Shite in Miniature II

[FakeConcern]

59 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

The type 3!

I think you're right

I still can't get the boot/tailgate to open

Under bonnet/boot detail is poor in the Spot On copy compared to Dinky & Politoys

Anyone know who made this?

Found one the same sold on ebay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/365568413549?_skw=spot on vw variant&itmmeta=01JV0M1Z57NGXB5XB0BWP258PE&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1c4d8ztJC0PHpiv%2Fi2CB3RNkJSlsxNdonaBtKE%2BcFUBKgbV%2FPCTmrSEpQPHHPKZRh5zDVkr%2By04Pr6tIkFJ7iRt9mRmwiA9uCvYjtEwUo2d%2Fs658Q5suCEpMd53QZdYYGmZ5HOEKgxZsCMhZ3kEg%2Bsc2fg89d6Sk4CuxE4ul5bRsVhN77wX1oltbrwTIcJidJOEu98szPJ4NNZ81fgIeTnoXNS9YCVMRPFov68KtPTp2XCvLgAK1BHu5uowKxTxJzI7muU21ZlRXBqIzAOgj4DE0oYMdXVNsfOcVJerlhyGpA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-jyh5TYZQ

Also a genuine one sold

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/376194057370?_skw=spot on vw variant&itmmeta=01JV0M1Z571VR0PB6QA3C7VCHK&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eL7HcNOALmzwcSjoqPu%2FyrMHSyPukcwqzSi1V18YG4ZoZraKUH8bUsboAJiV0MDIbmIMClZzmcRvytQ%2B2wceOM56Jf1%2Boete7NImWBmsEhHRsKLUl6ko7ZsnTEKzo6F%2FqKWYMpwkllTj%2Bik7XI419gm9N6qhtEFOlSnKbecnCqmj%2Bll0m8Aqlo5cyAodRn1WzDKJqL0qUA0Xwrn9IkBJZm2GX%2BXTv2LzJOp4jcg%2Fxxas3PLVVMyC32Hqx9Eh6%2FbRI5Ebh3VvvkPmwKdLQYlEDVJpmUyvH10i5CyvH08DkG7g%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-jyh5TYZQ

 

[bunglebus]

14 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

Anyone know who made this?

Maybe a kit? Looks hand painted including the base

[Noel Tidybeard]

i do believe the polo with sticker grille is not cost cutting as it was released 1st like that then gaining a cast face after

i wonder if there was a notion to do an aldi 50 version like polistil did with the 1/25 model

[Tenmil Socket]

On 10/05/2025 at 22:22, FakeConcern said:

So which Spot On toy car would you choose?

I had to watch American Graffiti again as I didn't really remember that bit. It's so much better than I remembered it being.

I bunked off school to see it in Bromley Odeon with my best friend, when we told our English teacher the next day he said we should have seen The Exorcist that was on at the same time.

I think we made the right choice!

 

To be honest I’m not fully clued up on them but I’d probably say some type of saloon such as the Zephyr?

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

@MiniMinorMk3 that's Bobby Crocker in the back of Kojak's Buick.  Stavros was significantly tubbier (and was played by Telly Savalas's brother George).  Great haul though, well bought!

 

14 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

It's crocker not Stavros in the back of kojaks Buick.

It must be almost 50 years since I watched Kojak and Stavros was the only other character that I could remember.

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Best boxed buy was this though

 

Red hubs!

 

Excellent find. The last time I picked up one of those I took it straight to Vectis for them to sell.

[Tenmil Socket]

Oh hello…

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

14 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

 

And then this 

Hong Kong Dinky is a Spot On in disguise right?

the Hong Kong Dinky is not actually a Spot On but...

Dinky Toys, made in Hong Kong by Hong Kong Industrial (HKI) – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group

Quote

However given the importance of the toy industry in Hong Kong between the 1960′s and 1980s it is not surprising that Dinkys were also made here. And indeed between 1965 and 1967 six model cars were produced for Dinky Toys in Hong Kong for the lucrative U.S. market. Originally intended to be produced by Spot-On, but re-branded as Dinky Toys when the Spot-On parent company (Tri-ang) bought Meccano Ltd, they were built to the usual Spot-On scale of 1:42. All six cars were American vehicles (2):

57-001 Buick Riviera
57-002 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
57-003 Chevrolet Impala
57-004 Oldsmobile 88 *
57-005 Ford Thunderbird
57-006 Rambler Classic

* Steve posted this comment: Regarding the six original Hong Kong Dinky Toys, Dinky advertising literature listed 57-004 as a Dodge Polara Convertible. This model was apparently never released although it was illustrated in the catalog. At some point the 57-004 product number debuted as the Oldsmobile 88 instead.

