Shite in Miniature II

[mercrocker]

Y1-Y15 first (and occasionally second) series.  In suitably giffer cabinetry!

 

 

It's taken me a lifetime to get these all for pocket money prices....Haven't paid more than three quid for these, but they are not mint obviously.   A handful are remnants from my own childhood - I had an Uncle who used to buy them for me but like any kid the box went in the bin after a week or so.   These are universally credited with starting the adult interest in owning model cars.   The Charbens series included "Old Crocks" (that hated expression) but they were very crude and fragile.  

[RayMK]

I've never noticed before, but the Morris Bullnose had no headlights even when new.  Perhaps the scale and the material made it impractical.  Even with the advantage of a larger scale, early Dinky vehicles with headlights sprouting from the wings or radiator rarely kept them for long.  Most of mine have one or both lights missing.

[sierraman]

There’s fucking loads of them on the market near my work. I’ll pop out when I’ve had some snap.

[bramz7]

Some recent purchases:

 

 

 

 

The Polistil Isuzu 117 has some oddly oversized rear tyres jamming the axle. I think the Majorette 127 is an early issue as it's got some old looking wheels on it.

 

Not sure why I bought the huge Schabak 750 but it's well proportioned.

 

 

[Split_Pin]

The proportions of the Schabak 750 are near perfect imo and the frontal detail still doesnt look crude today.

[sierraman]

Today’s purchases. Iveco was a bargain £1.50, the Mazda was a quid as well. Quite a curiosity because it was one of he very last Superkings issues, quite a scarce model as well.

[Felly Magic]

I had one of those 750iL's in John Major grey, and it had typical paint runs on the bonnet, quality control wasn't Schabak's thing. It's a loooong bugger too. Wished they had done the Sierras & Granadas in proper 1/24 scale, anyway, back to the nonsense. Mr Rafter may need a bib, and if you like Ladas, well here goes......

 

Replica of mum's 1200L, and yup it's RHD, base model was a 2107 with the chrome nose and posh bumpers

 

 

 

What to do with the posh bits? Erm make a 1500 GLS, note the Marina pie dish wheeltrims. Reg is genuine as well

 

 

 

Once funds permit, I will be right hand drive converting a fair bit of my Commie tat to make a Lada showroom diorama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pillock]

Oooh I had one of them Ivecos!

[Skizzer]

Some recent purchases:

 

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The Polistil Isuzu 117 has some oddly oversized rear tyres jamming the axle. I think the Majorette 127 is an early issue as it's got some old looking wheels on it.

 

Not sure why I bought the huge Schabak 750 but it's well proportioned.

Really like that metallic green Cinquecento. Don’t recall seeing one live before, but spookily RobT posted one in the eBay tat thread this morning: http://autoshite.com/topic/32751-ebay-tat-volume-3/?p=1584862

 

 

Same pose and everything.

[sierraman]

Oooh I had one of them Ivecos!

They also did some of the rigids with the same cab badged as Maguirsz Deutz.

[bramz7]

Really like that metallic green Cinquecento. Don’t recall seeing one live before, but spookily RobT posted one in the eBay tat thread this morning: http://autoshite.com/topic/32751-ebay-tat-volume-3/?p=1584862

 

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Same pose and everything.

That's my dream Cinquecento. If my planned purchase doesn't come to fruition....

[eddyramrod]

I had one of those 750iL's in John Major grey, and it had typical paint runs on the bonnet, quality control wasn't Schabak's thing. It's a loooong bugger too. Wished they had done the Sierras & Granadas in proper 1/24 scale, anyway, back to the nonsense. Mr Rafter may need a bib, and if you like Ladas, well here goes......

 

Replica of mum's 1200L, and yup it's RHD, base model was a 2107 with the chrome nose and posh bumpers

 

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What to do with the posh bits? Erm make a 1500 GLS, note the Marina pie dish wheeltrims. Reg is genuine as well

 

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Once funds permit, I will be right hand drive converting a fair bit of my Commie tat to make a Lada showroom diorama

 

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Mr Rafter is delighted!  B389 XRN is my old Riva, my first one, all the way back to 1993.

[Cardinal Wolseley]

Only a 4/10 job this, lots of uneven/thick paint, experimenting with etch primer, couldn't be bothered to strip it again, so it is what it is! Pics flatter this.

 

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As a former Strada owner to be more accurate it should be rusty, and I really can't stress this enough that's very very rusty indeed

[Jon]

Saw this video from BBC Archive on my Facebook feed but I'm not sure how to embed a link from there if people aren't signed up, so here's a direct Twitter link, without membership required to watch. Worth it, if you like to see scratch built modelling at its highest end, replete with non-moving wheels ('if people want to push a model along, they should buy a toy....'):

 

https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1031916340397977602

[Pillock]

They also did some of the rigids with the same cab badged as Maguirsz Deutz.

