Shite in Miniature II

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I've spent half the day going through mine and deciding what to keep, as I bought all the unclaimed stuff too.

Glad I did as I found a few things I'd not requested that were rather nice

This was the one I was most pleased to get I think, I do like a Mercury Cougar, and I hadn't seen one of these before

Lovely regular wheels SL

Tidy little 1500 complete with roof rack

I'm trying to avoid/get rid of commercials, but sone just appeal to me too much, such as these Leylands

Stetra is in nice condition 

Like I need more of these bloody things!

Berlinetta is destined for resto

Don't know if it was an error or a deliberate omission of the chrome, but this Challenger is much nicer than the one I previously had

Binz is also very tidy, there are a surprising number of variations with this casting

Talking of which, Mod Tractor has different wheels to the other ones I have

Glow Racer TR7, couldn't find anywhere dark enough to test it!

XJ220 is one of few supercars I really like, not an especially common find

Husky Bat mobile has the usual broken screens but Bat Geezer and Bat Boy are present and correct

Dinky Dublo is tiny. Noddy nowhere to be found

This is at the opposite end of the size scale, Polistil ovloV has a strange feature where the boot slowly opens all on its own, very odd!

Gamda Koors were the most expensive buys but still way below eBay prices. 

Quite surprising how often Israeli toy cars show up in the UK I think

Dinky Viva, very playworn but charming nonetheless. The HA is almost exactly the car you'd draw when you were 5, not a curve in site

I was convinced I had a Corgi Opel Rekord, Rambler Marlin but I didn't. I think I'd tried several times to win them on eBay, but I have one now

Corvette is much nicer than my existing example 

NSU really deserves a resto, will I ever do it? Maybe...

Most of the ones I put up on my sales thread this time were ones I’d kept in my own collection, which came from all sorts of places. I’d usually get them and keep the best condition ones, to replace any I already had but in worse condition. 
Some of them I must have had 30 odd years, if not more.

I’m glad you guys have taken most of them to be honest as it means they’ll be safe and not smashed up or thrown away!

[Lord Sterling]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

This is at the opposite end of the size scale, Polistil ovloV has a strange feature where the boot slowly opens all on its own, very odd!

Is the Volvo for sale or you keeping? I have the estate version which I'm happy to part with. It needs some resto but is mostly there.

[AndyW201]

For once, I got out of work at a normal-ish time, so had a quick detour to Tesco to indulge in some Tat-Friday business for a change.

Like last weekend, they appear to be putting a small sprinkling of recent HW releases on top of the old stuff that they've had in for months. I had to grab the blue GTV as it's lovely,

And to make up the usual Entertainer BOGOHP offer, I got this Aston,

I was actually mega chuffed to find this one, its just so cool!

As mentioned on here before, the simulated encrusted salt on the tyres is a great touch.

They had also just got in a fresh stock of older premiums, at a reduced price, so I finally got one of these,

Its a good little rendition of the Volvo brick, I like the colour, and yes it sits pretty low, but I'm an idiot who likes lowered cars so its all good.

Usual nice detailing front and rear,

[FakeConcern]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

I did have a Dinky Rekord coupe, pretty sure it went to someone on here? Possibly @FakeConcern?

That one didn't come to me. I now have three, a new repro Rekord and two original  Commodores one of which is currently stripped for paint. All of them came from toy fairs as part of my recent drive to own every Dinky eva!

Still not had time to look at my Danbox contents because reasons and I don't want to spoil the excitement by rushing it or doing it when too tired!

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Is the Volvo for sale or you keeping? I have the estate version which I'm happy to part with. It needs some resto but is mostly there.

Staying for now, I didn't photograph the stuff I'm intending to pass on. 

This came along with the resin encased Beetle the other day. Not a bad effort by Maisto at a 1303...

...good detail on the door cards and seats...

But anyone who knows VWs will tell you that dashboard is from a flat screen car, not a 1303

Bizarrely enough the opposite problem to the Solido Baja bug I mentioned a few months ago, flat screen car...

With a curved screen 1303 dash!

[FakeConcern]

I'm not a VW nerd, but that 1303 looks more like a 1302 to me...

[bunglebus]

I would agree. Maybe it's just the decal that's wrong 

[sierraman]

Do Tesco still sell Matchbox? 

[AndyW201]

6 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Do Tesco still sell Matchbox? 

The one near me does, no new stock for a while though, still doing the mix with the blue Autozam and green TT. Our local Morrisons has just started doing them as well.

