Shite in Miniature II

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

What is purple meth and can it be obtained legally?

 

I can hook you up

 

[MorrisItalSLX]

[Felly Magic]

Corgishite Metro HLSness.

 

 

Much Merit

 

 

Aspidistra and Corsacoopay

 

[Felly Magic]

 

 

That bloody crazy Scottish bear Big Clive, a legend in his own lunchtime, he should really get his brother to taste that

[Jon]

Had another arrival this week from a Trademe seller, after I was the only bidder. You may well see why....

 

 

 

This Michigan bulldozer thing was the 'extra' item, which came with the thing I actually wanted. It's a Siku, so I'll gladly accept it. A somewhat basic design, it's of course nicely made and the shovel still goes up and down on its dampers and stays in place, as you can see. There's also opening engine access hatches both side, so there's a bit of play value, or whatever it's called.

 

 

 

Here's a library photo of a good one; surprisingly, I've very little missing from mine! Produced 1971-74, according to a dutch Siku site, which has many images of hitherto unknown to me Sikus. Oh dear.

 

 

 

Anyway, this was the one that I wanted:

 

 

A Siku Magirus dustbin lorry (produced 1967-74, apparently), seen here in its natural environs. Saw in the listing that it had a front tyre missing but I thought I'd be canny and take off one from the rear duals. Except 2 of them were missing also! So if anyone has 3 1970's Siku tyres, hit me up!

 

 

 

As this rural fly tipping scene demonstrates, the rear compartment has a high play entertainment threshold, or something.

 

 

Sadly, it's missing the little plastic bin, seen here:

 

 

But that's hardly pivotal, is it...

 

 

Anyway, I'm not grumbling for less than a fiver for the pair, delivered!

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

I don't know how many times this poor Cortina has been repainted. 

 

 

So I repainted it again. 

 

[mercrocker]

Recreating classic advertising.....there is a new modelling theme I had overlooked!

[Tenmil Socket]

I don't know how many times this poor Cortina has been repainted. 

 

Matchbox Cortina Before.jpg

 

So I repainted it again. 

 

matchboxbill01.jpg

 

That looks fantastic!

[paulscavalier]

I like it

[vulgalour]

Speaking of adverts with cars stuck to things, there's this SAAB one.  The story goes it was a transporter driver who didn't pay attention to the bridge height and this one SAAB got stuck there and then left for advertising to higlight how strong they are.  Probably apocryphal on the reason for it but the photograph is right there.  I don't know where this happened either, the location changes depending who is telling the story.

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I don't know how many times this poor Cortina has been repainted. 

 

Matchbox Cortina Before.jpg

 

So I repainted it again. 

 

matchboxbill01.jpg

That's brilliant, I remember seeing that poster on the Cromwell Rd and stopping to try and see if it was supported by something, there was nothing visible.

Also remember thinking Ford fucked up by not giving them a Crusader to use, there was a great big poster advertising the Crusader next go it!

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Indeed!

 

 

While looking for source images, I found this fascinating snippet:

 

[Split_Pin]

My dad fixed many a toy car of mine in the early 1980s with this stuff. Ironically it was never sturdy Matchbox or Corgi cars though, usually some shonky Guisval 1/36 or Bburago 1/24.

[egg]

Another Eddy model gets started, not in a finishing mood at the mo. This one needs a new transparency.

[junkyarddog]

Some of Eddys cars,here with little eddy,

 

Budgie Austin A95,and VW microbus.

 

Before,

 

 

 

 

And after,

 

 

 

 

Fill 'em both up Eddy!!

[egg]

Etch primed now...

 

[egg]

https://en-gb.facebook.com/minnisbayhiddentreasures/

 

Minnis Bay hidden treasures are worth a follow for Facebookers - lots of airfix, train shite, model shite etc. 15 mins up the road from me, she will post stuff out - but I can also probably collect for you with some notice.

 

It was on Antiques road trip a while back.

[quicksilver]

Everyone seems to be making progress with their purchases from Eddy but I haven't done anything with any of mine except look at them. The Westie Countryman looks good - is it based on the one restored by Practical Classics?

[vulgalour]

Most of my Ramrod Collection items are still exactly as they arrived, and will stay that way.

[junkyarddog]

Picked up this Matchbox hot rod today,down the market.

Quite nice,with rubber tyres.

 

"Wotcha reckon eddy?"

 

"Bit big m8,makes me look smoll"

 

"You are smoll m8"

 

 

[egg]

Everyone seems to be making progress with their purchases from Eddy but I haven't done anything with any of mine except look at them.

 

All I've done is make a start! I just wanted to show Eddy that the cars he has collected for so long are getting some love. Payback for him really, I hope.

[eddyramrod]

I remember having that Rolls from new, which must have been about 1965.  And yes, I do appreciate seeing someone give them some love.  The love I no longer can.

 

PS that hot rod is glorious!

[junkyarddog]

I'm not going to repaint all of Eddys cars,

In fact one of his repaints in particular was so good I was totally unaware until I was told!

 

I did enjoy painting those Budgies though.

 

Remain assured though,little Eddy will remain as is

[Felly Magic]

General Motors saloons in 3 flavours. Holden, vauxhall and Lotus-Opel.

 

 

[junkyarddog]

Picked this up today,a Hong Kong made smaller scale knockoff of the Dinky ERF fire engine.

 

 

 

The metal casting is really good,the plastic parts less so.

[quicksilver]

I've got one of those but the previous owner tarted it up with different wheels and ladder. Nice to see what it would have looked like originally.

[Jon]

Yesterday, it rained; something we haven't been experiencing too much of this year so far. Yesterday was also the day that I got my accounts up to date, whilst Mrs_Jon carried on with some uni coursework she's doing at the mo. Crap weather + trapped indoors doing not so fun tasks = retail therapy.

 

 

I whisked her away in the afternoon to a local sells-everything shop (like an NZ Wilkinsons) and she splurged £3.50 on some reduced price slippers and a Count Duckula (!) DVD. Thus, I was vilified in spending a similar amount on this very small yet nicely formed item:

 

 

 

 

Sadly, it's not wearable as indoor clothing but it's certainly going to provide more entertainment long after the novelty of 3 episodes of a cartoon I thought was crap 30 years ago and which you can no doubt find free online, has worn off.

 

 

 

For something so twee that's made in this day and age, it's got some great detailing. Apologies for not having opened it yet but I quite like the card it's on, plus I can get further gratification down the line when I can finally lay sticky mits on it.

 

 

 

More detail. Not bad.

 

 

 

And finally, here's the whole range. Sadly, all but the Laurel were on the shelves, else I'd have nabbed that one too. Presumably there were some in the shop before but collectors/scenesters must have been there already.

 

 

Incidentally, I'm hearing reports that there's a Hotwheels and Matchbox drought in the UK? There were hundreds in the shop yesterday and it's a national chain, so we're awash with the buggers. Hit me up if there's something you're desperately looking for, as NZ seems to be getting new releases fairly quickly, for some reason. Max cost is usually £1.50 each but stores often have sales where buying multiples brings the cost below £1. Postage is of course another issue but not as awful as you may have thought.

[Christine]

No Gulf  Porsche 917 ??

 

[Split_Pin]

The HW Laurel is a long-term resident on my want list and will likely stay there. I could just buy one on ebay for silly money but where's the fun in that!

[sierraman]

Could be wrong but they seem to have stopped selling Matchbox in the U.K.