Shite in Miniature II

[plasticvandan]

Doesn't happen often and I can usually resist,but every so often a model comes out where despite the cost,the Wantage is huge.deapite having been a reliant superfan (see what I did there) I managed to not buy the recent 1.43 scale robin made by matrix models. However,I have just seen cult models who it turns out have already done the maxi,princess,I think marina and no doubt others,have released a 1.18 scale Allegro,in a few different colours. I do love a big model,and the memory evocation and potential for dioramas is huge!

[bunglebus]

Didn't find much in the way of new diecast while I was mooching around Norfolk over the last few days, although the collectibles shop in Great Yarmouth had a long card Matchbox Jaguar on the pegs

Most spendy find was this new set of Hot Wheels I picked up in Smyths, all very nice castings, particularly the Drag Beetle that hardly ever appears these days

I dug a few bits out of a charity shop 50p/3 for £1 bin too

The next one's just a wheel donor, in fact I might try chopping the engine out of that ^ too and sticking it in the back of a Beetle. Maybe

Hongwell

And Tuff Tots

These were online wins, Astra is better than my current one but needs a glazing donor

Aviva Snoopy buggy's really good and a lot cheaper than I normally see them priced at

A couple of nice orange Matchbox from a job lot

These four Speedriders were also a job lot

However three just say Speedriders 

And one says Matchbox, despite clearly being the same 

[barrett]

1 hour ago, plasticvandan said:

Doesn't happen often and I can usually resist,but every so often a model comes out where despite the cost,the Wantage is huge.deapite having been a reliant superfan (see what I did there) I managed to not buy the recent 1.43 scale robin made by matrix models. However,I have just seen cult models who it turns out have already done the maxi,princess,I think marina and no doubt others,have released a 1.18 scale Allegro,in a few different colours. I do love a big model,and the memory evocation and potential for dioramas is huge!

 

It's really lovely innit? Somebody pointed out the 'huge error' on it though which I'm afraid I can't unsee now (I won't ruin it for you).

The Matrix Robin is pretty crappy I think. I've wanted a 1:43 Robin for my entire life but I found the general shape of that one so disappointing (although th details are great) that I'm not fussed about it at all. The partwork Robin Van is so much better, for a fraction of the price, although it's a saloon I really want...

[morrisoxide]

Finished the Cortina 2Dr estate.

The chrome on the wheels comes off really easy.

[plasticvandan]

36 minutes ago, barrett said:

It's really lovely innit? Somebody pointed out the 'huge error' on it though which I'm afraid I can't unsee now (I won't ruin it for you).

The Matrix Robin is pretty crappy I think. I've wanted a 1:43 Robin for my entire life but I found the general shape of that one so disappointing (although th details are great) that I'm not fussed about it at all. The partwork Robin Van is so much better, for a fraction of the price, although it's a saloon I really want...

Yes the shape of the matrix isn't quite right,and the front wheel is way too far back,on the real thing it's right up against the valance.as you say the van model seems much closer.There is a German 1.43 MK1 saloon airfix style kit I've seen floating about,and of course the old illustra models one which is just a representation of one rather than a proper model

[junkyarddog]

30 minutes ago, morrisoxide said:

Finished the Cortina 2Dr estate.

The chrome on the wheels comes off really easy.

Epic!

[bunglebus]

11 hours ago, barrett said:

It's really lovely innit? Somebody pointed out the 'huge error' on it though which I'm afraid I can't unsee now (I won't ruin it for you).

Terry Davey made the same mistake with the MK2 Escort Haynes manuel pic

[FakeConcern]

Surely a splodge of black Humbrol would fix it though!

[Hertz]

My wife says I have a problem... Still makes me smile when I go into the garage though. Here's the upto date 1/18 and 1/24 collection. Biggest spend to date was the General Lee bought from here, had one as a kid and wanted one again. Might be a slippery slope into more TV/Film 1/18's though and I'm running out of garage real estate!

[w00dy]

Had some time to kill whilst my Insignia was being assessed for recall, visited a few shops. Decided against a premium LM002 in Asda (£9 just feels a bit much), should have bought the F&F semi-premium Fairlane in Smyth's, but ended up with this, which wouldn't scan in B&M so the cashier put it through as some chewing gum for £1.39. Bargain.

[bunglebus]

I got a box in the post. Contained some fairly common Majorettes...

... Matchbox...

...and a Powertrack police car

However the rarest must be this Hot Wheels Scorchers from the late 70s

The packaging was definitely towards the strange end of the spectrum too

I get some real odd things used as packaging, had some 1996 Daily Mail pages arrive a few days ago. Where have they been hiding?

[Spottedlaurel]

19 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I got a box in the post. Contained some fairly common Majorettes...

As I picked up at the weekend, but still with it's unusually-mounted wing. More about the real thing here: Bertone Panther Guide — Supercar Nostalgia

[MAF260]

Fairly slim pickings again today, nothing new at all in 4 shops, but somebody from Tescotainer has made a surprise visit to a store which has had about 4 dog-eared HW in its bin for weeks. They’ve only filled it with old stuff, but there were a few I hadn’t managed to find previously.

XJC has been bought for anyone who hasn’t found one yet as I believe they’re still scarce.

