Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

A quick trip around town today netted a few stragglers from a delivery I missed at Entertainer. All generic castings, but I like the smashed up ones

New casting, along the lines of the Trouble Decker, but an American mail delivery truck

Spaz chariot for my mate as he disabled himself, so collects them

And an older 5 pack I found lurking at the back of the shelf, don't know why I didn't get this one when it came out

[sierraman]

I have the railway carriage, horse carriage and the paddle steamer. I had some cowboys and Indians that had been my brothers, Christ knows where they ended up. 

[junkyarddog]

Trashed original vs Mint repro. 

 

[junkyarddog]

Another recent find is this Guisival Kenworth truck and trailer in Carnation ice cream livery.

 

[junkyarddog]

Still on the subject of trucks,I also found this curious little thing.

Quite the oddball. 

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Still on the subject of trucks,I also found this curious little thing.

Quite the oddball. 

I have that Eko Pegaso truck, its a lovely thing. They made a few cars and I have a Rover P5 3 litre and a Ford Zodiac MK3.  I thought they were a strange choice of subject for a Spanish manufacturer. 

[sierraman]

37 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I have that Eko Pegaso truck, its a lovely thing. They made a few cars and I have a Rover P5 3 litre and a Ford Zodiac MK3.  I thought they were a strange choice of subject for a Spanish manufacturer. 

I used to really like those Mira Pegaso trucks you could get in Spain. 

[flat4alfa]

4 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

[andy18s]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

A quick trip around town today netted a few stragglers from a delivery I missed at Entertainer. All generic castings, but I like the smashed up ones

New casting, along the lines of the Trouble Decker, but an American mail delivery truck

Spaz chariot for my mate as he disabled himself, so collects them

And an older 5 pack I found lurking at the back of the shelf, don't know why I didn't get this one when it came out

If you don't want the Subaru....baggsies please lol

[Noel Tidybeard]

bmw 325i came out in red 1st followed by #33 racing version

these had the rubbing strips & spoiler painted black whereas they cheaped out on the mobil 1 version

[bunglebus]

On 19/05/2024 at 12:10, bunglebus said:

Just realised I have the original Solido, as well as Cougar and Dinky branded versions

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

You just need a Verem version. 

 

 

 

[danthecapriman]

I’ve done some more bits n bobs recently.

I did this F100 ages ago but it’s been sat around with no wheels because it’s original ones don’t really suit it now. But a recent purchase has donated its alloys which are a bit more in keeping. 
Bond partwork Ford Brono II wheels. The Bronco is a weathered model covered in sand colour paint so the tyres need a clean off and I’ll probably paint the wheels a darker grey.

   
Said Bronco was then stripped and repainted. 
It’s actually a nice pale silver-ish blue-ish colour by… Peugeot! Moonstone blue.

   
Now a fuc* up! 
Bond partwork AMC Hornet, stripped and painted in the exact same manner and materials as the Brono but for some weird reason this happened! 
It’s cured and has a shine, but it’s all mottled and uneven. Looks absolutely awful. So I’ve had to start over. 
Oddly, the inside of the shell went on and dried perfectly smooth.
  

  

And finally, the Thames coke bottle truck has a new rear bed. Nice simple flatbed conversion. All scratch built from plastic sheet & section. The piece of angle on the deck will become the rear bumper/light bar.
  

 

[bunglebus]

The Mrs went into Entertainer for me today as I was working, some old geezer had got there first and was telling her all about the valuable Treasure Hunts and Super Treasure Hunts he was going to find and make a fortune on. Well he's not very good at it as he missed the regular Treasure Hunt out of this K case

'cycle for my mate 

RX-7 will be a popular one I reckon

Recoloured Tooned Charger, just a stripe really

I like this Studebaker casting

Later MX-5

A new Tooned casting, Mazda RX-3

Recoloured Corvette

And a Chevelle

[FakeConcern]

@danthecapriman I love seeing your updates, great work there!

I had the same strange reaction a couple of times recently and on one I managed to wet sand and polish to revive the finish, but the other was stripped off again and I kind of lost interest in it and it's been sat in primer for a few months!

[danthecapriman]

10 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

@danthecapriman I love seeing your updates, great work there!

I had the same strange reaction a couple of times recently and on one I managed to wet sand and polish to revive the finish, but the other was stripped off again and I kind of lost interest in it and it's been sat in primer for a few months!

Cheers! I love seeing your projects too!

I don’t know what happened to that paint. The inside of the shell was just a quick blow over really to catch all the undersides of the arches, window frames etc etc but it came out perfectly. 
I flip it over and do the outside of the body with much more care and that happens! Aside from the colour all the process and makes of paint are the same on the Bronco… and that’s come out fine. Weird.

I tried to wet flat it back but it just wore through in the low spots and scratched the buggery out of the high spots. I’ve done a Capri into Miami blue (different brand top coat) which went the same way, but I’ve managed to save that one with a bit of flatting and some clear lacquer.

Thinking about it, the cans both those cars were painted in were getting low, so I wonder if it’s spraying with lower pressure when the can starts getting empty which leaves that spattering effect? Could it help to heat the can up first to help thin the paint and increase the pressure a bit?

[FakeConcern]

@danthecapriman I see what you mean about the cans getting,low but I usually find if I can keep it level then they still work ok. I did also have a problem with a can I bought on t'internet which turned out to have a "special" wide angle nozzle and that gave a similar finish. That had to be stripped and I re did it by replacing the nozzle with an old one I'd soaked in Cellulose thinners.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Could it help to heat the can up first to help thin the paint and increase the pressure a bit?

