Shite in Miniature II

[Datsuncog]

5 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I've looked on ebay and the Superkings Rolls Royce seems good for a tenner so if you are already going up there could I ask for that please?

No worries - will take a look through them all and make sure there's no dodgy bonnet hinges!

4 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Oh yes!!😆

Theres another four boxes like that still on the way though, so I’ll wait until they’re all here first.

Unless of course anyone wants me to just crack on putting them up?

I think the AS Diecast Massive has spoken...

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes also by Galoob. They are the earlier Super 4x4 series, part of the Micro Machines range.

Those two were 1989 only in those colours and available together in this set

 

For 1991, range revised with new larger wheel design and rename of range to Tuff Trax, which are probably what you have already

Heh, I had that set! Now all gone to live with @Bren, if memory serves!

[bunglebus]

Right, wish me luck...

These are all the ones that need fixing, I have 3 or 4 working ones elsewhere 

[bunglebus]

Including the purple Rapid Transit posted earlier

Plus Lotus Elise, Crooz Ooz Coupe, and another whose name escapes me 

[bunglebus]

Off to a good start!

[danthecapriman]

18 minutes ago, sierraman said:

@danthecapriman what time does the sale kick off? 😆

I’ve just finished taking pics, so I’ll start in a min if you want!?

[danthecapriman]

6 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I’ve just finished taking pics, so I’ll start in a min if you want!?

We are a GO for launch!

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

1/43rd Mk1 Golfs today, from the crude to the more modern detailed stuff.

Norev Jet Car

Norev Minibri Portugal 

Solido

Solido Swiss PTT

Gama-Mini Swiss PTT

Gama-Mini AVD

Gama-Mini

Schuco

Detail Cars Polizei

Detail Cars GTi

Detail Cars GLi Cabrio

Minichamps GL Cabrio

NEO GTi Campaign

Vanguards Chrome Plated

 

[flat4alfa]

55 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

another whose name escapes me 

Hollowback from 2005

[flat4alfa]

52 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Off to a good start!

While the internets were open. looked that up as well

Hardnoze 2 Cool from 2004

[w00dy]

Amazon warehouse bargain for my first Majorettes and my first multipack purchase.

[Amelia]

Updated my for sale thread, go have a look 😁

Also, the scalextric escort estate is now available...

 

[bunglebus]

Well I missed both updated die cast sales threads cos I was fixing crappy McDonald's Hot Wheels 

Success!

Win!

Triumph!

Then it went a bit pear shaped. This bugger

Has got a horrible method of connecting to the battery just using the legs of the LED. Took it apart in the end and although I could just about get it to work

If you breathe on it wrong it goes off again.

Next up this ugly little spud

I've never seen this before - front 'rivet' is actually a blind screw, fun getting that out.

Inside things get complex

As well as the switch, that cog on the rear axle works like the old Rolamatics and pushes two contacts together - quite hard to get it to stay in the on position for pics but

Hurrah!

Lots of dead batteries 

[danthecapriman]

I definitely shouldn’t have bought this. But why on earth wouldn’t anyone buy it if they had choice!?

French Dinky Chrysler 180!

Box is a repro one, but nice non the less. Model is just lovely! Really nice weight and quality feel, and I think looks like a 180 too. It’s not mint, but is really good.

[bunglebus]

New castings and new wheels coming out in 2023 (Hot Wheels)

[eddyramrod]

I like that Alfa!

[MiniMinorMk3]

You join us at St Andrews for the second and final round of the Golf.

Schabak Mk2 from VW Dealers

Schabak ADAC? Looks to be Austrian to me

Schabak Mk2 Tuning

Schabak Mk2 GTi Black, Silver and Gold

Vanguards Mk2 GTi 16V

Minichamps Mk3 Hatchback

Schabak Mk3 Cabrio

Minichamps Mk4 Cabrio

 

Minichamps Mk4 GTi

 

Minichamps Mk4 Variant

Auto Art Mk5 TDi

Minichamps Golf Plus

Minichamps VW Dealer Edition Cross Golf

And a couple of bonus Norev Eos Cabrios

 

 

 

[danthecapriman]

Here’s a few things I’ve acquired over the last month or so. All from various places, job lots, charity shops etc etc.

Gamda Koor T-bird and Chevelle wagon.

 

Corgi Toys Simon Snorkel.

I dug out my Dinky Hong Kong Impala, then found a cheap rough Riviera to join it!

Then I went to space for a brisk spin on the moon! Courtesy of Dinky.

[danthecapriman]

Various Matchbox of different generations.

Yes, it is a Cav!

These are going mad on eBay for some reason!?

Corgi Jr’s.

 

[danthecapriman]

Corgi Toys.

Dinky Supertoys.

Dinky.

 

If anyone has the ladder for that Dinky fire engine I’d be very interested btw…

[bunglebus]

Found lots of cars at the boot sale this morning. Also saw a kid whizzing a Matchbox Blue Shark along the ground, nice to see it still making a kid happy 40+ years after it was made

*edit* closer to 50. Jesus I'm getting old

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Found lots of cars at the boot sale this morning. Also saw a kid whizzing a Matchbox Blue Shark along the ground, nice to see it still making a kid happy 40+ years after it was made

*edit* closer to 50. Jesus I'm getting old

Keeping the dream alive. My youngests favourite toy at the moment is a Corgi Multi garage I picked up on eBay. 

