Shite in Miniature II

[Cookiesouwest]

So, my Dealer, as Mrs Cookie calls him, has sent a package for my latest fix.

And what a fix it is

A very large box, superbly packed to protect the precious contents.

Huge thanks to @Datsuncog for taking the time and no doubt hassle of getting these bought, packed and shipped.

Thank you.

[Datsuncog]

Alright! Glad it all touched down safely - the box doesn't look like it got too bashed in transit!

Hopefully that's a few more ticked off the list, or the basis for future trades - enjoy!

 

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Don't think I found this mix in Tesco before - only had one of each

Ah, cool - I'll be keeping an eye out locally for that W123 wagon in black, looks pretty nice.

[Datsuncog]

16 hours ago, AndyW201 said:

I thought the Detail cars releases were Solido castings? Or a lot of them were? Quite a few of the castings ended up in the 'A Century Of Cars' partwork series from yonks ago, with Solido on the base.

I'm pretty sure that the first DetailCars releases from the early/ mid 1990s were developed in-house: they were mostly modern Ferrari and Lamborghini supercars, and I don't think they had any link to Solido - in those days, anyway.

The place I worked at stocked a good range of Solido 1/43 diecast alongside DetailCars, and I'd like to think I'd have noticed!

It's quite possible there was a later tie-in, though: I wasn't aware that DetailCars had produced a Mk1 Fiesta, but looking at pics online it does bear a strong - though not identical - resemblance to my Solido example (bought in 2004).

I was going to boldly state that they were the same casting, but the fuel cap looks quite different between them - Solido's seems much larger.

Hmmm.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Here's some more from the Detail Cars range.

Mk1 Cortina which is not the Corgi Classics casting, despite the tie up with distribution.

BMW 502

One of my favourites, the BMW 3.0 CS

Corvettes in coupe and open and closed roadster versions

Mercedes-Benz SL is open and hard top

MG Midget

Porsche 356 is various road and track versions

VW Concept 1 Cabrio

 

[AndyW201]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I'm pretty sure that the first DetailCars releases from the early/ mid 1990s were developed in-house: they were mostly modern Ferrari and Lamborghini supercars, and I don't think they had any link to Solido - in those days, anyway.

The place I worked at stocked a good range of Solido 1/43 diecast alongside DetailCars, and I'd like to think I'd have noticed!

It's quite possible there was a later tie-in, though: I wasn't aware that DetailCars had produced a Mk1 Fiesta, but looking at pics online it does bear a strong - though not identical - resemblance to my Solido example (bought in 2004).

I was going to boldly state that they were the same casting, but the fuel cap looks quite different between them - Solido's seems much larger.

Hmmm.

Yep, I was fairly sure that the Solido Fiesta was the same as the Detail Cars casting, albeit with the wider arches of the rally version and the fuel cap crudely tacked on to the usual Fiesta location,

But like you, I'm not sure now.

Its due to the Century of Cars partwork I think I've got confused between Solido and Detail Cars. I subscribed to it at first (then got bored with it, like most partworks!) and I was certain that, for example, the MG Midget and bathtub Taunus, badged as Solido for the partwork were Detail Cars castings,

Dunno, I'm confused now! I've still not got over finding out that the 'Corgi' Mercedes CLK was one of many Chinese 'High Speed' castings that were sold over here with Corgi packaging. Another odd tie in...

 

[RoadworkUK]

Seems like fair winds must be blowing in from Norn Iron; a fresh consignment from mr D.Cog arrived far more quickly than sundry mainland-sourced eBay winnings from much longer back.

Usual exemplary packing, all traces of which have now been vanished to prevent unwelcome interest from my other half.

Cheers, Tim!

[bunglebus]

I buckled and bought a Team Transport

Here are those Matchbox from Tesco too

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

That team transport looks great.

[bunglebus]

The C-800 would go rather nicely with the one from the Ford race team collectors set wouldn't it..?

[WillCarter]

Been slowly moving into and renovating a new house over the past couple of weeks, which means bags and boxes which have been sealed for a while are gradually being opened. Thought this scruffy, but appealing little oddity which unexpectedly fell out of a bag might appeal to a few of you.

1/64-ish Seat 1200 by Mira. I think this is the only Mira model I own, and I'm honestly not sure where I found it, but once I've got a bit of a display set up again I'll make sure it gets a good spot.

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Here's a few random diecasts, resin casts and white metal models.

