Shite in Miniature II

[sierraman]

20 minutes ago, Christine said:

Yes please  wanna  swap for a u t models Escort 1:18 similar missing mirror and rear spoiler?  I can't do pics on here but I can email you some...pics on the " what did you do today "  thread on Dark Wob a few.days ago

Think I can go for that. It’ll probably resemble an Aubergine by the time I’ve modified it but sounds like a project for the winter evenings. 

[sierraman]

Bought the job lot mainly for this, from the 70’s construction set a Police Patrol. Seen these in the various catalogues but not in the flesh, came with a few ‘Days Gone’ which I’ll not insult you by offering on here. 

[egg]

just been musing about what my current want list looks like - it's all out there, but it's all about the price in the end!

• Corgi Renault 16 (260)
• Corgi Heinkel Bubble (for resto)
• Norev Mini 850
• Norev MG 1100 (or Austin/Morris equivalents)
• Norev Renault 4 van (original plastic versions)
• Norev Panhard Dyna Z 1956 Skis (model 21)
• Norev Simca 1300
• Norev Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
• Matchbox 10a Scammell mechnical horse
• Matchbox 27a Bedford low loader
• Matchbox 75b Ferrari Berlinetta

[bunglebus]

9 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Which just jogged my memory - alongside the Murena, is this Hot Wheels take on the BMW 635i any good to you?

Trying to sort out my overflowing tub of surplus 50p models, which may* be offered out here shortly...

Yeah I like a Bimmer, please add that to my stash. Got a Golf from the same era, wheels are attached by plastic pegs that snap off - easy enough to repair with a small nail though!

[Datsuncog]

10 hours ago, egg said:

just been musing about what my current want list looks like...

Good stuff - I've updated my Tat list accordingly, so will alert you if anything there crops up... now there doesn't seem to be much in the way of Norev in Belfast, but the Corgi and Matchbox items may well show up - eventually! But then you never know, unusual stuff does show up sometimes...

 

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Yeah I like a Bimmer, please add that to my stash.

Will do! Other than the paint, this one's not in bad overall nick. I think my white Golf Cabrio from this range managed to shear off a wheel peg, much to my irritation... that's good to know a fix is possible.

[egg]

Thanks, escort arrived today, might remove tampos

[Bren]

11 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Yeah I like a Bimmer, please add that to my stash. Got a Golf from the same era, wheels are attached by plastic pegs that snap off - easy enough to repair with a small nail though!

635 snow plough?

[Datsuncog]

Right then... I promised myself quite some time ago that I wouldn't allow my Market Tat acquisitions to get out of hand in the same manner my original diecast collection got out of hand - largely through hoovering up any old thing that took my fancy.

Now, I thought I'd been on top of things, and exercising a modicum of restraint on Fridays, but the box I was using to temporarily house my finds has been bursting at the seams for some time now... and when I caught myself decanting them into a bigger box a few weekends ago, I started to wonder what the hell I was doing.

So!

A clearout is plainly needed - and once I'd picked out all those I might actually want to keep, there's still over a hundred surplus models left (the vast bulk of them from the 50p tat box).

There's nothing new here, as such - all of these have previously been offered out for sale either on the Friday they were picked up, or at previous tat-clearance events (like the October Mini-Market event). So it's very much the dregs, kids.

As a special deal to all those on the beige pages, these waifs and strays are going at the frankly bargainous rate of three for a quid (plus postage).

In fact, if you can find twenty items of tiny tat that appeal to you, I'll do them all for a fiver. Half-price madness, OMFG, etc etc…

That's why I don't do this for a living.

Usual tat box terms and conditions apply, in that I'm happy to set them aside for you and combine with existing boxes etc.

If there's anything you want, hit me up with the name of the Board and the item number, if you can't be arsed typing out all the names and stuff.

 

Ready?

Let's start with Board 1, 1970s Matchbox:

 

Ratty tatty Roller (MB69 Silver Shadow DHC); and two MB45 Ford Group 6 racers in differing shades of green.

MB61 Blue Shark; closely related MB69 Turbo Fury; and MB04 Gruesome Twosome.