[junkyarddog]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Found lots of cars at the boot sale this morning. Also saw a kid whizzing a Matchbox Blue Shark along the ground, nice to see it still making a kid happy 40+ years after it was made

*edit* closer to 50. Jesus I'm getting old

Just to make you(us) feel better,that may have been the modern reproduction version😆

[bunglebus]

Nope it was definitely original! I think I know where he got it from, guy had trays of 50p cars. I must have bought off 10 different sellers today, last week there was hardly anything.

Just at a family gathering then I'll get home and take some pics of my goodies 

[bunglebus]

All but one of my goodies, beauty shots next

[sierraman]

58 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Just to make you(us) feel better,that may have been the modern reproduction version😆

I have both, I was amazed what a faithful reproduction it was. 

[Split_Pin]

Pleased to have found this in Smyths today from The 80s series. I had a few C4s in my collection as a kid so I always pick one up when I see it now.

I also found this weird Hot Wheels BMW that I'd forgotten I had.

The baseplate  doesn't have the logo which is weird and the car has a driver.

[sierraman]

I have that one also, it’s from a bit of a funny forgotten era of Hot Wheels. 

[bunglebus]

This was my best find today, a Cursor VW K70. It was in bits but I managed to find most of it rattling around in the box - I very nearly bid on a £15 one recently. This one was FREE

A couple of carded, if tatty, Hot Wheels 

Another one in bits - spotted the body and had to dig for the base. Worth it

Some Majorettes. Jeep had the usual flattened windscreen 

Corgis, all colour schemes I didn't have

Non-widebody 3 series seems to be uncommon

What's brown and sticky? This Aston before it got dunked in the sink

[AndyW201]

Couple of new arrivals, courtesy of it being my birthday. Birthday and Christmas being the two times of the year when I get the gilt edged opportunity to buy new diecast without 'that' slight roll of the eyes...

So first,

Yeah, Mr Predictable here. But at least this is a recent casting that I've never had one of before. It's well known that there has been a bit of saturation of already much-used Ford castings in the Vanguards range, and looking through the collection, I reckoned I've got just about all the Mk1 & 2 Escorts and Mk3 & 4 Cortinas that I want for now, barring something coming along in a colour and spec that I REALLY like. (eg - Roman bronze 1600 sport!)

So, with a few Escorts in the collection now covering Marks 1 through 4, I wanted a later generation Escort. That's where the choice starts to drop off a bit. Schabak made Mk5 hatches, cabriolets and estates in period (with opening bonnets revealing a 1.8 diesel engine for extra shite points on some!) but for anything recent, it has to be a Cosworth! For years IXO have been knocking out a multitude of rally Cossies, in cheapie partwork guise and better spec ones in their own packaging. Quite recently, they have also been producing road versions, notably two versions of the Monte Carlo limited edition.  Minichamps did a very nice version too, both in road, race and rally trim. Their Mallard green road version is one I've been after for a long while. 

Last year, Corgi released a newly tooled Cosworth as well, firstly as part of a three car Cosworth set. Typically this was in Mallard green so that's my favourite colour for these already gone in an expensive box set! So far there are now three single releases, a standard model in white, a Lux pack in Imperial blue (another great colour), and like IXO, a Monte Carlo in Jewel Violet. I was tempted by the IXO, being initially a bit cheaper than the RRP of the Vanguards, but it's now possible to get a Vanguards version for just over £30 posted. In fact I snagged a Vanguards Monte for £28 posted so a fair bit cheaper than an IXO.

So boring preamble over, more pics,

The Jewel Violet of this edition is a stunning colour, my shite camera phone doesn't even begin to show it properly. The Monte also came in black and Mallard green, with OZ Racing rally style alloys. The wheels on this one looked a bit small at first as they are massive on the IXO, but it seems that they were just the standard 16" size from the factory, and a lot of the real life Monte editions have been upgraded to bigger OZ alloys, so the ones on the Vanguards seem to be correct. Nice detail on them with the OZ Racing lettering,

Just for @Split_Pin , a couple of close ups. Front end is up to the usual standard. Love that number plate font, real life reg number too.

Not 100% keen on the tail lights, but everything else is about cock-on.

Now, as well as being a RHD version with a real life UK reg, what swung this version for me over the IXO was the interior detail. The IXO has an all black shiny generic looking interior, some of their road going Cossies just have the rally interior fitted. The Vanguards has pretty realistic Recaro seats with the fabric pattern that was unique to the Monte, in that typical-for-the-period grey velour with the type of swirly stripy patterns that all sporty Escorts of the time had!

The door trim and dash detail is about 'right'. I did more miles than I care to remember behind the wheel of various Mk5s for a living and still have nightmares...

Pleased with this one overall, recent Vanguards releases have been a bit hit and miss. And for now, this one is the nearest I'm going to get to a model of  P371 JVN, an Aubergine metallic 1.6 Si 3 door my dad had new in 1997, which I actually really liked and found excuses to borrow rather a lot!

[bunglebus]

Matchbox. Picked this up, saw an earlier one also with its tracks and left it. Not sure why.

Connectibles

Got others of these, name escapes me

Another forklift but with the roof intact 

Thought this was an early Matchbox but it's a Budgie

Been after one of these military bay window buses for a while - casting is slightly different to the earlier camper version - it has an exhaust pipe