Shite in Miniature II

[eddyramrod]

Bloody hell, I didn't know that Landy double-cab existed!  I need one of those!

[bunglebus]

Toy fair haul. I'll go through these individually tomorrow but I'm very pleased, even if I do think I should have pretty much cleared one seller out of his 3 for £1 small cars and £2-3 big ones, as they were almost all very tidy

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Toy fair haul

Is the red Countach, bottom right, an ERTL Speed Strip?

[bunglebus]

I forgot to post this one. After winning the Herbie out of a 2p machine while on holiday...

....I posted it on a VW diecast FB group, and my arch rival VW toy collector expressed an interest in getting one. I was buying some bits off Temu and spotted a boxed one for £3.00, so I ordered it.

Only...

It's not the same!

[Spottedlaurel]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Toy fair haul. I'll go through these individually tomorrow but I'm very pleased, even if I do think I should have pretty much cleared one seller out of his 3 for £1 small cars and £2-3 big ones, as they were almost all very tidy

Ooh, I can see some tidy Majorettes there. Sadly I'm having no luck getting to anywhere where I might find them here in France (other than a boot sale where all I saw were a few loose HWs and the odd bit of military/fire appliance stuff).

Finally got to the most local King Jouet, plus another supermarket in town:

BRE Datsun and Matchbox DS from Intermarche, the remainder from King Jouet. The Renault 4 van is a nice reminder of the original and I coudn't resist picking up both versions. They had the DS in the range too, but the colours are rather lairy on it. @AndyW201 I got the Mercedes with you in mind, let me know if you'd like it. No worries if not.

Is this a new Majorette logo we're seeing here and will it eventually extend to everything in the range?

[Split_Pin]

Some nice Sikus there Rich, looking forward to seeing pictures of those!

[andy18s]

8 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Toy fair haul. I'll go through these individually tomorrow but I'm very pleased, even if I do think I should have pretty much cleared one seller out of his 3 for £1 small cars and £2-3 big ones, as they were almost all very tidy

Very nice,Another Majorette Escort and the Skoda 130 please ...

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Some nice Sikus there Rich, looking forward to seeing pictures of those!

Here you go. Escort was a separate purchase from a seller who's been promising to bring loose cars along for ages, none were 50p but not terribly expensive either

Unlikely colour combo SM

Lovely Senator

Pleased to find a decent Rancho with the tailgate parts intact 

Merc tourist bus

Rangie

Slightly tatty 200

And a nice LT

[bunglebus]

On 03/08/2025 at 15:54, flat4alfa said:

if I’m not mistaken the yellow Mustang is a Playskool Power Rod

So it would seem

7 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Is the red Countach, bottom right, an ERTL Speed Strip?

Well I'm glad you knew, as Google Lens didn't

I don't have the viewer, buy you can see the images inside, like a tiny View Master 

Other finds include a Lone Star Jaguar 

Light-My-Firebird in need of a windshield

TNT-Bird in need of a repaint in its original green

Tonka buggy, a style I've not encountered before 

Lego T1 for about a 5th of eBay prices

Plus two Guisval Seats, an Ibiza and a Malaga

[Split_Pin]

Excellent finds, I'll need to seek out a Rancho as its the only one I don't have in a smaller scale.

[bunglebus]

33 minutes ago, andy18s said:

Very nice,Another Majorette Escort and the Skoda 130 please ...

Escort will stay, but there are two 130s, which means I have three at least. This one's definitely up for grabs

[Split_Pin]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

So it would seem

Well I'm glad you knew, as Google Lens didn't

I don't have the viewer, buy you can see the images inside, like a tiny View Master 

Other finds include a Lone Star Jaguar 

Light-My-Firebird in need of a windshield

TNT-Bird in need of a repaint in its original green

Tonka buggy, a style I've not encountered before 

Lego T1 for about a 5th of eBay prices

Plus two Guisval Seats, an Ibiza and a Malaga

Ive got that Malaga but it has opaque windows and no interior, positively terrible. Yours is pretty nice though, much better.

[neil72]

Lego VW is an excellent find, online prices for these are ridiculous!

[Tenmil Socket]

I may be biased but I think the small scale Corgi Escort is a great casting, the dimensions are just right. This needs a bit more work before painting.

Does anyone have a 3D printing file for these wheels?

 

[Split_Pin]

7 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I may be biased but I think the small scale Corgi Escort is a great casting, the dimensions are just right. This needs a bit more work before painting.

Does anyone have a 3D printing file for these wheels?

 

Its a great casting but the front wing and bonnet are too long, which is to accommodate the door hinges. It always reminded me of how the designers of the 6cyl Morris Isis handled the extra engine length compared to the shorter 4 cylinder cars.

The MB example above doesn't have this problem, at the expense of no opening features.

IMO the most accurate Escort MK3 casting is the 1/43 Solido but its not as fun as the 1/36 Corgi.

[Tenmil Socket]

2 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Its a great casting but the front wing and bonnet are too long, which is to accommodate the door hinges. It always reminded me of how the designers of the 6cyl Morris Isis handled the extra engine length compared to the shorter 4 cylinder cars.

