Shite in Miniature II

[AndyW201]

Picked up a couple of newer Hot Wheels while at the shops. Nothing much out there at the mo. Resigned to the fact I've had it with the red Escort now...

Nice colour on the Porker and on this. Nice tampo printing too, love the little Demon logo,

As far as electric cars go, I quite like these Jags, Would have preferred it in non-race trim, but the carbon effect livery is quite funky.

While at B&M, found these, 

Been slowly collecting these since I found the Escort a good few weeks ago. They're still a good few quid cheaper at B&M than on the Hot Wheels FB pages,

Not strictly my bag usually, but these F&F are pretty well detailed, I think it's meant to be a gas turbine shoved in the back of this one

Back of the Jeep features stuff,

So, despite not being a completist, that makes all ten of these now. Probably one of the more shit investments I've made, but I was glad to get the Escort the Challenger and the JDM stuff.

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I went to a car boot sale this morning and amongst a lot of “I know what it’s worth, I’ve looked on eBay” shit. A Humbrolled Whizzwheels Transit camper with no back door for £5, anyone? I came away with these two for a fiver, my first Lone Star,I remember the brand when I was a kid for cowboy guns etc.

I’d have been happy with the 300SL for £5 so the Lone Star is effectively free.

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

That one top right first tray is the Matchbox Powertrack Porsche 911 slot car.  If that was really £9, then does that mean all the Lone Stars in that tray were similar or less?  Surely not.  The Jaguar and Zodiac look repainted, but still

[Split_Pin]

Nice one on the Polistil Mini @bunglebus. There were 2 at the toy fair yesterday but I already have one and they were very salty, although boxed. I'm the only weirdo in Scotland that seems to collect them so they can't be worth a great deal!

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Oh for fuck sake 😂

I've started a list.  It's called 'Split-Pin's Rancho scale model collection tick-list'  😊😆

No Polistil or Majorette releases, surprisingly...   seems quite odd Majorette couldn't/wouldn't produce one, after all they got the Bagheera

[andrew e]

Todays haul, as usual some crazy prices out there and grubby toys, as well as some buried grubby bargains - I’m sure sometimes toys, I mean scale diecasts get put back in the wrong trays and the grumpy giffers don't notice week on week. Their loss! Its suprising what a rummage finds! Saying that I reckon a third of the stalls have people like us who just love cars, trains and bikes and its always great to chat 👍 Even if your skint, head over to a fair, go in an hour after its opened (hoards of piss smelling weirdos have shuffled off by then, at least I’m a showered weirdo) and shoot the breeze about toys  - its really therapeutic.

First off the £2 (!). Selection, all of which had broken suspension, probably why they were £2! All Corgi’s

Then the £3 selection, I quite enjoyed both these despite being a diversion from my usual purchases! The Peugeot 406 Elixer concept is Norev, the Sintra Schuco. Both are really quite shitetastic.

Finally these two beautifull Corgis from the £5 pile. The Tornado only has 3 out of 4 correct wheels, but barring that is lovely. The Corgi 241 Ghia is beautiful colour and really is an impressive piece of toy design from the 60’s. Separate door cards, dash instrument sticker, painted lights etc, It would be impressive now. I think I scored well getting it for a £5! I have a blue one, a gold one next I reckon!

[flat4alfa]

43 minutes ago, andrew e said:

Todays haul, as usual some crazy prices out there and grubby toys, as well as some buried grubby bargain

Bargains!  Especially those Corgis.  Scarce colour that Toronado, I know I couldn't have left it there at that money.

I have a couple of odd Jacks wheels, will look which style they are. 

The Ghia was an odd choice for a UK manufacturer, considering what they didn't model instead.  Glad they did though and seems to have sold well.  Still, odd choice as only 6 real ones were built

[Split_Pin]

17 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I've started a list.  It's called 'Split-Pin's Rancho scale model collection tick-list'  😊😆

No Polistil or Majorette releases, surprisingly...   seems quite odd Majorette couldn't/wouldn't produce one, after all they got the Bagheera

Discount the modern models as I'm not a fan of those, does that just leave me with Siku, Mebetoys and Joustra ones (l literally hate you for this 😂)

[Split_Pin]

15 minutes ago, andrew e said:

Todays haul, as usual some crazy prices out there and grubby toys, as well as some buried grubby bargains - I’m sure sometimes toys, I mean scale diecasts get put back in the wrong trays and the grumpy giffers don't notice week on week. Their loss! Its suprising what a rummage finds! Saying that I reckon a third of the stalls have people like us who just love cars, trains and bikes and its always great to chat 👍 Even if your skint, head over to a fair, go in an hour after its opened (hoards of piss smelling weirdos have shuffled off by then, at least I’m a showered weirdo) and shoot the breeze about toys  - its really therapeutic.

