Shite in Miniature II

[FakeConcern]

A while ago I mentioned wanting a Matchbox King Size Charger and @danthecapriman pointed out a job lot on ebay. I put in a bid for not much more than the Chargers had been selling for and amazingly I won it!

The Charger is the only one I really want, but they are all in super condition if a bit dirty and in need of a trip around the sink as someone is fond of saying...

The fire engine is almost mint, but I still have my childhood one just missing a couple of tyres

This weird thing is kind of cute and just a couple of paint chips

Can’t say I want to keep it though...

I got a dragster version of the Charger in a small job lot of three as well. Quite a few differences, the dragster has B pillars and the doors are a much simpler casting without the scoops and hardly any shape at the top that’s evident on the original. I don’t think it has door handles either. Obviously the wheel arch has been cut out too...

The other cars in the job lot were these, a Crapi II and a Golf. I didn’t expect to like them, but I do.

The Golf is more or less mint and the Crapi is very good mainly just some black paint missing from the roof.

I now have a few Matchbox King Size

I’m not sure what scale the Capri is as it seems big compared to the Cougar and Charger

Talking of which, these are my favourites.

The Cougar is one of the few King Size cars I had as a kid, mine disappeared and this was bought recently.

[Remspoor]

Is this a collectors choice?

[danthecapriman]

11 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

A while ago I mentioned wanting a Matchbox King Size Charger and @danthecapriman pointed out a job lot on ebay. I put in a bid for not much more than the Chargers had been selling for and amazingly I won it!

The Charger is the only one I really want, but they are all in super condition if a bit dirty and in need of a trip around the sink as someone is fond of saying...

The fire engine is almost mint, but I still have my childhood one just missing a couple of tyres

This weird thing is kind of cute and just a couple of paint chips

Can’t say I want to keep it though...

I got a dragster version of the Charger in a small job lot of three as well. Quite a few differences, the dragster has B pillars and the doors are a much simpler casting without the scoops and hardly any shape at the top that’s evident on the original. I don’t think it has door handles either. Obviously the wheel arch has been cut out too...

The other cars in the job lot were these, a Crapi II and a Golf. I didn’t expect to like them, but I do.

The Golf is more or less mint and the Crapi is very good mainly just some black paint missing from the roof.

I now have a few Matchbox King Size

I’m not sure what scale the Capri is as it seems big compared to the Cougar and Charger

Talking of which, these are my favourites.

The Cougar is one of the few King Size cars I had as a kid, mine disappeared and this was bought recently.

Haha! Glad you got it! I did wonder if you’d won it as it was in my watch list. 
Some nice ones there, but you’re right, Charger is the ‘one’. Those old Kingsize versions are lovely. 

[Datsuncog]

6 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

It is official!

https://happydomesticity.wordpress.com/norn-iron-speek-or-northern-irish-dictionary/#:~:text=head staggers – being an eejit,hectic – mad%2Fcrazy

Actually not a bad little glossary of Norn-Iron speak - you'll get an excellent flavour of some of the more colourful expressions of the type my grandparents might have used.

One bone of contention might be that it uses the townie definition of 'scundered' - in Belfast, the word might mean 'embarassed' but everywhere else it means 'fed up'... no idea why it's used differently!

'Banjaxed' does seem to be catching on elsewhere too, and I for one happily encourage it.

[flat4alfa]

15 hours ago, 155V6 said:

I'll be posting some stuff from the box of doom I got from a car boot a while back,there's the remains of a D Series in there which you showed an interest in

My word, a Thompson Mongoose still with its front boot lid too

also of interest is the Corgi Capri, I still don’t have one, even a banjaxed one

Early colours DAF Transporter and Ford H Transporter too arghh scundered

@155V6

[flat4alfa]

11 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Is this a collectors choice?

There is a 3D-printable Titan https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/ocean-gate-titan-hotwheel

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

 

But just look at the jolly firefighters.

 

 

Is that Pugh, Pugh, and Barney McGrew or Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb?

 

16 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

No no no, it is not weird.  It is a Commer BF and rather smart 

 

Usually in blue.  Cream with new decals was 1967 only 

 

16 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

I’d never seen them in any other colour than blue tbh. When I first found this one I assumed it was a repaint, but it definitely isn’t. Can’t be very many about then if it was a one year only?

The variations on the Commer Ice Cream van could keep you occupied for years.

