Shite in Miniature II

[Tenmil Socket]

16 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Here's one @Tenmil Socket spotted on Vinted

Bit of a big bore exhaust for an FX4?

Peering through the base, there's stuff going on. Looks like this was remote control by wire, with steering too. Absolutely no idea who made it 

 

I’m glad you bought it. You need to get a donor Tamiya car or similar and transfer the workings over. Imagine a yellow cab flying around the local car park 😁

[morrisoxide]

Got these for £1 each at Harrogate Rugby Club classic car show.

Very clean Mercedes and a Gladiator with it's roof still intact!

 

[bunglebus]

Sorting out some pictures last night, I noticed a thing

 

[Split_Pin]

I presume you have the 2 variations of the silver Sierra with slightly different tampos down each side.

[bunglebus]

Not one I've found many of

 

[junkyarddog]

I gave these two Matchbox castings i found on Sunday a makeover. 

Well played with,but Complete. 

Bling Majorette wheels on the Jeep Hot Rod,and a mixture of Hot Wheels rims on the Wildcat Dragster. 

Had a disaster with the Mustang,as I had it painted yesterday and had the correct decals applied,but instead of grabbing my can of clear I picked up a identical can of silver.

Needless to say you can't clean silver paint from a freshly applied decal,much nashing of my remaining teeth ensued. 🙄

[junkyarddog]

Found this tatty Matchbox FX4 Taxi in a box at home,can't remember when and where I bought it. 

Never paid them much attention,but they really are a nice casting.

Metal body and base,plus opening doors.

Great detail too.

Quite like this one.

 

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

I've got loads of those in my project box as I've always thought them deserving of a makeover. Not quite sure what I'd actually do to one though

[junkyarddog]

5 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I've got loads of those in my project box as I've always thought them deserving of a makeover. Not quite sure what I'd actually do to one though

Only bought this one as it was complete.

[FakeConcern]

@morrisoxide I have no idea about the Matchbox. but I've not seen a Corgi no282 Mini Cooper for less than £5 even in poor condition so you did very well as that one looks pretty good!

[bunglebus]

Had a bit of luck in Sainsbury's lately finding new Majorettes (although my local one had nothing this morning)

Picked this up yesterday on my way back from Liverpool 

Nice casting this, green wheels are a bit marmite though

 

[Tenmil Socket]

20 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Found this tatty Matchbox FX4 Taxi in a box at home,can't remember when and where I bought it. 

Never paid them much attention,but they really are a nice casting.

Metal body and base,plus opening doors.

Great detail too.

Quite like this one.

 

Simple but effective 👍🏻

[junkyarddog]

10 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Simple but effective 👍🏻

A bit like myself!

[Lord Sterling]

13 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Same as the one that came with the MAN TGS recovery truck.

There is also a soft-top version that I'm on the lookout for:

[sierraman]

On 02/06/2026 at 16:54, junkyarddog said:

Found this tatty Matchbox FX4 Taxi in a box at home,can't remember when and where I bought it. 

Never paid them much attention,but they really are a nice casting.

Metal body and base,plus opening doors.

Great detail too.

Quite like this one.

 

Never figured what that grey button thing on the base was? 

[sheffcortinacentre]

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Had a bit of luck in Sainsbury's lately finding new Majorettes (although my local one had nothing this morning)

Picked this up yesterday on my way back from Liverpool 

Nice casting this, green wheels are a bit marmite though

 

It's trying to be one of the Quaker state racing ones

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

Never figured what that grey button thing on the base was? 

Me either. GMC Wrecker has one too

 

[Lord Sterling]

Some stuff.

Jag MK10/420G by Norev.

Opening windows:

Comparison to other MK10 Jag models:

A bit of a story behind this. I ordered this car towards the end of last month. Unfortunately, the seller sent me the wrong car. They sent me this Peugeot 504:

I wasn't overly disappointed, its a nice model and will be displayed, but I wanted the Jag I had ordered. After a bit of to-ing and fro-ing and they sent the Jag, but to a pick-up point rather than my address. So last night, I decided, due to more roadworks around here, I'd take a detour to that shop and grab the Jag on my way to work. 

