Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Big bucket o'Hot Wheels in B&M

And a double sided display

And a single

Not a Matchbox, Flying Custom or Ultra Hot to be found though 

[TheOtherStu]

New company EV jalopy rocked up last week. Found a Matchbox equivalent, so had to acquire it for some completely unknown reason.

[bunglebus]

They're everywhere 

[Datsuncog]

56 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Factory Error Alert!

Teledials on rear are not hot foiled and front wheels are not Teledials.

Yes, I wondered about those...

The teledials on the rear looked wrong, but I was planning on having a look through my Corgi catalogues later to see if that was common or not on early buggies.

There's some traces of silver just about visible on the rear wheels...

(Though hard to make out in pics)

There also seems to be some overpaint around the edge of one rear wheel too.

I'm not honestly sure if the original foil's been repainted and then rubbed off - as the fronts look a bit matt and slightly messy, more like they've been touched in with a paint pen than the original foil - or if they were left undecorated from the factory.

But, just in case...

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

50p  £5000  takes this, if anyone fancies it!

[Split_Pin]

I wasn't 100% sure if I still had my 1990 Solido Clio but it turns out I do.

Comparison with the 16v shows flared.arches and bonnet bulge.

I got this at a swapmeet a few months before the real Clio was released in the UK so I wasn't half smug at this.

That was, until I opened the catalogue supplied and saw the 1/18 'Actura' range. Wow.

I now have both these cars and across the wider range I've had a fair few come and go over the years. The Century of Cars made heavy use of these old castings, with a few more detailed later 90s ones mixed in. I also dreamed of finding the Mercedes R129 Cabriolet which wasn't even released and was just an illustration at this point. It took me until last week to get it!

Enjoy folks!

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

42 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Yes, I wondered about those...

The teledials on the rear looked wrong, but I was planning on having a look through my Corgi catalogues later to see if that was common or not on early buggies.

 

Just had a quick scan of Beach Buggies sold on Vectis in the last 20 years to see the wheel types. I also looked at the Fire Bug to see what was fitted to them.

Buggy    Teledials  Crown   Dish  Error Total

Red              31               16            0         1         48

Blue             22               14            2         0         38

Fire Bug      0                32             0         0         32

All Fire Bugs have the Crown type wheel fitted. Only one red Buggy had an error of Teledials front and Crown rear. Two blue Buggies had the later dish type wheel as fitted to the purple Buggy that came with the boat.

[Datsuncog]

30 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Just had a quick scan of Beach Buggies sold on Vectis in the last 20 years to see the wheel types. I also looked at the Fire Bug to see what was fitted to them.

Buggy    Teledials  Crown   Dish  Error Total

Red              31               16            0         1         48

Blue             22               14            2         0         38

Fire Bug      0                32             0         0         32

All Fire Bugs have the Crown type wheel fitted. Only one red Buggy had an error of Teledials front and Crown rear. Two blue Buggies had the later dish type wheel as fitted to the purple Buggy that came with the boat.

Ah, interesting.., I only ever had the Fire Bug as a kid, which as you say came with the Crown type wheels.

It annoyed the life out of me because it was too big to fit in when playing with my 'small' cars, and too small to fit in with my 'big' cars.

So in that case...

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

50p  £5,000  £50,000 takes this, if anyone fancies it!

Edit for maximum profiteering.

"I know what its wurf m8"

[Spoiler alert: I really don't]

And genuinely, if anyone wants it for 50p they're more than welcome to it.

**EDIT EDIT: SOLD!! To Eddy**

[eddyramrod]

Yes please.

Also @bunglebus I'd have lapped up those partwork cars, especially the 999 types.  If you see them again...

[bunglebus]

4 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Also @bunglebus I'd have lapped up those partwork cars, especially the 999 types.  If you see them again...

We'll be back in Yarmouth at some point over the weekend. Anything in particular? 

How about a tin sign with really odd perspective? 

[eddyramrod]

Thank you, but I'll pass on that.  Anything with blue lights on the roof interests me though, I have a proven fetish for police cars.  Perhaps one of each type you can find?

[flat4alfa]

37 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

It annoyed the life out of me because it was too big to fit in when playing with my 'small' cars, and too small to fit in with my 'big' cars.

Surreal.  I had the very same problem with it and it still bothers me even today!

[Datsuncog]

This is why I have to pass it on.

It'll make my eyeballs itch otherwise...

[eddyramrod]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

This is why I have to pass it on to Eddy.

