Shite in Miniature II

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

So, the ovloV. This was not in a good way:

 

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Unusually for me, I went for a restoration rather than a custom, had to add a bit of detailing though.

 

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A little bit of white on the headlight supports helps to disguise them

 

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I've even been eyeing up some Saint logos on eBay

That's a fantastic job.

[bunglebus]

26 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

 

Another excellent set of rimz - sauce?

[junkyarddog]

11 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Another excellent set of rimz - sauce?

[bunglebus]

38 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

That's a fantastic job.

 

Why thank you. However, this is possibly my best work yet;

 

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I think I'll do a nice simple wheel swap and repaint next, my nerves can't take doing details like the Ford badge and pinstripes any more!

[barrett]

That goes to show how much detail there is on that casting. In standard form it is, frankly, only barely recognisable as a Cortina, but with all the details picked out its immediately obvious what it is and actually is surprisingly accurate. You've done a really nice job.

Weirdly, I don't think I've ever seen one of those in real life. I obviously never found one whilst searching through tat boxes at markets when I was a kid

[bunglebus]

They go for fair money online, that was a couple of quid at a boot sale.

Got better examples

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[sierraman]

Could be wrong but I think in the late 80’s they did a metallic red Cortina in the Twin Packs. 

[155V6]

I've got several of the metallic red Cortinas,but they've got opening doors so I think they're an earlier release.

The later ones had the doors cast shut,& some had glazing in the front doors as well.

[egg]

I snapped a window pillar on this fire engine...

This is how it should look

This is my super glue and baking soda effort so far. It's a balance, file it down too much and it will snap again...

Once done, I will display it on the good side!

[bunglebus]

Some great detail in that fire engine, seems such a shame they had thick paint covering it all

[bunglebus]

Quick and dirty hot rod project for today. Copper for the base, black with some purple sparkle and half a dozen coats of clear for the body. Shame numb nuts put a thumb print on the top because he was too keen to put it back together

 

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[DoctorRetro]

More great stuff @bunglebus

Did my first foray into spraying, thanks to some 50p yellowish paint that was on the clearance rack at Wilko. 

Before - no name Audi Quattro (ish) 

After. Will add some detail at some point. 

Before - no name Jeep Cherokee? 

After. I'm tempted to try to freehand some jurassic park details

[Christine]

I converted one of those Hotwheels Volvos into a Honda HRv....Egg will post the pics as i can't on this tablet !

[egg]

4 minutes ago, Christine said:

I converted one of those Hotwheels Volvos into a Honda HRv....Egg will post the pics as i can't on this tablet !

Here you go @Christine

Nice idea...

 

[Christine]

Cheers ben !   

 

[flat4alfa]

21 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Still on my wish list with the "white heat" Willys

Well, we'll have to do something about that

 

TUESDAY HOD ROD HEAVEN

Who will win the drag race, out yonder on the south road out of town?  The winner wins a pink slip; the loser gets a popsicle off Wolfman Jack.

 

On the left lane we have a Matchbox '41 Willys 'White Heat'

On the right we have a Hot Wheels Neet Streeter '36 Ford in 'Oldie But A Goodie' livery

Once Toad finds his flashlight, we can get going.  Hang on. wheres Toad?  Where's he gone now?  Toad!

 

[ Neet Streeter does have the hood scoop, but it's fallen inside.  Well I have owned it for 40 years...

'Oldie' '41 Willys is for sale / swaps for something equally interesting and scarce.  Am on the look out for scraps from the early Hot Wheels stable, to built my own Sweet 16+ but in more realistic colours.  Any scraps and remnants considered ]

[bunglebus]

12 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

no name Audi Quattro

 

 

I reckon this is a High Speed

[bunglebus]

7 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

 

 

 

Want. Also after a really good Oldie But a Goodie in that colour. They often seem to suffer from the hood scoop disappearing inside the body

 

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[flat4alfa]

On 2/2/2020 at 12:08 PM, bunglebus said:

missing/UV damaged chrome can be fixed with a Molotow chrome pen (they're really good)

POST LADY HAS BEEN

Poor old Ken didn’t know what to make of it. I reassured him that it was a purchased upon a recommendation

[bunglebus]

Postie has been holding back on me

 

Lone Star Tuff Tots Corvette

 

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Oddball Kenner Camaro station wagon thing

 

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White Heat

 

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A couple of no-name Porsches

 

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Norev Renault Fuego - don't you hate people who switch the ignition off with the wipers on?

