Shite in Miniature II

[Schaefft]

I had the sudden urge to buy this Matchbox Oldsmobile Aerotech on ebay, probably one of my favorite concept cars of the time.

Postage was more than I paid for the car. Seems to be in really neat condition, the box was opened in the back leaving a flap so probably collector owned. The rear clamshell opens to reveal the Quad4 engine found in many GM products of the time.

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I do see them but usually squashed beyond repair. Every now and again I idly consider buying every Lonesome Onesome (©️ @Datsuncog) just to see how many I can get - I must see one every week

I’ve a couple of them mainly the green, red, red with day glo windows and the later brown one. The green one was my favourite as a kid. 

[quicksilver]

Went to the local flea market today. Nothing to compare with the delights of Tat Friday and the usual model seller wasn't there but a few other mixed tat stalls had some toys/models. If you like Lledo Days Gone (but who does?) there was an infestation of them on every stall, attracting precisely zero interest at £2 a go. I did pick up a couple of the old Lledo Cargo Kings Volvo trucks, crude as they come but exact OO scale and can be worked up into something very decent, and an Atlas Stobart Scania. The seller of the latter amused me, going on about how it was in great condition when it wasn't really, being stuffed loosely in the box without the plinth and having the mirrors and trailer tailboard missing. I just humoured him as for a fiver it's cheap conversion fodder and won't stay in Unsteady Eddie colours.

[sierraman]

Who buys those Dayz Gone By at markets and car boots. I’ve seen people come back week after week trying to sell them unsuccessfully, after having investing in the Lledo pyramid scheme. 

[quicksilver]

6 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Who buys those Dayz Gone By at markets and car boots. I’ve seen people come back week after week trying to sell them unsuccessfully, after having investing in the Lledo pyramid scheme. 

Giffers. A giffer dies, his family sells them to another giffer who assimilates them into his own collection, then he dies and the cycle continues. Nobody else cares.

[sheffcortinacentre]

4 hours ago, sierraman said:

You hardly ever see those Cortinas now at car boots. That said I haven’t been car booting for a while now, just too much work on plus I need to have a clear out, I’ve got way too much stuff, should send the wife to do a car boot with it all.

Think that one's from the pony trailer set or possibly twin wheel caravan set, can't remember off hand.

[sierraman]

4 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Think that one's from the pony trailer set or possibly twin wheel caravan set, can't remember off hand.

I’ll have a look in the Charle Mack book. I’m sure that the brown one was in a twin pack. 

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, sierraman said:

I’ve a couple of them mainly the green, red, red with day glo windows and the later brown one. The green one was my favourite as a kid. 

I never had any of the Tincorners as a kid, despite my dad having a 1600E and a 2.0S MK4. Still haven't got the glow windows version, but I think this is one of the castings that escaped to Bulgaria so is available in a billion colours now

[bunglebus]

Stripped the Lone Star Fiat 2300 down, thought the casting detail might be appreciated. I love how much effort toy makers went to back then, trying to capture all the features of the real thing in such a small scale

Inside the doors isn't up to Lesney standard but the handles are there

[Split_Pin]

Lovely, very much appreciated!

[bunglebus]

Wish I could shrink myself down to get these castings perfect

[jmsguzzi]

Any recommendations as to where I could look to find one of these?

pretty much identical to my car!

 

[Split_Pin]

If you're not too fussed on realism, Corgi and Siku each made one.

[AndyW201]

7 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

If you're not too fussed on realism, Corgi and Siku each made one.

Did Corgi do an S124? Can't recall ever seeing one.

Theres a Minichamps S124 in Nautic blue (wrong colour interior though) on eBay currently, sadly at the usual eBay piss-take price,

[Datsuncog]

58 minutes ago, AndyW201 said:

Did Corgi do an S124? Can't recall ever seeing one.

Yup, in Juniors format - 300TD rather than TE, but looks to be a reasonable stab at an S124 wagon.

I've had these two from new - hence my cack-handed 'detailing' of the indicators etc using a Matchbox Graffic Traffic pen c.1990...

