Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, Zie said:

an interesting Hot Wheels in rough shape

 

From 1990

9 more to collect!  Yikes

https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/The_Simpsons

[Zie]

6 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/The_Simpsons

What a brilliant yet dangerous site! Thanks. 😆

[bunglebus]

[warch]

5 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

From 1990

9 more to collect!  Yikes

https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/The_Simpsons

It's interesting to see how they originally marketed The Simpsons (this came out in 1990). Everyone expected Bart to be the main character, and as such he was in all the merchandise, computer games, clothing etc. It didn't take long for them to realise that Homer was the breakout character, and the merch was altered accordingly. 

[bunglebus]

And of course

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

Been after one of these for a while. In the glory days when you could advertise fags on toys! 

'Miss Embassy' was a real thing, but I suppose you already knew that

But did anyone do the JPS powerboats?

Does seem a opportunity missed to sell JPS fags to children too

After all a similar powerboat was produced for Carlsberg and Spindrift sets

 

[FakeConcern]

They did take the opportunity to sell JPS...

Just not with a powerboat

[flat4alfa]

5 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

They did take the opportunity to sell JPS...

Just not with a powerboat

Yes got that set.  Well did have the trailer but it broke and is long gone

But what about the boats.  I don't do boats.  But wondered.

[sierraman]

Sigh... beer, fags and Corgis... now I know where I went wrong 🤣

[FakeConcern]

11 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes got that set.  Well did have the trailer but it broke and is long gone

But what about the boats.  I don't do boats.  But wondered.

I had the Lotus JPS set, but one that I have no idea what happened to it, maybe my mun chucked it out, I don't know but wish I had it now. Mrs Concern has the Embassy boat with no trailer.

[FakeConcern]

A mate of mine had an Elan Sprint in the 80s, got rid as he couldn't get away from the idea that it looked like a fag packet in the gutter when parked!

[quicksilver]

8 hours ago, warch said:

Hot on the heels of the newly released Maestro, check out what's just appeared in Oxford Diecast's launch schedule

A model Metro is very welcome but I fear Oxford have made a boo-boo. I don't know what shade Lady Di's Metro is, but it isn't vermillion.

This is vermillion:

This is not:

I hope they get it the right colour as my mum had one identical to this (WRP 20W, sadly and very definitely dead).

[bunglebus]

He he

This won't fit on it though?

[flat4alfa]

I don't do buses and coaches either

But fell down a rabbit hole after spotting this wondrous* Lledo range

Especially this effort

And why?  The one and only UK registered 1985 N117/2 Neoplan Spaceliner was operated by four firms in its lifetime

I read that the reason why these coaches never sold in large numbers was probably due the UK tilt test being tougher than in Germany.  Because there are no passenger seats downstairs, it had to pass the single deck test in UK

Assumed to be scrapped 2009 but there at least one previous fleet owner is hoping to find it and get it back

[flat4alfa]

15 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

He he

This won't fit on it though?

Only one size will fit

But did you know about the different helmets?

I didn't and lost sleep over helmets.

They are in fact completely different driver mouldings

[bunglebus]

8 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

[FakeConcern]

I think I need help...

1st this...

and now this...

[flat4alfa]

25 minutes ago, quicksilver said:

A model Metro is very welcome but I fear Oxford have made a boo-boo. I don't know what shade Lady Di's Metro is, but it isn't vermillion.

This is vermillion:

This is not:

I hope they get it the right colour as my mum had one identical to this (WRP 20W, sadly and very definitely dead).

Maybe some bright spark at Coventry Motor Museum got over enthusiastic

I hope they recreate some authentic A-series oil leaks though

But the V5 only said red

[bunglebus]

Every time I strip a casting I'm struck by the lovely detail that's on them

OK Corgi did their usual slightly odd raised door shuts, but it's a pretty good effort all the same.

I have to say thanks to @eddyramrodfor giving this one a good start in life - the plastic bumpers/grille section is in absolutely perfect shape with no work needed other than paint, and the wheels looked like they'd never touched the ground. Shame really as they're not staying on it!

[quicksilver]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

After all a similar powerboat was produced for Carlsberg and Spindrift sets

 

Why did Corgi always choose such bizarre towcars? There's no way that X1/9 could tow that massive trailer. The Daytona could, but probably had no towing weight declared and where the heck would you get a towbar to fit it?

[sierraman]

11 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

I don't do buses and coaches either

But fell down a rabbit hole after spotting this wondrous* Lledo range

Especially this effort

And why?  The one and only UK registered 1985 N117/2 Neoplan Spaceliner was operated by four firms in its lifetime

I read that the reason why these coaches never sold in large numbers was probably due the UK tilt test being tougher than in Germany.  Because there are no passenger seats downstairs, it had to pass the single deck test in UK

Assumed to be scrapped 2009 but there at least one previous fleet owner is hoping to find it and get it back

Yes I particularly like the Leyland Olympian in the marathons, always keeping an eye out for one for the fleet. 

[Split_Pin]

12 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

I think I need help...

1st this...

and now this...

If you don't now you definitely will once you've read them.

[eddyramrod]

While we're on page 1308...

[Split_Pin]

I have these by 4 different manufacturers and the Majorette is by far and away the best, with its separate yellow headlamps, grey bumpers and accurate badges. I've had mine nearly 30 years and still love it.

[sierraman]

One of my first toy cars was a majorette simca alpine, I’m assuming because my dad had one. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

While we're on page 1308...

 

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

14 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Maybe some bright spark at Coventry Motor Museum got over enthusiastic

I hope they recreate some authentic A-series oil leaks though

But the V5 only said red

 

15 hours ago, quicksilver said:

A model Metro is very welcome but I fear Oxford have made a boo-boo. I don't know what shade Lady Di's Metro is, but it isn't vermillion.

This is vermillion:

This is not:

I hope they get it the right colour as my mum had one identical to this (WRP 20W, sadly and very definitely dead).

It's Carmine Red.

[bunglebus]

2 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Any excuse

[MiniMinorMk3]

17 hours ago, sierraman said:

Been after one of these for a while. In the glory days when you could advertise fags on toys! 

 

The fags on toys thing is quite annoying. I get not advertising to kids, but to stop the placement on collectors models is daft.

Here's a couple of Spark Lotus transporters to show how the rules are applied.

First we have a Gold Leaf version that comes with all the livery on the model.

Then we have the JPS version

Looks a bit bare, not to worry, the JPS stuff is attached to the base for you to stick on at your leasure.

Why?

[quicksilver]

49 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

It's Carmine Red.

Same colour as our Maxi then. Having had cars in both colours I'm not sure how anybody could confuse them as Carmine is much darker (more of a maroon) than Vermillion (which is a definite orange). I'll let Oxford know and hopefully they'll pay attention.

EDIT: someone on Facebook has now suggested it's Emberglow. There are too many similar shades of red in the BL palette!