Shite in Miniature II

[sierraman]

  On 07/06/2023 at 12:53, danthecapriman said:

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Here we go again 🤣🤣

[sierraman]

  On 07/06/2023 at 11:01, bunglebus said:

For those that don't have room for a full size garage setup

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Think I’ll pick one of those up, the youngest will like that with the man that appears to jump under the bus when it goes past. 

[Datsuncog]

  On 07/06/2023 at 11:01, bunglebus said:

For those that don't have room for a full size garage setup

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**Sets urgent reminder to call into Home Bargains sometime very soon**

Was that the only set they had on the shelves? A branch near-ish to me still has some of the service centres available, but I've yet to see more from the Matchbox range in there.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Following on from yesterdays TRAX Holden EJ set, here's a TRAX Holden HR set. The HR looked like a 1964 Opel Kapitän/Admiral/Diplomat with round headlamps.

Again great detail but this time with three different specifications.

Standard Sedan

The Special Sedan with extra chrome a two-tone paint

and finally the Premier Sedan with all the bells and whistles.

 

[bunglebus]

  On 07/06/2023 at 12:57, Datsuncog said:

**Sets urgent reminder to call into Home Bargains sometime very soon**

Was that the only set they had on the shelves? A branch near-ish to me still has some of the service centres available, but I've yet to see more from the Matchbox range in there.

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Yep it's a newly opened larger store but they're already looking a bit low on stock. That one seemed to be the only option available though

[Datsuncog]

Mail call today courtesy of @Spottedlaurel:

Oh yes! A very nice Lesney King Size Mercury Commuter.

I've had a few of the later Speed Kings race support versions of the Commuter with nylon wheels pass through my sweaty mitts, but never an early police one with the steerable wheels.

It's great - in broadly similar condition to the rest of my King Size cars, so just lightly worn.

It would have been nice if Lesney had continued developing this line with further Corgi/ Dinky sized offerings - I can think of others from the 1-75 range which would have looked pretty neat scaled up, like the VW 1500 and Mk2 Cortina.

But it seems that the Hot Wheels flap of the late '60s panicked Lesney into thinking that the future lay in huge-engined fantasy castings painted brightly - so these lovely little models were bastardised into (what some might consider) lairy speed-wheel parodies of themselves.

I must dig out the others as - thanks to the efforts of the top folks on here - I now have a full set of the King Size cars, and their smaller counterparts from the miniatures range!

Oof.

Back of the net.

[sierraman]

I have a few of those Mercury, Especially the later yellow race support team. I cannot remember where I saw it but there was a prototype in the seventies for a tow truck that for whatever reason got canned along with Matchboxes interpretation of the Chubb Fire Tender. 

[sierraman]

How cool would this have been?

[bunglebus]

Anyone fancy a Dinky bus for a tenner?

[flat4alfa]

Code 3 Mercury/Binz lovechild effort found t'internets

[bunglebus]

Did a small diecast rescue today. Can't bear seeing them rattling around in a basket with the Chinese rubbish 

[eddyramrod]

Good man!  Saving the proper toys, one by one...

[sheffcortinacentre]

  On 07/06/2023 at 12:57, Datsuncog said:

**Sets urgent reminder to call into Home Bargains sometime very soon**

Was that the only set they had on the shelves? A branch near-ish to me still has some of the service centres available, but I've yet to see more from the Matchbox range in there.

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Could you get 2 of those service centres?  As per usual can find anything round here. Ta

[flat4alfa]

Are you starting a franchise operation?

[flat4alfa]

Take a look at my Polfi
She's the only one I got
Not much of a Polfi
I never seem to get a lot

It took a jumbo, across the water
All the way from Athens

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Polfi Toys S.A., Potiris - Lalos - Fragopoulos, 6 Chr. Lada Str., 121 32 Peristeri, Athens, Greece, tel. (01) 5739 911

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It’s really shonky
But it was 20p, at the boot sale

[Datsuncog]

  On 07/06/2023 at 20:07, sheffcortinacentre said:

Could you get 2 of those service centres?  As per usual can find anything round here. Ta

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I'll certainly have a look - it's been a few weeks since I was last in that branch, but they had three last time I checked. Will see what I can do! 

  On 07/06/2023 at 20:52, flat4alfa said:

Are you starting a franchise operation?

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Hey, it'd still be more use to customers than your average Kwik-Fit branch...

[bunglebus]

  On 07/06/2023 at 21:18, flat4alfa said:

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[junkyarddog]

  On 07/06/2023 at 21:18, flat4alfa said:

Take a look at my Polfi
She's the only one I got
Not much of a Polfi
I never seem to get a lot

It took a jumbo, across the water
All the way from Athens

It’s really shonky
But it was 20p, at the boot sale

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That's a Greek tragedy. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

If you are into early 21st century Australian stuff then you might want to track down some Paradise Garage stuff.

Ford Falcon AU XR6

Falcon Futura

Taxi

Not just Fords but Holdens to.

 

[bunglebus]

Found a Toy Shop Asda but still no Majorette VWs

[barrett]

Had a highly detailled dream last night that I'd found a shop selling lots of cheap old diecast, and I was going round taking photos of everything I wasn't buying myself for 'the men on the internet' to see if you wanted anything. Then went to my local Sainsbury's, which had a small toy section featuring some very nicely detailed 1:24 models of 1982 Sherpas, in panel van, pick-up, minibus body styles. £18.99 each, which seemed a bit steep but I was going to pay for it with my nectar points. Ah, but twas just a dream...

[sierraman]

  On 07/06/2023 at 12:53, danthecapriman said:

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Is that a sign another tat clearance I’d coming up? 🤣

[danthecapriman]

  On 08/06/2023 at 12:47, sierraman said:

Is that a sign another tat clearance I’d coming up? 🤣

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Potentially!😆

[flat4alfa]

When I was just a little boy
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be sexy? Will I be rich?
Here's what she said to me

Buy SABRA, SABRA
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Buy SABRA, SABRA

Buy SABRA, SABRA
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Just buy SABRA

 

Gamda Koor Sabra Cadillac Eldorado

[danthecapriman]

  On 08/06/2023 at 13:51, flat4alfa said:

When I was just a little boy
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be sexy? Will I be rich?
Here's what she said to me

Buy SABRA, SABRA
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Buy SABRA, SABRA

Buy SABRA, SABRA
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Just buy SABRA

 

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Very nice!

The writing on the side looks like it says ‘ELOORADO’!

[bunglebus]

In Chester for a couple of days. Entertainer looked promising...

...but had nothing new. Home Bargains have newer 5 packs

But can it really be? Different Matchbox in Poundland!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

  On 07/06/2023 at 11:01, bunglebus said:

For those that don't have room for a full size garage setup

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Where's that? 

[bunglebus]

  On 08/06/2023 at 14:51, Dick Longbridge said:

Where's that? 

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Home Bargains 

[Datsuncog]

Good to see there are some more Matchbox coming through - are those from the case with the orange Kadett coupe?

I was temporarily thrilled when I spied an overflowing Matchbox tub while passing through Tesco earlier - but it was just more of the same selection offered out for months now.

Hoping to get a look into the big Home Bargains tomorrow evening, so we'll see what's what... and could be worth my while to schedule a stop off at Poundland too.

[bunglebus]

Waitrose 

Hot Wheels a not too out-of-touch £1.79

No name on the own brand ones