Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Going through a few cars finding the real versions of the eraser cars

Only now have I realised the F1 Racer is actually a Corgi Juniors - so are there more Corgis to find too?

Annoyingly I sold most of my single seaters last year, including the Corgi F1, and the Formula 5000 too. I now want both to line up with the Mira copies I found, typical!

[Split_Pin]

Have you found the Police SD1? I had that one as a kid. Cunt of a classmate cut the rooflight off mine with scissors 😞

[bunglebus]

40 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Have you found the Police SD1? I had that one as a kid. Cunt of a classmate cut the rooflight off mine with scissors 😞

Matchbox or Corgi? A few of the former and silly amounts of the latter

[Split_Pin]

It looked like the Corgi one.

[bunglebus]

Matchbox 

 

[bunglebus]

Corgi, unusual colour roof light

 

[bunglebus]

On 01/12/2024 at 14:53, Datsuncog said:

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

Be careful what you wish for, Juniors and Majorette up tonight at 7

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

The irony being, no pain or suffering happened in a hearse, whereas ambulances see all the horrors than can happen to us

But how many kids say they want to be a hearse driver when they grow up, only the weirdos.

[Split_Pin]

There was a Saab 95 hearse in my street today, beautiful looking vehicle, even if the circumstances were sad.

[sierraman]

13 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

But how many kids say they want to be a hearse driver when they grow up, only the weirdos.

Dying trade, can’t get the young ‘uns interested…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ll get my coat…

[MiniMinorMk3]

Some hearses in 1/43

Oxford Black

Oxford Two-Tone

Rio Citroen

Rio Mercedes

[bunglebus]

19 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

But how many kids say they want to be a hearse driver when they grow up, only the weirdos.

[Datsuncog]

Just to come back to a recent discussion on here, I wasn't aware that the Corgi Jaguar XJS 'Supercat' was a bit of a rarity - I had one as a kid, and it got predictably trashed.

I keep meaning to buy another one for the collection; haven't got round to it yet, but oddly enough I've turned down two in the past few weeks:

This one at the market was very clean, but seemed a bit salty at £18 for an unboxed 1/36.

There was another, slightly more worn XJS Supercat on the charity stall the week before for a fiver; I hummed and hawed, but ultimately left it.

I'd like one that's still boxed, ideally - seems like about £25-30 is the going rate on eBay. But the loose examples were probably quite fairly priced, I now realise.

1/36 stuff does seem to have gone up in price quite a lot over the past four or five years - guess the Nostalgia Window continues to move...

Having said that, my old Model Collector Price Guide from 1994 puts the Supercat at £15-20 for a mint, boxed example - and that's about £35-42 in today's money.

So - it's cheaper now?

[Datsuncog]

And some arrivals this week:

I've been wanting one of these drift camper Volvo 240s for a while now - the usual outlets like Smyths and The Entertainer didn't ever seem to have this one on the pegs, although Asda did - for a price (£10).

Eventually, I buckled - as I wasn't going to pay any less through online sources, once postage was factored in. I'd have been annoyed if I'd let it slip past.

It's a great toy, combining play value with slightly tongue-in-cheek styling. It's also unusual because, as has been noted, it's a completely different casting from the visually similar Volvo 240 Drift Wagon released two years ago - this Drift Camper version is the work of designer Dwayne Vance, who generally produces pure fantasy vehicles, whilst the original Drift Wagon came from Fraser Campbell. There's no commonality between the castings at all.

The trailer pops onto the base via a ball socket, and can be easily detached and reconnected, which I like.

I picked up this Honda S800 from Poundland too:

Another Fraser Campbell design, it's a cute little thing that's been crisply cast and detailed - a premium version with extra detailing to the front and back would be most welcome here.

Speaking of Hot Wheels Premiums, I was surprised to see that a branch of B&M in North Belfast was stocking quite a lot of the current Car Culture premiums now - specifically the Sakura, Fast & Furious, and Race Day series. No cheaper than anywhere else at £8.99 a throw, but an interesting development nonetheless.

I dithered over whether to get the red '73 Honda Civic, but in the end came away with this F&F silverline '66 Impala:

Not wild about the colour, but it's a nice heavy casting with a metal base and good detail all round, so I'm pretty pleased with it. It's a brand new casting for 2024, designed by Eric Chan.

Lastly, and what came as a surprise to me too, was getting an odd hankering for the 'crushed' Hot Wheels modelled previously profiled on here by @bunglebus.

