Shite in Miniature II

[FakeConcern]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

About that. Here are the trio lurking in the back of my display case

I love that display!

I need to look out for the red Mustang as it would look great with my white one. I didn't know the Crapi came on the blue transporter, I have one in that colour so more to look out for. The transporter I liked the least was the white & gold one so I'm more than happy with the bright green (my favourite) one. I think Mrs Concern has a Sand Cat I could borrow if I wanted.

[danthecapriman]

3 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

I'm intending to go to a toy & model fair on Sunday, so PPE at the ready!

One of the worst hazards however is the attitude, Mrs Concern gets treated as "the little women" mostly and asked things like " have you seen the toy pram over there?" haha!

 

@danthecapriman I love the Commer van! Please remind us of what paint stripper you're using as it does seem to do the job!

Its the cheapest brand one that came up on eBay in a box of 3 cans I think.

The Commer’s original green paint inside took longer to dissolve but still went. So far the best way I’ve found to do these is a couple of coats of this, wiping off the mess in between, then gentle scrub with a wire brush.

[danthecapriman]

Is the personal hygiene really this big a deal at these toy fairs then!?🤣

It sounds horrendous!

[Bren]

13 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Is the personal hygiene really this big a deal at these toy fairs then!?🤣

It sounds horrendous!

Yep. Some really smelly fuckers.

[eddyramrod]

7 minutes ago, Bren said:

Yep. Some really smelly fuckers.

Sadly, I can confirm that.  They also have deep pockets and exactly zero manners.

[Bren]

4 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Sadly, I can confirm that.  They also have deep pockets and exactly zero manners.

Sad watching grown men push kids aside. Smelly bastards.

[FakeConcern]

31 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Is the personal hygiene really this big a deal at these toy fairs then!?🤣

It sounds horrendous!

 

16 minutes ago, Bren said:

Yep. Some really smelly fuckers.

Not really that bad at those I've attended.

8 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Sadly, I can confirm that.  They also have deep pockets and exactly zero manners.

I think maybe as we never get there until a bit later everyone's calmed down a bit!

3 minutes ago, Bren said:

Sad watching grown men push kids aside. Smelly bastards.

No kids and apart from Mrs Concern the only females have been serving tea and coffee!

[eddyramrod]

@FakeConcern You've been lucky!

[FakeConcern]

36 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Its the cheapest brand one that came up on eBay in a box of 3 cans I think.

The Commer’s original green paint inside took longer to dissolve but still went. So far the best way I’ve found to do these is a couple of coats of this, wiping off the mess in between, then gentle scrub with a wire brush.

I think I'll try and get some of this and only use caustic soda on stuff that doesn't matter (that's most of it though to be honest haha)

[danthecapriman]

1 minute ago, FakeConcern said:

I think I'll try and get some of this and only use caustic soda on stuff that doesn't matter (that's most of it though to be honest haha)

I’ve been so tempted to try caustic soda but it scares the crap out of me tbh! I’d be pretty upset to damage one of these. As far as I’m aware that spray on stripper doesn’t do anything to the metal castings. Although it stings like hell if you get it in a cut!

[FakeConcern]

I have to say I was really impressed with the way the caustic worked so fast and so thouroughly on stuff that the Rustins stripper wouldn't touch

I did only go near it with apron, goggles gloves and a big stick tho...

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

I think Mrs Concern has a Sand Cat I could borrow if I wanted.

But does she have a Lesney Giftware Sand Cat ashtray? 

I don't have one. I have three...

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Is the personal hygiene really this big a deal at these toy fairs then!?

It'll make you feel young if you're 60 or less though

[FakeConcern]

2 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

But does she have a Lesney Giftware Sand Cat ashtray? 

I don't have one. I have three...

That's fantastic! I showed Mrs Concern & obviously she wants one!

[FakeConcern]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

It'll make you feel young if you're 60 or less though

I'm over 60 and it made me feel young haha

[bunglebus]

Now Tat Friday© is over, I thought I'd show this Hot Wheels redline Python I got the other day. It wasn't in bad shape for 50+ years old

But I thought I could tidy it up a bit. 

Sunshine failed to appear in the later pics, but I used some clear red Humbrol on the worst of the chips, black paint pen on the roof and a bit of Molotow on the wheels and engine. 

As ever the pics don't make it look its best, but it's quite a pleasing difference 

The Python was supposed to be called Cheetah but the name was changed prior to the launch of Hot Wheels, you can see on the base where the change was made. Find one that still has Cheetah on it and retire early! Maybe

[FakeConcern]

4 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Now Tat Friday© is over, I thought I'd show this Hot Wheels redline Python I got the other day. It wasn't in bad shape for 50+ years old

But I thought I could tidy it up a bit. 

Sunshine failed to appear in the later pics, but I used some clear red Humbrol on the worst of the chips, black paint pen on the roof and a bit of Molotow on the wheels and engine. 

