Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Finally obtained a Lone Star El Camino 

No tailgate of course, but Model Supplies list one for next to nothing. At least the glass and bumpers are good, unlike a more expensive one I was also watching. Saw a guy customise one of these on YouTube last night, his paint skills are amazing

[danthecapriman]

36 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Finally obtained a Lone Star El Camino 

No tailgate of course, but Model Supplies list one for next to nothing. At least the glass and bumpers are good, unlike a more expensive one I was also watching. Saw a guy customise one of these on YouTube last night, his paint skills are amazing

 

Christ that guys talented at painting! The shine and flatness he gets is incredible.

Im not massively into the custom hot rod thing, I prefer things more standard, but that is absolutely stunning work. 
Funny he uses high build primer not etch too. I find the paint/primer has a tendency to peel without etch even after keying everything up.

Never had the Lone Star but did have a Dinky version. The roof pillars are weak on those too!

[155V6]

2 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

At long last some actual progress has been made today!

Weather has been nice so I’ve sprayed both the Granada estate and AEC bus in their primer coat then after letting it dry wet flatted them both off. That means both can be painted in top coat colours another day.

Theres something very satisfying about wet flatting paint then running your finger tips over it to see how smooth it’s gone!

The bus needs a few extra bits of prep and masking for the bonnet and cab side areas, which are plastic parts. I’ll have to mask the clear windows off then spray it white as it’s all one clear plastic moulding. 
The bits I had to fill on the rear end and side have come out well though so you shouldn’t be able to tell anything was there once done.

These just popped up on Facebook

[danthecapriman]

4 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

These just popped up on Facebook

What a lunatic!😄

Matchbox must’ve had a fair few of the AEC’s.

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

 

 

I see he uses hammer screws with glue to get a rivetted look on the base.

Buy Hammer Drive Round Head Fasteners - Accu

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

 

 

[Tenmil Socket]

I picked up this job lot earlier. It’s mainly Chinese junk but there’s a few I haven’t looked at closely.

 

[Tenmil Socket]

I think these are trying to be VW Transporters?

Cumout power 😂

Is this a fake Corgi Bassett’s van?

[Tenmil Socket]

I think somebody liked trucks!

Check out the wheels on this one 🤨

[bunglebus]

I knew these Hot Wheels co-mold wheels would come in handy

Did a little bit of detail work too, interior is very basic but the bumpers are nice separate items

 

[bunglebus]

12 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I think these are trying to be VW Transporters?

 😂

Welly casting I'd say

 

[andy18s]

7 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

The Hot Wheels Modern Classics premium line seems to have arrived in Tescotainer aisles, finally.

Dunno where they've been hiding for the past six months, but they're here now. And they're already discounted, which is nice. I found the Subaru Forester a week ago in The Entertainer store in central Belfast, and while the others are quite appealing too I decided they weren't what I was after today.

Still mostly 2024 mainlines in their dump bins, though a few 2025 releases were in evidence - guess those mobile reps I see in Tesco wearing blue Entertainer polo shirts just top 'em up, rather than unpack a full case.

The Range had a 2025 B-case abandoned in a corner...

Some decent enough stuff, but nothing I'm really desperate for - and nothing I think won't show up in Poundland or Home Bargains for 50p less in a few weeks.

Did score an (apparently) unblemished Matchbox Italian Roads 5-pack for £8.05:

I'm only really interested in the Miura and the Giulia Sprint - the others I already have, albeit in different colours.

There are loads of new off-road, city commercial and construction themed 5-packs sitting around, but the passenger car sets seem to go quite quickly.

Also scored a nice little dark green Supra from 2024 that wasn't on my radar, a Wankpanzer, and a 2025 issue Rodger Dodger that's the hero car on Netflix's 'Hot Wheels - Let's Race' animated series, and as such will probably be of interest to my nieces...

If you spot another Forester can you grab 1 please?

Pretty much non-existant over here...

Ta

[Tenmil Socket]

Some other basically scrap bits.

Corgi Land Rover minus tyres.

Anyone know the manufacturer of this?

[155V6]

50 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

 

His sponsor,Ken Heanes,was a bike dealer in Fleet,Hants,where I live.I bought a few parts for my Suzuki AP50 & Vespa 90 from there.

