Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

A couple of boxes landed on the mat today, first had a few tidy Matchbox within

But really I was after the 1:43 Mira Fiesta. Sadly it's got bits missing that aren't easy to replace

Best arrival today though is this Siku Binz with loads of opening bits, I love it

[danthecapriman]

3 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

A couple of boxes landed on the mat today, first had a few tidy Matchbox within

But really I was after the 1:43 Mira Fiesta. Sadly it's got bits missing that aren't easy to replace

Best arrival today though is this Siku Binz with loads of opening bits, I love it

That Binz looks funny with the Siku branded tyres. Like someone’s tried hotting it up a bit muscle car style!

[Lord Sterling]

20 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

ai shenanigans no doubt but one can only hope

AI*

[flat4alfa]

Tomorrow morning Oberon auction has this

https://www.oberonauctions.com/auction/details/10-tv-and-film-related-auction/?au=20

[flat4alfa]

18 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Absolutely. A bit thinner on the ground though. This was an old Who Did it Worse? Can't remember who made the saloon

It’s the Yatming

The Playarts have exaggerated sloping front

[flat4alfa]

Yatming on the left ; Playart on the right.  Who gopped it worse?

Note both could be had with opening doors but just one available with Fandango wheels

These are not my photos.  Nor is this, the experimental Volvo VESC for 1972

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

 

But really I was after the 1:43 Mira Fiesta. Sadly it's got bits missing that aren't easy to replace

 

I've had a couple of those Mira Fiestas pass through here.

Policia

 

Rallye

They look a lot better than the Intercars version.

Solido has a good shape but lack a bit of detail.

[andy18s]

16 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Tomorrow morning Oberon auction has this

https://www.oberonauctions.com/auction/details/10-tv-and-film-related-auction/?au=20

Liking the Scalextric but 25% buyers premium is a bit rich. 

[sierraman]

I had a Mighty Metro set, couldn’t fucking give it away! The crash dummies will go for good money though. 

[Tenmil Socket]

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I've had a couple of those Mira Fiestas pass through here.

Policia

 

Rallye

They look a lot better than the Intercars version.

Solido has a good shape but lack a bit of detail.

I know it’s terrible anyway but those tail lights on the Intercar offering are completely off!

[Volksy]

It also appears to have been fitted with an inline V8......

[bunglebus]

Took a chance on some out of focus Vinted pics, think I did OK although I have touched in some paint chips

 

[danthecapriman]

Model shed progress!

Lights are in and working. 
All walls & ceiling finished and painted. 
Windows sealed up. 
Door fitted, varnished & lock/handles fitted. 
Benches with underneath storage shelves built in around 3 walls. All made from 2x1 planed framing with 2x2 planed legs. 12mm ply tops. 
Carpet tiles laid loosely. Some need cutting to fit but that’s a job for tomorrow.

 
Made a workbench for actually building my models etc etc too.

Top is 25mm ply, with frame of 4x2 underneath it. Legs are thick timber that came with some other timber deliveries as packing but it’s very sturdy good wood so perfect for recycling into the legs. Bracing on legs is all off cuts and reused scrap timber. 
I’ll secure it to the wall & floor eventually so it won’t move them I’ve got a small vice to fit on it too.

Getting close now!

[sierraman]

Any desire for these two fine specimens? Both really tidy but they’re not my thing. £1 for the pair plus postage. 

[ETCHY]

13 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Model shed progress!

Lights are in and working. 
All walls & ceiling finished and painted. 
Windows sealed up. 
Door fitted, varnished & lock/handles fitted. 
Benches with underneath storage shelves built in around 3 walls. All made from 2x1 planed framing with 2x2 planed legs. 12mm ply tops. 
Carpet tiles laid loosely. Some need cutting to fit but that’s a job for tomorrow.

 
Made a workbench for actually building my models etc etc too.

Top is 25mm ply, with frame of 4x2 underneath it. Legs are thick timber that came with some other timber deliveries as packing but it’s very sturdy good wood so perfect for recycling into the legs. Bracing on legs is all off cuts and reused scrap timber. 
I’ll secure it to the wall & floor eventually so it won’t move them I’ve got a small vice to fit on it too.

Getting close now!

Great work looks brill.

Dunno what small vice you've got but if you ever want to get a vintage one the Record Imp is small clamps on & is very good.

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, ETCHY said:

Great work looks brill.

Dunno what small vice you've got but if you ever want to get a vintage one the Record Imp is small clamps on & is very good.

I’ve a few Record Vices, brilliant bits of kit from when Sheffield was a world leader in things like that. All unfortunately gone now, flogged off for a pittance then the quality turned to shite. Then again they were partly the architects of it, once you bought one you never needed another, some of mine are 50-60 years old and still work perfectly! 

