Shite in Miniature II

[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...

[junkyarddog]

Cadbury beetle!

This was a fresh blister pull,the pack was quite battered,so I set it free.

Mint.

You like the Cadbury's VW then smoll Eddy?

"I'm feeling hungry M8"

[C1am]

9 hours ago, egg said:

Beetle done...

Excellent job. Do you re-secure the base with screws?

 

[egg]

I became aware of the Cadbury Beetle when Googling for possible colours, so I thought it suited!

My preferred base securing process is, with the rivet head still in place, use a 1.5mm drill to drill down into the post for about 0.5cm. Then I take the the rivet head off with a larger drill bit to remove the base. When finished I use a very small rivet and superglue it in place.

I think the real pros use an M2 button screw - which also gives the advantage of being able to repeatedly pull the model apart again. But, I haven't yet got a 2mm tap and die set to use that approach.

Here's where I got my 'rivets'

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25-x-RIVETS-Drill-Bit-Re-Fixing-Baseplate-Matchbox-Hotwheels-OTHERS/183769426129?hash=item2ac982e8d1:g:wSQAAOSwcLxYD8oL

[junkyarddog]

Quite possibly my favourite find of this year.Very near mint BMW turbo by Majorette.A car boot sale find.

 

As ever,a trip to Smoll Eddy's fuel emporium is required. 

"You like it Smoll Eddy?"

"Nice doors M8"

[bunglebus]

Annoying when charity shops bag up cars like this, you end up buying a load of junk with the treasures 

[egg]

Matchboxworld on Instagram (official?) anyway - I spot a brown W123 estate...

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5DgjCSJFNs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[junkyarddog]

6 minutes ago, egg said:

Matchboxworld on Instagram (official?) anyway - I spot a brown W123 estate...

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5DgjCSJFNs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Yellow Honda civic!