Shite in Miniature II

[Spottedlaurel]

  On 14/04/2025 at 21:19, FakeConcern said:

You could have popped in to see us in Bexhill!

Glad you had a good time in the area and some great finds there too...

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You were in my mind as I was down there, but I couldn't remember where on the coast you were.

You ever buy anything from the Stackville Emporium? Funny little place, only found it by chance when we wandered around after visiting the pavilion.

[flat4alfa]

  On 14/04/2025 at 23:43, bunglebus said:

Oh dear 

Interesting that the septics were paying $29 99, which seems cheaper to me than what we pay in proper money

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I’m more bothered about that very low shipping charge. We all know how much it costs to ship to and from US, well before the Orange Mussolini got involved, and it’s not that cheap. Must be a typo, what with it being stated in £ not $

[FakeConcern]

  On 15/04/2025 at 05:26, Spottedlaurel said:

You were in my mind as I was down there, but I couldn't remember where on the coast you were.

You ever buy anything from the Stackville Emporium? Funny little place, only found it by chance when we wandered around after visiting the pavilion.

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Everyone forgets about Bexhill!

If  the Sackville Emporium is the place I think it is, then it is the result of a military memorabilia/toy train shop and a Doll's house shop which were both in the old arcade in Western Road amalgamating. I've never bought anything in there, but looked around a few times.

Love the Pavilion, though it's a bit run down at the moment. They occasionally have a good exhibition there and we've been to some great concerts.

Italian Job Exhibition in 2012

We decided we wanted to move to Bexhill from SE London after visiting the DLWP!

[MiniMinorMk3]

  On 14/04/2025 at 21:43, flat4alfa said:

Nicely done, for the size I think, model of a DS 'Decapotable' by Chapron

 

 

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Even has the detail of the indicators at the top corners of the boot lid.

[MiniMinorMk3]

I could spend hours looking in windows like this when I was little.

[danthecapriman]

  On 15/04/2025 at 13:29, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I could spend hours looking in windows like this when I was little.

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You don’t see toy shops much at all now, let alone proper Aladdin’s cave style places like that.

Like so many of those places though, I bet it’s now a Costa/nail bar/kens kebab’s or some other shit just like every other towns shopping area.

[Bren]

  On 15/04/2025 at 13:29, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I could spend hours looking in windows like this when I was little.

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I can see the dinky jubilee coach so it is circa 1977.

[Remspoor]

  On 15/04/2025 at 13:29, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I could spend hours looking in windows like this when I was little.

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I would be a bit annoyed if the shop window had not been changed from my last visit. Why cant they do this every week?☹️

When I was younger we used to have 3 toy shops  in the main shopping area. One was part of a department store. The other two were independents. Then a small parade of shops near to our house had a shoe repairer. He also sold matchbox cars. The smell of the glue and leather was a bonus.

[MiniMinorMk3]

  On 15/04/2025 at 14:36, Bren said:

I can see the dinky jubilee coach so it is circa 1977.

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Also big picture of Phil the Greek top right.

[Bren]

I keep looking at the picture to see what else I can spot - six million dollar man, polistil at the bottom of the window, some matchbox superkings, tonkas - at the other side of the door among the plastic kits is an airfix white scout car - I remember making this badly.

I cannot see any star wars stuff but it didn’t come along until 1978.

[flat4alfa]

Is the Jubilee Coach set below a Batmobile/Batboat/Batcopter set ?

You’re very likely right it being 1977 and not much into 1978 without Star Wars plastered all over the window 

I Kenner think you’ve placed the year perfectly

[bunglebus]

1977 was a good year.

Not got much to report diecast-wise, new Hot Wheels 10 packs have hit Asda and of course there are several in each I'd like, but not one with all of them

I've been tinkering with the Romping Rabbit, found a set of aftermarket wheels for it and peeled the paint off

There's some nice chassis detail on this one hidden under the black paint. Had to spend a bit of time tweaking the base to fit better as it seems some slight miscalculations were made when changing from the standard Golf version.

The also didn't change the interior so it remains RHD despite seemingly being aimed at the American market

[bunglebus]

Another driver I just remembered 

 

[morrisoxide]

Majorette Renault 18 Taxi had a driver.

Husky Commer Van.

[FakeConcern]

Another dog I just remembered...

 

 

[FakeConcern]

WTF!

Pics came out black...

[FakeConcern]

Try again

No idea what's going on, I've saved the original JPEG images as PNG and now they come out as a white square so I give up! Was pics of Corgi Chrysler Ghia.

 

 

[danthecapriman]

  On 15/04/2025 at 21:22, FakeConcern said:

WTF!

Pics came out black...

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Well done! You’ve broken the internet!😄

I thought it was a problem my end when all I was getting was black squares.

[666jjp]

  On 15/04/2025 at 21:34, danthecapriman said:

Well done! You’ve broken the internet!😄

I thought it was a problem my end when all I was getting was black squares.

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not just me that was reloading the page then!

[danthecapriman]

  On 16/04/2025 at 04:28, 666jjp said:

not just me that was reloading the page then!

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😄 

I reloaded the page a couple of times, and when it still didn’t work I was about to get mad at my iPad for being crappy. Then I scrolled down further and realised!

[FakeConcern]

As I said, another dog I just remembered!

and in case you're wondering the young me removed the dog on my original one!

No idea why it wouldn't work yesterday.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Some more operatives

 

[Datsuncog]

Driver and three passengers in the Corgi Oldsmobile Staff Car:

Quite the carload!

[sierraman]

  On 16/04/2025 at 10:22, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Some more operatives

 

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There was always something sinister about the drivers in those Rolamatics. 😂

[Datsuncog]

Driver and instructor/ examiner in the Corgi Austin A60 Driving School Car:

[Split_Pin]

No picture but in my Spot on Austin 1800 there's a mum taking her lad to school. I always imagined it would be a fee-paying one aswell 😂

There's a driver in my Dinky Aston Martin racing car.

Driver and passenger in the Majorette R18 taxi.

[Tenmil Socket]

Okay, okay 😂

But it must be 90% plus that don’t?

 

[Tenmil Socket]

  On 16/04/2025 at 08:16, FakeConcern said:

As I said, another dog I just remembered!

and in case you're wondering the young me removed the dog on my original one!

No idea why it wouldn't work yesterday.

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Good to see the windows were left open!

[sierraman]

I’m sure one of the Dinky Rolls Royce’s had a little fella in a peaked cap sat behind the wheel? 

[RayMK]

Speaking of drivers and passengers: When Corgi Classics released a new range in the 1960s, I liked most of them and bought the blue Ford Model T (with the hood raised), pale yellow Renault, British racing green Bentley and the metallic silver/grey Rolls Royce Silver Ghost.  The red Daimler had a cheap looking driver and passenger which I thought made it look too much like a common toy rather than a model. I did not buy that one.  I nearly didn't buy the Rolls either because it was in a blister pack, not a proper box.  I've still got them, including the boxes and one nasty blister pack.