Shite in Miniature II

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

 - has the Austin front by the look of it

It's a plastic Marx MG 1300, so unusual it piqued my interest - but there's a problem 

It's either glued or friction welded together, so I don't know what the prospects of improving it are...

To improve the roof on the MG 1100 try a bit of hot water from a kettle to soften it and gentle lever it up with something like a butter knife.

 

 

BTW, your Mini is the Morris version.

[AndyW201]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I didn't find anything I wanted to buy.

Yeah right

There were two really nice Dinky Jersey Interceptors available in the £15-17 range. Lovely as they were, I'm quite happy paying a third of that for this one which I belive was a kit - no paint anywhere except that brushed-on blue

A recent post about the Corgi Mini Cooper may have influenced me in laying out 50p for this sad refugee - has the Austin front by the look of it

Grabbed a handful of Matchbox including this Jeep

And a hookless but otherwise very nice Toe Joe

The same seller had some decent Majorettes, frustratingly the guy next to me swiped a Siku Kadett just as I spotted it, and was eyeing up the Renault taxi - didn't want to swap it though

Day!

Should this Husky have glazing? Seems unmolested otherwise

The usual Corgi Volvo - sadly not purple

I already have one but couldn't resist

This was a nice 50p find too

Along with a tidy Siku T4 for the same

Matchbox Fiat seems to be quite sought-after 

I don't often buy loose Hot Wheels but this Super Chrome appealed 

Even found a few still on cards

Talking of things still in their original packaging, I'm becoming more and more temped when I see something I like, so despise merciless mocking from my accomplice, I bought this

It was not the only boxed car that fell into my bag either

The Guisval is wonderfully odd, the Jag was just £1 and the Saab was still way less than loose ones sell for. I'm always picking up tatty Corgi Sierras so I thought it time I had some great ones.

The Jag box had been taped but had come open - rude not to take a few pics of it released

Scooped this Bburago out of a £1 box mainly to flog on

Lastly, this. 

It's a plastic Marx MG 1300, so unusual it piqued my interest - but there's a problem 

It's either glued or friction welded together, so I don't know what the prospects of improving it are...

Google Images confirm the Budgie TK skip lorry did indeed come unglazed.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

Good haul @bunglebus, there's a home here for the Bburago if its not too far gone.

It's really not tea bag

Needs a good dusting though

[bunglebus]

22 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

To improve the roof on the MG 1100 try a bit of hot water from a kettle to soften it and gentle lever it up with something like a butter knife.

BTW, your Mini is the Morris version.

I've tried boiling water and my pretty hot hairdryer - nothing. I may get brave and try the hot air gun when I can dig it out, I reckon it's sat under a bulb for a long time to end up like that

[Split_Pin]

39 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

It's really not tea bag

Needs a good dusting though

Looks great,  if you want to move that on I will buy it

[Tenmil Socket]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Toy fair pics. There's one stand in particular full of stuff that makes me salivate, unfortunately none of it is anything like a bargain 

Another seller had several of the Corgi Qualitoys Turbine Trucks - never seen the fire version with trailer...

...and is that the platform from the Husky VW pickup, scaled up?

A few other delights dotted about

That Granada is lovely! How much was it?

Good score on the boxed Saab.

[bunglebus]

18 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

That Granada is lovely! How much was it?

Good score on the boxed Saab.

I think something like £50 - @andrew emight remember. It was lovely but has no place in my collection

[sierraman]

3 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

£85 for that Vitesse Golf, whiis a thorougly average model . Madness.

Christ I sold one exactly the same for about £30 a few years ago! 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Toy fair pics. There's one stand in particular full of stuff that makes me salivate, unfortunately none of it is anything like a bargain 

Another seller had several of the Corgi Qualitoys Turbine Trucks - never seen the fire version with trailer...

...and is that the platform from the Husky VW pickup, scaled up?

A few other delights dotted about

Which manufacturer produced the Granny?

[andrew e]

45 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I think something like £50 - @andrew emight remember. It was lovely but has no place in my collection

£60 because no box, they were £75 at the last fair in a selection of shades 👍

[andrew e]

Granny’s are by MCG - Model car group.

