Shite in Miniature II

[Felly Magic]

Found a local ebayer of diecast, so had a KOLLECKSHUN of this pair. Non scene Vitesse Mini and Vanguards Crapi. Seller has a soppy cat too for more win.

 

 

[Split_Pin]

Egg, I got an_parcal today, nice one!

[Amishtat]

Today's junk shop find. I've seen them in white and pale blue but not this, what others were there?

[mercrocker]

Bloody good find that, seems quite hard to find an Aeroflow version. 

 

I don't know of all the colours they came in but I do have a metallic blue Consul Cortina....

 

[vulgalour]

Top Tip: check where the edge of the desk is before putting the liquid poly down.  If you don't you'll end up with a whole pot of it all over your trousers, your chair, your desk, your floor...

 

Room's a bit smelly now.

[Felly Magic]

Oops there Vulg

[Junkman]

I think chocolate lime with white half vinyl top would be winner winner chicken dinner, the sort of car driven everywhere at 27 mph by some 4ft 6 old dear in her 80s, or  some grumpy Englishman in Barrow would love to own

 

EFA

[Sudsprint]

Today's junk shop find. I've seen them in white and pale blue but not this, what others were there? IMG_20190228_220841.jpgIMG_20190228_220904.jpg

 

 

From a Dinky Motor Show boxed set of 4 cars I think.

[Datsuncog]

Not really feeling the market stall diecast love this morning, sadly - see Grumpy Thread for details of my latest First-World problems - so nothing much jumped out at me today and I left St George's with nothing more than a bag of scones.

However, if any of you lot see owt you fancy... I'll skip back at lunchtime and make enquiries/purchases as directed.

Everything shown here is between £1 and £5, as far as I can gather, with the 50s/60s Dinky/Corgi at top whack, the 70s stuff middling and the Matchbox etc down the lower end.

Some from the boxes out the back. I dunno why he doesn't display these up front; it's not like there isn't enough room for a few more. Boxed stuff: £5, unboxed stuff: £3.

I'd been half-hoping that the silver Corgi Fiat X1/9 from two weeks back would still be there - even if it was just a little bit shabbier than I'd ideally want - but it was gone.

I dithered a bit about the gold Porsche 924 (again, a few too many small marks and a broken spotlamp to mar my display pleasure) and the Corgitronics Chevrolet Caprice fire chief car (in good overall nick with battery cover still in place, though missing its lamp cover, but my goodness Mettoy's standard of fit and finish was poor by the end - feels so light and flimsy) - but in the end came away with neither.

The Brumm model of the 1829 Gurney Steam Carriage did tempt me, most oddly... I may return.

[Junkman]

That'll be the Dinky traffic signs, the Royce Silver Wraith and the Euclid dump truck for me, please.

[Amishtat]

The red Rolls from the boxes at the back please and what's the red coupe on the left of the same picture?

[mercrocker]

Mr Cog, I would much like the Dinky RR Shadow (its the red one top LH corner in the box in Pic 5) and also the Corgi Classics lilac Renault in its box above the Indian fellows in Pic 3.  And that little tin BOAC plane too! 

 

You are a star....Cheers! 

 

 

 

Bah...pipped by Amishtat cos my Missus asked me to do summat before I posted! 

 

Never mind, I will just have the Renner veteran and that plane!  

 

thanks again

[Datsuncog]

On 3/1/2019 at 11:10 AM, Junkman said:

That'll be the Dinky traffic signs, the Royce Silver Wraith and the Euclid dump truck for me, please.

Sure thing - I shall head over and make enquiries at noon!

The Euclid seemed complete but the rear axle is slightly bent.

Rolls is missing bumpers etc though casting seems ok.

Dinky signs look very good, though I didn't ask if they're also £5 - do you desire them at any cost, or have you an upper price limit in mind?

[mercrocker]

The red Rolls from the boxes at the back please and what's the red coupe on the left of the same picture?

  

Fair and square!   That red coupe lower down is a kingsize Matchbox Mercedes SLC.....

[Amishtat]

No, that's OK Mr Rocker, you have it!

[Datsuncog]

On 3/1/2019 at 11:23 AM, Amishtat said:

The red Rolls from the boxes at the back please and what's the red coupe on the left of the same picture?

Corgi Rolls Royce Corniche - noted! It's been clumsily 'detailed' by some child with silver paint (NB - not me, this time) but otherwise quite nice.

