Shite in Miniature II

[Split_Pin]

I havent wanted a Morris Minor model this much since Corgi Classics released their saloon version in 1988.

[AndyW201]

Aye, much want for that Minor. I'm hoping the Mitsubishi Celeste makes it to Poundland too!

[sheffcortinacentre]

On 10/22/2022 at 2:57 PM, bunglebus said:

Took a sneaky detour and found a Müller

And a kid selling his tat outside

Why don't you just f*** off you tormenting b****** your just f****** rubbing it in now you c*** !

Nothing personal 

[bunglebus]

Hop on a plane! That was a small branch in a normal, out of the way town. You should see the big stores!

[sheffcortinacentre]

Can imagine.

[eddyramrod]

I'm trying to!  What was their 1/18 stock level?

[bunglebus]

1 minute ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Can imagine.

You don't have to

 

If it makes you feel any better, getting to visit shops like this comes as a result of some very long days and nights. The job this week got delayed by the firm building the units we were installing, so instead of loading Tuesday morning and staying in a hotel in France, we were helping finish them in London on Wednesday at 7PM, thrashed to Paris overnight, arriving at 4am after getting customs checks done, a few hours of cold, uncomfortable sleep in the van with my boss snoring and farting next to me and drug dealers lurking nearby, followed by a 7.30 start at the Nike shop - at 9.30 we were done so set off for Berlin, arriving at 9.45pm at a Hotel where all the shops and restaurants close at 10, eventually managing to get a pizza delivered before a shower and the bliss of an actual bed - until getting up in time to be at the next Nike shop at 6am, then another straight after thanks to our squeezed schedule. After having to find materials and make/replace a part the manufacturer had cocked up, we finished at 2pm and spent the next four hours wandering around Berlin sightseeing and die cast hunting, before a decent night's sleep leading to a 9am onwards drive home. I got indoors at midnight last night...

[sheffcortinacentre]

Would be great to find something here with even half that stock/range.

[bunglebus]

Exactly, it's crap here for cars, and America seems to be swarming with scalpers. I am lucky I get to go, but flights are cheap, take an empty suitcase and go mad. I'm back there in Feb all things being well

[eddyramrod]

12 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Would be great to find something here with even 1% of that stock/range.

EFA!

8 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Exactly, it's crap here for cars, and the internet seems to be swarming with scalpers. 

Also EFA.

[bunglebus]

 

[bunglebus]

It's not that bad, the supermarkets always have loads of choice

 

[sierraman]

I can’t think of a single reason why Tesco don’t stock the full range. The Poundland has the limited range of Moving Parts but it’s very on-off at the moment. No sign whatsoever of new stock in Tesco...

[andrew e]

There a grocer not a toy shop, much bigger margins elsewhere!

[bunglebus]

Charity shop has some interesting bits but I can't seem to upload pics from my phone?

 

[Datsuncog]

Yeah, seems to be a bit of bother with the image uploader - I've been giving off about it on the Forum Help thread, and seems others are having the same bother.

Annoying, as I just snapped a Hyundai Sonata and wanted to get it into the Spotter's Thread...

[bunglebus]

Thankfully I can add the links from Flickr which work ^

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Charity shop has some interesting bits but I can't seem to upload pics from my phone?

 

 

I keep getting "Error code: DSCF1465.JPG could not be saved" when I'm trying to upload, hence why I have not posted any pics here today.

[bunglebus]

I didn't buy any of the VW stuff or the Welly DeLorean - but I did find a couple in another shop

 

[FakeConcern]

Bit of a strange one here and if there was a Miniature ebay bargains thread, maybe should go there.

What do people think of this on ebay?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134293904788

It has 6 days to go and already on £42!

Now I know these go for strong money and glad I got one for Mrs Concern's summer house some years back (my original childhood one is broken and painted red!), but this looks to me like a bodged up worn out one not...

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Here we have an AMAZING example of a vintage all original #485 Dinky Mini Countryman with surfer & x2 boards boxed diecast set. In very near mint/mint condition. The best I've ever seen.

To me it looks like it's been repainted for a start (imperfections, fluff stuck to it etc), then looks like new  roof rack while the bumpers are pretty worn and chipped. Lastly look at the headlights! Overall it just looks wrong, or is it just me?

[Noel Tidybeard]

just buy a new one for £35

https://corgimodelclub.com/collections/corgi-authentic-re-issues/products/485-bmc-mini-countryman-1

[barrett]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Bit of a strange one here and if there was a Miniature ebay bargains thread, maybe should go there.

What do people think of this on ebay?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134293904788

It has 6 days to go and already on £42!

Now I know these go for strong money and glad I got one for Mrs Concern's summer house some years back (my original childhood one is broken and painted red!), but this looks to me like a bodged up worn out one not...

To me it looks like it's been repainted for a start (imperfections, fluff stuck to it etc), then looks like new  roof rack while the bumpers are pretty worn and chipped. Lastly look at the headlights! Overall it just looks wrong, or is it just me?

