Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

These two Corgis just arrived. Having found the milk float MK2 Transit I wanted to get the wrecker, so I can fantasise about lifting unsuspecting MK2 Granadas in the middle of the night.

Liking the boom operation on this one 

In the same job lot was a different version of the Renault 5 Turbo Nutter Bastard as it was officially known. Very slight* yellowing of the plastic on this one

[Remspoor]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I need the one that should be in the frunk of my Karmann Ghia

 

I could send you one but P&P from Spain is more than one from

Steve Flowers. Ebay Link His website is really crap. You cannot search for anything.

[Remspoor]

Oh no another Days gone. This time a Cadbury's van. This time with box and order form. Does this make it more collectable? 🤣

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 12/01/2022 at 16:21, bunglebus said:

These two Corgis just arrived. Having found the milk float MK2 Transit I wanted to get the wrecker, so I can fantasise about lifting unsuspecting MK2 Granadas in the middle of the night.

Liking the boom operation on this one 

so you'll be needing the tipper for the collection then

[Remspoor]

A remarkably (for my collection) untouched Hillman Hunter Rally car.

 

What is that? Skippy is missing?

[155V6]

I had to go to Pets at  Home for some kitten toys,so had a look next door in Halfords for Hotwheels.They had some cars I hadn't seen before like a black Studebaker pickup,Toyota Land Cruiser in a sand colour,& a Mooneyes '56 Ford Panel Truck in matt red.

A quick look online suggests these are from the C Case,which comes after the one with the Sierra,so might be worth a look if you have one nearby 😉

[155V6]

Tuesday was local toyfair night,so I took Miss_155 along as she'd never been before.There wasn't much there different from last month,so all I bought was this Corgi Bentley T Series

This is a nice model,& everything opens

I love the colour,it contrasts nicely with the Rolls Royce I got a few months back

Miss_155 found this metal pig & Dumbo the elephant.Total toy fair spend including admission was £9.00 😀

Then I had a delivery today from @Dick Longbridgethe Siku Mercedes bus & Corgi Transit

Really pleased with them both,but no idea where to put the bus as the Siku cabinet is bursting at the seams😁

The Transit sits nicely with the Matchbox Sierra,I'm sure someone will do transfers for the Hotwheels Sierra soon though

[RoadworkUK]

One service that I provide is as a refuge for those poor toy cars that find themselves abandoned in the great outdoors.

My better half works as a park ranger, and every now and again brings something home that she's rescued. Today it was this:

Porsche 910 in Matchbox Super GT flavour. Actually one of the heavier GTs I've encountered, perhaps because of its long tail. It really does feel nice in the hand. 

We're presuming it was lost at the park by a kid, and there must be a bit of a tale behind that. More often, cars she finds are recent-ish Hot Wheels, Maisto or whatever supermarket specials; either way, the kind of thing that's amply available on the high street or in charity shops. Of course, it's entirely possible that the latter is where this one came from, but it seems more likely to have been handed down within the family by somebody.

I mean, I bought Super GTs with pocket money in the 80s; could it be that somebody like me afforded it to his offspring on the basis that it was one of the less valuable / meaningful of his models?

For me, it ain't just the toy, it's the story.

[stuboy]

Had a bit of Xmas money so added to it and won this off the bay of E.

[Tenmil Socket]

18 hours ago, stuboy said:

Had a bit of Xmas money so added to it and won this off the bay of E.

That's lovely!

Link?

[bunglebus]

Tesco have put some new Matchbox out - no Capris but I bought this. Nice but the wheels are rather inappropriate 

[bunglebus]

Waiting at home were a few bits and bobs. Can't remember where I saw one of these Corgi Unimogs but I was really impressed with the suspension setup so I've been looking for one. Tipping mech is also rather good

It came with an Imp, hopefully the tailgate/window is available as a repro

@Dick Longbridgesent me this MC Toys Golf in an unusual colour scheme, and a tidy Matchbox 928

Bought a box of oddments mainly for this Dinky Alfa

But it came with yet another of these Majorette pickups 

And this Flying Bug - this one's a shame as it's minty but has a broken wing - I have 3 or 4 in the spares box but they're all missing the wing. I'm sure a donor will emerge eventually 

[Remspoor]

Newer Corgis. Golden Wonder Sierra and Volvo car  transporter. I have seen this  period of smaller Corgis advertised as Corgi Juniors. I do not think that is correct is it? 

