Shite in Miniature II

[sierraman]

You can get some bargains on eBay but it’s a case of ‘right time right place’. I think a lot of the better buys are at the Swapmeets, people tend to be realistic about what things are worth, about the worst are car boots, sellers often think ANYTHING old is worth big coin when in reality they’ve no idea about what is a fairly complex subject. An MB38 in Kellogg’s livery for example is practically worthless, maybe a pound or so as it was produced by the million and isn’t very desirable. A sea green Zodiac on the other hand with the right wheels is worth several hundred. 

[Split_Pin]

I had to dig deep into the archives for this one. Here is a potato cam screenshot of a picture of it from 2011. I still have it though.

It's by Welly.

 

[AndyW201]

29 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Great collection of Vauxhall and Opels.

And it just shows that if you are prepared to wait, "bargains" do show up on Ebay.

I do not buy of Ebay, as I said before, I get mine stuff at auctions. I had a look through and found the lot that I got the Insignias in. The hammer price was £60, with fees that would have cost £75  for the 9 models. I know it is back in 2016, but the prices will not have changed much. Again, if you are prepared to wait, then bargains show up without the ebay taxes.

Crikey! That does show up the ridiculousness of eBay prices. One of those Insignias alone would have a price tag of £40-£50 on there. It is possible to get a good deal on there but it's getting more difficult.

Old yellow box Vanguards can still be had cheaply but anything from the Corgi takeover onwards is getting ridiculous. The "WOW!!! MEGA RARE!!! UNOBTAINABLE!!!" merchants and their shill bidding exploits don't help, thanks to them everyone who goes on eBay to sell thinks their £15-£20 model is worth £50/60/70  now. For a while, I've been after the Tara Green Allegro to complete my Vanguards Allegro collection. Last two on eBay have been £75 and £120. For a pissing model Allegro! 

[AndyW201]

38 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I had to dig deep into the archives for this one. Here is a potato cam screenshot of a picture of it from 2011. I still have it though.

It's by Welly.

 

That's lovely. I've not gone for 1/18s for a while, mainly because of space reasons, but I might be able to squeeze one of those in...

[bunglebus]

On 12/12/2022 at 16:52, bunglebus said:

Popped into the local charity shop this afternoon, they had a big zip-loc bag full of old cars, but wanted £20 for them.

Despite lots of them being from the shrinking hub era, there's just one tyre missing among them

 

On 21/12/2022 at 19:07, bunglebus said:

TADS. Pretty much every playworn example you find has them missing

There was one other vehicle in the bag, didn't even bother taking pictures of it at the time as it was yet another doorless splitty.

But putting it away today, guess what I found inside it?

 

[500tops]

A quick look around the local charity shops yielded only this... A rough looking Super GT. 

I couldn't leave the little fella behind. ☹️😂

[sierraman]

Rusty old nail Capri...

[DVee8]

I was in the loft earlier looking for something. I re-found these. Not  lost  as I knew they were there, but not looked at in a while.

 

[Tenmil Socket]

Popped in Home Bargains earlier and found these on the front of the pegs:

[eddyramrod]

2 hours ago, DVee8 said:

I was in the loft earlier looking for something. I re-found these. Not  lost  as I knew they were there, but not looked at in a while.

 

Ooh, Plymouth Roadrunner?  I'm going to guess MB Collectibles, 1/43, am I right?

[RoadworkUK]

1 hour ago, DVee8 said:

I was in the loft earlier looking for something. I re-found these. Not  lost  as I knew they were there, but not looked at in a while.

Is that a 1:18 Ertl Roadrunner and a 1:12 Maisto XJ220? Both lovely models. The Roadrunner is a bit basic by today's standards, but what detail is there is absolutely gorgeous, and the proportions are bang on.

The XJ220 a funny one. Maisto didn't quite capture the XJ220's shape; it's rather slabbier than the real thing, although they did a better job on the 1:12 than the 1:18. And at that super-large scale, it really does have a fantastic sense of presence. Mine's on display in the dining room; it's the only model car my other half will allow in 'public facing' areas.

[bunglebus]

I want to see the Super Racer!

[sierraman]

Maisto were superb, I had the Jaguar Mk2 in BRG which looked fantastic. I often think one would look great as a ‘barn find’ diorama.

[Spottedlaurel]

This arrived in the week, going to give it a go as a quick build over Christmas:

Said I wouldn't do a 1:43 kit again, but I've started wearing varifocals since then! Couldn't resist the older box art.

