Shite in Miniature II

[FakeConcern]

59 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Talking of Bonds - there was a Minicar posted on here recently but I never found out who made the model - anyone?

I'll see if it's in that book later

40 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Does he include the Mini Marcos, Unipower, Deep Sanderson, Mini Sprint, Broadspeed Mini or any other Mini based sports/kit car? 

Yes he does, all of those are in there I think. Actually maybe not Mini Sprint, I'll have to check.

[flat4alfa]

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

This just arrived, what a little cutie! Doesn't appear to have any broken or missing bits either, so Mr. Flowers isn't getting my money today

Had one of those things, sold it on back in September.  Similar wear and tear - but white roof though...   all FriskySports were convertibles so not sure why they went for white variation

Chad and Barbara loved their LHD plaything

Apparently 13 of the FriskySports are known to exist, 5 of those over the pond

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Bloody obscure thing to model I'd have thought. I bet there weren't that many of the real thing about at the time ?

Thought the same about Spot-On Goggomobil as well

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Still, that '79 Nova is very cool, and the El Camino's a bit of a looker too - however Wiki says they're also re-releases, 2022 Retro Series for the Nova and a 2008 Heritage Classics version for the El Camino we wouldn't have seen here

Strangely, I liked that the first time round.  From photos.... because it was a Target USA exclusive colour!

So they have landed here then.  It looks not far off a Premium (with a squint)

I still never managed to get the original release blue one...!

[bunglebus]

1 minute ago, flat4alfa said:

Strangely, I liked that the first time round.  From photos.... because it was a Target USA exclusive colour!

So they have landed here then.  It looks not far off a Premium (with a squint)

I still never managed to get the original release blue one...!

I've found absolutely stacks of them now after Tesco failed to stock them. One toy shop I stumbled across had dozens 

[bunglebus]

On 21/08/2024 at 13:16, bunglebus said:

Blue Nova mix of Matchbox in One Beyond 

 

On 13/02/2024 at 21:42, bunglebus said:

Weird part was getting to the co-op, and after rather a lot of rummaging under the desk, she emerged with two parcels. Scanned my barcode and gave me the larger one which contained the cars above.

After a bit of head scratching I remembered a debacle from November where Yodel decided to deliver to a different Co-op in another town, and refused to resolve the matter. Somehow or other it's ended up in the right place, even though I've been refunded and I thought the seller had his car back. So now I have a free, if somewhat battered, Matchbox Chevy Nova

 

On 30/11/2023 at 10:03, bunglebus said:

Mooching around Glasgow - I spy a toy shop

@flat4alfa- it was in Glasgow they had stacks of Novas

[morrisoxide]

6 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

The 'Frozen Treats' delivery van (with no actual model name on the base, so I'll have to look that one up) is also a bit daft, but I just liked it anyway. A few bits of paint missing from the edges, but hey.

The Van is called Bread Box it's got a nice engine in the middle.

I found that it had a hidden engine years ago, on this marvellous site.

https://mycustomhotwheels.com/category/all-diecast-cars/

[sheffcortinacentre]

11 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Page 1873 (crikey!)

The first independent suspension, by Amédée Bollée in 1873.  The steam vehicle was named L’Obeissante (The Obedient) and made the first road trip between Paris and Le Mans in 18 hours

Looks comfy.

Not surprised no ones sitting next to Mr Lincoln.

[sheffcortinacentre]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I decided that I'd pick up one of the new 5 packs in case I never see it again - thankfully I get a bit of staff discount in Tesco!

Interesting that Matchbox don't do their 5 packs as 100% exclusives like Hot Wheels do, I would prefer that over repeats of the Kurtis and Caprice (and also the Mustang I think). Actually it's quite odd that they often feature older releases, do they make a new batch of an old model, or are there vast warehouses full of unsold ones somewhere? Perhaps that's where all the tatty carded pegwarmers go? The Mudstang in one of the packs I posted earlier is quite a few years old now.

The 10 packs are worse, one exclusive colour just isn't worth the money, at least the Hot Wheels have about 30% exclusives in them, even if only one is actually advertised as being special 

Still, that '79 Nova is very cool, and the El Camino's a bit of a looker too - however Wiki says they're also re-releases, 2022 Retro Series for the Nova and a 2008 Heritage Classics version for the El Camino we wouldn't have seen here

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Sheesh the Mustang is also a re-release, from a 2010 5 pack!

I'd only want the Mustang 

[flat4alfa]

18 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Not surprised no ones sitting next to Mr Lincoln.

It would be an apparition, as he died 8 years before

[sheffcortinacentre]

Thought he looked a bit pale.

[bunglebus]

Tonight's naked beauty is the Siku Radar Kontrolle bus

Most oddly, the flap is not quite central

Having taken apart the donor bus, I can confirm that if you had the little flap bit and a very steady hand, you could cut the slot in a standard bus body, as the bases on both have the hinge it fits into.

I've also been trying to work out what attaches to the small plastic dot that pokes through a hole in the roof. Answer: nothing

I also wonder what was missing from the interior. Answer: also nothing

Siku casting is absolutely lovely, almost no defects to be found other than fine casting lines. German engineering! 

