Shite in Miniature II

[w00dy]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

Same old stock though! It must be like living in Bulgaria where they had the same casting available for 20 odd years!

It's so boring, I don't even bother looking any more. They must have made shit loads, since stock levels don't seem to be an issue.

[bunglebus]

I think it's because all us collectors have bought all we want, so until different stock arrives not much will sell. 

Seems like Mattel supplied 4.5 billion identical cases at the start of 2023

[flat4alfa]

4 hours ago, Zie said:

Marriage material ?

A sort of Naked Attraction for die cast addicts with a profile on Tatder

[bunglebus]

The image is flipped, pink 57 Chevy says dauqS doR on the side

[quicksilver]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I ventured into Smyths. They have Matchbox! 

Plus a premium set I hadn't seen

I did a buys

Nissan set wasn't cheap but is really nice - interiors are rather pleasing but impossible to photograph 

What a contrast in that Nissan set. The cars are lovely but the truck looks like something out of a Poundland no-name Chinese pack, plus it's clearly a smaller scale so the cars are way too big for it.

[bunglebus]

It would be nice if Asda brought back their Adventure Wheels series using Maisto castings, correct scale haulers for the cars

 

[flat4alfa]

8 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

The image is flipped, pink 57 Chevy says dauqS doR on the side

Because selfie lens

[flat4alfa]

7 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Back online!

Well, that was a terrifying 36 hours of reality.

Let's not do that again.

I very nearly rang the PSNI to get a search out in County Antrim to find a contact address for a Mr Laverty the tat supplier.  It was a worry and sleep was lost.

[MiniMinorMk3]

54 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

The image is flipped, pink 57 Chevy says dauqS doR on the side

Image is a picture of a reflection in a mirror.

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, w00dy said:

It's so boring, I don't even bother looking any more. They must have made shit loads, since stock levels don't seem to be an issue.

Sense says to move the old stock on to Poundland etc and keep the line moving. 

[Jon]

Without access to this thread, I suddenly questioned whether half the pleasure of my tat collecting was the setting up and taking photos of acquisitions to share with other saddos enthusiasts. Plus the loss of all the knowledge and research that brings needless lumps of metal alive.

Thank cripes it's back - started harboring thoughts of selling up!

[bunglebus]

I was thinking similar  - so you're all to blame for my loft full of tat!

[flat4alfa]

Yes can it be pulled down again please, for say a fortnight, so I can get my marriage man cave back on track.  Thanks.

[flat4alfa]

28 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Image is a picture of a reflection in a mirror.

That was what I meant.  But clearly I didn't write what I meant properly

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, quicksilver said:

The cars are lovely but the truck looks like something out of a Poundland no-name Chinese pack

Another missed opportunity in that retro Nissan Skyline set.  That truck casting is Fleet Street

Last time they used Aero Lift, on the first retro Nissan set for 2020

Why on earth did they not use the Fleet Flyer cab

or the Sakura Sprinter cab which looks like a Hino ZM?  Would have been more fitting, despite the Skyline mods being 'modern' mods (well, from the 90s-00s)

Surely the box rear piece could be substituted by the plastic car deck piece?  Oh of course not, silly me, because Mattel planning.

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

Sense says to move the old stock on to Poundland etc and keep the line moving. 

Sense says to move the unsold stock back to the distribution centre in bulk, to force them to rethink why they don't put the ranges only seen in other countries to sell as well instead of creating the glut over here

[MiniMinorMk3]

Here's something you do not see modelled much.

1964 Gordon Keeble GK1 by Best of Show.

This has a resin cast body with plastic parts and photo-etch details.

Nice decals of teh Gordon Keeble tortoise, you can also spot the gingercator lenses.

Also has tortoise on the rear and the twin tank caps.

Wood effect wheel inside

plus a dash with decal type gauges

Wheels are a good representation of the cars originals.

[danthecapriman]

I got myself a little result off eBay earlier in the week. Classic case of someone not knowing what they had I think!

