Shite in Miniature II

[minolman]

 

 

- A Canon cameras Paris-Dakar version, moulded in white

 

 

It's always exactly the same kit in different boxes, just moulded from different colour plastic. All of them contain RHD and LHD dashboards.

All of them command ultra stiff money. If you don't believe it, just watch the one currently on Ebay.

 

I hate to annoy your bargain radar but a Paris Dakar Transit sold on ebay in May for a whisker under $18

[plasticvandan]

Bit of an oddball request this one,but this forum is full of hardcore oddball miniaturists!

Im after a Lincoln International (hong kong) Policeman riding a Velocette LE,made in the 60s,plastic and friction drive i think.anyone got one (or heard of what im on about?)

[mercrocker]

^^I have seen one or two at autojumbles and they do turn up on Evilbay but never cheap. Unless you are lucky (not Lucky Toys, just lucky...!) and the seller doesn't know what he has. I have had some luck with generic searches such as "plastic" "Hong Kong" etc. Got a few nice bits that way.

[junkyarddog]

Hmmmm,a battered Mustang and charger.......

 

Had to be done

There appears to be a car missing...

Oh there it is

 

Nonsense I know,but I enjoyed it

[eddyramrod]

That's exactly the sort of thing I would do, especially as I already have a green Mustang and black Charger, deliberately painted many years ago to echo the movie cars.  Well done indeed!

[Christine]

possibly the best saloon car  race ever..  

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB8yV5VWRI8

 

I'm not as artistic ..

 

 

 

 

 

[Junkman]

Today, a rather French parcel arrived from France. Inside was French plastic.

 

[DVee8]

I have just won this little lot on ebay. Flood damage lol for a whole £2.30

 

 

 

There will be no epic collection as it is only a couple of streets away.More details and photos when i have them.

[Christine]

All  cat.B then !     VIC marker on them that can't be removed . Can't be played with ever again due to risk of contamination . Can be broken for parts though 

[Pillock]

What, no petrol station shot either?

[Felly Magic]

I've been away for a week OOP NORF and bought more diecast goodies. For those in the Yorkshire area, there is a diecast stall on Castleford market on a Friday, who is very reasonably priced. Also bought a couple of bits and bobs from Going Loco model railways in Wakefield, he doesn't do much 1/43 tackle, but if you are in to 00 scale stuff, they have tons in. Photos to follow later when I download my cameras

[DVee8]

Ebay collected.The seller wasn't that happy at the £2.30 payed and kept telling me that i have a great deal i have.

Lots of photos

 

 

 

 

 

[DVee8]

More

 

 

 

 

 

Before

After

[DVee8]

All cleaned

 

 

 

This Dinky i am most interested in

[Christine]

Didn't lick them at all did you ? E.coli is in flood damage ..I pop them in a ultrasonic bath from Lidls when they're that dirty .

[Vin]

Hey , JM or anybody else who may know, how do you remove paint from plastic, other than sanding down?

 

I have a yellow Sun Star Escort XR3. The bits that I thought should be black such as the spoiler, sills and b pillar were all yellow, so I painted them Matt black. Now I'm told that yellow ones were colour coded. <\facepalm\patrick_stewart\>

 

The spoiler is too intricate for sanding down and if I can get away with just taking the black off I'd be very relieved.

 

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

I used to strip painted plastic bits by putting them in a tub of brake fluid, leaving them for a while and then clean them with washing up liquid and a toothbrush...

 

I hate to annoy your bargain radar but a Paris Dakar Transit sold on ebay in May for a whisker under $18

 

I got two of these from the US in 2002 when I first joined E-bay. They were about $20 a piece...

[quicksilver]

Some Euro coach shite picked up at the Gaydon Buses Festival yesterday. These are 1/72 scale and from a European Atlas Editions collection that they refuse to sell in the UK as they claim there is no demand.

 

1958 Van Hool-bodied Fiat 306

Van Hool Italiano by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Mercedes-Benz O3500

Reiser Reisen by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

[Sealtainn]

Does anyone know if you can get a Mk3 Granada in diecast?

