Shite in Miniature II

[Datsuncog]

And the winner of this week's MiniShite Recognition Challenge is...

 

 

 

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It's Split_Pin!!!

 

Congratulations dude! A very credible 40.5 out of 48!

 

PM me your address and I'll have the Wolseley in the post to you come Monday.

 

Will post up the full list once I'm not wallpapering.

[eddyramrod]

Well done Mr Pin

 

In other news, that paint I failed to buy in Halfords yesterday?  Today after work I strolled the few minutes down the road from the bakery to the local motor-spares shop, and bought six tins of assorted colours from their stock.  Suck that, spotty kid with fancy headset on, while you fail to deal with the satnav couple!  Even got a free carrier bag!  Painting may occur tomorrow, as may more stripping because I've sorted out another batch.

[Laseraligningfoofooflanges]

Well done Mr Pin

 

In other news, that paint I failed to buy in Halfords yesterday?  Today after work I strolled the few minutes down the road from the bakery to the local motor-spares shop, and bought six tins of assorted colours from their stock.  Suck that, spotty kid with fancy headset on, while you fail to deal with the satnav couple!  Even got a free carrier bag!  Painting may occur tomorrow, as may more stripping because I've sorted out another batch.

 

I feel your pain Eddy ive been close to slinging 5 litres of DOT4 across the shop in halfords before, Been one or two times in there you'd have more chance getting served as a fucking spectre!

 

Looking forward to seeing your repaints mate!

[mercrocker]

Reminds me of me, shopping in Asda....I reckon only 85percent of the time do I actually leave the store with anything.   The other occasions I dump my basket behind the "hand-basket only" till that is more deserted than Morecambe Bay on a wet Sunday and fuck off somewhere else they can bother to serve me.   I don't use that self-scan twattery either.    

 

Keeping the thread on tack, however, I did have to do the walk of shame back to my basket once - there was a Hot Wheels Escort in there amongst the tiger rolls and Marmite.

[MarvinsMom]

this morning, i've been and added some more shite to the ever growing line of old diecast vehicles in the house

 

starting with the Lesney Commer pick-up....

 

and then a shit CO-OP Commer van, its in horrid condition, but this is going to be the next project to be stripped and repainted, into the Co-op livery similar to the colour scheme that is left on it now. it was part of a gift set with interchangable van backs, it is horrid, but it was cheap and will look better once it gets some fresh paint, the Dodge Space Van's that British Telecom used to use years ago, where those the last versions of one of these vans to be made?

 

then finally this, an Oldsmobile Super 88, this one cost more than the other two put together by a couple of times in fact, but is in really clean condition. it was a toss up between this and a Mustang Fastback in lilac, with a wee dog on the back parcel shelf, frankly the Olds was in nicer condition, hence why i bought it!

 

typically i go and buy this, just after i have filled up the diecast car display cabinate, i will have to go and buy another one......

 

what a shame!

[junkyarddog]

Today's finds include this Dinky Lincoln zephyr!

 

Wasn't that cheap but wasn't that expensive either.

It had been repainted,but a good scrub with a toothbrush and soapy water had it back to the factory paint

 

 

Quite pleased with this.

 

[mercrocker]

this morning, i've been and added some more shite to the ever growing line of old diecast vehicles in the house

 

starting with the Lesney Commer pick-up....

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and then a shit CO-OP Commer van, its in horrid condition, but this is going to be the next project to be stripped and repainted, into the Co-op livery similar to the colour scheme that is left on it now. it was part of a gift set with interchangable van backs, it is horrid, but it was cheap and will look better once it gets some fresh paint, the Dodge Space Van's that British Telecom used to use years ago, where those the last versions of one of these vans to be made?

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then finally this, an Oldsmobile Super 88, this one cost more than the other two put together by a couple of times in fact, but is in really clean condition. it was a toss up between this and a Mustang Fastback in lilac, with a wee dog on the back parcel shelf, frankly the Olds was in nicer condition, hence why i bought it!

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typically i go and buy this, just after i have filled up the diecast car display cabinate, i will have to go and buy another one......

 

what a shame!

 

The Co-Op liveried Commer van is quite rare, many get modded into ridiculous "Code 3" examples but that one looks kosher.   The white chassis did feature in the Constructor gift set but not the blue van back - that is specific to the Co-Op issue that also included a variation on the "normal" blue and white milk float.   Olds is very nice and understandably dear but I would have had an even harder job choosing between that and the lilac Mussie which is also uncommon....

[junkyarddog]

Dinky Chrysler saloon,

It's been repainted too.

Sadly the paint didn't come off when scrubbed.

Still it's a nice old thing!

 

[mercrocker]

I love those 39 series Dinkys.   Good work on the Zephyr, looks lovely.....I always get a twinge when I see these after selling my entire collection off at the end of the 1980s to try and keep a house I eventually lost.   Once my present mortgage is paid off I am spending the same amount on replacing my Dinkies! 

[junkyarddog]

Some more from yesterday's purchases.

 

Matchbox Lamborghini Miura.

 

 

Matchbox Iso Grifo,with bonus driver!

 

 

Majorette bus.

 

[junkyarddog]

Guisval Matra bagheera.

Will strip and repaint this.....sometime.

 

[Split_Pin]

Thats a good find, Guisvals don't come up that often nowadays. Being less than robust and not available new in the UK means that theyre hard to get hold of other than the crazy prices on ebay.

[junkyarddog]

This is another project for a rainy day(s)

Norev Renner 9 in terrible condition.

 

[junkyarddog]

Corgi rockets Porsche carrera 6.

 

 

[Junkman]

I have a Guiloy Indian. Does that count?

 

[MarvinsMom]

This is another project for a rainy day(s)

Norev Renner 9 in terrible condition.

 

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now that is manky,

 

i've thrown better ones away.......

[junkyarddog]

I like a challenge

[Split_Pin]

I have an incredibly shite Guiloy Sierra Xr4i in some weird scale of about 1/20. Even although its MIB, it came with flat tyres from new!

[junkyarddog]

 

[Split_Pin]

Wow that was quick! Brilliant job! You should start a you tube channel called 'Diecast Rescue' or something, it would be great!

[Junkman]

Wow that was quick! Brilliant job! You should start a you tube channel called 'Diecast Rescue' or something, it would be great!

 

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/diecastrescue/index.php

[Junkman]

I can haz Rhyl in Miniature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Felly Magic]

OOOOFT that is a corker JM

[junkyarddog]

That caravan shite is most excellent!

[eddyramrod]

It really is!  What scale is it?

[Junkman]

1:25

[mercrocker]

Worth having for that artwork on the box!

[Felly Magic]

It's a proper spaffage that caravan, how cool would it look hooked up to a roughly 1/25 scale Renner 16?

[Split_Pin]

That would look utterly amazing behind a period 1/25 Polistil, such as a BMW 525e, or the Citroen CX

[Junkman]

It's a proper spaffage that caravan, how cool would it look hooked up to a roughly 1/25 scale Renner 16?

 

 

This cool.