Shite in Miniature II

[Split_Pin]

@bunglebus my Peterbilt had a red towing dolly, I remember it clearly. It was a great toy.

[Split_Pin]

Interior completed in the F10. I wanted to get a photo of it before the panels hide it forever.

Some more pictures of the front of the chassis too:

The back lights were a bit too dirty so I 'cleaned' them. Don't want a GV9 from the Transport Police!

I've built lots of these trucks over the years but in the last few months I have tried to step it up. I usually I just paint a few parts like the engine and seats.

The last truck I built in November however was the first where I spraypainted the cab.

With this one I've tried to go next level with the detail and weathering. Progress feels slow but considering I only got it on Christmas day I've done alright I think.

Things are helped by my wife also taking her time with the details on her 1/12 houses. This is meant to be a dining area for 3 people and thats it tidy! 

She is almost finished her beach hut (it's her 3rd) and next is her Winter Lodge that I got her for Christmas. Believe it or not this was all my idea 😂

 

[FakeConcern]

  On 10/01/2025 at 17:05, Split_Pin said:

Interior completed in the F10. I wanted to get a photo of it before the panels hide it forever.

Some more pictures of the front of the chassis too:

The back lights were a bit too dirty so I 'cleaned' them. Don't want a GV9 from the Transport Police!

I've built lots of these trucks over the years but in the last few months I have tried to step it up. I usually I just paint a few parts like the engine and seats.

The last truck I built in November however was the first where I spraypainted the cab.

With this one I've tried to go next level with the detail and weathering. Progress feels slow but considering I only got it on Christmas day I've done alright I think.

Things are helped by my wife also taking her time with the details on her 1/12 houses. This is meant to be a dining area for 3 people and thats it tidy! 

She is almost finished her beach hut (it's her 3rd) and next is her Winter Lodge that I got her for Christmas. Believe it or not this was all my idea 😂

 

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I'm amazed at how far you've got with that truck so quickly. Mrs Concern admired the weathering as well, but really wants to see more of Mrs Pin's houses and beach huts. Also what is the Winter Lodge?

 

[Split_Pin]

  On 10/01/2025 at 17:15, FakeConcern said:

I'm amazed at how far you've got with that truck so quickly. Mrs Concern admired the weathering as well, but really wants to see more of Mrs Pin's houses and beach huts. Also what is the Winter Lodge?

 

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I'll PM you some pictures of my wife's houses 😀

[bunglebus]

Latest Corgi Club list. Might be skipping Chitty Chitty Bang Bang I think, despite really wanting to go and see it at Beaulieu when I was little 

[danthecapriman]

  On 10/01/2025 at 17:40, bunglebus said:

Latest Corgi Club list. Might be skipping Chitty Chitty Bang Bang I think, despite really wanting to go and see it at Beaulieu when I was little 

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Ecurie Ecosse!!

Should be interesting.

[sierraman]

I picked one of those Pete’s a while back. I also have the majorette one which is very similar, clearly not based on it but you can see they had it in mind. I’ve spaffed more than what I’d normally pay on a K150 Leyland Roadrunner but it’s one I’d been after for an age and they were not common as only made for a year or so. 

[Lord Sterling]

  On 10/01/2025 at 15:28, bunglebus said:

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@bunglebus I think these wheels do suit it. Granted its not an exact representation, but the wheels could do with a slightly duller colour. Being a big smaller would help but realistically it's probably not going to happen unless you can find a friendly 3D printer to print out an exact replica, in which case you may as well go for pepperpots.

[Datsuncog]

  On 10/01/2025 at 16:03, bunglebus said:

I've never seen that towing dolly, my original didn't have one either. Did it exist?

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My police version of the wrecker came with a black plastic dolly - pretty sure I still have it, too.

Will have a search for that later on.

[sierraman]

Majorettes effort. 

[bunglebus]

  On 10/01/2025 at 19:51, Datsuncog said:

My police version of the wrecker came with a black plastic dolly - pretty sure I still have it, too.

Will have a search for that later on.

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I think that was the version I had originally - working steering on those too

  On 10/01/2025 at 19:54, sierraman said:

Majorettes effort. 

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Looks remarkably similar to the Superkings one

[sierraman]

  On 10/01/2025 at 21:56, bunglebus said:

I think that was the version I had originally - working steering on those too

Looks remarkably similar to the Superkings one

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It does in the livery - that’s from 1994ish so the colours were just a carbon copy of the Superkings one. They’re ‘different enough’ when you line them up but you can see where their heads were at! 