The Jag a very nice model, but the body is plastic which I wasn't expecting, in its favour, it has held up well against time and the details are just lovely, details of which make it look almost like a real MK10 compared to my other metal models.

1/43 Partworks Sierra. Got this very cheap. Couldn't say no.

1/43 Cararama S-Types:

Yeah, so someone on here bought one but wasn't selling and I wasn't waiting either, so I bashed in a cheap bid on three and ended up winning two of them 

Odd, because B.I.N prices on eBay for these S-Types are very keen.

1/18 E-Type by Bburago:

I especially like this added touch:

...As I have that sticker on both my Jags.

The interior is even nice but I had to add some silver colour to the steering spokes.

More Jags.

The red one is a new addition. Apparently from the film 'Buster' starring Phil Collins. The actual car only appeared in a couple of scenes. The model is by Corgi.

The darker Mk2 Jag is one of those no-name Chinese things. However, what I like about the darker one is the fact that it doesn't feel delicate as you would expect the Corgi one to feel. It feels substantial and there are more details added than the Corgi one. I had to silver to window trims, pillars, bonnet above the main lights etc... this is how the Corgi was originally:

Corgi could have made a bit more of an effort imo.

Right, I'm off to sleep. Laters.

[bunglebus]

Posting this here instead the 4 sale bit, as it's kinda interesting...

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/9076329957-matchbox-the-movie-1973-vw-volkswagen-t2b-bus

Not only is this a tie-in to the upcoming Matchbox the Movie film, it's the first release I've seen of the new late Bay Window casting, higher front indicators, bigger rear lights etc - although annoyingly they haven't given it the squared off Europa bumpers to match 

And a Moving Parts too

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Some stuff.

Jag MK10/420G by Norev.

Opening windows:

Comparison to other MK10 Jag models:

A bit of a story behind this. I ordered this car  coming towards the end of last month. Unfortunately, the seller sent me the wrong car. They sent me this Peugeot:

I wasn't overly disappointed, but I wanted what I had ordered. A bit of to-ing and fro-ing and they sent the Jag, but to a pick-up point rather than my address. So I decided, due to more roadworks around here, I'd take a detour to that shop and grab the Jag.

Its a very nice model, but the body is plastic which I wasn't expecting, in ots favour, it has held up well against time and the details are just lovely, details of which make it look almost like a real MK10 compared to my other metal models.

Sierra. Got this very cheap. Couldn't say no.

1.43 S-Types:

Yeah, so someone on here bought one but wasn't selling. I wasn't waiting either, so I bashed in a cheap bid on three and ended up winning two of them 

Odd, because they on B.I.N on eBay, these S-Types are very keenly priced.

1/18 E-Type by Bburago:

I especially like this added touch:

...As I have then on both my Jags.

The interior is even nice but I had to add some silver colour to the steering spokes.

More Jags.

The red one is a new addition. Apparently from the film 'Buster' starring Phil Collins. The actual car only appeared in a couple of scenes. The model is by Corgi.

The darker Mk2 Jag is one of those no-name Chinese things. However, what I like about the darker one is the fact that it doesn't feel delicate as you would expect the Corgi one to feel. It feels substantial and there are more details added than the Corgi one. I had to silver to window trims, pillars, bonnet above the main lights etc... this is how the Corgi was originally:

Corgi could have made a bit more of an effort imo.

Right, I'm off to sleep. Laters.

Opening windows! Ive got a Dinky Corsair that has that feature but never seen it since. I wish more models had that.

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Posting this here instead the 4 sale bit, as it's kinda interesting...

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/9076329957-matchbox-the-movie-1973-vw-volkswagen-t2b-bus

Not only is this a tie-in to the upcoming Matchbox the Movie film, it's the first release I've seen of the new late Bay Window casting, higher front indicators, bigger rear lights etc - although annoyingly they haven't given it the squared off Europa bumpers to match 

And a Moving Parts too

This film bollocks, what’s it’s actually going to be about? The Lego one I could see it but this I’m not so sure. 

