Shite in Miniature II

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Just saw this elsewhere on the interwebz. Wasn't it someone on here who used to sell the Val kits? Want. 

[AndyW201]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

That looks superb, really sharp on the detail and much nicer than the Minichamps version (which I sold as it was a German spec and not relatable).

I wonder if they'll ever do a 1.3L in a solid colour 🤔

Or a nice Daytona yellow GT like the one in Brannigan, 

[bunglebus]

OMG Found nothing at the second boot sale until the last row

 

[Blue 850]

Just bought these at a vintage rally, Solido Lancia Beta, Matchbox Specials Lancia Rally, and Astra GTE by Gama, missing a taillight. 3 for €5

[MiniMinorMk3]

I think all the Minichamps Capri II models were left hooker Euro spec GTs, well all the ones I've had were.

[Split_Pin]

I had that orange one, it was over 20 years ago though. If they made a base spec one, I be on it!

[AndyW201]

Always wanted that signal green Minichamps one, but being LHD and having Mk3 style taillights always put me off.

Nipped into the local Lidl for a few off-brand German beers for tonight, and they've just stocked up today with Hot Wheels, case C by the looks of it. Most of the stuff in there were carry-overs from the case B they had in earlier in the year, and I got the ones I wanted out of that. But I still found a few from my wants list,

Looks like these Godzilla Skylines are as sought after as the R32 version from last year.

Was very happy to grab this one. I think Signal red is my favourite colour on this one so far,

They were down as £1.69 each, but looking at the reciept, I appear to have only been charged £1.30 for them. Happy days!

The fact that the only Hot Wheels mainlines I've got from shops this year have been from Aldi and Lidl, and even then from cases from the beginning of this year tells how shite the supply has got around here. I've been seeing videos of N cases being unboxed recently. Still, maybe this time next year, I might find the Mk1 Jag and BMW E30 wagon...

Entertainer came up trumps with another Merc I've been after. No Porsche, of course, but shitloads of the Land Cruiser and Land Rover that seem to be the peg warmers of that range.

I quite like the old W140, its just like a big, big version of my C Class. The Hot Wheels version is a nice big model, weighty too due to the size and metal base. For a F&F car, its not too dicked about with either. Compares nicely with the period Matchbox W140,

 

I think that for 30 odd years old, the Matchbox still holds up well though!

[eddyramrod]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

OMG Found nothing at the second boot sale until the last row

 

*Scoots over to the Selloff thread to start claiming!

[bunglebus]

39 minutes ago, AndyW201 said:

maybe this time next year, I might find the Mk1 Jag and BMW E30 wagon...

I've seen absolutely loads of those, I can grab a pair if you like

[155V6]

Not much at my car boot,but I did get these two in the last row

I also picked up these two,the Renault Trafic is a Chinese copy of the Corgi,& the Porsche is a motorized Majorette

[Zie]

Once again, huge thanks to @bunglebus for getting me something I couldn't find. I'm a huge fan of roadkill and had zero luck finding one. 

[bramz7]

Topless wonders, all have detachable hard tops (bar the Eos). I think I have all colour variants of the Pluriel but they did also make one with a giant tyre on the back which was a Tour vehicle at some point. I had one in my watch list for months but couldn't quite justify the £25 plus European postage they wanted. 

 

[bunglebus]

Old boy at the late boot sale had a big table full of goodies, and despite most of them having price stickers underneath in the £17-£20 range, they were less. Like 10% of that. I scooped up 17 of them and ran away before he changed his mind

I really like the big Dinky Cadillac ambulance, and the Corsair with working windows.

Magnetron was 20p elsewhere, shame about the stickers as normally all the bits are broken off

[bunglebus]

Smaller bits and bobs are an odd mix, some of them were inside the carry case so weren't necessarily my choice

Not seen the Corgi Jeep in this colour, as the screen is a separate plastic part, so I'm sure a donor will be along sooner or later

Much later version of the same(?) casting

This one was in the case, and in great shape

Mini van was also in the case - no rear doors sadly

Probably the spendiest car today, Lone Star Cadillac 

No name 935

Playart duo of Alpine and E Type

Early MC Toys 911

Lucky Toyota Hi Lux

Zee Toys Z car

No name (Hino I think) "cold drink" lorry avoids PepsiCo lawsuits

Majorettes include tanker, recovery truck, Saab, Renault and Merc 

Lots of Matchbox as usual, tractor is the single colour version found on the back of a King Size lorry

Merryweather has somehow retained its ladder

And some regular wheel commercials

Polizei trailer is pretty unusual 

Forklift isn't, I swear these things follow me home

Never found a Whoosh-N-Push with the flower decal. Today I found two on different tables

Nice Mercury, no dags in the back but it does have cones and police paraphernalia 

CX

S D One

Roll-a-Matics Rangies

928

Corvette is probably a screen donor

Don't recall this wide body Porsche in these colours - matches the 944 I think?

This must be one of the last releases of the  Group C Racer going by the wheels 

Another 928 from out of the case

Along with some clean companions 

Parasites van is a rare find

Europa caravan should be behind a Jaguar IIRC

Here's the carry case, not the most exciting but it was the one I had as a kid, so I wasn't leaving without it

And today's 50p curve ball, a Marx plastic train, has a bell underneath and it hoots just like a proper locomotive!

