Shite in Miniature II

[mercrocker]

 

 

And yes, I'm damn proud of it.

So you should be man - that is one hell of a job which I have only just begun to appreciate.... 

 

 

 it looks like I remember them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What it's all about for me.....I know many on here collect actual models but I still unashamedly refer to mine as toys.  If I wanted a scaled reference 2CV it wouldn't be a Norev.   As a symbol of past childhood wantage, however, that's a totally different matter.....

[Split_Pin]

Agreed, I always got excited if I found an old plastic Norev at a Swapmeet.

 

I used to have a Fiat 1100 or 1500 (I cant remember now) which seemed a lot earlier than the others I had.

 

I also had: Renault 5, Citroen Ami Break, 2x Renault 12s' Renault 6 and Peugeot 504.

 

I sold all but one Renault 12 and the 6 as they are both boxed, wish I'd kept them all.

 

They seem quite variable in character. Those pictured above, especially the 4 are an absolute joy, especially the opening rear door, but my 12 isnt great. All 4 doors open but only the bottom halves and the front lights are too narrow. The 6 on the other hand is fantastic, everything opens, including door frames and all the seats adjust in some way! I bought it at a Swapmeet for what must have been about 3 or 4 pounds 25 years ago (mum's limit was a fiver) when these would have been very forgotten cars in Scotland!

[mercrocker]

They seemed to capture the flimsiness of French cars very well!    Also, the suspension travel - particularly on the AMI6 that I have....

[Junkman]

They just are unlike any other toy cars ever made and thus have their own twisted charm.

The earlier ones can warp badly, which I didn't appreciate, but lately the more grotesquely warped they are,

the more I like them just for that.

That R6 is made from the later non warping plastic, which is semi translucent in return.

Those superfast wheels don't help models weighing three grams one little bit, which makes Norev's decision

to use them quite bizarre.

[Split_Pin]

Im glad you mentioned that the later ones don't warp as they are both currently in the loft which isnt the best environment!

[Junkman]

I'm not envious or anything.

[junkyarddog]

One of today's finds,

Lone star Mercedes 220se

 

 

[junkyarddog]

[Split_Pin]

Thats excellent, never seen that before, what scale is it?

[Junkman]

Where do you guys find such stuff?

[junkyarddog]

1:63 scale.

It's screwed together,so I may repaint it.

 

[Split_Pin]

Its surprisingly detailed for that scale. I dont think I've ever seen a smaller diecast like this with so many opening features.

[Split_Pin]

I think I may have mentioned this before but today I dug out what is my favourite Majorette item of all time.

 

I got this in April 1995 at a swapmeet and when such cars were almost completely unloved, except of course by a 15 year old me!

[Felly Magic]

Had a gold one of these as a nipper, loved it, I also lved how Majo of that era seemed to mould all sorts of stuff in to the boot

[junkyarddog]

Love that Alpine,so far finding one of those has eluded me.

 

These are my first spot-on models.

I have seen quite a few at jumbles but either the price or condition was shocking.

These are in middle ground

 

[junkyarddog]

This is a bit of a whopper.

Solido Renault car transporter.

Quite flimsy compared to Matchbox or Corgi ECT,but it was a transporter I didn't have so.....

 

[Junkman]

These are my first spot-on models.

I have seen quite a few at jumbles but either the price or condition was shocking.

Usually both.

[Spottedlaurel]

I think I may have mentioned this before but today I dug out what is my favourite Majorette item of all time.

 

It's one I've always been fond of too. Mine was bought in France back in 1980:

 

 

Just noticed that the bonnet says Chrysler but the tailgate and baseplate say Simca - are they all like that?

 

Managed to get one more Majorette in today's selection from the local toyfair:

 

 

No opportunities to add anything to my Corgi or boxed Superfast collections (not at reasonable price anyway) but I'm happy enough with this lot.

[155V6]

This is a bit of a whopper.

Solido Renault car transporter.

Quite flimsy compared to Matchbox or Corgi ECT,but it was a transporter I didn't have so.....

 

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I like transporters too,I've got 20 or so smaller ones but these are most of my larger ones.

[bramz7]

I've had some pretty neat additions recently including some more Majorettes and a Siku Xantia,still boxed. Didn't even know that existed.

[Split_Pin]

It's one I've always been fond of too. Mine was bought in France back in 1980:

 

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Just noticed that the bonnet says Chrysler but the tailgate and baseplate say Simca - are they all like that?

 

 

Mine is the same, be interesting to see how the badges are on the 1/1 scale examples.

[Split_Pin]

JYD I got my first spot on last year, a Landcrab. Like yours its middle ground on condition so I have decided to leave it.

 

They are lovely, I also like how they say 'Made in Northern Ireland' on the baseplate, I have never seen any other model car made there.

[junkyarddog]

The Zodiac has made in Gt Britain on the baseplate,and the Anglia made in the United Kingdom.

[Split_Pin]

Technically corret I suppose. My Landcrab says made in NI, winder when that script on the baseplate changed?

[MarvinsMom]

just to prove that i have taken all leave of my senses, i have bought my diecasts, or at least some of them, a new home.

 

 

i was going to put some brackets on the back, and then fix it to the wall, however since i got it home, i now realise it need to be sat on a shelf/table/similar and then fixed to the wall using the 2 metal filigree bits on the top.

 

more pictures as an when it gets a perminant home.

[Spottedlaurel]

Mine is the same, be interesting to see how the badges are on the 1/1 scale examples.

 

Majorette appear to have it right, that's how it appears to be on the French 1:1 examples I've taken photos of.

[RayMK]

There are some toys which have no right to survive because they are poorly made, frail and difficult to identify.  So I kept mine  .

 

In 1959 I attended Abbotts Ann primary school. At lunchtimes I walked up the road to a sweetshop which sold 3d (old money) lucky bags each containing a few chews, sweet cigarettes and a toy car.  The underside of each car had details e.g. scale 1/77, Make and Made in Italy. I bought quite a few, probably why my teeth are rotten. Here they are in all their glory: In order of appearance, they claim to be - Bianchini (pale blue), Lancia Flaminia (yellow), Fiat 600 (white), Renault Dauphine (green), Fiat 500 x 3, Fiat 1100 Familiare (white) and a Cadillac Eldorado (red).

 

As a bonus, to show that the UK could also produce similar quality*, I was given this slush moulded 1950s convertible in 1958. 

(Apologies for the strange formatting. It looked different in Preview Post!)

[Split_Pin]

Those are absolutely fantastic, well done for keeping hold of them. I'll bet nobody else has these now!

[Skizzer]

Bonus point for using a florin for scale, too!

[RayMK]

Bonus point for using a florin for scale, too!

 

I was looking for a threepenny bit because they are easier to balance on an edge.  Had to settle for a 1956 florin.