Shite in Miniature II

[155V6]

That's a pretty comprehensive list,thanks!

The nearest One Below stores to me are Slough & Maidenhead,not a million miles away but a bit far to go on the off chance that there might be a few toy cars there ? 

I used to have a delivery job all over the South and would go to 4 or 5 different supermarkets every day.I used to find most of the Hot Wheels I wanted without even having to look in my own time ?

[bunglebus]

Similar here, my work when I have any often involves travel all over the UK and Germany - lots of hunting opportunities. Think I'm going back in Feb

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Pound World

Surviving stores were rebranded ‘One Below’

[flat4alfa]

OMFG !

ROFLCOPTER !

Etc.

Dolly & Ken have swooned in shock

Courtesy of the superb staff at Luton Entertainer who went the extra mile just to get rid of me ☺️

[flat4alfa]

Whilst being Entertainered, made the most of the 3 for 2 deal, while my wife’s eyes rolled.

^ Fords will always benefit from hyper collector taxation increases. It’s the rules.

^ Liked this one as seemed to be a sort of homage to ‘Mini Ha Ha’ silliness

^ interesting ‘Art Cars’, seen before but succumbed this time 

[flat4alfa]

Poundland One Below provided these for a Quid each. Pondered for a bit, but I’d been on my knees so long finding most of them kicked under the racks, that thought best to just get them, after all the effort 

[eddyramrod]

Anyone know of a nice 1/43 Jaguar X300/X308?  I know there was an XJ40, and I have a little one ready for remodelling, but if the correct shape is out there...

[bunglebus]

28 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Poundland One Below provided these for a Quid each. Pondered for a bit, but I’d been on my knees so long finding most of them kicked under the racks, that thought best to just get them, after all the effort 

 

Subaru and 33 Plymouth are awesome! Hope I find them

[Noel Tidybeard]

39 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Anyone know of a nice 1/43 Jaguar X300/X308?  I know there was an XJ40, and I have a little one ready for remodelling, but if the correct shape is out there...

ixo do some

*edit* & auto art at twice the price!

[mitsisigma01]

Did Australia and New Zealand have there own range of hot wheels and matchbox? What's the chances of getting a 90's Sigma wagon? 

[sierraman]

No, as far as I know only US and Japan had its own specific model releases. 

[danthecapriman]

Got a few more 1/43’s recently. Sticking with the Soviet theme!

First is a GAZ Volga M24 from IST. I’m impressed with this model tbh, really nice looking and good finish.

Next one is one of my favourite cars,

GAZ 13 Chaika. Looks a really nice model too, still in its blister pack - should I open it though!?

Still yet to arrive are an SSM models ZIL 131 tractor unit and a ZIL 157 flatbed, both military trucks.

And a GAZ 12 limo and GAZ 14 Chaika. I’m particularly looking forward to the 14, it looks a really nice model from the pics.

I need to look at getting a few suitable display cabinets for these, and my 1/43 American cars to go in. Trouble is though some of the 1/43 trucks are a bit big to go in some of the cabinets!

[MarvinsMom]

these are my latest editions to the diecast tat collection. 

i've added another Toronado, this one is the fixed wheels edition, and has flawless paintwork.

it is not without issues mind, as the steering wheel is loos inside the cabin, and it lost 3 of ots headlamps. but its still a fine looking machine, especially as it was only a few quid!

and these 3 were unplanned purchases from a local toy fair, they were all in the "everything for a couple of quid" shite boxes, and they didn't deserve that fate!

so i became the unplanned owners of a matchbox AEC Merryweather fire engine, a Husky Jaguar mark X and a Lone Star 000 push along EMD F7.

the F7 complements this Union Pacific one, and interestingly its a different casting, the UP locomotive has a full compliment of roof fans and a different nose to the silver one.

the little Jag mark X, Corgi been a clever bunch have somehow managed to add full suspension to it, not something i really remember seeing before on  anything quite as small as that.

i also added a Plymouth Sports Suburban station wagon too, to complement the Dodge Royal Sedan. its got various marks in the paintwork especially to the fenders and fins, which may have been retouched at some point.  its not anywhere as clean as the Dodge, bit then it was again only a couple of quid, the Dodge wasn't!

and then, a visit to our local old diecast toy emporium added another pair of matchbox toys, both proper early ones too, a london bus and a foden cement mixer.

here is the original london bus next to one of the later AEC Routemaster, showing just how much even matchbox cars increased in size over the years.

and all these new additions mean that more trains have been evicted from another cabinet.

 

 

[Datsuncog]

Hey hey... apologies for the radio silence of late; just, y'know... stuff.

Wasn't up in Belfast on Friday, hence a conspicuous lack of tat - but all thanks to Eddy for stepping into the breach!

Coupla recent arrivals here... some DeAgostini partworks of Russki tin I hadn't encountered before.