 

14 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

Also a pretty tidy Mini Magnifique missing a headlight and tyres for £5 and an almost complete set of Camaro/Oldsmobile Golden Jacks wheels for £3

Rear bumper is intact which is unusual

 

Your rear bumper is missing the little corner bars.

[eddyramrod]

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

To be honest I’m not fully clued up on them but I’d probably say some type of saloon such as the Zephyr?

Mk2 or 3?  Mk2 was issued as a Zodiac rather than Zephyr.  Other saloons included the 105E Anglia, Consul Classic, Hillman Minx, Austin/Morris A40/A60/1100/1800, Minor, Vauxhall Cresta PA and PB, Volvo Amazon, Rover P5... and then you get into more rarified stuff like Bentley, Jaguar and even Armstrong Siddeley.  I've probably ignored several there!  Note that the bulk of their range was British cars, they didn't offer much by Johnny Foreigner.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Page 1960

Ford Taunus P3 Badewan (Bathtub)

[Tenmil Socket]

Anyone got this Astra… not a common find I’d guess?

 

[morrisoxide]

I opened the boot on the Majorette Beetle and revealed some luggage! 

[eddyramrod]

33 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Anyone got this Astra… not a common find I’d guess?

 

Wasn't that based on a genuine rally livery?

[Tenmil Socket]

30 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Wasn't that based on a genuine rally livery?

Don’t know… I spotted it on Instagram.

[morrisoxide]

Wiki says  it came in a set.

British TELECOM (Convoy Action Pack)

https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/British_TELECOM_(Convoy_Action_Pack)

[MiniMinorMk3]

It was di

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Anyone got this Astra… not a common find I’d guess?

 

 

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

Wasn't that based on a genuine rally livery?

 

41 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Don’t know… I spotted it on Instagram.

 

32 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

Wiki says  it came in a set.

British TELECOM (Convoy Action Pack)

https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/British_TELECOM_(Convoy_Action_Pack)

It was discussed a few months back

 

[Tenmil Socket]

22 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

It was di

 

 

 

It was discussed a few months back

 

You know what, I thought I’d seen it before but told myself I was thinking of the AC Delco version. 

How many variants of the MB Astra is there? GTE, rally, police etc.

If I can find a poor version of one then I may attempt to make a standard version.

[Tenmil Socket]

[Split_Pin]

A Metro in 1/24 scale, isnt that fantastic! 

I'll need to dig mine out now!

[eddyramrod]

I'm sure I had one of those, in a job lot.  Like the owner though, it wasn't all there.  I wonder if I still have it?

[Split_Pin]

On 09/05/2025 at 10:53, Tenmil Socket said:

Do not paint etc. 

I've cleaned all the stickers residue off.

I'm inclined to straighten out the roof at the back, repair the rear window and front bumper, then display.

Or do I paint it a suitably 70s colour?

What say the collective?

[Tenmil Socket]

6 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I've cleaned all the stickers residue off.

I'm inclined to straighten out the roof at the back, repair the rear window and front bumper, then display.

Or do I paint it a suitably 70s colour?

What say the collective?

Leave and make a diorama?

[FakeConcern]

8 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I've cleaned all the stickers residue off.

I'm inclined to straighten out the roof at the back, repair the rear window and front bumper, then display.

Or do I paint it a suitably 70s colour?

What say the collective?

I would re paint in a great 70s colour as there are lots of bashed up toys around like that so it doesn't look that special.

[Split_Pin]

I have brilliant orange in the garage 😀

[Split_Pin]

Hold the bus! 

That's almost identical to Rover JBH Wedgewood Blue! I have some of that left from a 75 I had years ago...

[sheffcortinacentre]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

It must be almost 50 years since I watched Kojak and Stavros was the only other character that I could remember.

It's on Freeview during the day can't remember which channel of hand.

[MrBig]

Anyone know about 1/18 ERTL Chargers?

I've got a F&F and a General that might need to get moved on to raise funds and cabinet space for something more silly.

Apparently there are different iterations of these and it effects their desirability and value, can anyone help me out with which ones these are?

I'm pretty sure I've had them well in excess of 20 years!

 

[danthecapriman]

17 minutes ago, MrBig said:

Anyone know about 1/18 ERTL Chargers?

I've got a F&F and a General that might need to get moved on to raise funds and cabinet space for something more silly.

Apparently there are different iterations of these and it effects their desirability and value, can anyone help me out with which ones these are?

I'm pretty sure I've had them well in excess of 20 years!

 

Can’t help much with values but those are nice models!

[danthecapriman]

Oh dear,

So what did you buy then!?

Vanguards Marina & Triumph. 
Partwork Ford F100    
GM fest with Astra estate, Opel Monza and Bedford TJ number 3!!

[MrBig]

31 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Can’t help much with values but those are nice models!

Thanks! They will for sale if the thing I'm replacing them with actually shows up (currently on preorder)!