Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

That Buddy-L is a museum piece! 

Dinky MG would be a Dublo at that size

[bunglebus]

6 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

WHAT

IS

THAT

**Swoons**

I have something with a similar base - Tomica?

[Datsuncog]

29 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Dinky MG would be a Dublo at that size

I'll have to check - it looks much bigger than 00 scale, bigger than any of the Dublos I've had, and bigger than late-50s Lesneys...

Yet seemingly a good bit smaller than a standard Dinky.

50mm exactly in length.

A one-piece casting, and the underside says 'Meccano Dinky Toys' at the bonnet end, and 'Made in England' at the boot end.

[Datsuncog]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I have something with a similar base - Tomica?

I think it's a Tomica rip-off - some light Google-Fu indicates they did make a Skyline of that generation, but it had opening doors. This one has nothing opening.

It seems that Tins Toys in Hong Kong ripped off the casting, but it seems like a pretty crude rendering, with a plastic base and blanked-off rear window for some crazy reason.

It does, however, have the same T242 code - someone's listing one on eBay at the minute, complete with a drilled 'n' glued base and Corgi Junior wheels, just for maximum batshittery.

Why it's missing part of its front wing is anyone's guess.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295891164171

'Nissa Skyline'. 

LOL.

Most curious.

It wins the prize today for 'model I'd most like to have taken home with me' - but sadly, it won't be.

[flat4alfa]

19 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I'll have to check - it looks much bigger than 00 scale, bigger than any of the Dublos I've had - yet seemingly a good bit smaller than standard Dinky.

50mm exactly in length.

One for the research pile then! It looks smaller than the Cortina MKII in the Nemesis layout though. I don't want it though, unless around a pound

[flat4alfa]

29 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Oxford MO.

Both looked like they've been collected with a fishing rod.

Paging @sheffcortinacentre

[Datsuncog]

9 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I don't want it though, unless around a pound

It piqued my curiosity enough to pay £2 for it!

I'll have a trawl through the Mike & Sue Thompson Dinky Bible later on, and see if they can shed any light on it.

Pics added upthread to give a sense of size/ detail.

[flat4alfa]

Thames Trader tractor for £2 would be good too thanks

[flat4alfa]

12 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Pics added upthread to give a sense of size/ detail.

Ah yes a deft edit to worry me some more😄

[Datsuncog]

Some pocket-change deals done, but the forum site still fallen over on its arse, I had time to quickly scoot round the other stalls...

Colin's unique diddly-dee blend of shamrocks, Hot Wheels and grave candles had a few more Greenlight and Oxford models in today...

...plus these large-ish scale F1 transporters.

Apparently there was an Oxford delivery due, but it hadn't shown up yet.

Not much new down at the Mattel end, though £1 for some glow-in-the-dark thumbchucks sounds mega.

Larry's Independent Traders (charitable status - apparently now under review) had mostly stabby things again today.

Also, further inflationary rises to be seen:

I'm still not convinced these aren't harvested from public conveniences.

And this was distressing, while also bringing back some dim memories - something about 'The Dream Master'?:

Nope, fuck that right off.

[EDIT - seems this thing is 'Yano the Interactive Storyteller' from 2001 - but the memories this stirred were far, far older and more primeval than this. Guess I'm mistaken, but it reminds me from something from TV or a film in the dim and distant past (like 1985 or something) that gives me quite a strong repellant feeling...]

Alan seems to be focusing more on the livestock and dinosaur end of the 50p tray these days, rather than diecast...

I guess he's gotta go where the big money is. His shareholder board would demand no less.

A tatty Majo Dodge and Leyland-less Matchbox tipper were pretty much the highlights.

Other than the premium* Days Gone, of course.

At least it turns out he hadn't chucked the boxes from the early Vanguards.

Still, £12. Nah.

Did have some cassettes, though.

Nice.

Breakfast time.

[bunglebus]

52 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I think it's a Tomica rip-off

I knew I'd seen the base somewhere

I had this in my Yatming album but it may not be

*edit* just seen my own note saying TinsToys against one of the pics

[Datsuncog]

Over a leisurely coffee, some messages were exchanged with equally frustrated fellow-shiters boiling with frustration at the forum's offline status.

This led to photos being exchanged...

...and, inexorably, led to the pair of Lesneys quickly finding a new home.

It also led me to think that maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to set up a Tat Friday WhatsApp group, as a sort-of emergency channel in case of further forum outages?

If you'd like to participate in such a thing, and are ok with others on here having access to your details (though really, I think there's been enough trading to make us all very familiar with each other's names and addresses), PM me your number and I'll get it set up.

[flat4alfa]

Ah now understood what the Minor and Commer preallocation was about. 

[Datsuncog]

3 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I knew I'd seen the base somewhere

I had this in my Yatming album but it may not be

Those wheels look about right!

Somebody's been busy pinching Tomica castings then... the body on the Skyline at the top of the door looks a bit damaged before it was even painted, so seemingly quality's not the main goal here.

Curiouser and curiouser!