GAZ-24-02 Volga estate - and it's kinda hard to see from the crappy pics, but it has the three rows of seats present and correct.

ZIL 41047 - the oligarch's choice.

Detailing is adequate rather than sumptuous, but I'm pretty pleased with these.

It may even inspire me to finally re-jig my display cases for a cavalcade of Eastern Bloc shite...

[Sudsprint]

Solido Maseratis 

[eddyramrod]

Loving the backdrop!  That could almost be a screenshot from The Protectors!

[bunglebus]

On 1/7/2020 at 3:06 PM, MarvinsMom said:

 

it is not without issues mind, as the steering wheel is loose inside the cabin, and it lost 3 of its headlamps. but its still a fine looking machine, especially as it was only a few quid!

 

the little Jag mark X, Corgi been a clever bunch have somehow managed to add full suspension to it, not something i really remember seeing before on  anything quite as small as that.

 

 

You can buy those jewels from eBay

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/48-x-Swarovski-9ss-19pp-Crystal-diamante-gold-foiled-1012-chatons/351132817780

 

I think the Corgi Jag was a Husky model, a lot of which had suspension, often broken though! Thought I had one but can't find a pic

This is a Husky Aston though

 

20181001_205124 by RS, on Flickr

 

[MarvinsMom]

yes i think you are correct, that the mark X jag is a husky, as its got a silver base!

corgi junior/husky they were all made by mettoy.....

i have wondered bout buying some new jewelled lights for the Olds, Steve Flowers lists them on his website too, but been more than a bit kak handed, and the jewels been propper small means that i can probably live with it just having 1 jewel left, and the mechanism still works fine too.

[Sudsprint]

Actually a view of the Med from my study window.

[junkyarddog]

"Wots in this box M8?"

Volvo cable truck Smoll Eddy. 

"Im getting the internet in M8"

Much sale for petrol on the net then smoll Eddy?

"Sod off M8"

 

[sierraman]

Whoa! Those Volvo Cable trucks WITH CABLE are nearly extinct.

[eddyramrod]

Popped into The Entertainer again today.  Nearly didn't, but I'm glad I did!

Yes, at last, a Volvo of my very own!  So I took advantage of the 3-4-2 and picked up these others.  Landy looks rather nice.

[bunglebus]

Many packages have arrived at Bunglebus Towers

I took a chance on a few not very well photographed job lots from one seller, some nice stuff in there as well as some absolute toot

 

First up, this monster sized Zylmex Tyrel Ford F1

 

20200109_122826 by RS, on Flickr

 

I like MOON stuff and I like the Hot Wheels 8 Crate so this was a must

 

20200109_122734 by RS, on Flickr

 

Yatming Jag E Type

 

20200109_122630 by RS, on Flickr

 

Siku Ford Taunus estate - kicking myself as it's f*cked and I didn't realise

 

20200109_122602 by RS, on Flickr

 

How's about this for a porthole? Zylmex Straight Arrow

 

20200109_122514 by RS, on Flickr

 

Zylmex Mclaren

 

20200109_122446 by RS, on Flickr

 

Another Zylmex, Boom bug with different interior to my other one

 

20200109_122308 by RS, on Flickr

 

Siku VW LT

 

20200109_122231 by RS, on Flickr

 

Zylmex Bubble...

 

20200109_122022 by RS, on Flickr

 

...which is of course a copy of the HW Silhouette...

 

20200109_122052 by RS, on Flickr

 

...both in small and very large scales!

 

20200109_122135 by RS, on Flickr

 

Siku MK1 Golf cabrio

 

20200109_121952 by RS, on Flickr

 

Poor paint scheme, lovely Yatming Dodge Charger

 

20200109_121849 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121859 by RS, on Flickr

 

Already had a Summer Toyota Crown but it was in poor shape so got customised. This one's better

 

20200109_121738 by RS, on Flickr

 

Siku BMW 635

 

20200109_121712 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121720 by RS, on Flickr

 

Worse for wear but unusual Schuco Beetle

 

20200109_121633 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121647 by RS, on Flickr

 

Yatming Z28 Camaro with flamed dashboard! Lol factory error I suspect

 

20200109_121600 by RS, on Flickr

 

This is an odd one, Playart Schwimmwagen - don't think they had orange steering wheels in 1942...

 

20200109_121534 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121539 by RS, on Flickr

 

Need to find some tyres for this Matchbox Ford GT

 

20200109_121459 by RS, on Flickr

 

Mira Seat 1200 Sport

 

20200109_121338 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121439 by RS, on Flickr

 

Not the greatest/most interesting casting, anyone heard of Imperial?

