Shite in Miniature II

30,055 · May 9, 2025

Just got this in the post.

Solid (white!) gold Autoshite!

It’s quite dusty so been sat on someone’s shelf a while by the look of it. Captures the awkward looks of the real ones pretty well I think.

37,264 · May 9, 2025

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

From F/B, a make I've not heard of (Radon/Tantal), amazing detail for 1:43

I had a green one of those years ago. It was my first Soviet diecast. Fantastic wee thing, even had real working coil springs as Miniminor says.

Mine just said 'нива' (Niva) on the box with some pictures of the real car.

Wish I'd kept it!

37,264 · May 9, 2025

21 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Just got this in the post.

Solid (white!) gold Autoshite!

It’s quite dusty so been sat on someone’s shelf a while by the look of it. Captures the awkward looks of the real ones pretty well I think.

I bought a black one of those way back in 2008 after I discovered this forum. I specifically wanted it because it was badged as a lowly 2.2 GLS, rather than the posh 2.6V6 SX. Great model.

30,055 · May 9, 2025

11 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I had a green one of those years ago. It was my first Soviet diecast. Fantastic wee thing, even had real working coil springs as Miniminor says.

Mine just said 'нива' (Niva) on the box with some pictures of the real car.

Wish I'd kept it!

Somewhere I’ve got a Soviet made GAZ Chaika. Considering what everyone says about anything from that time and part of the world, it’s a really nice little thing. Heavy too for what it is.

37,264 · May 9, 2025

40 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Somewhere I’ve got a Soviet made GAZ Chaika. Considering what everyone says about anything from that time and part of the world, it’s a really nice little thing. Heavy too for what it is.

I had that one for a while too, they're really detailed.

Some Soviet models can unfortunately suffer with zinc pest and it's very random which models succumb. I had a ZIL which I sold on for spares and I still have a nice Lada Riva. It's fucked with it though and I'm running an experiment to see how long it can survive on a shelf in my loft before it collapses or falls apart!

44,507 · May 9, 2025

Me neither so went looking as well

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Agat (Radon, Tantal, USSR/Russia) started producing scale 1:43 metal toy cars in 1968. In the early 1990s Radon manufactured 29% of the USSR scale models.Company has been struggling financially. There have been rumors of company closing, but to this day it's still in business and pumping models. With the financial struggles, some of the workers, mostly women, would go without receiving paychecks for weeks if not months at a time...

Quality of models has been drastically on the decline. Gray paint has been substituted for old parts. Old molds have been used since the 70s which show a lot of wear. Some of the parts have been completely removed in order to cut costs.

Prior to the 1991, models were serialized with a unique number given to each model type. Serialized models demand a premium today since they are usually of higher quality and since the supply of them is shrinking.

Includes models which you can build yourself.

[https://uk.fabtintoys.com/agat/]

Agat factory in Marx, Russia

Their GAZ 13 Chaika looks pretty good

37,264 · May 9, 2025

5 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Me neither so went looking as well

Agat factory in Marx, Russia

Their GAZ Chaika looks pretty good

I have a facelifted Volga taxi model which is clearly based on the original (which my pal Euan had in the 1980s) . The above explains why it has some parts missing even though I bought it new in 2007.

Interesting to see that most of the old Soviet models I have or had came frkm this factory!

Welly Autotime makes Soviet cars but the ones I have are in a slightly larger scale and just aren't the same.

45,176 · May 9, 2025

The only Russian diecasts I have had recently is this remake of a Polytoys 506 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale.

According to this non-secure site http://mpdiecast.net/models/soviet.html it was made by the Leningrad experimental factory of metal haberdashery and souvenirs, St. Petersburg

And this Innocenti IM3, which is a remake of another Polytoys model. As credited to the Leningrad factory.

44,736 · May 9, 2025

39 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Their GAZ 13 Chaika looks pretty good

I've most of one of those:

Rearward bit of trim along one side seems to have gone missing, but it buffed up pretty well.

I'm not sure why I sold nearly all my Soviet models three years back but still kept this one.

Currently in the 'go' basket, for whenever I get round to taking pics and posting them up here.

It is nice, though.

44,507 · May 9, 2025

I wanted one of those ZIL and settled for the Universal Hobbies one for a couple of quid

It is modelled on the 1971-85 ZIL-117 seen in Casino Royale (2008)

https://clip.cafe/casino-royale-2006/hows-our-girl-s1/

44,507 · May 9, 2025

What I want now is a GAZ-14 Chaika

For that Soviet diorama on the patio

IXO did one that might do

37,264 · May 9, 2025

I had that one and it disintegrated . I replaced it with the later model which looks like a US Presidential car!

