Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

I bought one too. Actually I feel like I stole it for the price I paid

It’s brand new isn’t it!? Lovely.

Theres a slight* difference in condition between yours and mine!

[MiniMinorMk3]

37 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I bought one too. Actually I feel like I stole it for the price I paid

 

That's a right Bobby Dazzler.

[flat4alfa]

Arghhh!

THE FRONT WING GASH RETURNS

[sierraman]

How come some Dinkies of that era are screwed together and some are riveted? 

[Datsuncog]

Right right right... So this morning I was mostly done with editing the photos from the first pass of the stalls, and had only a few tepid dregs of coffee left, when through the coffee shop window I noticed a flash of red on the pavement outside...

Traffic warden.

And it occurred to me that this may pose a problem, as I'd parked on the street outside in a valiant but doomed attempt to beat The Nemesis and score myself a minute or three of additional tat-hunting time - which I wouldn't have got if I'd parked in the Cromac St car park over on the far side.

But - was the on-street parking in Oxford St one hour max stay, or two hours max stay?

To tell you the truth, in all the excitement I'd kinda lost track.

But I'd definitely spent more than an hour in the market. About half of that was helping Nemesis find the missing headlight for his Cragstan plastic vintage roadster.

All of a tizz I pelted out, no doubt trailing scone crumbs in my wake, to see how things stood.

How they stood was that I was blocked in by a double-parked truck unloading potatoes, with the warden working his way down the row of cars, checking the number plates.

Graaah.

I managed to squeeze my way out of the space before the Red Peril arrived, and then motored on over to the other side of town to Cityside.

I had a sneaking suspicion that the big Poundland store over there might be a better spot for those Q-case Hot Wheels that continued to elude me.

(This was the same store that mistakenly priced a load of Matchbox for 50p earlier in the year.)

And I was right.

G'wan, ya boy ya.

Finally.

Not 50p each, but not bad value overall.

That's me happy.

No Protons, but then I think they're in the later 2024 case, no?

They also had some of the newer case Matchbox, though not very many - and no Volvo 240s to be seen. This time.

Then I went back to the car, and realised there were a load of requests for the market stall... daah.

So Market Blokey did inform me that he'd have some more rummage boxes next week - he's not wild keen on them, presumably as they're low-value, low-profit - so I'll have a look for the pink HW truck for @bunglebus and the yellow Majo 4Runner for @Spottedlaurel; not to mention the (hopefully complete) set of plastic ships for @FakeConcern.

I'm a bit unsure what the pricing structure was this week - boxed stuff was advertised as £2, and I asked about the Tat Box items and was advised that they were "ehhh... not much", which my skinflint ears had picked up as maybe 50p, more likely £1.

So, I'm not entirely sure how these worked out as £10 the lot:

The Vitesse UPS van was in with the £2 stuff, so I can only presume the other loose items were also £2 a go.

Well, okay. I probably should have tried haggling, as I thought this looked rather more like a fiver's worth - but hey.

I mean, the clean Superfast Mercury Villager and the minty Corgi Transit are probably not massively overpriced at two quid; the Jag peelermobile is a bit worn but generally ok. The Hot Wheels Dodge van is one I owned but sold on, unopened, a few years back - and I was just idly thinking the other day that I should try to find another. So it kinda fell into my lap, so to speak.

But - so it goes.

Right now, I'm keeping the Hot Wheels - but the UPS van, both Corgis and the Lesney Mercury are up for grabs at the £2 paid.

But equally, I won't be sad to keep them...

And I think that's about it, as the last of the light fades from the frosty December skies... dawn to dusk tat.

Happy Friday to you all, kids.

[flat4alfa]

21 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Siam Di Tella 1500! Nope, never heard of it! 

Riley 4 Farina.

Apparently built by Siam Di Tella in Argentina under licence from BMC. Who knew!?

Better not tell you more about SIAM then

How about a two door Magnette Coupe

Or their Austin Freeway grille variation, named Morris Fordor 1650.  (It was brand Morris for some reason after SIAM were acquired by IKA)

Also modelled by IXO and also in same partwork series

SIAM built A55 variants, the pickups named Argenta

That also came with Magnette or Riley grille, in A55 MkII commercial form

Also was modelled for same partwork

[bunglebus]

41 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

No Protons, but then I think they're in the later 2024 case, no?