 

[bunglebus]

Oh and these - I've got quite of few of these Hot Wheels/Mebetoys cars but not found any still in their blister packs

[bunglebus]

6 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

I have seen this  period of smaller Corgis advertised as Corgi Juniors

I don't think Corgi were still using the Juniors name by then, but it does help differentiate between the larger and smaller cars especially when they make several sizes of the same car

[bunglebus]

Well here's a thing I'd never heard of, Ideal Toys Guzzlers - original ad here, starts at 0:29

I spotted this and it was just too odd to resist, you put water in which makes a contact starting the motor, there's a control to set how fast it uses the water up as well. Some have a locking hub arrangement and a sliding weight underneath so you can set them up to wheelie or spin. 

All this is kinda irrelevant as mine seems to be missing the motor entirely...

It's also very ugly but it piqued my interest

 

[junkyarddog]

I picked up this boxed one a while back. 

Never tried it. 

[bunglebus]

No way, the Beetle! Fantastic

[junkyarddog]

They are an odd thing really,I don't think they ever caught on.

This was the only one I've ever seen,if it wasn't boxed I'd have left it.

[Justwatching]

1986 Plymouth Gran Fury in 1:64 scale by Greenlight. Dodge Diplomat with a different badge I believe. 

Also received these two from Dick Longbridge - cheers.

[155V6]

A few bits from the charity shop this morning

The red truck is interesting.At first glance I thought it was just a generic plastic toy,but it's actually Ford Cargo shaped

The writing on the front doesn't say Ford though,it says Ashok  Leyland

The makers name is Centy Toys,an Indian company so this is probably my first Indian toy vehicle 😀

[bunglebus]

4 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Does look similar to the Corgi effort, interesting! Even says "Cargo" on the doors

But a bit of Google-Fu:

An Ashok Leyland Cargo!

I even found a link to Indian Amazon selling what appears to be the same truck

https://www.amazon.in/Jack-Royal-Leyland-Trucks-Kit-White/dp/B076JF2PX5

[bunglebus]

As you may have seen, @barrettbought a job lot after I posted it on the miniature eBay tat thread, and we negotiated some of the spoils coming my way.

Here's a few of them, most are in very nice condition too

I need @junkyarddog's skills to fix the grille on this Dodge Dragster - I have another with the grille broken on the same side

There are several tidy Superfast era cars

And some earlier ones too - funny enough I had all of these Matchbox already, but these examples are far better than my existing ones

First time I've found one of these with the roof intact

This is the only one that's new to me, Pontiac Convertible. Shame about that screen

I had both versions of the Beetle (different colour glass), but mine were quite shabby compared to this pair

I was bidding on a lot that included a "VOLKSWAGON" base but it got too expensive, one day...

A couple of Corgis - Whizzwheels Marcos is a revised casting from the Rockets/Growlers one

Rockets Jensen is very cool in lairy pink

This was chucked in FOC - no idea what it is, Kinder maybe?

 

[bunglebus]

Matchbox XR4i came to hand earlier as I was putting my Hot Wheels away, as I found two Cosworths I thought I'd open one for comparison 

 

[Remspoor]

This is this another version of the Ford Sierra.

I posted earlier about he differing details on the bas of these small Corgis. Here we have The Ford Sierra and Jag XJ40. One as bold as a badgers ass whilst the other is very detailed.

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

The whole Matchbox Build-a-truck thing got serious 😅

Mini-me loves them. 

[bezzabsa]

48 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Matchbox XR4i came to hand earlier as I was putting my Hot Wheels away, as I found two Cosworths I thought I'd open one for comparison 

 

smaller casting.........?????

 

[sierraman]

Wife bought me this as a reward for spending two nights in sub zero temperatures mending her car. Apparently they’re on offer on a website at £2.50 each which wasn’t bad. 

[bunglebus]

15 hours ago, Remspoor said:

This is this another version of the Ford Sierra.

I posted earlier about he differing details on the bas of these small Corgis. Here we have The Ford Sierra and Jag XJ40. One as bold as a badgers ass whilst the other is very detailed.

As I understand it Corgi sold a load of castings, and later re-acquired them so they'd had all the info underneath removed. Some don't have any name at all but are clearly Corgi castings - Merc bus

Buick Regal - there are various changes to the wording, number of rivets, addition of slots for the version with side exit exhausts and made in Britain/China

 

[Datsuncog]

Right then, kids and kidettes of all ages... some more diecast to clear coming through.

I've spent a fair chunk of this week sorting through stuff, so apologies for the volume - there's quite a lot.

I've grouped the pics into similar items where possible, just to keep some sort of flow, and while selling by joblot is preferred for reasons of getting stuff gone, I can be flexible...

Also, keeping in mind that late January can often be a time where cashflow is tight, I'm happy to set stuff aside til February, if that helps!

Basically, these will all be available for a week. After that, whatever remains will be going to Market Blokey for whatever I can get for them. Needs must, and all that.

Let's go...

 

UPDATE 24/01/2022: these models have now all gone - either to individual shiters, or as part of the joblot sold on 21 January. Sorry if you missed anything!