EFA

[Remspoor]

20 hours ago, andrew e said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-65714184

I saw that

20 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

He should be on this thread!

 

I say no. Given the photos in that article there are hopefully the better examples of his skills I think we are lucky enough to have better photographers here.

[andy18s]

5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

And I didn't leave B&M without doing a purchase.

Not sure if you're still after this one, @andy18s - but if you are, it's here!

If you don't... well, someone else is welcome to it. £1.69 paid.

And, after resisting for several months, I finally snapped and bought myself a Nissan Patrol.

I'm still watching too much Matt's Off Road Recovery on YouTube, I know.

But the flowerbeds are calling, and I must go...

Once again - Happy Friday, all!

I'm happy to take the Cub unless anyone else wants it.

Just found out Matchbox are doing a few bikes too...

[FakeConcern]

7 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

And there's more...

I figured that somebody might want this down-at-heel Solido Clio.

And it turns out that somebody is @FakeConcern.

It's definitely seen better days...

But as it's only screwed together, I think this could be a fairly straightforward resto job. Bit of paint, bit of plasticard for the rear lights - done.

Wasn't this one from the tail end of the Hachette Century of Cars collection partwork?

Either way - it's yours for 50p, dude!

Then there's this...

I find it hard to leave cheap Corgi Whizzwheels behind.

Although the windshield and hood have gone AWOL, it's not in too bad shape.

50p takes this, if anyone fancies it!

 

 

 

There used to be a Liquid Yellow 16v on ClioSport so that's an idea...

I was trying to remember how many Corgi GP buggies Mrs Concern has, I think it must be 5 so it's lucky Eddy wants that one haha!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

7 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

 

I'm still watching too much Matt's Off Road Recovery on YouTube, I know.

 

Someone needs to build a diecast replica of Matt's MorVair!

[Datsuncog]

20 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Someone needs to build a diecast replica of Matt's MorVair!

Johnny Lightning did - but it's pricey!

https://mattsoffroadrecovery.com/collections/accessories/products/morrvair

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Just now, Datsuncog said:

Johnny Lightning did - but it's pricey!

https://mattsoffroadrecovery.com/collections/accessories/products/morrvair

I reckon one of our tame restorers on here could do a better job 😉

[andrew e]

You want 1/10th scale?

https://jconcepts.net/1961-corvair-lakewood-body

[Dick Cheeseburger]

7 minutes ago, andrew e said:

You want 1/10th scale?

https://jconcepts.net/1961-corvair-lakewood-body

If I bought a crawler chassis, I'd be all over that. 

[sierraman]

Superkings Diablo was a bargain at £3.75 delivered. 

[Split_Pin]

47 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Superkings Diablo was a bargain at £3.75 delivered. 

That's s new one on me, very nice!

[sierraman]

19 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

That's s new one on me, very nice!

They didn’t make them for very long, Superking sales were on the slide from  1992 onwards. I think anything after about 1994 was old stock. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

19 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I wasn't 100% sure if I still had my 1990 Solido Clio but it turns out I do.

 

 

 

Enjoy folks!

 

That must be an early one as it is on the Hi-Fi base.

I have a later on in a Today box

Along with a contemporary Espace

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Just found another Clio. This is a Mog Models 5-Door. It has a resin body applied to a Solido base and uses many of the Solido parts.

 

[Peter C]

Purchased today at the Enfield Pageant for £2.50, a 1:18 scale model of a Mercedes Benz 220SE.

Completely playworn and filthy, looks like a barn find. 

The plan is to do nothing to it, leave it precisely how it is and enjoy the patina.

[RayMK]

5 minutes ago, Peter C said:

Purchased today at the Enfield Pageant for £2.50, a 1:18 scale model of a Mercedes Benz 220SE.

Completely playworn and filthy, looks like a barn find. 

The plan is to do nothing to it, leave it precisely how it is and enjoy the patina.

 

That's fabulous!  Does it even have the fabled low pivot swing axle at the rear?

[Peter C]

2 minutes ago, RayMK said:

That's fabulous!  Does it even have the fabled low pivot swing axle at the rear?

[danthecapriman]

10 minutes ago, Peter C said:

Purchased today at the Enfield Pageant for £2.50, a 1:18 scale model of a Mercedes Benz 220SE.

Completely playworn and filthy, looks like a barn find. 

The plan is to do nothing to it, leave it precisely how it is and enjoy the patina.

That thing is awesome! What a bargain too!

Who made it?