Shite in Miniature II

[TheOtherStu]

  On 01/02/2022 at 11:27, Dick Longbridge said:

Thanks chap. Did he have a make offer facility on the listing or something? Will ping him a message!

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Nup, it was a set price.

[Remspoor]

Austin A55 Matchbox.

Austin A60 Minix

[FakeConcern]

I got a nice package from @Datsuncogtoday containing a lovely Matchbox Commer Ice Cream van & a Cararama/Hongwell  Volvo C30 in a rather lovely metalic grey.

The van is for Mrs Concern to put in the Summer House...

The C30 gets added to my collection of them and is my favourite of the 1:43 models

The blue ones are also Cararama

The other two are both different and I cant remember what make they are, but not as well detailed as the Cararamas

There is a strange clear plastic blister taped inside the box and I can't work out what it can be, any ideas?

Other stuff I've not put on here

A Corgi Ramber Marlin with camping trailer and kayaks I got for Mrs Concern's Christmas present to go in the Summer House. I got each bit from ebay as they came up cheaply as the complete sets fetch silly money...

Little MicroMachines Jeep to tow the boat also in Summer House

And a Corgi Monte Carlo Mini (repro). I had one as a child that I lost, it was found much later in the compost heep all corroded and with squashed roof so I fancied a new one

I think it has the wrong style wheels but still nice...

[AnthonyG]

I couldn’t resist this Norev Citroën C3 XTR for £3 at a local antique/junk shop. 

The level of detail in a 1:43 is great, it even has the paddle shifters behind the steering wheel! 

Sadly it is missing it’s driver’s wing mirror, so I will have keep a eye out for a tatty ‘pound box’ Vanguards/Carama with a suitable replacement. 

All I need now is for @Six-cylinder to buy a real one so I can sell it on for a massive* profit! 😀

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Very pleased to finally secure an AD016 from Norev (they also did a Morris and MG version). Was not cheap, but I didn't expect it to be...

[bunglebus]

I'm a bit miffed, was outside trying to fix the FIL's car and missed the end of an auction I was bidding on - and lost. 

Postie man dropped me off some new toys to cheer me up. I do have a decent Piston Popper but this was too tidy to resist

Glow in the dark Datsun

Cleanest fake Fandago I've found yet

And a mystery plastic car about 1:43 scale - anyone?

[bunglebus]

The Mrs just found this on a bargain site - Matchbox Superfast for £5 rather than £10 - I nose at these on Aliexpress now and again and that's bargainous. 

Free delivery over £25...

https://www.poundtoy.com/pages/search-results-page?q=matchbox

*edit* having just placed an order, they sent me a link which entitles my friends (i.e. you lot) to 12% off too!

http://poundtoy.refr.cc/richsecker

[Remspoor]

Corgi Bedfords. Car transporter, Milk tanker and Petrol Tanker.

This is a bridge my Father made for me. Made from wood.

[stuboy]

Won this off a lottery page of social media page... think it was worth the £9 !!

[eddyramrod]

Today I unboxed the Matchbox-Dinky Stag to compare with the Bond-partwork one...

 

They're clearly NOT the same casting.  So, that's one mystery laid to rest.  Now let's look at Ford V8 Pilots, just because I now have two.

Yes it's nice to have two, but I never really liked it in silver.  Now I have the beige one, silver can go, and I don't mind putting it in the box that the beige one came in.  Fiver plus post, anyone?  Or a black one as a swopper?  Like many, I clearly remember these in black, so that would be nice to have with the beige.  The silver doesn't feel like a period colour somehow.

[bunglebus]

Today's diecast delight is this Benbros 57 Chevy wagon, that despite subject matter is made in good old England

It came with another that has a broken base which of course includes the bumpers

[junkyarddog]

That's an unusual find.

Well done on scoring that.

[Remspoor]

The Ben Bros is a find.  Well done.

[Remspoor]

Dinky tanker. I have seen this described as either a Dodge or a Studebaker. i personally think that this is a representation of the latter. Dinky had a long production run with this model in various liveries. From 1950 to  '61

[Lord Sterling]

Got this recently. 1/18, exactlythe same one I test drive when they first came out:

[RoadworkUK]

I have that MG6. Really nice model. I'm kicking myself for not going the MG3 to go with it, really. 1:16 is a slightly annoying scale, though.

