Shite in Miniature II

[ETCHY]

46 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

 

It is quite a nice model, that Corgi one. The Dinky version looks very odd to me! Wasn’t it from Dinky’s  ‘cheaping out’ period?

Yes I think it was produced abroad for Dinky. The roofline is just all wrong. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

3 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Atlas editions Cortina mk2 (I really wish they’d do a 4 door!)

 

The only way of getting a 4-door MkII has been to get very spendy with some of the hand made resin and white metal makers.

I've had two pass through my hands in the last 15 years. 

Minicar 43 white metal 1600E.

This is a nice looking model made by Pathfinder.

It's a series 2 with the gauges in the dash.

The Rostyles look good.

Only 300 were made in red and 300 in gold, hence when they come up for sale you need deep pockets.

Second is this newer resin cast version by British Heritage Models.

This is in the best colour Aubergine.

It has lots of photoetch details like the window frames...

and rear badging.

The sunroof looks good as well.

These are not limited in production and are still available direct from the manufacturer. They also did a series 1 version.

[MiniMinorMk3]

PS Matrix have done a 1600E in green and gold, both limited to around 400 pieces.

No doubt these will be double the price in 12 months time.

[bunglebus]

A Dinky and Matchbox XJC

 

[Bren]

My latest purchases

like the skoda I got last week I saw this in the 1984 catalogue but never managed to get it until 40 years later. It has a few chips but the plastic base and rear bumper have not yellowed.

Planet scout. Had this one in the 70's. I like the blister packs of this period.

[sierraman]

Ex @155V6 Mercedes 190E gets new wiper and door mirror. 

[bunglebus]

47 minutes ago, Bren said:

Planet scout. Had this one in the 70's. I like the blister packs of this period.

Interesting that they put the weird un-named tractor unit on the card, never a popular casting

[Datsuncog]

[Datsuncog]

Definitely getting a little bit brighter by the time 7.30 draws near...

Damp, but not overly cold.

Quiet inside the market...

But the stalls we come to see were up and tatting - and so were the familiar faces, of course.

[Datsuncog]

On arrival, all I could see of any great interest was a small box of mostly repainted Corgi and Dinky, some of which were slightly familiar...

Mmm. I think a few of these have been on the stall back in January - the repainted red Dinky Porsche 356 sticks in my mind, as does the Corgi custom Corvette in that shade of purpley-blue that seems to be the colour of every Hyundai i10 locally.

Hmmm...

Most of these have been monkeyed around with to a greater or lesser extent. Dinky Pontiac ambulance has been inexpertly drilled, partly painted, and is currently held together with sellotape.

I'll be honest, I'm not really seeing a tenner's worth on these.

Missing a-posts and Humbrol everywhere? Think I'll pass.

Thanks, but no thanks.

I'm sure someone's had their fun dickying up these old tinplates, and it's good to see - but I think their resale value's pretty low now.

Meanwhile, m'learned friend had already been through and made his selections before I even made it through the doors:

Solid blue Corgi Mk3 Escort seems to be the same main body colour as the police version, and hence took his interest... Budgie Wolseley police car is quite decent. Corgi and Dinky Minis, in Cooper and Clubman flavour, also took his fancy while an early Dinky Lagonda completed his haul for the day.

[eddyramrod]

That box is something I'd give a tenner for, in its entirity, but each?  A quid a go.  

Budgie Wolseley should have speakers on the roof; I shaved mine down and painted it beige.

[Datsuncog]

The Usual Suspects in Lledo Corner were back, inevitably...

At £2, this 1/43 Hongwell rendering of a Bini floppytop was probably the best of a bad bunch:

But I didn't much fancy it myself.

Some military odds and sods also appeared...

And some unwanted Rio and MoYs put in an encore performance from last week.

Some interesting stuff was set up at the back of the stall, including this plastic Marx hovercraft:

But these are generally big-league prices.

Just as I was thinking that was it, Market Blokey began to unload another box - which initially filled me with hope, but that soon settled...

Even at a fiver, it seems these Days Gone sets aren't really shifting.

