Shite in Miniature II

[Tenmil Socket]

There's some great HW models on these last few pages that I need to look out for...

[flat4alfa]

I quite like the Police Tampo on the Kenmeri Skyline!

Would rather in this colour scheme though.  If anyone finds one in this scheme, cash/swapz await, etc

[AndyW201]

26 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I quite like the Police Tampo on the Kenmari Skyline!

Would rather in this colour scheme though.  If anyone finds one in this scheme, cash/swapz await, etc

I've got that one! I do prefer that scheme. I can have a look on my travels for one, plenty of older case stuff knocking about round here. Or what have you got for trade or swaps?

[AndyW201]

3 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

If you find a spare 944 or 850 I'd gladly swap!

Already on the hunt for those beasts! I have a feeling we'll be waiting till next year for the 850 to end up over here though.

[155V6]

Lunchtime charity shop find ?

[junkyarddog]

6 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Lunchtime charity shop find ?

Fantastic find!!

 

I took my recent Giusval arrivals down to smoll Eddy's,he was busy getting a new lift installed.

Seat 131,and a Renault 18!!

 

What do you think of these imported cars then Eddy?

"Foreign muck M8"

[Split_Pin]

17 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Lunchtime charity shop find ?

Ooh nice find!!

[eddyramrod]

Just checked out my little 131.  Even with my glasses on I can't read the maker's name on the base, but it could be Mira.

[Tenmil Socket]

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Lunchtime charity shop find ?

More pics please...

[flat4alfa]

6 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

[sierraman]

In the absence of any Hot Wheels 944’s in my local Poundland, I settled today for a early 80’s 924 for a whopping 50p. 

[bunglebus]

Nice, blackwall. A Super GT RS2000 too I see. Then a Ford Group 6 and...?

[sierraman]

Another Super GT that I haven’t got. 

[barrett]

It's the Datsun 126x concept car

[155V6]

4 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

More pics please...

It's really nice,just needs a little tidying at the front

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, barrett said:

It's the Datsun 126x concept car

Ah yes, usually found in yellow with orange base, opening engine lid

I have one here.  IIRC the concept was in silver?  So that SGT is not far off if the tampo could be rubbed off

[egg]

I wonder if G3 scratch remover will take off a HW tampo?

[flat4alfa]

Always known this as Datsun...  But look, the concept is a Nissan.    I did not know this.

[Datsuncog]

10 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Always known this as Datsun...  But look, the concept is a Nissan.    I did not know this.

Weirdly, the Datsun name had only been used on export-market cars by Nissan Motor Co since the late 1950s. Any JDM stuff was Nissan branded after that, until the Datsun name was canned worldwide in 1983/84.

I can kind of understand why Matchbox called this one a Datsun, as the Nissan name would have meant nothing to UK kids - but the orange 270X concept they made in the Superkings range was correctly badged as a Nissan...

(Quite a while back I bored everyone with a potted history of Nissan, which I'll link to once I find it)

[flat4alfa]

3 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

(Quite a while back I bored everyone with a potted history of Nissan, which I'll link to once I find it)

It's fine, we can read about it on Kindle.  Once your book is published.  Shouldn't need much editing.

[flat4alfa]

/ went off to look for a larger scale 126X

126 X - Matchbox 
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126 X - Mira 
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126 X - Metalbox 
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126 X - Hobby Cars 

 

 

126 X - Paya  

 

/ failed.  But isn't the tinplate one exciting.

[C1am]

Can anyone identify what this is supposed to be?

[flat4alfa]

It has four cylinders inline.  Either that or a cat is trapped under the bonnet.

[bunglebus]

I'm very jealous of that silver Fiesta up there ^ 

[flat4alfa]

8 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Lunchtime charity shop find ?

I wonder how a (Spanish) Guisval Fiesta landed in Hampshire?

Quite valuable, it seems:

https://www.ebay.es/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=guisval+fiesta&_sop=2

[flat4alfa]

Mattel Hot Wheels ‘Sidekick’

Is this one a bit on the rarer side?

 

[egg]

Beetle done...

[flat4alfa]

There'll be hell to pay when it rains

[sierraman]

7 hours ago, egg said:

Beetle done...

They actually did one in this shade in Cadbury’s livery.

[Tenmil Socket]

11 hours ago, 155V6 said:

It's really nice,just needs a little tidying at the front

Thank you...