Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

The one on the right is a Matchbox Trickshifter

[MiniMinorMk3]

See above

[flat4alfa]

The one on the left is a Schaper Five Winder

Ribbed for your pleasure

[danthecapriman]

10 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

The one on the left is a Schaper Five Winder

Ribbed for your pleasure

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who saw the similarities!😆

[danthecapriman]

Matchbox one seems to work, most of the time. But the Five winder doesn’t - pull back n go motor works but no stunts😐

[Dick Cheeseburger]

39 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Stupid question time!

Wtf are these and how do they work.or supposed to work!?

 

Before I knew of the existence of this thread, I had a pair of launchers for these which I sold for next to nothing on the 'bay. They were immaculate too. 

[danthecapriman]

4 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Before I knew of the existence of this thread, I had a pair of launchers for these which I sold for next to nothing on the 'bay. They were immaculate too. 

I had no idea they even existed! I’ve never seen them before, can’t remember seeing them as a kid or anything.

[danthecapriman]

Just given some of the ‘keepers’ a wash and spruce up.

Corgi & Husky.

Capri is brilliant! I’ve already got the silver ‘Professionals’ version so this yellow one is nice to go with it. 
Transit milk float I’ve never had before. 
P6 is a colour I’ve not got, but one I really wanted. 
Roadline Leyland is a livery I’ve not got. 
Husky little’uns are just in great condition and all complete too. The Jag is particularly nice and I’ve already got a few of the later Corgi branded ones.

[danthecapriman]

Hot Wheels.

All seem really good condition. The Omni’s are fantastic little Models. I thought I already had a silver one but it’s the gold/yellow I’ve already got, so these two are nice to have too. 
Pretty sure all these are late 70’s - early 80’s ones.

[bunglebus]

Five Winders

[bunglebus]

Trickshifters

[flat4alfa]

2 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Hot Wheels.

All seem really good condition. The Omni’s are fantastic little Models. I thought I already had a silver one but it’s the gold/yellow I’ve already got, so these two are nice to have too. 
Pretty sure all these are late 70’s - early 80’s ones.

The gold wheel style was new for 1980

The others are wearing Blackwalls, new for 1977

[flat4alfa]

18 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I had no idea they even existed! I’ve never seen them before, can’t remember seeing them as a kid or anything.

From the 1989 Matchbox catalogue

[danthecapriman]

4 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

The gold wheel style was new for 1980

The others are wearing Blackwalls, new for 1977

The 442 is absolutely mint too. Barely a mark or blemish on it. Even the wheel treads are still shiny so I doubt it’s even been played with.

[bunglebus]

Those Hot Wheels ^ are nice, especially the Omnis. I have these two

The Rampage pickup has been modeled a couple of times by Mattel, recently (although based on a 1984 version)

and not so recently 

[danthecapriman]

Matchbox!

All are either models I’m missing or colour/variants/wheel types Im missing. 
Jag XK at the front is quite modern compared to the others but so nice I decided to keep that one.

[danthecapriman]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

Those Hot Wheels ^ are nice, especially the Omnis. I have these two

The Rampage pickup has been modeled a couple of times by Mattel, recently (although based on a 1984 version)

and not so recently 

I didn’t know about the more modern release pickup! Might have to get myself one!

That Red big wheel version I had as a kid. Another one that’s missing in action now. No idea where it went.

[danthecapriman]

And a few Lesney’s.

Austin radio truck has had the back painted for some reason but it’s still nice!

[bunglebus]

That Holden pickup complete with bikes is a good find.

That odd Hot Wheels is the Gulch Stepper - from the annoying era where Hot Wheels didn't put names on the base of the casting!

[danthecapriman]

4 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

That Holden pickup complete with bikes is a good find.

That odd Hot Wheels is the Gulch Stepper - from the annoying era where Hot Wheels didn't put names on the base of the casting!

Yeah I liked that Holden pickup. How it’s managed to keeps the two bikes I’ve got no idea as they slip out of the little grooves very easily. There’s another version of the truck too in flat red rather than maroon. I’ve got one of those but without the bikes.

The green Porsche is in fantastic condition too, hardly got a mark on it. Which is weird considering where they all came from!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

45 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Just given some of the ‘keepers’ a wash and spruce up.

Corgi & Husky.

Capri is brilliant! I’ve already got the silver ‘Professionals’ version so this yellow one is nice to go with it. 
Transit milk float I’ve never had before. 
P6 is a colour I’ve not got, but one I really wanted. 
Roadline Leyland is a livery I’ve not got. 
Husky little’uns are just in great condition and all complete too. The Jag is particularly nice and I’ve already got a few of the later Corgi branded ones.

The Tranny milk float is a quality find!

[bunglebus]

6 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

The green Porsche is in fantastic condition too, hardly got a mark on it.

That's the version I got recently - unusual colour but since getting mine a few have popped up on eBay

[FakeConcern]

18 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

mine came today and it's no.3 which is "my" number👍😁

it's another OMG that's nice model!

OMG that's a nice model!

I still have my original one that's been Humbroled

I like this one

Shame the dashboard is missing! How did that even happen...

It still compares well to the newer one without opening doors

6 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

One thing I collect that has numerous variation are the Dinky Austin Mini Countryman and Morris Mini Traveller models.

One rare version I have yet to acquire is the Traveller with a pale blue interior. It comes in both cream and green versions

 

Please don't post stuff like this ever again, I have enough trouble as it is!

