Shite in Miniature II

[sierraman]

It just goes to show what contempt Mattel have for the U.K. market when you see what a selection they get in France. 

[Spottedlaurel]

Lord Sterling's Belgian finds put my efforts in France to shame - I need to get to more large supermarkets!

[RoadworkUK]

2 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Heck! They even have 1/18 cars 😳

 

Frigging 'ell, Mo! 1:18 Bargains galore!

A single visit would have me penniless and swiftly divorced.

[sheffcortinacentre]

You have to remember that to big business the UK is an insignificant little market , contrary to what we it's inhabitants are led to believe.

[bunglebus]

13 hours ago, barrett said:

Mebetoys A20 Lamborghini Miura

I knew it would happen eventually - you outbid me on this!

I thought it would go well with my slightly moth-eaten example

[barrett]

5 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I knew it would happen eventually - you outbid me on this!

I thought it would go well with my slightly moth-eaten example

Sorry! It's a pretty fair assumption I'll be bidding on anything Italian that doesn't end right before payday...

Could I see the base of your one?

[sutty2006]

20 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Today I popped to Cora, the Belgian equivalent of Tesco/Sainsburys etc...

Cora always seem to have an excellent choice of smol diecast cars.

Yeah right....

These Matchboxes were about 9.99 € each, a little out of my budget.

Heck! They even have 1/18 cars 😳

Uh oh:

Purchases were made blowing a lot of my reserve money:

Excuse the bad light and half-eaten Belgian waffle 😋

Couple of late purchases:

Whilst in the store, I noticed that someone had taken a but of a liberty with one of the matchboxes:

What you should be able to see are staples on the box and a non-Matchbox car, so someone has gone to some trouble to replace a car and re-staple the box.

That Sierra cossy on the top is a rare sight, in the uk it would have long gone, but at 9.99€ I’m not surprised it’s still there! 
 

used to love getting 1/18 stuff from supermarkets abroad. They love them more than we do! 

[Lord Sterling]

58 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

That Sierra cossy on the top is a rare sight, in the uk it would have long gone, but at 9.99€ I’m not surprised it’s still there! 

used to love getting 1/18 stuff from supermarkets abroad. They love them more than we do! 

Hotwheels Sierra Cossie was only 1.99 €, there were 2 or 3 of which I bought one. As well as that, there was one of those Matchbox VW Golf country 4x4s. I bought one from eBay for a couple of quid morenonly to find a couple of weeks layer they had them in Cora!

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, barrett said:

Sorry! It's a pretty fair assumption I'll be bidding on anything Italian that doesn't end right before payday...

Could I see the base of your one?

 

[bunglebus]

I've been messing with this, Hot Wheels Speed Bump. I get that it's supposed to be a car crushed by a monster truck but I thought I could make it look a bit more realistic 

Quite good "damage" on the casting

Needed the windows opening up and a couple of shades of beige applying

To end up with this

It's based on a casting that's supposedly an 84 Olds 442  like this, so the colour is incorrect but the beige looks more shite correct 

I'd like to track down the other three in the series but they're not available other than with a monster truck, other than this one that was in a 5 pack. The station wagon and van especially are appealing 

[bunglebus]

On 07/08/2022 at 15:07, quicksilver said:

I think that's a Morestone/Budgie no.13 Austin Taxi.

 

On 07/08/2022 at 17:23, bunglebus said:

I reckon you're right - with the base upside down!

Or not. Hmm...

Front rivet is in a different place too

Similar to the Lesney Austin Metropolitan taxi too

But still not right

[barrett]

8 hours ago, bunglebus said:

 

Thanks! Interesting (to me) to see it's a European release rather than an American one. I've never knowingly seen any of those Gran Toros in the flesh. I prefer the more realistic wheels on my Miura, but I like the addition of wing mirrors. Some interesting ones in that range including a few which were never made as 'standard' Mebetoys

[sierraman]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I've been messing with this, Hot Wheels Speed Bump. I get that it's supposed to be a car crushed by a monster truck but I thought I could make it look a bit more realistic 

Quite good "damage" on the casting

Needed the windows opening up and a couple of shades of beige applying

To end up with this

It's based on a casting that's supposedly an 84 Olds 442  like this, so the colour is incorrect but the beige looks more shite correct 

I'd like to track down the other three in the series but they're not available other than with a monster truck, other than this one that was in a 5 pack. The station wagon and van especially are appealing 

Often wondered how hard it would be to simulate a crash damaged mod on a matchbox. Any ideas? 

[Split_Pin]

4 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Often wondered how hard it would be to simulate a crash damaged mod on a matchbox. Any ideas? 

Said every child 1979-1995, surveying their collection and remembering there's a bench vice in the garage.

[Datsuncog]

Oh, man... 

Yes, after extensive experimentation with a Record bench vice and lump hammer during the summer of 1985, I can confirm that it's quite difficult to replicate convincing crash damage on Matchbox, Corgi, Majorette, Hot Wheels, Siku, Guisval or indeed no-name 50p shop diecast.

I'm still fairly horrified at how many decent models I sacrificed in my attempt to build a 'toy scrapyard', but I guess I wasn't alone...