MB03 Monteverdi Hai; MB53 Tanzara (SOLD!); MB60 Lotus Super Seven.

MB35 AEC Merryweather Fire Engine; MB22 Freeman Commuter; MB56 BMC 1800 Pininfarina with the bigger arches.

MB31 Volks-Dragon; MB66 Ford Transit Mk1 dropside (SOLD!); MB65 Airport Coach (British Airways, I think).

MB71 Cattle Truck; MB20 Range Rover Police Patrol (Rolamatics); MB62 Chevrolet Corvette (VETTE SOLD!!)

 

So - selling to clear, at 3 items for £1 - and 20 items for £5.

First come, first served!

More to follow...

(And heartfelt apologies if this is messing up anyone's New Year resolutions or anything.)

[Datsuncog]

Board 2: 70s and 80s Matchbox

Two MB01 Dodge Challengers; and a Super GT Lotus Europa (SOLD!).

MB31 Maxda RX7 (SOLD!); MB25 Audi Quattro; MB33 Renault 11 Turbo (SOLD!).

MB02 Rover Sterling; MB62 Volvo 760; MB66 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit  (ALL THREE SOLD!)

MB 74 Ford Utility Truck (decided to keep it for now, sorry!); MB50 Dodge Dakota (SOLD!!); MB48 Vauxhall Astra Mk 2.

Also, the trailer for the A-2 Bedford Car Transporter - no truck, sadly! (SOLD!)

Corgi, Majorette and weirdo stuff still to follow!

[Datsuncog]

Board 3: 70s Corgi Juniors

Lotus Europa; Austin Healey Sprite Le Mans; NSU Ro80 (SOLD!).

De Tomaso Mangusta x2; Aston Martin DB6 (Husky) (SOLD!).

Mercury Cougar XR7 Fire Chief; Mercedes Benz C111; GP Buggy.

Bedford TK Skip Wagons; Ford D-Series skip wagon.

Zetor Tractor; Duple Vista Coach (SOLD!); Off-Road Truck thing (SOLD!).

Ford Camper (without the camper body); Range Rover Vigilant (Coastguard); Willys Jeep.

 

Threeforapound, etc etc...

[Datsuncog]

Board 4: 1980s Corgis (plus a stray 2000s one).

 

Citroen Dyane; Triumph TR7 in two-tone (SOLD!); Mercedes SL (Made in Britain).

Fiat X1/9; Pontiac Firebird; Mercedes SL (Made in China).

Ford Escort Mk3 (SOLD!); Ford Transit Mk2; 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air (missing glazing).

007 Lotus Esprit Submarine; Lotus Esprit using same black glazing (and missing A-posts); Buick Regal police cruiser.

Pull-back Kart (still works, kinda) (SOLD!); Ford Transit Mk3 (SOLD!); Renault Trafic (missing back axle).

Ovlov 760 in silver; same again in dark green (BOTH SOLD!); Mitsubishi Lancer Evo with pull-back motor (and it claims to be a Corgi).

Also - rubber-wheeled trailer, probably would go well with a Ford D-series tractor unit.

[Datsuncog]

Board 5: Majorette

Talbot Alpine (missing bootlid); Peugeot 604 (missing bonnet); Citroen Visa Chrono (missing bootlid) - ALL THREE SOLD!

Volvo 760 (damaged windscreen); Ford Mustang SVO (missing bootlid); generator trailer (SOLD!!)

Toyota Land Cruiser (SOLD!); Ford Cargo Skip/Recycling Truck; Range Rover Fire Tender.

A different Range Rover fire tender with wonky suspension; Chevrolet Wrecker Truck; Saviem rigid truck; Ford Econoline in DHL livery (TAKEN!).

[Datsuncog]

Board 6: Weird and Wonderful.

 

Dinky Chevrolet Chevette (SOLD!); No-name Pontiac Trans-Am (allegedly); Lintoy Ferrari something-or-other.

No-name Volvo 740; Summer Volvo 164; No-name Ford Sierra XR4i.

