Shite in Miniature II

[Split_Pin]

All dry and working for a living now:

 

Only one of the cars is correct for it but it still looks good.

I'll need to get more cars down from the loft to fill the shelf up a bit more now!

[Snake Charmer]

3 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

All dry and working for a living now:

 

Only one of the cars is correct for it but it still looks good.

I'll need to get more cars down from the loft to fill the shelf up a bit more now!

One up on my two! ☺️

[155V6]

I've got these three

[Split_Pin]

There's quite a few cars on yours that I hadn't thought of using - I'll get those on as I'd really like to keep them Corgi-only.

[junkyarddog]

Picked up this curio today.

Matchbox promotional van.

I guess they would send these out to prospective customers to see if they would buy a custom batch.

Thought it was an interesting item.

 

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

I wonder if anyone has ever been able to complete a definitive list of MB38 models. There are hundreds of them out there, and there must be so many variations that it would probably take a life time to track them all down.

[Split_Pin]

I loved my Kellogs corn flakes one. No idea where it went.

[sierraman]

8 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I wonder if anyone has ever been able to complete a definitive list of MB38 models. There are hundreds of them out there, and there must be so many variations that it would probably take a life time to track them all down.

I’ve got about 15 of them, mostly U.K. on pack offers. The Charlie Mack book is fairly conclusive but there will always be code 2 issues that crop up. The Ben Franklin one is the one to find, expect to fork out £500 for one. 

[flat4alfa]

There has been a decent stab on here https://www.mbxforum.com/ME-Catalog/jnmMCsmenu.php

and here http://www.cfalkensteiner.com/Matchbox/Catalog/MI/ChFMIIndex.htm

and here (further down) https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/Model_A_Ford_Van

[sierraman]

I have an answer... 472 variations up to 2001. 

[bunglebus]

This one stops my pile of plastic bags for projects blowing away

[flat4alfa]

I have an answer too.  To get hold of a Ben Franklin, make your own.  The Pepsi-Cola base was used, so get hold of one of them, rub off the tampo, fire up the inkjet printer and wham, money saved.

Who has a Vectis account (silly question) who can look up the hammer price on this bundle from last month?

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/vectisauctionsltd/catalogue-id-vectis10011/lot-2bb01475-b0f5-4371-9c9f-afa100aa2f92

Original or counterfeit?  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134409352016  US $99.99

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matchbox-MB-38-Ford-Model-A-Van-Ben-Franklin-RARE-USA-Code-1-Promo-/294076755556  £69.99

[flat4alfa]

Because I told myself I only needed the one, and its replacement arrived off this very forum earlier this month.

You see, I've had an aversion to those Model A coupes and Vans ever since childhood.  But I think the hang-up was the wheels all along.

So a plan had been hatched.  The transfer of some Lledo donor metal wheels to give it that authentic* touch.

Because even Mattel couldn't get it right with the run-out model from 2007

[warch]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I loved my Kellogs corn flakes one. No idea where it went.

I bet mines still in my big box of toy cars (will have a look tomorrow). I miss promotional stuff obtained by eating lots of breakfast cereal. 
 

Speaking of which, what was I eating in the late 80s to bag this Promo Corgi?

[Split_Pin]

Found it! I thought I'd lost this one long ago.

 

I seem to recall having 2 at one point  but I could be getting mixed up.with the 2 beige saloon model As I have instead

[andrew e]

@warch Not eating, drinking - I’m pretty sure PG Tips promo attached to the box.

[bunglebus]

I really loved these two as a kid

Got a few other promo ones

 

[bunglebus]

Got a few pics taken earlier.

Hot Wheels Civic freed from blister prior to un-customising for @Christine

This was a present bought for me in France

along with a couple of Matchbox

Hot Wheels Studebaker came (among others) from @Datsuncog

This was one of my finds at the NEC

as was this

Last of the boxed stuff is this Majorette bug - tatty blister but mint car within

 

[andrew e]

NEWSFLASH! I’ve diligently/accidentally found the Tony the Tiger Matchbox advert 🐯 2:30 is where the magic starts!

[bunglebus]

Got a big box of Hong Kong weirdos, including several of these "Bedford CF" vans

Any number of Yatmings...

 

 

 

 

[flat4alfa]

What’s the yellow one supposed to be? Toyota Crown?

[flat4alfa]

 

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never seen that one before

model is a bit rum (lacks detailing really) but the box artwork is great

[junkyarddog]

9 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

What’s the yellow one supposed to be? Toyota Crown?

Opel Diplomat.

[bunglebus]

Another H.W. Corgi Marcos copy

This one came from across the Irish Sea, it's a TF

I haven't ID'd this one yet, wheels look familiar though

Some of the stuff that turns up in these job lots is quite amusing

If I get Datsuncog in the secret santa I know what to send him. Yet another Shinsei copy

These two Zee Toys were worth finding

Don't know who made this Ferrari BB 512

These were what actually caught my eye - larger than the usual 1:64 High Speeds, Cobra Mustang

and Capri. I'll find the normal size ones for comparison at some point

Very shiny Jaguar from the same maker 

I wish I had the van that this Impulse 300 ZX originally lived inside (hence the sticky-out wheels). It's a copy of the Matchbox one

I have spare decals for this to make it nice again

 

[bunglebus]

29 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

What’s the yellow one supposed to be? Toyota Crown?

 

[bunglebus]

Hot Wheels Land Lord (among others) from @danthecapriman

A few Matchbox from various sources

Including the previously discussed monster trucks

I got one of these Corgi Corollas years ago that someone had repainted - this standard one is in great condition

Very pleased with this pair of Trans-O-Lite Corgis. The P SIX has been on my hit list for a good while to go with the Golden Jacks one

Mrs. BB spotted these two BBuragos in a charity shop with the dreaded paper price tags - thankfully they said £1.99.

Merc is missing the rear lights and seat backs, but this one

...is complete and very lovely. Not normally my cup of tea but this will stay

[Split_Pin]

Nice Bburagos, love those.

[Datsuncog]

On 2/13/2023 at 8:05 PM, flat4alfa said:

I wondered why they decided on CYCLE

rather than DESERT on the real thing

Nissan built 1000 of them to commemorate success on Baja 1000 for 1998.

There is no cycling on the Baja 1000.  Fighting the sand would do your knees in.

I think I may be able to shed a little bit of light on this conundrum... Not completely, but another piece of the puzzle. Read on...

So I was out yesterday morning doing a spot of light grocery-gathering, as you might do of a Saturday.

And I had one eye out for any interesting diecast, as you also might do.

Home Bargains had nothing of interest. The same went for Poundland, and Poundstretcher (still with a forlornly empty Matchbox Working Rigs peg, but no stock).

Lidl indicated that they would have some Hot Wheels in on Monday - though they look like quite old releases, and only a little cheaper than the other retailers.

Sainsbury's had no Matchbox, though did have some 2023 Hot Wheels:

Salty enough at £2.30, and difficult to rummage through.

I find it hard to believe anyone's paying triple for a novelty paint finish, though.

Tesco was where things got a little more interesting.

Hot Wheels remain sorely neglected.

The dump bin's just full of literal rubbish, for the most part.

However, the latest 2023 Matchbox case seemed to have arrived, finally.

Though it appeared to have been already filleted of anything interesting like the AMC Eagle or Dodge Charger. Loads of Renault Méganes, though.

But that's okay - B&M had sated my desire here a few weeks ago.

But it was nice to see there's still somewhere to buy Matchbox locally.

Methodically sifting through the contents revealed there were a lot of unloved motorbike trailers in there, still.

Two different kinds, in fact.

The version with the silver bike and the dished custom-style wheels is from the previous case assortment, and has Sheriff's Department tampo print on it.

The version with the black bike and the disc wheels is from the latest selection, and looks set to win the 'least wanted' prize this time round too.

Only, looking a bit closer... 

Now, that printed red and blue graphic over the wheels looks a bit familiar...

Aha.

Well, there was only one thing for it...

(as an aside, I can still never manage to use the old brushed-on acetone trick to remove these from their blister packs - I always seem to wind up with a soggy, coggled cardboard back that still rips when I try to coax the plastic away)

Yeah... that looks about right.

And in fact, looking at the back...

Well, that seems fairly conclusive.

So for some reason the 'Cycle Runner' Nissan Hardbody seems to match up with the motorcycle trailer in the same case assortment.

Now, I still dunno quite where the term 'Cycle Runner' on a Nissan Desert Runner comes from, unless someone out there in Mattel's design team intended it as an in-joke, but it's an explanation of sorts as to why the pick-up's lettering ain't factory standard.

Still, might be the easiest (and cheapest!) way to obtain a Hitch 'N Haul two-set?

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

I have an answer too.  To get hold of a Ben Franklin, make your own.  The Pepsi-Cola base was used, so get hold of one of them, rub off the tampo, fire up the inkjet printer and wham, money saved.

Who has a Vectis account (silly question) who can look up the hammer price on this bundle from last month?

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/vectisauctionsltd/catalogue-id-vectis10011/lot-2bb01475-b0f5-4371-9c9f-afa100aa2f92

Original or counterfeit?  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134409352016  US $99.99

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matchbox-MB-38-Ford-Model-A-Van-Ben-Franklin-RARE-USA-Code-1-Promo-/294076755556  £69.99

Add 30% for commission and VAT and the buyer paid almost £60.

[sierraman]

1 minute ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Add 30% for commission and VAT and the buyer paid almost £60.

They only made a thousand of them exclusively for Ben Franklin managers but like the Beales Bealeson vans there seems to be four times as many about as were ever produced.