Shite in Miniature II

[sierraman]

13 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Cor, Matchbox Commando Dagger Force T3!

Rare enough old thing; and glad to hear the parcel from o'er the seas arrived safely!

They go for a good £10-15 so good spot there. 

[bunglebus]

55 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Cor, Matchbox Commando Dagger Force T3!

 

41 minutes ago, sierraman said:

They go for a good £10-15 so good spot there. 

I had tried for a still-carded one but got slightly* outbid. My previous ones were good but not great 

[bunglebus]

Another Aldi

[500tops]

My local Tesco have put out new stock of both Matchbox and HW in the the last 22hrs. 

 

Both heavily picked over but here's what I managed to grab.

[155V6]

14 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Another Aldi

Which mix do they have in them?

[bunglebus]

41 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Which mix do they have in them?

Volvo Drift Wagon, Gulf 32 Ford, red Honda Cub, black Aldi estate, blue Lamborghini Miura etc

[Jon]

Short update from me today. Had a few minutes spare so I took a look through a box of stored die casts and came across this @Datsuncog sourced Corvair:

I harboured ideas to repaint it but honestly, I'm a sucker for some period cosmetic restyling. Won't hurt to get the windows cleaned at some point, though. But the lack of tyres is a clear issue.

 

Then I remembered the bag of grommets I'd bought a few months back, which I ended up not using.

As they are, they'd be ideal to re-shod a truck of some sort but with a flick of a knife, 2 of the grommets could be repurposed into a full set of boots for the Corvair.

Nowhere near perfect but literal pence to acquire and I quite like the big fat tyre wall as a result. 

 

The effect will certainly fit the bill for my mock-up idea of creating a display of sorts.

I managed to fish an old tyre out of the BOAC bus, which has since provided the Vanguard with a full set. This was just a test to see how compact I can make a display (so I don't have the excuse of running out of space as the reason to stop buying die casts) but I'll need to assemble more materials before I'm ready to start the project.

And also complete numerous other half done/not even started jobs of actual importance.

 

[bunglebus]

Thought I might find a Super after visiting 3 Aldis but of course not

[MiniMinorMk3]

Renault 4 by Vitesse

1961 Renault 3

1961 R4L

1962 R4L Super

1963 R4L Parisienne

1967 Parisienne

1968 R4 Export

1976 R4 Safari

1978 R4 GTL

R4 Round the World

1993 Monte Carlo Rally

 

[bunglebus]

Still doesn't seem to be a lot of love for this era Matchbox. Picked this up very cheaply

[Justwatching]

1979 Ford Mustang Cobra in 1:64 by Greenlight. 

 

[sierraman]

Currently in Spain, seen a place selling 1/24 Talbot 180 for €25. Finding it hard to resist despite having nowhere to put it. Less so but still strong want for a €60 1/18 Renault Fuego...

[sutty2006]

On 11/17/2022 at 11:05 AM, bunglebus said:

Got one more RS2000 today, Cossie and two MK1s still up for grabs or they're off to eBay

Do you still have these? 

[bunglebus]

24 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

Do you still have these? 

All the ford stuff has gone now, sorry. I'll keep an eye out though, Entertainer are getting two deliveries a week now

[Jon]

Woke up early this morning and learnt of a car swap meet going on, so headed off solo, in the hope of finding a couple of bits for my Commodore.

No luck but I encountered a few excellent cars parked up:

 

This 504 wagon was absolutely stunning!

Anyway, I'm running out of image space on this post and this is about shite in miniature, so here's what £15 bagged me:

Quite happy with that! Sadly no Commodore bits but there never are. Nice consolation prizes, though.

Now to head home and share the great news* with Mrs_Jon.

[sutty2006]

19 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

All the ford stuff has gone now, sorry. I'll keep an eye out though, Entertainer are getting two deliveries a week now

Thanks. My entertainer had about a dozen crap ones on display the other day. But the time before had loads of good pickings! 

[bunglebus]

Someone on FB reckons the Mira Lamborghini is a kind of key car with a spark plug shaped launcher. Fair enough. So why does my Polistil PB18 Lancia Beta have what looks like the same thing at the back?

 

[outlaw118]

Hey Diecast Dudes!

 

What's the craic with Models Of Yesteryear stuff? Got a load listed on eBay @£1.99, all without boxes unfortunately, they're not shifting.

Are they out of fashion, so I'd be better off stashing them away (not the preferred option tbh, I've got loads of stuff in the loft already), or am I being impatient....or is £1.99 too expensive? There's a link to one below, have a look at my other stuff, you might fancy something 😉
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295335916727

[RayMK]

12 minutes ago, outlaw118 said:

Hey Diecast Dudes!

 

What's the craic with Models Of Yesteryear stuff? Got a load listed on eBay @£1.99, all without boxes unfortunately, they're not shifting.

