Shite in Miniature II

33,684 · April 15, 2023

I have picked up 2 HW Audi 90s from the Entertainer, tampos look good.

I've had enough free stuff from you guys over the years so these are FOC to whomever wants them.

42,474 · April 15, 2023

39 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Ive got another one, not quite as nice but still very good if you fancy one yourself…😄

The Charger's the only one I'm missing from my small collection of King Size cars, so if you've one going spare I'd be very interested!

5,218 · April 15, 2023

If there’s another Charger needing a home I will stick my hand up for the next one!

April 15, 2023

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

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

I agree.

Why leave the &?

27,034 · April 15, 2023

10 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

The Charger's the only one I'm missing from my small collection of King Size cars, so if you've one going spare I'd be very interested!

PM’d!

7 minutes ago, andrew e said:

If there’s another Charger needing a home I will stick my hand up for the next one!

I’ll keep an eye out for you. Tbh, they’re so nice I’d probably just buy them regardless if I spot them anywhere!😁

33,684 · April 15, 2023

Here are the 2 Audis I picked up. Let me know if anyone wants one. I don't want anything for them.

40,650 · April 15, 2023

2 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

It is really nice. Just a bit of paint wear on the front corners.
I strongly believe someone has been polishing it too! When I gave it a wash the water all beaded up like it does on real cars after a wax/polish! Someone was treating it well.

Ive got another one, not quite as nice but still very good if you fancy one yourself…😄

Might take you up on that!

1,770 · April 15, 2023

Ugly alloys, otherwise it’s bloody brilliant.

28,727 · April 15, 2023

There's been some restoration work going on here this afternoon. Some shells in the stripping bath (four are still in there), some stripped and soaking in water to rinse the caustic. Several others set aside for when I make up a little blob of filler for various holes. Yet more shells sprayed in primer and now drying.

This morning I caught most of my favourite Carry On film: Cabby. Guess what two of the shells are that I'm working on? Yep, the Dinky Austin FX3. Both are going to be black, of course. @danthecapriman is also holding one for me, so I will eventually have three. Think I need a Dinky mk1 Cortina now (because unlike the later Corgi Classic/Vanguard, it's the pre-facelift type) which I will have to convert to four-door. I'm already doing that with a Vanguards mk2 and I have a Dinky Corsair on the way, for the same treatment. Need a cutting wheel now for my not-a-Dremel!

59,678 · April 15, 2023

40 minutes ago, Nibbler said:

Ugly alloys, otherwise it’s bloody brilliant.

Asda? I need to find one selling singles

59,678 · April 15, 2023

17 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

There's been some restoration work going on here this afternoon

Here too

Really pleased with how this has come out. I like yellow cars but didn't think it suited a 70s Yank, it was supposed to be gloss black with a matt bonnet, but after polishing the windows I realised the reverse worked better. Have a look at the real car and see how annoying it was trying to get the grille area looking correct

Pleased with the rear light accuracy

Headlights have Krystal Klear lenses that are still drying so should look better tomorrow

1,770 · April 15, 2023

5 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Asda? I need to find one selling singles

Nope, City gross, Kalmar, Sweden. So it’s quite far away 😀

5,218 · April 15, 2023

That’s just excellent 🖤

April 15, 2023

20 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

This morning I caught most of my favourite Carry On film: Cabby.

One of my Favourites too. I blame it for my love of Mk1 Cortinas.

25,009 · April 15, 2023

Majorette Land Cruiser with a decal of some Japanese anime. Apparently a genuine variation, but very little info to find online.

33,684 · April 15, 2023

I finally managed to get the HW Porsche Carrera after the last one I found un Tesco had some kind of casting error and the front bumper was badly disfigured.

TK Maxx were also doing Majorettes for 2 quid. I'm not a big fan of modern cars but I do like toys depicting everyday cars which Majorette have always been very good at. This C3 fitted that description perfectly.

5,442 · April 15, 2023

On the big shop now. Still no new Hot Wheels to be found, but B&M have restocked the F&F stuff, found the three JDM Yo! ones I was looking for,

Not everyones cup of tea on here, but they were still quite a find. People on the Facebook Hot Wheels groups are hoovering these up for £7-£8 a throw.