As ever the pics don't make it look its best, but it's quite a pleasing difference 

I can appreciate these things now, but this sort of thing is why I never liked Hot Wheels when they came out and stuck to my Corgis. As has been discussed before I didn’t like fantasy cars or even cars I didn’t see about so when my friends got Hot Wheels (and I think I remember that model as being a bit like a Corvette only wrong!) I steered clear and swapped the few I got as presents for Corgi & Dinky toys!

Nice resto job btw!

[Split_Pin]

14 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

Sadly, I can confirm that.  They also have deep pockets and exactly zero manners.

I have found  these kinds of traits to be even more prevalent in the sellers which is why I stopped going to swapmeets.

[sierraman]

Suppose if I’m going tomorrow I shouldn’t have bathed this morning 😂

[bunglebus]

Think someone asked for one of these Fat and Fabulous 240Zs the last time I found them in BuM - just restocked so I have a spare @Spottedlaurel possibly? 

[andrew e]

I reckon Wetherspoons to join the 8am liquid breakfast club on the way should prepare you for the stench.

[sierraman]

Managed to win a bid on a K148 Mercedes Hi-ab last night, £4.20 which I didn’t think was bad given I’ve been looking for one for an age. 

[bunglebus]

Another one of those odd special series coming from Hot Wheels...

I like the RS1600 and VW Squareback castings - but I don't think I'll lose any sleep not having these two!

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

 

I'd have noticed this Budgie articulated truck if it was on the stall earlier, for sure.

It's a fairly slapdash repaint, but quite striking nonetheless.

Based on a real AA Traffic Control Unit with a Seddon cab? I hope so.

 

The Budgie came in two versions

One with windows at the top

and one without

Here's  shot of the original in post 1967 livery

 

 

[danthecapriman]

28 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Managed to win a bid on a K148 Mercedes Hi-ab last night, £4.20 which I didn’t think was bad given I’ve been looking for one for an age. 

I had to look that one up, it’s not I’ve ever seen before. 
Just needs a Superkings/Speedkings Capri on the back painted up as a banger!

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Though this Hebmuller military VW was a comparative steal at only £4.

 

 

18 hours ago, bunglebus said:

That's cool, I occasionally see their military VW stuff pop up. Think I've got a KDF with a roofrack of theirs somewhere, nicely done if you like that sort of thing

Hebmuller had a good working relationship with VW in the early days post WWII, making a few different version such as this for the police, and the famous roadster - sadly the factory went up in flames and they never recovered. Karmann also worked closely with them and finished the last few cars that could be salvaged

I've had a few of the Victoria range over the years.

Vitesse did the Hebmuller Police Cabrio in two versions.

One with rolled up doors

and one with closed doors.

[sierraman]

14 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I had to look that one up, it’s not I’ve ever seen before. 
Just needs a Superkings/Speedkings Capri on the back painted up as a banger!

They were a poor seller I think plus they were 88-89 only. That and being converted to banger spec means they’re few and far between. I remember seeing them in the 1989 catalogue a few years later and really coveting one, never found one out on my travels. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Minichamps did the Hebmuller Cabrio early in their production. It has bee released in various colours and in open and closed configuration. Being an early issue and a VW they can be quite pricey on the used market.

Early versions come in a silver box. Note this has the MIN prefix. Also it has a 0 at the end of the number, which means it was the first colour way for this version.

The closed version has a 4 at position 5. This ends in a 1 so is the second colour in this version.

Later versions come in the black box, this being the 6th colour way for the open Hebmuller. Also note this has the 430 prefix, with usually denotes 1/43rd scale. The eagle eyed will notice that this later version has an incorrect dash from a much later Bug. Even if Karmann had used the new 1952 dash on the last cars produced it still would not have been the one modelled here.

Finally here's a bonus Samba. These are also a bit spendy on the used market.

[flat4alfa]

19 hours ago, sierraman said:

But what for? They’re £2.40 in the Entertainer, which realistically are the only people that actually restock them, then they’re selling them on for £6-7 delivered. What are they making? 50p? 😂😂😂

They are getting to them so early, they aren't even making it through the till.  So, they are making nearer £2.90 per item

[bunglebus]

15 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

I can appreciate these things now, but this sort of thing is why I never liked Hot Wheels when they came out and stuck to my Corgis. As has been discussed before I didn’t like fantasy cars or even cars I didn’t see about so when my friends got Hot Wheels (and I think I remember that model as being a bit like a Corvette only wrong!) I steered clear and swapped the few I got as presents for Corgi & Dinky toys!

Technically it is based on a real car, albeit a one-off - the Car Craft Dream Rod

Which was later restyled into the Tiger Shark, although I can't find a picture of anything but model kits...

...and an "as found" before it got restored back to it's original guise