Shite in Miniature II

[Dick Cheeseburger]

These are now for sale for those interested. 

Siku Mercedes Benz 0405N Linienbus. Large scale (21cm long) £4.50

Matchbox Superkings K-27 Ford A Series Avis removals van £2.50

Matchbox Superkings K-59 Ford Capri 2 £1

Matchbox Rolamatics No57 Wildlife truck £1.50

Corgi Mini Metro £1.50

All other models £1

Autocar 28th February 1981 £2

Lucky* buyers chosen at random will receive a new, unused 1981 shite car stamp! 

[155V6]

1 hour ago, Dick Longbridge said:

These are now for sale for those interested. 

Siku Mercedes Benz 0405N Linienbus. Large scale (21cm long) £4.50

Matchbox Superkings K-27 Ford A Series Avis removals van £2.50

Matchbox Superkings K-59 Ford Capri 2 £1

Matchbox Rolamatics No57 Wildlife truck £1.50

Corgi Mini Metro £1.50

All other models £1

Autocar 28th February 1981 £2

Lucky* buyers chosen at random will receive a new, unused 1981 shite car stamp! 

Could I please have the Siku bus & the Corgi Texaco Transit?      Thanks

[Dick Cheeseburger]

11 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Could I please have the Siku bus & the Corgi Texaco Transit?      Thanks

Sure thing. Pm incoming. 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Dick Longbridge said:

I'd quite like that Golf if that's OK. Sorry don't think there's anything there I'd want to trade for the Tonka - I'd take the 928 too if no-one else wants it

Thanks

[sierraman]

I’ve got some shite to sell, I’ll list it tomorrow. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

8 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I'd quite like that Golf if that's OK. Sorry don't think there's anything there I'd want to trade for the Tonka - I'd take the 928 too if no-one else wants it

Thanks

They're yours!

[sierraman]

First up this complete Matchbox Ford Cargo with skip, a few minor chips but it’s all there. £1 plus postage

[sierraman]

Cut price Corgi 1/36 Ferrari 308GTB £1 plus postage. 

[sierraman]

Tidy Superkings Ford D Series with 1 pallet. £2 plus postage

[sierraman]

Some sort of Majorette Tractor unit and Trailer. 50p plus postage. 

[sierraman]

Lone Star Impy Range Rover RNLI set. Blue chip future antique. 50p plus postage 

[sierraman]

Bburago Fiat Panda, 1/43 ish. 50p plus postage

[sierraman]

50p each plus postage 

[Remspoor]

My MG Maestro

One of the few die-casts I have not messed around with. I expect that was because I purchased this when I purchased a road going one just after they came out. 🙂

I do feel that is something clumsy about the model.

[Amishtat]

It isn't quite right but it's a fair bit better than the Scalextric Maestro. I coveted one of those as a boy, having only ever seen it in the one Scalextric catalogue I had, probably 1984 or so. It also had a Metro set called Blow out, where you had a flap in the track which opened if you pressed a rubber button. Never seen one.. By the time I actually found a blue Maestro at a rather good Cheltenham model shop in about 1995 one look was enough to cure the desire to own it. 

[sierraman]

I’ve yet to pick a Maestro up but it’s definitely a bit of a clunker unlike the sinewy definition of the real thing. 

[barrett]

Tat Friday! As you might of seen in the general forum, I had a (high) bid on a local job lot  just to see if I could cover the costs and end up with a couple of 'free' models at the end of it. Having had a close look through I'm now not sure it will work out quite like that, but oh well. As it turns out, this was an expensive day as, unbeknownst to me my car insurance had lapsed -  a helpful policeman informed me of this fact whilst handing over a £300 fine and three points. Would be nice to think these toys will pay for that but it's unlikely!

@bunglebus has expressed interest in some of these already, but I'm putting everything up here for everyone's enjoyment* - shout if you see anything you like, but there is a small chance it's already been claimed.

Right, so first up here are the things I'm keeping. The two Spot Ons are quite tatty, and the Goggo has been set on fire or something so the interior and glazing are just a melted ball of plastic stuck to the inside of the base! I might flog the Minivan as they seem to fetch decent coin even in this state. The Herald was very manky but has cleaned up beautifully and can join my shelf of 'cars wot I've owned'. The Corgi Heinkel is missing two of its tiny tyres - anyone have any replacements?

A selection of dragsters. The pink one has lost a corner of its grille which is a shame, as otherwise it looks mint. The other two are in very good shape with a bit of playwear. Rogue bodyshell FOC to anyone who wants it - I knwo there are some collectors of these on here...