Sadly there's a bit of A/B roof pillar damage, but I think I can get it vaguely back into shape.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Those Heller 1/43rd kits are great. They did loads of 1970s stuff.

[MiniMinorMk3]

A couple of concepts from Mercury

Pinninfarina Sigma Grand Prix

Mercedes-Benz C-111

[andrew e]

19 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Popped in Home Bargains earlier and found these on the front of the pegs:

Now that’s a Christmas miracle 😂

[andrew e]

The real Mercedes C-111 is really quite elegant but did any toy maker create one that wasn’t a chunky narrow tracked disappointment?

[MiniMinorMk3]

The Solido version is quite good for the era.

[DVee8]

19 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

Ooh, Plymouth Roadrunner?  I'm going to guess MB Collectibles, 1/43, am I right?

 

19 hours ago, RoadworkUK said:

Is that a 1:18 Ertl Roadrunner and a 1:12 Maisto XJ220? Both lovely models. The Roadrunner is a bit basic by today's standards, but what detail is there is absolutely gorgeous, and the proportions are bang on.

The XJ220 a funny one. Maisto didn't quite capture the XJ220's shape; it's rather slabbier than the real thing, although they did a better job on the 1:12 than the 1:18. And at that super-large scale, it really does have a fantastic sense of presence. Mine's on display in the dining room; it's the only model car my other half will allow in 'public facing' areas.

Correct on both next time I'm in the loft I'll get the down for a better photos 

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, andrew e said:

The real Mercedes C-111 is really quite elegant but did any toy maker create one that wasn’t a chunky narrow tracked disappointment?

Elegant, yes.  And in a rather fetching orange named weissherbst

There were two main designs, this official photo shows the 1969 C111 on the left and 1970 C111-II on the right.  Behind is the first prototype.

So who did a C111 worse?  On the left: Corgi Toys 'Whizzwheels' alongside the the Matchbox 'Speed Kings' effort

Ken looks on, and is not sure which of the 13 produced that the front and rear treatments are meant to depict, but is pleased they were captured

Both have opening things!  Matchbox displayed what looks to be a tranversely-mounted engine, but forgot to provide an engine lid that would stay up

 But what's that over there that Ken has spotted?  

[flat4alfa]

Ah-ha!  Ken can tell this is meant to be one of the first of the CIII first series, modelled by Dinky Toys

It seems to be the most authentic effort, although suffers a tad from wonky axles

And look!  It has double the amount of opening things!  And a very different engine design - this looks to be longitudinally-mounted

But what's this?!  Farmer Tom has trundled over in his MASSIVE battery-powered job

It says nothing else but MADE IN HONG KONG on its base, and all the better for it.  Ken is in awe.

 

Fan fact:  It is known there were two Wankel engine designs tested by Mercedes-Benz in these.

Fun fact to confuse further:  The C111-IID wasn't fitted with a Wankel engine.  It enjoyed* the diesel engine as used in the W115 240D.  That looks more likely what is in the Matchbox model.  More investigation required.

[sierraman]

The best in my opinion is the Corgi Juniors, the Matchbox one doesn’t have the sinewy lines of the real thing. It looks like it’s had a month on steroids, it’s a bit podgy around the margins. 

[bunglebus]

Matchbox, Corgi and Dinky? Common as muck!

What you want are a Lintoy...

...and a Zylmex! 

[andrew e]

On that giant hongkong one the track width looks spot on 👍

[bunglebus]

Although I will admit the Rockets is rather nice

[Spottedlaurel]

3 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Those Heller 1/43rd kits are great. They did loads of 1970s stuff.

Indeed. I finished this Princess a couple of years ago:

 

Always hope to stumble across somewhere in France with a stash of them, even just a modern toy shop, but it hasn't happened yet. Will make more effort during 2023's holiday.

[flat4alfa]

Anyone got a Marklin or Shuco?

It seem Schuco went all out on the model, I think I'm right in producing at three scales:  1:66 die-cast, 1:43 die-cast, 1:43 plastic with wind-up motor, 1:16 plastic model kit with battery-powered motor, 1:16 plastic and remote-control.

[bunglebus]

I've got a Juniors and a screen colour variation on the Matchbox 

[Split_Pin]

I got this from the Entertainer this morning.

I didn't even know they made this.