Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

12 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

Too late now, but shame you didn't say earlier as I'd have bought one from you rather than on ebay! However I would say that anyone not sure about it that they are really nice and well worth getting at this excellent price...

Buy the remaining two?  Ready for your forthcoming Solido Renault car transporter?

I could then let you have the red one back here, restore that and you could then complete the whole top deck.  It just might work!

[FakeConcern]

6 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Buy the remaining two?  Ready for your forthcoming Solido Renault car transporter?

I could then let you have the red one back here, restore that and you could then complete the whole top deck.  It just might work!

STOP SHOWING ME STUFF LIKE THIS...

 

 

[flat4alfa]

On 10/4/2023 at 7:48 AM, bunglebus said:

I've yet to find a Hot Wheels redline Roller

Was surprised to read that bit!  Shirley not.

Found out the rough but complete one back here and ran it up for the RR Club Lunch at Horse Guards

They got in the way and were told quite harshly to shuffle about and park elsewhere, so:

Front row L>R: MB Silver Shadow, MB Silver Shadow Coupe, HW Silver Shadow, Lone Star Silver Cloud III.
Back row: MB Silver Spirit, MB Phantom V, Tri-ang Minic Bentley Continental (invited RAF guest), MB FAB1 (invited celebrity guest speaker)

It was a FAB lunch.

[FakeConcern]

Yet another episode of “what shite have I bought on ebay?”

Not sure I can blame any one individual addict on here this time, just that I like Volvos generally and I seem to have started collecting Matchbox SuperKIngs although the scale of them is very variable to say the least.

Both in pretty good nick, the red one has a bit of the front bumper missing (only just noticed!) and the tailgate won’t open (not sure why) but pleased with them anyway.

Strangely they are RHD

Useful too

Anyone know what the number plate on the white one is meant to be?

[flat4alfa]

11 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

Anyone know what the number plate on the white one is meant to be?

In the box was a sheet of number plate stickers, so you could create your own personal xenophobia campaign, aged 8.

45 ARC 9 was intended to be: Frog

PCH 015 - Spic Swede 

M*ZE 34 -  Kraut

590 UQW - Septic

MTT 6125 S - All stand for THE QUEEN

 

 

*other awfully outdated comedic attempts are available

[FakeConcern]

Thanks @flat4alfa great info there, I may have to make some repro Brit plates.

 

Now how about why they were RHD?

[Remspoor]

Soon be time to publish theFriday's image of the  Ton Swingingen Ringingen Bingingen Plingingen    Tingingen Plinkingen Plonkingen Boingingen Triee.

 

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Yet another episode of “what shite have I bought on ebay?”

Not sure I can blame any one individual addict on here this time, just that I like Volvos generally and I seem to have started collecting Matchbox SuperKIngs although the scale of them is very variable to say the least.

Both in pretty good nick, the red one has a bit of the front bumper missing (only just noticed!) and the tailgate won’t open (not sure why) but pleased with them anyway.

Strangely they are RHD

Useful too

Anyone know what the number plate on the white one is meant to be?

I like those Superkings 245’s, the shape of them looks pretty good to my amateur eye! 
Both mine are the red versions, although I do intend to repaint one of them at some stage. The front bumper is sprung, if you roll it into something it’ll bounce off.

Heres one of mine doing what Volvo’s were born to do.

[eddyramrod]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

In the box was a sheet of number plate stickers, so you could create your own personal xenophobia campaign, aged 8.

45 ARC 9 was intended to be: Frog

PCH 015 - Spic

M ZE 34 -  Kraut

590 UQW - Septic

MTT 6125 S - All stand for THE QUEEN

 

 

*other awfully outdated comedic attempts are available

PCH 015 will be Swedish.  The Spanish country-ID plate would say E (Espana) not S (Spain).  But top spotting on the others!

As for why they're RHD: not a clue, sorry.  But they are a lovely model.

[flat4alfa]

Yes if course it is. I knew that too.  Now corrected.

I am spanner. 

[eddyramrod]

10mm?

[Datsuncog]

[bunglebus]

10 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Was surprised to read that bit!  Shirley not

(Hot Wheels Roller)

Nope not got that or the Lone Star. Was offered the HW years ago when doing some illicit dealings in a car park with a guy from FB marketplace, I'd only just met the Mrs and she thought I was buying drugs! Nope just toy cars

[flat4alfa]

[Datsuncog]

Well, yes and no...

On the plus side: a brightening sky and the Corolla Of Good Fortune furtively disgorging its wares on double-yellows.