2024 B case - I was hoping to find the A as I want the regular Treasure Hunt - it'll turn up. I've photographed everything that I bought so I'll get them posted up soon

[danthecapriman]

31 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Better not tell you more about SIAM then

How about a two door Magnette Coupe

Or their Austin Freeway variation, named Morris Fordor 1650.  (It was brand Morris for some reason  after SIAM were bought were acquired by IKA)

Also modelled by IXO and also in same partwork series

SIAM built A55 variants, the pickups named Argenta

That also came in Magnette or Riley grille in A55 MkII form

Also modelled for same partwork

Bloody hell! All very cool, but the 2 door MG!! Nice. 
I knew about the Ozzy Freeway versions but didn’t realise they did them similarly in Argentina too.

Theres a few weird makes I’ve discovered from these partwork collections recently. 
One I found funny was (I think!) a Chinese car called a Dong!😆

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225044047573?hash=item3465aba6d5:g:R~kAAOSw-CxitcC8&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0NXzW2YGXEOpFqihh82FRoQ5F%2BwEehK616WzNnG%2BpyZF3FFG8SYojWSNVjzkJ0fNHWYn1lAkdmzO6guEJGD7%2BYPIbIE1JUYleE%2B%2B75mTvn78Y%2BnjmQ5fqAOvik2g8Z9zKbytB3v7Xi4jX%2BZQ281LXgaVJpJTkURVY8WX8DDTCvP%2FK8nfFjrdGVxstm%2BzZuA5aJooiWrfsyO1tKfO83%2BY4jChx8u1k5DQla32Caj4LnMKll10A9YL1oDr9C3bJvJMGuU%2ByuR2k%2BHcbKgw2ZnvgvM%3D|tkp%3ABFBMqLjF6IRj

[bunglebus]

In the meantime, I bought Corgi Volkswagens. 

First of all one of the bigger GP Buggies, really just because of the intact surfboards. I really must look into getting some of these parts scanned and 3D printed

Next up, a tidy Police bug, with a full complement of geezers inside. My other one is very tatty

Then I spotted this one and got very excited as I'd not seen this version before

Unfortunately it's a repaint based on another white one. Oh well

[flat4alfa]

33 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

One I found funny was (I think!) a Chinese car called a Dong!😆

'Dong Feng' translates to 'East Wind'

I get a bit of trouble with that too

[flat4alfa]

SIAM Argenta Crew Cab !

[bunglebus]

Here are some of the new bits I acquired while north of the border

Green MGB is another of the "missing" colours from a previous mix

Recoloured Max Steel. I need to give one of these a bit of a going over at some point in the future, very 32 Ford Roadster

Recoloured 'cuda wears a brand new style of wheel (that doesn't really suit it IMO)

Another recolour, but a great one - T2 looks excellent in VW livery

Guess what - another new colour! However the X-pack RS2000 is such a great casting I'll happily buy it every time

Fiat 500 is another one with a new coat of paint - saw a real one that looked very similar recently 

Very green Pinkwood Corvette

Now this is the one everyone's been looking forward too, never thought I'd see a Proton Hot Wheels. My only criticism is I wish they'd done front/rear tampos and left the sides plain instead

D100 returns in green

Talking of tampos, this one seems to break the rules as it has front side and rear detail

I can't remember if I've ever picked up a Humvee before - this has the first official use I've seen of the slightly jarring term "Hot Wheel" used to refer to one car on it

This one was the winner of the last Hot Wheels Legends tour, not as exciting as the P1800 gasser to me but quite a funky little thing all the same

While Barbie wasn't looking, Ken attacked his Corvette with the rattle cans

I'm not quite sold on the treatment the GT40 has been given - it looks great on the card but the gaps in the tampo on the hood look a bit strange to me

Corvette looks clean in white

Now this I really like. Very purple Skyline

Mighty K is back again

As is the El Segundo Coupé

Another really fine looking JDM - could almost be a Super at a glance

Lastly, a 'cycle for my mate who likes things with the wrong number of wheels

[bunglebus]

Forgot I also found a brown ice cream van grab box

[RoadworkUK]

 @Datsuncog I'd rather like that UPS truck if it doesn't yet have a home...

