Shite in Miniature II

[egg]

Thanks @C1am for these, another new arrival. Excellent.

 

[bunglebus]

Had a few parcels on the mat this week, some via @155V6 (thanks!)

 

Bought a bunch of Yat Mings, mostly they're Christmas cracker quality stuff but there are some nice ones that made it worth it;

 

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Black Bird, hmm...

Scirocco;

 

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Porsche 928;

 

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This was the one I really wanted - looks to me like a copy of the Matchbox Mach I Mustang? It has a loose rivet at the front but I can fix that

 

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Onto Majorettes, a rather lovely 3.0 CSL;

 

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I've been trying to find one of these without a broken front bumper for quite a while;

 

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Nicely done MK1 Golf - why did Majorette and Matchbox both chose the 5-door?

 

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Anyone for Golf Tennis?

 

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Camper van including...

 

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...a dead fly in a spiderweb

 

I was too slow dibsing the other Lancia Monte Carlo, I'd like to make a replica of "Giselle" from Herbie goes to Monet Carlo one day

 

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I mistook this for a different version of the Majorette, but it's actually a Spanish Mira

 

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Lovely Tomica Beetle

 

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Onto Matchbox/Lesney, Merc Scaffold Truck;

 

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Really clean early Bay Window VW Dormobile

 

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Baja Buggy with inexplicable 70's style paint added to the roof

 

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Opel Diplomat - another one that's eluded me for some time

 

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Late Superfast Mercury Commuter - with dogs!

 

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One of the stranger Matchbox offerings - that has to be a VW engine?

 

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Rolls Royce Corniche - not sure why Lesney titled it a coupé? Boot opens to reveal...nothing. Blank dashboard is a bit of a let-down too

 

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Late Superfast Unimog - for some reason the early ones seem much more common

 

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Renault 11 - assumed it was a taxi, anyone care to guess what the sign is about?

 

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Corgi Beetle with serious flower power

 

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What is it with Corgi and Banana yellow on cars that really shouldn't be? Lovely SD1 though

 

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Larger scale Targa, with its engine lid this time. Very nice casting, droopy doors aside

 

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A couple more blackwalls for my Hot Wheels collection

 

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Lastly this Siku Jaaag S type, up for grabs if anyone wants it - about half way between 1:64 and King Size scale

 

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[egg]

Pininfarina 1800 now re-painted...

[sierraman]

Picked this up recently for a paltry 20p, the paint was mostly missing, a new coat of Humbrol and it’s like new. 

[Datsuncog]

On 11/10/2019 at 11:14 AM, bunglebus said:

Picked up some Porsches including Tony The Tiger's Targa!

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^^ I do believe that's a colour changer version - dunk it in some warm water and it ought to turn pink.

1 hour ago, egg said:

Pininfarina 1800 now re-painted...

That looks awesome! Even better than the original orange, for seventies coolness.

[bunglebus]

Anyone?

 

[flat4alfa]

On 11/6/2019 at 8:58 PM, junkyarddog said:

I'm sure it would be a good source of spares,or even possibly a car to fix up,I bought it at a car boot sale during the summer,despite not really being interested in slot cars.

Be interested in a swap for a Majorette Plymouth Fury,or a Matchbox flying bug in reasonable condition.

 

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Anyone?

Top one is best bet

Jaguar F-Type, '56 Cadillac, JPS Lotus  - these are the ones that interest moi

Anyone else a '75 Chev Stepside, Mini Countryman, Hummer concept?

Or the Gulf Baja, MIL police, Freightliner?

[junkyarddog]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

 

Yeah,they'll do.

PM me your address,and I'll chuck your slot car in the post.

[flat4alfa]

arghhhh

Ran low on money last month, took the 5-pack back, amongst other things

Having pangs of regret!

I mean, just look at it

[bunglebus]

I like it, one of the ones I kept. Can't justify £16 for a pink Caddy and a Subaru Sambar, hopefully they'll be individual releases. I can pop back today if anyone does want them though, plenty of 5 packs too.

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[egg]

12 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

That looks awesome! Even better than the original orange, for seventies coolness.

Thanks, there's a fleck of grit on the roof which is frustrating, this applejack is quite thick out of the spray can and tricky to work with, but agree it's very suitable for this model!

[flat4alfa]

31 minutes ago, egg said:

this applejack is quite thick out of the spray can and tricky to work with, but agree it's very suitable for this model!

While the actual car was finished in a pale yellow    .......the concept drawing was a green!

/subconscious choice?

[flat4alfa]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I like it, one of the ones I kept. Can't justify £16 for a pink Caddy and a Subaru Sambar, hopefully they'll be individual releases. I can pop back today if anyone does want them though, plenty of 5 packs too.

