Shite in Miniature II

[Datsuncog]

A quick scuttle round the rest of the stalls brought not much - Colin on the Irish Tat stall had the recent Rover P5B by Oxford Diecast:

Which I have to say, did tempt me.

I also quite liked this HiAce, though it's pricey enough - and what would I do with it?

'Give Children Like Toys'

Well, okay.

I took a turn round to the Charity Stall, who did have a 50p rummage box - but the only wheeled items were a broken Majorette breakdown truck and a Disney Pixar 'Cars' character in the shape of an F1 car.

My pics didn't turn out, but you can imagine.

Alan was just starting to think about maybe taking the tarps off his stall...

So I went to grab a coffee, in the splendour of the just-refurbished Drop Hopper coffee shop.

Again, no pics, but you can imagine.

They've also upped their bun game considerably...

[Split_Pin]

Those Civics are worth quite a lot now especially in that condition.

[Datsuncog]

Suitably refreshed, but also conscious that some men were due to imminently call at the house to fix the garage door and I was 12 miles away poking at kiddies' toys, there was only time for a quick dash round the stalls again before heading on.

Market Blokey had garnished his ashtrays with a few of the more presentable toys from the case, but it was still a bit of a busted flush today.

Although, looking back at the pics, I should have made him an offer on the Dinky Mighty Antar.

There was also a cheap Hong Kong tin tray which brought back memories, as it was exactly the same as one we kept exclusively for leaving out on Christmas Eve, for Santa's glass of sherry and a mince pie:

(My folks were always oddly insistent that Santa would definitely prefer sherry over a glass of milk; though admittedly, skimmed milk at room temperature isn't great - so maybe they had a point.)

And this lovely piece of etched folk-art, commemorating the sleepy townland of Drumcree in 1998.

I guess they ran out of room to add the riot police, soldiers, razor wire and petrol bombs.

Fun times. Ah well.

And with that, it was time to go...

With just the one small purchase.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Looks like the aftermath of the dodgy curry I had the other week

[Datsuncog]

Yup, I was pleased to be able to snaffle this still-sealed Majorette Range Rover fire appliance and water trailer twin-pack from the £2 box of (largely) Lledo and Corgi Motoring Memories...

One which @Spottedlaurel had requested back when it first appeared last month.

 

So I'll set that one in with the others in your box!

And, ultimately, that wasn't quite all for the day...

[Datsuncog]

A lunchtime recce out to Abbeycentre to collect an order from Argos brought me dangerously close to a branch of Smyths...

So I went in.

It was full of children, mostly crying.

So I went out again.

In between though, I managed to find another Forza Mk2 Escort, just chilling there on a peg, which was handy as I know @bunglebus has been on the lookout for one.

I also nabbed another two Hot Wheels for myself - the totally batshit Mazda kei van monster truck, and the nicely stock RX7 FC which I've had my eye on for a while.

Hard to photograph the rotary Mazda in the box; still, that's a state of affairs that probably won't last long.

[danthecapriman]

Today I have been finally doing some detail painting on various things I’ve repainted then set aside as I couldn’t find or get to any of my tins/jars of model paints, brushes etc.  

Did some sorting out recently and found my modelling box with my paints inside so no excuse now!

Selection of the first batch.

Dinky Pontiac has been getting its silver trims added. 
I was using a jar of Railmatch silver paint but it is incredibly thin and was barely covering at all. I had to go over it several times to get it to really show up.

   
So I gave up with that new fangled shizzle and dug out a tin of Humbrol silver. This tin came from my grandads model making shed and it’s probably almost as old as I am! But, after a good stir, it’s absolutely spot on.

Dinky Transit.

Bond partwork Cortina mk4.

Bond partwork Peugeot 504. 
Im well happy with the colour on this one. Really suits it I think, and so much nicer than the black it came in.

Dinky D series cement mixer cab. Loads done on this one! 
Black around all the windows to resemble the glass rubbers, dark grey for the grill - these were plastic on the real ones so I thought the grey would look better than black. Lined the grill with silver, as it should be and finally did the bumper silver too. Some of the ARC trucks seem to be silver or black bumpers.

[Datsuncog]

A scoot through Poundland closed off the day's diecast thrills - this is the only store I'm aware of in the Greater Belfast area which has this mix of late-2023 Matchbox.

