Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

8 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

The Majorette Crazy Car is an odd thing, not one I can recall seeing before. It seems there's also a 4x4 version, and numerous colour variations. 

Yes.

Only found the "normal" one in gold though

[bunglebus]

More 20p box refugees 

Unknown make 300SL was in the remnants of a damp blister.  Hot Wheels Ultra Hot copy wheels caught my eye

Freedom!

Dinky Atlas was in the aforementioned £1 tub - needs new glazing obvs

This was on the exciting table at the end with a £10 tag...

Along with the Guisval Fiat 130 for the same. £12 paid for the pair

[Bren]

20 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Managed to pick up a selection at the local independent charity shop this morning:

 

All a bit more than tat box prices, but not excessively so.

The Majorette Crazy Car is an odd thing, not one I can recall seeing before. It seems there's also a 4x4 version, and numerous colour variations. At £1 it was cheaper than the prices I was paying at the French autojumble.

I had a green one many moons ago.

[bunglebus]

More unusual Fiat-ness in the form of a Polistil 128 rally in pretty good nick

And a 20p Galanite! (sorry)

[flat4alfa]

17 hours ago, bunglebus said:

There's the Rotsun and General Mayhem - plus Blasphemi if that counts 

Didn't know they did two Rotsun versions

Same issue with the Stubby Bob - it's exclusive only to new subscribers to Motor Trend for the year

I made that mistake three years ago.  Cancelling the subscription is hard work

[Tenmil Socket]

Found this beauty in the charity shop earlier…

[barrett]

@bunglebus if you ever get bored of that 130...

[Richard_FM]

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Managed to pick up a selection at the local independent charity shop this morning:

 

All a bit more than tat box prices, but not excessively so.

The Majorette Crazy Car is an odd thing, not one I can recall seeing before. It seems there's also a 4x4 version, and numerous colour variations. At £1 it was cheaper than the prices I was paying at the French autojumble.

My brother had a car like the Lightning 34, not sure if it was the same livery.  The black & orange Trans-Am was available through a Kellogg's  Frosties offer, one of my friends had one.

[flat4alfa]

16 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Possibly as they did the mazdaratti picup

Mazdaratti isn't official though?

That is if you meant this one

  

[Split_Pin]

Some belters of finds this morning, just as well I'm expecting a box pf my own in the next week or two!

The Polistil Fiat 128 is probably the best of their issues, packed with features. 

[w00dy]

A trio from Halfords to break up the misery of pissing about with real cars.

[morrisoxide]

British heart foundation have had loads of old tat in at silly prices.

A few weeks ago I popped in to find some had been reduced, I picked these two Majorettes up for £3 should have been £6! I have been after the Simca for ages.  I was hoping the Packin Pacer would be reduced but no still silly money.

Didn't know it was branded Chrysler on the front and Simca on the back.

Also got this for £1 at a junk shop in Ripon. Lone star Impy Toyota Sports.

[FakeConcern]

As well as becoming a diecast addict, I'm now addicted to ebay as well, I've been making bids at the starting price and winning some.. My recent buys thanks to this thread starting with a Spot On Land Rover

Missing a lot of paint and bumper broken

The steering wheel is rattling around loose inside

Missing a tow hitch I think

Also a late Dinky Land Rover broken bumper as well

It's filthy and I had thought I'd re paint it, but now decided to leave it as it is since it looks like it's been working on a farm

The steering wheel is missing on this one

They do make the Corgi look under size

I think Marcel Van Cleemput says the Corgi is 1/48

The Whizzwheels Jag (I have an original red one with spoke wheels and opening doors from new) was like this

But after a trip around the sink

All complete

I also got this Matchbox Quattro, It's really nice and I love it, but it's ginormous!

Does the resident scale meister @flat4alfa know what scale it is?

 

Now eagerly awaiting a 155V6box!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

7 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

As well as becoming a diecast addict, I'm now addicted to ebay as well, I've been making bids at the starting price and winning some.. My recent buys thanks to this thread starting with a Spot On Land Rover

Missing a lot of paint and bumper broken

The steering wheel is rattling around loose inside

Missing a tow hitch I think

Also a late Dinky Land Rover broken bumper as well

It's filthy and I had thought I'd re paint it, but now decided to leave it as it is since it looks like it's been working on a farm

The steering wheel is missing on this one

They do make the Corgi look under size

I think Marcel Van Cleemput says the Corgi is 1/48

The Whizzwheels Jag (I have an original red one with spoke wheels and opening doors from new) was like this

But after a trip around the sink

All complete

I also got this Matchbox Quattro, It's really nice and I love it, but it's ginormous!

Does the resident scale meister @flat4alfa know what scale it is?

 

Now eagerly awaiting a 155V6box!

That Superkings Quattro is a stunner. As you say, this thread has a lot to answer for! 😆

[bunglebus]

27 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

Lone star Impy Toyota Sports.

