Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

19 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

Is the Lincoln the one with the telly in the back ?

Yep! There’s the battery holder underneath and a light up tv inside. I’m not sure if mine does anything though? I’ll have to find a battery and try it.

[flat4alfa]

What is it showing on the TV today?

I think the one here has a clown, will check

There were interchangable screen cards to excite the mind

[andy18s]

[danthecapriman]

27 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

What is it showing on the TV today?

I think the one here has a clown, will check

There were interchangable screen cards to excite the mind

Bugger all on my TV. The screen cards aren’t with it. And the bulb appears to be missing.

[155V6]

20 minutes ago, andy18s said:

Those Otto models are nice,but are too expensive for me.

So I definitely wouldn't have ordered a Ford Puma,& be thinking about the MG ZR which is coming out 😀

[FakeConcern]

Today this turned up from @bunglebus and I love it! Great fun having the chassis to take out and then the translucent body so different to anything else I have.

 

Somehow I also have this HW as well now...

and this...

Now this does not mean I'm collecting Hotweels, I mean to follow @flat4alfa's advice and steer clear of that, no the C4 is part of my "cars I've owned" collection

I know the rally ones are models and not toys so I shouldn't, but C4 VTS toys are few and far between and these are nice. I do have a couple of others that I don't remember the make of and I think live with my daughter (technically she owns the last of three C4s I had, now on SORN). I have also fancied a Norev, but never seen one for less than much too much!

Obviously the HW Minis are part of the Mini collection

 

[AndyW201]

Ah, I can remember back when I could resolutely say that I wasn't a Hot Wheels collector.

And here's me today having just spunked over the odds online for a Moving Parts Morry Thou and I can barely move around the loft hatch for boxes... 🤣

[Zie]

3 hours ago, andy18s said:

I've got the F1 version they did. Bloody great lump of a thing it is. 

[danthecapriman]

I’ve only got a couple of Otto’s. Not a big surprise which ones…

Got them a few years back. Really really nice models, but a bit pricey!

[Snake Charmer]

8 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

I’ve only got a couple of Otto’s. Not a big surprise which ones…

Got them a few years back. Really really nice models, but a bit pricey!

They look superb. The Capri number plate reminds me of Del Boy. 😎

[Snake Charmer]

13 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

I think the blue version is quite rare.

I noticed last night the wall I left it on has finally gone, absorbed into a Berkeley development monstrosity of flats.

12 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Yep! There’s the battery holder underneath and a light up tv inside. I’m not sure if mine does anything though? I’ll have to find a battery and try it.

I have no recollection of the TV, snaffled this photo off tinternet. Clown is there along with rocket, racing car and Mexican Bandit, all the important images from life aged 7 in the 70's!

[bunglebus]

£10

[bunglebus]

I didn't buy that sat as I already have one from the same boot sake a few years back. Did get some other bits but prices were a bit salty this morning 

[danthecapriman]

2 hours ago, Snake Charmer said:

I noticed last night the wall I left it on has finally gone, absorbed into a Berkeley development monstrosity of flats.

I have no recollection of the TV, snaffled this photo off tinternet. Clown is there along with rocket, racing car and Mexican Bandit, all the important images from life aged 7 in the 70's!

All my TV ‘slides’ are missing. I’ve got the battery holder though, which comes out ok and isn’t broken. There doesn’t look like there’s a bulb or anything in it either. 

[danthecapriman]

There’s a blue Lincoln on eBay at the moment. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155553371249?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20220705100511%26meid%3D8086dc04b919421cafcaf36a41552742%26pid%3D101524%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D155553371249%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DCorgi&_trksid=p2380057.c101524.m146925&_trkparms=pageci%3Ae23e9311-f7bb-11ed-b904-32892e04de2f|parentrq%3A3db0e9c11880a6e7f27350f7fffdd812|iid%3A1

Salty price and missing a door but it’s not in terrible condition otherwise.

[MiniMinorMk3]

20 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Corgi Lincoln Continental limo is awesome! Looks great, nice little touches too like the textured vinyl roof and carpeted trunk/interior. No idea if the lights work but who cares when a car is that cool!

 

 

16 hours ago, ETCHY said:

Is the Lincoln the one with the telly in the back ?

 

15 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

What is it showing on the TV today?

I think the one here has a clown, will check

There were interchangable screen cards to excite the mind

I had that back in the olden days. Mine had a boxing match on the TV. I always like the purple velvet carpet an boot liner.