So I found a slightly old-stock Demo Destruction 5-pack, containing the Flat Iron (Plymouth Satellite wagon) and Blind Sided (Dodge minivan), and then picked up the current mainline Speed Bump (Oldsmobile 442) while I was at it.

The other generics in the 5-pack don't interest me quite so much, but hey - I would have adored these when I was a kid, and when I saw these a while ago, I was quite smitten with them. They're all designed by Brendon Vetuskey, the lead modeller for the Monster Trucks, Monster Jam and also creator of many finely detailed Red Line Club super premium releases.

I don't have the fourth car in the range, Sudden Stop (Chevrolet Impala) - as it's only been released as a victim car in the Monster Trucks range, as far as I'm aware.

I don't know why I like them so much - I just do.

And isn't that what it's all about?

Happy Friday, kids!

[sierraman]

41 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Just to come back to a recent discussion on here, I wasn't aware that the Corgi Jaguar XJS 'Supercat' was a bit of a rarity - I had one as a kid, and it got predictably trashed.

I keep meaning to buy another one for the collection; haven't got round to it yet, but oddly enough I've turned down two in the past few weeks:

This one at the market was very clean, but seemed a bit salty at £18 for an unboxed 1/36.

There was another, slightly more worn XJS Supercat on the charity stall the week before for a fiver; I hummed and hawed, but ultimately left it.

I'd like one that's still boxed, ideally - seems like about £25-30 is the going rate on eBay. But the loose examples were probably quite fairly priced, I now realise.

1/36 stuff does seem to have gone up in price quite a lot over the past four or five years - guess the Nostalgia Window continues to move...

Having said that, my old Model Collector Price Guide from 1994 puts the Supercat at £15-20 for a mint, boxed example - and that's about £35-42 in today's money.

So - it's cheaper now?

I’ve still got my old price guides - pre eBay times I guess! I remember spending a Boxing Day with my mum ticking them off. A thankless task! 

[danthecapriman]

@eddyramrod was that Corgi Jag XJS I sent you recently the Supercat version?

I didn’t pay it much attention before but now with them being mentioned on here I’m thinking it could possibly have been one?

[bunglebus]

15 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

 the 'crushed' Hot Wheels modelled previously profiled on here by @bunglebus

They're really good fun, I'm trying to find the original castings but a couple are a bit unusual.

As you say, Sudden Stop has so far only been released as an extra in a monster truck pack - I bought the whole range in B&M and sold the as-new monster trucks and packaging on 

This is also the only one I've yet to customise in a more realistic fashion, although there's one right here in the queue!

[flat4alfa]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Annoyingly I sold most of my single seaters last year, including the Corgi F1, and the Formula 5000 too. I now want both to line up with the Mira copies I found, typical!

I have this F5000.  Paint is good, stickers not so - but are available for pennies

I'll send it over to you in the morning

[sierraman]

Why are the wheels always bent on those? I’ve got quite adept at mending them with mini pliers. 

[Kev]

Just getting round to having a look at this 

dealer had it a belvoir toyfair on 27th Nov , the top has bit of damaged but the rest of it is in very condition 

[Kev]

Few New Matchbox to the collection , had to get these from Malaysia 🙈🙈🙈 

[FakeConcern]

18 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Brilliant job there @eddyramrod

That hearse looks so cool! Why didn’t Corgi or Dinky ever do them as hearses!? Too morbid maybe? 

Agree with that, great job @eddyramrod!

The Brighton toy museum has a Corgi DS Safari hearse, not sure if it's a genuine Corgi prototype or not

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

@eddyramrod was that Corgi Jag XJS I sent you recently the Supercat version?

I didn’t pay it much attention before but now with them being mentioned on here I’m thinking it could possibly have been one?

I have definitely sent a black XJS to Eddy, I think he must have most of them now which is why they are rare!

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

And some arrivals this week:

I've been wanting one of these drift camper Volvo 240s for a while now - the usual outlets like Smyths and The Entertainer didn't ever seem to have this one on the pegs, although Asda did - for a price (£10).

Eventually, I buckled - as I wasn't going to pay any less through online sources, once postage was factored in. I'd have been annoyed if I'd let it slip past.