Now this is the main reason I bid on this lot - a pair of Hot Wheels Redlines. The Custom Camaro is one of the original 'sweet sixteen' and is apparently quite collectible. It has a slightly wonky front axle but otherwise is in excellent shape, and it will be going on ebay. The 'Nitty Gritty Kitty' Cougar was a 1970 casting and has suffered quite badly but is complete. Also an ebay job unless somebody wants to make me an offer.

Three nice Rockets. The Carabo is MINT, seriously. Absolutely beautiful shape. The Jensen would be too if not for those chips on the leading edge of the bonnet. The MErc has sadly had some over-painting which seems quite stubborn. That one will be cheap, the others less so.

Some regular wheels matchboxes, all in very nice shape apaert from the Galaxie. The two Beetles and R-R are particularly clean. Then yellow convertible is missing its screen which, again, is a shame as otherwise it's in great nick.

And some Huskys, all a bit playworn but the two VWs have their bits intact which I assume is a rarity

Some Whizzwheels Matchbox. The green thingy looks brand new, but has a twisted axle. The Carabo is also in astonishingly good shape. I doubt any of these are that collectible sadly.

Some Corgi Juniors, both very nice, and a Lone Star Corvette with nasty paint loss

And this lone Corgi Marcos, which is in pretty good shape

The best of the trucks. The blue Mercedes is mint. Horesbox includes horse! All cheap.

A couple of bigger 60s Corgis. The VW is very nice, actually, apart from the tyres. Merc is strictly for spares.

Some BP vehicles including two variations on the Dodge tow truck

The rest of the trucks an others. 50p tat box fodder, but shout if anything takes your fancy.

And the dregs

And then of course there is the Matchbox carry case itself. It's a bit battered but all complete.

 

So, do please let me know if anything catches your eye. Not sure if I'm going to go into diecast dealing full time after today, but hopefully I can claw back from total financial ruin with those Redlines, at least...

 

[sierraman]

Oof what make is the tractor? 

[barrett]

Now, does anyone know what these are? Circa 1950s plastic toys from Hong Kong, with no maker's name anywhere to be seen. Chap selling the other lot offered this to me but it's really not my thing. I said I'd try and find out some info though. The couple of cars I looked at were seriously mint, as were most of the boxes. It looks virtually unplayed with. There is a little hardboard garage and some street furniture which may or may not be original to the cars. They're pretty crude, but quite charming. Any ideas?

[barrett]

8 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Oof what make is the tractor? 

The big Massey-Ferguson is unbranded. Possibly Britains? The front axle is bent but otherwise it looks alright. The little one is a Corgi Juniors Volvo

 

Edit: It's a Corgi!

[Schaefft]

Just received this beauty. 1/43 Opel Senator B 3.0 from the "Opel Collection". The specs are for a 24V but this is clearly a pre-facelift 12V.

I think I will get more interesting 1/43 models over the next few months and try to build some kind of display I can hang on a wall eventually. Could be pretty cool, probably will take me 5 years to make lol.

[sierraman]

27 minutes ago, barrett said:

Tat Friday! As you might of seen in the general forum, I had a (high) bid on a local job lot  just to see if I could cover the costs and end up with a couple of 'free' models at the end of it. Having had a close look through I'm now not sure it will work out quite like that, but oh well. As it turns out, this was an expensive day as, unbeknownst to me my car insurance had lapsed -  a helpful policeman informed me of this fact whilst handing over a £300 fine and three points. Would be nice to think these toys will pay for that but it's unlikely!

@bunglebus has expressed interest in some of these already, but I'm putting everything up here for everyone's enjoyment* - shout if you see anything you like, but there is a small chance it's already been claimed.

Right, so first up here are the things I'm keeping. The two Spot Ons are quite tatty, and the Goggo has been set on fire or something so the interior and glazing are just a melted ball of plastic stuck to the inside of the base! I might flog the Minivan as they seem to fetch decent coin even in this state. The Herald was very manky but has cleaned up beautifully and can join my shelf of 'cars wot I've owned'. The Corgi Heinkel is missing two of its tiny tyres - anyone have any replacements?

A selection of dragsters. The pink one has lost a corner of its grille which is a shame, as otherwise it looks mint. The other two are in very good shape with a bit of playwear. Rogue bodyshell FOC to anyone who wants it - I knwo there are some collectors of these on here...

