Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Bought a job lot! Land Rover is pretty nice

That's not what I wanted though, it was this white Gus's Gulper 

Quite tatty, but a rare bird all the same - especially with the mix and match interior parts it's somehow ended up getting

This one has the last of the line dot-dash front wheels too, unlike my other one - however still has a Speed Kings, rather than SuperKings base

Also included, and completely unexpected, was this

It's seen some action, but it also appears to have never been apart or been repainted - it seems I've stumbled across another colour trial

[andrew e]

A couple of new regular matchbox release - and ain't they sweet! Tampo  print lights front and rear, and wheels that look suitable enough for the real thing. The RX7 licence plate is especially impressive. Both look far better in the flesh, worth the paltry couple of quid they cost for certain 👍

[bunglebus]

I got a Corgi Rockets catalogue along with that fold out one I posted earlier, and it won't fit my scanner either when folded out.

However this Edocar one does

 

[bunglebus]

The last of the original Graffic Traffics I have is finished. I do have some of the SuperKings/Specials ones to restore, and a couple to recreate that may or may not have existed in the range

Only slight problem was the screw that I'd painted with the body, fell straight through the hole in the base. I can put a dab of paint on the head if it bothers me

[bunglebus]

Here's the Corgi Rockets catalogue 

[sierraman]

21 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Bought a job lot! Land Rover is pretty nice

That's not what I wanted though, it was this white Gus's Gulper 

Quite tatty, but a rare bird all the same - especially with the mix and match interior parts it's somehow ended up getting

This one has the last of the line dot-dash front wheels too, unlike my other one - however still has a Speed Kings, rather than SuperKings base

Also included, and completely unexpected, was this

It's seen some action, but it also appears to have never been apart or been repainted - it seems I've stumbled across another colour trial

From reading recent posts on Facebook colour trials were often took home by the staff. Wonder why it never got glass though?

[sierraman]

20 hours ago, andrew e said:

A couple of new regular matchbox release - and ain't they sweet! Tampo  print lights front and rear, and wheels that look suitable enough for the real thing. The RX7 licence plate is especially impressive. Both look far better in the flesh, worth the paltry couple of quid they cost for certain 👍

Ironically the RX7 was done as a Superkings. 

[bunglebus]

30 minutes ago, sierraman said:

From reading recent posts on Facebook colour trials were often taken home by the staff. Wonder why it never got glass though?

It either had it, and it got broken out, or, as several have suggested, it was for testing purposes - apparently yellow paint was often used on castings destined for the test rig (probably a bloke in a shop coat with a hammer).

Might explain this one too

 

[sierraman]

I’d have been a nightmare in that factory. I’d have been trial runs of brown Cortina Mk4s 😂

[Datsuncog]

Saw these JDM series Majorettes in Sainsburys last night - dunno if we've seen them here before? 

Quite nice, though I really don't want to start collecting another range... 

[Spottedlaurel]

/\ I found a few of them in a local Sainsbury's recently, but for some reason I didn't get the Century. Not sure if they're just a recolour/reissue of a previous set so I only got one or two.

[Datsuncog]

Swung past the market earlier too - I'd hoped that the Citroen C4 rally might still be there for @FakeConcern but sadly not:

The Solido Topolino, Corgi Classics Thorneycroft, Bburago R4 and Welly(?) Caprice Police Cruiser also seem to have been rehomed in the interim. 

I wasn't previously aware that the Citroen Type H van had lost its face in what appeared to be a horrific Dremel incident:

The tub of somewhat grotty McDonalds toys had also been slung out on the stall, where I was able to spot another Superfast survivor buried amongst the plastic tat:

Yup, a well-worn MB32 Maserati Bora keeping the Merc from last week company, plus a squished no-name Firebird. 

Yeah, but no. Not today, anyway. 