Yes, I know what you mean, even though it works out to be 89p a model.  You could* sell to me the Lotus JPS, Jag XF, Chev Stepside for say £2 each, if it helps

I do have a few to move on as swaps, including some new 2020 range Matchbox

 

Matchbox sizes:

1:28 > 1:32 > 1:43 ish

 

 

[flat4alfa]

Also after:

Any rough Tyre Fryers (or just its engine)

Any wild daft V8 engine e.g from rough Cambuster/Bazooka or Big Banger/Pi-Eyed Piper  etc - or from a broken 1:25 US kit maybe

Any Mini Ha Ha?  I don't want to take apart my clean examples 

 

[junkyarddog]

Some recent diecast finds are these Budgie toys trucks.

Leyland horsebox.

 

Bedford tipper.

 

No smoll Eddy today,he said all the petrol fumes were giving him a headache, so he's taken the day off.

[Split_Pin]

Oh those are really nice. I'm fond of the Leyland mouth organ cab and the Budgie example isn't one I've seen before.

[junkyarddog]

Budgie diecast does seem to be quite difficult to find.

Sadly the tipper is missing the tailgate,and has a split in the tipper body,but it still looks great.

Very pleased to find them.

[bunglebus]

7 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes, I know what you mean, even though it works out to be 89p a model.  You could* sell to me the Lotus JPS, Jag XF, Chev Stepside for say £2 each, if it helps

I do have a few to move on as swaps, including some new 2020 range Matchbox

 

 

 

  

 

I'd quite like that Majorette Bagheera and the white buggy. I do have a tyre fryer I'm happy to sell/swap. I didn't buy the multi pack but I can try and find one on my travels

 

Nice chap in The Entertainer got out four brand new boxes when he saw me searching the pegs today

 

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[egg]

Let's have some close ups on the newly arrived Mercedes 300SE. Earlier models were lighter gold and had opening doors. This one still has the opening boot, but later ones didn't even have that, as Lesney embarked on some project drive style cut backs! No need to do anything with this one now I've polished the grille.

This version may have originally been part of the ferry set, has anyone got one of those by the way?

[flat4alfa]

Car Ferry, no ....but my - that's brought back Catalogue memories!

[sierraman]

No it’s quite scarce the car ferry. 

[Split_Pin]

The 944 is better than I had hoped! And I also want a Subaru Impreza now!

To the shops this weekend!

[sierraman]

Not normally into Hot Wheels but I picked the 1980’s shape Skyline the other week. 

[Bren]

My brother had the ferry - I had the commando one. Prices are eye watering.

[bunglebus]

37 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

The 944 is better than I had hoped! And I also want a Subaru Impreza now!

To the shops this weekend!

 

It's nicely detailed

 

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[sierraman]

24 minutes ago, Bren said:

My brother had the ferry - I had the commando one. Prices are eye watering.

And being plastic they are usually fucked. I’ve a picture in a Matchbox book of a used car lot dating from around the mid to late 70’s. Practically unobtainable now. 

[Lord Sterling]

On 11/11/2019 at 5:09 PM, bunglebus said:

Nicely done MK1 Golf - why did Majorette and Matchbox both chose the 5-door?

Onto Matchbox/Lesney, Merc Scaffold Truck;

Renault 11 - assumed it was a taxi, anyone care to guess what the sign is about?

20191111_150559 by RS, on Flickr

20191111_150614 by RS, on Flickr

Lastly this Siku Jaaag S type, up for grabs if anyone wants it - about half way between 1:64 and King Size scale

20191111_151000 by RS, on Flickr

Golf - Got on one if these in Black. Took it apart and the wheels out of the suspension securing and 'lowered' it. Looks good.

Merc truck is the same as Fatha_Sterling's old Merc single-car transporter so I reckon I need to find myself one of these.

Renault Taxi has the sign "TAXI PARISIENNE" which basically means "Paris Taxi" and from the James Bond Film - A View to Kill.

Jag  - Got this. Tried to find a Black one to make a replica of the 'Y? JAT' Black Jaguar S-Type I used to admire on the way to college years back.

[155V6]

34 minutes ago, sierraman said:

And being plastic they are usually fucked. I’ve a picture in a Matchbox book of a used car lot dating from around the mid to late 70’s. Practically unobtainable now. 

I was going to post about the same thing.I'm old enough to have seen the car lot when it was new,& I don't remember seeing one then,so maybe they weren't that common?

[Bren]

41 minutes ago, sierraman said:

And being plastic they are usually fucked. I’ve a picture in a Matchbox book of a used car lot dating from around the mid to late 70’s. Practically unobtainable now. 

Oh and by the way loaded with cars they don't float.