Shite in Miniature II

[Datsuncog]

Heh, they generally seem to show up locally, eventually.

The scarcity of Mattel stuff appears to be more of a distribution issue than a genuine rarity thing. Ultimately the cases filter through, and there's usually enough for everyone in the end.

That said, I've still not seen a single RS2000 anywhere here...

[bunglebus]

3 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

That said, I've still not seen a single RS2000 anywhere here

Even I've stopped picking those up after opening something like 12 identical boxes of long cards in Entertainer a few weeks ago. There were loads.

[Split_Pin]

21 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Heh, they generally seem to show up locally, eventually.

The scarcity of Mattel stuff appears to be more of a distribution issue than a genuine rarity thing. Ultimately the cases filter through, and there's usually enough for everyone in the end.

That said, I've still not seen a single RS2000 anywhere here...

If I find any more I'll send one over to you.

[flat4alfa]

I've never seen a RS2000

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Though it seems someone's been keen to liberate a wagon from here.

Spot the missing stolen one

[MiniMinorMk3]

3 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

I thought they can't have done and it was kicking me in the OCD region!

So.  The Commer Walk-Thru was produced  1961 to 1976

From then it was revised with Dodge badging to 1980

The British Telecom rebrand and logos did not exist until 1980.

But the EFSI casting clearly has COMMER badge on the rear.  But none on the front.

Which means....   to cure the OCD all it needs its Commer badge rubbing out and I will have to tell myself that BT bought at least one run-out model cheap.

But all the vans on the fleet would have been rebranded. The yellow colour was introduced in 1968, replacing the old dark green, so a Telecom Commer Step-Thru would be possible.

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

A couple of Glo Racers - TR7 seems to one of the more expensive ones usually

Oh! 

Can I retire early then?

[flat4alfa]

4 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

But all the vans on the fleet would have been rebranded. The yellow colour was introduced in 1968, replacing the old dark green, so a Telecom Commer Step-Thru would be possible.

I appear to have joined a BookFace group dedicated to the BT Vanning.

Will see what photos can be found, if any

[flat4alfa]

Post Lady has been

A tidier Yatmong Ford wagon for well under two of the Kings' Pounds.

Which means one of these others could be WOODified or DAGified or both

IF I get some new glasses that actually work

[155V6]

That reminds me,I saw this,which I didn't even know existed

Not going down that road again though 🤣

[flat4alfa]

Rap along to this catchy* old number

[flat4alfa]

On 3/1/2023 at 10:44 AM, Datsuncog said:

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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).

Oh look...  there's a Competition Arena playset to find for YOUR PATIO!

It had an arena entrance, grandstand, crush cars, a pulling sled...

You can even get a FULL PULL   (don't Google that)

[bunglebus]

Evening trip to Sainsbury's - do I want a 9 pack for £10 or a 5 pack for £11?

[sierraman]

I figured that Sainsburys will start stocking Matchbox. 

[flat4alfa]

Shocker.

BIG TESCO has the singles bins back!  Jaw hit floor.

Nothing notable left though. Unless you want a Scrub Daddy, which was in there

 

[flat4alfa]

You're not winding me up after all!

B&M has 2023 range Matchbox!!  Flanking the Hot Wheels

 

And down at the aisle very end, another HW rack.  But no Flying Customs

 

[flat4alfa]

Mid-size Morrisons hasn't even tried though

That was it.

There is more in my Tesco Extra with just three aisles!

[sierraman]

I’ll check B&M tomorrow!

[flat4alfa]

23 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Someone on FB found these in BuM today!

If anyone else finds them I'd be very interested, especially in the Flying Customs

Those two are 2020 Mix 2

https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/Flying_Customs_Series_(2020)

Confused.

[flat4alfa]

On 3/1/2023 at 5:50 PM, Christine said:

American edition Glof Rabbit

They must have sold them here though?  Do have this one

Says Romping Rabbit underneath, but Ruff Rabbit tampo print

Remarkably similar top of the front wing chipping too!  Think it deserves a yellow paint pen touch-up

Glad you posted this one, had forgotten about it as it's been tucked out of sight at the back of a cupboard...

