Shite in Miniature II

[MarvinsMom]

i think even a repainted spot-on minor for £15 isn't that far outta the way!

 

[sierraman]

Liking the haul there. This is the high octane excitement you get with the tat box. You see it and you want to knock everyone round it out of the way to revel in finding a Majorette Peugeot 604 with a missing bonnet. There’s always someone in front dithering or a snotty kid chipping all the paint off the top end chod. You just want to shout ‘Fuck off all, the Tat Man Cometh!’

[Jon]

That's a lovely Christmas story, DC! Looking forward to the photo updates.

 

This arrived in the post a few weeks back:

 

I'm a sucker for a nice box design.

 

Very reminiscent to me of the box that the Corgi Juniors Mini Metro came in, when freshly launched. As I feel is the case with the Corgi MM, will the model inside be not as good as the box?

 

 

Personally, I think it's not bad! Slight detail issue in having two different trim levels of wheels but I'll forgive that. Funnily enough, the metallic blue is quite similar to the Corgi Juniors Metro, too.

 

This is a 1/43 VW Santana, by Conrad, a German firm I wasn't aware of. I bought this not only because I liked it but it looked strikingly similar to....

 

 

My Gama Passat! Which turns out to be made by Conrad, despite being boxed as a Gama - shows how observant I am!

 

 

Now, I'm a fan of both of these and the quality of the paint in the Santana is most excellent. Somehow though, the flashing remnants and silveriness of the wheels do let the whole show down a smidge - to the point that these look like they look like they could have been bought in some tat shop, adorned with pull back motor and sold in an open cardboard case with white moulded plastic tray. Or perhaps I'm just letting my imagination run away a little, there.

 

Actually, I take the above comments back, as my critiquing forced me to walk over to the shelf and pick them up again for another look. I've squished all my 'best' 1/43s onto two shelves above the TV and these are parked next to each other in the lower tier, as my arranging has been grade in two ways; upper tier, cream of the crop stuff, service vehicles one side, normal cars opposing. Lower tier, slightly not so good, loosely parked oldest to newest by model, except where colours cause visual displeasure.

 

Is anyone else as sad I am, when it comes to displaying?!

 

 

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, Jon said:

Is anyone else as sad I am, when it comes to displaying?

I couldn’t if I tried

Because wife would say NO to that sort of thing

[flat4alfa]

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

All except the broken one and the Rangie please - I have that one

Dabs the Majorette Wagoneer with Doggie please

...after it’s been through the Bunglebus Restoration Workshop, obvs ?

It also deserves to be shod with a set of less comedy sized wheels?

[flat4alfa]

7 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

****AAAARGH CHRISTMAS MIRACLE AAAARGH***

More to come!!!

DR PEPPER VAN ALERT

[155V6]

38 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

DR PEPPER VAN ALERT

Transporter too,you just need to find the Javelin

[155V6]

49 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Dabs the Majorette Wagoneer with Doggie please

...after it’s been through the Bunglebus Restoration Workshop, obvs ?

It also deserves to be shod with a set of less comedy sized wheels?

You need the lower version to start with.If you put smaller wheels on the lifted version,they probably wouldn't touch the ground ?

[Mr A Lawrence]

This popped up in my coloring book app (don't laugh, nice stress reliever) 

Anyone recognise it? 

I vaguely recognise it either as a matchbox diecast or in custom car magazines back in the day. 

[flat4alfa]

51 minutes ago, Mr A Lawrence said:

Anyone recognise it? 

1978 ROACH COACH 

Ed Newton / Dan Woods

[Datsuncog]

Not the new Ssangyong Tivoli, then?

Disappointed.

 

[flat4alfa]

It’s locked up in a garage somewhere in Dayton, Ohio.

Hey! lets pop down and plonk Ssangyong badges on it and start a media frenzy

[egg]

Welly 190SL has arrived

Put on super fast wheels and de-stickered.

Might well be repainted.

[Split_Pin]

Welly are a decent maker. I originally turned my nose up at them but having acquired a considerable number over the years due to them modelling some interesting subjects, they are almost comparable with HW and Matchbox. 

They havent been so lucky with their marketing in the UK though and the inly place you really see them are in TK Maxx but even then their availability is patchy.

[flat4alfa]

HITCHIN SAT TAT ATTACK

[flat4alfa]

Wife wasn’t having any of it though. So grabbed some tat and scarpered

[bunglebus]

New arrivals, 1st of all from the Tatmaster DC

 

20191221_105523 by RS, on Flickr

 

Majorette I scream van, cone recessed into the side is a nice touch

 

20191221_102926 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_102902 by RS, on Flickr

 

Everyone's favourite Batman baddie in his buggy

 

20191221_102946 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_102952 by RS, on Flickr

 

Corgi buggy with intact roof

 

20191221_103033 by RS, on Flickr

 

Brace of '57 Chevvies 

 

20191221_103056 by RS, on Flickr

 

And this (which I nearly binned with the packaging)

 

20191221_103147 by RS, on Flickr

 

Which completes this

 

20191221_104914 by RS, on Flickr

 

Also a received a much nicer example of the smoller Corgi buggy to replace my tatty one

 

20191221_103124 by RS, on Flickr

 

Welly VW T4

 

20191221_103304 by RS, on Flickr

 

Unknown Ferrari - both this and the VW van up for grabs...