No-name Buick Riviera (SOLD!); No-name Chevrolet Caprice police cruiser; No-name Jaguar XJS.

No-name Bedford CF (SOLD); No-name Ford Econoline; Can't-remember Land Rover Discovery (SOLD!!)

No-name Fiat 500 (SOLD!); Wiking Scania three-axle tractor unit; Playart Scania two-axle tractor unit.

No-name Peugeot 205 (SOLD!); No-name Renault 17 key-car; Kinsmart MINI.

No-name VW Beetle; Hongwell Toyota Rav4 (BOTH SOLD!).

[155V6]

Could I have the Corgi NSU RO 80 & Duple Coach,& the Majorette DHL van please?

[DoctorRetro]

Has my box been sent yet?! I want loads of those! 

[Datsuncog]

 

14 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Could I have the Corgi NSU RO 80 & Duple Coach,& the Majorette DHL van please?

Sure thing - will set those aside for you, no bother.

 

4 minutes ago, TheDoctor said:

Has my box been sent yet?! I want loads of those! 

Nope, the box is still here!

Let me know if there's anything you fancy - @sierraman's also asked for a couple, so hopefully no clashes!

[DoctorRetro]

Board one. 14

Board two. 2,4,6,10,11 12

Board three. 6,15

Board four. 2,7,13,14,16,17

Board five. 1,2, 3,10

Board six. 1,13,16,19,20

If not already taken... 

 

[egg]

I've improved* my escy by removing some of the tampos and chroming the headlights...

[155V6]

31 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

 

Sure thing - will set those aside for you, no bother.

 

 

Thanks,do you still have that Corgi Juniors pullback Porsche?

[Datsuncog]

Yes indeed! Will pop the Porsche in with your other three.

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, TheDoctor said:

Board one. 14

Board two. 2,4,6,10,11 12

Board three. 6,15

Board four. 2,7,13,14,16,17

Board five. 1,2, 3,10

Board six. 1,13,16,19,20

If not already taken... 

That's cool, I don't think those clash... spreadsheet updated as follows, and I'll get those moved across into your box.

MB Ford Transit, orange

MB Super GT Lotus Europa, purple

MB Mazda RX-7, black

MB Renault 11 Turbo, black

MB Rover Sterling, red

MB Volvo 760, silver

MB Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, red

Husky Aston Martin DB6, green

Corgi All Terrain Truck, blue/white

Corgi Triumph TR7, blue/white

Corgi Ford Escort Mk3, white

Corgi Kart, blue

Corgi Ford Transit Mk3, Pointers, red

Corgi Volvo 760, grey met

Corgi Volvo 760, green met

Majorette Talbot Alpine, silver

Majorette Peugeot 604, blue met

Majorette Citroen Visa Chrono

Majorette Toyota Land Cruiser

Dinky Chevrolet Chevette, yellow

Unknown Fiat 500, orange

Unknown Peugeot 205, yellow

Unknown VW Beetle, blue/white

Hongwell Toyota Rav4, green

If that seems to be correct, and you think that's the lot, I'll send you across a new total!

[Datsuncog]

Oh, and there's these as well:

Board 7 - Big Stuff

Bburago BMW Z3; Hot Wheels BMW 635i (SOLD!); Dinky De Tomaso Pantera (with missing bonnet).

Matchbox Superkings Leyland Roadrunner Tractor Unit; Superkings Bedford TM Skip Truck; Budgie Crane Truck (without crane, and with busted rivet to the front baseplate) - (SOLD!!)

Crane truck has quite a detailed generator on the back - maybe some use as spares?

All 50p each / 3 for £1 / seamlessly integrated into the 20 for £5 UNREPEATABLE OFFER.

 

And there's this, too, which you may have clocked lurking in the background of the other pics...

Can't go as low as 50p on this one, I'm afraid - but to take ownership of this Corgi Buick Riviera with hot Trans-o-lite action, how does £4 sound? ***RIVIERA SOLD!!***

[quicksilver]

It's no good trying to resist the lure of the tat box any longer! Could I lay claim to the Majorette generator, green Discovery and Budgie crane truck (5-6, 6-12 and 7-12)? Also, if this yellow MAN and the battered EFE Harrington are still in the box o' tat next time would you mind hoiking them out for me, thankyouplease?