Advertised as a job lot of 7 Matchbox cars. 
First glance they all looked pretty old, and in good condition. But, there was something in the back with diamonds! Matchbox don’t have diamonds…

These were the Matchbox ones, which for the price I think are nice.

Green Ford is absolutely lovely, just needs the rear cover. 
Vauxhall is very good and still has the tailgate.  
Husky Studebaker is also really nice, but missing the camera man. Fine with me, I’ll make a replacement rear roof section from plastic card and cover the broken hole.   
Jag, nice. 
Mustang, nice.   
There was an early stake truck in there too but I’ve put that down somewhere!

But the undoubted star of this particular show is…

Impy Imperial.

Complete. No damage other than a few bits of paint, mainly on the doors.

Nobody seemed to see it though, so I ended up paying about £1.90 each on these. Which, for the Impy I’d say is an absolute bargain!

[danthecapriman]

Just because I happen to have both to hand, a comparison between Husky and Matchbox Studebaker wagons.

Both really nice little models imho. The colour of the Husky is lovely (I’m a real sucker for blue cars!). The front end detail on the Matchbox is really nice and the sliding roof a good feature (provided it’s still on there!). 
I think I prefer the Matchbox version slightly over the Husky but there’s not much between them imho.

[danthecapriman]

A few more Hot Wheels added to stock too!

The Bronco is fantastic! One of my favourite Hot Wheels castings. I had a black version as a kid but it’s long gone now so good to get this white one.

Shame the T-Bird has been squashed.

Cougar is from the original red line series (1968?) sadly though it’s a bit rough! Can you get a replacement hood for these?

Is that SideKick an older version or a later release version? I think that came in a few colours over the years?

[bunglebus]

I've never found a non-ambulance Husky/Corgi

I'm sure most of us wouldn't know what a Studebaker Wagonaire was without these two models

[flat4alfa]

'They've got everything!', including : 'Non-scratch tyres'

Got a couple of those.  Or might be three.  Not sure. Can't get into that room anymore

[sierraman]

I have one in my ‘scrapyard’ but it’s a bit fucked. 

[danthecapriman]

3 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

'They've got everything!', including : 'Non-scratch tyres'

Got a couple of those.  Or might be three.  Not sure. Can't getting to that room anymore

‘Non scratch tyres’ look more like knobbly off reading tyres to me!😆

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

‘Non scratch tyres’ look more like knobbly off reading tyres to me!😆

I think the non-scratch tyres was a supposed benefit of the rubber tyres being less likely to scratch up mummy and daddies latest G-Plan dining table than the hard plastic and metal ones found on Matchbox offerings.

[flat4alfa]

28 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Husky Studebaker is also really nice, but missing the camera man. Fine with me, I’ll make a replacement rear roof section from plastic card and cover the broken hole.   

He is a bit portly

Always seems to be missing (maybe he died young?) so was lucky to get this one.

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 minute ago, flat4alfa said:

He is a bit portly

Always seems to be missing (maybe he died young?) so was lucky to get this one.

I bet he's in the bar at Chepstow.

[danthecapriman]

4 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

He is a bit portly

Always seems to be missing (maybe he died young?) so was lucky to get this one.

He is a fat little knacker isn’t he! 
I’d have preferred them to have not added things like that to these toys tbh. Just give me a normal car! It’s why I’m happy not having the figure on my new blue one. I’ll just do something to make it similar to the Matchbox version but non opening.

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Is that SideKick an older version or a later release version? I think that came in a few colours over the years?

Have this one, from the re-release series.  It's a 2000, your blue one is 2002

Pull the exhaust piece out, to open the buttplug seat.

 

[flat4alfa]

6 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I’d have preferred them to have not added things like that to these toys tbh. Just give me a normal car! It’s why I’m happy not having the figure on my new blue one. I’ll just do something to make it similar to the Matchbox version but non opening.

That's would be a missed opportunity*

Why not fashion a big ladder out of toothpicks and then hang figures from it