Shite in Miniature II

[mercrocker]

I thought I was the only person who deliberated between spending on vinyl and die-cast at the same time.....Good haul there, no mistake!    And we will indeed never be rich.  I'll settle for Stuff, though any day........

[Datsuncog]

On 2/15/2019 at 3:40 PM, Tenmil Socket said:

That red Corgi Peugeot is fantastic!

It really is a honey... there's a few small marks on it, but I'm hoping it'll clean up nicely.

An unusual model, but then at this time Corgi were pushing out some quite leftfield stuff - Honda Prelude, Triumph Acclaim, Renault 11, Mazda 1500B pickup - as well as producing more bread-and-butter stuff with their Sierra, Escort and Metro models. Some sporty and supercar stuff too, but a good spread.

I kinda wish they'd done an MG Maestro that wasn't just the blocky Corgitronics version, too. Imagine a Montego in this scale, just as detailed as the Peugeot...

[Datsuncog]

On 2/15/2019 at 3:35 PM, Tenmil Socket said:

Look at the troll thing photo bombing the first pic...

Also, apparently, a representation of Gordon Banks lying in state...

[Datsuncog]

On 2/15/2019 at 4:04 PM, mercrocker said:

I thought I was the only person who deliberated between spending on vinyl and die-cast at the same time.....Good haul there, no mistake!    And we will indeed never be rich.  I'll settle for Stuff, though any day........

Heh, for a long time if I was feeling really into diecast, then I'd be neglecting my records and vice-versa... but right now, I'm kinda balancing both simultaneously.

Much danger.

[Tenmil Socket]

It really is a honey... there's a few small marks on it, but I'm hoping it'll clean up nicely.

 

An unusual model, but then at this time Corgi were pushing out some quite leftfield stuff - Honda Prelude, Triumph Acclaim, Renault 11, Mazda 1500B pickup - as well as producing more bread-and-butter stuff with their Sierra, Escort and Metro models. Some sporty and supercar stuff too, but a good spread.

 

I kinda wish they'd done an MG Maestro that wasn't just the blocky Corgitronics version, too. Imagine a Montego in this scale, just as detailed as the Peugeot...

 

It's funny you say this as only about 45 minutes ago I was thinking of asking on here if anyone knew if any Maestro or Montego models were produced by anyone!

[andy18s]

Who was it that mentioned the Airfix kits in Aldi?

There's a chap on a Facebook group who has bought a shitload of these and is now trying to bang them out at £30 for a set of 4.....

[Datsuncog]

On 2/15/2019 at 4:12 PM, Tenmil Socket said:

It's funny you say this as only about 45 minutes ago I was thinking of asking on here if anyone knew if any Maestro or Montego models were produced by anyone!

Heh, there was a Corgi Maestro in one of the boxes! £3.

Unfortunately it'd been left with a Duracell battery in it which had set up a nasty electrolytic action betwixt paint and mazac body; but I'm sure it would repaint. Meant to look like this:

Bit clunky, maybe, but still a nice model. I had a mint/boxed one of these, which I sold along with a load of other mint/boxed Mettoy-era Corgis back in the mid-90s for an absolute pittance... still furious with my younger self over that!

I'm not aware of a Montego model ever seeing the light of day... anyone else know of one?

[Tenmil Socket]

Heh, there was a Corgi Maestro in one of the boxes! £3.

 

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Unfortunately it'd been left with a Duracell battery in it which had set up a nasty electrolytic action betwixt paint and mazac body; but I'm sure it would repaint. Meant to look like this:

 

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Bit clunky, maybe, but still a nice model. I had a mint/boxed one of these, which I sold along with a load of other mint/boxed Mettoy-era Corgis back in the mid-90s for an absolute pittance... still furious with my younger self over that!

 

I'm not aware of a Montego model ever seeing the light of day... anyone else know of one?

 

Thanks... that's another on my list 

[Junkman]

Not as great results as some...

 

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Still need to do a logo for the tanker... 

 

Can't see anything ungreat in those.

[egg]

Anyone want this for free, it is broken in a myriad of ways...

 

Snapped front and rear, no steering wheel, slightly broken dashboard no number on bonnet...

 

[Felly Magic]

Nobody has made a Montego sadly. I had one of those Maestros as a kid, love the clunkyness of it, would love one in working order again

[mercrocker]

Anyone want this for free, it is broken in a myriad of ways...

 

Snapped front and rear, no steering wheel, slightly broken dashboard no number on bonnet...

 

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PM sent....

[Junkman]

Just to pester you people with more non original content I frequently contribute to this forum, I take the liberty to remind you of this fairly recent find:

 

 

 

Well, thanks to Steve Flowers, it now has a brand new FBG:

 

 

Note: FBG is American 1:25th scale domestic plastic model kit speak (yes, they came up with a jargon over the past 60 odd years, with its own terminology, believe it or not), and FBG denotes the Front Bumper and Grille, which was traditionally moulded as one piece, with few exceptions. So the term may be inappropriate here, because English diecast, but inherent lack of intellect because cunt prevents me of coming up with an original term. Suggestions herewith encouraged. I might appear tedious, but from now on, it is a top priority for me, that people understand what proportion of the things I post are original and what not. Please be aware that FBG is not. It's a term I took over from decades spending in the American plastic model kit scene. Please excuse such negativity.

 

 

The back bumper, which is part of the base plate, has been Molotoved, which doesn't nearly show as well in the pic than it does in real life.

 

 

 

To repaint, or not to repaint, that's the question now.

 

[vulgalour]

Repaint the interior to white, maybe but certainly don't deprive us of that spectacular purple exterior.