[RoadworkUK]

If that Granada had opening bits I'd definitely have one in my collection by now.

 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Which manufacturer produced the Granny?

 

1 hour ago, andrew e said:

Granny’s are by MCG - Model car group.

Glad you knew - didn't see a make under it

[Spottedlaurel]

Do love seeing a stall with a load of boxed Corgi 1:36, second only to MIB '70s Superfast. One or two nice Majorettes there too

Unfortunately I'm away next weekend when there's a fair on in Ipswich. Maybe next time.....

[Bren]

Considering we are meant to be experiencing a cost of living crisis I cannot win anything on ebay - always somebody willing to pay more.

[Spottedlaurel]

Should have added this to my last post, I did manage a purchase today:

Went to a local Japanese car show. There was a chap selling off his collection of HW, MBX and a few other nice Japanese diecasts. I restrained myself as much as possible but did end up with this little selection.

Also got a couple of kits in the week:

Maybe not my usual taste, but it looks like it would go together very nicely.

 

This looks well-proportioned and nicely detailed, certainly better than I'd expected of an old AMT kit. I have a vague recollection of a Golf project car put together by one of the magazines, maybe Street Machine, back in the very early '80s. If I'm right it was a metallic green with a padded vinyl top and opera windows - that's the sort of thing I have in mind....

[bunglebus]

Just sayin...

[RoadworkUK]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

Just sayin...

Seconded.

[Spottedlaurel]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

Just sayin...

Is that one of the Sbarro jobs? I can also recall a widened Mk1 which sat on a Porsche 928's underpinnings.

[bunglebus]

Yep that's a Sbarro. I actually think the kit would be better as a van, but couldn't resist posting that pic

[eddyramrod]

19 minutes ago, Bren said:

Considering we are meant to be experiencing a cost of living crisis I cannot win anything on ebay - always somebody willing to pay more.

As I've just experienced (yet again) this very day!  I've been watching a 1/18 Bullitt Mustang, and just about decided not to bid as it's already the wrong side of £40 and I can't justify that, even to myself.  So this afternoon, what did I find?  Another one, finishing in 20 minutes, and only-just over £40.  So I put in a bid; if nobody else did it would be mine for £41 plus post.  Of course with seconds to go somebody did.  Bummer.  I'm not going for the other one (finishing tomorrow) because by the time I've outbid the current leader and paid postage, I'll be up near £60.  NFW.  There's a fair on at Haydock Park in November.  I've arranged to meet up with my sister there, let's see what bargains I can find there (lol).

17 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Should have added this to my last post, I did manage a purchase today:

Went to a local Japanese car show. There was a chap selling off his collection of HW, MBX and a few other nice Japanese diecasts. I restrained myself as much as possible but did end up with this little selection.

Also got a couple of kits in the week:

Maybe not my usual taste, but it looks like it would go together very nicely.

 

This looks well-proportioned and nicely detailed, certainly better than I'd expected of an old AMT kit. I have a vague recollection of a Golf project car put together by one of the magazines, maybe Street Machine, back in the very early '80s. If I'm right it was a metallic green with a padded vinyl top and opera windows - that's the sort of thing I have in mind....

You remember correctly sir!  It was built for Steve Saunders, one of their photographers, with mk2 Granada rear lights which reduced the number plate aperture significantly.  In fact Steve's SCS 1 plate fitted the space neatly.  The opera windows were tall, narrow and inclined forwards, predating the Sierra XR4i.

I had no idea the kit had filled-in rear windows; surely it's now crying out for a distressed appearance and Republic of Ireland plates as seen on dozens of farms around Dublin?

[bunglebus]

13 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

It was built for Steve Saunders, one of their photographers, with mk2 Granada rear lights which reduced the number plate aperture significantly.  In fact Steve's SCS 1 plate fitted the space neatly

Now I remember!

[Spottedlaurel]

20 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

You remember correctly sir!  It was built for Steve Saunders, one of their photographers, with mk2 Granada rear lights which reduced the number plate aperture significantly.  In fact Steve's SCS 1 plate fitted the space neatly.  The opera windows were tall, narrow and inclined forwards, predating the Sierra XR4i.