Blue, 1st type decals, little metal wheels

Turquoise, 1st decals, grey plastic wheels

Turquoise, 1st decals, black plastic wheels

Metallic Blue, 1st decals, black wheels

Turquoise, 2nd type decals, black wheels, new box with cream van

Cream, 1st decals, black wheels. This is the most sort after version.

Cream, 2nd decals, black wheels

[eddyramrod]

17 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

Is that Pugh, Pugh, and Barney McGrew or Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb?

 

 

 the most sort after version.

Definitely Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub!  Barney was the driver and that would be Captain Flack next to him.

 

 

 

And it's SOUGHT after.  [/pedant mode]

[MiniMinorMk3]

6 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Definitely Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub!  Barney was the driver and that would be Captain Flack next to him.

 

 

 

And it's SOUGHT after.  [/pedant mode]

I was never any good at English. It took me two goes to pass it at O-Level, and then I only got a C. I got a U in English Literature because I just don't get Shakespeare and poetry.

[andy18s]

So this turned up last week,couldn't really refuse at a fiver plus postage.

All that's left of the electrical gubbins inside is the motor,steering motor and a few bulbs.

It's a decent size at 40cm long so about 1/8-ish in scale.

No idea what to with it but the mrs has just said she has waterslide decal paper for her Cricut...

 

[Tenmil Socket]

1 minute ago, andy18s said:

So this turned up last week,couldn't really refuse at a fiver plus postage.

All that's left of the electrical gubbins inside is the motor,steering motor and a few bulbs.

It's a decent size at 40cm long so about 1/8-ish in scale.

No idea what to with it but the mrs has just said she has waterslide decal paper for her Cricut...

 

That’s ace!

[Split_Pin]

I went to my local car boot sale this morning which I haven't been to for years. As expected it was full of rubbish. Manky tools, ancient toys and dog treats. I was actually there looking for a few tools but as above nothing worth having.

There was one guy selling 1/43 Bburagos from the 1990s. I picked up a Tipo, Punto and Cinquecento to go with the 1/24 scale examples I have. They were dusty but in good condition however the seller wasn't moving at £1 each. That's not a bad price to be fair but it's not really a car boot price and I didn't want them that much, so left empty handed.

[MiniMinorMk3]

17 hours ago, andy18s said:

No idea what to with it but the mrs has just said she has waterslide decal paper for her Cricut...

 

 

Some inspiration

[danthecapriman]

Does anyone know what this is?

It was in a big box full of diecast stuff a while back. It sort of looks familiar but I just can’t place it!?

[Christine]

playmobil robot    https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1387988976/playmobil-3318-robot-geobra-1983-playmo

[danthecapriman]

7 minutes ago, Christine said:

playmobil robot    https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1387988976/playmobil-3318-robot-geobra-1983-playmo

£21!!

Ive got no idea why it’s familiar then. I didn’t have any Playmobil as a kid.

[flat4alfa]

We just had coal

[Tenmil Socket]

I’ll be listing some of this shortly…

[bunglebus]

Yellow Polo and Mk1 Escort from Corgi look interesting 

[andy18s]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

We just had coal

Coal! We couldn't afford Coal!

We had to find some stone,buff it up with kiwi,and pretend it were coal.....

[Tenmil Socket]

7 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Yellow Polo and Mk1 Escort from Corgi look interesting 

Apologies but not all will be for sale… @flat4alfa showed an interest in the Escort a while ago so first refusal to him.

[sierraman]

25 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I’ll be listing some of this shortly…

Interested in the crapi 

[Tenmil Socket]

Yellow Capri is £4

Range Rover £3

Merc van £3

Cortina £5

[Tenmil Socket]

Acclaim £3 paint not the best

Powertrack Escort tyres perished £2 SOLD

MK1 Escort £3

Pull back Turbo Special £1.50

Pug 206 £2.50

Pringles lorry £2 SOLD

[Tenmil Socket]

Majorette £2 each

KA £3

Mini £2

Transit £1

Below 50 p each

 

[Tenmil Socket]

Bond RR £3

BMW £1

 

[AndyW201]

Ooh, I seriously need to stop buying small tat, but could be interested in the Acclaim! Poss the yellow Capri, depending on which one sierraman was interested in.

[bunglebus]

Ooh powertrak Escort please!

[flat4alfa]

Bugger. Just been Bunglebussed. 

[danthecapriman]

3 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Bond RR £3

BMW £1

 

That Bond Range Rover had a trailer in a set new. I found the trailer in a job lot I got a while back, which someone on here had off me. Can’t remember who though? @Jon??

Might be able to make the set back up!?