Shite in Miniature II

[MiniMinorMk3]

9 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Red forks with a solid piece between them is the more unusual 

 

 

That fork lift with the red forks is from the K-40...

and K-34 sets

[bunglebus]

This was a decent find for £2

Late Matchbox bus isn't a bad effort, but the centre pillar being part of the glazing bugs me somewhat 

Oxford bus features an unconventional method of lowering 

Unusual Matchbox Golf was another good find

A few Juniors, as usual endless variations to try and recall whether you already have them

Both of these have nothing on the base bar "Made in England"

Another of the "HW" copies of the Tomica Nissan R382

Two Zylmex 

And this creation, which has the legend "Lightning Fast" emblazoned on the base

Copy of the Matchbox Londoner appears to have been sold as a Wilkinson's product 

Only Hot Wheels purchase was this slightly unfortunate McLaren M6A

A few nice Majorettes came home with me

And this Honda NSX which seems to have a bit of a wheel alignment problem - it's not damaged, that's just where the wheels are fitted. Poor show Majorette!

[bunglebus]

Had some good scores on larger, commercial type vehicles today, including a Corgi Transit

Siku Hannomag

This very nice Scammell

And two pairs, but each half bought from different sellers in the same row!

Lastly, three different transporters

[bunglebus]

I have to also include this amazing Frankenstein creation on the table I bought most of the commercials from

[andrew e]

That is impressive! Fela had quite a nice table of stuff by the looks of it.

[bunglebus]

4 minutes ago, andrew e said:

That is impressive! Fela had quite a nice table of stuff by the looks of it.

Yes and a very odd approach to pricing. Loads of nice commercials which he sold to me for not a lot, but a box full of mostly AA liveried Corgi Juniors was £30. I fished out the two Toe Joes and one US Van and left the rest 

[junkyarddog]

I've never found one of those Matchbox Garages with the doors intact,same as the green Matchbox VW Camper. 

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I have to also include this amazing Frankenstein creation on the table I bought most of the commercials from

Trailer is Zee Toy from 1982.  Normally dragged by a Kenworth Aerodyne

[flat4alfa]

I wondered if that trailer would fit well with this Corgi Kenworth W900

 

which measured to 1:86, so probably not, looking at the Transit size 

[morrisoxide]

A while back I got a flimsy Simca Vedette Norev knock off. I did some web surfing and went down a rabbit hole.

This was an interesting find about full scale Simcas in Hong Kong https://chinacarhistory.com/2021/09/21/the-simca-vedette-and-china/

Then I found this (Codeg Berliet Auto Carrier Car Transporter Friction)  https://jkdiecastmodels.com/products/codeg-3746l-berliet-auto-carrier-car-tran-sporter-8-cars-boxed-friction-toy-hong-kong

So that must be it only a different colour?

But now I've just stumbled across this https://autojauneblog.fr/tag/simca-chambord/

Look at that caravan!

So now I guess it's this version because the colour matches, but not the base and interior.

Some pics of mine.

I guess it's a Codeg. So still a knock off Norev so kind of what I thought.

[bunglebus]

Still looking for the Matchbox Volkswagen 5 pack, now there's another to find

[quicksilver]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

I wondered if that trailer would fit well with this Corgi Kenworth W900

 

which measured to 1:86, so probably not, looking at the Transit size 

It looks about 1:64 to me, bigger than the 1:76 Oxford wrecker and about the right size for the small yellow Corgi Transit to fit on.

[Jon]

Hey @bunglebus, I've a feeling you have/had the other part of that black Golf, which came as a twin pack:

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/275293282820

I got mine about 1984/5, which I reckon ties up with the card style.

I'm not totally convinced a Golf is the best candidate for towing a loaded double horse box, but an earlier version coupled a Golf with a twin axle caravan, so they must be stout little load luggers.

[bunglebus]

Whether or not I kept it, I don't know. Oddities like trailers, caravans and the more commercial type of vehicles tend to be the first in line when I'm feeling ruthless 

[sierraman]

It also came with a red Cortina

[bunglebus]

I bought some things

[ETCHY]

21 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I bought some things

That white & red large scale lorry looks very similar to a green tipper version I had as a kid. Modelled on U.S Ford lorry I think.

[155V6]

16 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Trailer is Zee Toy from 1982.  Normally dragged by a Kenworth Aerodyne

Or a Renault

[155V6]

Car boot had the most diecast I've seen for ages.All I bought though  was this shonky Kamaz tractor unit with dodgy paint

And these 2 Juniors

 

[andrew e]

Scored well here today too on a bootsale mooch. Not quite fantastic tin plate trucks and Terrahawks Rolls lucky, but lots of £1 tub’s goodness - shame the seller was putting them away as I rifled through some poor old giffers lovely collection, now in the auction crates it was likely sold off in 🥲

I can see so much I missed now - minishitters remorse 😉

[andrew e]

What was this Superking model? Any guesses?

[sierraman]

25 minutes ago, andrew e said:

What was this Superking model? Any guesses?

Repainted Fire Aircraft Transporter. 

[sierraman]

A few things bought today at a classic car show. 

[eddyramrod]

2 hours ago, andrew e said:

Scored well here today too on a bootsale mooch. Not quite fantastic tin plate trucks and Terrahawks Rolls lucky, but lots of £1 tub’s goodness - shame the seller was putting them away as I rifled through some poor old giffers lovely collection, now in the auction crates it was likely sold off in 🥲

I can see so much I missed now - minishitters remorse 😉

Holy shit!  I'd have been an hour just in among those police cars!

