Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

Couple of other recent additions.

Corgi Regal’s.

Matchbox Mini, Mercury, Zodiac, Escort, Capri & the Cortina I posted above.

 

Heres my Dinky AEC tanker. Missing its hoses…! I’ve checked inside the tanker. Only a scrap of paper in there! Oddly mines has grey tanker tops & caps. Wonder why they did different colours?

[MiniMinorMk3]

The transporter set GS41 came with various sets of cars.

Change of rally Mini and red saloon

Now metallic red saloon mini and red MGB GT. MG should be at the front and Imp in the middle

now yellow MG and Monte Imp

Red Cortina, Rally Imp, RAC Rally Mini

Later version with different orange and white cab, and Saint Volvo

As for the Imp, the bronze one was available as a single car.

and rarest of all is the Jensen's promo version in pale blue

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Corgi GS48 also had various car selections

Blue Rover

Blue Rover, Blue Imp

Red MGB GT

Red Cortina, Monte Imp, RAC Mini

and Scamell Tractor Unit, orange MGB, Monte Imp, Saint Volvo, Monte Mini, Metallic Red Mini

 

[Datsuncog]

53 minutes ago, Rover414 said:

If the GM Buses & London Country Atlanteans and Devon VR hangs about I'd be interested in them.

Will head over shortly and find out if they're still there!

41 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Couple of new additions in the post today.

Really nice Matchbox Cortina to replace my old rough one in the same colour, and one you’ve seen before courtesy of @Datsuncog thanks for that, it’s a lovely model!   

Crikey, has that Corgi Classic 315 arrived already? I only posted it yesterday lunchtime!

Good stuff - it really needs a good scrub, but I thought I'd leave that pleasure for you...

(Or am I the only weirdo who really enjoys cleaning up dirty old toy cars?)

Enjoy!

[Split_Pin]

49 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Couple of other recent additions.

Corgi Regal’s.

Matchbox Mini, Mercury, Zodiac, Escort, Capri & the Cortina I posted above.

 

Heres my Dinky AEC tanker. Missing its hoses…! I’ve checked inside the tanker. Only a scrap of paper in there! Oddly mines has grey tanker tops & caps. Wonder why they did different colours?

Your lorry cab also has a blue interior, mine has cream. 

These were made from 1966 to 1977. Early ones had a card box and the last ones had a large clear plastic blister and card bottomed box. Nice to see that the toy remained heavy and well made right into the Crap Era of Dinky.

I'm going to give mine a clean when I finish work and look for the tanker caps on ebay.

[danthecapriman]

14 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Your lorry cab also has a blue interior, mine has cream. 

These were made from 1966 to 1977. Early ones had a card box and the last ones had a large clear plastic blister and card bottomed box. Nice to see that the toy remained heavy and well made right into the Crap Era of Dinky.

I'm going to give mine a clean when I finish work and look for the tanker caps on ebay.

I never noticed the cab interior colours!  
Makes you wonder what a big toy of this quality would cost nowadays? Just picking it up you can feel the ‘heft’ and quality of the things. I’m well impressed with them.

Heres the spares list;

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373306508125?hash=item56eacd435d:g:mFEAAOSwMrxfiDK6&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsPTU2MRGX1BpmNUjS9pQtyWhculpLmxZK5PHUg0E%2F1XZVsuMYuK%2Bck2FMAWxrhGX9QASCZSjVWB9ZA8ynaXVEMflmx9gb4CB%2FkdbKHQkF%2BCDbBBffCd2JltJaSwIEKAjuvDN4X70GMZNTE0Y63RE2hvtVbhbVKojaMQXqzOLRX3zfrNqjTsKIbDfOtVmXNiaAM5GE40OXTI4VltE9n3svh9kfYRzwNROUUCkmKdNlfjQ|tkp%3ABk9SR-aorrS-YQ

I might get a set of hoses for mine.

What are you cleaning yours with? 
Mine needs a clean but I really don’t want to damage the old stickers.

[Split_Pin]

Thanks I was just looking on ebay for those and couldn't find them.

I use a cotton bud or small blunt instrument sheathed in a baby wipe for the hard to reach parts and a baby wipe or antibacterial wipe for everything else.

That will let you clean around the stickers without getting them waterlogged.

[bunglebus]

46 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

am I the only weirdo who really enjoys cleaning up dirty old toy cars?

No I often borrow my partner's toothbrush and dunk them in the sink. The ones with paper decals are a bit harder and usually get attacked with wet wipes and cotton buds. 

