Shite in Miniature II

[bramz7]

Novacar used to be sold in the Poundland when they first opened. The 605 is quite a decent model.

Yeah it's really well cast. The Majorette 405 is a bit crude in comparison. Heavier though...

[Junkman]

I got some more 1/24 Hachette Partworks from that France.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Yoss]

These arrived today. By a company called Smer.

 

I was particularly attracted to the plain one as it's the same colour as mine on the box.

Though it turns out it's red. Then again it doesn't have alloy wheels, sunroof or boot spoiler either. Fairly basic kit but should look decent enough with a bit of detailing.

 

The only difference between the standard car and rally car appears to be a transfer sheet.

[Junkman]

Those Skoda kits were actually developped for Smer by Heller.

Why they chose the odd scale of 1/28 is beyond me, but I bought them as far back as the mid 90s,

that's how old the tooling is meanwhile.

[Felly Magic]

I remember flogging the Heller snap fix Land Rover 109s that were Czech branded in the late 1990s, the stickers they come with are a bit naf tbh, the rear light stickers often try to peel offin the corners. With a bit of work, these can look reasonable. 

[Yoss]

I think I'll probably paint the lights, as you say the transfers look a bit shite. Also, according to the box the normal car is mk1 (offset badge with slot alongside) and the rally car a mk2 (central badge with slot either side) but they are both the same body which is actually a mk1.5 (central badge, no slot at all). Am I being picky? Anyway that suits me, that's what mine is.

 

And 1/28 seemed a bit odd to me too. 1/24 would be more common or 1/32 would be great as they'd go with my Scalextric cars but they're halfway in between. But I'm happy and I'll especially enjoy painting the interiors brown and beige.

[Felly Magic]

I did see a 1/43 scale model of the mk2 Favorit estate, but it seems to have been a limited run and is like rocking horse crap, saw a review in German on youtube of it, looks like it was an Abrex in the later white box

[Bren]

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Corgi whizzwheels Jaguar pace car.

Hopefully I can find some stock cars to go with it sometime.

I like these - rockets were meant to rival hot wheels red lines. Unlike hot wheels they do not dissolve with zinc pest. I have quite a few.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Quick resto of Corgi Mini. Have attempted a few this week, this was the only one the paint chose to stick to... 

 

 

[Frogchod]

Impulse buy, went to buy some fag papers and came out with this R4 camper from the film Trafic

[mercrocker]

That's brilliant.....Hachette?

[Frogchod]

That's brilliant.....Hachette?

Yep, here's what's coming next:

[Christine]

Some "Toy Cars" from Lidls, Welly made in China actually 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Spruced up another toy fair find. Expensive etch primer was worth every penny! 

 

 

[mercrocker]

Nice job on a tricky subject (with the three layers of colour and that blasted bonnet!)

[quicksilver]

Spruced up another toy fair find. Expensive etch primer was worth every penny! 

 

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In its 'before' state that Herald looks just like the one in the Field of Dreams

[Christine]

Polistil Morgan ,  1;16   it says..

 

[Christine]

Britains 50th anniversary L R 

 

 

[barrett]

Right, I haven't had much luck disposing of stuff here before but let's have another go. I just unearthed a box full of diecast junkyard fodder which will be going in the bin unless anybody here wants it.

 

These have all been repainted, badly, by a hamfisted pre-teen me, some are missing parts, most have had their rivets drilled and bases removed. Some are better than others but all are restoration/parts.

 

Obviously I don't want proper money for them but a contribution towards postage/packing/my time would be appreciated. I really CBA packing up loads of individual bits and would prefer to sell in bulk, but shout if there is anything you would like.

 

Sorry for poor pics

 

OSFs - The SIKU Granada wagon is fairly tidy and I'd guess not common

 

Americans

 

1960s-'70s Matchbox/Husky etc

 

Citroens

 

Sports cars

 

Commercials etc

 

AOB

 

Scrap

 

YEAH?

[mercrocker]

How much for the whole lot? 

 

 

 

Edit - PM sent

[barrett]

Claimed!

[tooSavvy]

The daughter, bless her!!    , got a line on some guy [faceache linkkie] in NornIron blowing out his Corgi collection.

 

She hooves up and flashes her mobile at me.. screen shots on.. and (desperate for an Xmas pressie) asks if anything floated my boat?

 

Kerchingg 

 

Boxed >> Datsun 240Z... Very nice, thankyou.

 

this one IIRC

 

 

... going to post it to her house, but we used my PayPal.

 

 

TS

[Split_Pin]

Nice wheels on it.

 

Love the 'Technocrats' too, not seen that before!

[tooSavvy]

Nice wheels on it.

Love the 'Technocrats' too, not seen that before!

IIRC = a photo in a screenshot...

 

It is deffo RED!

 

 

TS

[Laseraligningfoofooflanges]

Very nice Z!

[eddyramrod]

Oh I remember the Technocrats!  They were a comic strip used in Corgi advertising in the early 70s.  The clean-cut hero type was called Zak, I think.

 

Nice find

[chodweaver]

Zak, Whizz and HW.

 

But what's this? There's a GIRL technocrat? I don't remember a GIRL technocrat!

 

Yup. Penny.

 

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[Split_Pin]

One on the left looks like Chris fron Eggheads.

[Junkman]

There has been some Majorette acquisition at a recent toy fair.

 

 

The DS Ambulance comes with a patient:

 

[Junkman]

Some new Hotwheels were hoovered up as well.