[bunglebus]

Let's have a look at today's assorted bric-a-brac, odds and ends and not forgetting bits and bobs

Those huge tinplate beasts are both by Louis Marx

2 hours ago, andrew e said:

Terrahawks Rolls 

Yes indeed, if memory serves @eddyramrod was after one, whoever it was they did track it down - but I couldn't resist for a quid

Other slightly left-field purchases include another Sze Toys van

Just look at those decals! I do want to collect them all - who wouldn't want 8 Million Dollar Leige and Big Mike? I'm pretty sure Star Angels are all just as attractive as the cast of the coincidentally named Charlie's Angels. I'm also sure there's absolutely no attempt to mimic Corgi's Chevrolet vans here

Ergonomic steering wheel placement 

Anyway...Zee Toys Trans Am doesn't say who made it on the base, but Zee Race Team is a pretty good clue

I don't normally buy Solidos, but a guy had quite a few, along with a load of military Matchbox Superfast/Roll-a-Matics. If they'd have been cheaper I'd have rescued the lot as they were all in lovely condition, despite rattling around in a big box

Siku Tablot is a lesser seen casting compared to the Matchbox and Corgi efforts

I don't often buy loose Hot Wheels, but I like the heavy feel and looks of the Tail Dragger

But.. what's this?

Red Juniors SD1 

Very tidy Batmobile minus Robin

Majorette Supers (anyone?) Fiat Coupe

And a minty Fuzz Buggy

Part two imminent

[bunglebus]

I find these trucks hard to resist if the grille's intact 

Interestingly, base on this is for the Sleet N Snow

Very nice custom Maxi with Beetle engine

Grabbed two of these BMWs today

Renault 11 is another I always seem to pick up

However, the Volvo 480 is definitely a less common find

So is the Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder, and perhaps for good reason

Battle Kings K-111 even has a missile still awaiting firing across the lounge, never to be seen again

[matt79]

3 hours ago, andrew e said:

Scored well here today too on a bootsale mooch. Not quite fantastic tin plate trucks and Terrahawks Rolls lucky, but lots of £1 tub’s goodness - shame the seller was putting them away as I rifled through some poor old giffers lovely collection, now in the auction crates it was likely sold off in 🥲

I can see so much I missed now - minishitters remorse 😉

 

 

 

 

 

Did you happen pick up the Hong Kong police transit (the rear end is shown in you last photo, as circled)?

Made by C'sm (I believe they usually made bus models) and are possibly the only 1/43 scale 1995 - 2000 Ford Transit mk3.5 (Smiley grille) models to exist. All were LWB, with 2 different roof height (medium & high roof) versions produced.

They were released in various Hong Kong police liveries, some UK police force liveries were modelled as well (Cambridgeshire, Northumbria & London Metropolitan police force liveries from my hazy memory) There were also some vans produced in Amtrak & Citylink courier company liveries.

(Boxed models with certs etc sell for around £50-£60 plus on ebay)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296470760330?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D266917%26meid%3D7e75004937294e089ace33da075f16dc%26pid%3D101875%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D333825632748%26itm%3D296470760330%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D4429486%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedV3MskuWithLambda85KnnRecallV1V2V4ItemNrtInQueryAndCassiniVisualRankerAndBertRecallWithVMEV3EmbeddedAuctionsCPCAutoWithCassiniEmbRecallManual%26brand%3DFord&_trksid=p4429486.c101875.m1851&itmprp=cksum%3A2964707603307e75004937294e089ace33da075f16dc|enc%3AAQAJAAABgP9d%2BMZSXlztIfYFu3kI%2B7ft0VcQix7rTrUVdiJwc2upzwLfM%2B2UEqu0ZqdXqu2qWe6up6s9MSEY%2BWikIwEh4xLkizL%2BG%2Fyhg6cdW4xfkbb75erVQBYYISNxGN1au%2BE0eJ778JYYSAyLJRupNiZky3B2UHpMsaEp7JRgW9fuueOszPlG9eCPE4mSzJx4EejjZE0v1xx3s4HgKujjhEB3s6mkoY9oqEQNQerfz5pzu2T8gX%2BuRDESF0TRcwRaTNBYCW%2B9NHqynjmIISDaO9bu7bDTyRWtdAuTIj0FbdpjY%2Fi%2Bg%2F5TgAfmEpjYTM4k3RO48--STUX3u7DV9xtmgwjCQkYWeFGIFr3ELbRMS20I9qAoMblGIrHecd9NWHv1X4x%2Ff6YT2vti4nwHAwmvZEL6jg7qJcpxq%2BGTPDif7VVZcMrBoTHWHwOiiBE8jngAU4R7fEhwvtOewxV2bkjDk0RqwWfGHVSaMdO8jKsM68LGtlm%2BfFDCph%2FC3t7hWK7UJcMZkQ%3D%3D|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A4429486&itmmeta=01J12WY63FPGJVE78JB4ZG0QRF

There were also some models produced in Amtrak & Citylink courier company liveries.

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

£1

OMFG I’m off for a lie down

[flat4alfa]

There are some of those Sze Toy custom vans back here 

But no Star Angels or Big Mike, as I’m better now

[andrew e]

@matt79 Bugger! No I didn’t, the fella was loading his van and I kinda interrupted him! I picked it up but mistook it for a Russian Transitiski partwork. I did fish one finely crafted £1 oddity out though as I’d never seen one - I’m hoping it can be rescued! 
I think i’ve seen these before, but only ever in faded cellophane boxes for much £££ at toy fairs. This one oddly has metallic blue base that looks factory despite being burgundy underneath? Were there two once?

Oh and its bigger than you think - 1/43: