Shite in Miniature II

[Tenmil Socket]

I bought this BMW a while back off @bunglebus. It was missing a rear tyre.

Sorry Porsche.

 

[bunglebus]

34 minutes ago, bramz7 said:

Seen at Alton bus rally. No prices and I don't tend to carry cash, but the Scania was tempting as I got it new (or newish) many years ago. 

Wouldn't have minded that set in the middle!

[Tenmil Socket]

This trailer was in a job-lot which means I’m able to pair it with the Merc which believe it or not was in an original unopened box!

 

 

[Tenmil Socket]

I’ve just found this sniper in this VW Camper.

 

[Tenmil Socket]

Same casting? 

 

[Tenmil Socket]

I wasn’t aware there was a variant!
 

[Tenmil Socket]

Can you spot the error?

 

[Tenmil Socket]

How many of these things are there!
 

[bunglebus]

Loads!

[bunglebus]

28 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I’ve just found this sniper in this VW Camper.

Looking to shoot whoever designed the side windows

[bunglebus]

25 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I wasn’t aware there was a variant!
 

There are also China and Macau bases on the red ones!

 

[Tenmil Socket]

I’m about to create a roffle for this lot if of interest.

Found this when rummaging 😆

[Tenmil Socket]

 

[bunglebus]

67% success rate on getting the graffic off the Traffics, well the plastic bits anyway

I might try sticking a donor bit in various bleaches to see what happens

[quicksilver]

2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Can you spot the error?

 

The blade's upside down on the yellow one. It's not going to be very effective at clearing snow like that. IIRC those blades just clip around a post on the bull bar so it's an easy mistake to make.

[Remspoor]

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Chrome Corvette cleaned up fairly well but some of the shiny rubbed off in the process, so I'm stripping it. I'll have to try airbrushing this with Molotow and then not touching it for a fortnight

I actually thought the board was custom made for this forum.

[neil72]

Some finds from a few days down in Somerset, i ended up buying 4 Guy Vans off the same bloke, i think the Weetabix has had a bit of work done to it.

I'll post some more pics later.

 

[bunglebus]

Dinky Notch 😎

[neil72]

11 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Dinky Notch 😎

Yep, i've got the gold one somewhere, i actually collect Tekno VW Vans but haven't found any for ages as they have become quite hard to find after Brexit, not a lot of overseas dealers come over to the big UK toy fairs now.

[Tenmil Socket]

1 hour ago, neil72 said:

Some finds from a few days down in Somerset, i ended up buying 4 Guy Vans off the same bloke, i think the Weetabix has had a bit of work done to it.

I'll post some more pics later.

 

What’s a bifurcated rivet?

[junkyarddog]

30 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

What’s a bifurcated rivet?

Split rivets, also known as bifurcated rivets, are a type of self-piercing rivet that are most often used to join softer materials such as textiles, leather, plastic, or wood.

[neil72]

The others from Somerset!

[ambassador84]

Despite baulking at the £2.15 Morrisois now charge for Hot Wheels i had to be realistic and grab the contents of Case L, particularly as the hype levels for that Cortina are through the roof!!

[bunglebus]

I did the same, report to follow!

[MAF260]

2 hours ago, ambassador84 said:

Despite baulking at the £2.15 Morrisois now charge for Hot Wheels i had to be realistic and grab the contents of Case L, particularly as the hype levels for that Cortina are through the roof!!

I've had a fruitless search for the Cortina so far. 7 shops and counting!

[ambassador84]

27 minutes ago, MAF260 said:

I've had a fruitless search for the Cortina so far. 7 shops and counting!

Have you tried Aldi too?

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, MAF260 said:

I've had a fruitless search for the Cortina so far. 7 shops and counting!

There are loads in the Morrisons I went in, tempted to pick up some more.

I bought quite a few from the L case mix, starting with the Quick Chat! I'm sure most of us had the Fisher Price Chatter Telephone, as it's been around since the early 60s and is still made now, although it's been changed a bit. The Hot Wheels version has a handset that jiggles up and down as the phone rolls along too

Look at it's little face

ANYWAY. Gotta Go is far more suitable for sensible adults such as myself...

In the "Designed By" series, and it's fairly obvious who's responsible 

New colour for the Drift-Ender 

The Dark Horse is now light

BRZ drift machine

New colour for the Blazer too

Along with the old favourite King Kuda

Riviera looks mean in black

S800 is the regular Treasure Hunt 

Porsche also looks really purposeful in black, especially on those excellent L4 wheels

Mattel are making plenty of use of the purple pearl first seen on the Datsun 510 wagon

They've also given the Bugatti EB110 a coat of it, this one would be the Super if you were very lucky

Pink Porker

Third Ferrari release since Mattel got their licence back, and possibly the best yet

Of course this is the jewel in the L case crown

Needs a bit of detailing, annoying I have to actually do some work tomorrow or I'd crack on

Back panel is a separate green plastic part

Which also forms the side exit exhaust! Very odd, I want to take this apart to see what's going on

Hard to see the interior, but it definitely has one

[sheffcortinacentre]

Pedant mode engaged pre-airflow front grille etc with airflow leaf sprung rear, yes I know it's a toy not a scale model.

Want one but not paying scalper prices.

[quicksilver]

52 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

There are loads in the Morrisons I went in, tempted to pick up some more.

I bought quite a few from the L case mix, starting with the Quick Chat! I'm sure most of us had the Fisher Price Chatter Telephone, as it's been around since the early 60s and is still made now, although it's been changed a bit. The Hot Wheels version has a handset that jiggles up and down as the phone rolls along too

Look at it's little face

ANYWAY. Gotta Go is far more suitable for sensible adults such as myself...

In the "Designed By" series, and it's fairly obvious who's responsible 

New colour for the Drift-Ender 

The Dark Horse is now light

BRZ drift machine

New colour for the Blazer too

Along with the old favourite King Kuda

Riviera looks mean in black

S800 is the regular Treasure Hunt 

Porsche also looks really purposeful in black, especially on those excellent L4 wheels

Mattel are making plenty of use of the purple pearl first seen on the Datsun 510 wagon

They've also given the Bugatti EB110 a coat of it, this one would be the Super if you were very lucky

Pink Porker

Third Ferrari release since Mattel got their licence back, and possibly the best yet

Of course this is the jewel in the L case crown

Needs a bit of detailing, annoying I have to actually do some work tomorrow or I'd crack on

Back panel is a separate green plastic part

Which also forms the side exit exhaust! Very odd, I want to take this apart to see what's going on

Hard to see the interior, but it definitely has one

My guess is the interior, exhaust and back panel are all one piece. I suppose it's done like that to avoid tampo printing the green on the rear but it really spoils the model with that big gap between the body and back panel and the colour mismatch of the green plastic and the printed stripe.

[bunglebus]

Just noticed the CONSUL badge too