Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Proton drift car? 😁

[Datsuncog]

I first learned of the country of Malaysia through the base of a Hot Wheels Stutz, when I was about five or so.

I'm probably not alone in that - you could say that the toys really put Malaysia on the global map, by dint of putting them in the hands of millions of kids worldwide.

I'd love to see a Proton MPI model released too.

[eddyramrod]

So would I!  I'd be all over one immediately to paint Willow Green, like our old one.

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, bunglebus said:

 

Finally, this cute little Polistil R5. Quite similar to the Matchbox version to my eye

 

 

Talking of Italian built Renault 5, here's a Politoys 1/43rd 

[bunglebus]

Aldi have monster trucks for £3.99

Land Rover is cool

But not as cool as the iced Delorean 

 

[Tenmil Socket]

I was in Tesco at lunchtime and the standard Matchbox were £2.50 each!

 

[Bren]

Super GT.

I have a few of the earlier incarnations when they were "streakers."

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I was in Tesco at lunchtime and the standard Matchbox were £2.50 each!

 

Probably just your store and a few others, so they can boast about them being reduced next week

[155V6]

There was a small diversion on the way home from work yesterday to pick up this lot from FB Marketplace

Buses aren't really my thing but these Dinky Atlanteans are quite nice

Corgi giveaways

Matchbox Regular Wheels,should the Bedford tanker have glazing?

Matchbox Dinky  Austin van,& random Chinese truck

My favourite though is this Dinky Holden

It's a nice old thing,although I can't remember ever seeing many of them around.Obviously,I'm not (quite)old enough to remember how popular it was when it was a current model 😂

 

 

[Remspoor]

8 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

There was a small diversion on the way home from work yesterday to pick up this lot from FB Marketplace

Buses aren't really my thing but these Dinky Atlanteans are quite nice

Corgi giveaways

Matchbox Regular Wheels,should the Bedford tanker have glazing?

Matchbox Dinky  Austin van,& random Chinese truck

My favourite though is this Dinky Holden

It's a nice old thing,although I can't remember ever seeing many of them around.Obviously,I'm not (quite)old enough to remember how popular it was when it was a current model 😂

 

 

The Bedford never had glazing. I have the Holden with metallic brown paint. I thought I had posted a photo of it some months ago. I cannot be assed to try and find it. The search of my attachments in a profile is basic. I was loosing the will to live

[bunglebus]

No glass, but at least you have the interior for yours

 

[eddyramrod]

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

The Bedford never had glazing. I have the Holden with metallic brown paint. 

I was about to post these very words!

I don't remember seeing the Holden in blue, so well found there.  Mine (charity shop bargain about 7 years ago) still has most of its original metallic gold paint, and is therefore unlikely to get "restored" in the near future.  It's a model I never had as a kiddy, although I remember it in the catalogues for absolutely ages.

[bunglebus]

9 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Talking of Italian built Renault 5, here's a Politoys 1/43rd 

Nice to a boxed one, I have this one which is still pretty tidy

 

[sierraman]

18 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I was in Tesco at lunchtime and the standard Matchbox were £2.50 each!

 

Inflation or what!

[bunglebus]

More of those anniversary cars in co-op. I reckon there's been a container stuck at the docks since Covid full of these.

Apparently the other collector who goes in my local Entertainer bought 6 or 7 boxes of them last week. Good luck to him selling those....

[Datsuncog]

Bit of déjà vu to the market, this cold 'n' frosty morning - not an awful lot that's new, I'm afraid.

The tubs of pre-loved Matchbox and Hot Wheels, in their cheerily randomised packaging reinsertions, were back again for our viewing pleasure.

Some of last week's 1/76 buses were also back, plus some new '80s & '90s Corgi Classics commercials.

The Corgi Thames Caravanette was gone, though the long-running Dodge Kew animal transporter was still looking hopefully for a new home - as was the repro Dinky Aston floppytop.

The Matchbox Dinky Mercedes-Benz holiday coach is one that gave me pause for thought - I've been idly looking out for one of these for a fair few years, and other than a few box dings this was in good fettle, and reasonably priced at a tenner.