A convertible with a dirty interior is especially pleasing I find

[flat4alfa]

Cotton buds to do the inside of the windows and interiors

[danthecapriman]

The worst job is trying to remove years of hair that gets wrapped up on the axles!🤢

[sierraman]

22 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

The worst job is trying to remove years of hair that gets wrapped up on the axles!🤢

I always figured it was carpet?

[Datsuncog]

Nope, it's hair. Actual human hair. There's often carpet fluff mixed in there too, but I've unwound some very long strands wrapped around axles.

I don't enjoy that bit.

[Datsuncog]

10 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I've to be in a meeting shortly here, so you can guarantee I'll spend the whole thing fretting about that Royal Mail Leyland and will then rush back over after 12 only to find it gone...

I'm predictable like that.

So very predictable...

Upon scurrying back over just after 12, the Corgi Trucks Leyland was indeed gone.

Bah.

A much later Corgi Weetabix promo Volvo box truck had appeared in the meantime, plus a Bbbbburago 1/43 Dodge Viper, but that was scant comfort.

Oh well.

All the Atlas buses and trams were gone, surprisingly, and a few EFEs had also been rehomed - including the Devon-liveried Bristol VR -  although both the GM Atlanteans were still on the table, so I picked those up for @Rover414:

I hadn't noticed this one previously, either:

Quite a nice Code 3 short National.

I also clocked that the Routemasters In Exile set was now up on the main stall, with presumably an attendant hike in the price.

Most of the stall's wares this week were china and glassware, with the usual healthy sprinkling of old photos, random tools and kitchenware, plus sun-faded pictures.

There were also more 8-tracks, and darned if we're not getting some rock 'n' roll this week.

Well, some.

I was also tickled by this Professionals annual...

But leafing through it gave me ABSOLUTELY NO hot Ford action.

No pics, no cartoons - nowt.

Could have been some sort of licencing issue, but the best I could find was a weirdly truncated 6-Series BMW posing as Doyle's car:

And - is that meant to be some sort of Porsche?

So - I didn't.

What he did have on the stall was a box of old local history magazines, which just so happened to have a publication in it which I've been trying to find for nigh on 30 years - so that was quite fortuitous.

I took a wander around the rest of the market just in case any other wonders had been overlooked, but nah.

Alan's Emporium had unaccountably failed to shift any of the boxless Days Gone for a fiver, and his 50p Tray had no diecast on it this week.

None of the other antique stalls had any new diecast - the Expensive Stall still had those boxed but playworn Corgis offered out for a king's ransom, but it's likely they'll stay there til the crack of doom.

Still, that's the way it goes, sometimes - and with any luck, there's always next week... who knows what might show up then?

Til then - happy Friday, tat-fans.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Working at the Car Wash

Barn (desk) find Corniche Before

1 minute with a 12mm paint brush, a drop of washing up liquid, a bit of water, then a rinse under the tap and finally a dab dry with kitchen paper.

[danthecapriman]

Had a wonder into town earlier, popped into a local charity shop just on the off chance anything was in.

Not much really, but I did rescue these for a few quid!

Majorette Impala police car in pretty good shape. Corgi Transit isn’t too bad. Lesney Mercedes looks rough but it’s complete and rolls well too, and it’s one I don’t have already! The dumper says zylmex but reminds me of early Matchbox/Lesney ones, even the mechanism for the dumper.   
The odd ball though is the Matchbox Bulldog! It’s got a rollamatics style wheel and mechanism so the jaw opens and closes as it drives along! No idea what that was from!? 
I only took it as it would have been lonely on its own! Anyone want it free??

But the real treasure (imho!) was this,

Yeah ok the screen is smashed out. And the chassis plate is loose so the 5th wheel coupler doesn’t work unless you hold it all together, but it’s not bad otherwise so I’m going to get a replacement glazing piece and strip it for a code 3 repaint!   
Anyone know what trailer it would have had? I don’t recognise the logo or the yellow chassis?

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

The odd ball though is the Matchbox Bulldog! It’s got a rollamatics style wheel and mechanism so the jaw opens and closes as it drives along! No idea what that was from!? 
I only took it as it would have been lonely on its own! Anyone want it free??

If you've not sent my DanBox yet, please yes that's the sort of thing my Daughter will laugh at, at breakfast

It's Rotwheeler, new for 1995

along with another oddball for your Tat Menagerie, named Stinger.