It's a great toy, combining play value with slightly tongue-in-cheek styling. It's also unusual because, as has been noted, it's a completely different casting from the visually similar Volvo 240 Drift Wagon released two years ago - this Drift Camper version is the work of designer Dwayne Vance, who generally produces pure fantasy vehicles, whilst the original Drift Wagon came from Fraser Campbell. There's no commonality between the castings at all.

The trailer pops onto the base via a ball socket, and can be easily detached and reconnected, which I like.

 

I love those Drift Camper Volvos, but not a fan of the way they cut the back end away for the tow hitch. It's a shame the Drift Wagon just isn't as nice! Also lucky I don't collect Hot Wheels haha!

 

@Datsuncog If you want the XJS I got last weekend let me know

It's obviously not mint and doesn't have a box though!

 

 

 

[155V6]

Did somebody mention hearse?

Matchbox Cadillacs

Matchbox Holden & Chevy

Resin Borgward Isabella

Road Champs Cadillac

Minichamps Citroen CX

Majorette DS

Plastic unbranded,from a board game of some sort

James Bond Cadillac & La Salle

Matchbox Lesney Edition Cadillac

I've also got the Rio Citroen & Mercedes as shown by @MiniMinorMk3 ,& couple of Oxford Daimlers.There's some Johnny Lightning Cadillacs somewhere which I'll dig out at some point.

I did have some 1/87 hearses as well,Wiking etc,but I sold them all for reasons I still don't understand 🤪

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

The Brighton toy museum has a Corgi DS Safari hearse, not sure if it's a genuine Corgi prototype or not

https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Corgi_Toys_(Glenn_Butler_Collection)

 

[flat4alfa]

33 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Plastic unbranded,from a board game of some sort

Zero Hour playsets by Bluebird

It came in set 910011 - Action Taskforce

[eddyramrod]

5 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

@eddyramrod was that Corgi Jag XJS I sent you recently the Supercat version?

I didn’t pay it much attention before but now with them being mentioned on here I’m thinking it could possibly have been one?

Obviously I had to look when it was mentioned previously, and yes, that is what it is.  It's in my Projects box at the moment because it's shabby enough that I won't worry about painting it, but if you would prefer to rescue it...?

3 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

I have definitely sent a black XJS to Eddy, I think he must have most of them now which is why they are rare!

You did, and I stripped and painted it well before anyone thought it might be valuable.  Hey ho.

Re the hearses: I have the Bond Cadillac but not the LaSalle, which is a bit of a glaring omission on my part.  I really need the OD 1/43 Daimler, and the MB '63 Cadillac (I have a couple of different ambulances).  I must admit I'm quite pleased with how the old '62 Corgi has turned out.  I might have a crack at doing it with something else sometime.

Ambulance conversions, hmmm... snack van anyone?

I bet that's been done a good few times in real life!

[Datsuncog]

10 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I've also seen some sort of cheapie (Motor Max?) model of a 1980s-looking Cadillac hearse in maybe 1/50 scale, with 'horror' graphics and some sort of light and sound function

 

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Road Champs Cadillac🤪

That's the very one!

And also...

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Plastic unbranded,from a board game of some sort

 🤪

I believe that hearse was from a short lived range of miniature battle figure sets sold as 'Zero Hour' - I had a yellow US-style school bus from the same range which converted into some sort of assault vehicle; there was a battery-powered monorail, a sea assault harbour with boats, tanks and off-road buggies and all sorts... Must look into that, a real blast from the past!

[Datsuncog]

24 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I believe that hearse was from a short lived range of miniature battle figure sets sold as 'Zero Hour' - I had a yellow US-style school bus from the same range which converted into some sort of assault vehicle; there was a battery-powered monorail, a sea assault harbour with boats, tanks and off-road buggies and all sorts... Must look into that, a real blast from the past!

 

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Zero Hour playsets by Bluebird

It came in set 910011 - Action Taskforce

Ah, I was already beaten to it - well, at least my memory's still semi-functional!

[Wibble]

And now my photo of my small display works

Small blue Senator in the front.

[AndyW201]

Had a delivery today. Just got in in time for the last knockings of Tat Friday!

Didnt know there was a second mix of these 56th anniversary editions, the Sierra was the only one available, but I'm happy with that.

A few of these Audis have already appeared on here, but as usual, there were none to be found in the shops round here so I had to get one online,

Very handsome cars these,

Already got one of these Mercs in this colour in a 5 pack I think, but its nice to have this carded version as I quite like the artwork.

The HW RX-3 is one of my fave  castings, this one's a US Kroger stores exclusive.