Shite in Miniature II

[Tenmil Socket]

43 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

I got a couple of boxes today...

This is what was in the smaller box, from @Datsuncog:

...and the big one was from @danthecapriman:

^Before unpacking...

^Mostly unpacked...

^And the contents of the sub-box, a collection of spare parts.  I've smuggled a few of the cars upstairs already.

Would you like to see some completed projects?  We'll start with my newly-installed flatbed, on a Matchbox Leyland Ergomatic chassis; with a previous, more standard resto keeping it company.

These two are both freshly-completed; the Escort representing an actual vehicle I drove a couple of times about 46 years ago.

Mafia staff cars don't have to be black... (the green is the fresh one)

and finally, Simon Templar chases down the ubiquitous ITC white Jag, so often seen going off a cliff!

 

2 x Cav’s ?

[eddyramrod]

27 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

2 x Cav’s ?

Well spotted sir

[Blue 850]

I went to a dismal autojumble a couple of weeks ago. 1 hour drive to get there and in and out in 10mins but I did get a lovely playworn Dinky Fiat 600 and the seller threw in the Husky Jeep  with the Fiat

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

This is what was in the smaller box, from @Datsuncog:

Yesteryear Crossley RAF lorry is lush!

Check quick if it’s a first release casting with 5 canopy cleats that made applying the sticker a bit annoying.  The recast had a cleat at each end only.

This example had a Vectis Hammer Price of £580

[Remspoor]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

I got a couple of boxes today...

This is what was in the smaller box, from @Datsuncog:

...and the big one was from @danthecapriman:

^Before unpacking...

^Mostly unpacked...

^And the contents of the sub-box, a collection of spare parts.  I've smuggled a few of the cars upstairs already.

Would you like to see some completed projects?  We'll start with my newly-installed flatbed, on a Matchbox Leyland Ergomatic chassis; with a previous, more standard resto keeping it company.

These two are both freshly-completed; the Escort representing an actual vehicle I drove a couple of times about 46 years ago.

Mafia staff cars don't have to be black... (the green is the fresh one)

and finally, Simon Templar chases down the ubiquitous ITC white Jag, so often seen going off a cliff!

 

That Escort van is just like the ones we drove at Essex Water Company. Later ones were adored with orange stipes to make them more visible.  Some of the vans were resprayed on top of other colours. I remember one had yellow interior paint. I suppose it was sort of a British Racing Green.

The only image I can find of the fleet at this time show them in the background of this one of an RT in Romford. They were in the Depot/head-office.

 

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes, reckon you're right on RX-7

Series one with spoilers and Yankee-loved louvres no less

I've got a loose one, was in another recent job lot

 

[flat4alfa]

If you are old and bald as I, you may recall this sort of thing from the catalogues?  I think only for a year or two around 1978

A Corgi Buick [Century] Regal in plastic and measuring to 1:20 scale, presented as an 'INTERSTATE CRIME BUSTER'

Well, scratched that itch a while back, after a 40-year wait...

One of a couple that year to have 'Sonic' controllers (the other being the Saint XJS).  For this one basically a loud mechanical click from a controller shaped as a 'Simulated Microphone' would toggle: stop > forward > stop > backward > stop > etc.  Oh, the excitement.

Which in turn meant after a bit of repair/servicing, this sort of thing had to happen sooner or later

Yes, of course.  The Wife was out at the time!

[bunglebus]

Don't have the outer box, but I do have the contents

 

[flat4alfa]

I don't think you'd mentioned that before?  Did you get it working?  The motor drive rubbers had perished on mine and had to make some replacements

Seems to have extra '140' stickers on the fenders...  that are not on the box either...  so do you have a RARE OMG$$$ version?

[flat4alfa]

8 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Finally a Jeep, a Willys Jeep. This is a slightly larger scale then the rest. It has a missing screen.

and the tow hook has been damaged

And a missing driver?

2 hours ago, Blue 850 said:

the seller threw in the Husky Jeep  with the Fiat

Hurrah yes!  There was a driver.   Something to look out for in the odds and ends boxes

So, after two postings of this Husky Jeep in one day, had a hunt about to try and make it three before midnight...  this one is the sole one here and far from tidy, has that broken tow-hook too - but has the screen, phew!

And there is the driv.... 

YIKES HE HAS NO HEAD !!

[flat4alfa]

Looking at it again, this one is a size above the others that were in the range during the period it was produced: 1967-69

It should be a Jeep CJ-5 (without use of the Willys brand as is post-64), which might explain why the base just states JEEP.  Yet the packaging stated otherwise

Also measured it.  Overall, it scales to 1:64

Now to repaint

Find a head to stick on it.  Perhaps a lady driver?