[MiniMinorMk3]

21 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

 

Anyone know the manufacturer of this?

The K-3 on the base is the give away

[MVX11V]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

5th Graffic Traffic resto completed

Well done, looks sharp!

6 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Does this help you?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205270573344?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aQksJbh6Q0S&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=nycNSMACRVm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

No 😄 Fortunately that is too expensive and loaded with rammel. I'll stick an insulting offer in.

 

EDIT: Insulting offer woz insulting.

[155V6]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

5th Graffic Traffic resto completed

 

Have you done a Ford RS 200?

[Tenmil Socket]

My First Matchbox copy?

 

I guess someone liked Chevrolet trucks too!

 

Bedford?

 

Comedy 😩

 

The one reason I bought them all…

[bunglebus]

45 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Have you done a Ford RS 200?

No I've not got that one. There are four more stripped ready to paint, but there are a surprising number to find. Not really interested in planes or trains but they were part of the series too it seems 

Even buildings!

I do need a Dodge Dakota with complete roll bar if anyone has a spare. Colour doesn't matter

[bunglebus]

Just now, Tenmil Socket said:

 😩the one reason I bought them all…

Ah it's that job lot - I did consider bidding but couldn't justify it in the end. Think that BMW is another Welly

Was the My First Matchbox looking one a Maisto by any chance?

[155V6]

13 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

No I've not got that one. There are four more stripped ready to paint, but there are a surprising number to find. Not really interested in planes or trains but they were part of the series too it seems 

Even buildings!

I do need a Dodge Dakota with complete roll bar if anyone has a spare. Colour doesn't matter

I've got this one if you're interested

[bunglebus]

2 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

I've got this one if you're interested

Yes please - white ovloV behind too, what's the story with that? White base suggests that's also one

[155V6]

7 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Yes please - white ovloV behind too, what's the story with that? White base suggests that's also one

RS 200 is yours,Volvo is staying though as I really like it 

[Tenmil Socket]

24 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Ah it's that job lot - I did consider bidding but couldn't justify it in the end. Think that BMW is another Welly

Was the My First Matchbox looking one a Maisto by any chance?

I don’t think so, the base looked blank.

I'm about to roffle the lot minus the BMW and Land Rover.

25p tickets. 

[MVX11V]

Years ago I came across these two vehicular plastic shapes on a local fleabay forum. They were part of some old garden kidz toys being got rid of. I spied the MB logo on a blurry image of the base but had no idea as to why they exist.

Over the years I have searched now and then and someone suggested they were burger king releases, and I've seen an image of a yellow version. I cannot even find a documented reference to them in the self help books. Am I missing something, is it staring me straight in the face? Help me understand what these are:

Size comparrison with SKJagboy.

[flat4alfa]

The plastic Camaros were in a Car Transporter set, I had one.  Will dig out photo

[flat4alfa]

Matchbox gen-3 Chevrolet Camaro, although with portly proportions.  

It's plastic throughout.   It scales to 1:31 length and 1:28 width, confirming the portliness.  So, approx 1:29

Dated underneath 1987.  So sought them out and ended up with three of the blighters

 

First seen on a page from the 1989 catalogue, range name BIG MOVERS.  At 22 inches long, they were !

 

Tinplate body on the truck.  Yet the cars are softish polymer. 

Sourced from Tonka, I wondered, but no, they had their own:

[MVX11V]

Nice! Really useful, and mystery solved! There is a set in Dorset on Bumtree for a tenner and the trucks are 'around'. Great to see that they are a regular thing and I can now move them on as they are not something I want... and I could use their valuable space!

[Split_Pin]

Another one done, Audi Quattro 1/24 scale.

Pre- race:

Post race:

[eddyramrod]

20 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

I received a Bunglebox today.  Pics will follow, eventually, but let's just say, I'm delighted.

And here are the pics, starting as usual with the actual box:

And this is what was inside it:

Should be plenty to keep me occupied there!

I wanted the DaysGone vintage-type trucks for the loads really.  The trucks themselves aren't bad, so if anyone wants them when I've unloaded them, shout up.  Ditto the tankers: I want a couple of the tanks for a conversion project, so now I have choices.