It's where I found the Volvo 240 in January, and today it yielded up a blue release version of the 1970 Ford Ranchero, a green version of the '36 Ford Coupe, and this silver Lamborghini LM002 which I didn't even know had made it through as a mainline.

I was very fond of the LM002 when I first learned about it as a kid, as it seemed so improbable but also looked quite purposeful. Taking a Countach V12 and shoving it into an off-roader seemed wonderfully deviant; it was only much later I realised that Lamborghini's main business was tractors, plant equipment and marine engines, so really it was the supercars which were the weird aberration in the company, not the rugged stuff.

I also didn't know that it was a failed attempt to gain military orders, after which dismal efforts were made to bling them up in leather and flog them to insanely wealthy scions of the Saudi royal family as just another overpowered toy to break in the dunes.

Still - nice that there's a small affordable effort available that I can slip into my pocket!

The others are lovely too, but it's the 'Rambo Lambo' that gets my vote.

[Datsuncog]

So - I think that's it for the day?

Yup, it is.

Not quite a vintage morning, and with abundant technical difficulties at both ends, but sometimes you gotta make the most of what y'got...

Happy Friday, kids.

[bunglebus]

Well waddya know? New one on me. Seems like there are lots of versions about too

[andrew e]

https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/Lamborghini_LM002

Since 2015! How have we all missed this one, its fab! If anyone sees one think of me!

[Macscrooge]

I think this qualifies as miniature shite. UAZ-469 in Cold War Czecho traffic controller markings.  In 1/300 scale…

[Spottedlaurel]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Yup, I was pleased to be able to snaffle this still-sealed Majorette Range Rover fire appliance and water trailer twin-pack from the £2 box of (largely) Lledo and Corgi Motoring Memories...

One which @Spottedlaurel had requested back when it first appeared last month.

 

So I'll set that one in with the others in your box!

Wowee, definitely worth playing the long game on that one - was it really just £2?!

[Split_Pin]

Very nice work @danthecapriman, I especially like the green in the 504 and the D series Cab looks fantastic.

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Wowee, definitely worth playing the long game on that one - was it really just £2?!

Sure was! 

I was pleased to spy it down at the bottom of the box of Days Gone - I thought there was a fiver asked on it the first time round, and maybe there was, but it didn't sell then and so a mere £2 took it today... Victory!

[Datsuncog]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Well waddya know? New one on me. Seems like there are lots of versions about too

 

3 hours ago, andrew e said:

https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/Lamborghini_LM002

Since 2015! How have we all missed this one, its fab! If anyone sees one think of me!

They had quite a few of the LM002 still on the pegs over at the Poundland in Abbeycentre, and I might well be over again tomorrow... so order books are open!

[sierraman]

My eldest had that LM002, the red one. Sticks in my mind because she took it when she’d be a about 4-5 to Lanzerote, remember her playing with it in the volcanic gravel stuff at the hotel. 

[bunglebus]

Well that's embarrassing - I have one

To be fair I got it 7 years ago and it's probably right at the bottom of the box, but still...

[danthecapriman]

9 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Very nice work @danthecapriman, I especially like the green in the 504 and the D series Cab looks fantastic.

Cheers!

That green isn’t even an automotive colour, it’s just a tiny Tamiya rattle can! I just bought a selection of them for doing these cars and it actually turned out to be a really nice colour. Suits the 504 perfectly I think. 
It does remind me of a car colour but I can’t think what. It’s a bit like Ford crystal green but not quite.

[Spottedlaurel]

14 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

That green isn’t even an automotive colour, it’s just a tiny Tamiya rattle can! I just bought a selection of them for doing these cars and it actually turned out to be a really nice colour. Suits the 504 perfectly I think. 
It does remind me of a car colour but I can’t think what. It’s a bit like Ford crystal green but not quite.

Is it TS60 Pearl Green? if so I used it on this kit:

Really nice colour, suits a lot of stuff from the 1960s-90s. I can recall there being a metallic green on some 504s, your choice looks good on it!

TS58 Pearl Light Blue is a great colour as well.

[Datsuncog]

16 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Those Civics are worth quite a lot now especially in that condition.