[barrett]

8 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Challenger was nice, I'll not lie.

I'm generally pretty uninterested in this sort of stuff, and that's a great example of why. If that was a standard-looking Alpine White Challenger I'd be beating a path to my nearest retailler to buy probably several examples, but that's just.... meh. Why invent a crappy colour scheme for a car when you'd have a huge captive market for a standard-looking version? That's probably my (secret) favourite car of all time and I just can't get excited about that toy at all. Shame.

[Datsuncog]

Never seen much diecast to catch my eye in B&M before - usually just cases of Hot Wheels from years and years ago.

But I might wander over tomorrow lunchtime and see what's what... I remember Poundland stocking a load of Flying Customs a good few years back, and they were worth having.

(Of course I don't have them now!)

[flat4alfa]

On 3/1/2023 at 9:51 PM, Spottedlaurel said:

Do we have a full list or catalogue scans of the 'baby' monster truck versions?

Will have to research it a bit, but in meantime can only dig out this lot, a more recent effort and AN IMPOSTOR.  The Sheriff Chevrolet Blazer and Ford Baja Bouncer have had since I was in small trousers.   Surprising survivors...

For the Vans, just this lot loose but a good few more still sealed in their packaging, for my sins.

Do have a catalogue page on those somewhere, which is how I got in this mess

[flat4alfa]

9 hours ago, barrett said:

If that was a standard-looking Alpine White Challenger I'd be beating a path to my nearest retailer to buy probably several examples, but that's just.... meh. Why invent a crappy colour scheme for a car when you'd have a huge captive market for a standard-looking version? That's probably my (secret) favourite car of all time and I just can't get excited about that toy at all. Shame.

I doubt many young lads of under 15 years old would know about Vanishing Point (or be allowed to see it!)

That green is the ~41st colour-way for that casting over 17 years so it must be a good seller to keep on the line.  Of those, it has been released as these, which might be more up your street (and mine to be fair) :

Otherwise there is always this 're-release' in the Matchbox range in recent years.  All it needs is a touch of extra detailing.  But it's never going to be perfect at this scale

For authentic, I prefer to look at brand Greenlight

Even better, the 1:43 range from Greenlight

It's available in the UK for less than half the price of the Arundel Bertone Mustang too:

https://www.obsessedwithcars.co.uk/143-1970-dodge-challenger-rt---vanishing-point

I think I might have talked myself into one or of those!

[flat4alfa]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Found a donor bonnet, and rattle can about the right colour to repair this otherwise very nice Dodge Daytona

Fit isn't great but that's just how they are

Funny you should post that (and repair it) this week, as this arrived on Tuesday

Never had one before.  As a lad I wouldn't have had much time for it, or known much about what the real thing was

But the condition helped sway today...

[bunglebus]

11 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Think you might be a tad early - but technically yes.

In the mean time here are a couple of multi-pack cars that caught my eye

 

[Jon]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Funny you should post that (and repair it) this week, as this arrived on Tuesday

Never had one before.  As a lad I wouldn't have had much time for it, or known much about what the real thing was

But the condition helped sway today...

In either 1986 or '87, I got one of these for my birthday, as a present from a school mate invited to a party at my house.

But I already had one, so a said so out loud, as common decency isn't always present when you're 5 or 6. In fairness, I clocked pretty quickly that this was a bit rude, so made an unconvincingly overdramatic 'discovery' of some different wheels or something (which there wasn't), to try and dig myself out the hole.

Funny the insignificant stuff that sticks in your mind over 35 years later!

[Split_Pin]

That's another peak Matchbox for me. I didn't appreciate this casting when I was a kid as it wasn't a relevant car to me but I love it now. It just feels so solidly built. I picked one up a few years ago, maybe from here actually!

[Split_Pin]

Also,  I have to say, a weekly picture of the Belfast Sunrise on a Friday morning really lifts my mood. It's like a kind of comfort blanket that the weekend is nearly here and that everything's going to be alright!

Its more important than Tat Friday itself really!

[bunglebus]

I could never tell the difference between the Daytona and the IROC Camaro. In fact while looking for the pics I found one titled as the other!