Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

21 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

The #41 ambulance I remember having as a boy. Hard to tell which one yours was originally 

The stickers are very worn on mine but it does look like the top one of yours. 
I’ve got another elsewhere missing it’s doors too, which I think is the middle pic type with Red Cross. Was there a green military version too?

[danthecapriman]

2 minutes ago, sierraman said:

When’s the upcoming sale starting? So I can knock off work early 🤣

Just waiting on one more lot to turn up. 
Although, I could start putting them up bit by bit? Up to you guys really. What would you prefer?

[FakeConcern]

8 hours ago, bunglebus said:

All but one of these have removable bodies - but that green X-Raycer is going to push the bids up

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394584874857?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=2if0tgPzQ56&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=X5RtjeAxSP-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Wow Thanks for remembering and thinking of me! They look great, but £21 already with nearly six days to go, Ithink they'll go over my budget. As you may have noticed I've been going a bit mad with Corgi 1/43 stuff lately and I'm trying to rein it in a bit. I did get an offer of this nice NOS for £13, but didn't take it up although tempted. Perhaps I'd better watch those seven and make a cheeky bid at the last minute! I don't much want the Xraycer so maybe could recoup if I won them.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115447422542

 

[bunglebus]

17 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Was there a green military version too?

No, but it soldiered on until 1999 so there are plenty of versions out there 

[sierraman]

44 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Just waiting on one more lot to turn up. 
Although, I could start putting them up bit by bit? Up to you guys really. What would you prefer?

Steady trickle is fine for me. 

[danthecapriman]

1 minute ago, sierraman said:

Steady trickle is fine for me. 

Ok, I’ll get some pics taken tomorrow of what’s here and try to put them up, same as usual, tomorrow evening.

19:00ish??

[155V6]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

The stickers are very worn on mine but it does look like the top one of yours. 
I’ve got another elsewhere missing it’s doors too, which I think is the middle pic type with Red Cross. Was there a green military version too?

Maybe you were thinking of this one?

[danthecapriman]

43 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Maybe you were thinking of this one?

That’s the one! I was sure I’d seen a military green US ambulance. 

[flat4alfa]

4 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Imperial is lovely. Not sure about the stripes though, especially on a car like that! I darent take them off though!

The paint, stripe and ‘chromed’ low-friction wheels make it one of the ‘Flyers’ range.  Peak Lone Star IMHO.

They got an early glimpse at what Mattel were doing at the spring 1968 New York Toy Fair and very quickly went through the range, adapting the existing Impy castings, alongside new loop-the-loop track pieces just like Hot Wheels.  They beat the Corgi Rockets launch by a year and Matchbox Superfast (also with track) by six months

Your example is 1969-71 and might have been one obtained through the Quaker cereals promotion

[Jon]

5 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Ok, I’ll get some pics taken tomorrow of what’s here and try to put them up, same as usual, tomorrow evening.

19:00ish??

Much to the relief of many I imagine, that's 6am NZ time, so peak time for me shuffling Mrs_Jon off to work (she takes a while to get ready), so I'll likely be MIA.

Now if you said 8:30pm your time, I could probably make it!

[danthecapriman]

7 hours ago, Jon said:

Much to the relief of many I imagine, that's 6am NZ time, so peak time for me shuffling Mrs_Jon off to work (she takes a while to get ready), so I'll likely be MIA.

Now if you said 8:30pm your time, I could probably make it!

Fair enough! I’ll try to aim for 20:30ish.

[sierraman]

8 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Fair enough! I’ll try to aim for 20:30ish.

I’ll get some cans in ready 🤣

[Datsuncog]

And I'll arrange to be doing something Very Important in the garage...

[Tenmil Socket]

16 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Wow! Proper radioactive glow! 
I don’t know why mines not doing it? Maybe I’ll try it somewhere really dark instead of just in my hand. It was filthy when I got it. Took a fair bit of detergent to shift the mank on it! 
Always amazes me with these old toys that the shit (probably literally in some cases!) that’s on them and yet people let kids play with them. Some of the ones I’ve found are health hazards!

Does it need ‘charging’ first by holding it up to a light bulb for example. I’ve found that’s how watches work for the hour markers. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Just to continue from yesterdays post, here's a couple of KADO/Tomica Split Screen vans. These Tomica Dandy models are very good quality, but the prices can be a bit sky high. They have a feel of a well built 1960s Corgi and the look of a 1970s Dinky. I have no idea how many variations there are of these KADO Police vehicles as they do not turn up very often and information is thin on the ground.

By the way, I think the VW Bus is a 1967 as it has the big round indicator, big rear hatch and sliding doors on both sides.

[MiniMinorMk3]

5 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Does it need ‘charging’ first by holding it up to a light bulb for example. I’ve found that’s how watches work for the hour markers. 

Or try sticking it bin the sun for 10 minutes, my Tissot glows like a good un after being out in the sun.

[danthecapriman]

37 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Does it need ‘charging’ first by holding it up to a light bulb for example. I’ve found that’s how watches work for the hour markers. 

 

31 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Or try sticking it bin the sun for 10 minutes, my Tissot glows like a good un after being out in the sun.

Could well be the case. It’s probably spent the last decade or two in a box in someone’s attic in total darkness so I’ll stick it out in the sun for a few hours…

[bunglebus]

A minute or two is enough to charge them up. 

Personally I wouldn't leave them in the sun as they do get yellowed and brittle from UV. 

[bunglebus]

Well this is a good sign. Pun intentional 

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

A minute or two is enough to charge them up. 

Personally I wouldn't leave them in the sun as they do get yellowed and brittle from UV. 

It’s glowing!! Proper nuclear glow too. 
Id left it out in the sun all day though!😬 

It must have just been sat in darkness so long it needed a recharge. I tried to get a pic but the camera can’t handle the darkness. They are very cool though, never had one before.

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Well this is a good sign. Pun intentional 

50.00p ??

We have returned to a subunit of a Penny.  The Ha'pennies are relieved.

[flat4alfa]

Postman™ has been

He delivered the elusive Hot Wheels 'Flying Colours' '68 Shelby GT500, thanks @eddyramrod

[flat4alfa]

Postman™ also delivered a box of tat, mainly rough-but-complete examples for repainting efforts

A Corgi Mini Magnifique with the slim sunroof stripe variant was one of them

It's going to need to become THE GREEN

Then both tickboxes would get ticked in one hit

And I can sleep again

[bunglebus]

Home Bargains had new Hot Wheels 

I'm not 100% sold on this style normally but the Charger looks really cool!

[flat4alfa]

10 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

[bunglebus]

Got some bits in the post. I had these two as a set once before, there's a trailer tent that goes with them

After painting a new bonnet for my near-mint one, I found a good donor

And a nice Spoiler Sport

@FakeConcernand a second X-Raycers Mini - want my spare?

[Datsuncog]

Well, cripes.

If anyone has a burning desire for some Cycle Runner sets, now might be a good time to sing up...

[sierraman]

I’d end up making a right show of myself if I’d seen that. 🤣

[bunglebus]

Shame none of them have the Halibrand style wheels, I'd grab some as donors

[flat4alfa]

So they are all January release boxes if no Halibrands