Shite in Miniature II

[RoadworkUK]

It's a big shout out to one of the great Tims of this district, @Amishtat, for the arrival of a package from Sctlnd, containing considerable joy.

Three lumps of it, to be precise.

There's the Norev Renault 12, which Tim correctly identified as being the perfect partner to the Dacia Denem Estate that came from Norn Iron Tim.  Very much looking forward to having the duo posed together, but the Dacia is currently packed away in the garage pending the house move which, well, will happen soon. We're assured. Sporadically.

Then there's the Buick Riviera, which is of course a Corgi Trans-o-lite, and I'm incredibly excited to add it to my collection.

It's just gorgeous in every way. I can't stop looking at it, from front and back, and then drinking in the details on its bodywork. It even has precisely the right degree of patina. This is how I imagine a 1965 Riviera looking circa 1982, roaming around some isolated one-horse town in the Mid-West, being driven by the same guy who bought it brand new, when times were better and he was working, and has somehow hung onto it. He's an old man now, and his Riviera is more important than life itself.

And speaking of the improbable survival of something, the third item is a Colchester Corporation lost luggage tag! Found at the Magdalen Street depot shortly before demolition. I love tangible links to the past like this. Things that somehow manage to out-fox the space-time continuum and exist in a world they should by rights have vacated years ago.

Cheers Tim!

[junkyarddog]

That Norev Renault 12 looks vaguely familiar.😎

[Datsuncog]

So does the Riviera...

😎😎

[Amishtat]

11 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

That Norev Renault 12 looks vaguely familiar.😎

Yes, it's that one.. 

6 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

So does the Riviera...

😎😎

Possibly not, that came from the Dumfries boot sale in the summer. 

[bunglebus]

23 hours ago, sierraman said:

Think if time permits a drop by Tesco is in order to see if they have any yellow Crapris in.

Mrs says still no Matchbox and Hot Wheels at our Tesco

[sierraman]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

Mrs says still no Matchbox and Hot Wheels at our Tesco

Ffs! I’ll check it out and report back.

[Justwatching]

I don't buy many Hotwheels, but this one was compulsory. It's the DeLorean time machine from Back to The Future part III.

Nicely detailed and because the detail is moulded in, it still feels rugged and sturdy. It must be said that Hotwheels roll much better than my usual fare of Greenlight and Auto World. It's the finish that lets the model down; not very convincing. Clearly painted silver instead of a brushed finish. It's not even painted well. 

Unfortunately, the wheels sit just either side of OO gauge rail track. 

However, there's room to move the wheels inboard by shaving the stubs off and trimming the axle. 

[Split_Pin]

16 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Mrs says still no Matchbox and Hot Wheels at our Tesco

Same with mine, the shelfnhas been completely bare for months although the label is still there on the edge of the shelf.

[bunglebus]

2 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Same with mine, the shelfnhas been completely bare for months although the label is still there on the edge of the shelf.

There's a label saying delivery expected 10th of December...

[bunglebus]

44 minutes ago, Justwatching said:

the DeLorean time machine from Back to The Future part III

Hot Wheels have definitely had some mileage out of the DeLorean/Time Machine. I do have that one even though the third film is my least favourite of the trillogy.

I was trying to collect all the DeLoreans but there are just so many premiums and a Super so it's not feasible really.

I'd like the Japanese one and have bid on them in the past but always been out-bid

The 1...

And 2 Time Machines are pretty good but these are full premiums so you would hope so

The ID version is nice too

I did have a go at replicating the correct finish on this one, not sure how easy doing it to a Time Machine would be with all the gubbins on the outside

 

[sierraman]

Had a bit of a check through my Superkings today, I’ve got various bits and bats that have the trailer but no tractor and vice versa. There’s loads I need to pick up that I had as a kid and in my absence got chucked out. 

[bunglebus]

Yep I know the feeling except a lot of mine were either sold in moments of madness (mint Roadblasters) or kept out of spite by my ex wife. 

I like putting tractors, trailers and loads back together when I find them, but it can drive you mad at times.

I also find myself going down daft rabbit holes looking at miniscule casting variations etc, today it's been the 8c Mustang. There are base variations (Patent, slot for the steering), wheels (plastic with chrome caps or chrome wheels with separate tyres) as shown here

There's also an alteration to the body where the vent behind the window got shortened

There are even different thicknesses of tow hook. Is it possible to own every variation? I doubt it

[Spottedlaurel]

I haven't even got one Mustang! Should have bought one 25-30 years ago for my MIB Superfast collection, I dread to think how much I'd have to pay now......

[Tenmil Socket]

On 12/21/2021 at 1:47 PM, bunglebus said:

Home Bargains restock - no Cossie though

The Mercedes is nice. What's the Coupe Clip?