I had no idea the kit had filled-in rear windows; surely it's now crying out for a distressed appearance and Republic of Ireland plates as seen on dozens of farms around Dublin?

Glad it wasn't just a figment of my imagination - I have a good number of early SM issues, hopefully I'll find it one of them.

Aha, as I type BB has beaten me to it! I'm not seeing too much wrong with that - I couldn't build a completely faithful replica, but it would certainly be the starting point. Also want to do something similar with a Mini, based on one I remember running around our village at about the same time.

ER, I quite like the idea of your Irish farmer's van too, but I don't have the weathering skills necessary to do that idea justice. That being said, the rusty, weatherbeaten look would suit one or two of my kits rather well, so perhaps that's something I should learn.

[RoadworkUK]

22 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

As I've just experienced (yet again) this very day!  I've been watching a 1/18 Bullitt Mustang, and just about decided not to bid as it's already the wrong side of £40 and I can't justify that, even to myself.  So this afternoon, what did I find?  Another one, finishing in 20 minutes, and only-just over £40.  So I put in a bid; if nobody else did it would be mine for £41 plus post.  Of course with seconds to go somebody did.  Bummer. 

I never will understand why anybody ever puts a bid in at any time other than the last five seconds if they really want something on eBay. Any earlier and all it achieves is pushing up the hammer price.

Real auctions last 30 seconds. The last 30 seconds is where the action is on eBay.

[junkyarddog]

37 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

it's now crying out for a distressed appearance and Republic of Ireland plates as seen on dozens of farms around Dublin

That's the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw it!🤣

But not Dublin plates,needs Clare or Kerry ones to be really authentic,or maybe Cavan or Louth,somewhere up near the border for extra shite points🤣

[Richard_FM]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Just sayin...

I remember a Golf like this was one of the cards in a Top Trumps set my brother had.  There were a few modified Golfs on the other cards.

[Jon]

Hi everyone. Excuse the radio silence from me awhile, as I've been busy zipping about the country these past few weeks, eeking very close to the 3000 mile limit of the insurance of my borrowed Merc, with a week still to go. (To those of you STILL waiting for a parcel from me, I promise to get them sent out tomorrow or Tuesday - see excuse above).

I've also had chance to take a peek at my childhood stash of die casts but more of that later. So far, I've only sorted/tidied them, not looked at them properly!

But I have been busy procuring. Only one example tonight before bed time and not a subject I'd usually choose - but it was only £4 at a boot sale!

What a Bobby Dazzler! I'll freely admit that it being boxed was a major draw. First impressions are that it's fairly late for a rubber wheels Corgi but it seems quite fresh.

 

Rear confirms that speedwheels were indeed a thing by this point. Perhaps very early 70's?

 

Box was thankfully easy to open without damaging the box flaps (huh-huh) and it looks to be mint!

 

All present and correct at the base.

 

I like the detailing of the clippie out back but I imagine it'd be quite alarming to see someone with that shade of yellow hair in real life.

 

There's a driver also but no passengers. I suppose they'll perpetually remain separated, and at the service of nobody. Ah well, back in the box they go!

However, find me a more pleasant way of spending £4, than faffing around with mint/boxed 50 year old die casts - even if they are a bus. I spent more on a very mediocre coffee, the other day.

EDIT: I noticed the advert above the cab mentioned Corgi Classics, which I'm sure were a short-lived venture the first time round, and over by the very late 60's?

[bunglebus]

Funny how it goes. My mate was sending me a few eBay links on WhatsApp to dodgy old sonic controlled Porsches and the like, then this, totally not KITT of course

Something very familiar about that policeman!

A bit of Google-Fu, and we have the brand - Fu Shin toys

[Split_Pin]

That looks like a rework of Hong-Da Toys cars. They made the Mercedes and Kitt, both had light and sound but no driver. I have the Merc, still in brilliant condition and I'm hoping I can find a toy museum that will want it.

[sierraman]

42 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

That looks like a rework of Hong-Da Toys cars. They made the Mercedes and Kitt, both had light and sound but no driver. I have the Merc, still in brilliant condition and I'm hoping I can find a toy museum that will want it.

Without the grille it looks more Nissan Bluebird? 🤣