Shite in Miniature II

[MiniMinorMk3]

45 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

The 'hat' on the cab is plastic and riveted on - I can only presume this was something to do with Tuborg's fleet livery at the time.

As a recap, Kirk were a subsidiary of Tekno who produced diecast cars and commercials for them. When Tekno dropped these from their range in the early 1970s, Kirk continued to produce them for a short while, now marked with their own name or alternatively branded as 'Model Products'. Although there were seemingly plans to introduce brand new castings, they didn't transpire and these former Tekno castings disappeared for good around 1973.

So, given that this model must now be around 50 years old, it's not in terrible condition - a few paint chips, and some minor edge loss and discoloration of the waterslide transfers.

 

As I was looking at the pictures I thought that looks a lot like a Tekno.

 

Here's a period shot of a Bedford Tuborg with the hat on the cab

[stuboy]

Sadly my present was broken..

[stuboy]

Just now, stuboy said:

Sadly my present was broken..

I glued it and put in a nice new case..

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Just in case there's anything else anyone would like to not collect... Who remembers this one?

Yup, it's a big Kirk/ Model Products Ford D-Series brewery wagon, in Tuborg Grøn colours.

This was the inevitable result of some weak-willed online auction scrolling during a brief phase of feeling not-totally-brassic back in October - unfortunately there were more than a few hiccups with the vendor and the shipping, so by the time it eventually showed up I was suffering from a violent bout of buyer's remorse and just stuffed it away under the bed... until now.

I mean, it's a great model.

And it's very, very heavy.

As well as the diecast chassis, the pallet bed is also metal.

Detail's pretty good all round - the doors open onto a nicely rendered interior...

...and the engine under the cab is nicely put together too.

Like the Mercedes coach, this boasts tiptronic-style steering too.

And the plastic beer crates, impressively, are all individual mouldings which click on to their pallets like that other Danish toy, Lego.

The 'hat' on the cab is plastic and riveted on - I can only presume this was something to do with Tuborg's fleet livery at the time.

As a recap, Kirk were a subsidiary of Tekno who produced diecast cars and commercials for them. When Tekno dropped these from their range in the early 1970s, Kirk continued to produce them for a short while, now marked with their own name or alternatively branded as 'Model Products'. Although there were seemingly plans to introduce brand new castings, they didn't transpire and these former Tekno castings disappeared for good around 1973.

So, given that this model must now be around 50 years old, it's not in terrible condition - a few paint chips, and some minor edge loss and discoloration of the waterslide transfers.

The box is a bit bashed, however - though the line drawings are nice.

And as "the world's first take-a-part/ assembly truck", it also comes with an instruction sheet.

It's a great model and I'm delighted to have been able to handle it up close, but I don't think I'll be able to keep it long-term.

Unfortunately it owes me a shade over £40, so it's not exactly a pocket-money toy anymore... so it may find itself back online before very long!

Sorry to hear the buyers remorse is clipping at your heels man.

If you do decide to move it on and it happens to be around March time then I'd be very I interested in it. Its right up my street and would go perfectly with my other large scale lorries.

[155V6]

I found this Two-Face 1/64 Transit in a charity shop today

At first I thought it was made by Lledo,but when I got it home I found that there was no maker's name on the base,the wheels are different,the windscreen is bigger,& it has a one-piece rear window

The only info I could find online,was from someone else who'd found one & didn't know what it was either🤔

[Spottedlaurel]

Yesterday's HW purchases:

Couldn't recall seeing the Wagoneer and El Camino before. The printing on the ide of the latter is slightly out of place, didn't notice at the time - worth watching out for.

Already have another Maxima Wagon but maybe I'll repaint one of them. Also have other examples of the Mazda, but not that attractive colour combo.

In larger scale:

Looks like it will go together very nicely. Hasegawa are bringing out some great kits at present.

[danthecapriman]

Sorted a load of that big box I posted earlier. Plenty in it!

 

The Corgi Major Mack crane truck was an eBay win separately I just included it here. That one is destined to become a tractor unit for a project I’ve cooked up! I’ve found out that model is the tractor unit cab & chassis just with a crane & base added to the back - if you remove that the standard tractor unit trailer hitch pin etc is still there below it.

 

[danthecapriman]

And more,

The three trailers are Matchbox Superkings, Corgi Major & Dinky. None have cabs sadly and the Corgi one has been badly painted. However, they’re all good so I’ve been scouting round for spare tractor units for them.

[danthecapriman]

Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I do love plant equipment!

Not sure what the green military truck is/was, looks like a rocket transporter? Big Dinky Bedford crane is all there but strings are all tangled and off their pulleys.

[Datsuncog]

10 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Not sure what the green military truck is/was, looks like a rocket transporter?