I knew I should have picked that up... Ah, regrets!

[MiniMinorMk3]

I've had a couple of MiniChamps LMs

One in black...

and one in white.

In 1/43rd they are quite large and heavy. I guess that's why they only come in a larger box than normal.

[danthecapriman]

36 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Is it TS60 Pearl Green? if so I used it on this kit:

Really nice colour, suits a lot of stuff from the 1960s-90s. I can recall there being a metallic green on some 504s, your choice looks good on it!

TS58 Pearl Light Blue is a great colour as well.

Just had a look at the can… yep! That’s it. 
I’ll have a look for the pearl blue.

Are the Tamiya paints meant for plastic? 
Some have a different item number code to others, which I think means they’re for plastic kit body’s or RC plastic shells. 
I’ve had no problems with them on metal though, as long as the primer is good it seems to go on fine.

[Spottedlaurel]

53 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Are the Tamiya paints meant for plastic? 
Some have a different item number code to others, which I think means they’re for plastic kit body’s or RC plastic shells. 
I’ve had no problems with them on metal though, as long as the primer is good it seems to go on fine.

I've only ever used TS sprays on plastic, but I don't see why they wouldn't be good on primed metal. I think they do several ranges now, some for airbrushing and others for RC bodies as you say. I think there are also some for military/aircraft use, but they may be similar to TS and just need a coat of clear of you want a glossy finish.

With the TS pearls/metallics you would ideally apply clear to get a decent finish. You can get a shiny coat from it you spray it fairly 'wet', but I've always applied clear. That could be their TS13, Mr Hobby gloss clear or Halfords.

What's nice about the TS sprays is the scale look of the metallics - using an automotive metallic can look a bit like metalflake! That being said I've had no great issue with Halfords mica paints, but I suppose they contain finer particles than a normal metallic.

[danthecapriman]

18 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I've only ever used TS sprays on plastic, but I don't see why they wouldn't be good on primed metal. I think they do several ranges now, some for airbrushing and others for RC bodies as you say. I think there are also some for military/aircraft use, but they may be similar to TS and just need a coat of clear of you want a glossy finish.

With the TS pearls/metallics you would ideally apply clear to get a decent finish. You can get a shiny coat from it you spray it fairly 'wet', but I've always applied clear. That could be their TS13, Mr Hobby gloss clear or Halfords.

What's nice about the TS sprays is the scale look of the metallics - using an automotive metallic can look a bit like metalflake! That being said I've had no great issue with Halfords mica paints, but I suppose they contain finer particles than a normal metallic.

Yeah, I’ve used a clear coat over the top on them. Definitely brings them up shiny. 
These have been painted for a few months now and there’s no sign of any blistering or peeling so I’m calling those paints good for metal!

The mica paints are great. I looked it up, but mica is apparently a mineral ground up into tiny dust then added to the paint. It behaves similar to metallic when the light hits it and you get sparkles and colour reflections, but being finer than metallic it does it much more.

[quicksilver]

CMAC continue to add to their range of 1/76 3D prints, including some unusual subjects that I don't think have ever been modelled in any scale before like the Austin 3-litre, Wolseley/Morris wedges and R8 coupe and tourer.

Spitfire is tiny and has very delicate pillars.

Cortina reprensents the 1600E my dad had back in the day. The Silver Fox metallic paint kept falling off.

[ETCHY]

Lesney ISO Grifo. Spotted on a market stall today. Still has its £3.00 sticker on ( tips on how to get that off easily are welcomed).

Nice blue interior. Lovely Playworn little thing I couldn't bear to leave it there in the cold !

 

 

[flat4alfa]

Pre-Superfast too

[ETCHY]

19 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Pre-Superfast too

Yes that's what made me want it more.
Lovely little casting.

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, ETCHY said:

Lesney ISO Grifo. Spotted on a market stall today. Still has its £3.00 sticker on ( tips on how to get that off easily are welcomed).

Nice blue interior. Lovely Playworn little thing I couldn't bear to leave it there in the cold !

 

 

Lighter fluid is my go to for price label removal. It is safe for the windows and the paint, unlike some thinners that can attack the windows, wheel and tyre. You can usually pick it up any shop that sells fags. At present I have Swan, but any brand is OK.