The MB example above doesn't have this problem, at the expense of no opening features.

IMO the most accurate Escort MK3 casting is the 1/43 Solido but its not as fun as the 1/36 Corgi.

Thanks, I can’t unsee that now 😁

[Split_Pin]

Sorry man 😂

[bunglebus]

24 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Does anyone have a 3D printing file for these wheels?

No but https://www.c1-models.com/c164wheelstore-a-m/ford-cloverleaf

[bunglebus]

Matchbox 

Bought this at the boot sale mainly as it has 24/26, or 92.31% of its tyres still in place

I really like an XJ220,  one day I may paint one in the correct silver

I had to buy this with it as the woman didn't have 50p change

Toy Fair limited edition Prowler

Of of two very tidy Diplomats I picked up

Best Vantastic I've found yet

Equally clean Turbo Fury

Unusual JPS Lotus

Very nice Mod Tractor, twin pack?

Not so long ago I didn't have any Hondaroras to go in the back of the blue Speed Kings pickup, now I have more than I have K-6s to put them in 

It's a bit of a running joke with the Mrs that she always picks up Matchbox and Majorette Range Rovers all the time. Very clean Rolamatics 

Another one I bought two of as they were both in such nice condition 

The Renault 17 often seems to be near mint, did kids not like them or something?

Overpainted Cortina probably still worth the 33.3p

Tidier example of the 130

This is a strange one, seemingly a standard silver Volvo 740, but with a Lex Vehicle Leasing tampo on the roof. Code two?

MFM Flareside

Great condition 4x4 Open Back Truck

The Convoy stuff was in the three for £1.00 deal too, so I picked up this NASA Peterbilt, with a lot of UV damage, and a really good Pepsi Kenworth 

[Split_Pin]

Some bargains there! Kids being given cars they never played with makes me a bit sad but its great that these toys can now find very appreciative homes today.

I was also just thinking how oddities like that fantastic little Polistil Panda I got the other week end up never being opened and obviously stored somewhere quite carefully. 

[bunglebus]

Majorettes next, boxed Datsun 

Peugeot with a disappointing lack of opening bits

CX does not disappoint however

This is a fun one, I didn't notice until I got home. Can you see it?

Minty blue 4 van, no opening parts but I'm sure there are croissants inside

Did the emergency services really use Alpines? Somehow I doubt it

Love the lettering though

Visa isn't a common one

Owner is clearly an elephant, as he has packed his trunk...

Cute little Autobianchi

300 ZX with pop up lights

Thinking about it I already have one of these Mk5 Escorts, so one will be available @andy18s

Not-a-Jeep ambulance 

No dogs either, but there is a patient 

Dayglo MK2 Golf

Boot contains bow and a quiver full of arrows, obviously 

Lastly, a tidy K70. These aren't cheap in good condition online now

[Split_Pin]

The glass is in backwards on the Oldsmobile. I got that one as a twin pack with a boat as a kid but the original car is long gone. I eventually replaced it about ten years ago but I found it quite hard to source at the time.

Also, what a funny subject, possibly the most shoddy US Domestic car at the time, modeled by a French toy maker and sold in the UK. I loved it and still do!

[bunglebus]

Last lot now, I promise. Think I might have been slightly hasty buying this Matchbox Dinky E Type at the boot sale, but they are really nicely made things that while designed for collectors, definitely stand up as a toy

Not one but two Red Edition Hot Wheels found at the toy fair

This is where I come unstuck. I spot a tidy Regal

And another 

Then a third

All well and good, until the seller points out he has the matching Leyland Terrier

And helicopter. Sigh

Two of the lesser spotted Juniors in the form of Thunderbird and SL

Bond spec Range Rover 

Tidy Matra

Comparison 

This is a weirdo. Corgi Bat Bike

Bat Geezer looks more like Adam Ant than Adam West

Most expensive buy of the day, very nice Commer bus

I pinched the camera platform off my other one - then noticed the interiors

Lastly, a childhood toy replacement, I've been keeping an eye out for one, now I have two

[bunglebus]

Oh the bus, I forgot! It's pretty UV damaged but it was only 50p, I hadn't seen anything like it before

[danthecapriman]

My buildings for the display I’m making are coming on.

Row of terraces are done. Just need some alterations to the bases to fit together. Once it’s all ready I’ll do a bit of extra detailing on them.

Service station is on the bench drying now. It’s laser cut MDF so fits together easily and well.

Once it’s built I’ll paint it and add some extras in and around it. The pumps it comes with aren’t great so I’ll get some better  3D printed ones.

[Tenmil Socket]

Picked these 2 up in Aldi before and 1 is available.

 

[Tenmil Socket]

Something different 

Bit more on the Escort

 

[bunglebus]

At least Laser Wheels are Matchbox, 8 dots on a Corgi Juniors, whatever next?

[sheffcortinacentre]

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Picked these 2 up in Aldi before and 1 is available.

 

Can I take one please, pm me a total Inc p&p & your PayPal. Ta

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Picked these 2 up in Aldi before and 1 is available.

Dibs then please I’ll  never find one otherwise thanks