Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

18 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Theres a good one of those motel sets with a load of cars on eBay at the moment for £50!

I'd not have noticed as a kid, but I think

URGENCIES

POLICE POMPIERS AMBULANCE 

would annoy me now

[flat4alfa]

17 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Theres a good one of those motel sets with a load of cars on eBay at the moment for £50!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/365215947827

Boxed one sold the other week for £15

…. but would that flat roof really take a Helicopter?  😄

[flat4alfa]

6 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I'd not have noticed as a kid, but I think

URGENCIES

POLICE POMPIERS AMBULANCE 

would annoy me now

But on the other side, hilarity 

as a ten year old, I wouldn’t have been able to say all that, not without it sounding like swearing and getting a clout off Mum 😆

These days I would just shout it out like Basil Fawlty and do a funny walk while at it

[New POD]

1 hour ago, andy18s said:

Here we go,I actually remembered to have my phone with me for once .. 

Iveco? @Cavcraft would prefer these on his desk 

[flat4alfa]

Not sure what the idea was for the Batchelors Peas promotion

And why PEAS ?

Was 1985 a bumper harvest?

[sierraman]

3 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Not sure what the idea was for the Batchelors Peas promotion

And why PEAS ?

Was 1985 a bumper harvest?

2025 certainly isn’t, bastard mice keep eating the ones I’ve set off in the greenhouse. 

[warch]

I've got one of these in my shed (unbuilt) which has sentimental value because it was the first model aircraft I ever built. It was a great kit, allowed you to make two quite different versions of the iconic Spitfire, think I made the one on the box art with the clipped wings and bubble canopy.

Their military ground vehicles were even better, as they usually came with a diorama base and figures. Monty's caravan (below) was a particular favourite. 

[Volksy]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Not sure what the idea was for the Batchelors Peas promotion

 

And why PEAS ?

 

Was 1985 a bumper harvest?

[MiniMinorMk3]

Some more Matchbox from the auction.

No. 40 Horse Box and No. 30 Articulated Truck

The horses are long gone, probably ended up in a tin of Evo-Stick.

The Artic is in good condition

A couple of Fire Trucks, No. 13 Snorkel and No.16 Rollamatics Badger.

Snorkel extends to a great height, Badger has lost its radar receiver.

This was a big modification for the old Merryworth. The top Snorkel arm has discoloured over time.

Stretcher Fetcher with no rear door.

Two Twin pack issues of the old No. 1 Mercedes truck

The red one has the date 1978.

The military version has no date.

More for the variation nerds. Two Jeeps.

One with No.38 Jeep on the base.

The other has No. II Sleet 'n' Snow

More military stuff

The Swamp Rat still has all its propeller blades

Last up is a No. 5 Seafire.

Just a small nibble out of one of the velocity stacks and a chip of paint.

Also a bit of discolouration to the hull.

 

[sierraman]

The swamp rat always fascinated me as a kid, they seemed to go through a phase where military toys were ‘in’ so to speak. Those MB military toys always looked a bit… sinister. 🤔

[bunglebus]

^ yes please to the Seafire

Interesting to see that military jeep with the Sleet N Snow base, I've got the three different base blue ones

 

 

And having just checked, looks like I also have the military as a Sleet N Snow

 

As well as a yellow one

 

[bunglebus]

I had a parcel arrive today containing a job lot, only really had my eye on one of them but there were also two Graffic Traffics (that I already have),

The Supervan,

 And a not bad Corgi Escort 

But the smallest of all, and by far the best was this Lego VW type 3 Notchback

In a different package was a Husky F350 with its tow hook in place

Now I've seen it, it's obvious why they go missing, just an open loop around the end of the plastic arm

There was a chap really into his Husky stuff who made very high quality metal replacement parts, but unfortunately he seems to have blocked me on Facebook after I didn't want to sell him a Cadillac Eldorado - the guy has absolutely stacks of them, just seems to want to acquire every last one on the planet.

[Tenmil Socket]

Vauxhall Carlton spotted on Instagram 

 

[danthecapriman]

I’m currently sat waiting for paint to dry in the bathroom, so I’ve peeled another cast out of the mould. 
This is attempt number 3 now. 
Not actually the clearest photo, but worst at the top which was thinner resin. 
then my original try. 
Then the latest which was normal 3:1 resin:water but used a cocktail stick to gently stir the resin into the mould then push the resin into details and get any air out.