 

20200109_121319 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121328 by RS, on Flickr

 

Siku Porsche Turbo. Definitely not a cabrio

 

20200109_121245 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121302 by RS, on Flickr

 

Not into tanks, but yet another Zylmex

 

20200109_121224 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121235 by RS, on Flickr

 

Check out the casting flaw on this Audi 5000(?)

 

20200109_121147 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121152 by RS, on Flickr

 

Mira Merc 450 SEL

 

20200109_121107 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_121117 by RS, on Flickr

 

Got the Matchbox Super GT Vantastic

 

20200109_120952 by RS, on Flickr

 

Anyone want a Siku Merc A Class?

 

20200109_120836 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_120850 by RS, on Flickr

 

Totally not Pepsi no-name truck

 

20200109_120720 by RS, on Flickr

20200109_120740 by RS, on Flickr

 

Another one of those no-name Bedford vans

 

20200109_120638 by RS, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

[egg]

Nice lot. Schuco beetle defo deserves a restore I think. Love the Siku 6 Series. That SEAT 1200 has a lot of charm too.

[bunglebus]

Not always easy tracking down the less common brands, but some are really lovely things. Often the pictures make them look worse than they appear to the naked eye - Beetle definitely needs love though! 

[flat4alfa]

17 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

How's about this for a porthole? Zylmex Straight Arrow

 

Another one of those no-name Bedford vans

Oh.  Dabs please on those two, if unwanted

[big_al_granvia]

is today not tat friday from norn iron

[Datsuncog]

Right then - so I managed to drag my lazy arse out of bed not long after 7 this morning, and (despite nominally being off work at present) barged my way into Belfast through the frost-coated rush-hour traffic, glugging a bucket of coffee while the radio crackled and spat with political frenzy... ah now. Winds of change and all that. After THREE YEARS of no government, I've a feeling times are going to become much more 'interesting' soon in NI, to paraphrase the old Chinese curse...

So after checking in with work, and putting things on a standby footing for whatever fresh hell Monday might bring, what better antidote to never-ending tribal tomfoolery than meandering over to the market to hoke through a big old box o' knackered diecast?

I knew you lot would understand.

Well, it's been a few weeks since the last market update, and while there was indeed some new stuff on the stall there's a little bit of déja vu to all of this - because, after all, there's only a finite number of mainstream castings by Corgi, Matchbox, Majorette et al.

So I increasingly find myself snatching stuff up and thinking "Aha! This mustn't have sold after all back in May!" and then realising that it's more likely to be just another one in pretty much the same fair-to-middling condition. Maybe? I don't even know any more.

Anyway, setting aside that Groundhog Day feeling, in both political and diecast spheres, here's what there was...

Up top, on the main market stall, we had these:

1970s Corgi Fiat X1/9 was in reasonble nick for a fiver; sadly the same couldn't be said for the stickerless Mini and the very sad looking 'Vega$' Ford Thunderbird.

Corgi Whizzwheels Mercedes C111 was ok, though these crop up fairly regularly (fun fact: the real-life MB concept car was a diesel).

Matchbox Jaguar XJ12 police car was missing its stickers but otherwise fairly presentable; 1/43 Corgi Turbos BMW 635i behind looked pretty fresh.

Corgi James Bond-issue BMW Z5 and DeAgostini GAZ Volga made up the moderns.

Moving across, there's a few which seem to be regulars on the stall - the windscreen-less Corgi Lotus Elan and tyreless De Tomaso Mangusta, the Matchbox Superkings Bandolero fantasy car, the two Corgi Mercedes 300S tourers, the DelPrado Cadillac drop-top... I get the feeling I've seen them all before. £5 or so on these 'uns.

The Matchbox Superkings AMC Javelin was decent, though lacking stickers. The Corgi 'Starsky & Hutch' Ford Torino was original (not reissue), and good - but also £10.

Running down the line (and running down on interest) was the Matchbox Superkings Fire Rescue Range Rover (bit shabby, cracked glazing) with a 1/24 Jaguar XJ220 from a Shell promotion and further Welly, Corgi Classics and other more recent Classix stuff...

There was also some dull no-name supercar stuff, and a small box of Days Gone, but I didn't waste my pixels today.

So the tat box then... well, there were some good pickings, as it happens. A new, very deep box now houses these items of interest, so some diving was required to extricate the good stuff.

Not so much my bag, but there was an absolute mountain of 1970s Corgi (and Dinky) F1 cars tipped in today.

Not in brilliant nick, to be fair, and even at 50p they didn't much tickle my pickle - but there were so many I'd be surprised if there are none at all next week.

Plenty of 70s and 80s Matchbox has appeared, though not a lot of it was in superb nick. 'Highway Patrol' car above is a plastic-bodied Kidco model.

Orange Ford Van is by Efsi; unfortunately wheel-less.

I know @sierraman had asked me to look out for a dark green AMX before; but this one looked a little shabby.