[bunglebus]

Today's haul. Believe it or not I was being quite good and walked away from a fair few 50p Matchbox as I just have so many

[155V6]

Siku truck looks like a nice find

[Tenmil Socket]

21 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Today's haul. Believe it or not I was being quite good and walked away from a fair few 50p Matchbox as I just have so many

What make is the BX? Looks decent.

[andrew e]

It does!

[155V6]

A few car boot finds today

Britains  Iveco

Majorette transporter trailer,I nearly left this as the top deck was missing,but the parts were in the bottom of the box

Dinky Roller,missing the bootlid

Corgi trailers,I think I've got a Land Rover for the horsebox somewhere

Smaller trailers

Miss_155 likes small trucks with 3 wheels

Lone Star cannon,GR8 for taking people's eyes out with matchsticks

Corgi American La France tractor,pleased to find this as I've had a trailer waiting at home for a while

I think they may be from different releases though?,different coloured wheels

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

What make is the BX? Looks decent.

Polistil - bought as I thought one of you would like it even at £5.00.

I'll get pics up later, for now here's my one boxed buy

[bunglebus]

Here ya go. I can't work out if it's been got at or original but it's up for grabs for what it cost me

[AndyW201]

Got my DanBox delivered this week with, erm, one or two cars in. Finally got around to sorting them out and photographing them. I have to admit to getting a bit Sharpie-happy on some of the cosmetically challenged ones, but at these prices, it doesn't matter risking ruining them! Cheers go to @danthecapriman for organising the sale and letting interesting stuff go so cheap. 

This haul is basically all about the nostalgia. Stuff I had as a kid and some I missed out on at the time. Some topping up on the Mercedes content too.

First up, the W116 S-Class by Majorette, a nice rendering. Really nice condition too, only needing a dab of silver Sharpie on the side mouldings and the tops of the door frames.

Quite cool how they used the tinted glazing to give the headlights a Euro-style yellow tint, and the orange interior moulding to form the rear lights,

Also in the sale was a cute little Majorette motorbike trailer, which I thought might pair up nicely with the SEL,

One bike has gone astray sadly, but hey, one still remaining after 40 or so years is still amazing.

I don't imagine that these were sold together as a set originally, but I think they go well together.

Somehow, I managed to get three different R129 Mercedes SLs, soooo...

Who did it better/worse?

Bizarre colour choice on the Corgi SL, a casting I've never come across although I assume this is one of the Corgis that ended up as a Hot Wheels. I thought it might have been a faded red, but nope, it is pink. Mind you, it is a period shade I suppose, reminds me a bit of Porsche Karmin Rot, and early W202 C Class Esprits  were available in a pinky red like this too.

Interior for the age and scale isn't bad at all. The steering wheel is correct, the shape of the seats and centre console are all like the real thing, even the suggestion of the seat belt butlers are there. It's a shame this one appears to have been dropped, breaking off the corner of the screen (it even had sunvisors modelled in) and chipping off some paint on the bumper, as it seems to have been pretty tidy otherwise.

Next, the Matchbox version. Another Mercedes I had no idea Matchbox did, (along with the W140 S-Class), and from that period I rate as Peak-Matchbox. Somewhat smaller than the Corgi, but better proportion wise I think.

Again, nicely done inside for a late-80s toy.

Bit of an oddball is the Maisto/MC Toys version, which seems to have been cast with a hardtop fitted (obviously there was no FHC version of the SL or folding metal roof on this generation).

Not a bad version though, the colour is similar to the period Almandine red and as the early R129s had 16" wheels with fairly baloony tyres, the big Superfast type wheels on this one look pretty good.

A mystery is this Chinesium no-name R107 SL

Mind you, they've captured the shape and detailing of it pretty well, the opening doors fit well too, so bonnet "graphics" aside, not as cheap and nasty as it could have been.

[flat4alfa]

Would you, at £30 ?

Ran out of money! Walked away

[Tenmil Socket]

22 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Here ya go. I can't work out if it's been got at or original but it's up for grabs for what it cost me

Could you put it to one side for me please?

[danthecapriman]

10 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Would you, at £30 ?

Rang out of money! Walked away

Hmm, yes probably! Not because it’s a good price but because it’s probably my favourite colour of that Carrimore version and I don’t have it yet! 
I sold a white one on my thread for a tenner recently which I think was in better condition. I thought £10 was about a fair price on it?

[danthecapriman]

23 minutes ago, AndyW201 said:

Got my Danbox delivered this week with, erm, one or two cars in. Finally got around to sorting them out and photographing them. I have to admit to getting a bit Sharpie-happy on some of the cosmetically challenged ones, but at these prices, it doesn't matter risking ruining them! Cheers go to @danthecapriman for organising the sale and letting interesting stuff go so cheap. 