Are they out of fashion, so I'd be better off stashing them away (not the preferred option tbh, I've got loads of stuff in the loft already), or am I being impatient....or is £1.99 too expensive? There's a link to one below, have a look at my other stuff, you might fancy something 😉
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295335916727

I think the earliest Matchbox Yesteryear series has its fans but the later ones lacked something and were also up against cheap competition from superficially similar offerings from the Far East.  There are therefore so many about that most people are trying to get rid of them rather than collect them.  

[AndyW201]

Feeling thoroughly f***ed off with smol diecast after trawling around all the shops the last couple of weekends! Both Tescos both Asdas, several B&Ms, absolutely zip. Tesco had three MB  Rancheros on a peg this week, so they have obviously got a new case in, but that was it. Three Rancheros and three airport tugs. I only want the Merc estate and the MGB.

Aldi had two big bins, but as mentioned, all previous case stuff. Grabbed a Volvo estate though as I do want one to customise with  a gffer style colour scheme eventually.

Think I need to step back a bit as at the moment I'm minded to get all the Hot Wheels and Matchbox out off the loft and have a fire sale of the lot, apart from a few favourites.

[eddyramrod]

On 11/6/2022 at 10:57 PM, bunglebus said:

I've still got the bronze one put aside for you

 

On 11/6/2022 at 11:03 PM, eddyramrod said:

Oh goodness!  I clean forgot about that!  Well... looks like I've saved it from being chopped up then.  Under no circumstances does this mean I no longer want it.  We must do some sort of deal so that it can be included in a parcel.

For those who CBA reading back, we are talking about a MB Rover SD1 here.  Today a smallish box arrived containing a load of bubblewrap and, er, a bronze SD1.  Thank you so much @bunglebus   Now I have to decide which example is more worn and therefore a better donor for its upper rear end...

[bunglebus]

I was mooching around The Range the other day as occasionally they have Hot Wheels. Didn't find any but did get a couple of cans of paint - sadly the green is nothing like the colour the cap suggests

Still, I've grown to like it, puts me in mind of an 80s custom RS. Not quite brave enough to mask and paint the boot spoiler yet...

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 hours ago, outlaw118 said:

Hey Diecast Dudes!

 

What's the craic with Models Of Yesteryear stuff? Got a load listed on eBay @£1.99, all without boxes unfortunately, they're not shifting.

Are they out of fashion, so I'd be better off stashing them away (not the preferred option tbh, I've got loads of stuff in the loft already), or am I being impatient....or is £1.99 too expensive? There's a link to one below, have a look at my other stuff, you might fancy something 😉
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295335916727

Those old Yesteryears were for Grandads back in the '60s and '70s. They were made in there thousands so are not very rare. Grandads these days are more interested in post-war cars than pre-war stuff, so the amount of buyers/collectors is minimal. Mint and boxed most would struggle to get £5 each. Only rare colours get higher prices these days. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Here's some Schabak 1/43rd stuff. 

Audi 80 Polizei

Audi 100 Avant

Audi V8

E34 Doctor

Z1

Orion Mk2

Late Sierra 4-Door

Sierra Polizei

Golf GiT Mk2

Golf 3 Cabrio

T25 Polizei

Passat Polizei

Passat 

 

[bunglebus]

23 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

T25 Polizei

I'm calling foul - those look suspiciously like Scirocco wheels and T3 transporters are 5-bolt (5x112)

[MiniMinorMk3]

24 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I'm calling foul - those look suspiciously like Scirocco wheels and T3 transporters are 5-bolt (5x112)

Same wheels as the Golf GiT (which should be on P-Slots or Tear Drops). These are mid 80's before MiniChamps came on the scene and changed what was expected detail wise.

[AndyW201]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I was mooching around The Range the other day as occasionally they have Hot Wheels. Didn't find any but did get a couple of cans of paint - sadly the green is nothing like the colour the cap suggests

Still, I've grown to like it, puts me in mind of an 80s custom RS. Not quite brave enough to mask and paint the boot spoiler yet...

Looks great, not a million miles away from Ford Nova Green of the period. (Always wanted to do a Matchbox Cortina the same as that one, appeared in at least two BBC programmes of the time.)

[MiniMinorMk3]

I remember seeing loads of *NO reg Fords on the TV. There were also some Works Rally cars with *NO reges.

549 appeared in Target.

546 appeared in Sweeny 2 film.

and 548 appeared in the Sweeny TV show

[AndyW201]

3 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I remember seeing loads of *NO reg Fords on the TV. There were also some Works Rally cars with *NO reges.

549 appeared in Target.

546 appeared in Sweeny 2 film.

and 548 appeared in the Sweeny TV show

Indeed. As you'll know, Corgi did a decent job on the Sweeney Cortinas,

Wish they'd do the Nova Green 549 too but I don't suppose Target or Law & Order are as fondly remembered by collectors as The Sweeney. Shame as I like the S-pack Cortinas...

[155V6]

I haven't got any of the Vanguards Cortina S models.I should do,as I had a real one.ENM 308T was a 2.0S, red with a black vinyl roof.I paid £100 for it it 1989.It was the 1st car I ever put through an MOT instead of just buying something else.Long gone now though 🙁