 

20191221_103208 by RS, on Flickr

 

Pair of Bimmers for the custom box

 

20191221_103326 by RS, on Flickr

 

Dinky Corvette Stingray

 

20191221_103619 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_103637 by RS, on Flickr

 

Really lovely Cougar

 

20191221_103809 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_103817 by RS, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

 

[bunglebus]

On 12/17/2019 at 1:32 PM, flat4alfa said:

You need to get hold of the Matchbox Connectables one I think

 

Found it!

 

20191221_105259 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_105303 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_105310 by RS, on Flickr

 

Anyone know what Kellogg's had to do with it? Says "Snap" on the top so I guess it was a free toy, thought they were sold as a proper range though?

 

20191221_105317 by RS, on Flickr

 

 

[bunglebus]

There was a thread a while ago discussing eBid, reminded me I'm signed up on there but never bought anything so I thought I'd have a nose about - found a guy selling loads of Hot Wheels and with combined postage they were a good price.

Bought a load, waited for delivery...nothing. Been discussing it with the seller for weeks, agreed if nothing arrived by today then they were lost and he'd refund me. Only when he tried to, he noticed that my address was different to paypal, crapped myself thinking they'd been sent to my ex-wife, but no they'd gone to an address I lived at in about 2011! As it's not far from my house I went and knocked on the door, bloke had gone all the way to the main town to collect it after getting the card through his door, tried the house in the street with the same door number as the flat but ultimately was stuck with my box of cars!

Altogether a happy ending, glad they ended up 10 mins away and not 100 miles if they'd gone where I went after I moved from that flat (not that my ex-wife would have admitted to receiving them).

So, the cars;

 

20191221_152944 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_153012 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_153046 by RS, on Flickr

 

Think I have a buggy obsession

 

20191221_153108 by RS, on Flickr

 

The 80's were great

 

20191221_153152 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_153547 by RS, on Flickr

 

Hi-Raker

 

20191221_153252 by RS, on Flickr

 

And the non-Hi-Raker version

 

20191221_153719 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_153811 by RS, on Flickr

 

20191221_153312 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_153354 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_153417 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_153447 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_153222 by RS, on Flickr

20191221_153616 by RS, on Flickr

 

On a mission to find a really minty one of these

 

20191221_153652 by RS, on Flickr

 

 

[flat4alfa]

LIDL are doing a crate of these

[flat4alfa]

Any love for MoYY ?

Got these available for swaps

[DoctorRetro]

Charity shop haul today. 

Mostly crap. 

Highlights are this Maisto bug, missing its front bar. 

And of course this mint Sierra. Not really my thing, anyone need this? 

 

 

And the littlun picked up this Matchbox red arrows plane. 

 

[flat4alfa]

I had one of those as a boy!

it’s a Dassault Mirage

As featured here

 

[barrett]

On 12/20/2019 at 4:44 PM, Datsuncog said:

 

In the unlikely event the Minor is still there next time you visit, I'd be very happy with that for £15 for my cars wot I've owned collection!

[RoadworkUK]

7 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Welly are a decent maker. I originally turned my nose up at them but having acquired a considerable number over the years due to them modelling some interesting subjects, they are almost comparable with HW and Matchbox. 

They havent been so lucky with their marketing in the UK though and the inly place you really see them are in TK Maxx but even then their availability is patchy.

Some of Welly's more obscure (read shite-centric) 1/18 releases are well worth a gander.

Their Ford StreetKa is bob-on:

 

And their 206CC has a beautifully realised retractable roof:

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, TheDoctor said:

 

And of course this mint Sierra. Not really my thing, anyone need this? 

 

 

 

Yes please! Like the bug, I have one. Keep hearing whispers it's a copy of something else

 

20190609_122645 by RS, on Flickr

 

My Sierra wasn't great to start with, and painting it with the touch up pen for my full-size one didn't improve it

 

20190604_123150 by RS, on Flickr

Sierra by RS, on Flickr

[eddyramrod]

Friday may well turn into Double Tat Day.  I've discovered a stall on Barrow outdoor market today loaded with diecast; mostly cheap crap, but the key word is cheap.  He buys job-lots to get models he wants, and puts the rest on his stall.  Prices start at 50p each/5 for £2.  He had a couple of 1/18s at £15 each, which might have interested me had they not been a Bini and  a 50s Lancia.  Next time I'll take my camera.  I mentioned what happens here and he was delighted to think someone would advertise his stock.  Friday and Saturday are the appropriate days.  Since I'm out of town next week you'll have to wait for the next update, but that gives him a chance to load up more stock.

[Twisterboy]

My word I remember the little white Sierra, Defo had this at some point in my life.

 

Does anyone remember the little Pointers Food Transit?? I had this as a kid and found one at my sons playgroup a month or so back. Was so tempted to pocket it!

[flat4alfa]

12 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

HITCHIN SAT TAT ATTACK

Dolly and Ken have now assessed the haul

highlights are :

Corgi SD1 pencil sharpener

MB Rolamatic Wildlife truck in good order, Ken kicked the lion out though

MB Connectables Lincoln Town Car Limo

Corgi XJS Motorshow edition

HW Nomad with 1969 on base

Corgi NIB Renault 5 Turbo  

[Motown]

 

Is there a MK1 Rover 800 Fastback miniature available and if so where would i get one from?