Shite in Miniature II

[Isopon]

Bought this lot from the charity shop today:

Vauxhall still has its tailgate:

Total cost? 10p each. Couldn't he happier, also picked up some other (later) diecasts for the same price but these are by far my favourites. Absolutely not going to sell them.

 

[Split_Pin]

My local Tesco are running their HW and MBX stock right down, not that they ever had much anyway. 

Other places like Smyths have cases that are way old and the Entertainer is a bit hit and miss.

[Remspoor]

54 minutes ago, Isopon said:

Bought this lot from the charity shop today:

Vauxhall still has its tailgate:

Total cost? 10p each. Couldn't he happier, also picked up some other (later) diecasts for the same price but these are by far my favourites. Absolutely not going to sell them.

 

Excellent purchase. Cost more than than when new.

My Maserati 4CLT

My Ford Corsair with added rust. I think there used to be a small boat with this car.

My Iso Grifo. What was I thinking when I painted this?

I also had the Zodiac and GF40s Which have been lost over time. I have posted already about my Jeep and Victor estates.

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

My local Tesco are running their HW and MBX stock right down, not that they ever had much anyway. 

Other places like Smyths have cases that are way old and the Entertainer is a bit hit and miss.

It makes you think what kind of business runs like this? ‘Choosing’ one retailer to sell your products through. Selling items like that it’s about maximum exposure where they’ll be picked up and seen. 

[sheffcortinacentre]

5 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

My local Tesco are running their HW and MBX stock right down, not that they ever had much anyway. 

Other places like Smyths have cases that are way old and the Entertainer is a bit hit and miss.

Least you can find some!

[Split_Pin]

6 hours ago, sierraman said:

It makes you think what kind of business runs like this? ‘Choosing’ one retailer to sell your products through. Selling items like that it’s about maximum exposure where they’ll be picked up and seen. 

I would suggest they're not in the least bit interested in the UK market. I think HW and MBX are probably sold in big stores in the US such as Target, Wal Mart and maybe Canadian Tyre North of the border.

[sierraman]

8 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I would suggest they're not in the least bit interested in the UK market. I think HW and MBX are probably sold in big stores in the US such as Target, Wal Mart and maybe Canadian Tyre North of the border.

You can buy them pretty much anywhere in the US. Perhaps you might be right and they’ll give up with the european market. 

[Split_Pin]

I haven't found items that were released months or even up to a year ago such as the Capri,  Sierra and the more recent Lexus.

[Cookiesouwest]

Seen in antique shop, Minehead today.

Any good to anyone?

4 quid each in the shop.

Reckon p&p would be about 4-5 quid.

You have till noon (ish) today, if you want me to get them for you.

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, Cookiesouwest said:

Seen in antique shop, Minehead today.

Any good to anyone?

4 quid each in the shop.

Reckon p&p would be about 4-5 quid.

You have till noon (ish) today, if you want me to get them for you.

Which one is that? Only one I can think of is on the street opposite the Wellington Pub as you go up towards Texaco? 

[Split_Pin]

Finally, The Entertainer!

[Cookiesouwest]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

Which one is that? Only one I can think of is on the street opposite the Wellington Pub as you go up towards Texaco? 

Yes, Friday Street. Turn left, top of high st

[sierraman]

11 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said:

Yes, Friday Street. Turn left, top of high st

Never been in there to be fair, I’ll pop in when I’m there next. 

[Cookiesouwest]

4 hours ago, sierraman said:

Never been in there to be fair, I’ll pop in when I’m there next. 

Did have a some unboxed cars too.

Also went to Watchet. Antique / toy shop on the harbour front. Above the cafe.

Quite a lot of older unboxed car models. Just need to root around in all the cupboards and little cubby holes.

[sierraman]

17 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said:

Did have a some unboxed cars too.

Also went to Watchet. Antique / toy shop on the harbour front. Above the cafe.

Quite a lot of older unboxed car models. Just need to root around in all the cupboards and little cubby holes.

There’s never anything in the Heart Foundation shop apart from dead men’s CDs. Best shite hunting place was Blue Anchor on a Saturday. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

Out my Gran's loft. Belonged to my Dad.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

3 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Out my Gran's loft. Belonged to my Dad.

My brother had one of those, but in silver. He was born in '79. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

5 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

My brother had one of those, but in silver. He was born in '79. 

Ah yeah, my dad was born in '77, so not too much in it really. We were going through stuff in my Gran's loft looking for bits for the old computer and came across that.

[sierraman]

13 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I haven't found items that were released months or even up to a year ago such as the Capri,  Sierra and the more recent Lexus.

If I find a Lexus do you want me to pick one up? 

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

If I find a Lexus do you want me to pick one up? 

Cheers, @cms206 has one waiting for me!

[sheffcortinacentre]

Still want a red ford F-150 Lightning

[bunglebus]

Up fairly early to enjoy the smell of cheap burgers and Vicks Vap-o-rub at the boot sale. As ever, you can buy everything but the...