Yup, that's the Dinky #666 Missile Erector - would originally have come with a rocket and a launch platform, like this one:

I had one of those, once upon a time - reproduction rockets are now available, and I'm sure the tinplate carriage mechanism would bend back into shape with some gentle persuasion.

Again, a cracking haul - those Corgis are great!

[sierraman]

Corgi did a load of military clobber like bloodhound missiles, presumably to attract to the folks in the sixties whose parents had probably had a bit of Military experience. I think when they do come up the fetch done good money, a bit like complete versions of the Massey Ferguson hedge cutters that presumably appealed to the rural kids. Funny how a lot of this stuff is a window into how things were at the time! 

[eddyramrod]

This was also the height of the Cold War, and nations were very busy flexing military muscles.  So yes, the toys were indeed reflective of their era.  I was a kid at this time and my dad was involved in farm machinery, but the corresponding toys I had tended to be the slightly bigger (1/32) Britains.  Despite my parents meeting in the RAF I didn't have much in the way of military vehicles, preferring the cars I could see around me and on the telly.  From early-on I had a preference for police cars, no doubt due to Z Cars and my dad's lovely new Zephyr (insert regular "DWM 95C where are you now?" comment here!).

Is it Tat Friday today?

[sierraman]

To my surprise you can still buy Britains, the toy shop near us has them. I don’t know who they’re aimed at, it’s not a very rural area, maybe parents wanting to give their kids a taste of farming life with a Defender and an Ifor Williams trailer. 

[Datsuncog]

16 hours ago, barrett said:

Ah, I was wondering what became of that one. I think it was me who flagged up that particular example for sale, so sorry about that... I figured I'd have a similar 'so now what?' reaction when it arrived if I'd bought it, but there is something very appealing about a proper 1:43 scale commercial vehicle. I think £40 is probably a pretty good price for it, from what I can glean, so don't think you'll lose out again. Just don't try and sell it to me.

Yeah, but fret not - I'd been sorta looking for a Tekno D-Series for a while (beavertail for preference, but I'm not fussy) so it didn't really take very much persuasion...

Issues with the seller being away at the point the sale completed, and then him being reluctant to ship to NI (despite 'free UK postage' offered) until I agreed to stump up another £4 for shipping, and then the parcel going missing for three weeks... meh. Yes, it was just that slightly flat, "ok, and now?" feeling once it eventually showed up... ah. It's weird how that can happen.

But yes, I reckoned it might not be too hard to move on at some stage in the future - so I'm not too bothered. And I won't try to sell it to you!

13 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Sorry to hear the buyers remorse is clipping at your heels man.

If you do decide to move it on and it happens to be around March time then I'd be very I interested in it. Its right up my street and would go perfectly with my other large scale lorries.

Hey, if you're interested then I'd be more than happy to set it aside for a few weeks - would save me from having to deal with eBay...

I ended up buying this truck after a slap-happy period of writing such huge cheques for various electricians/ builders/ plumbers that £40 seemed like nothing, and I felt I could justify some sort of diecast treat for myself after successfully navigating quite a tricky and stressful few months... then by the time the Ford showed up, all the cheques had cleared, and we realised that we'd massively overspent on the kitchen so now had no cash left for the bathroom renovation, leaving me feeling utterly foolish... it just took the gilt off the gingerbread, somewhat.

It claims to be 1/43 scale, but then so did the Kirk Mercedes coach - and the lorry kinda dwarfs the coach, so I'm not sure which one is correct (if either)...

[Datsuncog]

28 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Is it Tat Friday today?

it is... and be warned, there are A LOT of pics today.

If you like smol buses, you may wish to commence rubbing your hands together now...

 

Incoming!

[flat4alfa]

11 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

there are A LOT of pics today.

YIKES!

[sierraman]

14 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Yeah, but fret not - I'd been sorta looking for a Tekno D-Series for a while (beavertail for preference, but I'm not fussy) so it didn't really take very much persuasion...

Issues with the seller being away at the point the sale completed, and then him being reluctant to ship to NI (despite 'free UK postage' offered) until I agreed to stump up another £4 for shipping, and then the parcel going missing for three weeks... meh. Yes, it was just that slightly flat, "ok, and now?" feeling once it eventually showed up... ah. It's weird how that can happen.

But yes, I reckoned it might not be too hard to move on at some stage in the future - so I'm not too bothered. And I won't try to sell it to you!

Hey, if you're interested then I'd be more than happy to set it aside for a few weeks - would save me from having to deal with eBay...

I ended up buying this truck after a slap-happy period of writing such huge cheques for various electricians/ builders/ plumbers that £40 seemed like nothing, and I felt I could justify some sort of diecast treat for myself after successfully navigating quite a tricky and stressful few months... then by the time the Ford showed up, all the cheques had cleared, and we realised that we'd massively overspent on the kitchen so now had no cash left for the bathroom renovation, leaving me feeling utterly foolish... it just took the gilt off the gingerbread, somewhat.

