Shite in Miniature II

33,828 · April 11

That's bloody ace!!

60,199 · April 11

Thanks to @155V6 for the donation of this Graffic Traffic RS200, all done now

Terrible casting lines as ever, but I mostly left them alone for originality. Window unit had something on it, maybe glue? Took a fair bit of sanding, and dunked it in self shining floor polish too, which I don't normally bother with.

There is something quite enticing about plain white with a coloured window piece for some reason, and I still have three more awaiting their turn

27,192 · April 11

15 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Thanks to @155V6 for the donation of this Graffic Traffic RS200, all done now

Terrible casting lines as ever, but I mostly left them alone for originality. Window unit had something on it, maybe glue? Took a fair bit of sanding, and dunked it in self shining floor polish too, which I don't normally bother with.

There is something quite enticing about plain white with a coloured window piece for some reason, and I still have three more awaiting their turn

Was that the only version to have red glazing? Looks a fantastic job👍

60,199 · April 11

Yes all the others have clear, Graffic Traffic castings are generally all white including the base, with coloured windows.

Anyway, getting another idea now

27,192 · April 11

23 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Yes all the others have clear, Graffic Traffic castings are generally all white including the base, with coloured windows.

Anyway, getting another idea now

They look like slotmags! Definitely works imho.

6,727 · April 11

On 05/04/2025 at 17:33, ambassador84 said:

It must be the Yorkshire in me but I can't imagine who thinks £4 for a Hot Wheels is good value no matter where in the World you've visited from. Bah humbug! 😅

Ha... Looks like us Yorkshire folk have short arms and long pockets. 😆

6,727 · April 11

Got these from Poundland for £1.50. They wouldn't scan so they all scaned under a £1.50 HW Buick Riviera I was buying. Strange how the Scout isn't named as an International Harvester?

Old stock that was too expensive I guess?

Also these two for 25p each.

MC toys Ferrari and Maisto branded MC Toys Escort.

40,660 · April 11

What’s the deal with self shining floor polish?

5,256 · April 11

Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up self shining floor polish

6,727 · April 11

54 minutes ago, sierraman said:

What’s the deal with self shining floor polish?

I've seen Pledge floor revive used to get scratches out of plastic windows, but I've never seen it in shops in the UK. I guess the chemicals used in it can't be sold over here?

60,199 · April 11

2 hours ago, morrisoxide said:

Got these from Poundland

I've seen that series in One Beyond but yet to find that Golf!

60,199 · April 11

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

What’s the deal with self shining floor polish?

It coats the glass and leaves a shiny finish, evens out small imperfections in the surface a bit like lacquer.

There are various ones available, I think my bottle would last about a thousand years at the rate I use it

21,243 · April 11

Just got Corgi Chapron 'Le Dandy'.

33,828 · April 12

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

It coats the glass and leaves a shiny finish, evens out small imperfections in the surface a bit like lacquer.

There are various ones available, I think my bottle would last about a thousand years at the rate I use it

I wonder if it would revive real car headlights?

April 12

8 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I've seen that series in One Beyond but yet to find that Golf!

Same here. You could always try a Toytown store who are charging.....£7 each for the privilege 😅😅😅😅

40,660 · April 12

7 minutes ago, ambassador84 said:

Same here. You could always try a Toytown store who are charging.....£7 each for the privilege 😅😅😅😅

£7!!!! 😂

1,677 · April 12

On 10/04/2025 at 10:35, flat4alfa said:

Page 1936

1936 Mercedes Benz 170H. A "People's car", released two years before the Volkswagen Beetle

Dr Porsche, creator of the Volkswagen, had been chief engineer at Daimler-Benz between 1923 and 1928 when the little rear-engined Mercedes-Benz sedans were under development

The "H" stands for Heckmotor, meaning "rear engine". It ran a water-cooled inline 4

Because the engine was deemed not suitable for conversion to wood gas generator, the Wehrmacht did not requisition them and went with the Volkswagen instead

In an alternate universe people in California could be running about in Baja Mercs, cal look Mercs. Herbie wearing a swastika instead of a no.53.

There is one of these floating about near me - here it is at Stony Stratford a few years ago.

By all accounts they were extremely unreliable in period which may also have accounted for the military rejection!

28,758 · April 12

A Bunglebox arrived yesterday at my warehouse...

...containing these...

...so I'm pretty well-stocked now on the fantasy trucks! I foresee many happy hours of modifying and painting.

Speaking of which...

Masking applied! And this is what they look like now:

That was the last of the red. I need to go to Halfrauds now, because the shopping list is mounting up. Red (I kept the cap to match the reference numbers), grey primer, oh and a bright white because I've just finished that too...

That can go back on the gate later. I've also done these....

Not primer, I'm out of that: this is Ford Polar Grey. I specifically wanted it for the Mini but I thought it might also suit the Jag, as that comes with a red interior. Must remember to order a bootlid for that!

Now I'm listening to an internet radio show from Cyprus while I await a delivery. You'll be seeing what that's all about...

;)

60,199 · April 12

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

That fire engine is worth the price of admission alone, but I can't keep everything, commercials etc aren't really my area of interest.

Went to the Saturday boot sale, small haul today including a couple of bits for fellow Shiters

There was lots of choice, just mostly things I already have in better condition

33,828 · April 12

Good find on the 1/24 scale Bburago R5 Turbo !

28,758 · April 12

4 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

That fire engine is worth the price of admission alone, but I can't keep everything, commercials etc aren't really my area of interest.

Went to the Saturday boot sale, small haul today including a couple of bits for fellow Shiters

There was lots of choice, just mostly things I already have in better condition

HOLY FREJOLIS! Now THAT is the kind of boot sale I had literally forgotten existed! I'm on my way!

April 12

3 hours ago, sierraman said:

£7!!!! 😂

Ridiculous isn't it! Maybe they thought they'd purchased some kind of premium range from their suppliers!

60,199 · April 12

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Good find on the 1/24 scale Bburago R5 Turbo !

Yours for 50p if you want it, some minor broken/missing bits

Kinsmart buggy

Some 50p Matchbox

RHD seems an unusual choice for a late 80s casting of a German marque

Matra

A Burnin' Key

And having sold my Trickshifters, a launcher for them

Still, Power Lifters MR2 is a good find

Perhaps not as good as a Hot Wheels Sizzlers Mustang though

I could lie and say I got this too, but it was from Facebook - the Track Car Regal! No exhausts sadly

Lastly, this Corgi Alarm Flashers Mercedes

5,256 · April 12

Hey @eddyramrod compare the price of the Montana spray in hobbycraft to Halfords £ for £.

My BIL swears by it, it’s even cheaper online (but harder to sneak in!) A current project of his, because I’ve nothing to hand!

33,828 · April 12

28 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Yours for 50p if you want it, some minor broken/missing bits

Yes please Rich!

60,199 · April 12

Ooh, the latest Atlas for Men catalogue is here, with a free CMC Bentley

What a fabulous thing, with working steering to boot. I'll have to dig out my original when I go in the loft

60,199 · April 12

Before I can find that Bentley I'll have to put the Juniors away, as I was digging out all my Regals in anticipation of the Track Car arriving

40,660 · April 12

I remember having the Taxi one as a kid, quite hard to find one now!

27,192 · April 12

I’ve never seen that plain blue Regal with silver interior before. I like the plain black one too but mine is a right mess.
I had a taxi cab one as a kid but it’s long gone.

Most unusual one I’ve ever found was an orange one. Found in a job lot a year or two back but never seen another one.
I wouldn’t mind having a go recreating a few of Juniors versions but using the big 1:36 casting to do it since they didn’t make that many variations of that.

13,444 · April 12

Today, I went to Evesham to meet a former (now-retired) work colleague for a few games of pool. I took the old "Pub landlord" Jag:

We were joined by another colleague and his son. When it was their turn to have a couple of games I popped across the road to this place:

It sells all sorts. On the ground floor you have a lot of new gifts, model cars etc... on the first floor, you have antiques/treasures and second-hand trinkets.