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Force hail

 

Can I have;

 

Board 1, #18

Board 2 #14

 

And the Buick, why not!

 

Don't worry too much about discount, but if you could put them in my reserved box that'd be great

[mitsisigma01]

I've got a few old die-cast kicking around, this one looks like a Husky but with no makers mark just stamped Volkswagon 1300, made in Great Britain, all wheels and windows intact, one door sticker missing, paint well worn. 

Any ideas on what make, age, value and scarcity. 

Tia

[bunglebus]

I have new tat of my own, first of all, tiny Angular

 

20200129_150930 by RS, on Flickr

 

Not one I'd seen before - Corgi Hod Rodder

 

20200129_150710 by RS, on Flickr

 

A couple of Hot Wheels for the customising box

 

20200129_150445 by RS, on Flickr

20200129_150328 by RS, on Flickr

 

Chinese Maisto copy

 

20200129_150245 by RS, on Flickr

20200129_150312 by RS, on Flickr

 

Bertone Runabout

 

20200129_150121 by RS, on Flickr

20200129_150139 by RS, on Flickr

 

Been trying to locate one of these Zylmex "Baja Bug"s for a while (guess the Chinese didn't know that term refers to an off-road Beetle), usual the windscreen and/or headlights are broken off, so when a boxed one appeared, I bought it. Despite being packaged, the steering wheel was rattling around inside the blister, had to do a bit of juggling to position it for the pics!

 

20200129_150050 by RS, on Flickr

20200129_150100 by RS, on Flickr

 

Corgi Marcos Mantis

 

20200129_145943 by RS, on Flickr

20200129_150004 by RS, on Flickr

 

Sand Cat, with cat's head in place

 

20200129_145919 by RS, on Flickr

[bunglebus]

28 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

I've got a few old die-cast kicking around, this one looks like a Husky but with no makers mark just stamped Volkswagon 1300, made in Great Britain, all wheels and windows intact, one door sticker missing, paint well worn. 

Any ideas on what make, age, value and scarcity. 

Tia

 

Think it's a Corgi - I have the later version

 

Changed my mind, reckon it is a Husky. Go for good money unless you want to sell it to me

 

20191026_134441 by RS, on Flickr

20191026_134453 by RS, on Flickr

 

Found another with the blank base here  https://picclick.co.uk/Husky-Corgi-Juniors-VW-Volkswagen-1300-164040891529.html

 

Seems like it's a Corgi version of the Husky casting, with the Husky branding removed by the manufacturers

[155V6]

@bunglebus didn't some early Corgi Juniors use the Husky base with the name removed,& Corgi Juniors stuck on a sticker?

Also,have you seen the original version of the Maisto Baja Bug is still available in Poundland in metallic red?

[155V6]

This week's arrivals

These are from a couple of eBay lots,I've got quite a few I don't want,so will be doing a Datsuncog-style clear out in a few days.

The Golf is made by Kees from Hong Kong & goes with the similar Mk 3 Escort I already have.

The Alfa GTV is by Guisval.

[Spottedlaurel]

In the odd idle moment I've been getting my display cabinets back together after buying the additional glass shelves:

Left-hand cabinet got one extra shelf, right-hand family heirloom will get two but aren't yet fitted (sadly I had to get them without curved fronts, it was expensive enough as it was).

Trouble is, I managed to acquire quite a few more Corgi 1:36 and other stuff this month and found I had some more in the shed which deserved to be out on display, so I've more than wiped-out the space I'd gained......

The MIB Superfast will take up three shelves once they're unboxed and set-up as a single layer, so some drastic editing is going to be required with the rest of them. I fear a lot will just remain in boxes (with the option of another display cabinet out in the shed), and I'm putting some to one side for sale later this year. Probably going to have a stall (Tent Of Tat) at Trigger's Shitefest in May.

As an aside, how does anyone else display blister pack HW and Matchbox?