Shite in Miniature II

[Vantman]

SOLD     Any shiter interested in this red BX14RE by 'Vullierme'.  Both front sidelamps and the front wiper are missing and it has a scratch

0n the bonnet which is not showing that well in my lousy photo. Thirteen and a half inches x five and a half inches.   SOLD.

 

£15.00 including packing and Myhermes carriage.      SOLD.

[Split_Pin]

Is that cm or inches? I thought these were 1/12 scale normally? Interested if anyone can confirm if it's bigger than 1/43

[sierraman]

Got Sierraman jr the Matchbox VW Transporter pick up today. Wanted one for ages (me that is) a brilliant model for £1. Would respond really well I think to customisation a'la Junkyard Dog

[Split_Pin]

I clocked one in the Pound shop the other day, nice wee things!

[eddyramrod]

I agree, I was looking at them too.  What a shame they went for the double cab though!  I used to drive these (we had two) at work in the 80s, but ours were single-cab.  I think I'll press on (glacially slowly) with my already-started conversions of the ambulance casting previously issued.

[Vantman]

Is that cm or inches? I thought these were 1/12 scale normally? Interested if anyone can confirm if it's bigger than 1/43

 

My apologies,the measurements are in inches and after a bit of research I found it listed as 1/12 scale.

[155V6]

I clocked one in the Pound shop the other day, nice wee things!

Shame they're so small though.

[Split_Pin]

My apologies,the measurements are in inches and after a bit of research I found it listed as 1/12 scale.

Cheers chap - I will take this. How do you want me to pay for it?

[Split_Pin]

Shame they're so small though.

Yes, I also like Hotwheels but I agree, they are just a wee bit small to be able to see any detail.

[Split_Pin]

Vantman, just checked on eBay and there's an identical BX to yours, same condition too with the same parts missing, going for about £45 on eBay. Just want to let you know before you decide what to do, wouldn't want to rob you here!

[Vantman]

Vantman, just checked on eBay and there's an identical BX to yours, same condition too with the same parts missing, going for about £45 on eBay. Just want to let you know before you decide what to do, wouldn't want to rob you here!

 

Thanks for the info but I am happy to sell it to you for £15. You should have a PM.

[Split_Pin]

Very kind of you, Pm sent back 😀

[Junkman]

I now have space and money. A dangerous combination.
 





















 

[Junkman]

Could this be the most overlooked diecast yankshite? 
 

 

They did a superb job replicating the "Starfire" panel above the glovebox:






 

Certified shiny shit from China:

[Junkman]

MOAR yankshite.

 

 

Not sure why getting Mopar nomenclature straight appears to be such an impossible task, but there is no such thing as a 1961 DeSoto Adventurer.

In its final year, sir could get a DeSoto, period. Yes, a DeSoto. That's it. Nothing more. There weren't any models. There wasn't even an optional engine.

There wasn't a convertible and there was no wagon. There was a Desoto and you could have it as a 2-door or 4-door hardtop.

 

Anyway, this is a bit from the lower echelons of diecastage.

 

A face even its mother hated:

 

 

An attempt to continue Desoto's traditional triple taillight treatment that can't be beaten in its half arsedness:

 

 

Sadly my camera refuses to do the relatively nicely made interior justice:

 

 

The seat backs fold in the typical Mopar fashion of the day:

 

 

Nothing to write home about, in real life and on the model:

 

 

 

Not really a bad model, but it does need help.

Most annoying is that step that makes the roof sit about 2mm too high.

Filing this down should do a lot to the overall proportion.

[mercrocker]

I can't see a '61 De Soto without thinking of Bruce McCall.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

[eddyramrod]

Junkman, you do realise that you have single-handedly turned my entire skin Lime Green here?  I'd eat your legs for that DeSoto!

[Junkman]

It's really only an el cheapo thingy. I paid 39 quid including postage.

[RoadworkUK]

Where did you score the Starfire from?

 

I'd rather like one to compliment the Studebaker Golden Hawk I have from the same series - same flocked packaging - same "gold" coin.

 

Best of all, same functional crank windows.

 

Outrageous fidelity for the cash, even if the grille is a little cheesy

[Junkman]

Oof!

 

The Starfire I got from Vendilo in San Marino.

[eddyramrod]

It's really only an el cheapo thingy. I paid 39 quid including postage.

Duz not Kompoot

[Junkman]

Tis 2017 m8. Drive to a petrol station and you'll see what 40 quid are worth nowadays.

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

I must have a look through this thread. I haven't clicked on it before, but the models are amazing!

[Split_Pin]

Be prepared to find yourself browsing eBay into the small hours, it's addictive!

[RoadworkUK]

I've just declined the chance to buy this:

 

 

I already have a 'playworn' black example that was my favourite growing up. This 'mint' example with a shabby box was starting at £4.99, ( + £2,99 p&p)

 

I didn't pull the trigger because I wasn't sure if £8 could be justified.

 

If it's relisted.... should I?

[eddyramrod]

My advice would be No, but then I'm a mingy bugger who objects to the current prices being asked for diecasts.  Other opinions may vary.

[Split_Pin]

Got this in the mail from our own Vantman. The chap is an absolute gent - despite knowing he could have got about £45 or so for the model on eBay he sold it to me for a a tiny fraction of that.

 

It's a huge 1/12 scale Citroen BX 14 RE made by Vullierme in France. I presume it's a promotional item if some sort and quite sought after I believe. I have placed one of my son's Hot Wheels cars next to it to indicate the scale of it.

[Split_Pin]

I didn't know that you could get models of ordinary Japanese cars of the late 1990s from 1:64 scale manufacturers so I opted for these from eBay.

 

Toyota Corolla E110 JDM version and a Toyota Camry XV20.

 

Pretty pleased with them even if the Corrolas paint is mighty tired!

[155V6]

I've had both of those at different times & thought they were the same car 

[Split_Pin]

The real ones or the toy ones? (lol 😀)