[andy18s]

Factory options..

[MiniMinorMk3]

On 24/10/2024 at 12:07, Dick Longbridge said:

Anyone able to identify this colour? Just an idea for a minute. 

 

On 24/10/2024 at 12:51, bunglebus said:

80s shonky casting around the gutter strikes again. Halfords have got a pretty decent range of colours on the shelf you can compare with the picture, and if you can find a car spares place, Holts have a pretty decent range too.

Both companies just sell X green or X red rather than an exact match such as Ford Peppermint Green or whatever 

 

If you go to an automotive paint supplier they will mix you any colour in a touch up pot or an aerosol.

 

 

On 24/10/2024 at 12:27, Split_Pin said:

I'd say that was a Peugeot colour, like the ex grizz/NAN 206 CC.

It does look a bit like that Peugeot Green.

[Tenmil Socket]

I’ve been meaning to ask for a while… how do you join the die-cast WhatsApp group?

[Split_Pin]

6 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I’ve been meaning to ask for a while… how do you join the die-cast WhatsApp group?

@Datsuncog has the keys I believe!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

11 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I’ve been meaning to ask for a while… how do you join the die-cast WhatsApp group?

The question is, do you know the handshake? 

 

[Tenmil Socket]

5 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

The question is, do you know the handshake? 

 

I thought you had to say; ‘Bah weep granah weep nini bong’?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

15 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I thought you had to say; ‘Bah weep granah weep nini bong’?

Twice a week on Sundays. 

[Tenmil Socket]

[Datsuncog]

4 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I’ve been meaning to ask for a while… how do you join the die-cast WhatsApp group?

 

4 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

@Datsuncog has the keys I believe!

I think anyone already in the group can add anyone else, but if you want to PM me your mobile number, I'll happily add you in, dude.

 

EDIT: done!

[Lord Sterling]

Yesterday I popped over to yam-yam land aka: Kingswinford to pick up some car floor mats. Whilst awaiting the seller I popped into a charity shoppe and promptly bought 3 x trackie bottoms (as I only have 1 good pair) and whilst rummaging through the toy car basket I found a Corgi Ocado van, it was mostly there condition wise but the rear axle had collapsed. As the body is screwed onto the base underneath, they are easy to take apart and repair. A box section on the base that holds the axle down had popped out of place, so clipping it back home made the axle go back into place and the thing rolled again;

It didn't come with a box, the box in the picture above contains my an Ocado van I bought online after seeing one in @Imhotep's home.

My boxed one is on the left, charity shoppe bought one on the right.

Some more stuff on the shelf:

[bunglebus]

Painted the donor decklid and fitted it to the Dinky VW 1600, unfortunately the colour I used is just a little too orange. Looks OK in the pics but it's obvious in person 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I had a few hours  to kill in Southampton this week and decided to visit Beaulieu, bit of a waste of money to be honest £27 and I was in and out in an hour. Apart from the LSR stuff, which I saw in 1970 when it was in wooden sheds, the last time I went, there was nothing you wouldn’t see at the local Round Table show in the summer.

Anyway I spotted these in a display

The Range Rover is interesting because most “ Girls Toys” Barbie, Sandy etc were usually just generic of roaders or vans. And as fan of Corgi, I was pleasantly surprised to see something I’d never come across befor.

[Lord Sterling]

19 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

The Range Rover is interesting because most “ Girls Toys” Barbie, Sandy etc were usually just generic of roaders or vans. And as fan of Corgi, I was pleasantly surprised to see something I’d never come across befor.

There's one on eBay, very pricey though:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326313145007

[flat4alfa]

22 hours ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

And as fan of Corgi, I was pleasantly surprised to see something I’d never come across before

That Corgi Tourist set is new to me too

Oddly, the artwork shows an airside setting yet stating it is a portable Service Station.  So I just had as to look one up didn’t I…

So it’s a carry case with insert for multiple cars

Cor!

No idea how long these were produced for but looking at the artwork cars and when the depicted pair of Vickers VC10 were on the BOAC fleet (1964-74) we can get some idea.

I like that artwork…  so how hard could it be to recreate the setting as a scale diorama?

What we need :

- Corgi 479 Commer Bus & TV Cameraman (1968-71)

- Corgi 226 Morris Mini-Minor (1960-68)

- Corgi 332 Lancia Fulvia Zagato (1967-70)

- Corgi Major 1137 Ford H Series & Trailer  (1965-70)

Got all of those here which is a start! So what else

- Some 1:43 figures including the excitable young lad loving the Lancia - perhaps it was the sound of the steel fizzing away

- two models of Vickers VC10

- one Bristol Freighter

I don’t think Corgi did aircraft?  But Dinky, Matchbox and others did…  resorting to Airfix 1:72 might be nearest 

Or just call the whole thing off.