Matchbox Dinky Commer van wearing HMV livery was ok, despite the box taking a lot of UV flak over the years and so crumbling away to flakes.

I think I like these, but I keep buying them and then getting rid of them again, so I can never remember whether I have one or not at any given time.

Maybe that's telling me something...

I find it hard to believe that RCMP ever used Jaguar S-Types as police cruisers, but I'd love to find out that it were true.

Fiat Marea in Polizia colours kind of unusual, but perhaps an outlier for Belfast collectors.

Ah well. Time to see what else the market has to offer...

[eddyramrod]

How much are the partwork police cars?

[Datsuncog]

Some new stuff had appeared on Colin's Irish Tat stall:

The latest Vanguards Mk1 Escort release, for starters.

Just not something I can get very excited about, I'm afraid.

He also has the 1/72 Royal Rover P5 and 'Lady Di' Metro supposedly arriving today from Oxford, but too late for this morning's stall set-up.

Some new Greenlights had arrived too, though:

And some of the stuff we've had before, too.

Apparently the Hot Wheels Mariokart models are good sellers for him.

The Charity Stall hadn't much of interest - a box of assorted toys held some minor promise, but ultimately was mostly rubbish therein - a broken Majorette tow truck couldn't really raise my pulse.

So - time for a coffee, and a think...

[Datsuncog]

2 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

How much are the partwork police cars?

£5 each. They appear to be by Hongwell, and have been opened - hence missing light bars etc.

[eddyramrod]

Thanks Tim.  That's more than I would care to pay for those.  Have a great day!

[Datsuncog]

While snapping pics and tutting earlier, The Nemesis had approached me with a proposition.

(Of the diecast variety, you understand.)

He'd brought in the Whizzwheels Marcos this week - and a few more besides.

I'm kinda coming round to the appeal of these models, and Corgi's doomed hope to compete with Hot Wheels by 'upgrading' some of their existing castings with nylon speed wheels - though, going by the chatter on the Corgi Model Club groups, some still see them as vastly inferior to the 'golden age' castings of the mid-60s, and have no reticence in expressing this.

So I jumped on them.

(Not literally.)

[Datsuncog]

4 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

That's more than I would care to pay for those.

Yeah, I wouldn't either!!

They may well show up in the £2 selection in coming weeks - and if so, just tip me the nod.

[Datsuncog]

Mini Marcos GT850 in white, as profiled a fortnight ago:

A fairly uncommon model in Whizzwheels form, as it wasn't a great seller and didn't stay in the lineup for long.

This isn't trashed, but it's been messed with a bit:

Various paint touch-ups and tampo loss are evident.

The clear lenses over the headlights are missing too - and the base indicates it's been taken apart at some stage.

Overall, a good guilt-free restoration candidate - either back to its original white, or in the rare pale blue that only came with the Transporter Set.

I know @FakeConcern expressed some interest the other week - but if that's waned, then it's available to anyone who fancies it for the £10 paid.

[Datsuncog]

More Marcos fun, with this  incarnation of the 3-litre wearing Teledial speed wheels:

Apart from a few knocks, this one's very clean.

The original opening doors feature had been lost by the time this example was produced, but the opening bonnet with a shiny engine's still there!

It's in pretty honest condition, with the bonnet sticker in good fettle too.

Also up for £10, to whoever might fancy it.

[Datsuncog]

I've kind of had an eye out for one of these ever since I saw one in the @bunglebus collection:

I hadn't realised the German peelermobile had made it into the Whizzwheels era, though without its directional steering functions.

Jaunty little angle on the nearside door decal.

Apparently there are a fair few variants of this, including one with a white body and green wings.

But it's a nice little thing, so I think I might just keep this one for myself, for now anyway.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

My mid 40s Dinky Toys 25b Type 3 Covered Truck arrived yesterday. 

To say I'm pleased is an understatement. This thing is in stunning original condition, especially considering it's approaching 80 years old. It even has its original finish showing inside the canopy. Someone has stored this beauty very well for many decades. 