44,507 · May 9, 2025

News just in

44,507 · May 9, 2025

"Farmer Tom's Zil"

"Oh is that right? Oh dear, please could I wish him my best wishes for his recovery"

"No no, Farmer Tom's Zil"

"Eh? Ok... well I hope he gets well soon"

"No no, Farmer Tom's Zil"

"Stop messing me about you daft ha'porth"

"Farmer Tom's Zil"

"FFS"

10,701 · May 9, 2025

On 06/05/2025 at 14:36, Zie said:

A job I've not been looking forward to is sorting my neglected cabinets out. I do hate dusting. Unsurprisingly I found more cars I had stashed. 😆

I see you have an IKEA cabinet with extra shelves.Any issues with the brackets to hold them?,I've got extra shelves for mine & I'm not sure which type of brackets to buy. Thanks

7,033 · May 9, 2025

Here’s my £2 charity shop find by my sister.

Anyone want to guess which manufacturer is on the base of this?

10,701 · May 9, 2025

3 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Here’s my £2 charity shop find by my sister.

Anyone want to guess which manufacturer is on the base of this?

Realtoy?

7,033 · May 9, 2025

7 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Realtoy?

No

68,669 · May 9, 2025

Corgi, but I cheated. I still say it's a Realtoy, just with Corgi's name on it

68,669 · May 9, 2025

I keep clinking on this one on eBay thinking it's something interesting

https://ebay.us/m/NJeW51

7,033 · May 9, 2025

More pics

7,033 · May 9, 2025

Comedy

10,701 · May 9, 2025

A couple of weeks back I posted a picture of the 1/18 Ford Consul Coupe I'd bought

I finally got round to unboxing it

It's very nice,the only issue was that one of the spotlight lenses was missing,this shows it after I removed the other one as well

Using this picture of my real Granada from around 35 years ago,I had a look on eBay to see what I could find

There were people selling 1/18 spotlights for the rally Escorts etc,but these are around £10 a pair & I only really needed the covers.Another search found these plastic discs from China at just over £3 posted for 10 so I ordered those

When they arrived,they were ideal so I stuck them on

Then I had a look & found some old transfers from around 40 years ago,which amazingly I was able to apply without them falling apart 😀

Really happy with how that turned out.The model is diecast,not resin like a lot of1/18 seem to be now,everything opens

Engine is a 2.3 V6

Interior is black so quite dingy,but nicely done

Consul GT badging

My favourite (& most expensive) buy for some time

7,033 · May 9, 2025

3 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

More pics

I’m not interested in any of these so if anything’s of interest I’m happy to swap otherwise they’ll go towards a job lot roffle.

44,507 · May 9, 2025

11 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I’m not interested in any of these so if anything’s of interest I’m happy to swap otherwise they’ll go towards a job lot roffle.

I like that Viper that's ON FIRE !

30,055 · May 9, 2025

1 hour ago, 155V6 said:

A couple of weeks back I posted a picture of the 1/18 Ford Consul Coupe I'd bought

I finally got round to unboxing it

It's very nice,the only issue was that one of the spotlight lenses was missing,this shows it after I removed the other one as well

Using this picture of my real Granada from around 35 years ago,I had a look on eBay to see what I could find

There were people selling 1/18 spotlights for the rally Escorts etc,but these are around £10 a pair & I only really needed the covers.Another search found these plastic discs from China at just over £3 posted for 10 so I ordered those

When they arrived,they were ideal so I stuck them on

Then I had a look & found some old transfers from around 40 years ago,which amazingly I was able to apply without them falling apart 😀

Really happy with how that turned out.The model is diecast,not resin like a lot of1/18 seem to be now,everything opens

Engine is a 2.3 V6

Interior is black so quite dingy,but nicely done

Consul GT badging

My favourite (& most expensive) buy for some time

That Consul coooop is fantastic! Nice job on the spotlights too👍

May 9, 2025

4 hours ago, 155V6 said:

I see you have an IKEA cabinet with extra shelves.Any issues with the brackets to hold them?,I've got extra shelves for mine & I'm not sure which type of brackets to buy. Thanks

I put them in years ago and had zero issues.

Can't remember what size but it's this style clamp