First off the £2 (!). Selection, all of which had broken suspension, probably why they were £2! All Corgi’s

Then the £3 selection, I quite enjoyed both these despite being a diversion from my usual purchases! The Peugeot 406 Elixer concept is Norev, the Sintra Schuco. Both are really quite shitetastic.

Finally these two beautifull Corgis from the £5 pile. The Tornado only has 3 out of 4 correct wheels, but barring that is lovely. The Corgi 241 Ghia is beautiful colour and really is an impressive piece of toy design from the 60’s. Separate door cards, dash instrument sticker, painted lights etc, It would be impressive now. I think I scored well getting it for a £5! I have a blue one, a gold one next I reckon!

The Sontra is great, I got mine frkm @Jon and its peak shite Vauxhall for me.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

That one top right first tray is the Matchbox Powertrack Porsche 911 slot car.  If that was really £9, then does that mean all the Lone Stars in that tray were similar or less?  Surely not.  The Jaguar and Zodiac look repainted, but still

There were a lot of repaints in there. The guy was fair with his prices I think, he had some lovely temptations such as a Marklin split bus, but in the end I took just three cars. This was possibly the best one - a Siku type 3 Karmann Ghia 

Maybe a repaint going by the rivets, and not cheap at £10 - but find another for that price

Other Volkswagen niceties include a Matchbox with one of its doors and good glass for a quid

I found a box labelled "vintage hot wheels", most were Blackwall era or Ultra Hots...

This was from @andrew e

But this was in the box - how I scored an Original 16 Custom Firebird in this condition for £3 I don't know

[flat4alfa]

Look into my eyes, not around the eyes...

...you know you want to offer me that Custom Firebird for triple the money paid as it would be gladly accepted, with thanks

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

Discount the modern models as I'm not a fan of those, does that just leave me with Siku, Mebetoys and Joustra ones

So you do have the original 1980s Solido?

With or without the TRANSPORT DE 'ORSES

[bunglebus]

Funny.

Let's continue before the sun disappears

Corgi Rockets will be given the correct number of wheels in due course 

Another Corgi, the Fire Launch boat

Another transformer of some description 

Who could resist a Tin's Toys Imaginary Car Type III?

Onto bigger stuff. £3 worth of Dinky Gran Fury police car

These were my other buys from the guy with the good stuff. You might have noticed in the pics he had the Volvo/Datsun pair, but I'd already bought the other two he had by that point. Still on the lookout for a minty black base Datsun like my original - but until today I didn't know the Volvo had black and white bases too

£10 each hurt a bit but oh my they're in nice condition 

Another @andrew efind or two

And wouldn't you know it, the flippin' interior is orange rather than red. I'm never going to get the door card I need to finish my resto...

In the mean time I shall seek solace in this Polistil Mini, which has somehow bucked the trend and retained all of its bits other than one headlight

[Split_Pin]

18 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

So you do have the original 1980s Solido?

With or without the TRANSPORT DE 'ORSES

Nope, didn't know about that one either!

[bunglebus]

The sun has left Costa del Essex now,, so we go inside to look at Matchbox. 

Cap car 

Clean Wreck Truck

What's this trailer from?

Nice condition Jeep needs an engine donor

I've started work on one of these but who can resist another for 50p?

I must have a dozen of these, I can't resist when the grille is present

A couple of early commercials 

And some early cars

Lastly a Major Pack cab, what should the trailer be?

I think I was quite restrained today, a couple of 50p boxes had absolutely loads of orphan Matchbox in, I could have taken dozens home but sat on my hands. A bit

[bunglebus]

Lastly, boxed cars

Gama Mini 924 was today's last purchase 

Pleased to find these two for a quid each

And these for two

So there we go. I could have happily bought all the Hot Wheels redlines and blackwalls including a Gleam Team, Lone Stars, Tomica Beetles, Marklins, Matchbox Superkings, Mercurys etc etc that I saw on just one table but you can't have everything...