[MiniMinorMk3]

29 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Looking at it again, this one is a size above the others that were in the range during the period it was produced: 1967-69

It should be a Jeep CJ-5 (without use of the Willys brand as is post-64), which might explain why the base just states JEEP.  Yet the packaging stated otherwise

Also measured it.  Overall, it scales to 1:64

Now to repaint

Find a head to stick on it.  Perhaps a lady driver?

 

It also has Willys cast into the rear...

as per a 1950s example

Here's a '65 sans Willys

[flat4alfa]

So it has!

I need new glasses

Corgi continued the use of Willys confirmed in the 1972 Juniors catalogue

[Datsuncog]

5 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yesteryear Crossley RAF lorry is lush!

Check quick if it’s a first release casting with 5 canopy cleats that made applying the sticker a bit annoying.  The recast had a cleat at each end only.

This example had a Vectis Hammer Price of £580

Sadly, it's a later one with just the two cleats.

I think Eddy wanted it for a project anyway, so no loss!

[bunglebus]

Got a few of those Husky Jeeps

Wheel variation

Of course went on to be a Whizzywheels 

This is the closest I have to a driver, must have been driving with the screen folded

Did it evolve or is this a completely different casting?

 

[flat4alfa]

The last one is a longer wheelbase CJ-6

[flat4alfa]

The one to get?

Cant think ever seeing one

Made in Singapore

Perhaps hand-painted, looking at the wonky eyes

’Willys’ removed from the rear of casting - the only version to have that?

[andy18s]

Up for auction locally

[Split_Pin]

[sierraman]

3 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

The one to get?

Cant think ever seeing one

Made in Singapore

Perhaps hand-painted, looking at the wonky eyes

’Willys’ removed from the rear of casting - the only version to have that?

Could be wrong but I think I have that one. 

[morrisoxide]

B&M have a full set of Japanese culture premiums in 8.99 each. I couldn't bring myself to part with £45 but it was quite cool especially the Prince Skyline.

B&M also had these in.

Asda had some majorettes in.

[MiniMinorMk3]

3 hours ago, andy18s said:

Up for auction locally

So they are starting at £25 for a wrongly boxed model that is worth about £15-£20.

This is the correct box, with correct sticker on top of the perspex cover.

The Ford sticker was seen on the dealer versions, which were different colours to the MiniChamps issues.

Facelift showing the Ford sticker.

The black box is later and was used on the face  lift MiniChamps issue.

[bunglebus]

26 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

B&M also had these in.

I went though a box of those ages ago trying to find the most Escort-like shape. Was not the Escort when I opened it, much disappoint.

[Spottedlaurel]

2 hours ago, morrisoxide said:

B&M have a full set of Japanese culture premiums in 8.99 each. I couldn't bring myself to part with £45 but it was quite cool especially the Prince Skyline.

The Corolla is the standout one for me in that set. Making me think about building one of the 1:24 kit versions I have.

[andrew e]

Todays 99p charity shop basket purchase - recent matchbox Capri and a colour change Corvette from the 80’s 

[bunglebus]

I've been checking out a few Facebook diecast sales pages lately, one chap has had some really lovely Porsches up for auction - annoyingly I missed the end of the ones I most wanted due to a breakdown call out the other week! I still picked up a couple of really nice examples that I'd not found before, the Superkings is one I don't think I'd even seen previously 

There are many versions of the Corgi Carrera of course, impossible to get them all..?

This I found in the large job lot I bought recently. A very obviously fake box, but someone's really put some effort into creating it. I don't think the Juniors casting ever came in this packaging anyway?

Car itself is very good, baddie has been previously ejected of course

Who were/are Glidrose and Eon?

[Tenmil Socket]

Found nothing in the charity shops today (one of which absolutely reeked because someone had dropped a proper eggy fart) but there was a massive tub of cars in Cash Converters but only came away with 3. 
 

[morrisoxide]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I went though a box of those ages ago trying to find the most Escort-like shape. Was not the Escort when I opened it, much disappoint.

I too did have a good feel of the package (oh matron) to see if I could make out what was what.

I was hoping someone on here knew the serial code for the Escort like with that HW Stratos.

[bunglebus]

I couldn't find out any way of telling them apart without opening the bags.

Here's what it looks like anyway 

 

[Split_Pin]

I bought one of those Nanos but it was a Lykan Hypersport, whatever that is. A bit steep at £2.50 or I'll stick to normal HW from now on.