Shite in Miniature II

[Datsuncog]

On 28/06/2026 at 12:20, cms206 said:

Who was it did Buick Regals again? Was rummaging under the bed and found these amongst some other suitably 70s and 80s stuff in a box.

Funny how some things just look familiar - I think a fair few of those Regals were ones you bought off me as part of a Corgi job lot I offered out back in 2018.

The black and white NYPD Police version with the blue lightbar dates from the Mattel era - it came as an Auto City two-pack alongside the Custom Van (printed up as a SWAT Team van), bought from Woolworths c.1995.

Good to see them again!

[bunglebus]

A few odds and ends I've acquired recently, starting with a Superkings Dodge Van in ambulance guise

You can just about see where they filled in the teardrop shaped windows from the original 70s styled one

This was a nice score among a load of Yesteryears, Yonezawa Galant

Next up, red plastic MK1 Golf marked FE on the base - with the bonnet this time thankfully 

Followed by a red plastic Golf, from Joustra this time

Just to give a sense of scale

Was at Santa Pod this weekend and had a rummage through a bucket of toy cars. Only pulled out another Corgi Mustang with the track car base...

And a NatWest promo Model A Van 

This premium Matchbox Type 3 was in a job lot, might get customised or donate its wheels to something else

[Split_Pin]

My Polistil Ambulance looks very similar to the Superkings one, I guess there were a thousand similar vehicles in the road at the time.

Mine is a really weird scale though that doesnt fit in with anything else (except the box, as was the intention !), I think its something like 1:30.

[morrisoxide]

Charity shop finds.

Mint Ren 11!

RX7 on the back glass.

[bunglebus]

That RX7 is unusual, Japanese issue?

[morrisoxide]

I'm not sure? Says Matchbox Toys LTD made in Macau on the base.

[bunglebus]

USA only according to Wiki. Fairly uncommon casting, the wide arch one shows up much more often 

 

[bunglebus]

Something old - spotted this Model A in rather attractive packaging for a sensible price

And something new - my Smyths have been showing one in stock of the Nova in this new Aero Styles series, but nothing on the pegs - helpful staff member found this, the Audi and the Silvia hidden away out the back

[junkyarddog]

Corgi Rambler Marlin.

Slightly odd looking.

Have this one a while.

Most commonly found in red,I believe this would have came with a roof-rack,canoe and trailer. 

Wasn't too keen on the white,so used silver on the roof instead. 

Not the best Corgi have ever produced. 

[Datsuncog]

In fairness to old Marcel and the boys in the Corgi design office, the 1:1 version of the Marlin is a bit of an odd, humpy-looking thing too... 

One of those design dead-ends, perhaps rightly so. 

Very much enjoying these revitalisations! 

[bunglebus]

"new" Field Car

Comparison to the original 

And a small Easter Egg inside

[flat4alfa]

[AndyW201]

Hot Wheels F case still proving to be the proverbial unflushable turd around here.  Every outlet has several boxes of it and it's not going anywhere soon.

In other news though, I was pleased to finally find this at Asda, as seen previously on here. 

Nice to get hold of the E Type at last. Looks good in this release, in a convincing rendition of Old English White and with some sensible wheels this time.

A bit of a comedy clash of scales but the truck is pretty well done too. May have to crack it open and see what it looks like with a 1/72 or 1/76 load instead.

Nice to have a MAN in miniature as I drive one for work...

Found this in the car earlier.

I had ummed and ahhed whether to get this when it came out. A couple of weeks ago though, Asda had premiums on offer at £6 for Fathers Day, so that helped decide things.

Still prefer the earlier plain white release but the faux racing livery still looks good on this one.

[morrisoxide]

Every time I see a Matchbox Field car American Graffiti film quote comes to mind. 

Quote

Well I'm not surprised, driving' a field car!

Field car? What's a field car?

A field car runs through the fields, dropping' cow shit all over the place to make the lettuce grow.

[sheffcortinacentre]

I always think the look like an IH scout.

[junkyarddog]

Corgi Jaguar 2.4.

As found,a repaint that had been glued back together. 

After a quick makeover. 

Nice chunky thing,weird friction motor doesn't work though.

 

[danthecapriman]

I’ve been busy doing other stuff lately so not done a whole lot with models etc, but I bought a small job lot of bits the other day. Only wanted a couple of the things in it so does anyone fancy this:

1/24 scale Simca 1000.

OMFGOPENINGBITSFTW!!

 

Not my chosen scale so not a keeper for me. It’s some sort of older partwork model and seems very similar in the way it’s made to Bburago sort of stuff. It’s still got its original blister box which is a bit battered but looks like it’s for an Italian partwork given all the writing on it. 
The doors etc still had the little tape things on to hold them all shut when I got it, which you can still see the sticky residue of in the pic of the open door. A bit of white spirit shifts it easy enough though. 
It’s actually a pretty nice little thing! Odd car type to model too.

Anyone fancy it for £10 posted??

[Datsuncog]

4 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Weird friction motor doesn't work though.

Never found one yet that wasn't jammed up! 

A nice enough idea, but despite the substantial development costs even Corgi quickly twigged that it wasn't worth the hassle of making the mechanical models - they were phased out from 1959, with the non-mechanised versions outselling them by 3:1.

Seems that your Jaguar 2.4 was the first Corgi Toy to be produced in a metallic paint finish - top job, that's a good match. 

[Split_Pin]

If nobody's claimed it, Id like the Simca please @danthecapriman

[danthecapriman]

10 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

If nobody's claimed it, Id like the Simca please @danthecapriman

All yours👍

Ill PM you in a bit.

[bunglebus]

@Tenmil Socket drew my attention to a job lot containing the lesser spotted more door Renault 5 from Majorette 

Along with a yellow Golf

Talking of Golfs, Mattel finally made something for the Redline Club that I actually felt inclined to buy. This box

Which contains this box

Which contains a Gulf Golf

Tampo printed strut tops must be a unique feature?

[Datsuncog]

That Golf is really nice, I don't normally get sidetracked by the RLC stuff but I was quite tempted by that one! 

Did the Matchbox Moving Parts Rover SD1 from last year have tampo printed top struts under the bonnet, or am I hallucinating that? 

I'll check when I get home later.

[Tenmil Socket]

I forgot to share pics of this I received recently.

 

[Datsuncog]

That's quite clever how activating the alarm transforms it from a Ferrari F40 into a Porsche 959, until you turn the key to change it back again...

[Split_Pin]

Ive got a couple of those F40s, pretty cool things, they both work too!

[Tenmil Socket]

Looks like my big metal Matchbox transporter has arrived 🙂

 

[Datsuncog]

Either that or someone's sent you a capybara

And it'll probably be a bit cross by the time you set it free.

[bunglebus]

My money's on a leg of lamb

[bunglebus]

Got an offer sent on this. Could resist no longer!

Missing the tinted clear engine cover, but look at that lithographed interior 

[Tenmil Socket]

4 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

My money's on a leg of lamb

Or a Piñata