Shite in Miniature II

[Junkman]

Umpteen hundred, rather. I have a Telecom one in MIB.

[Felly Magic]

I meant on the casting, opening doors with baseplate bumpers, then opening doors with diecast bumpers, then they did fixed doors with window openings, then no window openings 

[Split_Pin]

Ive just checked and the last casting with sealed, windowless doors has the bumpers cast as part of the body. With regards to the saloon, there werent many variants. You could get ones with a rear spoiler and there was a police version too. I liked how they mainly painted them in factory colours which was a realistic for the time.

[Felly Magic]

The RS1600 version of the car seems to be sought after. I had the humdrum GL in metallic blue. I wish I still had all my old Corgis and Matchbox Superkings from when I was a nipper

[155V6]

I've got an RS 1600,I'll put a picture up later.

[RoadworkUK]

I have a Radio Rentals Escort van. Very playworn, natch.

[junkyarddog]

  On 17/02/2015 at 09:28, IainL said:

They still made those right into the 21st century with non opening rear doors.

 

I have a strange variant that my Granny gave me in about 1987. It has opening rear doors but instead of the plastic rear bumpers that are part of the baseplate, it has chunky separate die cast parts. I've never seen that since. Its in British Airways livery.

 

This has the die cast bumpers too,

1986 is the year on the box,so it's the same era as your BA one.

[Split_Pin]

I restored a metallic blue one in the 90s when you could still buy the correct colour from motor factors. Also restored a Carribean Blue one and painted a small one Titan Blue which turned out very well. All still look good 20 years later!

[junkyarddog]

Boy racer 105E

 

 

 

[Junkman]

And MOAR big scale plastic.

 

[fred]

I have a shite heap of assorted boxed cars vans trucks buses all boxed

Need to get a new computer to flea bay em, its gets so laggy when uploading pics and posting for sale

 

Sold a heap load last year - got up to hundred I guess left

[Felly Magic]

You never know Fred, some of us shiters may want some of em, so give us lot first shout

[Split_Pin]

Post some pics of them here, always willing buyers, me included.

[mercrocker]

Seconded, or thirded....Always up for a trade with a shiter rather than making Ebay richer....

[fred]

  On 23/02/2015 at 21:35, Felly Magic said:

You never know Fred, some of us shiters may want some of em, so give us lot first shout

 

  On 23/02/2015 at 21:35, IainL said:

Post some pics of them here, always willing buyers, me included.

 

  On 23/02/2015 at 21:55, mercrocker said:

Seconded, or thirded....Always up for a trade with a shiter rather than making Ebay richer....

 

I will have to get me arse into gear and take a shite load of pics - or sell them in lots of ten or summat

most are 1:43rd - some old corgis are 1:36th buses are either ooc or the old corgi bigger sorts and a heap of other stuff - some classic like 60's alfas and such and newer Evo etcs all sorts really!!

[fred]

Quick pic cant see much but there is a big lledo merry go round as well on the right (big square box)

 

[Split_Pin]

Studying......

[Felly Magic]

What's in the blue box next to the Golden Oldies Shedford on the front row?

[Junkman]

Some charmingly warped French plastic has arrived.

 

 

[mercrocker]

Loving the Norev, JM....Don't appear to be any swirly coloured interiors or comedy panel gaps on those early ones....

[Junkman]

Yeah, they have no interiors at all and no opening features.

I have an R16 on the way, which shouldn't disappoint regarding the attributes you mention.

[Mr Lobster]

Proper Shite in miniature on its way here. No idea what the quality is like (though they look ok from the crap pictures) but we've ordered them regardless. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Felly Magic]

They are the ixo castings mate, got some of em already and they aren't bad tbh

[Mr Lobster]

Thought they would be. Or at least we hoped they would be when we ordered them as they do look like they came out of the IXO / Altaya / Whitebox / RBA / any other at all factory so should be decent quality. I'm wary with East European stuff after the Russian partworks quality problems but these should be alright I reckon.

[Mr Lobster]

Trying to get more of that range but if we get it there will be Daewoo Espero & Cielo / Nexia, Yugo Florida / Sana, Renault 16, Zasavas and a few more Daewoos. Not sure if we will see them yet though.

[junkyarddog]

Another autojumble,

some more tatty diecast shite

 

 

Dinky Rambler Cross Country

[DVee8]

Last week we were in a vintage shop in Durham,in the window display i spotted a car i had as a child faaarrrrr i want that,i said to MrsV8

How much is it i asked £29.99 came the reply,as i walked out.

Off to ebay i went to find

 

 

 

 

 

£6 delivered

[sierraman]

In the process of clearing out my mums loft of all my miniature chod. Putting it in ebay, seems all the glamorous shit like Porsches etc no one wants but shit like 1/18 scale Golfs, Spitfires etc is getting bidded on like wildfire.

[MarvinsMom]

is that Kojak with the golden coloured sedan?

[eddyramrod]

  On 17/03/2015 at 22:25, MarvinsMom said:

is that Kojak with the golden coloured sedan?

 

Yes, and Crocker leaning out of the window shooting behind.  Kojak did normally drive a Buick Regal, as per the model.

 

 

  On 17/03/2015 at 22:22, sierraman said:

In the process of clearing out my mums loft of all my miniature chod. Putting it in ebay, seems all the glamorous shit like Porsches etc no one wants but shit like 1/18 scale Golfs, Spitfires etc is getting bidded on like wildfire.

By Shiters, most likely!