Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Just been to the toy fair, was rather early so things were still being set up. Found a new seller and I could see he had a dozen older boxed Matchbox but as he was nowhere near set out I gave him 10 mins then popped back - to see the dealer opposite walking off with the whole lot - and wouldn't even give me a price on them. He's bloody expensive at the best of times too, the one with the fake Matchbox lorries a few have seen. I know the boxes had £10 on them, I'm betting they'll be £25-30 a pop when he brings them back as they were absolutely mint. Pissed on my chips so I'm going home to sulk.

Here's some pics of other stuff

[Datsuncog]

Damn, that's vexing. Sounds like you have your own Trade Nemesis...

Hope you found a few other things to make the trip worthwhile!

[eddyramrod]

Meanwhile one of my AMC mates has messaged me from Bolton car-boot, telling me there are "loads" of diecasts there... I've asked him to look for a scrap Corgi A60 for me.

[bunglebus]

Small haul to be honest 

[andrew e]

Rich don’t hate me but the £20 Lledo display might have made me buckle if I’d been present today…. Do I need help - is that a Days Gone gateway drug 🤣

[MiniMinorMk3]

12 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

You may be surprised to learn (I am!) that I haven't done that... yet.  I believe there is a modern 1/43 Futura knocking around the market, but I don't think I've actually seen one yet.

Minichamps version

Older SMTS white metal made in England, now very sort after if prices on Ebay are anything to go by.

1/18th HRN resin cast

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

 

 

Solidos sold as Dinkys. Click for more pictures.

Solido Dinky Toys – Cougar – Filrouge automobile

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Les Dinky Toys Solido – Cougar

In 1979, Meccano Liverpool had just filed for bankruptcy and Dinky Toys survived in France thanks to the production of models produced in Spain. In 1980, an agreement was made between Dinky Toys Great Britain and Solido to produce a series of miniatures, nine models were planned, six of which were manufactured.
These are cars from the "Cougar" series from Solido, inexpensive models, equipped with fast wheels and decorated in bright colours. The floor is engraved "Dinky Toys Made in France", with a reference in 1400. They are packaged in an English Dinky Toys box with reference in 500. Whew!
Dinky Toys Solido-Cougar - ChassisThese 6 models will be marketed in small numbers in the United Kingdom and Belgium during 1981.

The back of the box announces nine models, only the first six will be produced.

[bunglebus]

22 minutes ago, andrew e said:

Rich don’t hate me but the £20 Lledo display might have made me buckle if I’d been present today…. Do I need help - is that a Days Gone gateway drug 🤣

No I thought it was pretty interesting, and it's an Anglia not a Horsey Horseless. However it was on the stand of my new enemy so he can keep it!

Just looking through my motley selection of cars, Corgi police Beetle is pretty nice, all complete and the steering wheel hasn't fallen off

Paid £1 for this if anyone wants a project/donor 

Found a spare Dakota Street, but I don't really need it now as I fixed the Graffic Traffic's roll bar. Oh well

Very tidy Tincorner

And World Class Ferrari

BMC show car is one I think needs a makeover one day (but not this one)

Superfast Berlinetta - the early wire wheel type is another on my to do list

As is one of these Rollers

Early, small boat trailer

Paid about 20p for this redline Cheetah

50p Blackwalls

Including a Simpsons View Van

Photographing the view is tricky

Rockets Cougar seems to have been parked in Basildon overnight

Thankfully, I always carry a spare

I had one of these unbranded transformers as a kid, go-bot maybe?

Single seat stuff isn't that exciting to me, but this Budgie had survived the last 70 odd years complete, although 98% devoid of paint

No name Chinese oddity

50p Majorettes

You can just about make out Alpine Renault on the back

Fairly battered VW T2 complete with tailgate

But why doesn't it say Majorette on the base?

Scored this boxed Ashtray for £4.00

[eddyramrod]

I wonder if that Fire Chief might be a Chinese attempt at this...

https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_18137-AMC-Matador-1974.html

1970s AMC Matador or Ambassador?

[155V6]

A few bits from the car boot,picture was taken while I was waiting for Miss_155 to come out of the garden centre 

[Split_Pin]

Good to see some successes today, shame about the pratt at the Toy Fair Rich was at. There's always a few!

I'm not too jealous as I'm still bouyed by the arrival of the crane and Morris 1100 from Dan!

[bunglebus]

53 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

A few bits from the car boot,picture was taken while I was waiting for Miss_155 to come out of the garden centre 

Two redlines and a Graffic Traffic! No it's not, what is that?? Majorette Escort looks interesting too.

Mrs and stepdaughter bought me this from Smyths

[155V6]

Land Rover is a less common regular version I think

Escort has a plastic body with pictures in the clear top which change when you move it

[sierraman]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Just been to the toy fair, was rather early so things were still being set up. Found a new seller and I could see he had a dozen older boxed Matchbox but as he was nowhere near set out I gave him 10 mins then popped back - to see the dealer opposite walking off with the whole lot - and wouldn't even give me a price on them. He's bloody expensive at the best of times too, the one with the fake Matchbox lorries a few have seen. I know the boxes had £10 on them, I'm betting they'll be £25-30 a pop when he brings them back as they were absolutely mint. Pissed on my chips so I'm going home to sulk.

Here's some pics of other stuff

I think that’s the guy I posted the pictures of of the fake convoys? He did Doncaster a few weeks ago. He is unbelievably expensive but more fool him, he’s driving up and down dale every weekend paying probably £20 to pitch and probably not selling anything. 

[Christine]

Chinese Clio painted black,   I cut me number plates  from my bank statement !

