Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

That looks really nice - I've had a couple go through my hands over the years, silver of course - IIRC on the later cars the bumper overriders activate the bullet shield. 

Both my childhood one and much newer version are both long gone so this will be great to have in my possession again 

[sierraman]

I think I’ve got both the Whizzwheels one and the original somewhere, both battered though. The Bond models I liked were the 2CV and the Mercedes that was supposed to mimic a Cortina with paint on the window? 

[bunglebus]

So my Chinese DeLorean time machine went down like a lead balloon - how about a brand new Hot Wheels monster version?

[bunglebus]

Postie man has just been with goodies, 1st up is again something I already had but in a worse state - Corgi Toyota 2000 GT

I really love the paint and jewelled headlights on this era 

Last but not least, one more piece of my Kidco/Dinky puzzle completed - this one is hard to find in decent condition although I do have its green Kidco counterpart 

I must have almost all of them now!

*edit* yes, just the #101 '56 Corvette

and #105 Toyota Celica

[junkyarddog]

One thing that has puzzled me about the James Bond Aston,is the rear bullet shield.

When Q shows Bond around the car he mentions the car is fitted with bullet proof glass....then he gets to the rear bullet screen??

 

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

i have the Corgi 261 one from just before xmas which i believe people in the corgi collectors world are referring to as the"second run" so it will be interesting to do a compare and contrast

[bunglebus]

This was the last one I had, an obviously newer release with uninspiring wheels

 

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Postie man has just been with goodies, 1st up is again something I already had but in a worse state - Corgi Toyota 2000 GT

I really love the paint and jewelled headlights on this era 

Last but not least, one more piece of my Kidco/Dinky puzzle completed - this one is hard to find in decent condition although I do have its green Kidco counterpart 

I must have almost all of them now!

*edit* yes, just the #101 '56 Corvette

and #105 Toyota Celica

That Celica looks like a copy of the Matchbox Hong Kong issue? 

[Remspoor]

Various Ford Angilas

Matchbox No1. James Bond turns into Harry potter?

Matchbox No2

Matchbox No.3

Triang Minix. No. 1 Was part of a scarp yard on my model railway.

Triang Minix. No. 2 Accident damage because that was what I used to see a lot on the road. Cars driving with accident damage has long gone.

 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

That Celica looks like a copy of the Matchbox Hong Kong issue? 

They're all Kidco castings rebranded, as far as I know there's no link to Matchbox - got a pic of the one you mean? England/Macau/China I'm familiar with, was there production in HK too?

[bunglebus]

20 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Matchbox No2

I have a couple, someone's repaint

And another that's gone in the project pile

[sierraman]

39 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

They're all Kidco castings rebranded, as far as I know there's no link to Matchbox - got a pic of the one you mean? England/Macau/China I'm familiar with, was there production in HK too?

[Remspoor]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I have a couple, someone's repaint

And another that's gone in the project pile

Window tint is too dark sir, your nabbed.🙂

[155V6]

I saw this on FB Marketplace,& the seller still had it!

Just got back from collecting it,pictures later 😁

[Datsuncog]

AHGGGHH LONE STAR FIRENZA!!!!

Ok, you've won the thread.

Brilliant work!!

[155V6]

17 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

AHGGGHH LONE STAR FIRENZA!!!!

Ok, you've won the thread.

Brilliant work!!

Thanks,it does have a broken bonnet hinge though 😂.Here's what I got for my tenner,pictures of the garage to follow

[junkyarddog]

What a find.

I'm extremely jealous!!😮

Well bought Sir!

[bunglebus]

Firenze and RS2000 well worth that Ayrton 

[sierraman]

This RS2000 go for some good money even when rough, I’ve sold a few through eBay and they’ve always done well. 

[D.E]

That's a right bargain, well done!

[Datsuncog]

Impressive that the garage is still boxed too - looks like an early to mid-1970s product, going by the Corgi Whizzwheels and Dinky models shown in the picture.

[sierraman]

I keep toying with the idea of building a bit of a garage as a display. Too many projects round the house that are ahead of that though!

[AndyW201]

Early visit to Tesco on the way to work paid dividends,

I know, old news on here now, but it still felt like a lottery win. Only the one on display though, sadly.

For once, they had re stocked with a few new mainlines too,

Cracking detail on these Matchbox mainlines lately, nice colour too on the Bini,

[Remspoor]

Citroen DS

Matchbox in yellow.

Corgi in red.

[Datsuncog]

On 2/16/2022 at 5:58 PM, sierraman said:

That Celica looks like a copy of the Matchbox Hong Kong issue? 

 

On 2/16/2022 at 7:22 PM, bunglebus said:

They're all Kidco castings rebranded, as far as I know there's no link to Matchbox - got a pic of the one you mean? England/Macau/China I'm familiar with, was there production in HK too?

Yes, there was a small range of four cars developed by Matchbox in Japan, made in Hong Kong, and sold in the southern hemisphere during the late 70s/ early 80s.

I understand they were the first Matchbox toys designed outside England, and the first to be numbered above the longstanding 1-75 range, in response to their Japanese importer complaining that they were finding it hard to sell models of unfamiliar cars like Ford Cortinas and Citroen CXs to kids in Japan. They look a bit Tomica-like to me.

At the time, Lesney were grasping the idea that their 'one size fits all' policy of selling the same range worldwide may not be the best approach to marketing, and allowed their US operations to develop the 'Roman Numerals' range of 12 cars as exclusives for their own market. They were still made in England, but only sold in the US.

Not long after, by the early '80s, more models were developed for specific markets as the Matchbox range fragmented...

I've never seen any of the HK models in real life, though the Mitsubishi Galant was sold for 1981 only in the US as the MB63 Dodge Challenger (the badge-engineered version of the Galant coupe sold Stateside) and I once saw one in a model shop - which confused me greatly...

[sierraman]

I have a couple of Roman numeral issues, the Viper Van and Midnight Magic. I think a few made it here in multipacks from Tesco.  

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

I have a couple of Roman numeral issues, the Viper Van and Midnight Magic. I think a few made it here in multipacks from Tesco.  

I have a few of them, Lady Bug came from the USA when exchange rates and postage were more favourable 

Flying Beetle was a lucky job lot find

These two aren't part of the series but appear to be identical other than the base text - Sleet N Snow and Flying X

And a big fat fake - Silver Streak made from a Mod Rod

[junkyarddog]

I recently bought these in our version of Poundland. 

Smoll Eddy seems to be reasonably impressed. 

"Life's a gas(ser)M8"

 

[bunglebus]

I thought I'd use the opportunity of being at my dad's near Solihull to go die cast hunting in the charity shops - there used the something like 17 in one road but now it's down to 9, and I found naff all except a bunch of Lovejoy Minors at £7 a pop

Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's, B&M and Poundland also had nothing to offer. 

Maybe I'll find something on my journey home...

[Spottedlaurel]

Charity shop purchase this morning:

Complete with my almost finished '57 Chevy in the background.

How does the baseplate on this one tie-in with the other HK-made Matchbox discussed on the previous page? I presume the plastic bodyshell is similar to the standard diecast.

Still glowing after 40 years.

Also got these in the week:

The Corvette will probably be an engine donor then maybe built as a kerbside if I want a quick and simple project, bonus glue and paint came with it. The Mojave Mule is a Chevy Luv, I wasn't sure how good it would be but I thought I could merge it with a part-built different version of the Luv I already have.

 

However I think it deserves to live on its own right. With a little bit of detailing it'll make for a nice display piece. If I was sufficiently skilled I'd try and make an Isuzu or Bedford KB out of it, but I'm not.