 

[FakeConcern]

37 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Old boy at the late boot sale had a big table full of goodies, and despite most of them having price stickers underneath in the £17-£20 range, they were less. Like 10% of that. I scooped up 17 of them and ran away before he changed his mind

I really like the big Dinky Cadillac ambulance, and the Corsair with working windows.

Magnetron was 20p elsewhere, shame about the stickers as normally all the bits are broken off

I went to two boot fairs this morning, didn't buy anyrthing!

 

I did see the  Corgi Mini Miglia Winners set in (tatty) box for £16 and was tempted, but in the end I didn't want it enough

[bunglebus]

That old boy said he had loads of cars yet, and that someone bought all his stuff for £100 the other weekend. God knows what I missed.

I should have asked for contact details thinking about it

[Nibbler]

Went on a trip in the old VW T4 today and to my surprise I managed to find some good stuff. Porsche, Merc and C4 from my favourite manufacturer Siku. Never heard of Toyota Aqua before I bought this Tomica. Also pleased with the AMX Javelin as I had one as a kid. 

[Nibbler]

Also found some bigger stuff today. Golf GTI from Polistil. London Taxi by Budgie models. Fell head over heels in love with the Euclid Dump truck and its mechanism. The red Volvo is manufactured by Tekno.

[Jon]

Live (ish) spotting! Apologies for terrible photo though, as I had a bag of shopping in my hand, and there were normal people around!

Seen at a dreary shopping centre in Auckland. Never knew such a thing existed, but it seems a good idea.

Normal ones were $4, so about £2. The fancy pants ones like the Alfa 155 touring car were $15, so a bit of novelty tax going on, as I'm sure they go for about $10 in the shops.

[bunglebus]

I found out about an easter egg.

Hot Wheels Beetle base

Hot Wheels Bumble Bee base

Check out the Transformers head at the front!

I wonder if we will get the Bumblebee base on the normal Beetle? One to keep an eye out for

[bunglebus]

At the bottom of that case were a couple of loose bits; bed cover for the wildlife truck, and a ladder - but what from?

[Tenmil Socket]

On 09/07/2024 at 12:28, Tenmil Socket said:

Weirdly there’s one of those tanks behind the smoking shelter at work!

The gardener made a (very) little pond type thing and put some toys around it that he’d found in a skip. Think there was action figures too. 
 

This was a couple of years ago but I’ll check if it’s still there the next time I’m passing out of curiosity.

Here it is at the top of the pic

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

28 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

At the bottom of that case were a couple of loose bits; bed cover for the wildlife truck, and a ladder - but what from?

[danthecapriman]

Not the most exciting update, but the Chevette has had more work done. Mostly filling then rubbing down then more filling then more rubbing down etc etc!

Rear quarter panel lower corners have been filled flush. These have an indent in them for the bigger Marajo bumpers, obviously not present on the Chevette. 
I’ve also added the panel seams between front wing and front nose panel, as these are missing on the model.

   
The chassis needed modification to fit, the Chevette nose is completely different in shape so I had to cut off the chassis forward of the front wheel arches. Interior fits still too.

Just need it to dry off after a soapy wash to get rid of the filler dust then it can be primed ready for paint. 
Im not decided on colour yet, but do have an idea depending what the colour actually looks like so I need to test that first, but it’s a nice period colour that should look right on it!

[Tenmil Socket]

23 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Here it is at the top of the pic

 

Can you spot the action figure?

[eddyramrod]

I found him, but it took a moment or two; his camouflage is strong!

[bunglebus]

The boss is back from Italy with a nice find for me

 

[danthecapriman]

Shouldn’t have done this really but I bought a batch of 1:43’s from a seller in Italy! Mostly stuff you don’t get here.

All still in their packaging as they need to be boxed up to move house whenever that actually happens (it might even be this century!😄).

Some vans first.

Mercedes 208D. I’ve been after one of these for ages but they don’t seem very common.

 
Renault Master. I wasn’t going to get this but for some reason it kept winking at me so I caved, and I’m glad I did as it’s bloody lovely! It’ll go well with my partwork Trafic.

   
Stumpy Transit mk2. I’ve got a good few lwb mk1’s & 2’s now so a short completes the set!

  
Cars.

Cortina Taunus TC3 2.3 Ghia. Yes, I’ve got shit loads of these partwork Cortina/Taunuseseses but not this version. I’ll swap it to rhd then it can be a Cortina!

 
Renault 5. Why not!?

Another Pug 405. Already got one but fancy doing a repaint of one so…

And now a couple of council estate Ferrari’s!

Astra mk2, in the dullest most unbelievably shit colour they could have picked but I got it to repaint. As good as the Vanguard’s mk2? Probably not, but much cheaper and still nice.

 
And another Cavelier mk3. Same reason as the 405, I fancy repainting one. It’s a lovely model of the Cav too.

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Shouldn’t have done this really but I bought a batch of 1:43’s from a seller in Italy! Mostly stuff you don’t get here.

All still in their packaging as they need to be boxed up to move house whenever that actually happens (it might even be this century!😄).

Some vans first.

Mercedes 208D. I’ve been after one of these for ages but they don’t seem very common.

 

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Stumpy Transit mk2. I’ve got a good few lwb mk1’s & 2’s now so a short completes the set!

 

  

 

Joaquim Santos was driving the Diabolique RS200 went he went off the road and killed 3 spectators, this was the beginning of the end of the Group B era of rally cars.