Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

@155V6 If you are wanting to recoup from your investment, there is interest in the Corgi 1:43 Capri (never had one) and the Mangusta next to it (because never had a complete one)

[flat4alfa]

More than a damp shed

They've been immersed in water for some time. From a leak in the roof

[155V6]

Just now, flat4alfa said:

More than a damp shed

They've been immersed in water for some time. From a leak in the roof

That's what I was thinking.Some aren't too bad,I'm guessing they were in the top of the box 🤔

[flat4alfa]

Ooh just spotted Dinky Ford D800 Snowplough, that can't plough anymore

and the Dinky Spectrum Patrol Car 

 

[flat4alfa]

... if you don't want those either ...

[flat4alfa]

Is that a black-walled Mercury Cyclone?

[155V6]

17 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Is that a black-walled Mercury Cyclone?

This one?

One of these

[bunglebus]

That one ^ really needs saving. The orange Superfast Mustang shouldn't pose too much of a problem, at least there are no decals to replicate. Rockets SL is also a real shame to see in that state.

All depends how deep the corrosion is, I've seen some nasty stuff over the years

 

[Datsuncog]

Crumbs. Great find, but indeed it's a pity that so many of them seem to have formed a miniature version of that infamous Welsh cave...

Still, some great models in there all the same - thanks for giving us a look!

[andrew e]

I did chuckle 😂

https://petrolblog.com/2023/04/hot-wheels-toy-fails-post-photo-social-media/

[danthecapriman]

3 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Ok,it's photo time

These came from a car boot seller who does house clearances,he said they were found in a damp garage 

These are straight out of the box I bought earlier,they're not pretty 😮

Large stuff first

Some look like they might clean up,others not so much

A lot look like they were in nice condition before being badly stored

You can never have too many transporters

Small stuff

Most of these are quite bad,especially sad about these three

A few might be saveable

Bits from the bottom of the box

And the empty box with some of the missing paint 🤔

All in all, not too bad.A shame they hadn't been stored better,but if they had been,I wouldn't have been able to afford them

 

 

A real shame they ended up stored under water! Hopefully they can be brought back to life though with a good clean or strip and repaint. 
I’ve found a few over the years that were similar, some seem to come back after a warm soapy wash/scrub but some are a bit far gone without drastic help. I’m still amazed the pot metal they made the body from can corrode like that. I thought the paint would come off but the basic metal would be ok assuming it doesn’t have zinc pest! Clearly not.

Pretty sure @flat4alfa recently had a Husky Mercedes from one of my job lots that had gone similar? I’m sure that one had spent some considerable time either under water or below ground!!

[flat4alfa]

Just now, 155V6 said:

This one?

One of these

Ah Plymouth Duster

WLTM 

[Snake Charmer]

4 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Ok,it's photo time

These came from a car boot seller who does house clearances,he said they were found in a damp garage 

These are straight out of the box I bought earlier,they're not pretty 😮

Large stuff first

Some look like they might clean up,others not so much

A lot look like they were in nice condition before being badly stored

You can never have too many transporters

Small stuff

Most of these are quite bad,especially sad about these three

A few might be saveable

Bits from the bottom of the box

And the empty box with some of the missing paint 🤔

All in all, not too bad.A shame they hadn't been stored better,but if they had been,I wouldn't have been able to afford them

 

 

Looks like a good candidate to recreate a Barnfind Hunter episode in miniature! Do I see two DeTomaso Mangusta in there?

[bunglebus]

Go big or go home. Who likes 1:18s?

 

 

[Zie]

23 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Go big or go home. Who likes 1:18s?

 

 

Got Two very full cabinets of just 1/18 and a fair size stash in the loft. 

[sierraman]

Recent purchase. I think somewhere I have the small version...

[eddyramrod]

11 hours ago, Zie said:

Got Two very full cabinets of just 1/18 and a fair size stash in the loft. 

TWO?????  Playboy!  I have four...

9 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Recent purchase. I think somewhere I have the small version...

I stripped the small one the other week to paint up for my TV sub-collection.  Don't worry, it wasn't even near to perfect.

 

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

That Eligor 404 Gendarme wagon rang a bell, so I looked in one of my Police cabinets and lo, there it is, exactly that model.  If backup is needed I have a Solido 504 wagon that can also attend...

I've got the civilian and Pompiers Solido 504 Estates to hand. The police and Red Cross version will be somewhere.

[Datsuncog]

Those Solido 504s are excellent - though they seem to have a lower stance than the ones I dimly remember being on the roads in the 1980s.

I've a modern far-eastern made example that formed part of an Argentinian magazine partwork, which seems to recreate that 'hoicked up' look at the back a bit better.

It's got nowhere near the same amount of appeal as the Solido originals, admittedly!

[Zie]

Still no Red RS2000 but did find a F&F Escort in B&M and Two hotwheels for a Pound from a charity shop. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Those Solido 504s are excellent - though they seem to have a lower stance than the ones I dimly remember being on the roads in the 1980s.

I've a modern far-eastern made example that formed part of an Argentinian magazine partwork, which seems to recreate that 'hoicked up' look at the back a bit better.

It's got nowhere near the same amount of appeal as the Solido originals, admittedly!

Yes the Solidos do look like they are loaded up.

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, Zie said:

Two hotwheels for a Pound from a charity shop. 

I didn't know they made the surfboards on Deora II into part of the casting. They used to be detachable!  Those cheap b*starts  

[flat4alfa]

Mind you they have made a few of them

That Chip Foose fella even built a real one

[Zie]

There's One on Forza horizon 5. 

[Jon]

Went to a local supermarket yesterday to get some hot cross buns but I saw the last ones on the shelf (at 8:30am!) disappear into a bun hoarder's trolley.

So I conciled myself with a Hotwheels Audi 90, instead:

 

Feel free to insert antipodean spec photo quips here - I can't be chuffed to sort out the issue. I think it stems from taking some photos with my phone upside down, yet they display right way up in the gallery. Ah well, whatevz.

it's not a bad little thing and an interesting subject but the filled in front quarterlight and scratty transfers leave some room for improvement.

But what else can you get for £1.65 or whatever this basket filler costs, these days? This was a fraction of the price of a very standard Easter egg!

 

I'm consciously aware that this is a potential slippery slope, after shedding almost all my acquired Hotwheels and feeling good about it but I am drawn to a few of their castings, so may as well nab them if I don't have to go out my way to do so.

[flat4alfa]

Upside down shots are class - leave as they are🙂

I felt like I was back at Goodwood Festival, looking at the sculptures hanging up high, outside the house

[Christine]

Can just  hear it ......Crackelly..crack  SPIT  pop pop .POP ...BAM BAM  !!  ....BWOŔRRRRRRRRR  !  

[Datsuncog]

Nice morning for it.

Sun-up.

 

[flat4alfa]

¿Es viernes de tat?

[Datsuncog]

It sure is!

 

Did it myself, don't think you can tell, can you?

 

But - diecast stuff, anyone?