This haul is basically all about the nostalgia. Stuff I had as a kid and some I missed out on at the time. Some topping up on the Mercedes content too.

First up, the W116 S-Class by Majorette, a nice rendering. Really nice condition too, only needing a dab of silver Sharpie on the side mouldings and the tops of the door frames.

Quite cool how they used the tinted glazing to give the headlights a Euro-style yellow tint, and the orange interior moulding to form the rear lights,

Also in the sale was a cute little Majorette motorbike trailer, which I thought might pair up nicely with the SEL,

One bike has gone astray sadly, but hey, one still remaining after 40 or so years is still amazing.

I don't imagine that these were sold together as a set originally, but I think they go well together.

Somehow, I managed to get three different W129 SLs, soooo...

Who did it better/worse?

Bizarre colour choice on the Corgi SL, a version I've never come across although I assume this is one of the Corgis that ended up as a Hot Wheels. I thought it might have been a faded red, but nope, it is pink. Mind you, it is a period shade I suppose, reminds me a bit of Porsche Karmin Rot, and early W202 C Class Esprits  were available in a pinky red like this too.

Interior for the age and scale isn't bad at all. The steering wheel is correct, the shape of the seats and centre console are all like the real thing, even the suggestion of the seat belt butlers are there. It's a shame this one appears to have been dropped, breaking off the corner of the screen (it even had sunvisors modelled in) and chipping off some paint on the bumper, as it seems to have been pretty tidy otherwise.

Next, the Matchbox version. Another Mercedes I had no idea Matchbox did, (along with the W140 S-Class), and from that period I rate as Peak-Matchbox. Somewhat smaller than the Corgi, but better proportion wise I think.

Again, nicely done inside for a late-80s toy.

Bit of an oddball is the Maisto/MC Toys version, which seems to have been cast with a hardtop fitted (obviously there was no FHC version o the SL or folding metal roof on this generation).

Not a bad version though, the colour is similar to the period Almandine red and as the early W129s had 16" wheels with fairly baloony tyres, the big Superfast type wheels on this one look pretty good.

A mystery is this Chinesium no-name W107 SL

Mind you, they've captured the shape and detailing of it pretty well, the opening doors fit well too, so bonnet "graphics" aside, not as cheap and nasty as it could have been.

 

I think my favourite out of them is the Matchbox one. I never knew they made one either until I turned that one up. Maisto/MC one is also nice though.

That Chinese yellow Merc is actually pretty good. Great condition too. It looks a touch under-wheeled to me though?

Glad you like them though👍

[andrew e]

32 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Could you put it to one side for me please?

I’m so glad you said that 😂

[AndyW201]

DanBox, part Deux.

Datsun 260Z was looking down at heel, with paint missing everywhere, so bodywork got a quick and dirty touch-in for the worst of the paint loss, with bumpers blacked, valances painted body colour, and wheels touched-in,

Porker Turbo was also pretty sad, with heavy paint loss. Now tidied up, keeping what was left of the original graphics, as I had this version as a kid, and wheels touched up again.

Tidy Renault 17 has had some previous attention from an enthusiastic previous owner, with some black detailing on the B post and grilles, though it doesn't look too bad really.

Shame, as otherwise it's survived pretty well, even the bonnet stripe is pretty minty.

The black front and rear bumpers were pretty well chipped so they've been tidied up, along with some silver on the headlights and wheels. The PO had also splodged some black on the boot badges, so I've gone over them in silver as good as my 49 year old eyes would allow!

Last of the smol Matchboxes was this Volvo 480.

A great casting, definitely another from that golden era of Matchbox. This one is in lovely condition. Great detailing at the rear,

Final Matchbox is a big one,

Never had a Speed King before. When I was a little 'un, our local big toy shop favoured Corgi for larger scale toys, though I went on to have plenty of later Super Kings when they got stocked.

Had to have this one, as it's a Merc obvs, and as it's an SLC. Largely seen as the ugly duckling of the SL family, but I like them. This one again has survived pretty well, the paintwork has thankfully few chips and is still nice and shiny. Bumpers, wheels and grille had faded so they got re silvered.

The nearside rear bumper side section had broken off, so I found a bit of plastic sprue that filled the gap. With a coat of silver, it's not exactly a 100% invisible repair but better than it was.

Under the bonnet is a decent early '70s rendition of the V8 engine.

Eep! Same age as me. (Somewhat better preserved though...)