Shite in Miniature II

[andrew e]

3 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

sorry to piss on your chips but the 240d is missing a bumper corner

Its a smooth edge on the chrome, it’s been gone since it left Swansea! It’s still the best one I have 👍

[morrisoxide]

£2 a bag.

The Corvette is interesting.

[Split_Pin]

That's alright for £2 a bag! More details on the Corvette, looks like an older Hot Wheels?

[morrisoxide]

It is a HW stamped 80's Corvette 1982 Hong Kong.

I'll get some better photos of the interior when the sun is out.

[bunglebus]

4 hours ago, ambassador84 said:

I think the top 4 models are Kees rather than copies, I believe later versions had their name removed from the baseplates.

A company called Timmy Toys did copy most of these Kees castings but are noticeably simplified and even more crude in construction.

I've got a few Kees, not bad little things

Others that I was told were Golden Wheel, with the Kees name removed

These have the hatching but are obviously more cheaply made

 

[bunglebus]

22 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

It is a HW stamped 80's Corvette 1982 Hong Kong.

I'll get some better photos of the interior when the sun is out.

Looks like this one, called "80s Corvette"

 

[Split_Pin]

That's a smart wee thing!

[Datsuncog]

Some more Majorette 5-packs in TK Maxx last night:

Various emergency services and construction themed sets too, but these were the main car-based ones.

Also, this Mk2 Escort just hanging out by the tills, unexpectedly:

Well, I couldn't leave that behind!

Ended up having a surprising conversation with the lady on the till (in her mid-50s, maybe?) who knew immediately what the model was and began telling me about a friend of hers who bought an RS2000 in Signal Yellow not long after getting his test, a really clean one, but crashed it - and then set fire to it, presumably so he could pretend it'd been stolen and then claim on the TPFT insurance... she was also telling me about the red Mk1 Golf GTI she owned as her first car, and getting an aftermarket CD player fitted by a car audio specialist in Belfast only for it to be stolen while parked up. Seemingly a bit of a petrolhead!

[ambassador84]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I've got a few Kees, not bad little things

Others that I was told were Golden Wheel, with the Kees name removed

These have the hatching but are obviously more cheaply made

 

The Golden Wheel branded ones were still made by Kees but just repackaged. Golden Wheel historically have used other people's products to fill out their range even though they are still manufacturers themselves

[bunglebus]

Found some clearer glass for the MK1

Should have hoarded some of the early releases, ah well

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

First batch from yesterdays winnings are these four orphans.

First is this Royal Mail Van. This casting originally started in the Morestone Esso Petrol Pump Series.

But as it has black wheels it is a Budgie.

Plastic Taxi is...

a Hong Kong copy of a Morestone/Budgie issue.

Chipped Lilac Heinkel by Corgi.

At least this one still has its interior, unlike last weeks orange one.

Last in this batch is a Red Line Rolls Silver Shadow.

I think this must be one of the worst of the Red Lines. The bonnet on a Rolls hinges at the front.

I think by the time the mould makers at Hot Wheels got to teh back they had given up as the detail is just non-existent. Window fogging due to it not being totally dry from the car wash.

This one is a Hong Kong build, has loads of wear on the wheels and is worth about 50p.

 

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

This one is a Hong Kong build, has loads of wear on the wheels and is worth about 50p.

Heh, the model shop in Smithfield has a Hot Wheels Silver Shadow in broadly similar condition with £40 asked for it... because Redline, innit?

Been there with no takers for quite a while, unsurprisingly.

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Should have hoarded some of the early releases, ah well

I've this one spare if you're keen?

I nearly opened this on Sunday night, then changed my mind as it's not really all that detailed.

Then on Tuesday, found the latest Silverline release with more front and rear detailing to it.

So this one's gone to the 'sell' pile!

[bunglebus]

29 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

worth about 50p.

Sold!

[morrisoxide]

The luggage.

Snazzy interior.

Engine detailing.

It's a really nice thing.

[andrew e]

I have one somewhere purchased 40+ years ago from Savacentre! It really was a smart little thing.

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Sold!

Sorry not for sale. It has joined the two Red Lines I got last week.

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Here are the Husky/Corgi models from this weeks auction lot.

First up is the Citroen Safari with boat. Intact front bumper.

Not too much chipping

Base is in good condition.

Here's a comparison with the metal based one I got last week. If it wasn't for @bunglebus pointing it out last week I would have thought they were the same casting.

Huskey Guy Warrior truck...

with what looks like a giant ginger cake.

Corgi Guy Tanker in great condition.

Just a few chips on the rear.

Corgi Ford F350 Truck in almost mint condition.

Nice shiny gold metal hook.

This is a Corgi with a Husky style chrome plastic base.

A pair of Duple Vista Coaches, one good, one not so good.

