Shite in Miniature II

[RoadworkUK]

Those AMT promos upthread are spectacular.

Being that they were found in Chelmsford, I wouldn't mind betting that their previous owner had something to do with Ford at Dunton or Warley.

[Datsuncog]

12 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I do wonder about charity shop pricing - are they just whimsical or do they do some research? I appreciate they can't check everything but to ask £75 they must believe those cars were actually from the 1920's-30's rather than the 80's-90's

Given they were looking £8 each for the boxed Days Gone, the charity shop staff may have done a quick free-form estimate and figured the unboxed models were worth £5 each - possibly backed up by some highly optimistic eBay 'Buy It Now' listings - so all fifteen totalled £75, and then they'd throw in the luxury* wooden display cabinet for free.

Bargain.

Even though they only comprised a motley selection of dusty Lledo promotionals which came free with boxes of Bassetts liquorice allsorts and Cadburys easter eggs, and those Corgi Cameos given away by Kelloggs, I can still imagine the chorus of "Them's rare, them's Dinkys..." should I have made enquiries.

A few weeks later, they were reduced to £50 for all fifteen.

A few weeks after that, they were gone from the display case.

Maybe they sold?

If so, good on them! I hope the buyer was happy with them - and hey, perhaps they were?

After all, there's no accounting for taste...

[bunglebus]

I went to the auction this morning - a couple of familiar faces I see selling at the toy fair were present, and between them and two other bidders, hoovered up all the diecast for what I felt was strong money.

These two Dinkys and a MOY for £80 for example 

Biggest shocker was a pile of mail-in cars, Lledos, Corgi Juniors, Frosties Siku Jeep etc etc. Nothing especially exciting other than a Convoy - £50! I was will to go to maybe £15 to sell some on. The boxes of Supercar Collection cars were £50 odd

The Bond partworks were all around the £100 mark - even the airbrush compressor I bid on went for £55 - about £20 more than I was happy paying.

It wasn't all bad though - I was reminded I had a £5 voucher from Hobbycraft as I belong to their loyalty scheme - no min spend so I bought a can of paint for 50p.

I'd advise anyone wanting supplies to sign up

 

 

[flat4alfa]

Went to B&M in two towns last night. No new mainline HW stock in 4 weeks now.  A box of Matchbox (in one) has been put out though, same box we know.  In the other, no mainlines at all, just the F&F set, hanging on the mainline rotary rack and all price tags removed

Went to ASDA.  Hopeless.  Some dregs of Majorette and no HW at all.

Went Tesco.  No new mainline HW or MB stock in 4 weeks now

Currently looking at house prices in and around Chelmsford.  Clearly THEY get the stock AND the boot sales.

[bunglebus]

I've been getting the urge to work on some early Lesney stuff for a little while, so two have been mercilessly torn apart. First to the finish is this Lincoln Continental 

Colour is supposed to be brown but goes maroon depending on the lighting

Not normally a brown person but something told me to buy a can the other week, and I felt a dark colour was best to contrast the interior and chrome. There were a couple of casting lines to remove but overall the casting is a beauty, that grille especially. 

Lowering was achieved by leaving the plastic suspension piece out. All this could go back to stock if so desired  - but why would you?

[flat4alfa]

Looks great

I don't know how you find the time!

Oh, of course silly me it's perpetually sunny where you are it shows in the photos 😏

[Datsuncog]

That looks incredible!

The grille really does pop against the dark paintwork, and that wash shows off the high level of detail very nicely.

Top work!

[bunglebus]

44 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I don't know how you find the time!

Work has gone quiet for the last few weeks. Good for working on stuff, not so good for the bank account! 

[flat4alfa]

Colour choice is great even though you 'don't do brown' and did you know the original 1964 box art wasn't issued at all as a real model colour anyhow

That's the Continental gen-4B dealt with..

Looking forward to the Continental IV getting the same treatment: lowering, grille wash, detailing like we've never seen 😁

On 2009- Ringed Disc wheels

Oh how I wish I had the time (and sun deck!)

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

That looks incredible!

The grille really does pop against the dark paintwork, and that wash shows off the high level of detail very nicely.

Top work!

Front and rear lights in the bumpers are painted too, hard to see outdoors.

