Shite in Miniature II

[Amishtat]

That's one of very few I have boxed. Never tried a battery in it though. Only just noticed the luminous interior claim too

[flat4alfa]

I wish I’d put my hand up for the Corgi RO80 now!

[FakeConcern]

@Datsuncog if you are getting rid of the red C30, I'd be interested (have a gold one already)...

Meanwhile, I bought another Welly 1:24 C30 so I can make it into a replica of my T5 which is a facelift so I'd better stock up on the Isopon for the conversion!

This one has a bit of poor finish in the lacquer so it will be the doner car...

While browsing in a junk shop in Lewes I spotted a 1:24 ferrari testarossa for £1 and thought it might be useful for the build if I could use the wheels, but it turns out they are much smaller (Q- would the ferrari testarossa wheels have been smaller than 18 inch?) so if anyone wants it I'm happy to post it.

Missing the engine cover, front grill & wipers that I've noticed.

Says Revel & made in China on bottom.

Also someone was interested to know the price of the terrible Triumph 2000 I posted a few pages ago so as it was still for sale I had a look...

Crikey! They want £35!

[Sudsprint]

That Sundym tinted glass is the most accurate thing about it

[Datsuncog]

20 hours ago, egg said:

Thanks DC - the Heinkel bubbles go for about £5-8 + postage on ebay - so he might be keeping them for a while. Shame he could have a crisp fiver in his pocket tonite. Thanks for trying.

Agreed, there's nowt as queer as folk... I'd have thought that any market trader would be pretty keen to convert stock into cash too, but apparently not... I've previously enquired about other stuff on his stall (non-toys) and they've always been comically overpriced.

Maybe his core demographic is tourists who are a little bit hazy about the exchange rate... but clearly, he doesn't actually know what these are wurf.

£5-8 sounds about right for a toy made in their millions. I gather the Heinkel stayed in the range well into the 1970s as it was the cheapest car in the whole Corgi line-up, and hence a big seller: 19p according to my 1972 Corgi catalogue - or £2.46 in today's money.

Still, I'll keep my eyes peeled for another decent one priced at around the fiver mark!

 

18 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Until last week when I saw this one I never knew there were three types of wheel on those Corgi Escorts and now you've found its better twin! Every day's a school day.. 

I really ought to get myself a decent book on Corgi, as I'm still very unfamiliar with a lot of their output... but yes, I think these are my favourite wheel variations. I only had them on my Radio Luxembourg van-radio thing, so I'm well tickled to find them on an Escort.

I note the one in your pic has a towbar, whereas mine from yesterday doesn't... much variation!

 

18 hours ago, egg said:

I feel like flying out to Belfast to experience the highs and lows of diecast tat Friday first hand. But I fear the rollercoaster of emotions might be a bit much! Thanks again for the write up DC.

Well now, depending on your cabin baggage limits it could well be worth your while - the out-of-date biscuits represent excellent value for money, while stunning deals on white socks, yellow dusters and multipacks of tea towels are also to be found... you could make the trip pay for itself. ?

 

17 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Those two are lovely. I'll keep my hands in my pockets for now though!

Give me a shout though, if you find yourself experiencing a degree of wantage... I'm happy to fiddle around with these new arrivals for a few weeks, but ultimately I'll be moving them on before long.

 

16 hours ago, Amishtat said:

That's one of very few I have boxed. Never tried a battery in it though. Only just noticed the luminous interior claim too

Oh wow - now that's fantastic.

I experimented for a while with my Ro80 in the dark last night, but couldn't see much of a glow off the seats - possibly the luminescence has worn off after fifty years?

Couldn't get my lights to work either, so I'll pop the baseplate off and have a fiddle with it later.

 

15 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

I wish I’d put my hand up for the Corgi RO80 now!

Well, it's not too late... though I can certainly keep an eye out for a non-biffed one, if you prefer?

 

12 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

@Datsuncog if you are getting rid of the red C30, I'd be interested (have a gold one already)...

Sure thing! I'll set that aside for you - having thought about it, I'd sooner hold out for another gold one anyway. Mind you, I already have quite a nice 1/43 Cararama version, so maybe I don't need another Matchbox C30 anyway...

[Datsuncog]

And as if yesterday's market tat haul wasn't enough, there was another fine diecast delivery waiting when I got home, courtesy of @Split_Pin - another retro Corgi in the form of a very nice Mack Fire Tender, plus an early Vanguards Rover P4.

Many thanks for that! Some display cabinet re-jigging will be required, I think...

[Skizzer]

13 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

 Q- would the ferrari testarossa wheels have been smaller than 18 inch?

Oh goodness yes. Fifteens.

Huge diameter wheels are a recent thing.

[bunglebus]

Going to the Brentwood toy fair the day after I got paid probably wasn't my wisest move;

 

20191026_131021 by RS, on Flickr

 

Gather round children, let's have a look at what came home with me...