It claims to be 1/43 scale, but then so did the Kirk Mercedes coach - and the lorry kinda dwarfs the coach, so I'm not sure which one is correct (if either)...

Make sure when you sell it you Tekno less than £40 for it...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ll get my coat...

[flat4alfa]

17 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Just in case there's anything else anyone would like to not collect... Who remembers this one?

Different truck, confirms there was fleet and not just a one-off publicity vehicle.  Better view of the cab cap

It also seems there were two people inside trying to get out the load bed.  I wonder if Tuborg did prison transfers as a side line?  Who knew?

[Datsuncog]

Mornings are now starting to show a glimmer of dawn just after 7.

After a wild and windy night, only a few broken tree branches were evident in the rain-slick city centre.

And there was the scent of fresh-brewed coffee, and there was tat on the stall.

And that's kinda why we're here...

It's certainly why he's here:

Yes, The Nemesis was already busy nemesising away in a tub behind the stall by the time I arrived, at the stroke of 8.

Bah.

I know, that's me in ten years time, that is.

I know.

Corgi and Dinky are always a good draw, though these had mostly seen better days.

The Corgi Jaguar fire chief was an okay-ish repaint; most of the others definitely weren't though.

Plenty of casting damage to many - this Type 2 pickup seemed to have mild fire damage too.

The white razoredge Karmann Ghia also had damage to the roof pillars and front end, otherwise I might have had it... These were all priced at £5.

This Lesney Superkings DAF was very tidy, though.

Think it's a less common colour variant, but I can't remember what else it came with originally.

Lots o'tat, though - Days Gone and Yesteryears. Yellow tractor unit at the back is an ERTL International.

And assorted buses, mostly Corgi Classics and Code 3 Dinkys but some other oddballs too.

Still The Nemesis continued his infernal tub-hoking.

And then there were boxed bus diecast off on a table to the side:

These were all priced up at a fiver each - and yes, there were some interesting far-eastern items, again.

(No, I know Nottingham's not in the Far East - cropping error on my part...)

ABC Daimler in Fife colours was hard to make out in the packaging, but seemed mint - and probably quite good value, compared to the price when new.

I was kinda twitching for the Corgi Turbos Manta, though.

This one was really odd - seemingly a scratch-built DAF wearing a Northumbria livery

Bit saggy on the axles, but a fair bit of work has clearly gone into this.

There were loads of Lesney Code 2 promotional buses too, like this one:

(Potato phone camera's not great, sorry)

There's been quite a collection that someone's pulled together once - now being scattered to the four winds.

Ah now. The Circle of Tat, hey?

While I waited for The Nemesis to finally finish up and bog off, I went for a wander round the other stalls, though there was precious little to interest me.

Alan's Emporium had quite a few boxless Lledo and MoY models liberally garnished throughout the rest of his junk carefully curated antiquities and curios, but at a fiver a pop I daresay he'll have them on his hands for a while.

The New Tat Stall had a few vaguely interesting Matchbox and Hot Wheels from a couple of years back, but at a sizable mark-up, and nothing much you won't have seen before.

Meanwhile the Charity Stall had none of the large scale tinplate from the other week, and instead mostly had bundles of mismatched cutlery and dolls in a state of undress for 30p.

Nah, no thanks.

So on return to the main Tat Stall, I was gratified to see The Nemesis taking his leave, while at the same time irritated beyond belief that he'd snapped up the Corgi Turbos Manta... daaaah.

But, at least now it was my turn to wriggle behind the stall...

(TBC - once I've done more photo editing!)

[MiniMinorMk3]

A couple of Mini with repro decals applied

and on the Tekno Theme a couple of their Cooper Norton 500 cars. These came in various country liveries.

[flat4alfa]

Corgi Type-34 Karmann Ghia is one that has eluded me

But I expect NEMESIS* has snapped that one

 

 

 

* at last a face to put to the name / trainer collection.

[danthecapriman]

4 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Mornings are now starting to show a glimmer of dawn just after 7.

After a wild and windy night, only a few broken tree branches were evident in the rain-slick city centre.

And there was the scent of fresh-brewed coffee, and there was tat on the stall.

And that's kinda why we're here...

It's certainly why he's here:

Yes, The Nemesis was already busy nemesising away in a tub behind the stall by the time I arrived, at the stroke of 8.

Bah.

I know, that's me in ten years time, that is.

I know.

Corgi and Dinky are always a good draw, though these had mostly seen better days.

The Corgi Jaguar fire chief was an okay-ish repaint; most of the others definitely weren't though.

Plenty of casting damage to many - this Type 2 pickup seemed to have mild fire damage too.

The white razoredge Karmann Ghia also had damage to the roof pillars and front end, otherwise I might have had it... These were all priced at £5.