Metallic red coupe on the left is a Matchbox Superkings K-48/1 Mercedes Benz 350 SLC, like this one:

Looked in decent overall nick, too.

Probably looking £3 each for them, if that seems ok? I shall head over and see what remains!

[Datsuncog]

On 3/1/2019 at 11:24 AM, mercrocker said:

Mr Cog, I would much like the Dinky RR Shadow (its the red one top LH corner in the box in Pic 5) and also the Corgi Classics lilac Renault in its box above the Indian fellows in Pic 3.  And that little tin BOAC plane too! 

You are a star....Cheers! 

Bah...pipped by Amishtat cos my Missus asked me to do summat before I posted! 

Never mind, I will just have the Renner veteran and that plane!  

thanks again

Heh, the Roller is a 1980s Corgi version, so maybe not to your vintage taste... but yes to the Renner (again, have you an upper price in mind for this - he may ask more than £5 as it's pretty much M/B) 

...and to the BOAC tinplate (it was at the bottom of the box with its tail bent, but I thought someone might like it...)

As ever, there may be disappointment and sad tears if these have already been rehomed, but I'll do my best!

[Junkman]

Sure thing - I shall head over and make enquiries at noon!

 

The Euclid seemed complete but the rear axle is slightly bent.

 

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Rolls is missing bumpers etc though casting seems ok.

 

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Dinky signs look very good, though I didn't ask if they're also £5 - do you desire them at any cost, or have you an upper price limit in mind?

 

That's fine and I'd go up to 15 quid for the signs.

[Datsuncog]

Right chaps: heading over to the market now with my little shopping list as follows:

Junkman -

• Dinky Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
• Dinky Euclid dump truck
• Dinky European Road Signs Set

Amishtat - 

• Corgi Rolls-Royce Corniche
• [Matchbox Mercedes 350 SLC?]

Mercrocker - 

• Corgi Classics - Veteran Renault (in lilac)
• BOAC tinplate plane

Catch you on the flipside, gents! Add to the thread here if there's anything else, and I'll attempt to pick it up on my phone.

[Datsuncog]

Okay then, some smiles and some frowns:

On 3/1/2019 at 12:04 PM, Datsuncog said:

Right chaps: heading over to the market now with my little shopping list as follows:
Junkman -

• Dinky Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith - procured: £5
• Dinky Euclid dump truck already gone
• Dinky European Road Signs looking £25 for these - bit steep maybe, as box is covered in old brown sticky tape

Amishtat -

• Corgi Rolls-Royce Corniche -procured: £3
• [Matchbox Mercedes 350 SLC] - dunno if you wanted this, but it's still there if you're interested, at £3   

Mercrocker -

• Corgi Classics - Veteran Renault (in lilac) already gone
• BOAC tinplate plane -procured: £2

Catch you on the flipside, gents! Add to the thread here if there's anything else, and I'll attempt to pick it up on my phone.

Since there's mebbe not quite what everyone wanted, happy to hold off posting these until such time as there's a worthwhile amount to parcel up?

I'm still circulating, in case there's anything else that catches anyone's eye...

50p boxes are pretty much as per a fortnight ago - can't see anything else new in there.

 

[sierraman]

Anything decent in the 50p box?

[Datsuncog]

Anything decent in the 50p box?

Meh - nothing great, tbh. Plenty of Matchbox Superfast and Corgi Juniors, but mostly damaged/scratched/repainted. Think the good stuff's been mostly winnowed out now. Anything in particular you're looking for as repaint projects? Quite a few Corgi Volvo estates, Buick Regals, Rover SD1s, but all a bit worse for wear. Nothing you couldn't find elsewhere, really. I'll buck up a few close-up pics later!

[Datsuncog]

Ok then, as promised for Sierraman...

Box the first:

Various Matchbox (mostly Superfast, some Lesney regular wheels, some modernz), Corgi Juniors and Majorette, plus a few blackwall Hot Wheels and loads of no-name Far Eastern stuff.

As can be seen, most of these aren't in great nick - the majority are missing bits like doors and wheels, are heavily playworn or have suffered Death By Humbrol (some luckless objects have been inflicted with all three).

The Lincoln Continental is ok here, but not really any better than the one already in my old toybox. The Renault 17 has a dented door, otherwise I would have had it. The Majorette Beach Buggy is a bit of an oddity, but seems to be missing a hood or engine cover or something. Again, these are all things I would have hoovered up a few years back, but I'm trying to be more selective in my acquisitions (and failing, mostly).

