Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

Good god I’ve done it again!

This is big! And heavy!

@bunglebus I have some potential donors you might be interested in in this lot from those you posted above… Capri, Mustang…

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, andrew e said:

£50 fir the Faun crane, £45 for the transporter, I was scared to look at the other prices 😳 zoom in you might make them out….

 

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

That seems expensive.Those transporters normally go for under £20 on eBay,my Faun crane was £5.00 boxed from a charity shop 😀

Thing seem to have swopped round these days. 10 years ago you could pick up loads of cheap stuff at fairs and bung it on fleabay, Now it look like it's better to play buying roulette on fleabay and flog the stuff at fairs.

[MiniMinorMk3]

49 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Am I right thinking the Ford Pick-Up isn't often seen with the wider Superfast wheels?

 

 

It's not the wide wheels that are unusual, it's a Superfast version having the white grille/bumper piece. Nearly all Superfast have a chrome one.

[sierraman]

I think there’s another fair coming up at Doncaster, I’d better get my best piss stained joggers out.🤣

[andrew e]

43 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

 

And these - definitely not copies of well-known makes! Anyone care to ID what they're based on?

As I’m mentioned earlier I’m convinced the trailers are majorette rip offs.

[MiniMort]

What happens when you’ve got a free weekend, some paint and an empty frozen pizza box?

You get a slightly crappy diorama for some slightly crappy cars!

Still need to add a couple of windows and some finishing touches to it (maybe some little window displays) but once it’s done I’ll continue the street as it were so I can plausible add more cars.

[155V6]

42 minutes ago, andrew e said:

As I’m mentioned earlier I’m convinced the trailers are majorette rip offs.

I think you're right.I've got this Majorette set

The trailer in this picture came from a twin pack similar to those posted by @bunglebus

[bunglebus]

14 minutes ago, MiniMort said:

What happens when you’ve got a free weekend, some paint and an empty frozen pizza box?

You get a slightly crappy diorama for some slightly crappy cars!

Still need to add a couple of windows and some finishing touches to it (maybe some little window displays) but once it’s done I’ll continue the street as it were so I can plausible add more cars.

Bonus points for the dead retailers!

[MiniMort]

2 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Bonus points for the dead retailers!

It’s as close to a mooch around Tandy’s as you can get! 

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Good god I’ve done it again!

This is big! And heavy!

@bunglebus I have some potential donors you might be interested in in this lot from those you posted above… Capri, Mustang…

Just won another one on eBay!! And got another one on the way in post too!

I’ll wait until everything is here before updating my 4 sale thread though. 
Same sort of stuff as before, some really old stuff, Matchbox sized and weird odd stuff too. All sorts!

[andrew e]

So todays toyfair finds- it wasn’t all mega bucks! These two trucks were £10 the pair!

The Dinky Coles crane is something I’ve unfairly overlooked, it’s almost as good as my SIKU cranes and weighs a tonne. It’s missing a outrigger but it all works otherwise.

This isn’t the Atlas repro but the real thing! Missing a hook it has a really good Bedford cab but did all detail underneath.

Lastly  this Corgi Cortina which was hidden in a tray of matchbox 1/75, looks just like the borderline MOT failure I got a lift to school in (only if it was raining) with my mates mum. Stole this for a fiver 😎

 
Of course these all needed a rinse to get the old man smell and black filth off them, why the sellers don’t do this who knows. Polish  in the week 👍

[bunglebus]

17 minutes ago, andrew e said:

That thing is odd, not a casting I'm familiar with - looks really good from the top but is all one piece with no separate base. Reminds me of the Qualitoys range they did later.

Good spot on those two though!

[danthecapriman]

Made a start sorting the big mystery box. 
 

Some of the usual suspects in there (days gone & yesteryear!) but some pretty good items too.

Anyone know much about Lone Star railways? I’ve come across a bundle of very old looking clip together cast metal track lengths.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Nice! No green Matchbox Mercury Commuters with dags I suppose? 

[bunglebus]

12 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Anyone know much about Lone Star railways? I’ve come across a bundle of very old looking clip together cast metal track lengths.

Not a lot but seen various bits of it on eBay and Facebook - quite easy to shift I would say. This is the only bit I've ever had

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

 

Some pretty good items.

 

[bunglebus]

Guilty!

[danthecapriman]

2 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Nice! No green Matchbox Mercury Commuters with dags I suppose? 

Not seen one yet, but there is a blue Mercury Cougar Villager station wagon in there.

[danthecapriman]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Not a lot but seen various bits of it on eBay and Facebook - quite easy to shift I would say. This is the only bit I've ever had

A shame there’s no locomotives in there! 
I think it’s the Lone Star OOO gauge track?

