Shite in Miniature II

[FakeConcern]

As we were talking about Minis, I like a Mini Clubman and owned two 1275GTs. This is a Dinky made to look like one of them, the Tara Green one is still in the paint shop...

BTW @MiniMinorMk3 what happened to the model of your 1275GT you were working on?

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

10 hours ago, sierraman said:

I’ve always liked the poverty spec minis, never had any interest in the Coopers etc, I saw a Billy basic City on an 84 A plate a few years ago and it looked exactly how I remember them to be before they got expensive and people did all the usual checkerboard roof and massive wheels etc.  I remember as a kid my brother had a Mini 850 at one point, can’t off hand remember the year might have been 72-73ish one. My abiding memory was the 8 inch long hole it had in the floor. 🤣

Was it paleish red ( not faded) with a tow bar? Ifso I know where that is.

[sheffcortinacentre]

10 hours ago, sierraman said:

I remember my auntie having one like that in the early 90s  I had too fit a new rear subframe on it kel suprese rodders.

[sheffcortinacentre]

2 hours ago, andy18s said:

@bunglebus I know you like your Bugs,fancy a 1 to 1 scale?

& He needs some stronger medication.

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

As we were talking about Minis, I like a Mini Clubman and owned two 1275GTs. This is a Dinky made to look like one of them, the Tara Green one is still in the paint shop...

BTW @MiniMinorMk3 what happened to the model of your 1275GT you were working on?

 

That's brilliant, how did you make the decals?

[sheffcortinacentre]

I'd be interested too as I'm gonna need some making in 1:24 .

[sierraman]

9 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Was it paleish red ( not faded) with a tow bar? Ifso I know where that is.

No it was a French blue colour, he sold it on to a bloke that collected Minis, it had a big fuck off Oakley sticker in the back window. 

[flat4alfa]

12 hours ago, andy18s said:

@bunglebus I know you like your Bugs,fancy a 1 to 1 scale?

I wondered what all that at the back was about

I found out

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Handcrafted 1975 Beetle 1303

completed about 2 years ago, complete modification and restoration

certified and registered until January 2015

steering rack

disc brakes in front

leather seats

complete new electronics

working and ready to drive

golf engine 1.8. 90 horsepower

Brill.

[Tenmil Socket]

Ooofff

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

14 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

As we were talking about Minis, I like a Mini Clubman and owned two 1275GTs. This is a Dinky made to look like one of them, the Tara Green one is still in the paint shop...

 

 

 

BTW @MiniMinorMk3 what happened to the model of your 1275GT you were working on?

 

It got filed in things that I should do but have not gotten round to doing. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

How's about this for a bit of timing, Corgi Model Club Mini just arrived!

 

 

However, the (correct) 333 paper sticker over the box ends causes me a dilemma - all the others I could carefully open and repack without any damage - on this I'd have to cut through that sticker...

 

19 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

corgi made the box sticker peelable so peeps could get at model

Corgi originally placed the sticker so that one end flap could be opened without disturbing/cutting the sticker.

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Today's diecast arrivals are quite a mixed bag from various parts of the planet.

I've seen plenty of the larger Polistil Beetles with the ghastly external door hinges, but this smaller version had slipped under my radar until now. Battered box was not helped by the poor packaging it arrived in

 

 

 

 

 

I had a Cabrio version. I see your example has the base with the 4 dimples that were used to locate the models when they came in the plastic boxes.

[barrett]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Efsi Citroen DS Break from Holland

Is that a recycled (small) Husky casting with some modifications? Or just a copy?    Seems not! It's ex-Bestbox which I assume became Efsi. They did the one Matchbox-sized car I'd really like to find:

[neil72]

My latest 'find' is this rare Spot on VW - i say find as it was down to my wife, she volunteers for a local hospice that also has shops in the area, this and some other toys were donated before Xmas, the others were a mixture of dolls, trains, board games etc with a couple of other very common diecasts.

My wife mentioned that i collect, the shop co-ordinator said their 'expert' had valued the toy and that they wanted £25 for it, so she gave them £25 and its mine.

I know that is cheaper than what these go for on the open market, so i've donated a load of books, clothes and various bits and pieces that i didn't want after a house move.

Its sometimes all down to luck!