Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, egg said:

I'd like to join the whatsapp group, but I don't have the app,  Mr 20th Century here. 

You could just install onto Windows https://web.whatsapp.com

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

This!

Ah.  I was camping in Devon.

[Split_Pin]

Yo @egg you can actually get a smartphone emulator for your desktop, just in case the Web app works better for you that way.

[sierraman]

Believe it or not Luddite here has WhatsApp, I’ll join it if that’s ok?

[Datsuncog]

16 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Believe it or not Luddite here has WhatsApp, I’ll join it if that’s ok?

Sure thing - if you want to PM me your phone number, I'll get you added on!

[Datsuncog]

4 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

What’s the TAT Friday WhatsApp group?

Likewise - if you want to message me your preferred phone number, I'll get you added to the group!

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Ah.  I was camping in Devon.

You're excused; we all know how it is in Devon.

Nonetheless - you're most welcome if you want to join up now!

[flat4alfa]

Probably best not

Might be a step too far and I’Il never be cured…

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Probably best not

Might be a step too far and I’Il never be cured…

We were all well past being cured even before Tat Friday existed....

[eddyramrod]

I was beyond being cured before most of you were born!  And I wouldn't want to be cured, from something that brings me so much joy.

[Vincent Velocette]

I finished this last night.  TAMIYA MF-01X One off RS1800.

[bunglebus]

Popped into Aldi Süd last night for some supplies, they had N case Hot Wheels by the tills

Plenty of choice looking around Cologne...

Smyths had a bin full of regular Hot Wheels 

Plus Mystery Models, desirable ones were gone already

We rarely see twin packs in the UK - all appeared to be regular Mainline cars

A few different premium lines too

The rest were all found in department stores

Including the two Majorette Golfs at last!

The castings are different - blue has wider arches and a deep front spoiler too

[sierraman]

Wish they’d sell the Dacia over here though. 

[eddyramrod]

Any sign of a Volvo 240 over there?

[andrew e]

All those Siku’s 😳 @Vincent Velocette The Escort is ace! Been following it on the Tamiya forum so I know it’s been many, many hours of prep to look that fabulous 👍

[Vincent Velocette]

10 minutes ago, andrew e said:

All those Siku’s 😳 @Vincent Velocette The Escort is ace! Been following it on the Tamiya forum so I know it’s been many, many hours of prep to look that fabulous 👍

Ha! Small world! Thought it might be appreciated here.😎👍

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

Wish they’d sell the Dacia over here though. 

No sign of that one

54 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Any sign of a Volvo 240 over there?

No, latest mix was the one I chanced upon in Entertainer a month or so ago

[sierraman]

I picked one up a few days ago for @danthecapriman that was in The Entertainer. 

[FakeConcern]

Mrs Concern had her birthday last week and I didn't miss the opportunity to get her some more die cast shite for the summerhouse.

I’ve already mentioned the Monkeemobile, not strictly fitting the summerhouse, but something she wanted as a kid. It now has a Mickey Dolenz sitting in the back seat too.

I got the Dinky Healey boat on ebay quite cheap as it has no screen. I was a bit annoyed as I could have got an immaculate one, but Mrs Concern saw it and forbade me to spend so much on it, I do get it really, but a better one would have been nice. She didn’t know about the Strada (sorry Ritmo) with the two kayaks until she got them on her birthday. Lovely models the Majorettes.

A few pages back someone posted a pic of their purchases this year which included a caravan behind a Corgi Hunter. Mrs Concern was looking over my shoulder and spotted it as one she didn’t have and next thing I know she’d worked out it’s a Majorette 1/36 scale and bought one on ebay! Here it is in the overflow shelf waiting with other models to be allocated a space.

It has lovely details like the opening window though which you can see the table laid for dinner!

We were in Hastings the other day and spotted a Dinky Sprite in a junk shop for £8, It looked like a repaint, but still nice.

I offered £5 which they took and when I washed it, a load of gunk came off and it looks nice, not a repaint at all!

 

I fished out my Dinky MGB to compare.

When I was a kid I thought all MGBs were either red or green so this was first repainted red and then green.

Now I think I’ll repaint it cream with red interior again

The Sprite is one I didn’t have as a kid, but it’s a cute little model.

 

Lastly, I'm hoping to do the "Fakes Firenza Free No Spot on or Lone Star Diecast Shite Sale. So bad even I don’t want them." this Friday probably about 8 o clock depending on when I get back from Tercanbury.

 

 

Edit; I've just checked and it was @Spottedlaurel who posted the Majorette caravan here

[Spottedlaurel]

Yup, that Majorette caravan will sit nicely on the 1/36 campsite alongside one of Corgi's.