[eddyramrod]

The flap will be offset because whatever lives behind it needs to not intrude on the driver's foot space, so is shunted right of centre.  The bus being LHD of course.

[bunglebus]

On the real thing absolutely - it's just messing with my head being just slightly off centre!

It also has both the late (as above) and early front indicators

[MiniMinorMk3]

Belgian and Dutch versions had a full length door.

[FakeConcern]

14 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

I'll see if it's in that book later

Yes he does, all of those are in there I think. Actually maybe not Mini Sprint, I'll have to check.

@bunglebus Here's what the book has to say about Bond and Bond models

I had a look while having breakfast and got marmalade on it!

And @MiniMinorMk3 here's the contents showing which models are covered and pretty much what you said

[MiniMinorMk3]

Time for the reveal

Flaky paint.

Casting after a good scrub.

Nitromors is so weak now, it looks like we are have to have a second stripping session. When I've used up the Nitromors I have, I'm going to try the caustic soda and boiling water method of paint stripping.

Looks like I missed the inside of the doors.

The casting looks quite good except for some scratching and a slight nibble of the screen pillar.

 

[danthecapriman]

17 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Time for the reveal

Flaky paint.

Casting after a good scrub.

Nitromors is so weak now, it looks like we are have to have a second stripping session. When I've used up the Nitromors I have, I'm going to try the caustic soda and boiling water method of paint stripping.

Looks like I missed the inside of the doors.

The casting looks quite good except for some scratching and a slight nibble of the screen pillar.

 

Looks pretty good under all that horrible paint. 
You not tempted to go for a non Dinky paint colour on it? Orange or yellow maybe!?

Nitromors isn’t anywhere near as good as it used to be. Probably all the chemicals in it have been changed and watered down over the years to make it less toxic. Brake fluid doesn’t seem as strong as a paint stripper either oddly.

[bunglebus]

I just buy the cheap stripper and leave the castings in a tub of it for a few days. I did get a can of Nitromors last time as it was on offer, works a lot faster. I ended up tipping the rest of it in with the own brand stuff in the end, should last me a good few years I reckon

[MiniMinorMk3]

19 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Looks pretty good under all that horrible paint. 
You not tempted to go for a non Dinky paint colour on it? Orange or yellow maybe!?

 

I thought about doing a superdetail job on it, but as it is just a practice run for the Dinky Clubmans, I decided on a quick factory style restoration.

[Datsuncog]

22 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Also found this double-carded Toyota minivan in Poundstretcher - does this count as an error car?

 

20 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Hell yes, did you buy it?

I didn't, as I've a beige one already - but, if you're interested, I can swing by again and nab it for you!

Looks like some adhesive spilled from the card above and stuck the one below on to it.

I also picked up this yellow BMW E30 the other week, and didn't realise until I got home that the paint is all weird and foamy at the back:

Yours if you fancy it!

[bunglebus]

57 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I didn't, as I've a beige one already - but, if you're interested, I can swing by again and nab it for you!

Looks like some adhesive spilled from the card above and stuck the one below on to it.

I also picked up this yellow BMW E30 the other week, and didn't realise until I got home that the paint is all weird and foamy at the back:

Yours if you fancy it!

Yes to both please

[bunglebus]

Found the Gulf Golf 

[plasticvandan]

10 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

@bunglebus Here's what the book has to say about Bond and Bond models

I had a look while having breakfast and got marmalade on it!

And @MiniMinorMk3 here's the contents showing which models are covered and pretty much what you said

Interesting book! Don't suppose you could take a pic of the reliant page?in case there's something I've not got! Think it might have been my Bond Minicar, I've got a Tober mk C, bought for all of £4 some years ago!

[andrew e]

Idly browsing ebay, and I stumbled on this spun wheel Corgi Junior SL that I have had no knowledge of - it looks bloody lovely! Are they common (and I’m daft!) or is it something unusal?

Find it here!

[sierraman]

27 minutes ago, andrew e said:

Idly browsing ebay, and I stumbled on this spun wheel Corgi Junior SL that I have had no knowledge of - it looks bloody lovely! Are they common (and I’m daft!) or is it something unusal?

Find it here!

The blue spectra flame Rockets one is easier to find. It’s one of those where they seem really prone to the windscreen pillars being knocked out. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

oxford diecast have sale on

just ordered 2 firenzas for £10 each instead of £25

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 27/01/2025 at 20:48, Split_Pin said:

Ah well remembered!

Rover had some cracking colours in the 90s, there is a dark metallic blue I really like but I can't recall the name.

i believe you maybe mean Tahiti blue pearl

[Datsuncog]

3 hours ago, andrew e said:

Idly browsing ebay, and I stumbled on this spun wheel Corgi Junior SL that I have had no knowledge of - it looks bloody lovely! Are they common (and I’m daft!) or is it something unusal?

Find it here!

Not a super-common casting, but they're around - I have a yellow one with Whizzwheels, acquired quite recently.

Gotta say though, it looks heaps better in silver with those spun wheels; never seen that exact version, and I love it!

[bunglebus]

Must be a really early one, think my oldest is this skinny Whizzwheeled example 

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

got the cmc gloss batmobile to go with me matt one