Now you mention it... As well as that Ferrari artic I think it was the same on a rigid roadworks set I had? Mind you that was much later.

[sierraman]

The maggy deutz was on the Fire Engine. Everything else was a Iveco I think. Britains used to do the same. Some of their lorries were Iveco, some Fiat others Deutz.

[Felly Magic]

They even shoved a Ford sticker on that MD cab did Britains 

[Frogchod]

My latest project is nearly finished

Yep, an Autoshite car transporter.

Just need to work out a pivot mount.

More/better pics later...

[eddyramrod]

Is that the Budgie tipper chassis-cab?

[Split_Pin]

They even shoved a Ford sticker on that MD cab did Britains

And Leyland, and Mercedes!

[doug]

A guy at my work asked me if i wanted a box of model cars. Never one to refuse he turned up with them yesterday.

 

 

Fiat Multipla

 

Nissan Prairie

 

 

Citroen DS

 

 

Autoshite coloured Range Rover

 

 

Over 80 cars.....Mrs Doug is so happy for me...

 

 

 

 

[RayMK]

Saw this video from BBC Archive on my Facebook feed but I'm not sure how to embed a link from there if people aren't signed up, so here's a direct Twitter link, without membership required to watch. Worth it, if you like to see scratch built modelling at its highest end, replete with non-moving wheels ('if people want to push a model along, they should buy a toy....'):

 

https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1031916340397977602

 

Superb stuff there and an interesting philosophy on appearance vs function i.e. wheels fixed but a working, folding canvas roof.  I like models which have fully working suspension and steering with correctly proportioned components.  This usually means large scale, expensive and quite frail which is why I have not got any.

[Pillock]

Thanks to the amazing Matchbox wikia I now know that I was wrong about my Road Repair set.

http://matchbox.wikia.com/wiki/Road_Repair_Set_(K-118/K-137)

 

I had the later one with the DAF and the yellow wheels, I think I've seen a photo of the Ford cab but it's an actual Transcontinental rather than an Iveco

[alcyonecorporation]

Will be dumping some USSR limo chod, Spot on and Corgi chod on eBay shortly.

[Guest Conan]

I don't buy die-cast anymore, but I might start again soon!

 

This is a good place to start with, fresh JDM import, smol meow boi in the correct JRG colour.

 

 

So cute.

[blakey79]

Thanks to the amazing Matchbox wikia I now know that I was wrong about my Road Repair set.

http://matchbox.wikia.com/wiki/Road_Repair_Set_(K-118/K-137)

 

I had the later one with the DAF and the yellow wheels, I think I've seen a photo of the Ford cab but it's an actual Transcontinental rather than an Iveco

Thanks for the heads up, that's my evenings browsing sorted.

[Datsuncog]

On 8/20/2018 at 7:53 PM, sierraman said:

Today’s purchases. Iveco was a bargain £1.50, the Mazda was a quid as well. Quite a curiosity because it was one of he very last Superkings issues, quite a scarce model as well.

The RX7 always seemed a bit of an odd scale; small in comparison to the other Superkings, but too big to be displayed with 1/43 stuff.

My brother had the Iveco transporter in Ferrari livery too; wondering if maybe he still has it...

Nice finds, anyway!

[Datsuncog]

On 8/22/2018 at 10:55 AM, doug said:

A guy at my work asked me if i wanted a box of model cars. Never one to refuse he turned up with them yesterday.

Over 80 cars.....Mrs Doug is so happy for me...

... you know you're going to have to give us a full unboxing now, yeah? That's like a dream come true!

Some fantastic models lurking in there, I'm sure. Loving that Prairie, such an unusual choice of subject.

[Datsuncog]

On 8/22/2018 at 12:01 PM, Conan said:

I don't buy die-cast anymore, but I might start again soon!

This is a good place to start with, fresh JDM import, smol meow boi in the correct JRG colour.

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So cute.

That's really nice... the recent Tomica Premiums have some excellent detail on them.

Do you have many in your collection?

[Frogchod]

Apart from a few touch ups and finding the offside mirror I'm calling this Autoshite transporter done

It started life as a regular Corgi transporter and an Altaya Citroen U55 cattle truck.

This one, 9.99 from ebay:

Then I took it apart and got the hacksaw out.

Chassis shortened and an M4 screw adapted to fit the Corgi trailer mount.

Here's two recent repaints on board.

Here's the left overs to go in the "usefull one day" box.