Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Apologies… although I’m a *collector* I’m no expert on the subject ☹️

The applied-for patent for the Mustang would be the steering mechanism design

For the others (Superfast) it was likely the axle mounting and use of thinner axles that would reduce friction.

[sierraman]

Has anyone heard of Fighting Furies - a range of pirates and similar characters Lesney made in the 70’s? 

[junkyarddog]

GET IN!!!!

😁

[155V6]

8 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Has anyone heard of Fighting Furies - a range of pirates and similar characters Lesney made in the 70’s? 

They were one of those things I remember seeing in the back of the catalogue,but I don't remember seeing them in the shops.

Another one was the plastic fruits & vegetables that had wheels,engines & other parts you stuck into them to make cars.Sort of in the style of Mr Potato Head 😜

 

[bunglebus]

42 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Another one was the plastic fruits & vegetables that had wheels,engines & other parts you stuck into them to make cars.Sort of in the style of Mr Potato Head 😜

 

I've seen those in the catalogues but not IRL. I would imagine most of the bits went up the vacuum cleaner long ago

[bunglebus]

57 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Has anyone heard of Fighting Furies - a range of pirates and similar characters Lesney made in the 70’s? 

From the best year ever, 1977

[bunglebus]

1976

(butt) Plug toys, 1973

 

[Tenmil Socket]

Didn’t know Hot Wheels did a Mini van?

Worth buying?

[Remspoor]

4 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I’ve just spent the last few days in Amsterdam paying up to 11.5€ for 500ml of beer 😳 *and I like a beer or two, plus it was my birthday!

I am watching a Dutch series called Bij ons op de Wallen. It is about the people who live and work in the Wallen, a neighbourhood of Amsterdam. One part showed a group of British blokes in a bar being entertained* by mistress Kylie. I hope your mates did not give you the same present. It looked painful. 🫣

[bunglebus]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

It's a Tiny Mighty Mo from the 1970s

I've got this Mighty Mo 

 

[sierraman]

As I suspected I had got one…

[Tenmil Socket]

8 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

I am watching a Dutch series called Bij ons op de Wallen. It is about the people who live and work in the Wallen, a neighbourhood of Amsterdam. One part showed a group of British blokes in a bar being entertained* by mistress Kylie. I hope your mates did not give you the same present. It looked painful. 🫣

I went with the Mrs.

[Remspoor]

6 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I went with the Mrs.

Thankfully, If I had mates like that they would not be mates when I got back home.

The series its self is interesting. I have only been to Amsterdam for tow visits. One was a quick walk around. The second was canal boat tour because it was my brother-in-laws  50th birthday. That is a special birthday for the Dutch.

[sierraman]

The red light district is an eye opener. I thought they’d all be old hags but most of them looked like supermodels. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

37 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Didn’t know Hot Wheels did a Mini van?

Worth buying?

I have some hiding in the spare room. I might dig them out tommorrow.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Didn’t know Hot Wheels did a Mini van?

Worth buying?

They release one now and again, this Disney one is the newest I think

Or that multipack release ^

[morrisoxide]

Set out this morning to get a Fiesta but came back with these two.

I got them from the Entertainer in the local shopping center. It was rammed to the brim with hipsters seeking out artizan coffee and paint your own pottery figurines, I did well avoiding for the most part.

Then the handbrake on the daily Panda 169 was only working on one side. So after I had adjusted the shoes I had to test drive it to Tescos and found a Fiesta, well two actually!

[bunglebus]

That rampside is on my hit list for sure!

[bunglebus]

I'll leave the ready to decide if this Facebook post is legit, but the pictures are... overwhelming 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19gosVraUm/

[eddyramrod]

I've just been reading about that.  The group it's been posted to seems to think it's probably a scam of some sort, not helped by at least two spammers cluttering up the resultant thread.  It could be; but it could also be genuine.  Most of us here on this thread have huge collections, and when we're gone, what will happen to it all?  MrsR tells me with the inevitability of the Radio 2 pips that she will just skip the lot, regardless of me leaving them to the Motor Museum, and I'm sure she's not the only collector's wife who thinks that way.  I'll just have to outlive her...

If it is genuine, then this bloke has picked up a right bargain.

[bunglebus]

A few weeks ago, I was instructed to pick up an Amazon package from work - tomorrow I get to start opening it

 

[Split_Pin]

47 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

just skip the lot, regardless of me leaving them to the Motor Museum

I'd happily save Mrs R the bother and take them to the museum myself, should the worst ever (hopefully not)  happen.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

10 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

GET IN!!!!

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Where did you source it from?

[bunglebus]

Pinch and a punch, first of the month. That means it's time to crack open door one of the advent calendar 

[bunglebus]

Going to try and stick some more bits on my sales thread at 6pm tonight....

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Going to try and stick some more bits on my sales thread at 6pm tonight....

I’ll be semi pissed by then. 

[junkyarddog]

12 hours ago, Dick Cheeseburger said:

Where did you source it from?

Dealz,our version of Poundland.

[bunglebus]

18 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I’ll be semi pissed by then. 

Excellent, your guard will be down *rubs hands* 🙏🏻

[Datsuncog]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Going to try and stick some more bits on my sales thread at 6pm tonight....

Great opportunity for me to get all my Christmas shopping done; hope my dear old aunt likes Corgi Juniors...

[bunglebus]

21 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Great opportunity for me to get all my Christmas shopping done; hope my dear old aunt likes Corgi Juniors...

Matchbox tonight, haven't sorted all the Juniors yet!