Shite in Miniature II

[Felly Magic]

I had that Acclaim too as a kid, loved the working steering on it. The racing SD1 eas in Triplex/ Esso livery I think. I had a metallic blue one by Corgi

[Felly Magic]

WARNING COMMIE DIECAST CHOD ALERTNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

My entire Commie/Eastern Bloc fleet, I really do have some diecast shite!

[Junkman]

Some more decidedly capitalist Spot-On chod acquired today at the Hebden Bridge show:

 

 

 

 

[Felly Magic]

Blimey, Liz's Roller

[Felly Magic]

Steed and Emma Peel? LOL Avenger-tasticness here, Vanguards and Ixo/Altaya, the ixo Altaya is in Brazilian Dodge flavour, currently 'in the paint shop' having its Rostyles painted silver, cos yellow looks fuckin shite LOL

 

[laser wheels]

I had that Acclaim too as a kid, loved the working steering on it. The racing SD1 eas in Triplex/ Esso livery I think. I had a metallic blue one by Corgi

 

Yes, that would be the one! It's probably still up in the loft now I come to think of it ...

 

Anyway, Corgi definitely did some quality chod back in the day.

[junkyarddog]

Some Matchbox shite now

 

Inspection ramp.

 

Not sure if the crappy Cortina will pass it's MOT.

[mercrocker]

Those plates are definitely illegal

[Noel Tidybeard]

front windscreen pillar looks corroded!?!

[Felly Magic]

Owner using 30 year MOT exemption? LOL

[DVee8]

Having a rake around today uncovered these

 I have my own white-ish room

 

Matchbox 1978 Fire Chief car.

 

 

1980 Majorette

 

Together

 

Last a pineapple

[Partridge]

An automated Golf would probably powered by smug. Or an Apple Mac. 

Fuck off!

[skoda_norman]

I collect Skoda models. They're shite, look!

 

 

 

Non Skoda recent additions,

 

[Junkman]

Today's charity shop loot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dugong]

Opel and Rambler are very cool.

[Junkman]

Rambler is very rusty underneath.

Opel appears to be solid.

[dugong]

Rambler is very rusty underneath.

Opel appears to be solid.

Replied to your email, too.

[eddyramrod]

You have better charity shops than we do!  Nice haul, well done.

[junkyarddog]

Nice haul Junkman

[stuboy]

[Felly Magic]

The Whitebox Fiesta I got from Lobster a wee while ago I sent away to a friend for it to have a re-spray so it was similar to my old pride & joy from the 90's, well I got it back, and added badges/reg plate, and here it is. 

 

 

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[Felly Magic]

I've also today miseried up my Ixo Chevette, which to me didn't look quite right on the fat Rostyle type wheels it had. It now sports some much shiter spec'd wheels to go with the poverty L spec badging on it, along with period UK style numberplates

 

[quicksilver]

I can haz moar Marina

Marina medley by quicksilver coaches, on Flickr

Not quite convinced by the Black Tulip paint on the new one, it seems too brown to me.

[eddyramrod]

I need at least two of those red Chevettes, and the red Vanguard Marina...

[Junkman]

You have better charity shops than we do!  Nice haul, well done.

 

Thanks, but I wish. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

[Junkman]

Look what Hasegawa has announced for release in Autumn:

 

 

1/24 plastic model kit.

Preorders can be placed here: http://www.hlj.com/product/hsghc20

[Matt]

You call those Miniature? Get on my level.

 

 

Anyone know what it is exactly? It's a miracle that it's even still in someones possession as I've had it for what must be getting on for ten years and my cousin had it before that when he was young so it must be from the early or mid 90's at the latest. How it hasn't been lost in that time is beyond me.

[Jon]

I know exactly what that is: A Micro Machines Insider.

 

 

Here's some further pics of your Insider:

 

http://toysfromthepast.blogspot.co.nz/2013/03/261-micro-machines-insiders-collection.html

 

They were tiny versions of Micro Machines that emerged from a hollowed out standard sized version. As a result of this added complexity* and decreased amount of plastic, you only got two sets of Insiders in a pack, for the same price as a standard set of 5 Micro Machines. Had a couple of these when I was a kid, along with many, many regular ones. In fact, I have one of those plastic sweet jars you get from newsagents filled to the brim with badly proportioned miniature vehicles, stored somewhere at my folks' house, along with numerous folding up street scenes and towns etc. that I played with.

[Junkman]

A 1956 Thunderbird Micro Machines Insider, to be exact.

[Matt]

I know exactly what that is: A Micro Machines Insider.

 

Here's some further pics of your Insider:

 

http://toysfromthepast.blogspot.co.nz/2013/03/261-micro-machines-insiders-collection.html

 

They were tiny versions of Micro Machines that emerged from a hollowed out standard sized version. As a result of this added complexity* and decreased amount of plastic, you only got two sets of Insiders in a pack, for the same price as a standard set of 5 Micro Machines. Had a couple of these when I was a kid, along with many, many regular ones. In fact, I have one of those plastic sweet jars you get from newsagents filled to the brim with badly proportioned miniature vehicles, stored somewhere at my folks' house, along with numerous folding up street scenes and towns etc. that I played with.

 

Thank you! I feel kind of obliged to try and buy the 'outsider' that it would have come with now!

 

A 1956 Thunderbird Micro Machines Insider, to be exact.

 

Christ, so that thing could be nearly 60 years old? Any idea how long the series ran for?