 

 

 

[bunglebus]

34 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I think that’s the guy I posted the pictures of of the fake convoys? He did Doncaster a few weeks ago. He is unbelievably expensive but more fool him, he’s driving up and down dale every weekend paying probably £20 to pitch and probably not selling anything. 

Well if anyone sees him, there was a red Gruesome Twosome, and a Monteverdi Hai among others

[AndyW201]

Had a largely unproductive hunt today. Checked our Boyes in town, but all there was were a load of Hot Wheels mainlines from over a year ago, and some similarly aged Matchbox 5 packs. 

Smyths was similarly rubbish. HW mainlines were mainly fantasy and older castings. Premiums were either Fast & Furious peg warmers or very elderly Pop Culture/Boulevard stuff (including ones from the Jay Leno's garage collection that must be from 2 or 3 years ago) that despite a price cut to £6.99, are still going nowhere. I was tempted by the black Volvo 142 racing, but I got the orange one fairly recently, and I prefer that to be honest. Was also tempted by the BRE Datsun set too at a reasonable £14.99, one day I will crack with that one, but my birthday's coming up and I've got something a bit special for that.

The day wasn't a complete loss though, I nipped into one of the B&Ms, and they've had a restock of Matchbox (first one in about 18 months for this store),

Didnt think I'd find one of these in the wild, I've got the previous red one in a Power Grabs box, but this blue version is lovely.

A nice companion to the blue BMW 3 series wagon bought last week.

I know these are pretty much old news now, but I was still fairly excited to actually find one in a shop and not have to go online like I've had to with the others 

The Fiesta is, I think, my favourite Mattel casting of recent times, I still can't believe they actually did it. Still love the detailing on it, especially that rear view.

There were a few of the HW Japan Historics too, first time I've seen premiums in this particular store. I've already got the Corolla, which is superb, but this Civic was the other one I wanted. Already a great casting, I've got a few mainlines, but this one's by far the nicest with its more subtle paintjob and extra detailing,

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, 155V6 said:

A few bits from the car boot,picture was taken while I was waiting for Miss_155 to come out of the garden centre 

Are you keeping the Custom Camaro?  that’s the only one I have missing now

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, 155V6 said:

A few bits from the car boot,picture was taken while I was waiting for Miss_155 to come out of the garden centre 

Wait

NEED TO SEE MORE OF KNIEVEL

[flat4alfa]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Front three are Matchbox Powertrack

Were they priced?

[flat4alfa]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Minichamps version

Older SMTS white metal made in England, now very sort after if prices on Ebay are anything to go by.

1/18th HRN resin cast

The Minichamps I thought was also a resin

In smaller scale 1:64 there was Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightning issues

[Remspoor]

@eddyramrod Wait you show us all the painting you are making an excellent job of , and you leave us hanging with no explanation of this?

A sunny room cactus with flowers stuck on it?

 

[bunglebus]

41 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Front three are Matchbox Powertrack

Were they priced?

Same bloke with astranomical prices. I put the Powertracks to the front as I knew you'd find them interesting. He was asking £50 for an unboxed Batmobile and white Elan off someone while I was stood there

[bunglebus]

Talking of white

Dakota has a fresh coat

Which hopefully hides some of the awful Chinese pitting and general poor quality casting underneath 

[uk_senator]

On 06/03/2025 at 13:39, bunglebus said:

A combination of a Dan box and some other oddments arrived today.

Talking of Transits, this Lone Star is in great shape, and will sit nicely with my restored one

 

 

My Uncle had a garage in Bethnal Green from the 60`s to the early 90`s, he mainly did bodywork, a lot of it on FX4 black cabs, & he also had a small fleet of them which he rented out. At one point he had an FX4 with a Harvey Bailey (?) type manual towing crane hanging out the back of it, seeing that's making me want to do a recreation in his memory, maybe using a Corgi FX4?

Heres a pic showing him outside his arches in the 80`s, with one of my other Uncles 5 series behind the door, probably after having one of its 3 or so resprays!

[eddyramrod]

FX4 wrecker?  I think you have to do that, Shirley!

[uk_senator]

21 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

FX4 wrecker?  I think you have to do that, Shirley!

Shouldn't be too hard! Shame I havent got pics of his actual one.. (& dont call me Shirley! 😂)

[bunglebus]

Plenty of the towing arm thingies available on various Corgi Matchbox, Husky and Hot Wheels castings, I think I have some of the Lone Star ones somewhere 

Tow Jam

Rig Wrecker

GMC Wrecker

Transit Wrecker

Dodge might be a bit harder to adapt

Ford Heavy Wreck Truck could work

Maybe one of the booms from the A series

Bedford might be harder to find

Same with the Thames Trader

This moves but good luck finding a complete one

 

[FakeConcern]

Didn't get to the toy fair today as I was outvoted, but picked these up for £5 at Brighton Marina market

I had the Corgi Mangusta with removable chassis (still have it) but not seen a Dinky one before and it is every bit as nice as the Corgi really...

 

@uk_senator I worked in Bethnal Green for twenty years or so from the late 80's and pretty sure I used to see that FX4 breakdown truck around and about. Funnily enough this came up on my BookFace feed the other day ...

 

 

[155V6]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Plenty of the towing arm thingies available on various Corgi Matchbox, Husky and Hot Wheels castings, I think I have some of the Lone Star ones somewhere 

Tow Jam

Rig Wrecker

GMC Wrecker

Transit Wrecker

Dodge might be a bit harder to adapt

Ford Heavy Wreck Truck could work

Maybe one of the booms from the A series

Bedford might be harder to find

Same with the Thames Trader

 

If you ever found the Lone Star towing arms,I'd be really,really grateful if there was a spare one 😎