Shite in Miniature II

[morrisoxide]

57 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Looks like yours might have even worse handling than the real ones though with that wonky back wheel😄

Didn't notice the back wheel. Might be bit more tail happy than usual then, or maybe hit some 1:64 cardboard boxes.  

[sierraman]

The headlights weren’t quite right on the Corgi one. It seems a difficult model to replicate, the Bburago one looks like it’s had wings fitted and filled by Ray Charles. 

[bunglebus]

49 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

HW Landlord? Seems a strange name

It is indeed a Land Lord

 

[bunglebus]

I've got a Zylmex Capri MK1

 

[bunglebus]

Just looking to see if I ever did a Capri Who Did It Worst, got the Corgi and Matchbox MK1s together

Here we go, only had these four at the time

I think my favourite is the Matchbox, perhaps because of the slightly cartoonist proportions. The modern one is quite a good effort despite mismatched pre- and post-facelift ends

Or is supposed to be an RS3100, or US spec? I dunno

[danthecapriman]

I think in the 1:43 range the Vanguard’s Capri’s take the prize for me. They’re all good.

Vanguard’s mk1 & 3 with Minichamps mk2. 
The Minichamps mk2 is good but the tail lights are wrong (mk3 type) which lets it down.

Vanguard’s mk2. Excellent but I don’t like the wheels!

 
IXO/Altaya etc mk3 is very good too.

I can’t remember who makes these ones. Usually comes in a horrible dull grey colour so I re sprayed this one and fitted some sport steel’s!

 
Corgi’s 1:36 mk3 looks good, as does their old mk1 casting.

[bunglebus]

Advent calendar day 23, just one more to go after today's slight anticlimax 

[bunglebus]

Moving swiftly on, new Car Culture stuff in Smyths 

That Stratos is excellent, think I might have to free that one for a better look. In the meantime, I tracked this set down on Facebook 

[Hertz]

I had that Majorette Capri as well. Not sure it came with it but I used it to tow a trailer with a removable canoe on the top. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

36 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Just looking to see if I ever did a Capri Who Did It Worst, got the Corgi and Matchbox MK1s together

Here we go, only had these four at the time

I think my favourite is the Matchbox, perhaps because of the slightly cartoonist proportions. The modern one is quite a good effort despite mismatched pre- and post-facelift ends

Or is supposed to be an RS3100, or US spec? I dunno

Capri RS2600.

[bunglebus]

More Crapis 

Polistil

Lima 

Zylmex 

The big Dinky

Hot Wheels 

Polistil

Matchbox Super Kings

Summer

High Speed

High Speed (bigger version)

Normal Dinky

Bburago 

Herpa

Corgi (same casting but a flip up funny car)

Corgi

 

[bunglebus]

5 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Capri RS2600.

Looks like the closest, but with full width bumpers and no spoiler. I'd have rather they went with a standard early or late MK1, but at least they did it I suppose, the yanks only knew them as Mercurys.

There's also a sunroof cast in, was a tilt/slide available back then? I've seen the Webasto fabric roof in an early MK1

[MiniMinorMk3]

35 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I can’t remember who makes these ones. Usually comes in a horrible dull grey colour so I re sprayed this one and fitted some sport steel’s!

 

 
 

That's a Details Cars, sometimes branded Corgi.

Various versions all marketed as European versions.

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Tickford by Spark

[MiniMinorMk3]

X-Pack by NEO

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Minichamps do the RS3100 and Zakspeed cars in various liveries.

 

[bunglebus]

Couldn't leave the Zero sealed up

 

[morrisoxide]

22 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Morgan Super 3.

Looks like Matchbox have the old one in the works too. 

Edit Looks like the Harley Engine not the Jap engine, so it's the new old one then.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Minichamps did the RS2600.

More Mk1 Capris

Mk2 Capris

Mk3 Capris

[warch]

18 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Think I had the orange lwb landy behind the artic horsebox.

Me too. I think it’s one of those Verve of Italy el cheapo one’s they sold at the seaside when I was a yoof. They actually nailed the shape really well, might have copied it from a diecast model but I can’t think what. They were always long wheel base Series 3 two door models with or without a roof and sometimes in US military colours with a gun in the rear load bed.

[Datsuncog]

29 minutes ago, warch said:

Me too. I think it’s one of those Verve of Italy el cheapo one’s they sold at the seaside when I was a yoof. They actually nailed the shape really well, might have copied it from a diecast model but I can’t think what. They were always long wheel base Series 3 two door models with or without a roof and sometimes in US military colours with a gun in the rear load bed.

Oh wow - yes, I think I had one of those as a kid too, in dark olive green but missing the roof and windscreen. Probably a jumble sale find sometime in the mid-1980s.

Thanks for the reminder, I'd completely forgotten about it!

[Datsuncog]

Circling back to small Capris...

Hongwell didn't do a bad job with their 1/72 scale version in the Cararama range:

Lairy RS3100 versions with quad lights, split front bumper, coachline and matt black bonnet.

Lower spec versions with rectangular lights and one-piece bumpers. 

Bought from Poundland c.2005, back when all their stuff was still £1 - I kept a basic version in silver and an RS3100 in yellow, but I kinda wish I hadn't split the set up now...

[warch]

Oxford Diecast do a load of Capris in 1:76 scale with Mk1, 2 and 3 versions available. 
 

I have the Bodie from The Professionals (later episodes) version 

[Split_Pin]

I had a rummage in the loft at lunchtime to look at some of my oldest childhood cars. But I ended up bringing this down , which was one I wanted as a kid but had to make do with the Juniors version. I bought this at a swapmeet in the late 1990s and always recalled it being in rough condition:

 

[Split_Pin]

All cleaned up and apart from some peeling to the stickers and slightly tired chrome, it's really good!

What a great casting this is, really heavy and detailed.

I had a 1/25 Polistil one but this was so much nicer so I sold the larger model about 10 years ago.

[Datsuncog]

Sweetened the horrors of having to go into Tesco on 23 December (see Grumpy Thread for details) by treating myself to a discounted HW Premiums Honda Civic:

It's a great little casting; I've a couple of these as mainlines already, but the extra detailing really makes it pop.

Looking forward to freeing it later!

[Split_Pin]

5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Sweetened the horrors of having to go into Tesco on 23 December (see Grumpy Thread for details) by treating myself to a discounted HW Premiums Honda Civic:

It's a great little casting; I've a couple of these as mainlines already, but the extra detailing really makes it pop.

Looking forward to freeing it later!

I've picked that one up and put it backnin Smyths I don't know how many times! It will be good to see it opened.

[Datsuncog]

1 minute ago, Split_Pin said:

I've picked that one up and put it backnin Smyths I don't know how many times! It will be good to see it opened.

Same!

I've nearly bought it in Smyths, B&M and The Entertainer on at least four occasions in the past month, but each time just put it back on the peg...

I knew if I didn't get it now, I never would!

[andy18s]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Moving swiftly on, new Car Culture stuff in Smyths 

That Stratos is excellent, think I might have to free that one for a better look. In the meantime, I tracked this set down on Facebook 

Love the Metro,did you happen to pick up a spare or 2??.

[Datsuncog]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Advent calendar day 23, just one more to go after today's slight anticlimax 

"Daddy?"