Shite in Miniature II

[Split_Pin]

The bean counters were hard at work at that time - most of the dinky toys had plastic bases.

I don't mind that so much, more the terribly proportioned wheels. They added those to some otherwise good 1/43 models such as the lovely Citroen Dyane and it totally ruined it, same goes for the MK1 Escort.

[laser wheels]

I have been googling the Dinkys of which you speak, and you're not wrong they do look a bit naff, especially if you were to put them next to contemporary Matchbox Super Kings et al.

[Felly Magic]

The SD1 was awful, very skinny, tapering nose

[laser wheels]

The SD1 was awful, very skinny, tapering nose

 

It looks like someone stood on it -

 

 

And, yes, those wheels look hideous. The TR7 is pretty bad, too.

 

[MarvinsMom]

we've been to the NEC today for the toy fair there. and no, there wasn't any stinky folks there, but there were a couple of fellas rolling about in one of them scooter things like Davros..... oh yes and having a hits of the 1960's music on in the back ground  usually doesn't cause too many problems, but as one of the tracks was Rolf Harris Tie My Kangaroo Down Sport, well that could be a mistake and all. at a TOY FAIR!!

 

but no matter, while it was really bits of train set i was look for, but i did manage to complete this buyage

 

this is the presentation pack Corgi did for Rover to commemorate the Mini Thirty.

 

every owner of the car got one included, its a 1/36th diecast Mini Thirty on cherry metalic, and a leather bound copy of Rob Goldings's book. hence it been a run of 3.000, to match the car! this one is number 2150, the numbered card is included.

 

well as i would have loved one of these when new, and now it seems unlikely i will ever get to own one, at least i can have the toy version instead! the cost, well it was a not unreasonable £20. especially as a guy at the other end of the hall had one in a poorer condition box for £50!!

[Split_Pin]

Ooh that's very nice indeed and a snip too. I remember seeing that in the Collector Club Magazine and how amazing it looked. I have the 'regular' Thirty in its box which my mum bought for me in 1989, I was so delighted with it. I've also got the other 4 special 30th anniversary edition models that Corgi made that year: Sky, Rose, Flame and Racing.

 

Re: Dinkys, that SD1 is so crude I may just have to buy one to compare it with the contemporary Corgi example.

[mercrocker]

Maybe that Dinky should have been issued as a Standard 2000.....

[Split_Pin]

Just looked and it appears that the SD1 is made in Hong Kong and not Liverpool. Not seen that before, my Princess models are made in England.

[quicksilver]

Dinky did some very strange things in their latter years that no doubt contributed to their demise. I read somewhere that right at the end they were due to introduce a new bus. Was it a nice Leyland National, Bristol VR or something that could be seen everywhere and would sell to kids and bus modellers alike? Hell no, they called it a 'Continental Touring Coach' but it was actually an American city bus in the colours of Liverpool Football Club. WTAF were they thinking?!

[sierraman]

The non descript lorries they did at the end were absolutely awful. Proper cheap tat!!

[Split_Pin]

Don't forget the 1/43 Solidos rebranded as Dinkys. They weren't even the nice Solido examples from the mid 1970s, they were much more basic.

[Junkman]

A few of the Dinky tools lived on in the Spanish Auto Pilen range.

The Spanish modified those tools to make even better models than the originals were.

The nicest of the bunch must be the 2CV, admittedly from a Dinky France tool, though.

 

Which brings me to another point - the French fucked it up even more than the English.

[Split_Pin]

A 3 piece door casting on the Renault 12 produces a very good look but must have been costly to build. The Spanish deleted this feature on this model.

 

I would love to find some Spanish Dinkys, like a Renault 6 or 14 but they are expensive.

[sierraman]

Purchased in a charity shop recently, Minic bungalow, missing a bit of the chimney but still boxed so for 25p it was a steal!

[mercrocker]

Flippin 'eck never seen one of those....Bargainous find.  

[Split_Pin]

I do like that a lot 😀

[sierraman]

It's also a good diorama for the older Matchbox sizes. Never heard of it before now, what were they like a smaller more geeky Scalextrix?

[junkyarddog]

Jake: What the hell is this?

 

Elwood: This was a bargain. I picked it up at the Mount Prospect city police auction last spring. It's an old Mount Prospect police car. They were practically giving 'em away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't normally buy stuff like this,but I had asked my local Die-cast pusher to keep an eye out for one,

this is what he turned up.

Will get a Chicago police car to go with it next 8)

[Bren]

Jake: What the hell is this?

 

Elwood: This was a bargain. I picked it up at the Mount Prospect city police auction last spring. It's an old Mount Prospect police car. They were practically giving 'em away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't normally buy stuff like this,but I had asked my local Die-cast pusher to keep an eye out for one,

this is what he turned up.

Will get a Chicago police car to go with it next 8)

Its got a lotta pickup...

[eddyramrod]

I've been chasing those on ebay for ages now, they always, ALWAYS go over budget, usually by a big margin.

[Split_Pin]

Do. Want. Eddy if you are prepared to have a non blues brothers one, you can get one for about 45 quid in EBay. Too dear for me atm though 😕

[eddyramrod]

HOW MUCH??????????  Who's got that kind of money to waste invest in model cars?

[mercrocker]

See if somebody will do  a swap for a microphone.

[MarvinsMom]

^just make sure the cigarette lighter works...

[Junkman]

Dreams...

 

[Junkman]

MOAR junkmanish fake box art available on request...

[Split_Pin]

Eddy that's cheap for a 1:18 nowadays. Diecast cars can cost well over £100 and up to £250 if it's from someone like Premium Classix.

 

Then you get those who try to ask for silly money for a Ford Escort, even if it's a crap Sun Star example.

[eddyramrod]

Iain: yes, I know, I see them run away from me on ebay all the time.  It's not much fun.

[Split_Pin]

I know that feeling too well...

[Bren]

Latest purchases

 

 

Corgi rough terrain truck. Had this when I was small - not based on any vehicle but has an Eastern European look to it.

 

 

 

Majorette Chrysler 180 and Sterckeman caravan. Car even has 3 spoke steering wheel like the real car. Caravan lacks an opening door but has amber tinted windows that make it look like someone is in.