The Silvia is a nice casting, not seen many versions of it. As usual with this collection, detailing is a lot better than a mainline,

The Supra, however is a lovely thing, a bit more subtle than the other two,

That's 7 of the 10 got now. If I was a completist, I'd be thinking of now getting the Jeep and the two Chargers to finish the set.

But I'm definitely NOT a completist...

25,853 · April 15, 2023

The Supra is a cracker.

59,678 · April 15, 2023

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

I finally managed to get the HW Porsche Carrera after the last one I found un Tesco had some kind of casting error and the front bumper was badly disfigured

Did you get it? I love an error car!

33,684 · April 15, 2023

4 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Did you get it? I love an error car!

No I left it, not my thing.

45,037 · April 15, 2023

2 hours ago, D.E said:

Majorette Land Cruiser with a decal of some Japanese anime. Apparently a genuine variation, but very little info to find online.

That is Digimon issue. A quick look at the interwebs suggest that they could have been issued from the year 2000.

59,678 · April 15, 2023

1 minute ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

That is Digimon issue. A quick look at the interwebs suggest that they could have been issued from the year 2000.

Cor look at the purple buggy!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255998198435?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=QS74OKUDSsu&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=X5RtjeAxSP-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

45,037 · April 15, 2023

Yes I just found a picture of the pack too

12,205 · April 15, 2023

8 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Just a few I’ve hoarded over the last few weeks!

My love of Corgi Major trucks is gradually getting me the complete set! I’ve got every type of Carrimore car transporter now, just a couple of colour variations outstanding!

The broken Ford H wrecker and the yellow Mack are likely going to be combined together somehow for my Ford H tractor unit project.

Kingsize Dodge Charger is actually the second one of these I’ve got now. This one’s really nice and their such good looking models I couldn’t put this one back so it came home with me, and the Dinky Volvo Amazon!

Oh no, now I want one of those Chargers and a Volvo and a Mack truck and....

This thread should have a health warning, it's DANGEROUS!

14,052 · April 16, 2023

Last weekend I visited four big stores in a couple of towns, this was all I ended up with:

507 from Morrisons, the other two from B&M. They also had the F&F range, but I couldn't justify spending too much there.

Birthday gifts:

I hadn't been able to find the Civic myself, so that was good. Have since seen some in a Tesco. Gold Silvia was a new one to me (I think I already have the white/yellow and black versions).

Making progress on the Fujimi RX-7:

In the end I went for Ford Java Blue and clearcoat from Halfords cans. Needs a final polish.

59,678 · April 16, 2023

Local auction house has some interesting lots coming up - looks like mostly boxed stuff including a load of 007 partworks. They don't show pics for many of the listings but these came up

Trying to be a bit sensible at the moment, I deliberately avoided the Brentwood toy fair yesterday. Might be some stuff worth flipping here though

28,727 · April 16, 2023

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Last weekend....

Birthday gifts:

Oh Happy Birthday! Mine's today... so far I'm doing well for chocolate but no diecasts, lol.

27,034 · April 16, 2023

52 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Oh Happy Birthday! Mine's today... so far I'm doing well for chocolate but no diecasts, lol.

Happy Birthday Eddy!
And a belated Happy Birthday @Spottedlaurel!!

Chocolate isn’t a bad alternative to diecasts!😆

27,034 · April 16, 2023

Just won another job lot off eBay…🤪 despite saying I’d give it a rest for a bit!

So you know what this means!…

Pics on the listing weren’t great, most look like small scale Matchbox/Corgi Jr size, but there are some bigger ones there too. Just have to wait & see exactly what turns up.
Tbh, I bid on it for a couple of small scale ones for my own collection. It seems much better getting them this way than buying them as individual’s at the stupid eBay prices.

45,037 · April 16, 2023

Seeing that old blue DS a few pages back (could it be a Morestone?), reminded me of some nice coach built DS models that Norev did. I'm sure there are a lot of fans of the Corgi Citroen Le Dandy I thought I'd post up these from the Norev Ligne e Noire series. All these are plastic bodied, but th edetail is excellent. They also come with a small leaflet describing the car, obviously in French though.

1965 Chapron Concorde in metallic blue or silver