Shite in Miniature II

[eddyramrod]

I don't think that fits either of the trailers I can see, but it very well might be a Lesney, yes.  I can see @FakeConcern taking an interest there...

[danthecapriman]

1 minute ago, eddyramrod said:

I don't think that fits either of the trailers I can see, but it very well might be a Lesney, yes.  I can see @FakeConcern taking an interest there...

weren’t some of those little boats for the trailers usually plastic? That one in the pic looks to be diecast metal. It looks pretty old though.

[bunglebus]

I'll be keeping some of the bits, boat included! Got to go through everything, and my boot sale stuff, plus some other arrivals from this week yet

Boat is just the top 🙄

Are these Land Rover?

[bunglebus]

My Hot Wheels advent calendar arrived. Looks legit

[matt79]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I won one of those big piles of cars/junk that always seems to be on eBay, and often seem to sell for way more than I expect. See anything good?

I reckon the Hotwheels Hot Rodney is a good find......

Out of interest @bunglebus I could use the engine (on the Ferry Masters trailer cover) , if it's available?

[matt79]

I had a spare hour this afternoon, so I have rid the world of another Days Gone vehicle - 

Current progress -

A little more trimming & roof chop, it now looks like this -

Plan for this is for a rat rod style wrecker, (still plenty of work to do)

[eddyramrod]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I'll be keeping some of the bits, boat included! Got to go through everything, and my boot sale stuff, plus some other arrivals from this week yet

Boat is just the top 🙄

Are these Land Rover?

You must do what suits you, obviously!  I'd say those could be Land Rover; or possibly Jeep FC.  I don't think they're long enough to be VW.

@matt79 I've got a couple of those that I snaffled just because I wanted the loads.  Never thought of making a rat-wrecker!  What a great idea!  I'm looking forward to seeing it complete.

[quicksilver]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I won one of those big piles of cars/junk that always seems to be on eBay, and often seem to sell for way more than I expect. See anything good?

Is that a Lego Bedford truck top centre? Those are worth strong money.

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, matt79 said:

I reckon the Hotwheels Hot Rodney is a good find......

Out of interest @bunglebus I could use the engine (on the Ferry Masters trailer cover) , if it's available?

Another keeper, sorry - very useful to me sorting out Gus's Gulpers and those blue pickups seen just up thread - I think probably just out of a Big Banger or similar but the scoops are so often missing on the Speed Kings stuff.

Hot Rodney was one of my reasons for buying though...

[FakeConcern]

I finished off a few Spot On re paints

First three that looked like they'd been under water for some while and possibly covered in some sort of solvent that had partially melted the plastics

SP250

I didn't replace any parts on this, screen is a bit of a mess but at least it's shiny!

Glazing on the Zodiac is again shiny, but pretty cloudy. I think it is an early one as it has cast in lights and unusual very large cast wheels, I put Corgi Land Rover tyres on them!

The pink is Plast Cote Satin that I've polished, the grey is a Land Rover white I got in my cheap bundle as linked on here a few weeks ago

I bought a repro screen for this and also cut the screen and side windows off the melted hard top so it can be with or without roof. Paint is Ford Dove Grey from random buy as above.

I'm too tight to buy any bumpers/grilles for this so fixed or made them. I have made over riders, but not fitted them yet

Finished this too

And these

The Mini is such a poor shape, Corgi is much better

Got a problem with the P1800, putting it together to find the boot and bonnet which I sprayed separately have come out a different colour despite all being Ford Riviera Blue

Went to the Ford Market/Boot Fair this morning and was depressed by the prices, one stall had big plastic boxes of old die cast and I picked out a few Corgi & Dinkys that I thought I'd have if price was ok, but the seller went through them asking for £10 or so for most so I left them all behind.

I did buy a few scraps of tat

Dinky Zephyr missing bonnet and grill etc

But does have all four door cards!

This bundle was £5

1/36 Kinsmart Celica is very nice apart from broken front axle mount, but screws together so should be easy to sort. Nice detail

Hongwell 1/43 Golf based Beetle is very nice but with broken steering

Later we went to Gauge Master for Mrs Concern to get some stuff and I bought this

Unusual 1/43 plastic kit, I can't remember when I last bought a kit, probably 45 years ago in Beatties Lewisham!

We also popped into Sussex Models in Worthing where I spotted these

I'd love one as it's exactly the same as an XR3i I owned, but £37.99!

