Shite in Miniature II

[cms206]

Ten quid in Morrisons, surely worth that all day long?!

[junkyarddog]

I bought this down at heel oddity a few weeks back.

Any ideas on manufacturer?

Quite a nice casting despite the damage.

Renault Fregate. 

Made in France. 

 

[flat4alfa]

14 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Any ideas on manufacturer?

Quite a nice casting despite the damage.

Renault Fregate. 

Made in France. 

That was done by CIJ, mid-fifties

They re-did the casting and base a few times, including clockwork motor on one release

https://autojauneblog.fr/tag/renault-fregate/

[yes oui si]

One of our elderly neighbours gifted Jr_oui_si some old rammel:

They're currently being used to rescue some hazelnuts. 

[Datsuncog]

12 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I mean, Old Man Van Cleemput reckons Corgi punted out some 220,000 of them between 1976 and 1979, but I've never seen one before.

That'll teach me to go posting stuff in a state of near-sleep in the early hours of the morning - the correct production years are October 1973 up to the 1978 catalogue year, and total sales in that time for the Mack Tank Transporter are listed at 219,000.

4 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

I wonder if the Cleemput figure of 220k included the tankers and containers since 1971 ?

Nope, those are all listed separately:

#1152 Mack Truck with Gloster Saro Articulated Petrol Tanker (Esso/ Exxon) - October 1971 to 1976; total production - 326,000 units

#1100 Mack Truck with Trans Continental Trailer (orange/black or white/yellow) - November 1971 to 1973; total production - 65,000 units

#1153 Mack Priestman Crane Truck (red/yellow) - June 1972 to 1974; total production - 135,000 units

#1106 Mack Container Truck (ACL - yellow/red) - July 1972 to 1977; total production - 313,000 units

So, in total, that's over a million of the Mack R-series cabs being churned out of the Swansea factory in six years, before the Ford Transcontinental cab took over.

I'll have to dig out my Juniors version for a quick big 'n' little comparison - if I still have one...

[MiniMinorMk3]

21 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Apparently, there’s a rare version of the mk2 Cortina with the original brown paint but with the later wheels as the blue version had. 
There’s one on eBay at the moment for £shitlots

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354915769097?hash=item52a2a0db09:g:gdkAAOSwXbNkOqhA&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0A4i54wc0g754P62ihNT1oxBL2M3r35es1K27%2FXDWTsv%2FEt1MOSaOenwHNLUGPm%2Ftk%2B%2B%2BbtR3UwRCVqE1WHwkfKGoE5DcFPSvJpCqb0anBI7rQIwsV3O5KIoMxJC7C8GKUgOdP99ON%2F%2BzEYT41O%2FUKD6MU2YbfRKQWW9tFYNS6rsO2aTCPVtrygb5AL43KP9iJ1tAsRXtM4MyV6eDbUhgtMJfDxEG3Eh78irBwLpU2doRugjtSU8QoYHHC%2FMItlzzbyBtDd4aCPw%2BYIc1Y9qFyo%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR4Tek6jaYg

 

Vectis had an auction back in 2021 that had 12 of those early Cortinas. They sold for between £140 and £200 plus commission, so that Ebay one is a bit over priced, especuially as it is in play worn condition.

Matchbox Sale featuring The California Early Moko Lesney Collection (vectis.co.uk)

[Datsuncog]

Although - here's a Corgi Mack variant I don't think anyone will have:

The Mack R was considered as a base chassis and cab to carry the venerable Holmes wrecker body in the mid-seventies - although ultimately the Berliet was selected for the production version.

This prototype is believed to be unique - but someone has it, somewhere...

[flat4alfa]

That was a daft decision...

Even as a child I disliked that Berliet.  It seemed so old and weedy with gopping headlamps.  Even today, I had one from the Dolphinariam set (incomplete) in a job lot and put it straight on 'bay

The Mack would have been the better choice?  It could have gone straight up against the Matchbox Peterbuilt wrecker

Granted, they were a few years apart, however the Berliet casting dated from 1975

[flat4alfa]

#Calling all Cogs

[Split_Pin]

I've wanted one of those Macks for a while. It's far superior to the Siku casting.

[flat4alfa]

11 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I've wanted one of those Macks for a while. It's far superior to the Siku casting.

THEY DID WHAT

Not another to worry about...

Arghhh..

[flat4alfa]

17 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

I think I’ve got a red one somewhere.

