Shite in Miniature II

[Tenmil Socket]

@bunglebus the LED's look tremendous in that CD tower...

[Tenmil Socket]

I took a trip to the toy fair at Haydock Park yesterday and had a wander round for an hour. Bought quite a few bits considering I'd told myself to not just buy everything I pick up so I spent a total of £13.

There was plenty of 50p tat boxes... some were even 3 for a £1.

Let me show you possibly one of the smallest and crappest die-casts I've ever seen... I couldn't have left it there ?

 

[Tenmil Socket]

 

Look at these beauties...

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On 11/23/2019 at 1:41 PM, matt79 said:

Gently rub a cotton bud dipped in non-acetone nail varnish remover over the decals & they should disappear!

Thanks. I bought these

And did this

That worked!!

[C1am]

Is this Chevy van a Yatming?

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Decided the front lights needed some chrome too

[Datsuncog]

16 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Toot toot here's the Postman delivering another shipment from NI!

In love with the big plastic Fiat, my Alfa finally has a friend after I regrettably chose it over the 127 in the Newsagents in 1983

Hey, glad it all arrived safely! 

 

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Loving your work on the postage box too DC!

Yep, the empty box was the only thing handy to jot down a number plate when an opportunity presented itself...

I felt some explanation was in order!

[quicksilver]

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I took a trip to the toy fair at Haydock Park yesterday and had a wander round for an hour. Bought quite a few bits considering I'd told myself to not just buy everything I pick up so I spent a total of £13.

There was plenty of 50p tat boxes... some were even 3 for a £1.

Let me show you possibly one of the smallest and crappest die-casts I've ever seen... I couldn't have left it there ?

 

I remember having a set of about half a dozen of these crude things, all modelled on various 1980s sportscars. No maker's name on them and I have no idea where they came from, probably off a market stall.

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, egg said:

did this

Oh look what you've caused!

[flat4alfa]

HOT CARABO ACTION

Bertone's Alfa Romeo Carabo in Corgi and Matchbox flavours.  I'm sure I have a Solido 1/43 somewhere but it's gone AWOL

In the meantime, WDIB?  (who did it best)

[Datsuncog]

4 hours ago, C1am said:

Is this Chevy van a Yatming?

Don't think it's by Yatming, although it's very likely ripped off from one of their castings - I turned up a similar one back in June, though it's not quite identical to yours either.

Yours Chinese example seems to be a better-quality version than my Hong Kong version, as yours is fitted with an interior.

I think the proper Yatmings (generally sold under the Road Champs brand over here, I believe) have a more lozenge-shaped size window - while both these ones appear to be round.

 

I think they're meant to represent a third-generation Ford Econoline, but it's all pretty approximate!

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

 

 

Playart

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, egg said:

Thanks. I bought these

And did this

Good tip. I always end up wearing the paint away too

[bunglebus]

21 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

WDIB?  (who did it best)

I think the Matchbox is the better casting but I love the colour on the Corgi

[bunglebus]

Mrs Postie has been with some Autoshite swapsies. Well happy with the Majorette buggy, never seen one before and I have no idea how it's stayed complete - comes apart via the little red tag at the back

 

[155V6]

 

6 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I think the Matchbox is the better casting but I love the colour on the Corgi

There's a Hotwheels version too,with opening doors ?

 

[flat4alfa]

7 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Mrs Postie has been with some Autoshite swapsies

Glad the package arrived safe

The Bagheera I bought as a boy, on my first ever foreign holiday (France) back in 1981.  It's moved house 6 times.  

Oh well, can't keep them all.

[bunglebus]

I couldn't resist it. Got all the MK1s except the Super Treasure Hunt

 

[flat4alfa]

Post lady also delivered these today

Skyline is nice especially as it is in civilian clothes and not with Bosozuku embelishments

Oldsmobile I've wanted since I was a boy.  Was pleasantly pleased to find all four headlight jewels still in place.

The Horseboxes were only bought as they were in the job lot with the Roadworks Corgitronics drill thing.  It works too.  

 

[junkyarddog]

27 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

 

There's a Hotwheels version too,with opening doors ?

 

Yep, Smoll Eddy has one down on his used car lot(quite the arfur daley he is)

 

"It's me weekend runabout M8"

[C1am]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Don't think it's by Yatming

Thanks. The sloping side window/door treatment  is unusual. Mystery casting - excellent!

 

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Mrs Postie has been with some Autoshite swapsies. Well happy with the Majorette buggy, never seen one before and I have no idea how it's stayed complete - comes apart via the little red tag at the back.

Cor, some nice swaps there... the Majorette beach buggy's a new one on me as well, looks like it's survived well!

VW Golf looks strangely familiar...

Three shiter owners now (and counting) ?

 

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

HOT CARABO ACTION

Bertone's Alfa Romeo Carabo in Corgi and Matchbox flavours.  I'm sure I have a Solido 1/43 somewhere but it's gone AWOL

In the meantime, WDIB?  (who did it best)

Would have to agree that the Matchbox version seems better in the hand, while the Superfast wheels are rather neater than the over-large Corgi Rockets type.  I don't know what Corgi were doing with that weirdly ridged bonnet, but at least they managed to nicely replicate the iridescent green and orange of the original.

It's maybe hard now to appreciate just what a seismic shift in automotive design this wedge concept car represented, so it's appropriate that toymakers wanted to introduce tiny versions!

[flat4alfa]

Looks like MB did do a greeny

[flat4alfa]

Betrone's own scale model was red though

[Tenmil Socket]

I picked up these 2 Escort vans yesterday. Note the late registration madness on the blue one!

I know the later models had fixed rear doors but I've noticed one has the windows blanked out. Also note the different wheel inserts and different coloured rear lights...

[bunglebus]

6 hours ago, C1am said:

Is this Chevy van a Yatming?

 

So many of these vans, could be a Chevy or a CF

 

20191018_131203 by RS, on Flickr

20190426_155827 by RS, on Flickr

20190602_181756 by RS, on Flickr

20191101_111228 by RS, on Flickr

[barrett]

The Carabo truly was one of the most important car designs of all time, although it's mostly forgotten now. It set the template for Supercar design which continues to this day. It's one of those cars which weirdly seemed to attract every single toymaker to produce a miniature version. In addition to those already seen, Politoys did a decent 1:43 version in the right colour, though with contrasting headlamps in the 'up' position:

Solido's version was probably the best of the lot. Right colour, good proportions, nice wheels and opening doors. Headlamps 'down':

French Dinky did one (I've never seen one irl)  and it was the wrong colour (there is an Atlas reissue in the correct hue):

This is an unusual large-scale Togi from Italy. I've never seen a Togi in the metal but they seem to go for silly prices on ebay. Lots of opening bits on this, and accurate wheel design:

 

[bunglebus]

Tonight's scan is the pocket size 1981 Corgi catalog;

 

Corgi 1981 01 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 02 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 03 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 04 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 05 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 06 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 07 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 08 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 09 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 10 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 11 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 12 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 13 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 14 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 15 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 16 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 17 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 18 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 19 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 20 by RS, on Flickr

Corgi 1981 21 by RS, on Flickr

[flat4alfa]

8 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Mrs Postie has been with some Autoshite swapsies.

I forgot to ask how your Spanish is coming along

[Split_Pin]

Crikey apart from the 1/36 Mercedes 240D and Rancho, I must either have owned or still have most of the Corgi cars in that catalogue, in various states of decay.

The local Safeway supermarket used to sell them and I think it was a STFU bribe to a 3 or 4 years old me from my mum whom was trying to shop!