go, but that’s easily changed!!   
Interior looks great though. 
For less than a tenner it’s brilliant.

[quicksilver]

22 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

I must take exception to your “less loved predecessor” description of the 600. The 600 was a proper competitive player in the BMW 3 Series market segment . I remember at launch being so impressed how they drove, (admittedly because of Honda) even compared to the then new Mondeo or the 405. Lots of user-choosers at my company chose them over a bare bones 318 or A4 and they were even more reliable than the 2/400.

Whereas , in my unpopular opinion , on here anyway , the 75 was a cobbled together cynical pastiche . Trying to appeal to a very limited aged demographic. Probably why they’ve got an early classic following. A bit like VdP 1300 and 1500s.

The only 600 I’ve had was more than 10 years ago when I paid £100 for @Angrydicky’s Dad’s old car , various daughters used abused, went to Europe in and on two occasions crashed it , it still lasted 3 years with us before it wouldn’t MOT because of the hangover of front end damage. 75’s sound much more fragile from things I read on here.

Okay, maybe that's bit harsh now but certainly seemed to be the case a few years ago and don't get me wrong, I like the 600 and think it was one of the best cars Rover ever made that was underappreciated for too long. It was a great car in period by all accounts but just didn't get the same enthusiastic classic following as other Rovers; until recently it didn't have an owners' club and it was rare to see more than one or two even at the big Rover shows, although happily that has changed in the last 2-3 years. The fact that this is the first model 600 ever made but Vanguards did the 75 in 2004 says a lot about their relative popularity.

[bunglebus]

I've been after a Lucky Toys VW pickup for years, finally bought one for way too much. It's awful.

I love it.

It is of course a blatant rip off of the Husky casting

[sutty2006]

Majorette Jaaaaaaaaaagwarr 

 

one from my childhood now passed down to my son. These are so better than new hotwheels. Working suspension, doors etc etc

 

 

[bunglebus]

So much want 

So much money tho