Now this is the main reason I bid on this lot - a pair of Hot Wheels Redlines. The Custom Camaro is one of the original 'sweet sixteen' and is apparently quite collectible. It has a slightly wonky front axle but otherwise is in excellent shape, and it will be going on ebay. The 'Nitty Gritty Kitty' Cougar was a 1970 casting and has suffered quite badly but is complete. Also an ebay job unless somebody wants to make me an offer.

Three nice Rockets. The Carabo is MINT, seriously. Absolutely beautiful shape. The Jensen would be too if not for those chips on the leading edge of the bonnet. The MErc has sadly had some over-painting which seems quite stubborn. That one will be cheap, the others less so.

Some regular wheels matchboxes, all in very nice shape apaert from the Galaxie. The two Beetles and R-R are particularly clean. Then yellow convertible is missing its screen which, again, is a shame as otherwise it's in great nick.

And some Huskys, all a bit playworn but the two VWs have their bits intact which I assume is a rarity

Some Whizzwheels Matchbox. The green thingy looks brand new, but has a twisted axle. The Carabo is also in astonishingly good shape. I doubt any of these are that collectible sadly.

Some Corgi Juniors, both very nice, and a Lone Star Corvette with nasty paint loss

And this lone Corgi Marcos, which is in pretty good shape

The best of the trucks. The blue Mercedes is mint. Horesbox includes horse! All cheap.

A couple of bigger 60s Corgis. The VW is very nice, actually, apart from the tyres. Merc is strictly for spares.

Some BP vehicles including two variations on the Dodge tow truck

The rest of the trucks an others. 50p tat box fodder, but shout if anything takes your fancy.

And the dregs

And then of course there is the Matchbox carry case itself. It's a bit battered but all complete.

 

So, do please let me know if anything catches your eye. Not sure if I'm going to go into diecast dealing full time after today, but hopefully I can claw back from total financial ruin with those Redlines, at least...

 

If you are anything like me, I buy a suitcase full, with all the intention of selling most of it on (like most addicts end up dealing to sustain their own habit 🤣) but then I get all sentimental and hang on to everything. 

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, barrett said:

Now, does anyone know what these are? Circa 1950s plastic toys from Hong Kong, with no maker's name anywhere to be seen. Chap selling the other lot offered this to me but it's really not my thing. I said I'd try and find out some info though. The couple of cars I looked at were seriously mint, as were most of the boxes. It looks virtually unplayed with. There is a little hardboard garage and some street furniture which may or may not be original to the cars. They're pretty crude, but quite charming. Any ideas?

I've seen these on Facebook recently - similar to Blue Box. I'll see if I can find the post...

...found it. Poster said they're made by IMP International Model Product.

Some reference here and plenty of links on Google to sold items. How much are they up for?

https://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=141&id=83635&limit=15&limitstart=15&Itemid=0

[barrett]

15 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I've seen these on Facebook recently - similar to Blue Box. I'll see if I can find the post...

...found it. Poster said they're made by IMP International Model Product.

Some reference here and plenty of links on Google to sold items. How much are they up for?

https://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=141&id=83635&limit=15&limitstart=15&Itemid=0

Thanks, well found. He offered them to me for £20

[Justwatching]

22 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

These are now for sale for those interested. 

Matchbox Superkings K-59 Ford Capri 2 £1

 

 

 

 

 

I'll take the Capri and Corgi Metro if that's alright?

[bunglebus]

6 minutes ago, barrett said:

Thanks, well found. He offered them to me for £20

No idea on value but that sounds like a steal to me. I'd be interested 

[sierraman]

Picked this up recently a Milk Marketing Board Corgi Transit Milk Float. Wanted one of these for ages. Isn’t it glorious? 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

49 minutes ago, Justwatching said:

I'll take the Capri and Corgi Metro if that's alright?

No probs. Pm incoming.

[sierraman]

Starting this as a restoration. Half decent ones aren’t expensive so it won’t be worth replacing bits on it so I’ll have to be creative.

[eddyramrod]

American Graffiti 1951 Mercury with Florida Highway Patrol 1949 version...

Note that the rear screen and wings are actually different on the 51, these have not simply* been Kustomized.

Also, American Graffiti 1958 Chevy with Michigan State Police version...

I've wanted the film cars for years.  Had to pay slightly more than I intended for these but never mind, I've got them now.  I would happily not sell the police versions, because as everyone here knows, I love and collect American police cars.  However I'm really struggling for display space and also need to get some money in.

So now, here is my entire 1/18 American Graffiti collection.

Oh bugger, I haven't got Harrison Ford's black 55 Chevy yet....