[NorfolkNWeigh]

5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Right right right... So this morning I was mostly done with editing the photos from the first pass of the stalls, and had only a few tepid dregs of coffee left, when through the coffee shop window I noticed a flash of red on the pavement outside...

Traffic warden.

And it occurred to me that this may pose a problem, as I'd parked on the street outside in a valiant but doomed attempt to beat The Nemesis and score myself a minute or three of additional tat-hunting time - which I wouldn't have got if I'd parked in the Cromac St car park over on the far side.

But - was the on-street parking in Oxford St one hour max stay, or two hours max stay?

To tell you the truth, in all the excitement I'd kinda lost track.

But I'd definitely spent more than an hour in the market. About half of that was helping Nemesis find the missing headlight for his Cragstan plastic vintage roadster.

All of a tizz I pelted out, no doubt trailing scone crumbs in my wake, to see how things stood.

How they stood was that I was blocked in by a double-parked truck unloading potatoes, with the warden working his way down the row of cars, checking the number plates.

Graaah.

I managed to squeeze my way out of the space before the Red Peril arrived, and then motored on over to the other side of town to Cityside.

I had a sneaking suspicion that the big Poundland store over there might be a better spot for those Q-case Hot Wheels that continued to elude me.

(This was the same store that mistakenly priced a load of Matchbox for 50p earlier in the year.)

And I was right.

G'wan, ya boy ya.

Finally.

Not 50p each, but not bad value overall.

That's me happy.

No Protons, but then I think they're in the later 2024 case, no?

They also had some of the newer case Matchbox, though not very many - and no Volvo 240s to be seen. This time.

Then I went back to the car, and realised there were a load of requests for the market stall... daah.

So Market Blokey did inform me that he'd have some more rummage boxes next week - he's not wild keen on them, presumably as they're low-value, low-profit - so I'll have a look for the pink HW truck for @bunglebus and the yellow Majo 4Runner for @Spottedlaurel; not to mention the (hopefully complete) set of plastic ships for @FakeConcern.

I'm a bit unsure what the pricing structure was this week - boxed stuff was advertised as £2, and I asked about the Tat Box items and was advised that they were "ehhh... not much", which my skinflint ears had picked up as maybe 50p, more likely £1.

So, I'm not entirely sure how these worked out as £10 the lot:

The Vitesse UPS van was in with the £2 stuff, so I can only presume the other loose items were also £2 a go.

Well, okay. I probably should have tried haggling, as I thought this looked rather more like a fiver's worth - but hey.

I mean, the clean Superfast Mercury Villager and the minty Corgi Transit are probably not massively overpriced at two quid; the Jag peelermobile is a bit worn but generally ok. The Hot Wheels Dodge van is one I owned but sold on, unopened, a few years back - and I was just idly thinking the other day that I should try to find another. So it kinda fell into my lap, so to speak.

But - so it goes.

Right now, I'm keeping the Hot Wheels - but the UPS van, both Corgis and the Lesney Mercury are up for grabs at the £2 paid.

But equally, I won't be sad to keep them...

And I think that's about it, as the last of the light fades from the frosty December skies... dawn to dusk tat.

Happy Friday to you all, kids.

If that Mercury  and Old Bill XJ40 fell into my box at some point , I wouldn’t kick ‘em out of bed.

[danthecapriman]

I got these in the post today.

@Shite Ron might like this! 
1:43 IXO Taunus TC3/Cortina mk5. Lovely model, really nice detail on it too, including full interior with a wood effect dash and even gauges on the binnacle.
 

 

And another 1:43 IXO. 
Chevy G20 van. Fantastically detailed too for a fairly small scale.

[RoadworkUK]

Inevitable, traditional "must buy a toy car while I'm in Brighton", and this time it's the Matchbox SD1 with working sunroof.

Not as accurately proportioned as the Corgi, but a lovely colour. Not too extortionate at TWO PAHNDS, I felt.



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[FakeConcern]

@RoadworkUK would you mind telling me where in Brighton you bought the SD1? I'm interested in case it's somewhere I don't know about!