[sierraman]

9 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

If you're not too fussed on realism, Corgi and Siku each made one.

I have the Siku one, it’s not a bad stab at a W124, the build quality is more than representative! 

[Tenmil Socket]

22 hours ago, Schaefft said:

I had the sudden urge to buy this Matchbox Oldsmobile Aerotech on ebay, probably one of my favorite concept cars of the time.

Postage was more than I paid for the car. Seems to be in really neat condition, the box was opened in the back leaving a flap so probably collector owned. The rear clamshell opens to reveal the Quad4 engine found in many GM products of the time.

That reminds me of the Quasar Matchbox did.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275337381596

[AndyW201]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Yup, in Juniors format - 300TD rather than TE, but looks to be a reasonable stab at an S124 wagon.

I've had these two from new - hence my cack-handed 'detailing' of the indicators etc using a Matchbox Graffic Traffic pen c.1990...

Crilkey, that's a new one on me! Another one to hunt down, I quite fancy the beige taxi version for a bit of tampo removing. Problem being any Corgi Junior or 1/64 Matchbox I fancy are always stupid money. Mainly why I still don't have a Matchbox Cavalier yet...

[Bear]

On 8/27/2022 at 8:37 AM, AnnoyingPentium said:

I am unbelievably jealous that you have a matchbox cavalier...

If it were mint I'd have sold it since it seems they're interesting? But it has chips and a couple of blue paint drops on the roof 😕

[bunglebus]

On 13/06/2021 at 07:59, bunglebus said:

Giant RC Merc with a few missing bits £2

 

On 13/06/2021 at 14:18, flat4alfa said:

I hope you bought that..!

Yes I did - over a year later and for half price!

Apparently she only does one sale a year

Severely yellowed and still with bits missing but I wasn't going to leave it another year

Other boot sale finds include a minty Majorette 

An Avon aftershave beach buggy

A couple of Corgis I recognise 

...and a trailer I haven't ID'd yet

Talking of Corgis there was a box full of the Kellogg's ones for 50p each

They didn't have any Minis.

There weren't many Matchbox, got these Super GTs, and one raises a question - they were sold as BR15/16 or whatever rather than under the name of the casting, but the Datsun 126X has DATSUN on the roof. Was this the only one that had anything on it referring to the original model?

The other colour Sterling

And one of the endless combinations of body/roof/colour Lone Star buggy

And some random bits I didn't buy. £25 for the track set

[155V6]

Trailer is very cool,it's from the Corgi Juniors Racing gift set.

[155V6]

A night away meant two different car boots to visit.The 1st one was smaller than expected,I found these though

The second one was a lot bigger,I came away with these

Matchbox tipper is a curious one.It has non-metallic paint,a plastic base,& Made in China on the base

 

[Bren]

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Trailer is very cool,it's from the Corgi Juniors Racing gift set.

The rockets one is yellow. It should be with a capri and have a stock car on the back.

[155V6]

7 minutes ago, Bren said:

The rockets one is yellow. It should be with a capri and have a stock car on the back.

I've got a couple of the yellow ones.The  Juniors version came later,it has the Rockets name removed from the base.It also came with a Capri,which was normally in a darker metallic blue than this one

[Bren]

Just now, 155V6 said:

I've got a couple of the yellow ones.The  Juniors version came later,it has the Rockets name removed from the base.It also came with a Capri,which was normally in a darker metallic blue than this one

I have the blue one as well as the purple rockets example.

[155V6]

Just now, Bren said:

I have the blue one as well as the purple rockets example.

Not at all jealous 😉

[Bren]

4 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Not at all jealous 😉

To be fair they have been used.

[sierraman]

The Police Patrol is the Japanese edition.

[RoadworkUK]

On 8/27/2022 at 1:15 PM, Schaefft said:

I had the sudden urge to buy this Matchbox Oldsmobile Aerotech on ebay, probably one of my favorite concept cars of the time.

I've fancied one for years, too. Would be a great partner for a Peugeot Quasar.

[155V6]

38 minutes ago, sierraman said:

The Police Patrol is the Japanese edition.

My favourite find today 😁