 

[bunglebus]

There have been some strange coincidences today. Picked up this boxed XJ220 at the boot sale earlier

While in the post was a Premiere/World Class version (with a broken blister thanks to poor packaging)

You can really see the difference between the basic and luxury versions

But there's more - Modelmatic also supplied the new version 

Along with a '59 Caddy

This was found on eBay, intrigued me as I'd never seen this series

They're tiny, and not very nice to be honest, probably why I've never heard of them

Moving on, View to a Kill Roller featuring Roger Lesse came from the boot sale

The eBay seller with lots of Corgis listed four models as a job lot, which I netted for £20 all in

FX4 isn't the most sought after casting, but the real thing is a genuine British icon. True to the original, a chunk of paint fell off as I was wiping the dust from it

Next up, Merc taxi in something like the right colour for one plying it's trade in a city

Still got the clip holding the door open

Sliding sunroof, tilty seats? Forgot to check

Next, the E30

Once again, clips in place to show off the opening bits

Definitely got tilty seats in this one,plus the sunroof and engine detail

Last, one of my obsession castings, never had a Tarmac livery one this good

I'm sure the tailgate had never been opened 

Staying with boxed ones, the Jada "Transformer" is not. Lovely thing all the same

 

[bunglebus]

One more boxed one came today while I was taking pictures. Marx "Bulldog" Beetle

"Roll free wheels" seems like the opposite of what you'd want from a toy car

However it seems to be accurate 

I'll have a donor somewhere to fix it. Marx made the same error as Lesney underneath, spelling the brand as "Volkswagon"

If you're a similar age to me, Matchbox Sunburner conjures up an image of this

However it seems the name was re-used for this slightly awkward Viperesque creation

Tidy 911

Unusual variant of the 4x4 Open Back Truck 

Best Tyrone Malone yet

Good condition Ha Ha. I remember having this as a kid and just thought it was Ha Ha funny, it was many years before I learned about the poetic character Minnehaha

You don't leave a decent Studebaker behind

This Alvis Stalwart is far from decent, but is a early smooth load floor version. Maybe I'll repaint it

Early Lesney stuff has a definite charm about it, so much play value just for having a few hinged bits 

Dinky trailer was out of the junk lot, but what went on it/in front of it?

Stumpy little Baja

Very clean Regal

Duple Vista coach from that odd set

Hot Wheels Cannonade

Here's that Farbs Hot Rodney, which is quite strangely designed with that engine placement 

Another oddball, which I encountered years back at a different boot sale "International Trucks of the World" reminds me of Mater

Definitely not an everyday find, Minics Motorway Humber. Had a minor stomping sadly

Another one that's a bit out of shape is that Lego truck

Got this and the Juniors Regal for a fiver, needs paint but it's complete 

A couple of late Corgis

Rover wasn't a bad find for a quid, lots of opening bits

Busses aren't my usual thing - but I finally found one with the bell

Driving school Acclaim is available for a quid

I've got a very clean Matchbox Volvo, but who could resist

I've encountered a few of the Corgi Explorers range, but I hadn't had the X4 Scanotron before

It's got quite a lot of features, radar dish, that plough thing on the back, cabin stays upright independently of the vehicle, magnifying glass in the base, and that chopper thing on the front that actually works

Conrad VW T3 was netted due to a poorly worded eBay listing

Polistil BMW 2002 was another eBay win

This plastic weirdo Buick Electra was the main thing I spotted in the junk lot, absolutely no idea who made it in Hong Kong

Oddities include FWD and RHD!

[eddyramrod]

OMG that Buick... it's like they just turned the whole roof section 180 degrees!

[Lord Sterling]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Next, the E30

Definitely got tilty seats in this one,plus the sunroof and engine detail

I'm going to be honest here, I don't have a Corgi E30 as I've never thought much of them, there is something about the proportions that out me off, there's just something not right about them, hence why I never bought one. I do have the 190E in civilian spec, bought a couple of years ago. Manage to snap the base when trying to repair an axle but manage to repair it nonetheless.

I had exactly the same lesser XJ220 in the same colour, I bought it from Asda in Telford many years ago. Tbf, I never thought much of it. The World Class Series one is much nicer.

Roger Moore Rolls Royce, had one of these as a kid in the same colour, I also had one in Beige.

Not much of an American car fan, but the '59 Caddy is sexual and I need to get one to add to my collection. 

[Lord Sterling]

On a non-model car related note, I got these recently:

The full set of the "Little Red Metro" books. 

I was sent a link and bought them then promptly forgotten I had until I received an email nearly 2 weeks later informing me that the books were being packed and ready to send out. 

[matt79]

Some of the more interesting rammell that's turned up in my recent job lot purchases- 

Matchbox Lesney & Lone Star tippers 

Which create a satisfying 'Russian Doll' effect. (Just noticed the comedy drooping horns on the Foden.....)

Tidy Bedford horse box & dune buggy with a headless driver (apt for October)

Clean Porsche liveried Matchbox DAF tractor unit

Corgi land rover & Caddy ambulance are in good condition, despite paint loss, the Mercedes less so.....