  
Dug out a load of spare parts to trial a 3D printed cab build too while I’m bored waiting. 
Leyland Terrier. Pretty good fit onto a completely unchanged Saviem chassis!

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Vauxhall Carlton spotted on Instagram 

 

That’s got the look of a Mira or a Guisval. 

[Datsuncog]

3 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Vauxhall Carlton spotted on Instagram 

I bought a very similar green Vauxhall Carlton/ Opel Omega A from Alan's 50p Tat Tray a few years back:

I think that was the same week I found the magnificent Kirk Mercedes O-series coach, so this one might have been overlooked in all the hullabaloo.

I thought it was a BMW at first, until I peered closer...

Detailing was... approximate.

It didn't have any maker's name on it, or even a model code to search for.

I believe it went to join the @bunglebus collection sometime in late 2022 - dunno if we ever got to the bottom of who made it, though!

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

The swamp rat always fascinated me as a kid, they seemed to go through a phase where military toys were ‘in’ so to speak. Those MB military toys always looked a bit… sinister. 🤔

The military toy thing I think was because of the amount of war films that were on TV and at the Cinema. Also Action Man was in his element and kids got loads of guns to shoot each other.

[Tenmil Socket]

15 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I bought a very similar green Vauxhall Carlton/ Opel Omega A from Alan's 50p Tat Tray a few years back:

I think that was the same week I found the magnificent Kirk Mercedes OM coach, so this one might have been overlooked in all the hullabaloo.

I thought it was a BMW at first, until I peered closer...

Detailing was... approximate.

It didn't have any maker's name on it, or even a model code to search for.

I believe it went to join the @bunglebus collection sometime in late 2022 - dunno if we ever got to the bottom of who made it, though!

What’s this about the Kirk Mercedes coach?

[Tenmil Socket]

Anyone got a Bantel Super Wheels?

[Datsuncog]

24 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

What’s this about the Kirk Mercedes coach?

This one!

Still got it. Still love it.

[Tenmil Socket]

5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

This one!

Still got it. Still love it.

Lovely that! 

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

That’s got the look of a Mira or a Guisval. 

Wheels say Yatming but there are a lot of these Chinese/Hong Kong no names using similar ones

[bunglebus]

57 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Anyone got a Bantel Super Wheels?

Super Wheels name gets used, again, on lots of these no brand vehicles. I've got it as a saved search on eBay as a few interesting things come up such a Majorette copies

[MiniMinorMk3]

Benz Patent-Motorwagen got it's patent in January 1886.

[bunglebus]

  

[bunglebus]

[bunglebus]

That one's another of the "Racing Team" sets that have some vaguely familiar castings inside, not found this one though 

[danthecapriman]

That Carlton/Omega is weird! It sort of looks like a stretched Sierra. The fronts quite odd looking but the missing rear door window pillar bit really makes it look strange.

[Lord Sterling]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

  

That's those types of cars that probably started my dislike of cheap Chineseum made tat. 

I used to sometimes get these from well-meaning relatives, but they were always undersized, the plastic underneath seemed to be made from wet cardboard and they just generally looked undersized and cheap compared to Matchbox, Majorette etc...

[FakeConcern]

6 hours ago, warch said:

I've got one of these in my shed (unbuilt) which has sentimental value because it was the first model aircraft I ever built. It was a great kit, allowed you to make two quite different versions of the iconic Spitfire, think I made the one on the box art with the clipped wings and bubble canopy.

 

 

That has taken me back to age 13! Not that I or my mates ever found a model of a Spitfire with clipped wings, cut down fuselage and bubble canopy, but I certainly modified both a 1/72 Airfix (or maybe Frog?) Mk IX and also a 1/48 (can't remember what make) like that and didn't forget the larger rudder. I'm pretty sure I actually did a MK XIV with the RR Griffon bulges in the engine cover above the exhausts.

I do still have some parts of 1/48 aeroplane kits in the loft, probably P51D and Tempest rather than Spitfire though.

I'm interested to know what year those Matchbox kits were made if anyone knows.