This Lesney Superkings DAF was very tidy, though.

Think it's a less common colour variant, but I can't remember what else it came with originally.

Lots o'tat, though - Days Gone and Yesteryears. Yellow tractor unit at the back is an ERTL International.

And assorted buses, mostly Corgi Classics and Code 3 Dinkys but some other oddballs too.

Still The Nemesis continued his infernal tub-hoking.

And then there were boxed bus diecast off on a table to the side:

These were all priced up at a fiver each - and yes, there were some interesting far-eastern items, again.

(No, I know Nottingham's not in the Far East - cropping error on my part...)

ABC Daimler in Fife colours was hard to make out in the packaging, but seemed mint - and probably quite good value, compared to the price when new.

I was kinda twitching for the Corgi Turbos Manta, though.

This one was really odd - seemingly a scratch-built DAF wearing a Northumbria livery

Bit saggy on the axles, but a fair bit of work has clearly gone into this.

There were loads of Lesney Code 2 promotional buses too, like this one:

(Potato phone camera's not great, sorry)

There's been quite a collection that someone's pulled together once - now being scattered to the four winds.

Ah now. The Circle of Tat, hey?

While I waited for The Nemesis to finally finish up and bog off, I went for a wander round the other stalls, though there was precious little to interest me.

Alan's Emporium had quite a few boxless Lledo and MoY models liberally garnished throughout the rest of his junk carefully curated antiquities and curios, but at a fiver a pop I daresay he'll have them on his hands for a while.

The New Tat Stall had a few vaguely interesting Matchbox and Hot Wheels from a couple of years back, but at a sizable mark-up, and nothing much you won't have seen before.

Meanwhile the Charity Stall had none of the large scale tinplate from the other week, and instead mostly had bundles of mismatched cutlery and dolls in a state of undress for 30p.

Nah, no thanks.

So on return to the main Tat Stall, I was gratified to see The Nemesis taking his leave, while at the same time irritated beyond belief that he'd snapped up the Corgi Turbos Manta... daaaah.

But, at least now it was my turn to wriggle behind the stall...

(TBC - once I've done more photo editing!)

Any chance you could grab me the white and red DAF flatbed and the Corgi Ford Classic (whitish colour/red roof)??

[Datsuncog]

On 1/13/2023 at 11:01 AM, flat4alfa said:

Dinky Type-4 Karmann Ghia is one that has eluded me

But I expect NEMESIS* has snapped that one

 

 

 

* at last a face to put to the name / trainer collection.

He was looking at it very hard - and then put it back.

I also looked at it very hard - at the bent roof, squashed A-pillars, cracked glazing, and torn-up plastic under the frunk which means the lid won't shut - and also put it back.

But I did quite fancy it, I think it's an incredible looking car.

Could see if it's still there in an hour's time, if you're super-keen?

On 1/13/2023 at 11:02 AM, danthecapriman said:

Any chance you could grab me the white and red DAF flatbed and the Corgi Ford Classic (whitish colour/red roof)??

Will see if they're still there - priced at a fiver each so not super-cheap, but happy to grab them for you!

[RoadworkUK]

That Fife Daimler "Keep going by bus" bus looks to be a bit special.

If it's still there, perchance...

I really don't understand this strange bus affliction I've gone down with.

[MiniMinorMk3]

11 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

 

This Lesney Superkings DAF was very tidy, though.

Think it's a less common colour variant, but I can't remember what else it came with originally.

 

Super Kings K34, it came with a fork lift truck. There was also a blue and grey version.

[flat4alfa]

8 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

He was looking at it very hard - and then put it back.

I also looked at it very hard - at the bent roof, squashed A-pillars, cracked glazing, and torn-up plastic under the frunk which means the lid won't shut - and also put it back.

But I did quite fancy it, I think the Type 4 is an incredible looking car.

Ah yes well I can see in the pics the pillars now

If Millar lets us have it for a quid or so off then it's still a yes, because

plus

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239 VW Karmann Ghia clear plastic window unit  £2.80

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[flat4alfa]

15 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

New word for the Lexicon:  Tatmospheric.

[danthecapriman]

5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Will see if they're still there - priced at a fiver each so not super-cheap, but happy to grab them for you!

Please, as long as they’re not badly bent or damaged I’m happy! Thanks.

[junkyarddog]

24 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

he'd snapped up the Corgi Turbos Manta... daaaah.

In the fast paced world of diecast tat,if you snooze you loose.....to THE NEMESIS!!!🤣🤣

[sierraman]

The Superkings Bus cropped up on Facebook recently. Someone has come across a box full of them in the original package, think there was something like 24 to a box, presumably having sat in a warehouse for 30 years. I think they wanted £50 for the lot, what you’d do with them all I’ve no idea.