 

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Another Husky Buick - need to restore one I think

 

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HW Hi-Rakers 40 Ford Woodie

 

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Minty Matchbox Celica

 

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This is an oddball. 1st colour Matchbox model A, but without the spare wheel carrier. Also has no glass but hasn't been taken apart

 

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Firebird glowing in the sun

 

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Another new one on me - Corgo Lotus Esprit submarine

 

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Finally a couple more Zylmex

 

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[bunglebus]

I haven't been resting on my laurels either - this new HW casting looks very late 60's Mustang/Challenger to me

 

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Just needed a period correct colour scheme, and some sparkly stripes

 

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I've got a couple of these so I'm tempted to poke an engine through the hole in the bonnet

 

 

[Datsuncog]

3 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Oddball Kenner Camaro station wagon thing

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Decent haul, that is...

Kenner seem to have done some pretty strange stuff - I'm not at all familiar with their diecast output, but I should have allowed myself to be tempted by this fantasy weirdie early last year.

 

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

This is an oddball. 1st colour Matchbox model A, but without the spare wheel carrier. Also has no glass but hasn't been taken apart

Spooky.

I’ve only mine out for a....

TUESDAY WHO DID WORST WHEN IT CAME TO THE FORD MODEL A VAN

Matchbox, Majorette, Lledo Days Gone

5-Window Sedan added for reference. And a reminder to always carry a spare wheel people !

[flat4alfa]

.... even spookier 

I took these to show the variations of Matchbox Pontiac Firebird

'74, ’79 and ‘79 with T-bar roof

Had the first two since a boy. Had the last one for a matter of days...

Note that an anorak may correct me as the blue car is stamped 1975 on base.  Aha!  But it's modelled a '74 MY as the turn-signals were moved into the grille corners for '75 MY.

 

Now.  Going back to when I was a young boy there was a TV show on in early evening called The Rockford Files.   The intro with theme music had a car at night in it being followed that has always stayed with me as it stuck out as something I'd not seen before, living in the UK.  It was the W I D E rear light units!  Intruigued, was I.  Miles more space age than my Dad's Vauxhall Viva HA or the neighbour's Volvo 244..

And since that date, whenever I see a '74/'75 Matchox Firebird, I think of Jim Rockford.  I think if the memory has lasted this long then I'll die with it.  Sorry.

[bunglebus]

15 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Spooky

Just had a look here, http://www.cfalkensteiner.com/Matchbox/Catalog/LS/LS40-75/LS73c/ChF-LS73c.htm

Seems the early ones were sometimes made without windows. Without spare wheel is a known variation, just rare.

[Jon]

Today's photo - more 50p tub pickings:

 

 

Random spot check scene, to make sure that the Morgan is taking an essential journey. Fortunately, they'd been to the supermarket but then realised that taking a Morgan was not a good idea, as they couldn't capitalise on the mass stockpiling of toilet roll.

Anyway, neither of these float my boat much but they're both in very good nick, so I bought them to pass on to others, when trading can become a thing again - I'm not sure what international postage is like and it looks like my trip back to the UK in May/June is a smidge unlikely....

[sheffcortinacentre]

Toad will be waiting on paradise road with milner & falfa.

Think that's supposed to be a 71-73 charger.

The Firebird s always annoyed me as they all use the 74 rear end (75 on has a larger rear window that curves down at each side to roughly same height as door window).

The original blue casting is of a 74 formula, as it's a one year only combination of steel bumpers, polyurethane nose cone & small rear window.

Isn't that bond esprit the modern reproduction of the 70's corgi release?

[danthecapriman]

Got my 1/18 Otto Volvo 740 today.

Really nice! Fully detailed interior too. Be nice if they did an estate at some point!

 

 

 

 

[Bren]

8 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Decent haul, that is...

Kenner seem to have done some pretty strange stuff - I'm not at all familiar with their diecast output, but I should have allowed myself to be tempted by this fantasy weirdie early last year.

 

I think they sre called wild 1's from the early 80's - I have a yellow pick up somewhere.

I have the bond lotus esprit - mint but not boxed. The base determines how good it is - they are plastic and turn yellow with age.

[bunglebus]

15 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I should have allowed myself to be tempted by this fantasy weirdie early last year.

 

I think you should have having checked eBay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223698628625