 

This very much didn't - always found the toy fair odd as there are 50p tat boxes and lots of stall asking for eye-watering amounts of cash too

 

20191026_101531 by RS, on Flickr

 

I won't go through all the Hot Wheels as I feel they're not quite right for AS, but I can't resist a packaged blackwall for £cheap

 

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And a few loose ones

 

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OK, into Matchbox;

 

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Picked this up to replace a lost childhood one - only this colour combination has the spare wheel cover, they deleted it on the next variation

 

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More Mod Rods - the overpainted blue one I bought recently may give up its engine for one of these

 

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More donor cars to fix others

 

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Bought this purely as I'd never seen one before

 

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I've been trying to find one of these with a black base to complete my Adventure 2000 set but they go for silly money. I may paint the skirt on this so it looks right

 

20191026_133233 by RS, on Flickr

 

Bought this as the panel van seems to be unusual - unfortunately it's come a cropper

 

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Look at the arse on that!

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Another I was unaware of

 

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OK, Corgi - lovely little beach buggy

 

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I've been looking for the ovloV estate for a while - came home with three...

 

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Polio

 

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Here's an interesting one - Matchbox Porsche 911 Turbo rite?

 

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Rong

 

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Summer Jag XJC

 

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Another one ticked off my hit list - Majorette beach buggy. Meant to have a roof but as I saw I complete one for £8, I don't think this was bad at 50p or £1

 

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Another misleading one - Tomica yeah?

 

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Nope

 

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This must be the bargain of the day - Corgi AMC Hornet from the man with the golden diecast gun

 

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Guess how much I paid?

 

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Most expensive car today, but at £4, still well under eBay prices for one of these

 

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Mercury Commutator needs a good clean. No dogs in this one

 

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Kicking myself for selling a spare of the red version of this - would have made a good parts donor. Didn't notice the broken wing but it was only 50p

 

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Last but not least, Police Corgi Beetle

 

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[Sudsprint]

My RO80 doesn't work either!

Maybe in true RO80 tradition as Amishtat and I pass each other we should stick fingers up indicating the number of AAAs we have gone through.

[Sudsprint]

However Teutonic efficiency wins through with both the BM and MB lights working fine.

[Amishtat]

When I get home I'm going to see whether the luminous interior still does anything.. 

[Datsuncog]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Another one ticked off my hit list - Majorette beach buggy. Meant to have a roof but as I saw I complete one for £8, I don't think this was bad at 50p or £1

Just let me have a rummage later on... I may well have a roof for that, salvaged from a tat box. White, oval rear window?

Cracking haul, by the way! Some really nice pieces in there, well bought!

[bunglebus]

That's the kiddy, awesome if you do have one!

 

[Datsuncog]

Looks like you're in luck...

Bit grubby, and the decals are slightly grotty, but appears to be the same moulding ok.

I'll pop that aside for you! Nice to know my hoarding tendencies have a positive outcome once a decade or so...

...let's just say it fell off the back of a lorry, yeah?

[egg]

A little Matchbox unboxing for ya.

 

[morrisoxide]

/\ I just watched /skipped through  that. Its strange how the UK got this box before the Americans?

Also my latest charity shop finds, the loose ones where in a pack of Chinese plastic tat and naff hot wheels.

The 300zx is branded Playskool, and has a motor and lights. The Dyane is a Mini Jet Norev, I thought it didn't have any seats but they are cast into the base.

The moral question is do I leave the Majorettes in the boxes or not?

 

 

[Amishtat]

Yes, the Ro80 still has a luminous interior but it won't photograph satisfactorily.. Bollocks.. 

[morrisoxide]

Well I thought the interior on the Ro80 was illuminated by the battery but its glow in the dark!!

This is my Dad's childhood NSU that I also played with as a nipper.  My Dad gave it a vinyl roof and black wheels. I've never dared trying a battery in it.

Crud picture 

[Amishtat]

That's the effect I've got but can't photograph! 

[AndyW201]

A small shopping trip (Asda and Tesco) met with moderate success...

Was chuffed to find the Alpine, and I'm quite fond of the recent MK1 MX5 casting, not TOO chavved-up for HW! I've already got one in the quite realistic blue colour. Sadly my local Morrison's, who I could usually rely upon to keep up with recent HW releases have done away with them and replaced them with the cheap and nasty Teamsters shite, so I'm not doing well for recent stuff. Have a lot of want for the Jag XF, RR Velar and the purple Porsche 964 but can't find them anywhere at the mo.

Looks like our Tesco have also had a restock of Matchbox. As mentioned, it seems the Merc W123 was in an earlier case so little chance of them being stocked now. It's been a well-received casting though, so hopefully we'll see a few re-releases in other colours.                                       

Although, I'm still tempted by the 9 pack with it in, especially for the reduced price of £7.20...