NEO Opel Kapitain

NEO Volvo P1800

BOS (Best of Show) VW Santana

Gems and Cobwebs Humber Super Snipe

Mark 43 Datsun Fairlady 240Z

 

Rob Eddie Volvo 164

Auto Art BMW 2002 tii

Auto Art BMW M535i

Auto Art MG MGB roadster an GT

 

 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, WillCarter said:

I've got a couple 

[junkyarddog]

I've got one.

Quite a cool car,Boca Negra is the local name for them.

[stuboy]

Treated my self... 1/18

[Spottedlaurel]

Little haul from a visit to Bury St Edmunds today, most of these came from a real toy shop and the Thunderbird was from a nearby Tesco the other evening:

These were from the recently relocated Starlings Toymaster. They had most of the anniversary range in stock, but sadly missing the Skyline. Quite a few from the Moving Parts range and a couple of freshly opened boxes of the boxed Matchbox. Despite it being really busy a chap came and pointed out some others which he was pleased to have available - HW Premium, Jurassic Park and others.

Poundland had more of the Moving Parts range, but none that appealed to me and I'd already spent a bit on materials in a real model shop.

[bunglebus]

47 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Little haul from a visit to Bury St Edmunds today, most of these came from a real toy shop and the Thunderbird was from a nearby Tesco the other evening:

They had most of the anniversary range in stock, but sadly missing the Skyline. 

That's quite unusual, I had to resort to ordering online to get that second wave of the 54th anniversary series - and it was the Skyline that turned up on its own without the others initially!

[AnnoyingPentium]

Yous all seem rather bright folk... can yous identify the brand of this? A snippet from a photo taken in 2005. I know it's a Toyota somatorother, but I'm wondering if anyone knows who'd have made such a casting around this time? Ta.

[bunglebus]

Jada? Purely a guess based on the style

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 09/11/2022 at 18:19, bunglebus said:

Got this poor beaten up Tonka bug in the post. Going to test my skills trying to sort this one out

 

 

 

ahh a "twinkle toes"

as kids me & sis had one each- hers was orange twinkle toes, mine lime green "side winder"

[bunglebus]

4 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

ahh a "twinkle toes"

as kids me & sis had one each- hers was orange twinkle toes, mine lime green "side winder"

I thought you meant those were your nicknames for your toys but no

WANT

[AnnoyingPentium]

47 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Jada? Purely a guess based on the style

I think you might be right. Cheers man!

[MiniMinorMk3]

11 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

I think you might be right. Cheers man!

[MiniMinorMk3]

Some Minichamps Opels

Rekord P2

Rekord A

Rekord Coupe

Rekord C Wagon

Rekord C Coupe

Kadett A

Kadett A Caravan

[Dick Longbridge]

38 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Kadett A

 

Love that. What sort of ££ do they fetch?

[bunglebus]

45 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Some Minichamps

I reckon you must have as many models as I have toy cars. Where/how do you store them?

[MiniMinorMk3]

5 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Love that. What sort of ££ do they fetch?

Some comedians on Ebay think they are worth £100, some value them at £40-£50. If you are prepared to wait one might turn up in an Ebay auction and you could get a bargain.

I think they are worth £20-£30.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Just now, bunglebus said:

I reckon you must have as many models as I have toy cars. Where/how do you store them?

A lot of what I am posting up are models that have come and gone. I have a 10x10 foot spare room which is about 4 foot deep in boxes, you can just open the door and get into the room and shift the odd box around. I probably have about 2,500-3,000 1/43rds, and about 500-600 Mini models.

I've been collecting for almost 40 years, starting with VW models, then Porsche, then Ferrari, then anything Italian, then BMW etc etc. I have changed my collection and what I collect over the years. One of the biggest collections I sold off were the 200+ F1 Ferraris I collected during the Schumacher era. I was trying to get at least one from each year, even resorting to building 1/43rd kits to fill the gaps.

I stopped buying a couple of years ago and am slowly selling them off. Most have spent their time with me in cardboard boxes not seeing the light of day. I have very few on display as trying to clean them is very hazardous to the small parts, and it doesn't matter what sort of cabinet they are in, they still get dusty.

[Remspoor]

Coming soon in Lidl. Hot Wheels. Here in Spain they are 7.99€ for 5 vehicles.

[bunglebus]

Anyone seen a Corgi Juniors Binz ambulance with opaque windows before?