Shite in Miniature II

[junkyarddog]

Latest tidy up of an old Lesney Cadillac,

 

 

 

Turned out quite nice,pity the glazing has a crack in it,still much better than it was.

[sierraman]

MC Toy Merkur XR4TI... 25p buy today.

[sierraman]

Also bought these, the Cadillac Seville is a favourite of mine...

[Felly Magic]

Floppytoppy Lahdidahdidah cinverted to correct hand drive.

 

 

Schabak Scrote mk5 dizzle in correct hand drive too

 

 

On its way. Haggis plod Ashtray mk2 which is going to be civilianised

[junkyarddog]

Recent find is this Majorette Citroen BX4TC.

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not a fan of those wide wheels on most castings,but on this they look good.

[sierraman]

Real shame Majorette never made a cooking BX I think.

[quicksilver]

Real shame Majorette never made a cooking BX I think.

Now that surprises me. The leading French toy company never made a model of the archetypal French family car? Very odd considering the weird shite they did make.

[Split_Pin]

They failed to make quite a few regular French cars their smaller-scale range if my memory is working correctly, particularly in the 1970s

 

Renault 12 - Guisval made a late estate

Renault 16 - Polistil  released one, unsure who else.

Renault 4 - However the F4 is well known together with the beach type thing (Sinpar??)

Peugeot 204 Saloon or estate - They did make a cabriolet however

Peugeot 504

Simca 1000 and 1500 series

I also don't recall them producing a 2cv or Dyane (although they did release a customised version of the latter)

 

It improved in the 1980s IMO, apart from a Talbot Samba I think they pretty much covered the models of the major French manufacturers although I can't remember if the Renault 21 Savanna was made by Majorette or not.

[barrett]

There was definitely a Majorette R16 and Peugeot 504, although both are rare as all early Majorettes are

[bramz7]

Norev filled in many of the gaps Majorette left, like the R14 and BX.

[Split_Pin]

Guisval did some of that nicely too, such as their Renault 14 and 12 Estate as mentioned earlier.

 

On the other hand, if I recall correctly, Polistil did a decent amount of 70s Fiats although some may have been 1/43 scale.

[bramz7]

I'm going to have to dig out my old 1/64s and try and collect more again aren't I? I was hoping to stop that...

[Tenmil Socket]

I have boxes upon boxes of miniature shite which I've accumulated over the years. I'll have to dig them out.

 

Here's a couple on my desk at work...

 

[egg]

Someone on the Norev Facebook group has all three of the ADO16 variations. Lucky bugger!

 

[barrett]

This guy's got a couple of nice, unusual European things for sale:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/namrezod/m.html?item=163408919633&hash=item260bee3c51%3Ag%3AsPEAAOSw%7EslcAvOK%3Ark%3A6%3Apf%3A0&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

[Frogchod]

Another norev Citroen has arrived.

Very wobbly but a bit of blue tak will have that door shut properly.

[Felly Magic]

Nurse he's been at it again. Right hook Lada Sanara 4 dr, and right hand drive Skoda Estelle with new seats and pepperpits, mmmm sporty






Not shown white Samara 3dr, now got the set lolol

[Junkman]

Ebay and drunkenness yielded this 1/24 scale gem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, it was expensive. Don't ask.

[mercrocker]

Worth every bloody penny I should think......

[egg]

My 7 year old daughter has been eyeing up my Norev Aurelia, so I got her a Solido one for Xmas...no doubt it will be cast aside in a few minutes.

 

[egg]

You didn't think I wouldn't deservedly* treat myself though too?

 

Base model Trianon for the win...

 

[Junkman]

My 7 year old daughter has been eyeing up my Norev Aurelia, so I got her a Solido one for Xmas...no doubt it will be cast aside in a few minutes and thus be mine.

 

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FTFY

[egg]

Will it be smashed first is the thing 

[Supernaut]

I ventured into the loft to look for something for the Secret Santa and got distracted.

 

Check this out! I remember the transporter and all the cars except the BMW Z1 being obtained in the 90s by my dad through the use of Esso points.

 

[Felly Magic]

All 4 shapes of Vaz 2108 series in right hook flavour. That car transporter and load is superb Supernaut.

 

[59Impala]

Some of the stuff that I treated myself to in recent months, not helped by the fact that I entered this world many years ago in the month of October therefore I am obliged to purchase myself birthday presents. This endeavour is not helped by the local toyfair being held in September which is just another excuse to part with some wedge. So here are some Spot-Ons which I love, they were difficult to find in shops back in the 60's. The Fiat 500 is quite hard to find but somehow three have decided to nest with me. The Mk10 Jaaag is bloody hard to find so I was pleased to get the restored gold one at the toyfair. The Commer van is also hard to find in nice condition and this one is original. Also some Corgis and French plasticity just to keep JM and Egg on their toes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zut alors un autre!

With the Chevron B23 racer

 

 

[mercrocker]

As always, Mr Gullwing, a fine display!    

[RayMK]

I used to seek out Spot-On s because their suspension set up was more realistic than the hard as nails Corgis and short travel Dinkys.  You are right though, they were difficult to find and usually only stocked in hobby type toy shops rather than major highstreet chains. Price was a problem as well. I ended up with a Fiat 600 Multipla, Bristol whatever number it is, Humber estate car, Landrover LWB, a pre-war Bentley and a suspensionless pre war MG (pre-war by model depicted, not age of model).  The Multipla and Humber bit the dust ages ago but I may still have odd bits e.g base plates and wheels.  The Bristol is more or less intact unless it originally had windows.  They've gone. The Bentley (green, of 'blower' type appearance) even came with spare wheel trims.  Mine is in very good condition and the trims are somewhere.  The Landrover will articulate its axles on uneven surfaces without loading it and I remember this being a very satisfying feature.  I'll add these to the list of models that I'll photograph one day. 

[mercrocker]

And of course the constant scale which was very pleasing to a somewhat obsessive child...... 

 

The only survivors I have are the Multipla (which was very badly repainted with spare Humbrol after an Airfix kit failure) and the Alpine.   The Sunbeam got its hardtop broken on holiday in Swanage in 1965 and was never played with again.   Somehow it remained in my possession until the day when replacement parts became available and is now resplendent with correct weather protection and new bumpers along with its original paint! 

 

I have managed to amass another dozen or so in my comparatively affluent middle-age as a reminder that my life has not been completely wasted.

[Felly Magic]

I feel atm that I am hitting a rutt collection wise, there is nothing really out there atm that I am wanting, just picked up the Strathclyde plod Ashtray, which will become a boggo Merit. I wish one of the mainstream manufacturers would do some Austin Rover stuff, they could get plenty of versions of the Metro for instance.