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

This film bollocks, what’s it’s actually going to be about?

They'll be hearing from my solicitor. 

[RoadworkUK]

As long as I get a free Collector's Card with every ticket, I'm on board.

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

They'll be hearing from my solicitor. 

It culminates in John Cena pasting John Noakes for pocketing all those diecast in the Blue Peter scam. 

[Datsuncog]

Shhh! Don't give away the ending!!

🤫

[Lord Sterling]

5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

They'll be hearing from my solicitor. 

This sounds pretty much like what happens to @Datsuncog & @bunglebus.

I bet David Coggeshall is a lurker on here...

Wait.... David Coggeshall ~ Dastuncog ... 🤔

[FakeConcern]

12 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Some stuff.

Jag MK10/420G by Norev.

Opening windows:

Comparison to other MK10 Jag models:

A bit of a story behind this. I ordered this car towards the end of last month. Unfortunately, the seller sent me the wrong car. They sent me this Peugeot 504:

I wasn't overly disappointed, its a nice model and will be displayed, but I wanted the Jag I had ordered. After a bit of to-ing and fro-ing and they sent the Jag, but to a pick-up point rather than my address. So last night, I decided, due to more roadworks around here, I'd take a detour to that shop and grab the Jag on my way to work. 

The Jag a very nice model, but the body is plastic which I wasn't expecting, in its favour, it has held up well against time and the details are just lovely, details of which make it look almost like a real MK10 compared to my other metal models.

1/43 Partworks Sierra. Got this very cheap. Couldn't say no.

1/43 Cararama S-Types:

Yeah, so someone on here bought one but wasn't selling and I wasn't waiting either, so I bashed in a cheap bid on three and ended up winning two of them 

Odd, because B.I.N prices on eBay for these S-Types are very keen.

1/18 E-Type by Bburago:

I especially like this added touch:

...As I have that sticker on both my Jags.

The interior is even nice but I had to add some silver colour to the steering spokes.

More Jags.

The red one is a new addition. Apparently from the film 'Buster' starring Phil Collins. The actual car only appeared in a couple of scenes. The model is by Corgi.

The darker Mk2 Jag is one of those no-name Chinese things. However, what I like about the darker one is the fact that it doesn't feel delicate as you would expect the Corgi one to feel. It feels substantial and there are more details added than the Corgi one. I had to silver to window trims, pillars, bonnet above the main lights etc... this is how the Corgi was originally:

Corgi could have made a bit more of an effort imo.

Right, I'm off to sleep. Laters.

Love all the Jags especially the plastic Norev Mk X, I have quite a lot of plastic Norevs now, but only ever seen that on the internet and they're always dear!

I'm afraid it was me that wouldn't sell the Cararama S Type

I'm glad you have some now...

 

10 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Opening windows! Ive got a Dinky Corsair that has that feature but never seen it since. I wish more models had that.

I also have a French Dinky Panhard with opening windows

Does the Corgi Elan count as well or not?

I'm sure there must be others, but I can't think of any just now....

 

[Split_Pin]

24 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

Love all the Jags especially the plastic Norev Mk X, I have quite a lot of plastic Norevs now, but only ever seen that on the internet and they're always dear!

I'm afraid it was me that wouldn't sell the Cararama S Type

I'm glad you have some now...

 

I also have a French Dinky Panhard with opening windows

Does the Corgi Elan count as well or not?

I'm sure there must be others, but I can't think of any just now....

 

I thought of the Elan too as I have that! I have another but I cant recall what it is.

 

[FakeConcern]

6 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I thought of the Elan too as I have that! I have another but I cant recall what it is.

 

Corgi Mercedes Pullman.

Your turn!

[Datsuncog]

Dinky Simca 1500 Break came with a retractable tailgate window:

Just like that.