Paddy's Antiques had moved some of their stuff around, but other than the two Silver Jubilee buses that seemed to have sold a few weeks ago, all his boxed Corgi and Dinky are still there:

I'm still kinda keen on that caravan, but not for £50 🫤 

His rummage box was back, but with the Corgi Thunderbird and transporter trailer priced at £15, this ain't exactly bargain corner. 

A few other unfamiliar items had appeared at one of the other stalls amidst the Days Gone:

I owned one of those ERTL Austin FX3 taxis when I was a kid, though in black, not green. Probably picked up on holiday somewhere in the early 90s.

For a tenner, I declined to revisit the past. 

Nothing really new from Colin on the Irish Tat stall - he asked if there was anything in particular I was looking for that he doesn't have , since I show up most weeks but haven't bought anything off him for a while.

I thought for a bit, but all I could come up with was Matchbox Moving Parts or Working Rigs, as there just aren't any of them to be found anywhere. But he didn't think they were in any of the ranges offered by his distributor. Meh. 

Last stop was Alan's 50p tray, which had sold nothing but gained a few since last week... 

So I came away with a couple of pretty good Hot Wheels from the tray - including an Mercedes A-Class that wasn't familiar to me - that Majorette Matra from last week, and a Matchbox MR2 longcard with headlights down from Colin. 

Also, something termed an 'Easter loaf' from the coffee shop, which was quite nice. 

Happy Friday, kids - and Happy Easter, too. 

[bunglebus]

A few bits of semi vintage jollop have found themselves here today, starting with two Matchbox in a livery previously unknown to me, they appear to be from a series

Some earlier and more familiar cars include this glow windows Super GT 

Still glows despite the UV damage 

Plus some Streakers

As promised, some more of the Mattel era of Corgi ownership

Chinese made, Corgi branded

Same here

Once out of the packaging, there would be absolutely no sign that these were any different to "regular" Corgis. I understand these were for the UK market, which would explain the 999 phone number on the ERF. 

I'd really like to find the Regal shown on the first pack, as some are definitely Hot Wheels only colours.

Other bits include a set of Maistos very much in the vein of My First Matchbox 

I mainly wanted the Baja

Kidco Corvette

Glo Racer Light Beamer - it's an interesting fact that they had several names for the same casting, requiring tooling changes for the base. I have the same livery body and a different version, both with a Speed Blazer bases already 

Test was done

Hot Wheels not-a-DeLorean

Lastly, a mostly very tidy Corgi Riviera with a broken grille. Easy fix I hope

[bunglebus]

New finds include a 10 pack

Which got me this NSX Concept in a very appealing satin red

Plus a 356 Outlaw in a very similar colour scheme to a previous version 

I also gained this black 911 Rallye

Sticking with Porsches but going up the price range is this Modern Classics 993 GT2

Plus a bonus Mazda 323

Here's the rest of the range, no Testarossa to be found of course 

[Spottedlaurel]

Ooh, I shall be watching out for that Soarer....

[bunglebus]

Argh they had that, must have picked up the CRX thinking it was from this set

[eddyramrod]

I received a parcel today from the lovely @Tenmil Socket of these parts.

Ta-daaaa!!!

I don't remember Corgi doing George Lazenby's DBS in 1/36; but I know they did Roger Moore's yellow one, so it makes sense.  Ambulance is... well... foreign.  Might be Dutch, I'll have to check.  I have a dozen or so ambulances from here and there, to compliment my many police cars from a similar spread of territory.  I don't think I've got one that would correspond directly to this Transit, at least not yet...

Oh and I picked this up in a charity shop the other day...

The cab is redundant; I think it's supposed to be a Dub T4 or 5 but I don't need it.  I plan to mount the body on a different cab.  Note the whole thing is held together with one screw!  That should make life easier.  Then it can join my little fleet of campers.

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

I received a parcel today from the lovely @Tenmil Socket of these parts.

Ta-daaaa!!!