But I dunno... I mean it's nice enough, but the detailing is, shall we say "of its time" - and it's kinda hard to go from today's IXO stuff back to the mid-'90s. Just seems a wee bit crude with its bright red plastic interior and thick chromework.

If I want to sample some in-period Merc coach charm, there's always the splendid Kirk O-302 I picked up a few months back. This one seemed to represent a bit of a backwards step - so, very reluctantly, I put it back.

I'll regret that decision later tonight, no doubt, but hey.

The hugely over-boxed AEC London Transport Bus by Solido was still there, mind. Also at a tenner.

And the Joal Volvo coach was starting to seem more and more appealing too, at £10, but I stopped myself.

Looks even better in plain blue and white, I reckon.

A few additional £10 models remained in a crate round the back of the stall - more early Corgi Classics buses and lorries, for the most part:

Though there were also these far-Eastern 1/76 buses, which someone will probably advise me are worth more than my house:

I understand these are also a tenner a throw.

And finally, some festive fun*:

*sort of

A delightful Corgi Cameos Christmas set, consisting of ten models with some vaguely festive tampo prints, and the all-important Certificate of Authenticity, advising this is one of a mere 20,000 sets produced.

Quite.

I'm not sure what you're even meant to do with these - around the same time, Matchbox Collectibles offered Austin Seven vans with loops so they could at least be hung on a (sturdy) tree - but these seem to be just dust-catchers.

So it's a firm no from me on those.

Otherwise, this fairly playworn Tri-ang garage was quite appealing - but at £50, strong money.

Despite the ad on the side, I don't believe this was actively marketed as part of the Spot-On range - but I'll check my little book later on. Maybe it was.

Some sympathetic restoration could probably see this revived as a very nice display centrepiece, and although far from cheap I don't think it's massively overpriced. But not for me today, thanks.

A quick spin round the rest of the stalls provided little in the way of anything new - Alan's Emporium boasted a couple of okay-ish '90s Matchbox for 50p, but nothing I don't have in at least the same condition.

A scone and a coffee were procured to drive the cold winter away (still registering -1°C on the frosty streets of Belfast), and with that I had to flee to a meeting, but - as ever - I might be heading out again briefly at 1pm so if there's anything critical you can see, do sing out ASAP...

[MiniMinorMk3]

16 hours ago, 155V6 said:

 

Corgi giveaways

 

 

 

from FINA petrol stations.

[MiniMinorMk3]

26 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

 

Otherwise, this fairly playworn Triang garage was quite appealing - but at £50, strong money.

Despite the ad on the side, I don't believe this was actively marketed as part of the Spot-On range - but I'll check my little book later on. Maybe it was.

Some sympathetic restoration could probably see this revived as a very nice display centrepiece, so I don't think it's massively overpriced. But not for me today, thanks.

 

Yes they were Triang. Originally part of the Minics range, and then rebranded as Spot-On

That one at £50 is steep, compared to the £60  that this made at auction recently

But when in better condition they can fetch £160 like this one

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

A couple more Italian 1/43rd diecasts today

Mebetoys Alfa Romeo Giulietta

and a Politoys Lancia Beta

[bunglebus]

Snap!

[Zie]

B&M dump bin did me well today.  Couple picked up for others, I'm not quite that greedy. 

 

 

[bunglebus]

A few boxes of Hot Wheels in Poundland, all rummaged through previously 

Along with yet more Moving Parts

[flat4alfa]

20 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Snap!

Tom heard there was Beta Meet on

[bunglebus]

Blimey where have you been lurking!

[Datsuncog]

Clearly, enchanted by an evil witch and held under a curse until two consecutive photos were posted of a mildly shonky Lancia Beta model.

Or something.

[sutty2006]

22 minutes ago, Zie said:

B&M dump bin did me well today.  Couple picked up for others, I'm not quite that greedy. 

 

 

Jesus H tap dancing Christ, that’s a hefty hoard!! 

[RoadworkUK]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Bit of déjà vu to the market this morning - not a lot that's new, I'm afraid.

Thank you for another excellent field report / session of cruel tantalisation.

Those multi-pack Asian buses look rather excellent, and are something of a barg (probably), but having realised how much clutter I'm amassing, I MUST go cold turkey. The Eurolines Bova Futura does rather tickle my frussetpouch, but at a tenner it's not quite as much of a sublime deal as when he was boshing buses out for five notes apiece, so I'll use that an incentive to keep hands in pockets.