[cms206]

Have we had this from Oxford yet?

[Jon]

  On 02/02/2022 at 14:29, bunglebus said:

And a mystery plastic car about 1:43 scale - anyone?

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It's obviously missing a shed load of the intricate details but.... possibly a plasticised knock-off of the  Volvo Tundra concept?

 

Squared arches and side strake line up. Plus retractable front lights and possibly some offset front grille arrangement on the casting?

Granted, it's tenuous but that's my offering.

[bunglebus]

  On 04/02/2022 at 00:09, Jon said:

It's obviously missing a shed load of the intricate details but.... possibly a plasticised knock-off of the  Volvo Tundra concept?

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Apparently - a Pontiac J2000! I've also worked out it's a Kai Yip casting, whether sold or stolen I don't know.

This is easier to ID

Missing its plastic cover of course but I can swap that off another one.

[sierraman]

  On 04/02/2022 at 14:31, bunglebus said:

Apparently - a Pontiac J2000! I've also worked out it's a Kai Yip casting, whether sold or stolen I don't know.

This is easier to ID

Missing its plastic cover of course but I can swap that off another one.

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I had that one as a kid, another one that my parents chucked in the bin... mine had the cover and the hi-tailer in the back

[bunglebus]

I don't have the correct Martini one, but I do have

And the Super GT

I do also have a not-as-nice Martini K-7, that one has the red tailgate

 

[sierraman]

  On 04/02/2022 at 16:29, bunglebus said:

I don't have the correct Martini one, but I do have

And the Super GT

I do also have a not-as-nice Martini K-7, that one has the red tailgate

 

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Can’t remember the tailgate but it had the rooftop and the correct martini car. They go for some good money. Typically though mine ended up in the bin along with a preproduction VW 1500, a genuine silver colour trial, not a faded pink one. 

[Remspoor]

Matchbox Yesteryears are just one step up from Days Gone By? They are certainly unloved.

Packard Landaulet, with driver from the Corgi Daimler

Opel Coupe. I have to hood somewhere.

Morris Bullnose, without dickey seat cover.

Ford T

Bentley "Blower" Broken front wing.

Spyker

Mercedes GP, I do have the spare wheels for this.

Type 35 Bugatti

Last of my Yesteryear cars is the Benz

If I had a favourite I think it would be the Bullnose. Because of the simplicity of the model.

[bunglebus]

I mentioned a couple of days ago finding those reduced Matchbox Superfasts? They turned up this afternoon, they're really nice with "real rider" type wheels etc 

[sierraman]

Every now and then they have them on 50% off so they’re £2.50. 

[sutty2006]

I was over the moon the other day when this finally came my way. Was eying it up in the display cabinet at work for years. With a price tag of about £26. Never committed to buying it but was close. Kept asking the parts guy “how much is dis?” Then mulling it over for a few days after before talking myself out. Until a few months back the parts manager had a clear out and gave this to the parts lad. I was gutted. He knew I wanted it and rubbed it in. Then he broke it (grill) and locked it in his filing cabinet. I kept asking him when is he giving it to me? Good home for it you see……. Then one day last week he gave in and now it’s mine! Detail for its size is epic. It’s now sat in the top of my tool box and puts a smile on a miserable workshop. 

[Justwatching]

1974 Dodge Monaco in 1:64 by Greenlight. Like the yellow livery - unusual for a cop car (Las Vegas PD). 

[bunglebus]

I might be slightly mad but I can't bring myself to cancel the Corgi club subscription. They're just lovely things, and although this Thunderbird features no opening parts, it does have lovely compliant suspension and an easily-lost driver

Joining it on the doormat were a tidy Husky NSU RO80 because I like them

And a plastic MK2 Golf of unknown provenance 

[Remspoor]

 A Naked Austin Westminster by Corgi. Made between 1956 and '61. Some damaged because I used to played car he .

That is a game of tag or it. Instead of us boys running around the school playground we would push our cars over the rough tarmac surface. The die-cast would not take the punishment so vehicles would firstly be chipped than then break a part. I have damaged many many cars that way.

[DoctorRetro]

Littlun's birthday gift...

Schabak 1:24