 

[bunglebus]

2 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

The Mercedes is nice. What's the Coupe Clip?

 

It's a keyring. Bit of a oddity but a nice shape and ripe for customising I reckon

[Jon]

Bagged some Majo-kit pieces on Trademe for the 50p start price! Even with postage it was less than £3 all in, so a very cheap way to whistfully relive a childhood toy I'd almost forgotten I'd had.

It all came flooding back when connecting up all the snappy, fragile plastic bits, though. Don't think I ever had a rubbish bin but remember several of the plant pots and the (missing) flowers that would always be loose in the toy box.

 

Here's a set-up as I imagine Majorette would show it (ignoring the different eras) - didn't know I had so many Majorettes!

 

 But I know the varying scale would've annoyed me as a child, plus I saw everything from a RHD perspective, so here's likely how I'd have built it, back in the day. Various brands, a sliding scale of, er, scales, cars packed in and nothing too wildly incongruous, though the Jeep and Chevy Chevette show a bit of artistic licence.

I'm guessing I wasn't the only boring child, on this page...

[eddyramrod]

Oh trust me Jon, you weren't!

[AnnoyingPentium]

I've got a pair of tiny Fabia's that I bought off t'interwebs whilst having one too many.

 

[Spottedlaurel]

10 hours ago, Jon said:

Bagged some Majo-kit pieces on Trademe for the 50p start price!.............

Excellent! I like it too, not dissimilar to the modern Tomica Hypercity range (of which we got a fair bit for Master SL when he was young, but I don't think is available here any more).

I picked up a Majo-kit filling station set at a toy fair, then got a bundle of stuff from someone on here and have since bought some complete sets off eBay.

 

One day I'll have to get it set up again for some more photos (not playing, no, honest).

Like the Tomica stuff, some of it's quite delicate and I wonder how well it would stand up to everyday play.

[Split_Pin]

Christmas Eve Merry!!11!1!

Merry Christmas when it arrives  to all you Shite in Miniaturists!

I hope at least some of you get some diecast in your stockings!

[bunglebus]

21 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I hope at least some of you get some diecast in your stockings

I know I have! All will be revealed 

[bunglebus]

Had a quick look around the shops before it goes completely mental later. Nothing in Tesco Poundland Poundstretcher or Entertainer other than a restock of Moving Parts 

[bunglebus]

But what's this?

Boxed Majorette monster trucks. Bid on a few before and normally someone bids more. No-one else was interested in these for some reason. They've even got the sticker sheets

[sierraman]

No diecast for me but I’ve bought the youngest a 9 pack Matchbox for Xmas with the Capri. Also bought a Speedkings Mercury Commuter to replace one that got chucked out as a kid. It was great yesterday to get (most) of the Superkings out, think next year I’ll focus on filling the gaps, I’d say I’ve got 75% of the different models (Not varieties), some are elusive unless you can pay big money like the Bridge Layer you are looking thick end of £75, whereas I pay £1-3 for them usually. Most of mine are battered and played with though!

[Jon]

4 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Excellent! I like it too, not dissimilar to the modern Tomica Hypercity range (of which we got a fair bit for Master SL when he was young, but I don't think is available here any more).

I picked up a Majo-kit filling station set at a toy fair, then got a bundle of stuff from someone on here and have since bought some complete sets off eBay.

 

One day I'll have to get it set up again for some more photos (not playing, no, honest).

Like the Tomica stuff, some of it's quite delicate and I wonder how well it would stand up to everyday play.

Looking at your photo there, I recognise everything from the Majo-kit 733 box, so I reckon it must've been a very generous Christmas present, back in the day.

Nice to know pretty much nothing has changed, 30-odd years later.

[junkyarddog]

I really like the Matchbox  Dodge dragster.

So anytime I find a down at heel one I have to buy it.

Drilled apart and wheel doner!

New front cast from resin.

All back together, no painting done at all,didn't even do the base,just left it bare.

😎

[sierraman]

I’m a bit like that with superfast Mercury Commuters. I must have got 20-30 of them, just like them. 

[155V6]

49 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I’m a bit like that with superfast Mercury Commuters. I must have got 20-30 of them, just like them. 

My weakness is Majorette Dodges 😁

No diecast presents for me,but I did find this lot in charity shops over the last couple of days

[sierraman]

The Javelin is one of the Twin Pack models from early 80’s IIRC. 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, junkyarddog said:

New front cast from resin

I often see those and reject them due to the broken grille. How hard/involved is the resin casting?

Think my biggest limitation is space, don't have much as it is and all the setups I've seen have got vacuum pots etc for getting rid of bubbles.

Same with zinc plating, it would be really useful but I have to store the kit somewhere