[sheffcortinacentre]

11 hours ago, sierraman said:

Do Tesco still sell Matchbox? 

One in wicker does.

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

One in wicker does.

They’ve got new moving parts in Entertainer in Meadowhall, rang to check yesterday. 

[danthecapriman]

This one might well be my final custom job for a while. I’m going to have to start clearing everything up and packing away for the move next week.

But for now, this started off as an IXO Fiesta mk1. Nice little things really. I think the Vanguard’s one has a slight edge in terms of shape around the back end, but these are cheaper!

 
Dusted on some etch primer then carefully cut the rear windows off of the single piece glazing unit. Then glued them into their openings.

As you can probably guess by now I’m building it into a van! 
Annoyingly the original windows don’t fit flush enough for my liking so I found some scrap plastic card and cut them to shape and glued them in on top of the original windows to fill them out a bit.

Then pick a colour! Ford midnight blue! 
Apologies for the crappy lighting. It’s terrible down in the shed.  
The bumpers come in black but for an early mk1 I wanted them chrome so I just used the Molotow pen. Interior has had the rear seat cut out and replaced by a plastic card flat floor section.

 
Stating the obvious, but these Fiestas are tiny even in 1:43! I’ve done bigger cars and vans mostly recently but this is so much smaller and very light! I like it though, looks the part and it’s a bit different!

[bunglebus]

Can anyone I'd this from the one awful pic?

 

[AndyW201]

20 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Can anyone I'd this from the one awful pic?

 

Tonka Spirit Sedan?  had one as a kid.

 

[AndyW201]

3 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

This one might well be my final custom job for a while. I’m going to have to start clearing everything up and packing away for the move next week.

But for now, this started off as an IXO Fiesta mk1. Nice little things really. I think the Vanguard’s one has a slight edge in terms of shape around the back end, but these are cheaper!

 
Dusted on some etch primer then carefully cut the rear windows off of the single piece glazing unit. Then glued them into their openings.

As you can probably guess by now I’m building it into a van! 
Annoyingly the original windows don’t fit flush enough for my liking so I found some scrap plastic card and cut them to shape and glued them in on top of the original windows to fill them out a bit.

Then pick a colour! Ford midnight blue! 
Apologies for the crappy lighting. It’s terrible down in the shed.  
The bumpers come in black but for an early mk1 I wanted them chrome so I just used the Molotow pen. Interior has had the rear seat cut out and replaced by a plastic card flat floor section.

 
Stating the obvious, but these Fiestas are tiny even in 1:43! I’ve done bigger cars and vans mostly recently but this is so much smaller and very light! I like it though, looks the part and it’s a bit different!

Nice job there! The IXO Fiesta is a good little casting, I think its just small details like the wipers are a bit clunky on the partwork editions. DeAgostini did a silver 1300 S version for a Greek partwork series (the one with the green Montego), and I've been hunting for one since. They're still available mail order from the publishers for less than 10 euros, but the 25 euro shipping charge kills it for me. 

You're right about how surprisingly diminutive the Mk1 Fiesta is in model form. The Vanguards Supersport I have is dwarfed by the other Fords in the cabinet!

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, AndyW201 said:

Nice job there! The IXO Fiesta is a good little casting, I think its just small details like the wipers are a bit clunky on the partwork editions. DeAgostini did a silver 1300 S version for a Greek partwork series (the one with the green Montego), and I've been hunting one since. They're still available mail order from the publishers for less than 10 euros, but the 25 euro shipping charge kills it for me. 

You're right about how surprisingly diminutive the Mk1 Fiesta is in model form. The Vanguards Supersport I have is dwarfed by the other Fords in the cabinet!

Hmm, I’ve not come across that Greek partwork one yet. The one I’ve started with here is just the standard black version. Some nice detail painted on its seats with the stripes some of them had. Of course mine being a van it wouldn’t have had them so I begrudgingly painted them out!

Ive got a couple of other black IXO ones ‘in stock’ for repaints, one will probably become the R reg early one someone I used to work with had. Not sure about the other though.

The only things likely to be smaller and lighter models are probably Mini’s and the Fiat 500. I’ve got a few Mini’s tucked away of various types (including two vans), but don’t have the Fiat.