Shite in Miniature II

[eddyramrod]

3 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Will you be adding a black roof by any chance!?

Wait and see!

[flat4alfa]

It doesn't need two roofs.

They did rot though, so you might have a point.

[MiniMinorMk3]

31 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

First seen on late-'66 Chevelles, just for the Super Sport (big block 396), to match the grille accent colour (satin black).  '67 Camaro SS396 followed.

Ford UK applied the idea to the '67 Cortina 1600E

Triumph followed for the 2500 PI restyle for 1969.  Made most famous in UK on the full-panel blackout for 1971 Dolomite Sprinting

Earliest I can find is the 1964 Alfa Romeo TZ1

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

New Matchbox to hunt for next year, bet lots of the Jags end up green!

Jag would look much better with the bumpers chromed

[155V6]

Some more Circusness arrived today in the shape of this '59 Chevy Poodle van

I wasn't a fan of this for a long time but it's grown on me

It's complete apart from crumbling tyres,& the poodles which I wasn't too bothered about anyway.

The suspension has dropped,but at least it's the same all round.It would be a shame to drill it apart.I'll look for some tyres at the toyfair next week

 

[flat4alfa]

52 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Earliest I can find is the 1964 Alfa Romeo TZ1

Well I never

Did know they ran with blue and white colours, seen them at events

Which might mean the same Zagato treatment was elsewhere 

[bunglebus]

I've got the Poodlemobile too

 

[155V6]

5 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I've got the Poodlemobile too

 

I wonder if there was a real vehicle like that,it seems an odd choice to use as a base for a dog carrier 

[w00dy]

I've been avoiding Smyth's, so as to not be tempted by the fancy stuff, only for Sainsbury's to trip me up.

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

They did rot though, so you might have a point.

Nothing a tub of Davids P50 can't fix.

[flat4alfa]

Fuel tank looks held in place well though, and that is all you really need back there

[flat4alfa]

58 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I've got the Poodlemobile too

 

I cut the one back here up to make into a pickup

Never did finish it

Wonder where it is

 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, 155V6 said:

I wonder if there was a real vehicle like that,it seems an odd choice to use as a base for a dog carrier 

Never seen anything. This is close - why did they loose the iconic tail lights?

And I can't miss an opportunity to post my favourite hot rod hearse, an Irish built one originally 

[Datsuncog]

"...the moon declining in the west/ and a first frost upon the land..."

 

Jump to the link for more tat - bit of a delay this week.

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

13 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Well I never

Did know they ran with blue and white colours, seen them at events

Which might mean the same Zagato treatment was elsewhere 

The sky blue version is very much like the Marranello Concessionaires colour scheme from 1964 onwards. Here's a '64 bodied GTO and a 250 LM.

[MiniMinorMk3]

14 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Some more Circusness arrived today in the shape of this '59 Chevy Poodle van

 

Why did they put a sausage dog on the front  of a poodle wagon?

The Kennel Club one is more believable.

13 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I've got the Poodlemobile too

 

 

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

The Italian manufacturer Best (also known as Bang and Box) did quite a few TZ models, all with coloured rears.

[bunglebus]

Had a little jog up to Poundland on a break today, nothing too exciting but I picked up another Datsun 510 as the colour was especially blue - hard to capture pearl in a picture, I'll have to put them side by side to show the difference 

My other one:

[barrett]

Is this any use to anyone as a donor/resto project for the price of postage (likely a couple of quid)?

[MiniMinorMk3]

Life imitating art.

[bunglebus]

That's cool, so we've had the RS2000 and now the Racing Mini - any others?

[junkyarddog]

Even though these aren't my favourite scale,I can't resist these Welly diecast especially when it is a Peugeot 504!!

What do you think of it Smoll Eddy?

"Give it some welly M8"

 

 

[danthecapriman]

Bare metalled these two this afternoon.

Hot Wheels 47 Chevy & Matchbox Morris Minor.

Fresh out the sink after a soapy wash off. 
The Minor is a great looking model, Matchbox really did a good job with it imho. 
Chevy still has a few bits of yellow to scrape off but it’s looking much better like this than yellow! 

[RoadworkUK]

I rather like Welly's 1:18 504, too.

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[RoadworkUK]

Also, new Matchbox Golf to look out for:

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Chevy still has a few bits of yellow to scrape off but it’s looking much better like this than yellow! 

What's wrong with Mooneyes?

 

[danthecapriman]

4 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

What's wrong with Mooneyes?

 

It’s not so much the eyes, but it’s yet another hot rod from hot wheels! The shape of the car looks so much better in factory colours and styles imho. I’m not a fan of the wheels either if I’m honest!

[morrisoxide]

2 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Bare metalled these two this afternoon.

Hot Wheels 47 Chevy & Matchbox Morris Minor.

Fresh out the sink after a soapy wash off. 
The Minor is a great looking model, Matchbox really did a good job with it imho. 
Chevy still has a few bits of yellow to scrape off but it’s looking much better like this than yellow! 

The roof on the Morris looks a tad high. 😄

It's a nice casting I do like the quarter light detail but the grille could do with a bit more depth.

I painted a Mooneyes Fleetline mainly because the casting lines on the front wings and boot lid where rubbish. It's a shame the newer casting has the cowl vent in the plastic windshield and none removable sun visor.

[danthecapriman]

15 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

The roof on the Morris looks a tad high. 😄

It's a nice casting I do like the quarter light detail but the grille could do with a bit more depth.

I pained a Mooneyes Fleetline mainly because the casting lines on the front wings and boot lid where rubbish. It's a shame the newer casting has the cowl vent in the plastic windshield and none removable sun visor.

I must admit, I did think about taking a die grinder to that sun visor! I’m not sure it’s worth the hassle really. I was looking at pics on Google earlier and there’s loads of them around with the sun visor fitted. It does look a bit oversized though.

[bunglebus]

12 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I must admit, I did think about taking a die grinder to that sun visor! I’m not sure it’s worth the hassle really. I was looking at pics on Google earlier and there’s loads of them around with the sun visor fitted. It does look a bit oversized though.

Depends if the windscreen shape is compromised by the visor. I did a La Troca and took the visor off but had to fill and paint the glazing as it's shaped to fit under the visor

Now I need to find it and do some detailing...