[bunglebus]

Brush painted Siku Transit from a few weeks ago

Now looks like this

I find the best way to hide coloured glass is to paint the body a similar colour, so a can of metallic blue from The Range was deployed. I also remembered I had another somewhat unfortunate overpainted one that I think donated a door to one of you lot years ago

That one had a shinier base so I used that and fitted the Hot Wheels 50th anniversary rolling stock. Really I should have relieved the inside of the rear arches for a better fit, I've got a bit rusty doing these customs I think. Here are both of them as they currently look

I say currently as really the grille surround should be body colour, and I should have removed the casting lines from the bumpers, so I might go back and mess about some more, or I might leave well enough alone.

I also made a right mess getting some Molotow paint out of an old pen and decanting it into my airbrush to paint this Graffic Traffic properly, I wasn't very happy with the previous brush on effort

Now I need to not touch it for about a month or it'll get fingerprints everywhere 

 

[Tenmil Socket]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Brush painted Siku Transit from a few weeks ago

Now looks like this

I find the best way to hide coloured glass is to paint the body a similar colour, so a can of metallic blue from The Range was deployed. I also remembered I had another somewhat unfortunate overpainted one that I think donated a door to one of you lot years ago

That one had a shinier base so I used that and fitted the Hot Wheels 50th anniversary rolling stock. Really I should have relieved the inside of the rear arches for a better fit, I've got a bit rusty doing these customs I think. Here are both of them as they currently look

I say currently as really the grille surround should be body colour, and I should have removed the casting lines from the bumpers, so I might go back and mess about some more, or I might leave well enough alone.

I also made a right mess getting some Molotow paint out of an old pen and decanting it into my airbrush to paint this Graffic Traffic properly, I wasn't very happy with the previous brush on effort

Now I need to not touch it for about a month or it'll get fingerprints everywhere 

 

What makes you say you’ve got a bit rusty? It looks great!

[bunglebus]

9 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

What makes you say you’ve got a bit rusty? It looks great!

Just forgetting to do stuff, that's all. I'm impatient and just want to get them painted at least

[Tenmil Socket]

27 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Just forgetting to do stuff, that's all. I'm impatient and just want to get them painted at least

My eyes are getting worse… I bought a set of magnifying glasses at the weekend 😩

[bunglebus]

Nice little win here, a jiffy bag full of Yesteryears just turned up, complete with the "giffer smell", and this

It was a lot less than the ski rack equipped one the current miss Bunglebus bought me for Chr*stm*s last year. What a lovely toy

[barrett]

Extremely jealous of that one!

[Lord Sterling]

Right. So all of the asks here for stuff from Pêle-Mêle/Cora etc... have been got.

Went to the flea market to track down the seller of 1/43s where I bought the Clio from, but by the time I got there, many were packing up. I did see the seller of old matchbox/Majorette etc... but nothing really caught my eye:

[Tenmil Socket]

3 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

Right. So all of the asks here for stuff from Pêle-Mêle/Cora etc... have been got.

Went to the flea market to track down the seller of 1/43s where I bought the Clio from, but by the time I got there, many were packing up. I did see the seller of old matchbox/Majorette etc... but nothing really caught my eye:

There’s a few there that would have caught my eye… how much were they?

[bunglebus]

I'd definitely have been investigating that table, are those just the usual Hong Kong vans?

Tidy Matchbox SD1

Majorette with the tow hook attach.ent thing still in place

Majorette XR3

And what is that?

[Zie]

I need to keep out of Aldi. 

[Lord Sterling]

41 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

There’s a few there that would have caught my eye… how much were they?

I think the seller mumbled something like 2 € each or less if I bought a bundle.

I may go back in the next few days as I want the other Clio the other seller had.

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

I'd definitely have been investigating that table, are those just the usual Hong Kong vans?

Tidy Matchbox SD1

Majorette with the tow hook attach.ent thing still in place

Majorette XR2

And what is that?

Yep, usual Hong Kong vans. The SD1 was quite tempting. The last one I believe was a weird BMW 3-series. 

Same applies as above. Anything you want/see, let me know. I can't promise I'll be able to go back but it is likely I will.

[bunglebus]

Just now, Lord Sterling said:

The last one I believe was a weird BMW 3-series. 

Yatming E21

[bunglebus]

42 minutes ago, Zie said:

I need to keep out of Aldi. 

Don't think I've seen the pink Charger yet, not the Super is it?

[FakeConcern]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Nice little win here, a jiffy bag full of Yesteryears just turned up, complete with the "giffer smell", and this

It was a lot less than the ski rack equipped one the current miss Bunglebus bought me for Chr*stm*s last year. What a lovely toy

That's lovely!

I'm still pleased with my green one for £1

Which reminds me @flat4alfa do you still want this?

[Zie]

21 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Don't think I've seen the pink Charger yet, not the Super is it?

Just a normal one, the supers paint must look incredible. 

[Tenmil Socket]

10 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

I think the seller mumbled something like 2 € each or less if I bought a bundle.

I may go back in the next few days as I want the other Clio the other seller had.

Yep, usual Hong Kong vans. The SD1 was quite tempting. The last one I believe was a weird BMW 3-series. 

Same applies as above. Anything you want/see, let me know. I can't promise I'll be able to go back but it is likely I will.

XR3 and BMW please if possible 👍🏻

[MAF260]

This just arrived. I’d forgotten I bought it!