[bunglebus]

2 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Those wheels look about right!

They match my Imaginary Car Type III too

 

[Datsuncog]

Coffee glugged, and with the forum suddenly back to life, there was just enough time to trot round to the stall again...

Giffer central.

Like I can talk.

The tat box/ scrap box had now been emptied out onto the table for ease of viewing...

Which was handy enough.

The Dinky Champ seemed to be suffering from excessive weight to the rear...

While the Lesney Renault 17 was in a bit of a state with missing A-pillars, crushed roof and axles on the wonk.

It was handy to use as a scale comparator for this lovely little early Lesney No.27A Bedford Low-Loader.

Early Lesneys like this really are so very tiny.

So I couldn't leave it... especially as the trailer was still there. £3 was paid, but I think you'll agree this is a cut above most of this week's box contents.

Green and tan, which were 1957-only colours.

Smol!

So, at the halfway point...

Moggy Minor and Commer Cob are soon heading over to @Split_Pin; while I think @flat4alfa put his hand up for the Dinky MG?

Dinky Morris MO is playworn but fundamentally straight, and available for £3. Teenytiny Bedford is available for the same, but I won't cry if I have to hold on to it.

Heading back over now, to see what's remaining... or what's arrived.

Catch you on the flipside, kids...

[MiniMinorMk3]

The Dinky MG is from the pre-war 35 Series.

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

I'll have to check - it looks much bigger than 00 scale, bigger than any of the Dublos I've had, and bigger than late-50s Lesneys...

Yet seemingly a good bit smaller than a standard Dinky.

50mm exactly in length.

A one-piece casting, and the underside says 'Meccano Dinky Toys' at the bonnet end, and 'Made in England' at the boot end.

 

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

One for the research pile then! It looks smaller than the Cortina MKII in the Nemesis layout though. I don't want it though, unless around a pound

[flat4alfa]

Green and tan Bedford please 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Random pic from the interwebs

[flat4alfa]

Pre-war Dinky MG please 

[sierraman]

Started restoring this ex @155V6 Rolls Royce last night. It’s marinating in some of Castrols finest DOT4 at the moment. It’ll be a hybrid of another I picked up recently to make one ‘good’ one from two ruins.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Hot Wheels Silhouette

That's from a series launched in 2004 called Fatbax with cartoonesque proportions, yes that's Silhouette 

Talking of cartoon proportions, there's something quite appealing about the latest lot such as the Baja Bug, Supra and soon to be launched 911. However as soon as I saw this...

I knew what had to be done!

[flat4alfa]

Bo, the General has been lifted by a Hi-ab! 

[Datsuncog]

Right then... pausing only to set up an emergency WhatsApp group to act as a tat lifeline to guard against future technical hitches, it was full steam ahead...

Ooh.

Best batten down the hatches, maw - storm's a-coming.

Mmm, dramatic.

However, inside the market was dry - and it appeared that there hadn't been all that many sales since I last clapped eyes on the stall.

Dinky Mechanical Horse would probably clean up ok.

The front tyre's definitely seen better days, though.

A better look at the Rolls Royce revealed it was quite a bit worse than I'd thought.

Not only glazing damage, but a front wing ding too.

Rear section of the Karrier was, indeed, AWOL.

In fact, most of these were missing something or other fairly vital.

If we're lucky, it could presage a long-overdue 50p tat box clearance...

As I left, I noticed that Spot-On Morris 1100 was still kicking about from a few months ago - the box is good, but £40 is steep given the paint damage and missing bits to the car itself.

I loafed around town for a bit, dodging the rain and failing to find anything much of interest in Poundland or B&M, and eventually headed back to the office.

The mission was a success - with the requestedThames Trader secured for £2, and extra mud thrown in for free.

He knows how to look after his top customers.

And so - is that us for this week?

I believe it is.

Maybe a modest haul, but ain't that just the way it goes, sometimes?

You just never know...

Happy Friday, kids - have a good 'un.

[egg]

Cheers DC, the Bedford low loader was a nice find at that price. I think I'll leave it one more week before I cash in my CogBox! 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Just checked out my Spot-On Mini Vans

Turns out they are all Made in the United Kingdom.

[sheffcortinacentre]

4 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Paging @sheffcortinacentre

That Oxford is ideal for what I want sign me up.

[flat4alfa]

That's brill that, and it means it can start hauling about the mantelpiece the Weatherill Excavator also in same year catalogue that is back here somewhere 

Ah but is it version A, the weeny Weatherill

Or is it the slightly larger B recasting Weatherill?  I don't know. 

Oh Rodney and Leslie, you did tease 

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

That Oxford is ideal for what I want sign me up.

Sure thing squire - £3 alright?

[bunglebus]

I don't remember how or why I got this Matchbox Alfa SZ - and why I decided to improve its looks, as its not my normal cup of tea. Still, I think I've at least made it a bit better than it was

 

All parts are original, just cleaned/polished/painted.

Tried to recreate the black parts of the interior over the original colour. Probably the most appropriate car for those wheels too