4 hours ago, sierraman said:

 

Read the ‘First forty years of Matchbox’ this week. Would really recommend it, it’s similar to the Great Book of Corgi, is consider myself quite knowledgeable but found shit loads of from this book. It’s been out of print 30 years but you can pick up copies for £15-20

No I won't do it!

I still haven't bought every model in the Great Book of Corgi...

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I'm sorting some old photos and found these from 2019. Again, I wasn't aware of this thread and undersold my Nylint trucks. I netted just under £20 for each one if I remember correctly. They were super clean too. Regrets...

I also found the photo of a pair of Trickshifters I sold, along with launchers. I struggled to sell these from what I remember but they're long gone now. Nowadays, I just prefer to stockpile shite, rather than sell things every five minutes....

[bunglebus]

Those trucks are cool. I grab the odd bit of tinplate if it appeals, never did work out who made this charity shop find though

 

[AndyW201]

Postman brought quite the haul today. 

Warning, Vanguards content. No Fords though, for a change...

First off.

A Vanguards, but not by name, distributed by Atlas editions as part of a part-work British police car series. The same series as the MK3 Cortina GT I "de-comissioned" and boy-racerfied recently.

Like the Cortina, this Marina seems to be one of the harder to find ones, and quite sought after, possibly because it's the TC version. I seem to have done well getting this one near-enough mint and boxed for less than a tenner.

I do love a Marina, both in real life and model form. It was getting the white 1.8 Super back in 2000 that really got me hooked on collecting Vanguards. It was a great casting and still stands up well today. The Atlas version, for a part -work cheapie doesn't really give much away to the more expensive Vanguards, apart from the slightly cheaper finish to  the pie dish wheel trims.

However, I've always wanted a 1.8 TC in model form, and Corgi have only released one, the Citron yellow Jubilee version, and these go for strong money. Even on eBay auctions they still fetch over £30. So the Atlas police version is a cheap way of getting a TC.

The TC grille on this is bloody brilliant and really sets it apart from the Vanguards standard ones.

Nice work on the TC and flying plughole wing badges.

Another TC badge on the boot and the TC specific black rear panel. Liking the add-on rear fogs too, something the standard Vanguards releases don't have.

So plans for this one are pretty much the same as I did with the Atlas MK3 Cortina. This should be a pretty easy job as there are only the Police logos on the door to remove, and the top sign/light. My experience with the Cortina taught me I should never approach a model car with paint, so after filling and sanding the hole, I'm on about experimenting with a strip of wide leccy tape to make a Webasto sunroof effect. Big let down with this model is it doesn't have the fantastic TC sports wheels, don't know if that was true with the real life police version to save money, but I'll probably get a set of something racier  from K&R again. Marina TC on slotmags?

[flat4alfa]

From one white Morris with a roof beacon, to another:

Post Lady™ delivered yesterday.  It's by Centy, India and a model of the Hindustan Ambassador which I suppose most know was a development of the 1950s Morris Oxford, built in India for 57 years!  Wonderful वाह! वाह! (Vaah vaah)

It's plastic, sold as 1:32 scale and measuring shows it to be near enough.   With the round orange front indicators, it would make this a model the gen-6 'Classic' version 1998–2010 running the Isuzu 1800 engine, which made it the fastest Indian production car at the time.  Excellent!  उत्कृष्ट! (utkrsht!)

This one with the flag on the bonnet and red roof light is of a Lal Batti लाल बत्ती.  VIPs often used red beacons and sirens as a status symbol, leading to traffic chaos for commuters as it was misused by many as a way to ignore traffic laws and toll booths.  This practice of 'VIP culture' was banned across India in 2017.  Lal battis no more.  Oh dear ओ प्यारे (o pyaare)

Anyway, it has opening things!  Well done शाबाश (Shaabaash)

And some in-car entertainment for an Ambassador to enjoy, in an Ambassador.  Nice अच्छा (achchha)

The original idea was to get hold of one of these, add motor and flashing light/siren circuit, for a unique slot car idea.  That was a while ago though.

अपना समय देने के लिए धन्यवाद

[AndyW201]

Next, one that has never been that popular, but a nice unusual variant all the same,

A lot of these Vanguards releases, that featured these re released yellow boxes circa 2009 seemed to pass me by at the time, luckily I've picked up a few reasonably priced items over the last year to fill a couple of gaps.

The Legacy was an odd addition to a range that had traditionally been almost all British cars of the '60s, '70s and '80s. Obviously it was one of the castings that was made primarily for the Motorsport variants, including the lucrative Colin McRae collection.

The beauty of this packaging is that the model can be got straight out without farting about with a multitude of screws. As can be seen, in the re released yellow box packaging,  the separate mirrors were now in a recess in the insert rather than on a sprue, and the collectors card was similar to the old style.

However it's a nicely made and detailed model, the wedgy shape is well captured, the stainless effect  door handles and Legacy C-pillar badge are nice touches and break up the black.

Lovely detail at the front, the headlights are better than  on some of the newer releases.

And at the rear, the lights and appliqué look great and a neat twin tailpipe.

The sport interior is also captured well. Unusually this one features a separately coloured dashboard (light grey) and seating (dark grey), normally Vanguards interiors have been single coloured up until very recently.

Nice Momo style wheel too.

Not quite as mint as I'd hoped, the paint has quite a few imperfections that seem to blight older black Vanguards models, but for £7, I'm pretty happy.

[flat4alfa]

I had no idea about those

I can understand the UK link, likely because it was ProDrive at Banbury who built the Subaru rally cars at the time

Bold move by Vanguards

[flat4alfa]

They actually made the Rothmans livery McRae car!

I did not know this

I got all excited until I saw the seller of this one wants £160 for it...