Was tempted with these two, especially at £1.10 each! Nice to see a return of the old R53 Cooper S, although it needs the window surrounds painting black IMO, and I missed the Ranchero last time it was released as a single model, so grabbed that also. White isn't as glamorous as the previous metallic pink release, but makes the Ranchy look more workman-like.

 

[bunglebus]

You need a decent long exposure to capture glow in the dark stuff

 

[Jon]

Hi Everybody!

I've had the luxury of over 2.5 days at home this weekend, with a bonus day tomorrow, too, which is by far the longest number of hours I've spent at my own gaff for a number of weeks, so despite not having achieved countless jobs on my to do list, have some photos of tat I've bought in the last couple of months, or thereabouts.

 

Today's haul were all collected from my favourite Auckland purveyor and collectively represent a whole £5 investment*. I'm sure they're always happy to receive such generous funds that result from my looking at EVERYTHING they have for sale.

 

Representing half of the budget alone was this unboxed Escort van; I always found it strange that Corgi didn't share the casting of the hatchback with front half of this van. I reckon the van version is the more accurate casting but I always preferred the looks of the hatchbacks. I also always wondered why they didn't just launch standard coloured vans with no signwriting but then I'm a funny old sort. Anyway, I didn't really want/need this but it seemed good value for the price, is in very good nick and it tickled me that a promotional model celebrating the business feats of a Chicester-based automotive company turns up in New Zealand.

 

Much the same with this Majorette 205 CTI - don't need it, not overly enamoured with the rendition despite owning a 205 GTI (why didn't Majorette make a tin top version of this?!) but for 50p, it seemed rude not to. By the way, that's a Mazda 121 in the shop window (the type made infinitely famous by Gregor Fisher in his unforgettable hit series The Baldy Man). Please note my pointlessly unerring necessity to find period correct backgrounds for my subjects, when I could be doing something much more constructive with my life.

 

This was a nice little find, as I'd known of the existence of these Whizzwheels Reliant Ants but I've never knowingly encountered one before.  Love the municiple utility colour, too. A nice pleasant casting and one of the greatest ways to spend a dollar.

 

A real Citroen SM would factor very highly on an imaginary no holds barred car wish list but in retrospect, I'm not sure that I've found a good die cast rendition of one. I'll admit that the Superkings version was vastly superior and much better detailed but this one couldn't be more different to it's larger sibling. Ah well, it was also only a dollar, so no biggie.

 

I imagine this little Jeep could be jazzed up with 4 correctly sized rubber washers (or 5 if I include the spare) but I'm not sure that my energies will ever strive in achieving such a simple goal. Incidentally, I used a few images from 1980's advertising industry magazines and I think this background is linked to a perfume, hence it's weirdness. In hindsight, not my greatest effort.

 

This one's a bit better though and shows arguably the best angle of a Matchbox GT Starfire - I really don't like those graphics but again, this one was in good shape, if you disregard the casting flashings. I'm due to take a trip back to the UK next year and am sure to take the opportunity to have a purge and bring anything over that may interest anyone.

 

So watch this space in about 6 months!

 

[Bren]

The glowing interior on the RO80 suggests it should have been buried at pripyat.

The talking police car I can sum up in two words - christmas 1977.

[155V6]

This morning's car boot finds.The Guisval Mini looks like it should have something on the roof,but then it wouldn't fit in the box ?

[155V6]

Charity shop near to the car boot had this 1/18 Citroen BX in the window.They're asking £50,& it has a mirror missing,but going by eBay,that's not a bad price.

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Jon said:

 

 

...why didn't Majorette make a tin top version of this?!

Er...

 

[155V6]

3 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Er...

 

I was just going to look for mine to post a picture ?

[155V6]

I found these,pretty sure I've got a black one somewhere as well

[Jon]

I'm thinking that's just evidence that time travel exists and that I'm a 1980s toy car influencer. Anyone got any requests for castings they wish had been made?!

All joking aside, thanks for the speedy responses but in fairness, I think the Majorette R5 Turbo is a better effort.

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[Yoss]

Finally getting the loft ready for my railway and unpacked the last of the boxes including the one full of cars. Some of these say 1:87 scale (HO gauge, same as my German railway stuff) and some say 1:72 which would be bigger than British OO gauge but they all look the same to me. 

Anyway here's some pics. 

There's a lot of Minis. 

These were in Wilkinson for 99p each. Two of them are duplicates because I forgot which ones I'd already bought. 

There will have to be a Mini rally going on somewhere on my layout. 

Two Capris. A 1300 and an RS3100. They have different bonnets and lights. 

 

Camper, panel van and pick up. 

 

Two Porsches and two Mercs. 

And a DB5

And three Isettas, unfortunately all with the same reg. 

I'm also going to need a campsite as I got these four with caravans. 

The Mini's caravan is ridiculously twee. 

The collection so far has been based on what I could get cheap. Nothing here was more than about £2, even the ones with caravans. I really need some more run of the mill 80s German stuff as that's what most of the trains are. You can get it all but at about four times the price.