Tiny Lesney lorries

Land Rover is the victim of a paint spillage

Both doggos still present in these MG 1100's

Red RR is fairly tidy, the Lincoln is missing the boot ( trunk) lid but otherwise good

Good GTE and late issue corgi Merc Ambulance

Lots of paint lost from this Range Rover, but otherwise good & intact

Jada customs in a very mid 2000's style

Corgi Marcos Mantis is a very odd / awkward looking model (this one has the remains of a postage stamp on the roof)

Tidy Polizei Merc & purple Firebird, (which will pair nicely with my childhood black version)

Majorette and Siku Jeeps and Land Cruiser, all are complete. 

 The VW' s were from separate lots, the white ambulance has earlier type wheels. The orange van seems a bit of an oddity, in plain orange with 'Service' tampos, I know there is a Motorway service version (which has a different livery to this) and a rare Siemens service version in orange, but I can't find any info on this particular version I have.

Racing Champions NASCAR models

These 2 came from a charity shop for the wheels.

[Spottedlaurel]

Yesterday's acquisitions, mostly from the local monthly show/autojumble and others as noted:

Not sure what series these were from, or maybe there was more than one as there was a variety of modern-ish and older stuff. A4 and Calibra maybe available, Alpine goes with my random French/European 1/43 not-a-collection.

Don't immediately recall the yellow Prelude, seller had it available as he'd recently got himself a boxed example. Less-than-convincing Metro 'Turbo' was from a charity shop. Ritmo is by Solido (Portugal).

Anyone know what the Majorette truck should be carrying? Interesting alternative use of fat, small diameter wheels on the trailer, as they used on some cars in the '80s (see below).

Compare and contrast Corvette C4s, red one by HW and black one by Majorette (with the aforementioned wheels). VW has no tailgate but is otherwise tidy. Majorette artic possibly not how it came, they were in different boxes. Seller chucked it in as a freebie as I helped him sort out the partworks.

Espace from Aldi, I needed a bit of a change....

XM book used as a base for the above photos also came from the autojumble.

[bunglebus]

Toy fair buys, including a few pre-emptive Adventure 2000s that I thought @eddyramrod might like for £1 each

[eddyramrod]

Thank you Rich   Is the Adams Probe available too?  Maybe the little Lesney Thames?

[bunglebus]

While I'm photographing that lot, here are some other things I saw today

[Lord Sterling]

@bunglebus

If you can, would you be able to pick me up:

1 x Lotus Cortina and...

That's, moving parts Golf and Mercury Sable Wagon and the Gold Merc.

Thanks!

[155V6]

A few bits from this morning's car boot I saw the Corgi haystack on one stall,then found the trailer a bit later.I went back to get the haystack,& found he had the aircraft too.Now I need another trailer 😄

U.T. models SLK,I've  already got a black one but £25 is a good price,even with a trashed box

Also got this suitcase full of stuff for £2.00 as people were starting to pack up.There's a few diecast in here,I'll go through it later

[matt79]

@bunglebus do you already have this one in your Graffic Traffic collection?

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/7292041039-1992-matchbox-diecast-graffic-monster-trucks-blazer-4x4-great-condition-rare?homepage_session_id=0c29da25-e998-44e2-bf21-60b91c3df7e2

[FakeConcern]

@Spottedlaurel Yes plz to the Calibra depending on price if you do get rid.

 

@155V6 I think I have one of those blue Corgi trailers if you want it (I'd have to hunt it out though!).

[bunglebus]

51 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

 aircraft

Good find, I got one the other week with no wings

[Spottedlaurel]

57 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

@Spottedlaurel Yes plz to the Calibra depending on price if you do get rid.

Sorry, already spoken for by someone else.

[bunglebus]

On 11/10/2025 at 15:17, danthecapriman said:

@eddyramrod don’t you need those two Ferrymasters truck covers?

What are they off of? Google isn't helping

[eddyramrod]

7 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

What are they off of? Google isn't helping

They belong to a trailer that came attached to a Scammell Handyman artic unit; I have the unit and trailer but not the canopies.

Like this...

https://www.lskauctioncentre.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1609---corgi-toys-1147-ferrymasters-scammell-truck/?lot=307108&sd=1

 

[plasticvandan]

Shepton Mallet proved very fruitful for my niche collecting wants,came back with 2 dinky mechanical horses and two trailers to complete some lone tractor units I've got,the usually ridiculously priced matchbox scammell scarab that despite being the size of your thumb seems to fetch anywhere from £40-150 boxed I found for £2 , a crescent toys scammell scarab, a gdr made Anker Barkas,a c.1947 o gauge Hornby clockwork train, and a victory industries electric Austin Somerset ... Pics soon 

[RoadworkUK]

4 hours ago, 155V6 said:

1:18 UT SLK

Crikey, well bought.

I've been kind of looking out on eBay casually for one of those for a while, but they tend to marketed at double what you paid (or more)

The folding metal roof on that is fabulously modelled.