[sierraman]

Anecdotally I found the front would never deform convincingly enough unless the windscreen pillars broke this simulating a fairly destructive head on crash. I never broke my own stuff but a kid on our street habitually broke his toys, I never understood why, so I used to pick up the remnants as spares once he’d ‘had his enjoyment’ from them. 

Happily @Datsuncog many of yours now reside in Sierramans scrapyard! 

[AnnoyingPentium]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Oh, man... 

Yes, after extensive experimentation with a Record bench vice and lump hammer during the summer of 1985, I can confirm that it's quite difficult to replicate convincing crash damage on Matchbox, Corgi, Majorette, Hot Wheels, Siku, Guisval or indeed no-name 50p shop diecast.

I'm still fairly horrified at how many decent models I sacrificed in my attempt to build a 'toy scrapyard', but I guess I wasn't alone...

Aye I did the sane thing as a bairn.

[Cookiesouwest]

A Vauxhall Guildsman turned up this morning. Looked like Royal Mail played football with the package. Screen cracked.

I will hunt out a better one.

 

[egg]

I bought this 1:25 Schabak last year from Faz's diecast when they were half price. Sadly it had some imperfections, look a the driver's side a post and minor paint damage. They are about £15 on ebay, so for sale here given those issues, for £8 posted in UK. Obviously boxed.

[AnnoyingPentium]

6 minutes ago, egg said:

I bought this 1:25 Schabak last year from Faz's diecast when they were half price. Sadly it had some imperfections, look a the driver's side a post and minor paint damage. They are about £15 on ebay, so for sale here given those issues, for £8 posted in UK. Obviously boxed.

Ooooh yes please! I'll send a PM after work.

[bunglebus]

7 hours ago, sierraman said:

Often wondered how hard it would be to simulate a crash damaged mod on a matchbox. Any ideas? 

I have seen effective results achieved by cutting wings etc off and replacing them with thick foil which bends easily. Alternatively...

[Tenmil Socket]

On 8/9/2022 at 2:17 PM, Lord Sterling said:

Today I popped to Cora, the Belgian equivalent of Tesco/Sainsburys etc...

Cora always seem to have an excellent choice of smol diecast cars.

Yeah right....

These Matchboxes were about 9.99 € each, a little out of my budget.

Heck! They even have 1/18 cars 😳

Uh oh:

Purchases were made blowing a lot of my reserve money:

Excuse the bad light and half-eaten Belgian waffle 😋

Couple of late purchases:

Whilst in the store, I noticed that someone had taken a but of a liberty with one of the matchboxes:

What you should be able to see are staples on the box and a non-Matchbox car, so someone has gone to some trouble to replace a car and re-staple the box.

That 205 looks great!

[Datsuncog]

On 8/7/2022 at 2:56 PM, Lord Sterling said:

 

On 8/7/2022 at 2:56 PM, Lord Sterling said:

Crumbs, I wouldn't have been able to leave without those two... even though I absolutely don't do 1/18 anymore, JUST LOOK AT THEM!!!

Wow.

[sierraman]

I think a trip to France is in order. What supermarkets are fertile hunting ground for these things? 

 

[barrett]

Damnit! Reposted in the correct thread...

Another Mercury, this time No. 41, Fiat-Abarth 1000 Bialbero from about 1966-69 I think. Quite scruffy but 'find another' etc

Stickers are non-original but I'm not going to mess with it. It's had a good clean and that's it.

Base is quite nice with some engine/box/rad details

I sort of mainly bought it for the rear end. I love the very accurate tail lamps, and the opening bonnet with the air scoop, and the big Abarth exhaust. There's a little twin-cam engine in there but it's hard to photograph. i just really like how it all sits from this angle.

[155V6]

Hot wheels Rover P6 coming out at some point in the Boulevard series 😎

[bunglebus]

9 hours ago, Cookiesouwest said:

A Vauxhall Guildsman turned up this morning. Looked like Royal Mail played football with the package. Screen cracked.

I will hunt out a better one.

 

My last bootsale find has a cracked rear screen

This one was donated by someone on here with a broken base - fixed with a donor car

Best one I've found

Less common colour

 

[Datsuncog]

^^ It's a bit like the Lesney Draguar - finding one without cracked glazing is a bit of a challenge...

I've had a couple pass through my hands over the years, but I don't think any were as-new.

 

[ETCHY]

18 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Oh, man... 

Yes, after extensive experimentation with a Record bench vice and lump hammer during the summer of 1985, I can confirm that it's quite difficult to replicate convincing crash damage on Matchbox, Corgi, Majorette, Hot Wheels, Siku, Guisval or indeed no-name 50p shop diecast.

I'm still fairly horrified at how many decent models I sacrificed in my attempt to build a 'toy scrapyard', but I guess I wasn't alone...

Yep me too and yep i cringe thinking about it now.

[sierraman]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

My last bootsale find has a cracked rear screen

This one was donated by someone on here with a broken base - fixed with a donor car

Best one I've found

Less common colour

 

The wheels always seem wonky on those.