Not something I've ever seen before/know anything about so feel free to ignore me. Obviously something funny going on with the headlamps, but otherwise I'd say it looks identical to this one - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253878502247  .... and considering that one's more than £600, I'd hope it was a pukka original. Bumpers are similarly 'rough' and the roof rack look brand new. The paint quality is also very similar. I reckon if that has been in a box for most of its life that could well be genuine. Are the headlamps glued in? Could it be losing its 'stick' and they're starting to slip out?

Anyway, this one for £30 looks a much better bet to my eyes https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204131066255

[FakeConcern]

2 minutes ago, barrett said:

Not something I've ever seen before/know anything about so feel free to ignore me. Obviously something funny going on with the headlamps, but otherwise I'd say it looks identical to this one - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253878502247  .... and considering that one's more than £600, I'd hope it was a pukka original. Bumpers are similarly 'rough' and the roof rack look brand new. The paint quality is also very similar. I reckon if that has been in a box for most of its life that could well be genuine. Are the headlamps glued in? Could it be losing its 'stick' and they're starting to slip out?

Anyway, this one for £30 looks a much better bet to my eyes https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204131066255

OK maybe me thinking it looked wrong when I'm wrong really!

Sorry if it seemed I was looking to buy one, I was actually looking at sticker kits for Dinky Prisoner Mini Mokes and ebay suggested this to me (?)

As I said earlier I already have my (fucked up) childhood original and this one I bought for Mrs Concern a couple of years ago for about £15 including repro surf dude and one board (it came with one anyway)

Looks to me as good or better than that one but hey...

I'm having the same problem uploading pics as alluded to previously, so see if this link works...

@Noel TidybeardThanks for the link, but as above

[FakeConcern]

2 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

just buy a new one for £35

https://corgimodelclub.com/collections/corgi-authentic-re-issues/products/485-bmc-mini-countryman-1

I could easily buy all of the Mini Club re releases, but I don't know what I'd do with them really. I did buy the Monte Carlo one anyway!

(again site won't let me put a picture on!)

[barrett]

14 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

OK maybe me thinking it looked wrong when I'm wrong really!

As I said, I dunno what I'm talking about but it killed 15 minutes of my evening comparing details between different examples!

Anyway, this should also go on the other thread but this sees more traffic so I'm putting it here. Can one of you PLEASE buy this?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185627142162

Since we've also recently learned about how lovely Kirk/Tekno commercial vehicles of this period are... a 1:43 Ford D-series in immaculate condition with box etc This must be an absolute beast! I have one model truck and that's frankly more than enough so I'm not touching it. Currently £35 with no bids, there's another on BIN for £100 more so a potential bargain for somebody...

[Mine's a Leganza!]

6 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I keep getting "Error code: DSCF1465.JPG could not be saved" when I'm trying to upload, hence why I have not posted any pics here today.

I am getting the same error message.

[AndyW201]

Damn this thread, all the way to Hades!

I'm supposed to be cutting down on diecast buying. It's all your fault I was sitting outside Poundland at ten to eight yesterday morning, before they opened!

Still, mission accomplished!

Although, there was only this Honda and a weird 1940s style panel van thing on the pegs, but the S2000 is a nice wee thing.

Nice bit of detail under that opening bonnet. VTEC Yo! indeed.

A nice model all round. A lot better than the Hot Wheels S2000.

Not much in the way of Hot Wheels there, but I did like the yellow Copo Camaro in the latest case, so grabbed this earlier release.

[Datsuncog]

I swung past Poundland yesterday too, and was surprised to see some Matchbox Moving Parts on the pegs - though it was exactly the same situation in the Ann Street branch, one solitary 1940s delivery van and one solitary Honda S2000.

[eddyramrod]

WANTED!

If you've looked at my Life of Shite thread (link below) then you will know I like to have models of my/my family's old cars.  You'll also have noticed, I'm sure, that where possible I'm trying to upgrade the collection from a motley assortment of sizes, to a fairly-consistent 1/43 scale.  To this end, I would like to put out an appeal here: I need some dirt-cheap old Vanguards to modify.  Specifically I need a couple of Ford 100E saloons and a mk2 Cortina.  They can be as playworn as you like as long as they have all their wheels, lights, bumpers.  Windows I'm not so bothered about as I can make sections as I need them.  Note that these cars are only available in two-door form: I want to see if I can satisfactorily convert them to four-door to match the cars I remember.  Paint doesn't matter at all as they will definitely be getting painted!

Welcome additional models would be: Vauxhall PA; Austin A40 Farina; Hillman Minx; a four-headlight mk3 Cortina; mk1 Granada.

I do realise that Vanguards in the sort of condition I require are thin on the ground, but if anybody is likely to know of any, then I would expect it to be a Shiter.  I will of course be suitably grateful.

 

[w00dy]

I seem to be missing all the fresh stick lately, but did manage to dig through the boxes at Morrisions to get these 4.