Got one of those in it's box (and tattier loose ones). Never found an earlier version

[quicksilver]

On 8/18/2023 at 1:43 PM, danthecapriman said:

Picked this up the other day. 
It’s for my model railway when I eventually rebuild it after moving. 

1/76 scale Transit mk2 by Tiny City.

Theyre Hong Kong livery emergency vans, available in fire (2 versions), Police, Ambulance and an airport security van. 
I went for this fire department spotlight van as I’m going to remove the spotlight and repaint as a standard panel van later. I’ve never seen these before and I think it’s about the only Mk2 Transit available in 1/76?

Boxes are cool too!

Tiny do some lovely stuff and those Transits are little beauties. They weren't easy to get in the UK until recently but now there's a few retailers over here. I have the other fire version, which I anglicised by removing the Chinese writing, adding UK numberplates and swapping the red beacon for a blue one. Mine didn't have the cool fire alarm packaging though, just a cardboard box.

And the police minibus that got repainted as so many coach operators had them.

[Split_Pin]

Those Transit buses are ace. It reminds me of one that used to come into the HGV garage I worked at in the 1990s, B745 JFS. It belonged to Blackburn (in West Lothian) Gospel Hall. The owner of the Haulage company was a keen church-goer and I think he was a senior member there. It had big holes in the bulkhead and rotten door bottoms

[danthecapriman]

2 hours ago, quicksilver said:

Tiny do some lovely stuff and those Transits are little beauties. They weren't easy to get in the UK until recently but now there's a few retailers over here. I have the other fire version, which I anglicised by removing the Chinese writing, adding UK numberplates and swapping the red beacon for a blue one. Mine didn't have the cool fire alarm packaging though, just a cardboard box.

And the police minibus that got repainted as so many coach operators had them.

They are great looking models. I intend (eventually!) to repaint mine similar to your mini bus. More civilian style livery’s or colours.

I might get another now I’ve seen you bus and do one similar!

[flat4alfa]

11 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Got one of those in it's box (and tattier loose ones). Never found an earlier version

I've never even found one of those Toyotas, let alone a pre-Project Drive version

 

11 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

 

Does @flat4alfa know what scale it is?

 Matchbox Superkings Audi Quattro measured to 1:36

But it does seem larger in the hands

[eddyramrod]

@FakeConcern Yes, that's what happens!  I've got a starting-price box coming next week too.  And I'm sure I was watching that one with the Land Rovers!  Well bought!

[bunglebus]

Boot sale #1

[bunglebus]

This is an oddity, French made Champion Merc?

[andrew e]

Probably unrelated but Champion was huge french supermarket chain.

[egg]

1983 swapmeet footage!

 

[sierraman]

Had some off it’s of Sapele from a job so made a load for my DAF. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

48 minutes ago, egg said:

1983 swapmeet footage!

 

The queue at Gateshead toy fair is still like that, loads of old duffers in anoraks waiting for their quarterly fix of excitement.

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

This is an oddity, French made Champion Merc?

 

I posted up a Ferrari the other day from teh Super Champion range.

Here's some more

 

Lola T70

Porsche 917 Martini Short Tail

Winner 1970 Le Mans

917 Long Tail.

 

[bunglebus]

Must have gone through half a dozen of these no-name Maserati Boras over the years, always white or silver. Yellow version was pretty much just making up the numbers on a 3 for a quid deal but it'll find a home with the others 

This is a bit more unusual I suppose, still unbranded but from Japan

NK seems to indicate Shinsei but those have opening doors

[danthecapriman]

So much for not buying stuff!😆

 

Toyota FJ cruiser is one of very few modern’s I quite like! So why not get the model.

 

some of the details and printing on these is really good. Look at the Fords engine!

 

[barrett]

I don't often get over to boot sales these days, but thought I'd make an exception today as I knew the weathwer was going to be good. Sadly I had an insomnia/drawn-out panic attack night so I didn't fall asleep until about 5am, so left it a bit late to actually set off this morning. I had been a few weeks ago and clocked a house clearance type stall with an enormous PILE of 50p diecast. A cursory look revealed lots of 1960s Huskys and 70s Matchbox in amongst the tat, but I wasn't in the right mood then so didn't pull anything out. Anyway, bloke was back today but the stock was seriously depleted. I pulled these out.

No-name X/19 pulled because the model came up on this thread the other day. Actually quite a decent casting for a cheapy and not in bad condition.

Majorette Safrane is one I don't remember ever seeing 'in period' although it's probably a touch too new. No idea if this one is hard to find or not, but it had survived in such nice shape it seemed a shame to leave it buried with the 10-yr old Hot Wheels and far-eastern no-names.

Anyway, I have no interest in these so if anyone on here wants them please speak up, otherwise they'll be going to a charity shop.

That was the only diecast excitement, but luckily I managed to find a stall selling actually decent records for not much £££. He's gonna bring a box of jazz with him next week just for me, so guess I'll be going back then!