Shite in Miniature II

[MorrisItalSLX]

14 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

More A-grade phoneshite!

[bunglebus]

16 minutes ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

More A-grade phoneshite!

Same guy always has old phones. He had an all black one which I was quite taken with too, as well as the usual cream/beige jobbies

The orange ones were a different seller and for kids, I had a different set when I was a kid that worked the same way - unfortunately not having any siblings limited my chatting opportunities a bit!

[WillCarter]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I think it's a drifting "thing", but will definitely be getting wheels swapped when I get my hands on one!

Is it not because they're meant to look like Turbo Fans, in a Group A/DTM style?

[sierraman]

We had a BT telephone exactly same as that as a kid. 

[Cookiesouwest]

Back from holibobs and a package was waiting

I had the Pepsi truck as a child, and as all 3 were a 1.99 job lot on the bay, seemed rude not too !

Now I confess, I never liked this one as a child. Not sure what possessed me to buy it (maybe it was a gift). Even then I wanted models to resemble the real thing and this did not qualify. But as I'm trying to recreate what I had, it had to be done.

Effing glorious. Truly brilliant. Loved it then, love it now.

Posh and the doors still work

The door works on this too

Just need a suitable tow vehicle.

All of the above were 1.99. All from same seller, so postage combined.

He also threw in these for 2 quid. For 5! Sadly the rolomatic function does not work, as all 5 have slightly knackered wheels. Was worth the risk. Hunt for a good one continues.

So if anyone wants 5 range rovers for resto/ spares / or you like slightly knackered matchbox, then yours for the price of postage. 

 

[Cookiesouwest]

Claimed by @Erebus

 

As I don't want these, 5 models, 4 unopened, anyone else want them? Cost of postage only.

 

[bunglebus]

4 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said:

So if anyone wants 5 range rovers for resto/ spares / or you like slightly knackered matchbox, then yours for the price of postage.

I'll resist for now unless there are no other takers, I keep buying the damn things! There are some variations to find though

 

[Cookiesouwest]

4 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I'll resist for now unless there are no other takers, I keep buying the damn things! There are some variations to find though

 

You are adding to my list !

I've also seen a green military one, but confess I have no recollection of seeing one as a kid.

[sierraman]

The Site Engineer one was from a gift set issued in the late 70’s. 

[Erebus]

1 hour ago, Cookiesouwest said:

As I don't want these, 5 models, 4 unopened, anyone else want them? Cost of postage only.

 

Was gonna say my kids would love these but sod them, I'd love these! If you could let me know what you want and how you want paying I'd take these please. Cheers

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Cookiesouwest said:

You are adding to my list !

I've also seen a green military one

Slippery slope...

http://mbx-u.com/models-detail-ver-listing.php?model=SF0140

[sierraman]

I have the military one, site engineer, beige Paris Dakar, then several white ones some have a blue siren others orange etc. 

[AndyW201]

Had to nip into B&Q earlier today as I've been assigned some "house stuff" to do. Took the opportunity to also nip into the nearby B&M to see if there was anything new. Nothing I haven't already got, but I did grab this as it was on offer,

I'm not really into the Forza stuff as it's generally supercar stuff, which isn't really my bag. But as I seem to have fallen down the A Class rabbit hole against my will, and have collected all the variations so far, I had to grab this one.

Nice detailing. As this one costs a bit more than a standard mainline, it gets tampo printing all over and front and rear.

Also got round to opening up the yellow MB Merc and swapping the loose green one into the card. Okay, no one would be fooled by it, but it looks neat enough to me and it means I have the green, yellow and blue ones on cards now. Still hunting for the Terracotta US version.

[Cookiesouwest]

37 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Slippery slope...

http://mbx-u.com/models-detail-ver-listing.php?model=SF0140

17 versions !

Please don't send me links like that lol

 

[RoadworkUK]

On 7/30/2022 at 8:20 PM, Split_Pin said:

Let me dig out a jiffy envelope

Flipping ace! Thanks man. Hit me up for the appropriate cash money etc.

[junkyarddog]

That Range Rover is the least functional of the Rolamatics,they never seem to work correctly. 

The Clipper and Hot Rocker were the best.

[Cookiesouwest]

Postman has made a delivery.

Very nice model, even came with a quite worn box.

Just need to acquire a forklift.

[junkyarddog]

Some recent finds in no particular order. 

Hot wheels Chevette. 

I don't normally buy other people's customs,but this appealed. 

Glued back together though🙄

Hot wheels 65 Mustang with real riders.

A favourite when I was a kid, 

Ruff Trek.

Kidco A team Van.

Goofy looking Johnny Lightening Pontiac. 

Majorette Renault Extra.

Hot wheels Baja bug.

Hot wheels Citroen C4 Rally car.

No idea who made this,1971 Ford Pinto.

Siku Karmann Ghia.

Lastly we have this Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser that looks like Smoll Eddy has slapped a for sale sign on already.

 

[bunglebus]

Some awesome stuff there ^

The baja should be made in India, pretty hard to find. Chevette is one of the better blackwalls, quite a late release.

Well Jel of the Ruff Trek without bits missing!

 I had a box land, mainly wanted this Mira Fiat

But its accomplices aren't bad either

[Split_Pin]

Ooft that Mira Fiat, nice. I'm surprised it isn't a Seat like the Guisval one.

[junkyarddog]

41 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

The baja should be made in India, pretty hard to find.

So it is!!!😮

Good eye.

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Ooft that Mira Fiat, nice. I'm surprised it isn't a Seat like the Guisval one.

Ah - it is a Seat! I know the car as a Fiat so that's what I wrote

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

So it is!!!😮

Good eye.

I'd love that blackwall version though

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

No idea who made this,1971 Ford Pinto.

If it looks about 1/87 scale, it might be a Motormax Fresh Cherries example?

I had a Mercury Bobcat from the range; maybe the same casting as yours but different front end. No maker's mark at all on the base.

Decent haul though, well done!

[junkyarddog]

28 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Motormax

Mystery solved.

[Bren]

On 7/31/2022 at 3:09 PM, bunglebus said:

I'll resist for now unless there are no other takers, I keep buying the damn things! There are some variations to find though

 

I always thought these were pants compared to the corgi junior example.

[eddyramrod]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Ah - it is a Seat! I know the car as a Fiat so that's what I wrote

Likewise, especially as I had the real Fiat (in 1986)!  I did know, though, that back in the 70s Seats were basically Fiats for the Spanish market; they didn't really get exported as Fiat already had the rest of Europe sewn up, so we tended not to see them here.  They even used the Italian model numbers (131, 127 etc).

[Split_Pin]

9 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

If it looks about 1/87 scale, it might be a Motormax Fresh Cherries example?

I had a Mercury Bobcat from the range; maybe the same casting as yours but different front end. No maker's mark at all on the base.

Decent haul though, well done!

I was thinking the same but I couldn't make out the scale. I have an '84 Ford Tempo and '84 US Ford Escort. That was a great range, true American domestic autoshite.

[Remspoor]

For years and years I had always thought this was a Opel based car because of the name on the base plate. - Monza. The Interwebs told me the true history.

One of my Aunt/Uncles got this for me after a vacation to the exotic Continent. It is a well details model. It would appear diffident versions have been made by Tenko over the years. Most of the transfers on my car are not original. Only the GT ones are.

This is a detailed history of the model in Danish. https://www.teknosamleren.dk/chevrolet-monza-gt-nr-930-931/

 

[Datsuncog]

A tale of love, loss and Lesney...

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/31/australian-man-tim-goodwin-finds-lost-matchbox-car-50-years-after-it-went-missing-in-england