[flat4alfa]

The main difference is the Matchbox is a Peterbilt

The Majorette is a Kenworth

Conversions were typically produced by Holmes, Miller, Weld and others.  Not sure which is which, but the Peterbilt has twin booms very much like a Holmes, an extendable two hook and outriggers.  The Kenworth has a single extendable boom and a flip-front engine hood 

The Majorette is stated underneath to be 1:47 and alongside the Matchbox it is slightly larger 

[New POD]

  On 11/01/2025 at 00:29, flat4alfa said:

Peterbilt     Kenworth

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Both Companies owned by PACCAR. 

As is Daf and Leyland Trucks 

[flat4alfa]

  On 11/01/2025 at 08:27, New POD said:

Both Companies owned by PACCAR. 

As is Daf and Leyland Trucks 

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Yes Pacific Car also acquired Foden prior to Leyland.  From Leyland, it gained Thornycroft, Scammell, AEC, Albion, Guy

Main competitors today are Daimler AG with Freightliner, General, White, Detroit Diesel

Caterpillar have Krupp, Perkins and Alvis (Unipower)

International (Navistar) are now part of VW alongside MAN and Scania

Volvo have Mack, Renault Trucks and Panhard

Iveco have Seddon Atkinson through Pegaso

[bunglebus]

Spotted a Welly Peterbilt on eBay in 1:43

[flat4alfa]

Yay!  Welly do a Police one too

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Spotted this resto* elsewhere. I may be going against the grain by saying I prefer the before version...

[sierraman]

Any one want this for £5 posted? 1960’s Norev Beetle. It’s a lovely old thing but it’s not my cup of tea, I got it in a job of other stuff which I’ve moved on. 

[Split_Pin]

@FakeConcern

[danthecapriman]

That Beetle’s got FakeConcern’s name all over it!

[junkyarddog]

Today's find.

Salt flat racer 41 Willys. 

Didn't fancy any others from the set.

Also the Metro 6R4.

Again,this was the only one that appealed. 

[flat4alfa]

  On 10/01/2025 at 19:51, Datsuncog said:

My police version of the wrecker came with a black plastic dolly - pretty sure I still have it, too.

Will have a search for that later on and get out there on the CogPatio(TM) to get those stranded SuperKings cars off the ice

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EFA 😎

[bunglebus]

Had a nose around a few charity shops today, found a large tub of assorted kids toys and fished these two out, Britain's and Majorette. There may have been other things but it was such a jumble of dolls, blocks, goodness knows what else it was impossible to tell

[danthecapriman]

Just unearthed a box full of things from the conservatory. Most have been packed for ages now.

It’s amazing how you can forget what you even have!

Hot wheels of assorted ages, with three Greenlight’s behind.

 
Odd stuff. MC toys, Ertl, Yatming, Zylmex. Some Base Toys 1:76 trucks & cars plus a few old 1:76 kit built cars. @quicksilver might be interested in?

 
Yellow Datsun estate is Zylmex. Someone was asking about this a while back but I couldn’t find it!

Mini Dinky Corvette. Not in bad condition at all.

Husky. 
Jaguars are all mixtures of Husky (yellow), Corgi Rockets (green), Corgi Whizzwheels (silver & red).

 All still have their breakable parts attached! 


 
Majorettes. Purple Cadbury’s Beetle is near mint.

 
Corgi.

Including a Rockets Cadillac Eldorado and mk1 Crapi.

Matchbox. 
Final year only Bedford car transporter in rarer red & grey. Thames livestock artic has its rear door too.

 
Nice early Aston racer I didn’t even know I had!

 
Superkings/Speedkings Crapi’s. Blue car is a weird Bulgarian release.

  
Base Toys 1:76 cars weathered up that I had on my model railway years ago.

[bunglebus]

Wouldn't mind the Capri if you're offering!

The MK1 Escort and Husky Thames van would also have a good home here

[flat4alfa]

  On 11/01/2025 at 16:36, bunglebus said:

Britains

 

 

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You might be surprised how much that will fetch

[MiniMinorMk3]

  On 11/01/2025 at 16:36, bunglebus said:

Had a nose around a few charity shops today, found a large tub of assorted kids toys and fished these two out, Britain's and Majorette. There may have been other things but it was such a jumble of dolls, blocks, goodness knows what else it was impossible to tell

 

 

 

 

 

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I like those old Britains bikes.

Yours is missing the seat and the fairing

[bunglebus]

  On 11/01/2025 at 16:52, flat4alfa said:

You might be surprised how much that will fetch

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  On 11/01/2025 at 16:53, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I like those old Britains bikes.

Yours is missing the seat and the fairing

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For literally a few pence that we had in change, I don't think they're bad either! They wouldn't take card or change a tenner

[MiniMinorMk3]

There are 4 versions of the Triumph. Along with the dark red there are

Dispatch

Police

And metallic blue

Sometime the rider on the red version has his chin on the tank trying to break the ton.

The great thing about the colours that Britains chose is that they are pretty close to what Triumph painted the bikes in themselves.

500 Speedtwin

 

350 Twenty-One