Hope the scone was good!

[Split_Pin]

Hey @Datsuncog the Olympian Story is great for a tenner. If you are going back in the next few weeks and its still there, I'd like that one a lot.

[Datsuncog]

Well then, where does the afternoon take us?

On 12/1/2022 at 12:14 PM, FakeConcern said:

@Datsuncog

Re; your post a couple of pages back, I'm pretty sure I had your last gold coloured Matchbox Volvo C30! If you happen to see them again, are you willing to pick me up a couple of black ones, if they're not too dear? I only have one so far...

 

On 12/1/2022 at 3:35 PM, FakeConcern said:

Thanks. For £1 I would have as many as you could get up to say £10 with black then red then any other colour with gold last in order if you really don't mind. I know it sounds excessive, but I was hoping to get some for C30 club members, one of whom had them as a centre piece on the tables at his wedding and they all got nicked!

After last week's careful and diligent search of the toyboxes revealed no remaining C30s, I wasn't really expecting much this week... but a cursory rummage resulted in me pulling out, in best Little Jack Horner stylee, an unexpected black C30...

And further delving produced another one, plus another two in gold.

Well, slap my thigh and call me Gertrude.

Dunno whether last week these had been set aside for someone who ultimately didn't come back for them, but either way - there they were.

So I'll set those aside for you, dude - and hopefully it'll give you a couple of extra black ones for yourself, plus a couple to help replenish your club chum's pilfered collection! No red ones, unfortunately.

 

On 12/3/2022 at 7:56 PM, Rover414 said:

@Datsuncogalways seem to miss these on a Friday, he had some buses there that are steals even at a tenner, if any of the three Geminis were about at any point in the future I'd be interested (those being the Arriva London, the black/silver 36 one & the silver Wright demonstrator). I will have to set a reminder for the next time around just in case!

There was indeed a Gemini remaining on the stall this morning - just the one. So I nabbed it for you.

The best bit?

He only charged me a fiver for it.

I was surprised it was still there, as the local connections to Wrightbus puts these in a fair bit of demand.

I was also a bit shocked to realise this model's 19 years old.

So it's here for you along with the £5 Optare Lynx from a few weeks back - just give me a rattle whenever you want them sent!

 

59 minutes ago, RoadworkUK said:

Thank you for another excellent field report / session of cruel tantalisation.

Those multi-pack Asian buses look rather excellent, and are something of a barg (probably), but having realised how much clutter I'm amassing, I MUST go cold turkey. The Eurolines Bova Futura does rather tickle my frussetpouch, but at a tenner it's not quite as much of a sublime deal as when he was boshing buses out for five notes apiece, so I'll use that an incentive to keep hands in pockets.

Hope the scone was good!

It was a pretty good scone, as it happens - they're £1.50 now rather than the pound they used to be, but still not bad value. They're about the size of a fist and plenty of fruit in them too. Not a bad breakfast.

I know the feeling - there comes a point when there's just too many models, and a queasy sensation takes over... not good. Still, there's never a shortage - I'm sure there'll still be plenty available whenever you feel the tug become irresistable.

45 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Hey @Datsuncog the Olympian Story is great for a tenner. If you are going back in the next few weeks and its still there, I'd like that one a lot.

Yes, it did look pretty darn appealing - and I thought if anyone might appreciate them, it'd be you! Will keep an eye out next week, sure...

 

And lastly, I dug this out for myself:

Don't know why, as I generally have quite a violent aversion to Range Rover Sports.

But I'd been thinking about it since last week, and it was still there today, so...

Bit slabby, and maybe slightly disproportioned, but hey.

It's here now, anyway!

Happy Friday, kids.

 

[quicksilver]

Those Corgi bus sets are bargains at £10. It still intrigues me how so many far eastern buses keep turning up at Belfast market, really not a place you'd expect to find them.

It's a shame the silver one from that three-piece set was never sold separately as I'd probably have several of them for reasons that will become apparent. I just have one that had randomly been split from the set and sold by itself, which with a little bit of reworking became this, representing one of the many ex-HK Olympians brought to the UK by Ensignbus to become school buses.