 

Box the second:

Same again, really - more borderline 70s & 80s stuff, with added plastic soldiers, bits of Britains farm toys and other random bits of plastic tat.

Lots o' Corgi Juniors Volvo 245DLs, but worse than the ones I already have. Green one lacks a tailgate. Rovers plentiful also.

The Monteverdi Hai is a nice little casting - but I don't need any resto projects right now, and the Humbrol customisation puts it into that category for me. The De Tomaso is similarly just a bit too tatty to appeal to me.

 

Box the third:

You're seeing a pattern here, right? Again, cheapo unbranded stuff and broken old stuff, for the most part. I think I've pretty much plucked anything that appeals to me from all of these. Which still won't stop me from hoking, of course... blue Corgi Juniors Whizzwheels Beach Buggy (just visible on the left) was quite nice, though missing its hood. I had a worse one in orange. Come to think of it, it's probably with you now?

[junkyarddog]

Shame the majorette Porsche 924 is missing it's rear hatch.

 

The green majorette bin lorry in the last pic looks good though.

[155V6]

What's the blue car transporter thing in the 2nd picture,I'm guessing broken Corgi?

[Datsuncog]

So then - what did I leave with?

Well, for the Junkmeister:

A well-used but eminently restorable Dinky DY-150 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith. £5

Front axle has a bit of a bend to it, but hopefully well within capabilities to rectify.

The Euclid tipper had been snaffled prior to my arrival, annoyingly.

The Dinky Roadsigns were in good nick, but the box has been heavily taped across the front at one point and is now a brown sticky mess. £25 asking price was perhaps a little strong - though if it's still on the stall in a few weeks with no takers, I daresay he could be willing to reconsider.

 

For Amishtat:

Corgi Rolls-Royce Corniche in metallic red, with some aftermarket additions courtesy of Mr. Humbrol. £3 to you, sir.

Having seen some of Amishtat's restorations, I think this one should also be in good hands.

The Matchbox Mercedes 350 SLC was still on the stall too: it's been there a good few weeks now, so if you so desire it, it could be yours...

 

And lastly, but not leastly, for Mercrocker:

This little tinplate aircraft is so light and fragile, it's almost incredible that it's survived for - what? - 60 years or so?

I know next to diddly-squat about aircraft, but it appears to be based on a De Havilland DH106 Comet jet airliner, though with not enough engines and they're in the wrong place. I don't believe the DH C-8 designation refers to a real plane, though doubtless someone will know about this more than I do.

The Corgi Renault scuttlenose had been scooped up by someone else who fell for its lilac charms, unfortunately - often the vintage/veteran stuff languishes for months on this stall, so it was frustrating to find it gone.

So yeah - one each, my dudes. I can appreciate that it may not really be worth the postage right now, but I'll leave that up to your good selves - happy to wrap and post yours over the weekend, or equally happy to open a box and add any further market finds to it.

[Datsuncog]

On 3/1/2019 at 2:13 PM, junkyarddog said:

Shame the majorette Porsche 924 is missing its rear hatch.

The green majorette bin lorry in the last pic looks good though.

I know, it's otherwise quite nice, bar the missing hatch. There's a Citroen Visa Chrono in there too, also minus its tailgate. Annoying.

But yes, the Mercedes bin lorry's quite nice. Not entirely my thing, but nice enough that I'd have expected it to be gone by now... 

[Datsuncog]

On 3/1/2019 at 2:20 PM, 155V6 said:

What's the blue car transporter thing in the 2nd picture,I'm guessing broken Corgi?

Indeed it is - both the base and the top deck are in there, but they're separated as the lifting arms have broken off. Otherwise in fairly good nick with little paint wear, mind. Whizzwheels stamped into the base - did this one come with a Ford D-Series tractor unit?

[RayMK]

The Comet appears to be based on a 4c (wings with large extra tanks) and the swept tail of some of the earlier design schemes.  I have not seen a tinplate one like that but no doubt the internet will reveal its age.  Nice one.

[155V6]

Indeed it is - both the base and the top deck are in there, but they're separated as the lifting arms have broken off. Otherwise in fairly good nick with little paint wear, mind. Whizzwheels stamped into the base - did this one come with a Ford D-Series tractor unit?

Yes it did.I like those transporters,the top deck is slightly longer than the later Corgi Juniors version & you can get 3 shortish cars on there.Shame it's broken,but I'm trying not to buy things that need fixing as I've got enough already.