...oh OK.

A suprising number of people selling toilets and parts of too.

First, bigger sale didn't turn up much of interest, I saw a plastic Buddy L for too much the other week but found this one for 30p, not quite the same one as this has working lights

I'll give that a clean up and test this afternoon. 

Bought these two for £1 each, shame about the cracked screen on the Merc but I do have donor cars. I can't see how it's happened either, almost looks like it happened at the factory

Moving on to the 10am start sale, found a couple of sellers with lots of cars all at 50p or less. Don't often pick up moden Hot Wheels as I have so many but these either caught my eye or will be engine/wheel donors

I have a handful of these Happy Meal ones with lights to get working again

Blackwall color changer

a few Matchbox, Corgi and Majorettes

Bigger stuff, scored all these for 50p each. Especially Happy with the SD1

[andrew e]

That’s a lovely haul 👍

[bunglebus]

Much success! 

Or much fiddling with the switch and batteries until it stays on for a few seconds. 

I recall the last ones I found were a trio of Datsun Z cars, think someone bought at least one off me at the time

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Up fairly early to enjoy the smell of cheap burgers and Vicks Vap-o-rub at the boot sale. As ever, you can buy everything but the...

...oh OK.

A suprising number of people selling toilets and parts of too.

First, bigger sale didn't turn up much of interest, I saw a plastic Buddy L for too much the other week but found this one for 30p, not quite the same one as this has working lights

I'll give that a clean up and test this afternoon. 

Bought these two for £1 each, shame about the cracked screen on the Merc but I do have donor cars. I can't see how it's happened either, almost looks like it happened at the factory

Moving on to the 10am start sale, found a couple of sellers with lots of cars all at 50p or less. Don't often pick up moden Hot Wheels as I have so many but these either caught my eye or will be engine/wheel donors

I have a handful of these Happy Meal ones with lights to get working again

Blackwall color changer

a few Matchbox, Corgi and Majorettes

Bigger stuff, scored all these for 50p each. Especially Happy with the SD1

That reminds me I have a Buddy L Datsun 280ZX with those lights. It was coated with some kind of metallic blue paint which flaked off. I'm pretty sure I still have it.

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I recall the last ones I found were a trio of Datsun Z cars, think someone bought at least one off me at the time

 

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

That reminds me I have a Buddy L Datsun 280ZX with those lights. It was coated with some kind of metallic blue paint which flaked off. I'm pretty sure I still have it.

Like these?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Up fairly early to enjoy the smell of cheap burgers and Vicks Vap-o-rub at the boot sale. As ever, you can buy everything but the...

...oh OK.

A suprising number of people selling toilets and parts of too.

First, bigger sale didn't turn up much of interest, I saw a plastic Buddy L for too much the other week but found this one for 30p, not quite the same one as this has working lights

I'll give that a clean up and test this afternoon. 

Bought these two for £1 each, shame about the cracked screen on the Merc but I do have donor cars. I can't see how it's happened either, almost looks like it happened at the factory

Moving on to the 10am start sale, found a couple of sellers with lots of cars all at 50p or less. Don't often pick up moden Hot Wheels as I have so many but these either caught my eye or will be engine/wheel donors

I have a handful of these Happy Meal ones with lights to get working again

Blackwall color changer

a few Matchbox, Corgi and Majorettes

Bigger stuff, scored all these for 50p each. Especially Happy with the SD1

I'd imagine not, but if you're moving the 800 on, I know of a good home for it

[Split_Pin]

30 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

 

Like these?

Yes that's the one, except mine is a weird spectraflame type blue, which is peeling off. Need to see if it still works, if I can find it!

[andrew e]

Accidentally hit on a village hall full of shite, sorry antiques fair earlier - £3 each was fair enough, Charger because from a time when you could put a confederate flag on a toy (!)  but the Corgi SL is lovely too 👍

[andrew e]

Today I took my radio controlled 1/10th GMC crawler out for some slow speed thrills, its a bit of a home brew on a steel chassis and is too heavy really, but it has phenomenal torque and hill climbing ability - it is however bloody slow 🤣 Locked diffs and coil over shocks on each corner, 540 motor and transmission in the middle and battery and steering servo both over the front axle for weight distribution. It still cocks a front wheel in the air regardless! You can happily go up to about 60 degrees before it wants to cartwheel backwards. 

The truck is a GMC K10 replica, it has a lexan (clear plastic vacuum formed) Jconcepts shell, which is supplied clear and you spray from the inside. It will scuff, but it’s pretty flexible when you crash it. This means the white stripe and chrome were masking inside out and right pain, before the green was sprayed over the top - but from the inside! I then weathered the outside of the lexan and sealed with a flat top coat. It’s a scale 10 footer 😉 

These tyres are just for trailing and not great for hill climbing as the gentle tread pattern isn’t ideal - the 8 spokes are proper split rim beadlock stop the tyres spinning in the rims to keep the traction coming. They also rub the arches as the diameter is too large really.