I just work with what Ford and Lesney gave me, it's all there but just needs highlighting 

[flat4alfa]

Bungledetail™

[flat4alfa]

Bunglebussed™

[bunglebus]

Big magnifying viewer and very small brushes!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

5 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Big magnifying viewer and very small brushes!

I still reckon you should document a few of your quality restos on youtube. It would be intriguing to watch. 

[flat4alfa]

BungleTube™ complete with Patreon account to cover the work has gone quiet weeks

It could be a new dawn in Internet Influencing.

Might even get invited as a hunky* guest on Loose Women!

[flat4alfa]

I think I overdid the coffee today

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Is notion of being around SloppyWomen a positive thing?!

[flat4alfa]

It might be if it's lucrative.

Asking for a friend

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Dick Longbridge said:

I still reckon you should document a few of your quality restos on youtube. It would be intriguing to watch. 

That's been suggested before, I'm just not sure if I could make it work. A fixed camera certainly won't see everything as I'm sometimes using the kitchen sink for cleaning and sanding (must get the outhouse one plumbed in), and outside for painting as I still haven't built a paint booth - I have made part of the extraction system though!

I need a camera on my head, and on mute so you don't hear me muttering to myself...

I was in the habit of at least photographing various stages, but I've done so many I forget a lot of the time now. I do like the bare metal stage though

[flat4alfa]

Just speed up the film and put Keystone Cops music behind it. 

Hey presto!  No muttering heard 

[155V6]

I called into the car boot on the way to work & came away with these

Custom Fleetside is missing the glass & a cover over the bed?,can't complain with a Redline for a pound though 😀.Jaffa Mobile was the same price & is nicer than the one I already have.Corgi trailer was 50p,needs some tiny tyres.

I came home to find a parcel.I do like Lone Star Impy & Flyers cars,but I don't go out of my way to get them.I do have a soft spot for car transporters though,so when I saw this on eBay,I managed to get it for the starting price

I've never seen one in the flesh before,& only found out they existed a short while ago

No need for a rear ramp

Top deck lowers completely

My Lone Star cars are packed away,so I loaded it with what was lying around

The trailer is quite good,but the tractor unit is horrible to be honest 😂

Apparently,this was a late release & only came in a set with the late cars with no opening parts & black windows.

A pity it didn't come out earlier with a nicer cab,the one it has is riveted to the trailer,so no changing it for something else

 

 

 

[sierraman]

That Tyre Fryer is a bargain, easy £15 worth on ebay

[bunglebus]

I've been hunting for those Jaffa cars, I did get that one but without the sticker

 

[bunglebus]

I bought a Hot Wheels! I nearly got this one the other week in Entertainer but it cocked up the 3 for 2 deal. Got it in Asda with my loyalty app pennies instead

It's a very subtle recolour

 

[155V6]

Addicted to toy cars,me?

[flat4alfa]

I think we’ve found the first special guest for the new BUNGLETUBE™ Channel

[FakeConcern]

22 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Just the three I think

 

You certainly made a much better job of the woodwork on that Dinky Countryman than I did on my Corgi one! They all look great and now I'm keen to my Dinky Police and Contryman too, but they'll have to join the back of an already long queue.

 

[Bren]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

You certainly made a much better job of the woodwork on that Dinky Countryman than I did on my Corgi one! They all look great and now I'm keen to my Dinky Police and Contryman too, but they'll have to join the back of an already long queue.

 

I never liked the mini ha ha or it's contemporary - the flying bug.

A few pages back I saw the matchbox BMW 323i - and it gave me the heebee geebees.

Summer 1987. On holiday with my mate in Towyn - we were in a gift shop. I spotted the recently released jaguar XJ40 which was on my wish list.

My mate helped himself to the BMW - I was certain the shopkeeper saw him filch it but he didn't.

I paid for the jaguar.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

You certainly made a much better job of the woodwork on that Dinky Countryman than I did on my Corgi one! They all look great and now I'm keen to my Dinky Police and Countryman too, but they'll have to join the back of an already long queue.

There's a reason I always show it from the front, woodwork was done with a sharpie and colud be better

Still, better than the before

 

[bunglebus]

Both @D.E and @MiniMinorMk3need to accept some blame for this, firstly for finding an unusual Majorette and secondly for identifying it as a Digimon issue, which lead me to buying;

Seems there are more but I think this is the best mix