[danthecapriman]

3 hours ago, ETCHY said:

Great work looks brill.

Dunno what small vice you've got but if you ever want to get a vintage one the Record Imp is small clamps on & is very good.

👍

The vice I’ve got is a bolt on type. Can’t remember the brand but I don’t think it’s anything particularly special. 
It’s fairly old though, I’ve had it years. I actually had it bolted onto the workbench in the back of my work vans when I worked at SSE. It’s been fitted to two Transit’s and two Sprinters! It got pretty well used in that time too. Being small it was perfect so you didn’t keep bashing yourself on it when walking through the van!

[ETCHY]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

I’ve a few Record Vices, brilliant bits of kit from when Sheffield was a world leader in things like that. All unfortunately gone now, flogged off for a pittance then the quality turned to shite. Then again they were partly the architects of it, once you bought one you never needed another, some of mine are 50-60 years old and still work perfectly! 

Yep true. I've got a few of various makes. All the older British stuff tended to be built well so just lasted. Sadly so many makers like Parkinsons, Fortis,  & Britsh made Records all gone now.

I don't understand why folk now buy the surprisingly expensive ( but shite) modern ones when they could get an old one that's 100 times better built !

[sierraman]

5 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

Yep true. I've got a few of various makes. All the older British stuff tended to be built well so just lasted. Sadly so many makers like Parkinsons, Fortis,  & Britsh made Records all gone now.

I don't understand why folk now buy the surprisingly expensive ( but shite) modern ones when they could get an old one that's 100 times better built !

Those new ones are laughably shit, but a good Record Fitters vice is a few hundred quid now, mine I gave £40 for it a number of years ago. It’s fantastic. 
 

That said not all the old stuff was the best, I picked some exceptionally good chisels up in Lidl, £8 for a set, with some work they’ve turned into a good set. I digress anyway…

[danthecapriman]

10 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

Yep true. I've got a few of various makes. All the older British stuff tended to be built well so just lasted. Sadly so many makers like Parkinsons, Fortis,  & Britsh made Records all gone now.

I don't understand why folk now buy the surprisingly expensive ( but shite) modern ones when they could get an old one that's 100 times better built !

One of the guys I worked with had a new cheapo Chinese vice on his vans workbench. It’d only been used a few times but one day we used it to hold a part of some switchgear we were working on and it literally started bending in the middle as it was tightened up. Not long after it cracked and split in half between the jaws. Absolute shit.

[sierraman]

Record are still on the go albeit in name only! 

[Split_Pin]

Meant to say @danthecapriman your shed looks fantastic! That's the dream!

I'd be taking a cheeky 6 pack in there as well for a Friday 😅

[sierraman]

26 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Meant to say @danthecapriman your shed looks fantastic! That's the dream!

I'd be taking a cheeky 6 pack in there as well for a Friday 😅

Only six? 😂

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

Meant to say @danthecapriman your shed looks fantastic! That's the dream!

I'd be taking a cheeky 6 pack in there as well for a Friday 😅

🤣 I might put one of those little beer fridges in there under the bench! 
The quality of work might start to rapidly go down hill though as Friday afternoon progresses.

[captain_70s]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

Record are still on the go albeit in name only! 

Makes it a bit of a pain shopping for second hand ones if you're looking for a good one...

I think the one I have in the garage is a Record.

[danthecapriman]

18 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Makes it a bit of a pain shopping for second hand ones if you're looking for a good one...

I think the one I have in the garage is a Record.

That looks very similar to mine. Maybe it is a Record then? 
I’ve also got a bigger one in the garage for doing the cars. Again though, no idea on make or age. That one’s taken a real beating over the years too.

[ETCHY]

21 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Makes it a bit of a pain shopping for second hand ones if you're looking for a good one...

I think the one I have in the garage is a Record.

Looks like one.

[ETCHY]

2 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

That looks very similar to mine. Maybe it is a Record then? 
I’ve also got a bigger one in the garage for doing the cars. Again though, no idea on make or age. That one’s taken a real beating over the years too.

Any chance of pics ?

Apologies for derailing this thread..

[danthecapriman]

4 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

Any chance of pics ?

Apologies for derailing this thread..

I know where they are, but can’t get to them at the moment. I’ll try to get a pic this afternoon.

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, captain_70s said:

Makes it a bit of a pain shopping for second hand ones if you're looking for a good one...

I think the one I have in the garage is a Record.

That’s a later one from when Irwin took them over. There’s distinct differences between those ones and the older ones. The colour is a bit less sudden on the older ones. I’ve got one as above like you have in my lock up, a Record 3 and a Record Fitters Vice.