[eddyramrod]

3 hours ago, sierraman said:

I picked one up a few days ago for @danthecapriman that was in The Entertainer. 

Yes I remember that.  I'd already been in my local branch and found none, so I'll try again this week.  They say they get weekly deliveries.

[egg]

The BMW up thread marked the end of the 2023 resto season for me, so this last model from my recent CogBox will be first in the Caustic next Spring. Enough paint loss on this Thames van to justify it.

[Datsuncog]

You did a top job with the Bauer BMW - can't wait to see this one sorted next year!

Interesting to see that the waterslide transfers on the little Ford van seem to have been pretty poorly applied at the factory - not at all straight, and possibly torn just by the 'R' on one side.

Apparently decals like this were an absolute curse for the Lesney factory, with later adhesive paper versions slightly better but not much. On-body tampo printing from the mid-70s on was a bit of a game-changer.

[sierraman]

24 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

You did a top job with the Bauer BMW - can't wait to see this one sorted next year!

Interesting to see that the waterslide transfers on the little Ford van seem to have been pretty poorly applied at the factory - not at all straight, and possibly torn just by the 'R' on one side.

Apparently decals like this were an absolute curse for the Lesney factory, with later adhesive paper versions slightly better but not much. On-body tampo printing from the mid-70s on was a bit of a game-changer.

Loads of Lesney era stickers ended up on the swap meet circuit when they folded in the 80’s. Therefore it’s difficult to attach value to oddities like a wildcat sticker applied as it is very likely a later fit. 

[andrew e]

A quick heads up. I’ve just purchased one of these, you’d get 30 toyca….. sorry diecast collectibles in it, 60 if you double stacked. Under £14 delivered, It’s about the size of a toaster 👍

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255916607924?hash=item3b95d189b4:g:NgoAAOSwuV9judpD&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4K3LiUWvtfeCfIARSyQh7hT9X2aOgpcksuYQIKgUNOcGioN1jSKgZB8FPCeHLa2didgalAIAAAXVHEAxfwEur9NFCTAPXLPZoyquHIoi45%2FiJBXqv22QQ9vVNRMmo%2Fcai919c4Jt6fp6k89PLtiL8xqFM4tglklN4pBtXbWGJyqL3hUkett5c7sLfZD9Qgc6CNjYBq9vSGtWgUvmDHsotUAKoP2DV%2FJx3TPVTMYZeh8tMjMpJ97WFUpFnF5Q8c5BzKuYTrMKPTqKlUtELMhjSi75sAhgZlETCe%2BSIsjF%2FWyt|tkp%3ABFBMwuSFrtZi

[danthecapriman]

I’ve got a Matchbox Superkings Peterbilt here (now packed away!) that’s missing it’s trailer. I like these but I was going to put it in my sales stock since it was incomplete. But having had a look at it I decided it still looked suitably good to do something with some day and even just leave it alone as a standalone tractor unit.

But, on one of my recent eBay browsing sessions I spotted this!

It’s certainly not perfect, but it’s basically sound with all the major bits. Desperately needs a wash and the ladders fixing. But it’ll go perfectly with my Peterbilt cab. 
I think this trailer had a Peterbilt from new, but mines one of the others that had a box trailer I think. Doesn’t matter though!

 

 

[danthecapriman]

Also,

What were these from?

Im doing a bit more clearing out in the loft ready to move and found more toys! I seem to remember this as part of a set? Maybe?

[Datsuncog]

Roadblasters!

Kind of a Mad Max-lite crossed with Transformers conceptual range of vehicles with combat features, set in a post-apocalyptic future and made up of goodies (Turbo Force) vs. baddies (Motor Lords).

A cynic might say it was a cost-effective way of getting more life out of pensioned-off mainline castings acquired by Universal Toys in their 1983 buyout, as well as appealing to kids like my brother who were mad into anything with guns, but not so fussed on toy cars.

[danthecapriman]

5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Roadblasters!

Kind of a Mad Max-lite conceptual range of combat vehicles, made up of goodies vs. baddies.

A cynic might say it was a cost-effective way of getting more life out of pensioned-off mainline castings acquired by Universal Toys in their 1983 buyout, as well as appealing to kids like my brother who were mad into anything with guns, but not so fussed on toy cars.

Hmm, I don’t remember ever having the plastic cover thingy! Maybe it was a boot sale buy or a hand me down. I’m sure I had another one too. Maybe it’ll turn up.

[MiniMinorMk3]

53 minutes ago, andrew e said:

A quick heads up. I’ve just purchased one of these, you’d get 30 toyca….. sorry diecast collectibles in it, 60 if you double stacked. Under £14 delivered, It’s about the size of a toaster 👍

 

As an alternative storage solution for your small scale car collections Vectis get these in regularly