There is a red one here.  Bit knocked about but everything is there and it is 40+ years old

Thought I could pair it up with one of the caravans.  Tintin agreed

Can't say it is my favourite casting, front is a bit chunky like Siku Granadas, therefore CBA to get any more colours like this little lot

[egg]

2 hours ago, yes oui si said:

One of our elderly neighbours gifted Jr_oui_si some old rammel:

Very nice, a whole fleet of Pickfords vans, and the merryweather fire engine with its original ladder, which is pleasing!

[Split_Pin]

42 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

THEY DID WHAT

Not another to worry about...

Arghhh..

Sorry, I thought you all knew 😂

[yes oui si]

14 minutes ago, egg said:

Very nice, a whole fleet of Pickfords vans, and the merryweather fire engine with its original ladder, which is pleasing!

Will take some better photos when they've gone to their keek. 

[155V6]

I had a quiet day at work,so found a Smyths & went in to see if they had any Hotwheels premiums which I keep seeing mentioned.I couldn't see any at first,but then I found them locked away at the end of an aisle

No Sierras or Capris to be found.I was tempted by the Alfa 155 & truck,but the livery is wrong on the car & the truck is too small as well as Japanese?

Rally set was quite nice,but a bit pricey for me

I came away empty handed,so called in at a charity shop on the way home & came away with these two

Fiat X1/9 is a colour I didn't have,Nova is an early version with a glazed rear window

[danthecapriman]

20 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

There is a red one here.  Bit knocked about but everything is there and it is 40+ years old

Thought I could pair it up with one of the caravans.  Tintin agreed

Can't say it is my favourite casting, front is a bit chunky like Siku Granadas, therefore CBA to get any more colours like this little lot

I feel about the same about them. It’s not terrible but the front ends a bit chunky, and something about the D windows is a bit off. 
But, it’s the only small scale Mk2 Crapi isn’t it?

Corgi did the Mk1 & Mk3 as Jr’s. Matchbox did the Mk1. Any more?

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

That was a daft decision...

Even as a child I disliked that Berliet.  It seemed so old and weedy with gopping headlamps.  Even today, I had one from the Dolphinariam set (incomplete) in a job lot and put it straight on 'bay

The Mack would have been the better choice?  It could have gone straight up against the Matchbox Peterbuilt wrecker

Granted, they were a few years apart, however the Berliet casting dated from 1975

Again, I’m with you on the Berliet! Never liked it much. The bottom discharge dumper trailer it came with is good though, so that’s usually why I get them, then pair that trailer with a Ford H or Mack tractor unit. 
I always thought a Berliet was a very poor choice, especially for a British company to make since they were not at all common anywhere apart from France. Surely a British truck or something much more common like a Volvo would have made more sense?

[155V6]

12 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I feel about the same about them. It’s not terrible but the front ends a bit chunky, and something about the D windows is a bit off. 
But, it’s the only small scale Mk2 Crapi isn’t it?

Corgi did the Mk1 & Mk3 as Jr’s. Matchbox did the Mk1. Any more?

Polistil Mk 2

Siku Mk 1

Schuco Mk  2

[flat4alfa]

Welly did a 1:64 to look out for

[yes oui si]

[flat4alfa]

Going back in time, Norev Mini-Jet, assuming you were asking of similar scale ~1:64 

Ford Capri 1700 GT, which means under that bonnet (if it opened) would be the V4

[Split_Pin]

Gonny quit it with these 70s Ford's! I'm having a senior moment about that Polistil MK2 Capri! Cor!

[flat4alfa]

Grell 1:64 Capri

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

it’s the only small scale Mk2 Crapi isn’t it?

You can have a MK2 if you don't mind going up a scale or two

I can see what Majorette were trying to do with the "vinyl" roof on the Capri but it does look a bit odd, like a home brewed convertible 

I have the Welly but it's a Friday afternoon car, no grille

Zylmex did both a MK1

And Zakspeed  MK3

Dinky MK1

Corgi MK1s small and large

[bunglebus]

This arrived today. The inner part of an Impulse Pinch Poppers vehicle, presumably a copy of a Matchbox as most of them seem to be

[danthecapriman]

Ooh, more to look out for then!

Ive got a TPM (Taylor Precision Models) 1/76 scale mk2. They are/were a resin kit with a white metal base. I don’t think they’re made anymore though? I’ve got an HB Viva from the same manufacturer.

[155V6]

@bunglebus,I must have been thinking the same with the one I've had since new.I think it originally kept the door tops & had a T-bar like a Triumph Stag

[flat4alfa]

We've forgotten 

[bunglebus]

Plenty more but well known I would say