On the downside: no Market Blokey, for reasons still unclear.

Leaving myself, Nemesis, and a few others from Club 7:30 standing around looking a bit awkward-like.

Much disappoint, such sads.

Nemesis also confided that it's kinda blown a hole in his day.

Glad it's not just me, then...

BUT - it's not the only stall in the market.

[Datsuncog]

Paddy's Antiques is still hawking the same tatty stuff at god-loves-a-tryer prices:

Paddy must be held in high celestial esteem for his £25 scratched Lesney King Size, but I'm not sure his customers are quite so convinced.

Meanwhile, Alan was seemingly still a-bed...

But what's that on Colin's Irish Tat stall?

[flat4alfa]

So, the elusive (to me) Real Riders Premium Volvo 142 for a tenner. Hmmmm

[Datsuncog]

Well, it's good to see some Hot Wheels Premiums in amongst the mainlines - even if they're not especially cheap.

Having snapped away, Colin advised that the orange Volvo was in fact sold, with someone coming in to collect it later - but they've been selling well, so he's going to order in another box of them. Apparently they come in a pack of ten, comprising two of each design - and of course, the Sierra Cosworth has been the popular one everyone wants.

But, if Hot Wheels aren't your thing, there were other delights...

I'm not sure who makes this collection of 1/43 French 'petits utilitaires', but at £7.50 a throw with a bit of a diorama thing going on, they're not bad.

Quite a bit steeper at £30, but this Greenlight FDNY Dodge van looks pretty good too:

[eddyramrod]

I'd love that Dodge van, but HFM???  No way on God's green earth!

[Datsuncog]

Larry over on the junk stall had a few tinplate and diecast toys up for grabs...

Unusual 'Postal Truck' was better on one side than the other and had a semi-collapsed front end, but was good enough for Nemesis to take it on for a fiver (he did, very kindly, offer it to me first - but I'm not travelling the tinplate route for the foreseeable...)

This Japanese no-name ice cream truck was mostly plastic with a tin back, but other than a missing blanking end to the load box was quite tidy.

The friction drive mechanism still worked and all.

Weird Hong Kong 'Hover Rally' seemed to be several toys in one, including some sort of spinner thing on the back for reasons beyond me:

Lone Star Bedford J tractor unit lacking a trailer, but otherwise alright.

I didn't take a separate pic of the 1/24 scale Bburago Porsche 959, but it was missing a headlight and I'm sure you're all well familiar with these...

[Datsuncog]

One of the other antiquey stalls did, surprisingly, have some diecast today:

But the Tags Of Doom kinda set the scene.

The fella running the stall (Bobby) advised the prices were 'negotiable'.

Unless he's moving the decimal point, I'm afraid I'm oot.

Lone Star beach buggy was a glue bomb, sadly, while the Lesney Field Car in Two-Pack military garb was clean - but priced at £8.

I didn't ask how much the VW camper was...

Dinky Thunderbird 2 was almost complete, with Thunderbird 4 inside and only one missing leg to mar proceedings.

But I doubt it was cheap either...

[bunglebus]

23 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

So, the elusive (to me) Real Riders Premium Volvo 142 for a tenner. Hmmmm

I see those regularly if you want one 

[Datsuncog]

A final amble over to visit Alan revealed not a lot...

Meh.

And - just no.

So, all in all, a rather unsatisfying morning I'm afraid...

...and no scones in the coffee shop either.

I'm going to be so bold as to presume no-one much fancies any £8 Days Gone, so I think I might head on home sooner rather than later...

[Datsuncog]

25 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

So, the elusive (to me) Real Riders Premium Volvo 145 for a tenner. Hmmmm

 

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

I see those regularly if you want one 

Branches of The Entertainer have them at £7.20 at the minute, so I daresay one can be found for you at lower cost!

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I'd only just met the Mrs and she thought I was buying drugs! Nope just toy cars

They are one and the same in my house

[egg]

51 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I'm not sure who makes this collection of 1/43 French 'petits utilitaires', but at £7.50 a throw they're not bad.

Atlas apparently - £12.99 on ebay.

[flat4alfa]

10 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

10mm?

22, I've put weight on again

[bunglebus]

Got a late start today so having a mooch

Tidiest Tesco ever

New Jay Leno premium set

And I think a new 5 pack

[bunglebus]

I've been pretty much ignoring TK Maxxxx for months as they've been rubbish. This one had a few Majos but nothing really exciting 

[flat4alfa]

That Celica is a bit special, and not expensive I think

Did you get it?

Desperately needs a BungleCustoms™ wheel swap!