I do this with every stage of painting mine, and I use a hairdryer to warm the casting up beforehand and dry the paint after

[bunglebus]

Double checked Entertainer and found one more

Going up in the loft to sort cars out so I'll try and bang some on my sales thread at 7. Far too much stuff in my loft now, just can't enjoy any of it.  Think it's the boxed stuff that's taking up a lot of the space, that's hard to part with though.

One way or another I'm not doing outside jobs today, just dodged a downpour earlier so I'm not risking it

[Datsuncog]

Remember this whole non-saga involving the 2x Matchbox Action Drivers Airport Adventure Sets?

Well, the set with working light and sound functions, which arrived from Amazon in the slightly dinged box, has been sent on to the tender mercies of my brother's kids, along with a couple of extra planes and a few Matchbox five-packs.

The cheaper impulse-buy version in the better box from Toytown in Ards, but which failed to provide light or sound when buttons were pushed, was then stuffed under the bed while I grappled with some needlessly conflicted feelings.

After weeks of prevarication, I finally popped open the box late on Saturday night and dragged all the bits out.

There's quite a few of them.

Oddly, some stickers are already applied but others aren't. Not just the big stickers, either.

I guess it helps me feel more involved with the whole construction element, or something.

Looks pretty decent once built up, though.

I mean, the runway's not exactly to scale - but as a playset designed for ages 3+ it's pretty good.

Pressing down at a button on the far end of the runway makes some red markers appear.

I'm not sure why, but excitement nonetheless.

And there's two gates for the aircraft to load and unload at - though maybe not at the same time.

The width of the wings and the relative compactness of the airfield means there's quite a few opportunities for the plane to come in contact with bits of the airport - hopefully something that would be sorted out at the design stage, in the real world.

The drop-off zone is up a ramp, and the idea is that the action of rolling a car over the little pressure switch causes the Departures doors to slide open, people inside to mill about, lights to flash and tannoy announcements to sound.

But because I put it together in the dark (near enough) one of the little pegs didn't locate properly so only one door slid open, and only the people on the left side moved.

But I did find a piece of plastic packaging jammed in the battery compartment, which it seems is designed to stop the light 'n' sound function activating in transit - presumably the tab was meant to be removed at the point of sale, but it seems this one broke off leaving just a short bit of plastic sticking out. The Amazon one didn't have this fitted, strangely.

Well well well.

So it does make lots of whooshy aircraft noises, and honking, and bing-bong announcements after all.

All of which are surprisingly loud at 1am.

I jammed the bit of plastic back in again...

And then there's a ramp to go back down.

Plus a little parking space under the ramp for security vehicles, too.

And then a ground floor Arrivals collection point:

As well as the movable traffic barriers, the baggage carousels revolve when you turn a little knurled wheel.

Parking area barrier goes up when the pressure switch is activated.

There's not a lot of parking at this here airport - but I guess that's where the Action Drivers Multistorey Car Park™ playset probably comes in.

Link-selling, yo.

There's a load of luggage carts lined up under another ramp, pleasingly - though no action here, just decoration.

Lamp posts and other little details like that do add to the overall realism, though.

I forgot to take an overhead pic of the set to show the overall size, annoyingly, but it's pretty big - at least the same footprint as six of the smallest sets (Pizza Hut etc).

Then I took it apart again (or as much as I could get apart) and shoved it back in the box.

It's great and all, but at the same time I do feel vaguely embarrassed about the whole enterprise. I mean, they're just plasticky kids' toys, these... and yet. They appeal so much to me.

That said, at some stage I'd like to connect it up with the other buildings in the range and take more pics - so stay tuned...

[bunglebus]

As ever, strange things come to light when rummaging in the loft

1984 Corvette was modified and called 1987 Corvette - but I didn't realise I had one of each both as otherwise identical Laser Wheels 

Pink Superfast Capris with and without tow hook support

Foden Concrete Truck base changes

And one has a metal axle through the drum, the other just a plastic pin

Different Superfast wheels on the Field Car

And Dodge Challenger 

[bunglebus]

50p Pantera I rescued has a red interior and no side decals

All different 

[bunglebus]

The Mrs returned from Tesco with yet more Hot Wheels 

And a T-shirt!

[eddyramrod]

A few have come to completion today!  First, the Matchbox King Size Transit "Air Ambulance..."

I suppose making a police van was a bit predictable, but it did mean I could steal the interior (you'll see why soon).  And now some elderly Dinkies that looked pretty rough when they arrived.

L-R: Austin Somerset, Triumph 1800 saloon, Jaguar XK120.  Note the Jag is on wire wheels  when it's normally on ridged cast wheels like the other two are.  The wires are leftover from a broken Corgi.

[RoadworkUK]

That airport set is utterly wonderful.  Was about to say it was the kind of thing that 8 year-old me would have daydreamed about, but that's equally true now I'm 43.

[FakeConcern]

Nice work as usual @eddyramrod! That XK120 looks great in those colours and I've just got ask what kind of wheels are lurking under the rear spats?

[danthecapriman]

AMC has another top coat now. No problem this time, so god knows what happened with the previous paint.

Im glad it needed redoing tbh, as I think it looks far better in this gold colour. It’s just Humbrol metallic gold. Looks suitably 70’s though I think!

Picked this little Italian up the other day too, unboxed but still really nice.

[bunglebus]

Another Tesco find, didn't know this was coming out

Shall we?

Think this deserves a custom base to put it back on terra firma

[danthecapriman]

8 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Another Tesco find, didn't know this was coming out

Shall we?

Think this deserves a custom base to put it back on twrra firma

I’d be tempted to open up the rear side windows to make it a wagon too.

[bunglebus]

No! I'll never get an original so this is as close as I can get