My main issue now is trying to avoid the slippery slope of buying 30s and 40s Dinky!

[Datsuncog]

Lastly, there's this...

Yup, another early Whizzwheels placeholder, created by jazzing up an older casting - it's the Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato.

In Very Orange.

Typically, this would show up after the impressive lengths taken by @FakeConcern to recreate a Whizzwheels version using an earlier rubber-wheels car and the base from the utterly trashed Whizzwheels version that showed up in a tat box last year.

It's not perfect, mind...

Given that the rest of the car's in very nice shape, I really don't know what's happened here.

But with a little work, and a donor grille and headlight, this could look pretty well.

£10 paid, and £10 takes it.

[Datsuncog]

With Colin going off on holiday next week, and in solidarity with the generally deplorable state of sales at the market, I did go a bit mad and buy this Greenlight Ford Club Wagon off him.

I do like these, and have been on the lookout for the 1/43 Bond part work version for a while now.

Seems to be some sort of National Parks safety collection, which doesn't really grab me - but it does come with a canoe, at any rate.

I'm happy enough to keep this for myself - but it was a bit of an impulse purchase, so if anyone else fancies it, do sing up before I take a Stanley knife to the packaging later!

[Datsuncog]

Before I left, I stopped over at Alan's Emporium, which doesn't really get rockin' and rollin' til well after 9.

The 50p Tray, then..

Other than a Corgi Juniors quarry truck with no tipper, and a Lesney Leyland artic that's missing the Leyland, I can't say there's much to draw the eye today.

Though there was this Maisto Shell Collection Ferrari Superamerica up top, priced at a strangely reasonable £1.50.

And what appeared to be a DeAgostini Maserati Grand Prix racer at a frankly bargainous 75p.

Yet this Days Gone Ford van in teeth-suckingly anachronistic Shredded Wheat livery is still out at £8...

Ah, Alan. Never change.

[Rust Collector]

21 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

With Colin going off on holiday next week, and in solidarity with the generally deplorable state of sales at the market, I did go a bit mad and buy this Greenlight Ford Club Wagon off him.

I do like these, and have been on the lookout for the 1/43 Bond part work version for a while now.

Seems to be some sort of National Parks safety collection, which doesn't really grab me - but it does come with a canoe, at any rate.

I'm happy enough to keep this for myself - but it was a bit of an impulse purchase, so if anyone else fancies it, do sing up before I take a Stanley knife to the packaging later!

That's a really nice model, whoever that lands with I reckon it definitely needs to come out the packaging and be displayed nicely.

I'm not in the loop with model cars anymore, is Greenlight a current product or are these out of production?

[flat4alfa]

21 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

I'm not in the loop with model cars anymore, is Greenlight a current product or are these out of production?

From a 2021/2022 range addition, no longer listed.  Modelmatic sold out of stock, so finding it there on the stall probably the last chance on that one, in the UK anyhow

https://www.greenlighttoys.com/greenlight-collectibles-inks-licensing-agreement-with-smokey-bear/

[sierraman]

38 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Before I left, I stopped over at Alan's Emporium, which doesn't really get rockin' and rollin' til well after 9.

The 50p Tray, then..

Other than a Corgi Juniors quarry truck with no tipper, and a Lesney Leyland artic that's missing the Leyland, I can't say there's much to draw the eye today.

Though there was this Maisto Shell Collection Ferrari Superamerica up top, priced at a strangely reasonable £1.50.

And what appeared to be a DeAgostini Maserati Grand Prix racer at a frankly bargainous 75p.

Yet this Days Gone Ford van in teeth-suckingly anachronistic Shredded Wheat livery is still out at £8...

Ah, Alan. Never change.

Are the tobacco deposits extra? 

[Hertz]

We could play the spot the difference (from last Friday) Alan's Emporium Tray Game.

Looks like a couple of dinosaurs have gone since last week.

[bunglebus]

Lots of Hot Wheels in Aldi, same white Afa/Land Rover with surfboard/green Volvo wagon etc mix though