[flat4alfa]

10 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Lastly a Major Pack cab, what should the trailer be?

With the blue windows and orginally grey paint, then the LEP livery York Freightmaster trailer

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Nice one on the Polistil Mini @bunglebus. There were 2 at the toy fair yesterday but I already have one and they were very salty, although boxed. I'm the only weirdo in Scotland that seems to collect them so they can't be worth a great deal!

£4 didn't seem excessive to me?

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

What's this trailer from?

Nice condition Jeep needs an engine donor

Trailer is from the set paired with the Dodge K-series Cattle Truck, but only with white stake bed and Black bulls!

Common mainline had yellow stake bed 

The Dodge only in red with white stake bed (and black cows) in the Two-Pack set.  Let me guess, you have the exact match in-stock

[bunglebus]

5 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Let me guess, you have the exact match in-stock

No! It was in a very good 50p box and struck me as unusual. There were so many in there I wanted to rescue. 

Think I need to take a Securicor van with me next time for extra cash

[flat4alfa]

@bunglebus

Be quick! 99p ends 20 mins time but has plenty other items to help the postage burn

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195738698762

The only other one is a £15 minter

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293991037871

25% of the livestock here

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385481773778

 

[bunglebus]

22 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

@bunglebus

Be quick! 99p ends 20 mins time but has plenty other items to help the postage burn

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195738698762

You shouldn't show me these things after I've been on the beer

I found out via a Reddit post that the Moving Parts Morris comes in left and RHD - and by pure fluke I've ended up with both 

[Spottedlaurel]

3 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

I've started a list.  It's called 'Split-Pin's Rancho scale model collection tick-list'  😊😆

No Polistil or Majorette releases, surprisingly...   seems quite odd Majorette couldn't/wouldn't produce one, after all they got the Bagheera

How many of them can be seen here? These were at the Matra Museum in 2015:

 

And the Joustra jobbie is my photo, I saw it at a boot sale the morning before we went to the museum. Don't know why I didn't buy it....

[Spottedlaurel]

4 hours ago, AndyW201 said:

Picked up a couple of newer Hot Wheels while at the shops. Nothing much out there at the mo. Resigned to the fact I've had it with the red Escort now...

Yeah, current selection I've seen in several stores is rather uninspiring.

I have a spare red RS2000 if you're interested?

[sierraman]

Many varieties of the Rancho were made by Matchbox in Bulgaria.

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

How many of them can be seen here? These were at the Matra Museum in 2015:

And the Joustra jobbie is my photo, I saw it at a boot sale the morning before we went to the museum. Don't know why I didn't buy it....

Yes it is your photo, it is using the original posting link, from this very thread.  You regretted it then too!

Will give it a go...

Bottom row: big Bburagos.  Look at the size of them

One up from bottom: Corgis.

One up again: Solidos, along with a brown Mebetoys one at back right with shite wheels and no roof decoration, the cheapskates

Top row: Matchboxes, mixed with a lone red/orange Siku far right and a lone white Corgi Junior from the BP promotion (apparently the only Corgi ever stamped England not Gt Britain)

2nd row: [left them for someone else as reminders of the sad tale of my ownership of an Avantime needs avoiding]

[Spottedlaurel]

8 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes it is your photo, it is using the original posting link, from this very thread.  You regretted it then too!

I try and live a life without too many regrets, but clearly I do have one or two.....

On the subject of which, I was at home doing DIY yesterday thinking that somewhere there was a local-ish toy fair I could have gone too. Maybe there was, but there's certainly one at Ipswich next Sunday so I'll try and make it to that one.

[Spottedlaurel]

Recently got this gem amongst a few other kit purchases:

Rebox of an MPC kit. Will go nicely with the Ford EXP and '80s Chargers I have (and Monogram's Citation, if you promise not to notice that the latter is 1:24).

There has to be a way of making it look better than the box art. I shan't be using the sidepipes and I'll make sure whatever wheels I have fit in the arches a little better than they managed. It has some separate wide arches, window louvres etc.

[155V6]

Just got this Dinky Peugeot 504 from a charity shop

Axles are bent/loose,& missing a couple of spotlights,but these just clip together so should be easy enough to sort out

[bigstraight6]

Just found this in the loft, l just might build it!