Shite in Miniature II

[Burnside]

 

Who brought a 1:43 Norev Peugeot 104 a while back missing a wheel centre? Thought it was Junkman but might be wrong. Knew I had this one somewhere and just found it so though its worth a mention.

 

Welcome to have this for spares ( broken chassis and one wheel centre missing ) for £4 postage if you or anybody else want it.

[egg]

It was indeed Junkman I believe.

[Junkman]

Errrr yes. And yes, I want need it.

[Burnside]

Errrr yes. And yes, I want need it.

Glad to be of service. I've been meaning to find this since you mentioned buying yours. Found it while searching for RHD Dashboards for Felly. I'll pm you over my paypal details.

[Felly Magic]

Burnside to the rescue. 

[junkyarddog]

54-SandS Cadillac.jpg

 

I'm trying to decide whether to invest some time and effort turning this into a hearse, or leave as an ambulance, or maybe even turn it into a station wagon.  The roof lights aren't in great condition and after stripping the paint off, the body needs work too, so it's a good candidate for modding.  Suggestions?

Hearse would be good,or how about a psychedelic hippy type paint job.

[Felly Magic]

PM'd you Mr Burnside

[vulgalour]

I actually love the flower car idea, with matching limos and hearse... going to have to buy more of these now and make it a reality.

 

Reckon building an Ecto or a hippy one would be incredibly difficult at this scale, also Ecto replica would need to be an early car since that was a '59.

[eddyramrod]

Take your time, Angyl.  While you're taking it, take a trip over to the Isle of Man, to the Motor Museum at Jurby.  It contains a shitload of Cadillac flower cars!  Must be 8 or so, I lost count.  Seriously, totally recommended.  It's worth the trip on its own.

[Spottedlaurel]

20+ years ago I started building the AMC Cadillac Ecto kit as a hearse. I got a long way with it, smoothing out the bodywork and painting it black, applying BMF to all that chrome, then I went and snapped the window moulding across the extravagantly curved windscreen.....

 

One day it might get completed as a banger, probably as a loose version of something 520 Derek Caton "The Undertaker" might have raced back in the '90s.

 

I have one or two other incomplete/damaged kits that might end up going that way too. If I ever get beyond the daydreaming stage and actually get on with it that is.

[Junkman]

I actually love the flower car idea, with matching limos and hearse... going to have to buy more of these now and make it a reality.

 

Reckon building an Ecto or a hippy one would be incredibly difficult at this scale, also Ecto replica would need to be an early car since that was a '59.

 

Hippie is not difficult in this scale.

 

 

 

 

[vulgalour]

I stand corrected!  I forgot entirely about decals.

[Junkman]

Fingernail transfers.

[vulgalour]

That's a brilliant idea!  I wish I'd thought of it.  Coincidentally, I've just finished a repaint on one of those Thames minibus thingies.

[Burnside]

PM'd you Mr Burnside

And replied cheers!

[Vantman]

From my latest purchase of umpteen copies of 1960s Meccano Magazine--

 

[quicksilver]

54-SandS Cadillac.jpg

 

I'm trying to decide whether to invest some time and effort turning this into a hearse, or leave as an ambulance, or maybe even turn it into a station wagon.  The roof lights aren't in great condition and after stripping the paint off, the body needs work too, so it's a good candidate for modding.  Suggestions?

I've got a couple of those Cadillacs, one regular wheels and one Superfast, in similar condition to that. I've got as far as paint stripping the regular wheels one and buying a repro glazing unit and did think about making one into a hearse. Doesn't seem too difficult - remove the C pillars and file off the back door lines, but it'd be nice to have a roof rack for the flowers and I'm not sure how that could be done.

 

JM - love that hippie bus and it's a great use of fingernail transfers that never even crossed my mind.

[Felly Magic]

Loving that this thread is giving inspiration to others, and it is brilliant seeing everyone's minshite. Just ordered a couple of Vanguards from Hatton's, surprisingly some of the recent stuff they have large stocks of, I ordered the discounted Escort Harrier in silver, and a Fiesta Festival that will be code 3 converted. 

[Junkman]

I restored one of those Caddy meat wagons.

 

[egg]

Been done over again on a missing tailgate, oh well you can get 'em

 

[Frogchod]

Two new restoration projects have arrived

They can sit with my wobbly Ami's for now.

[egg]

More broken Lesney, me old dad picked up the evening news vans for me for 2019 resto projects.

 

Sent me a pic with one of his own childhood Corgis!

 

 

[Felly Magic]

Oops this is a rare model I've messed with, now has a quad light grille and wheels from a Vauxhall Carlton 

 

 

And my mk3 GT ex Hampshire Plod

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[morrisoxide]

I picked a few Victors up a while back with missing tailgates. So being the nerd I am I made a template. Took the template to work and drew it out in CAD then plotted it out on Polycarb.

There are two different tailgates one with a flat top and one with a tab. I couldn't get the tailgate to open because the thin plastic hinges snapped off so I glued it in.

_{Excuse my sausage fingers and crud pictures.}

 

 

 

Not the best but better than paying three times as much as the car on a part.

 

 

 

 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

 

Here's why I haven't been posting much this week. 

 

 

It's 95% finished, so I'll photograph it now as I always lose momentum at this stage. 

 

[eddyramrod]

Damn!  I could do with one of those...

I'd bet you could interest Bobthebeard for the same reason!

[Mr A Lawrence]

Some nice stuff displayed at trefnant village hall last 

[egg]

I've told Mrs Egg, no need to get me anything for Xmas!

 

[mercrocker]

Works for me......I haven't had a pair of socks or Jeremy Clarkson book for a dozen Xmasses now....

[andy18s]

Otto have a number of 1/18's up for sale at 50% off,from the 205 T16(sold out) to a couple of Mercedes and even a Renault 19 cabriolet....