[Noel Tidybeard]

something, something, baastids on t'internet, something, something, made me do it, something, something,

[barrett]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

That thing is odd, not a casting I'm familiar with - looks really good from the top but is all one piece with no separate base. Reminds me of the Qualitoys range they did later.

Good spot on those two though!

I've also never seen that before, but it must be the source of the Galanite Bedford I had when I was a kid

[sheffcortinacentre]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Onto purchases! I almost managed to escape with a picture of the queen still in my wallet, but once again ended up borrowing some groats for the final few things I was encouraged to buy...

Starting with Matchbox, tidy Baja Bouncer

944 seemed tidier than my current one

Same story with this T-top Corvette

I can't remember if I have the van version of the CX - I know I own the blue estate

You don't leave a cheap RS2000 behind

This is minty but needs a donor

This one is unusual but needs a lot of help - thinking of using the later hot rodded one as a donor for the glass. Was white once

Am I right thinking the Ford Pick-Up isn't often seen with the wider Superfast wheels?

Don't think that sticker is factory. Tidy and complete though

I needed a Grifo door donor - ended up with a complete overpainted one for not a lot

Can't resist an Angular - this was a package deal with another car...

This is the one that sent me into negative pennies, I missed this seller's table on the school stage with all the train nerd stuff. Wonky axle aside it's really nice

Another one that @andrew eshoved under my nose - anyone know what this unusual colour King Size trailer would have been behind originally? 

The trailer Carey's the F1 style single seater I think behind the AMC javelin.

[sheffcortinacentre]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Big plastic Tonka belongs on a car transporter 

924 didn't have the usual broken bits but one of the doors is a bit hinky and refuses to stay closed

I found loads of Rockets today

This seems to be a lesser spotted casting - my current one is broken where the base slots into the body

Tidy ess dee won

Onto weirdos - is @flat4alfadrooling over this  Ideal slot car?

Zylmex dragster 

Playart Routemaster

Majorette trailer with both bikes present

This was the other half of the Angular deal - Dinky. Pleased with this one

Now, I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea about me buying a Vanguards - it's not staying stock!

Poorly Lone Star Taunus. I think there's someone making replacement bonnets

Another one waved at me when I thought I was done - colour changing Hot Wheels P911

Only other Hot Wheels was this Alfa

The ideal slot car is from the dukes of hazard set.

[sierraman]

6 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

The trailer Carey's the F1 style single seater I think behind the AMC javelin.

It’s the yellow mercury commuter I think that goes at the front. 

[flat4alfa]

I have track and controllers for that TCR slot car

Did you imply Lone Star bonnet reproductions are in the works? 

@bunglebus

[flat4alfa]

18 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I've already forgotten the brand but there were two different versions of this on one stall

It seems that Joal and Pilen shared the casting. There is a chrome paint Pilen here with bits missing ...and it will stay that way at that sort of money...

[flat4alfa]

15 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Made a start sorting the big mystery box. 

Some of the usual suspects in there (days gone & yesteryear!) but some pretty good items too.

Is that a Days Gone Bedford CA van next to the Rescue AMC Pacer?

THREE Super Kings Binz Ambulances...  if they are the steery pre-superfast ones I would like one (or two) please

Does the Majorette Citroen Acadiane have both rear doors?

If that is an ERTL General Lee it probably will return half the investment

My eyes have sprained

[danthecapriman]

3 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Is that a Days Gone Bedford CA van next to the Rescue AMC Pacer?

THREE Super Kings Binz Ambulances...  if they are the steery pre-superfast ones I would like one (or two) please

Does the Majorette Citroen Acadiane have both rear doors?

If that is an ERTL General Lee it probably will return half the investment

My eyes have sprained

😆good god man, you’ve got it bad!

It is a days gone CA. A few chips and a bit grubby but otherwise very good.

All 3 of the ambulances are Superfast unfortunately. One is pretty good the other two are less good but still ok.

The Majorette van (blue one?) is a Renault Extra, does have both doors.

It is indeed an Ertl general lee! I presume they’re worth something then??

Tbh most of this box were all just thrown in together with little care but the majority of them have actually survived that and old age with all their easily broken parts still attached. Someone cared about them once!

[flat4alfa]

Would consider borked donors with this Matchbox pre-superfast wheel choice

In fact, if any of you have sets in your spares buckets of the wheel type and do not want them any more please let me know.  I've made a decision to go pre-Superfast

[bunglebus]

9 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

The trailer carries the F1 style single seater I think behind the AMC javelin.

 

3 hours ago, sierraman said:

It’s the yellow mercury commuter I think that goes at the front. 

I've got various versions but it's an unusual turquoise colour - doesn't appear to be faded

They got their moneys worth out of this one