Shite in Miniature II

[Christine]

I want it to look like this ...

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Definitely DOA this one, it's literally dissolved in places

"Well I'll be dipped!"

[bunglebus]

28 minutes ago, Christine said:

swap 4 hotwheels  civic EK9 type R ?  

I'm sure I can find you one of those

[MiniMinorMk3]

38 minutes ago, Christine said:

 

31 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Never seen that one!

Also comes with yellow tyres

 

Buy now while stocks last

 

Matchbox International 4 '57 Chevy in dark red, Super Chargers Monster Truck! | eBay

[Christine]

Looks wank .. the bonn...the   hood  is loose on that one too, maybe it's supposed to fly up  when a boy  launches it !!  

[bunglebus]

Ever seen one of these? 

Came up when I was searching Matchbox Super Chargers - base is 1987 Macau

[155V6]

 

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Pretty sure that's a Norev Mini Jet 504...

 

I had one; albeit it had been overpainted in gloopy white gloss paint - and then I had a crack at it with my infernal Tamiya chrome paint pen.

Then the baseplate fell off it.

I don't remember what happened to it, in the end.

Probably for the best; it'd keep me up at night otherwise...

This reminded me I have one & a few others

504 & 305

Horizon & Solara

Broken Visa with a keychain stuck to it

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Hot Wheels ovloV was going quite well 

Oh no!  I hope you haven’t thrown the dags in the bin again

[bunglebus]

[sheffcortinacentre]

Honestly don't know where you all keep finding all these where ever I go in Sheffield it's a wasteland!?!?

[sierraman]

38 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Honestly don't know where you all keep finding all these where ever I go in Sheffield it's a wasteland!?!?

Entertainer on the moor has loads of hot wheels, the one in Meadowhall has the Matchbox as well. Starting to see Matchbox in Morrisons so might be worth checking the one at Hillsborough barracks or Ecclesfield

[Datsuncog]

Oh no.

They were right.

It's total carnage.

There's no way Terry's gonna have a hoop big enough for this in the store...

While Pamela's going to need a stepladder and a very tall engine crane to sort this one.

Crikey moses.

What a pickle.

[bunglebus]

19 hours ago, RichardK said:

Not seen the black version of that Art Cars van yet - today is Entertainer delivery day so I'm going hunting 

[Christine]

Don't forget to look for  the civic ek9  ! 

[Datsuncog]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Ever seen one of these?

 

Came up when I was searching Matchbox Super Chargers - base is 1987 Macau

Don't remember ever seeing anything like that in real life, but the Matchbox Fandom wiki page does have them listed under the Super Chargers range as the Monster Tractors, with adjacent numbering to the Mud Racers:

Super Chargers (Super Trucks) Series | Matchbox Cars Wiki | Fandom

Possibly US-only releases? I don't think that sort of competition tractor pulling is so much of a thing in the UK (or wasn't in the late 80's anyway).

[flat4alfa]

It's been popular in parts of Scandinavia since that time 

[Datsuncog]

12 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

By-the-by, I happened to call into the 'big' Home Bargains last week, and chanced to amble down the toy aisle to see - just to see - if they were stocking any other playsets in the Action Drivers range.

They didn't, though they did have another three of these same Auto Shop sets on the shelf, still priced at £6.99.

Just sayin'.

😉

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

It's been popular in parts of Scandinavia since that time 

Possibly the toys were marketed there too - but they don't seem to crop up in any of my UK catalogues from the time.

I don't have my Charlie Mack book to hand, but I'll see what he has to say about Monster Tractors later, sure...

[bunglebus]

5 hours ago, Christine said:

Don't forget to look for  the civic ek9  ! 

I have been - also went through half my collection this morning! The Bible according to wiki suggests there's a 2023 release so it's probably easiest to find one of those. It doesn't have a number yet so may be a while. Maybe Poundland/Poundstretcher etc will throw up one of the previous releases 

[bunglebus]

Fifteen quid though

[Christine]

Wrong shop then !  I took a chance on this crushed box Revell Mini Cooper  last week being complete . All 3 bags were sealed , taped up , distructions were present .. it was £3 .. A bit choked though, most stuff is 20p usually  . Anyway i made it  and it was all complete . Even had 2 new humbrol tins and a double ended brush . I gently sprayed it with my Fiesta touch up cellulose aerosol and polished it up with Silvo.

Not made a kit for hundreds of years .

[bunglebus]

I didn't buy that Airfix MK1 kit, but the 50p bins turned up a few bits

Red Rider may not be the rarest of the bunch, but they don't often turn up with the engine intact

Countach has the pleasingly sproingy 80s suspension 

Is this the last use of these wheels? Copyrighted 1977 and made in Thailand later than that I would suspect 

Someone has tweaked the torsion bars on this Corgi tin snail for a nose-down stance

Matchbox buggy

This High Speed Merc SL has been in the basket for months. Took pity on it

I don't really "do" Bburago but I do like a Ritmo/Strada. Missing a wheel but the peg to retain it is intact. Sure I had a Saab donor somewhere...

Ebay turned up this Yatming BMW 2800

Smyths netted me this Countach - apparently these fly off the shelf, may give this to my mate as a birthday present 

Found the dark blue (not black) Art Cars van in BuMs

[flat4alfa]

Didn't see it mentioned I this thread so putting it here

https://autoshite.com/topic/52949-richardks-tiny-used-car-lot-diecast-selling-the-worst-bangers-you-ever-put-in-your-pocket/

[Christine]

American edition Glof Rabbit

[FakeConcern]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Fifteen quid though

For some reason the only bits I have left of my Arfix Escort are the dashboard and grill...

 

I think...

[sierraman]

Pair of Nissans purchased in Morrisons. 

[Nibbler]

Some plastic stuff. VW T3 from Swedish maker Vikingplast and a Stahlberg Volvo. The Volvo is quite large, around 1/20 is my guess.

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Christine said:

American edition Golf Rabbit

That's nice, my Romping Rabbits are all a bit knackered

16 minutes ago, Nibbler said:

Some plastic stuff. VW T3 from Swedish maker Vikingplast and a Stahlberg Volvo. The Volvo is quite large, around 1/20 is my guess.

Both very nice, not seen either before. 

I can track down the T3 as it's not a Galanite....

[Spottedlaurel]

On 2/28/2023 at 5:46 PM, MiniMinorMk3 said:

A '57 on big wheels and 4x4 running gear? What a silly idea....

Also have a Monogram Quadzilla monster truck kit which I've often thought needs to be put under something else unlikely.

[eddyramrod]

Unlikely?  A 1960s Ferrari perhaps?