Shite in Miniature II

[junkyarddog]

 

My effort.

[sierraman]

I like that. I’ve got a decrepit Corgi Transit with a spec lift somewhere.

[Split_Pin]

Got one of those Home Bargains Lancia Lybras today. Great detail for £2.99, I also love bland 1990s cars and this is near the top of that game!

 

[junkyarddog]

[srad34]

That's what I mean.

 

There is also this:

 

 

I have been in a few of those Hong Kong Toyota Crowns over the years!

[bramz7]

 

Some recent purchases. The K70s seemed to go unnoticed by eBay, as I got them with three other Majorettes for £5!

 

Only got another 8 in the post. Damn this addictive buying.

[MiniMort]

Got one of those Home Bargains Lancia Lybras today. Great detail for £2.99, I also love bland 1990s cars and this is near the top of that game!

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I remember buying some Home Bargains Renault diecasts for pocket money prices about 10 years ago. Had a Renault 12, Renault 8 and a Renault Dauphine. Trouble was, being a kid, I wrecked em. One of many things I regret because it’s probably the closest I’ll get to owning any of the three...

[Spottedlaurel]

Some recent purchases. The K70s seemed to go unnoticed by eBay, as I got them with three other Majorettes for £5!

 

Only got another 8 in the post. Damn this addictive buying.

 

Is that an Alfa 75 in the middle of the third row? 604 middle top? I like the Citroen van.

 

All of this reminds me that I must get the Tipo off to you.

[bramz7]

Is that an Alfa 75 in the middle of the third row? 604 middle top? I like the Citroen van.

 

All of this reminds me that I must get the Tipo off to you.

Yep and yep! The 604 is a Norev effort, hence the size discrepancy.

The Citroen van was really cheap too but it's more or less a perfect representation, I suspect it was bought from a tourist tat shop at one stage.

 

No rush with the Tipo either, I forgot I own my actual one at times.

[155V6]

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Some recent purchases. The K70s seemed to go unnoticed by eBay, as I got them with three other Majorettes for £5!

 

Only got another 8 in the post. Damn this addictive buying.

I think I've got most of those,the K70s came in loads of colours,I think you could get them with round or oblong headlights.My Vans are Fiat flavoured 

 

 

 

[junkyarddog]

The k70 is a fantastic casting.

I got mine with this caravan.

 

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

the fiat van will be an Efsi model with a slidey door methinks

[Datsuncog]

I remember buying some Home Bargains Renault diecasts for pocket money prices about 10 years ago. Had a Renault 12, Renault 8 and a Renault Dauphine. Trouble was, being a kid, I wrecked em. One of many things I regret because it’s probably the closest I’ll get to owning any of the three...

I think these were ex-French magazine part-work cars - no Home Bargains near me at the time, but I picked up all the cars you mentioned (blue R12, yellow R8, terracotta Dauphine?) in TK Maxx back in 2007, plus a few others. Probably imported in bulk and snapped up by discount retailers, like with Poundland and the Russian models a few years ago.

 

They still crop up fairly often at toy fairs for not that much - £5 to £7 opened, £10 sealed round these parts - so keep an eye out and you might be able to replace the wrecked ones!

[D Spares & Tyres]

No pics sorry as i rarely carry my phone with me but today I found a 1/18 scale Opel Manta GTE in an antique shop for £40.

[155V6]

I gathered together my Majorette DS Ambulances,didn't think I had this many 

[junkyarddog]

Great collection of them.

I haven't managed to find one yet,but I will.

That's the fun of collecting

 

That Corgi garage is ace as well.

[junkyarddog]

 

 

Not my usual scale,

But how cool is this.

 

[Felly Magic]

Noice. I got 2 Atlas Editions plodmobiles, the mk1 Scrote in Sussex guise and the mk1 Grandad in west country plod guise. Both are clearly Vanguards castings

[Bren]

After one for ages. Not cheap and why I can only afford sub £2k cars.

[mercrocker]

Awesome, Bren.   I had one of those but stupidly sold it before I even got to display it.   Arse.    

 

Mrs Rocker generally buys me die-cast for Xmas.   She sorts it out with a local toy dealer a few miles away. 

 

 

 

  This year she mentioned one of the items was on "lay-away" and she couldn't afford it all at once.   Naturally, I was intrigued.    I was a very happy bunny this morning..... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excellent pension use, I reckon!

 

 

[eddyramrod]

Nice one!  I remember being overjoyed to get that Commer set new, more than 50 years ago.  I've still got most of it, I think, but obviously not in that condition any more.

[Felly Magic]

Hnnnnngggg spaff at that Commer set

[junkyarddog]

Fantastic commer set Mr Rocker.

 

[Junkman]

The Christkindl was rather generous this year.

 

 

 

 

[Felly Magic]

2 additions to Felly's fleet of small shite, clearly Vanguards castings minus the quality control. The Granada had flash on the inside of the rear wheels, and the front screw cover missing, the Scrote didn't have the front indicators printed on, and a rear suspension issue, spring wire wasn't in correctly, and a Sharpie was used to do the indicator, they were cheap though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Datsuncog]

It's not often that Santa brings me diecast these days, so this was a nice surprise.

 

 

Quality control not too bad on it, either.

[Felly Magic]

Got that when it came out, nice model really, would have loved em to have done the standard Viva HC though

[Ghosty]

That Oxford 760 doesn't look awful. I'd like to see them do a 700 series estate so I don't have to be on the lookout for one of those Polistil ones or whatever.

[MiniMort]

So, as of yesterday, I am now in possession of a 3D printer. Time to start making models! ... do you think it’ll connect up to my Acorn Electron?

[Noel Tidybeard]

It's not often that Santa brings me diecast these days, so this was a nice surprise.

 

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Quality control not too bad on it, either.

 

i mostly likee the look of these except the head lights they just look a bit heavy handed to me