There were a lot of AMXs there; also at least half a dozen Ford Cargo Skip Trucks, for some reason (but not a skip between them). Capri was fairly rough.

Another one of those pull-back Corgi Porsche 935s, plus a hilariously poor stab at a Lancia Delta by a mystery manufacturer.

So I merrily filled my hat with an assortment of tat, and then Market Blokey happened to mention that there was more round the back of the stall...

Oh, well looky here.

And here.

So, quite a bit of older stuff in here, sadly most of it quite comprehensively cream-crackered:

Corgi AMC Marlin without a roof; Whizzwheels era Volvo P1800S without a front axle or lights (again, that one seems familiar from way back last year); various Porsche and Ferrari Le Mans-style cars in a bit of a state too. Dinky Marcos Mantis with virtually no paint and very busted Dinky Beetle just about in shot.

Oldsmobile Toronado with a smashed A-pillar, and a later VW Polo with fewer wheels than it ideally should have...

Oh, hello.

Again, this big Corgi crane seems to be the same as one I saw a few months back, with a missing steady. But then, how to differentiate one mass-produced toy with a missing piece from another?

Matchbox Superkings Mk3 Transit and Ford A-Series Luton van were a little playworn, but complete.

A triple dose of Matchbox Scammell cement mixers; none of them complete sadly.

Nissan Concept not too bad; Corgi Turbos SAAB 9000 and Porsche 911 were very clean. And what's that down there?

Not the cleanest casting (look at the back arch), but unusual 'Talbot Matra Murena' marketed by Mattel/Hot Wheels, presumably from an old Polistil casting.

Corgi Volvo 760 looked pretty reasonable too.

So, just as I was nosing through these boxes, my twitchy ears overheard a deal going down... yup, some randomer had shown up with a bag of 'old cars', and I heard the sum of £50 being negotiated.

A few minutes later, as I was finalising my purchases, I was invited to peruse the new arrivals, priced at 'about a tenner each':

Oh, wow.

The Golden Jacks Rover P6 was the first to catch my eye - though a quick inspection revealed it's a drilled repaint with new glazing and bumpers, and has been allowed to get scratched again.

Although sorely tempted to go and find a cash machine, the amount of glue everywhere (including the wheels, which wouldn't turn) made me pause... daaaah.

The Corgi Renault R16, with its cheerfully floppy seats, was all-original and certainly quite presentable. Ditto the James Bond Aston next to it.

Corgi Lincoln Continental was missing its battery cover and the 'working TV' inside, but although the chrome plating had worn off it was otherwise in decent nick.

Two Corgi Citroen DSs, one of which had been carelessly repainted, still managed to look pretty cool.

A pair of Massey Ferguson tractors, a chrome-effect Corvette Stingray, a repainted Riley Pathfinder and a quite appealing NSU Prinz coupe made up the rest of the haul.

So, in response to a previous question of where all the market tat comes from - it appears that people just know he buys old stuff, and wander in with a bag of stuff to negotiate a price.

I've long suspected that the stall pricing depends on what he's paid - assuming he's looking to double his money, he seems happy to let some stuff go for very little if he's maybe only paid a pittance for it - but if someone's held on for a higher price, that's then reflected in some rather ambitious pricing, which has been commented on.

£10 for each of these seems not a bad price, and were I an actual buyer-and-seller I'd have been all over these... but I had only enough cash on me to pay for my tat bin stuff, and - having carried out a bit of a review of what's currently in the back bedroom, I probably need to cool it a little...

 

I had a look round some of the other stalls, and was vaguely amused to see that many of the EFE/OOC buses which started with Market Blokey at £3, moved across to Charity Stall Matey for £10, are now on yet another stall known for its overpriced 'antiques', price on application...

Said Charity Stall also had a number of interesting items, but by this stage I hadn't a bean on me, so I may have to see what (if any) remains next week:

Majorette Renault R5 (in 5dr format) had broken lights and windows, plus a big dent in the roof annoyingly. Matchbox Astra police car was quite clean; My First Matchbox Rover 800 showing more signs of wear. Tatty Summer Volvo 164 partially hides a Corgi Juniors Citroen Dyane in metallic blue (missing its hatch), while a no-name but crisply modelled Porsche 924 sits up top. Le Mans type racer at the bottom is by 'Howmet' - not a name I've encountered before.

Further digging revealed what appears to be a no-name pirate of the ERTL 'Boss Hogg' Cadillac Eldorado from the Dukes of Hazzard - with odd 'Video Hi-Fi' graphics.

So! Coming up - once I crop/resize the pics - is what I came away with...

[sierraman]

Is that a Volvo Cable truck in there?

[Datsuncog]

^^^^ It is, and I didn't even fucking spot it until I was uploading the pics! Daaaah!

No cables, it seems, but otherwise in not a bad condition.

Next week?