[sierraman]

I like those SD1, I still have my childhood one, it’s battered as fuck but accurately represents how I remember them. I don’t know if I’m a completely sad bastard here but I’d have a few favourites that I always had as ‘my car’ when I spent hours on the living room floor recreating a scrapyard with my old crocks. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

16 hours ago, bunglebus said:

In the meantime, I bought Corgi Volkswagens. 

First of all one of the bigger GP Buggies, really just because of the intact surfboards. I really must look into getting some of these parts scanned and 3D printed

Next up, a tidy Police bug, with a full complement of geezers inside. My other one is very tatty

Then I spotted this one and got very excited as I'd not seen this version before

Unfortunately it's a repaint based on another white one. Oh well

Are you sure that's a repaint, those Polizei Whizzwheels do exist. It could be it is just the base that has been painted.

https://www.vectis.co.uk/1113-lot-956646-corgi-whizzwheels-373-volkswagen-1200-beetle?el=956646&pn=1&pp=25

Vectis Auctions | Corgi No.373 Volkswagen 1200 Saloon 'Polizei' - green body

[bunglebus]

18 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Are you sure that's a repaint, those Polizei Whizzwheels do exist. It could be it is just the base that has been painted

Ah OK - it did look to have been done too well for an amateur job - but the base has definitely been off

[MiniMinorMk3]

10 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Ah OK - it did look to have been done too well for an amateur job - but the base has definitely been off

Looks like some one has put the body of a Corgi 373 Police Beetle on the base of a Corgi 383 Orange Beetle.

 

[bunglebus]

Wheel swap time then! Unfortunately I think the market in the teledial wheels has been cornered...

[eddyramrod]

I've got some teledials, which size do you want?

[barrett]

A little while ago I dusted all my cars, grouped them by maker, photographed them and made an ebay listingfor the whole lot. I put a very optimistic price on, thinking that there would be a very small chance anybody would buy them but, if they did, I'd be rewarded with a decent chunk of cash (which frankly would be much more helpful to me at the moment than a load of old toys). Still, I pressed 'save for later' and just haven't had the guts to go live with the listing. Why is that? I have the collector gene for sure, but I don't have any emotional attachment to these things and I don't feel they particularly enrich my life in the way some of my other collections (records and books) do. Perhaps it's because I feel I haven't 'completed' it yet - maybe if I got hold of one of every single Politoys M-series cars I could relax and flog the whole lot on, but as it stands it annoys me that I have such an imcomplete selection.

Anyway, I bought some more instead of selling them all.

Yes, it's the Politoys M no.587, Lamborghini Espada and Politoys Export no.562 Ferrari 330GTC!

The Lambo is lovely. Quite a late casting but with all the high-quality goodies you'd expect from an M-series car. These are particularly difficult to find in this condition, as the rear opening hatch is incredibly delicate and is almost always missing. Great colour for a 70s supercar, too.

The Ferrari is also not an easy one to find in any condition. This one is very nice apart from the missing eye - anyone have a donor which might fit? I suspect something from a Matchbox Dinky 1:43 might work? As with other Export range cars this has an unpainted metal base, which makes this silver version the best one to have I reckon as the unpainted valances aren't so jarring. Otherwise it's pretty nice, although definitely not as crisp as earlier Politoys with a few casting lines and flash, etc, but the shape is accurate and it retains things like the tiny cast-in badge on the boot. Very nice, but these have literally pushed me to breaking point on display space so they're just rolling round my desk at the moment. ho hum.

[bunglebus]

1 minute ago, barrett said:

anyone have a donor which might fit?

If it's just a jewel look for rhinestones on eBay - loads of sizes and colours available 

[barrett]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

If it's just a jewel look for rhinestones on eBay - loads of sizes and colours available 

No, it's a clear plastic lens

[bunglebus]

Got to be something with similar parts, model kit or one of the cheap but fairly detailed models.

Can you measure the diameter of it?

[barrett]

Looks to be about 5mm

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

I've got some teledials, which size do you want?

Think I'm confusing myself - it has teledials but should have the RoStyle type ones, which I have in stock. Are teledials still needed by anyone?