A pair of Corgi Studebaker Ambulances with many differences.

One has chromed wheels.

One has a drop down tail gate...

and a sliding roof and longer rear bumper.

Bases show different number of rivets.

Nice Jaguar XJ6 with some green paint spots.

Opening boot.

Good apart from green stuff.

Thin wheels.

Last we have the Interceptor.

Another one that has had a quiet life.

The doors open on the Whizzwheels version, they do not on the Rockets version.

More thin wheels.

 

[bunglebus]

Some really nice finds among those Husky/Corgis, especially the F-350. There are a surprising number of variations on those Studebaker Wagonaires, think I did a comparison a while back, probably found more since then 

[Tenmil Socket]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

First batch from yesterdays winnings are these four orphans.

First is this Royal Mail Van. This casting originally started in the Morestone Esso Petrol Pump Series.

But as it has black wheels it is a Budgie.

Plastic Taxi is...

a Hong Kong copy of a Morestone/Budgie issue.

Chipped Lilac Heinkel by Corgi.

At least this one still has its interior, unlike last weeks orange one.

Last in this batch is a Red Line Rolls Silver Shadow.

I think this must be one of the worst of the Red Lines. The bonnet on a Rolls hinges at the front.

I think by the time the mould makers at Hot Wheels got to teh back they had given up as the detail is just non-existent. Window fogging due to it not being totally dry from the car wash.

This one is a Hong Kong build, has loads of wear on the wheels and is worth about 50p.

 

Aren’t the axles on the early HW’s terrible… they always seem to be bent!

[bramz7]

I've only got two Redlines, and both have seen better days. I'd love to get more but expensive and I don't need another niche. 

Even my blackwall collection is pretty poor.

I do have two boxed ones but they're buried somewhere. 

[FakeConcern]

Mrs Concern bought these Britain's cyclists in a junk shop in Lewes yesterday

Die cast bikes with well detailed plastic fittings

Probably of more interest to you all are these Corgi & Dinkys in good order for a reasonable price, not cheap enough for any to be purchased though!

Corgi Impala Dinky Chrysler Saratoga have swapped labels

 

 

 

[danthecapriman]

7 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

Mrs Concern bought these Britain's cyclists in a junk shop in Lewes yesterday

Die cast bikes with well detailed plastic fittings

Probably of more interest to you all are these Corgi & Dinkys in good order for a reasonable price, not cheap enough for any to be purchased though!

Corgi Impala Dinky Chrysler Saratoga have swapped labels

 

 

 

£15 for that Dinky Saratoga is an absolute steal! Go back now!!😄

I have one here but it’s a nice restored one.

[FakeConcern]

41 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

£15 for that Dinky Saratoga is an absolute steal! Go back now!!😄

I have one here but it’s a nice restored one.

If I'd really liked it, I would have got it, but (don't tell Eddy) I'm not a great fan of finned yank tanks really. We may go back anyway as there were three cyclists and Mrs Concern now wants the third one!

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

If I'd really liked it, I would have got it, but (don't tell Eddy) I'm not a great fan of finned yank tanks really. We may go back anyway as there were three cyclists and Mrs Concern now wants the third one!

They seem, or did last I looked, go for more on eBay. You might make a few quid off it if you don’t want it yourself. 

[andrew e]

Todays filthy but cheap finds at an accidental bootsale visit - 2 in 2 days! All absolutely hanging and have been soaking all afternoon.

Still £5.50 the lot from various filthy sellers is a bargain! All shots on location on my equally grubby workbench!

Majorette Chrysler 180 and Lesney Split. 

Awesome Majorette Renault 5 Turbo with coloured in wheels 

Siku Granada - with folded flat seats and boat missing

Finally Castrol liveried Range Rover which has a made in Great Britain base - liveries a new one to me?

[eddyramrod]

53 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

You might make a few quid off it if you don’t want it yourself. 

But not from me unfortunately.  Not because I don't like or want it; I do!  No, sadly the only reason is that I'm a mingebag with pockets considerably deeper than my arms are long, and nothing but lint in them anyway.  Anyone who's traded with me knows that!

[FakeConcern]

12 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

But not from me unfortunately.  Not because I don't like or want it; I do!  No, sadly the only reason is that I'm a mingebag with pockets considerably deeper than my arms are long, and nothing but lint in them anyway.  Anyone who's traded with me knows that!

We all know this. Lucky you have all the members of an obscure forum scouring the boot fairs and flea markets for cheap shite for you! Haha!

[eddyramrod]

6 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

We all know this. Lucky you have all the members of an obscure forum scouring the boot fairs and flea markets for cheap shite for you! Haha!

And none of you will ever know how much I appreciate that effort.

[FakeConcern]

17 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

And none of you will ever know how much I appreciate that effort.

We're happy to do it, the thrill of the chase with no storage problems!