I don't remember Corgi doing George Lazenby's DBS in 1/36; but I know they did Roger Moore's yellow one, so it makes sense.  Ambulance is... well... foreign.  Might be Dutch, I'll have to check.  I have a dozen or so ambulances from here and there, to compliment my many police cars from a similar spread of territory.  I don't think I've got one that would correspond directly to this Transit, at least not yet...

Oh and I picked this up in a charity shop the other day...

The cab is redundant; I think it's supposed to be a Dub T4 or 5 but I don't need it.  I plan to mount the body on a different cab.  Note the whole thing is held together with one screw!  That should make life easier.  Then it can join my little fleet of campers.

Dont think I’ve ever seen that Ambulanse version of the Corgi Transit before. Quite an unusual thing.

[flat4alfa]

On 01/04/2026 at 14:05, bunglebus said:

This one was flagged up on the WhatsApp group but I'd already hit the button - other of the very fragile Hong Kong VW LTs. I asked them to wrap this carefully and they did, after the disintegrated one last month I'm extra wary about these

This one had a surprise lurking though, it's motorised

One of those lives here 

 

and does this sort of thing

 

[155V6]

A cheap eBay lot just arrived,bought for spares/repairs

Impy Mercedes is actually ok as it is

Impy Volvo would be nice if it didn't have  two broken screen pillars

I do have this though

Impy Alfa needs a bonnet & screen,I've got a few spares

Corgi Rockets Porsche is quite nice

Marx Lotus(?)  is quite  nice too,what are the chances of finding a tyre?

[danthecapriman]

4 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

A cheap eBay lot just arrived,bought for spares/repairs

Impy Mercedes is actually ok as it is

Impy Volvo would be nice if it didn't have  two broken screen pillars

I do have this though

Impy Alfa needs a bonnet & screen,I've got a few spares

Corgi Rockets Porsche is quite nice

Marx Lotus(?)  is quite  nice too,what are the chances of finding a tyre?

Make sure you declare that Volvo is being re-shelled with DVLA😆

[bunglebus]

Another busted diecast thanks to insufficient packaging . I'm having to ask every seller now to box and bubble wrap as it's so disheartening when this happens 

I was doing OK straightening it but the pillar has started to crack 

Moving on, a Lucky Toys Porsche Audi in a previously unknown livery

This was a nice score, freshly listed boxed Corgi Celica Supra. This is a really decent effort in my eyes

[Tenmil Socket]

That Supra is super!

[155V6]

Driven by Barry Sheene!

[junkyarddog]

Summit surge.

The whole set was there,but only these two appealed. 

The Fiat is very cheeky,love this casting. 

The Jag is absolutely stonking in black!!

[bunglebus]

Tracked down a couple of boxed Matchbox 

Plus some glowy ones

Roving reporter @Lord Sterling found me some interesting bits in darkest Europe. Nacoral is a real heavyweight, you wouldn't want to drop this on your foot

Needs to come apart for a proper clean really

Along with the elusive 80th anniversary 5 pack

As well as this fabulous Silverline set 

[flat4alfa]

5 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Lucky Toys Porsche Audi in a previously unknown livery

 

Crikey

 

[FakeConcern]

A little bit of progress on making bonnets for the 127 and 3 Series

Also bought more tat on ebay

Gorgeous Tomica Dandy Mustang II 

Opening bits

Two Gama 911s job lot

with opening bits

Strange colour choices

And just as I've seen from others on here I've avoided getting the Vinted App

However my daughter has it

Seen on the Emergency Channel

 

[bunglebus]

Bit of a big haul from the first boot sale, mainly thanks to several big tubs of stuff for 10p each. Probably should have taken even more, kid in front of me had a nice looking redline in his hand as I got there...

[bunglebus]

The heavens opened just as we got to the second boot sale, so everyone packed up. The sun came out 10 mins later but all that was left was one soggy bag of cars to root through, see if you can spot the differences