The year before, you had Tailgator

and Rhino Rod.

Drugs.

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Anyone know what trailer it would have had? I don’t recognise the logo or the yellow chassis?

Hoynor Car Transporter

Presume 'SC' was Silcock & Colling Ltd who were in vehicle haulage 1945-84 and merged with Tolemans

Were a major player apparently, had the Ford contract (as we can see above) and eventually were brought into Ford Transport Operations division. 

Which means only one thing - you can only put Fords on the back when you fix it to the Hoynor car trailer you already own!

[flat4alfa]

Then pair-up your military AEC cab with one of these loads

 

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

The dumper says zylmex but reminds me of early Matchbox/Lesney ones, even the mechanism for the dumper

I've got one of those, P310 Dump Truck

Can't see any similarly at all with the Matchbox #28 Dump Truck myself

[danthecapriman]

6 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I've got one of those, P310 Dump Truck

Can't see any similarly at all with the Matchbox #28 Dump Truck myself

 

Maybe it was something else I was thinking of? Husky maybe?

[bunglebus]

@Datsuncogand @danthecaprimanboxes have arrived, I may or may not get a chance to look through them tomorrow before I disappear again on Sunday! 

I did have a sneaky peaky though, very exciting 😁

[FakeConcern]

I've just had a chance to play with look at the toys models from @danthecapriman and they are all great!

Probably the most interesting to me at the moment are the Bentley and the Imp as I haven't had either for many years and luckily they are just how I remember mine looking with a nice amount of wear!

The Bentley has lights missing and no spare wheel, but pretty sure mine was like that and don't ever remember having a spare!

I'd forgotten the Imps had the folding seats worked by squashing the rear down and pushing it, obviously how the springs on this collapsed. I have managed to open the seats up now. The rear window has been pushed a bit too far into the frame and I can't get it open. I can't decide if I should drill the base off to do something about the problems or leave it as part of its history!

...

I don't remember seeing the blue Merc in the flesh, but always liked it in the catalogues. It doesn't disappoint...

Also regarding Transporter, I wish mine was the three decker...

[bunglebus]

2 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Maybe it was something else I was thinking of? Husky maybe?

I was taking the p!ss. One is clearly cribbed from the other

[danthecapriman]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

If you've not sent my DanBox yet, please yes that's the sort of thing my Daughter will laugh at, at breakfast

It's Rotwheeler, new for 1995

along with another oddball for your Tat Menagerie, named Stinger.

The year before, you had Tailgator

and Rhino Rod.

Drugs.

Never seen that little set! I can’t remember seeing them at all.   
Your box is still here, just waiting on one last thing for it so I’ll put it in your box. Hope your daughter likes it!

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Hoynor Car Transporter

Presume 'SC' was Silcock & Colling Ltd who were in vehicle haulage 1945-84 and merged with Tolemans

Were a major player apparently, had the Ford contract (as we can see above) and eventually were brought into Ford Transport Operations division. 

Which means only one thing - you can only put Fords on the back when you fix it to the Hoynor car trailer you already own!

Hmm, that’s why I didn’t recognise it then. I (wrongly as it turns out!) assumed the Hoynor trailers all had blue cabs. Clearly not. 
I think I’ll have a look for a military trailer for the green cab…

[Jon]

@danthecapriman tat has arrived at stage 1 of their international travels. 

Stage 2 will be much further in distance and take an as yet undetermined amount of time but like the dark stuff:

[RoadworkUK]

It's a funny thing. It's been one of those rare days that I've been out and about rather than in front of a computer all day. And the first thing I do when I get home is have a look to see if there's been any excitement at the Market of old St George. And lo!

Herpa Setra probably my pick of the bunch there. Gloriously "early 80s prestige".

Perhaps not a vintage week per se, but always a pleasure.

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, RoadworkUK said:

Herpa Setra probably my pick of the bunch there. Gloriously "early 80s prestige".

Heh, that one really appealed to me as well, for some reason - not the usual subject matter I'd go for, but yeah - just wow.

I reckon it's worth another pic to show it in its full glory:

Very much 'of its era'.

👌

[Justwatching]

1977 Lincoln Continental in 1:64 by Autoworld. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Still one the Transporter theme, here's my Carrimore with some of my Wicker collection. Yes you can squeeze three Minis on the top deck.

[eddyramrod]

Didn't Peter Sellers have a wicker Mini in one of the early Pink Panther films?  Hmm, LHD conversion shouldn't be difficult on those...