[Jon]

Keep as is. Orange, black and purple is a winning combo. Perhaps detail the interior with a complimentary colour, if you feel the need? 

 

Excuse my ignorance, but I'm not exactly sure what make it is, or even who made it. Either way, it's excellent!

[Junkman]

It's a Dinky #175 Cadillac Eldorado.

[Ghosty]

Hey DC, did you say you were willing to let go of that yellow Volvo 850?

I'm fairly sure it's Hongwell, as I used to have a blue wagon in a smaller scale and I've never seen anyone else do one.

 

And it screws together for easy repaint?

I happen to need a rattle can of Volvo Classic Green... 

I'd quite like that to make a replica of my own car.

[Split_Pin]

Just as well I am skint DC as there are several impressive 1/36 Jaguar XJ6 Coupe/Caravan combos in those boxes!

[eddyramrod]

Junkman, I can't say this enough about that Eldorado:  DO NOT PAINT!  That's way too good.

[Junkman]

That's the dichotomy one finds himself in when buying them in fairly good condition.

I prefer them knackered, because then such dubiation won't occur.

[Datsuncog]

On 2/16/2019 at 3:54 AM, Ghosty said:

Hey DC, did you say you were willing to let go of that yellow Volvo 850?

I'm fairly sure it's Hongwell, as I used to have a blue wagon in a smaller scale and I've never seen anyone else do one.

And it screws together for easy repaint?

I happen to need a rattle can of Volvo Classic Green...

I'd quite like that to make a replica of my own car.

Sure thing dude! It's yours.

Of course, it is indeed an 850, not a V70 as I stated upthread. Obviously I was still on a diecast high when I typed that.

I think I also had that smaller-scale 850 by Hongwell/Cararama too, though not any more, sadly. I'll see if I can find a pic.

You still at the same address that I sent the catalogues to, a year or so back?

[egg]

Whoop Whoop, it's the sound of Les Flics.

 

[Junkman]

[junkyarddog]

Just because I'm an unoriginal cunt too,

Here's my Eldorado.

Paid 3 whole quids for this at a train and toy fair in sheringham when I had to go there last month.

I think I was mugged!

 

 

 

This,most definitely needs paint......and tyres.....and...

[Junkman]

...door cards.

But it's very doable and wouldn't leave me in the dilemma as to whether or not.

[junkyarddog]

....and a front bumper.

[Ghosty]

 

 

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You still at the same address that I sent the catalogues to, a year or so back?

 

Yep, I've not moved.

[egg]

Another. I believe our Stopfordian has one of these.

 

[Remspoor]

Back to the crates at St George's this morning, and a few items of interest - not only in the rummage boxes, but on the stall itself:

 

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Oho, is this of shiter interest?

 

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£3 secures this R4 in 1/24-ish scale, which looks like it's missing decals etc. Not my thing these days - but I'll nip over at noon and see if it's still there, should anyone be keen to nab it? Think it's Bburago, mebbe Polistil??

 

Also available were these Michelin commercial vehicles, from a 2005 magazine partwork. I had a few of these, selling them last year to some of you 'orrible lot.

 

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A rather steep £10 each on these, new and sealed - but, again, if anyone is super-keen I could unleash my MAD HAGGGLING SKILLZ YO and see if he'll take less for them.

 

Crate-diving produced another few treasures - because the big plastic tubs are so big and so full (and perched atop a wobbly camping table), it's not easy to rummage through them all that well.

 

So what should appear this time, but that Majorette Saab Turbo from a month or two ago.

 

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It's begging for a repaint, to the point that the rivet is only barely holding the body to the base.

 

I also succumbed to the Mercury Commuter in Police livery, which I'd resisted last week. I do like this casting; I've a plain civilian version in green with the steering suspension (and dogs) which I'm very fond of, too.

 

Further to my musings on the saloon version Mercury police car upthread, it's maybe odd in a way that Matchbox produced a saloon and an estate version of the same car at the same time - in both police and fire liveries. I can't think of many other manufacturers that did that, other than possibly Majorette who put out a 3dr and a 5dr version of the Series 1 Renault R5.

 

Also picked up these:

 

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The Mercedes CLK is a Welly model; the Toyota Camry doesn't have a manufacturer but looks like it may also be made by Welly. Both are just a little cruder than Matchbox or Hot Wheels - just not quite as crisp a casting - but overall proportions aren't bad. There's even tiny, tiny badging to the bootlids of both, revealing that the Merc is a 250 Kompressor. Pity there's a few marks to the Camry's paintwork, but from the amount of wear to the wheels, this one's done a fair few miniature miles in the hands of its previous owner(s).

 

And then there's these:

 

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The Volvo V70 (T5?) may be by Hongwell; there's no markings whatsoever on this, not even a 'Made in China' stamp. It's more toy than scale model, but may scrub up well and is screwed together for EASY REPAINT.

 

The Hot Wheels blackwall taxi I'd overlooked several times in the preceding weeks, thinking it was a Crack-Up, but when I looked closer it's actually not. Just a generic Caprice-like 3-box septic, but quite nice anyway - even if the tampos are a bit rubbed.

 

So there we go. Nice as they are, I don't think any of the above will cross over into my Permanent Collection... so if anyone wants any of today's haul, I'll knock them out my cost price of 50p each + postage.

 

And, just like in Bargain Twunt/ Crap In The Attic, I'll never be rich.

 

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But it's mebbe better to spread a bit of diecast love throughout this hard ol' world.

 

First image, a dead Dutch Footballer?

[Junkman]

Another. I believe our Stopfordian has one of these.

 

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He does indeed.