[Skizzer]

^ Schabak did various mk3 Granadas. Mr Lobster or someone will be along shortly with a better answer.

 

Mr L recently furnished me with a rather excellent Norev model, which I've been very slack about photographing and posting up. Will make amends soon.

[Junkman]

I used to strip painted plastic bits by putting them in a tub of brake fluid, leaving them for a while and then clean them with washing up liquid and a toothbrush...

 

Not the best method, because brake fluid soaks the softeners out of the plastic and thus makes it brittle. Especially very old plastic models can literally fall to pieces when brake fluid is used.

I use thick bleach. However, you must use a really high quality air tight container for this, i.e. Tupperware quality. Otherwise the bleach evaporates very quickly and loses its 'bite'.

Even clear parts can be soaked in bleach, they often craze in brake fluid. Expect having to leave the parts in the bleach for several days before you see a result.

Plated plastic pieces however strip in seconds. Also make sure that the parts are completely submerged. Bleach only strips the areas that are exposed to it.

 

Do NOT use bleach on metal models! Or in metal containers!

 

Other modellers had good results by spraying the models with oven cleaner, then sealing them in a freezer bag for a few days.

 

Speaking of freezers, if you find it difficult to take a built plastic kit apart, put it into the freezer overnight. You will be surprised what low temperature does to glue.

[junkyarddog]

Matchbox plod Astra.

 

A quick makover later.

 

I like this era of Matchbox,decent quailty castings and details,

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Hey , JM or anybody else who may know, how do you remove paint from plastic, other than sanding down?

I have a yellow Sun Star Escort XR3. The bits that I thought should be black such as the spoiler, sills and b pillar were all yellow, so I painted them Matt black. Now I'm told that yellow ones were colour coded.

The spoiler is too intricate for sanding down and if I can get away with just taking the black off I'd be very relieved.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Don't use anything, they're supposed to be black.

You, Vitesse and indeed Ford got it right, Sunstar fucked up.

No Mk3 XR3 or XR3i hatches ever had a painted spoiler, as far as I know. Just the White Lightening RSTurbo .

[Felly Magic]

I had a Matchbox Astra GTE in red years back, had black GTE branding on the side

[Felly Magic]

My latest additions. I also have a Vanguards Morris 1300 Countryman which I haven't photo'd yet. The Oxford Daimler hears is the mutts nuts. Needs a coffin in the back though. Audi was a cheapy. Hard to resist

 

 

 

[eddyramrod]

Audi was a cheapy?  So the sticker is not the price paid?

 

That Daimler does look lush, I fancy one of those myself.

[EssDeeWon]

Does anyone know if you can get a Mk3 Granada in diecast?

 

Ah, I had one when I was a kid in the late 80s in black, 1/18 scale too. Only the front doors opened, the detail was 'OK' but it had clear flasher lenses and not amber (which in 1988/89 all MK3 Granada's did)

 

I got it from Spain on holiday, used to love going to Spain because they sold diecasts that you could not get in the UK. I had a MK2 Astra GTE in 1/18 scale too 

[Felly Magic]

They were 1/24th ish scale mate. I had the Astra/Kadett GSi too in black

[Junkman]

I had some more receivage lately.

 

First some prime plastic shite in form of an ex-Otaki now Arii reissue of the1974 Thunderbird:

 

 

This was high on my want list for a long time, so I'm really glad that a good friend of mine scored it for me.

 

In a heavier medium, the 1/24 scale French chod hordery now comprises this Welly Renault 8:

 

 

 

 

 

Not the least bit smaller (other than in scale) and easily outweighing the above in the heavy metal department, is this near mint Matchbox Superkings ERF Simon Snorkel:

 

 

 

 

And last, but not least, this Hot Wheels:

 

[Split_Pin]

Norfolknweigh, thanks very much 😀

 

BTW does anyone else think that Welly are really coming on in terms of quality and detail?

 

I have some older ones which are wonky and crude but the later NEX offerings seem excellent. I have a 1/18 Peugeot 504 that is excellent for the price paid.

[Junkman]

The 1/24 Welly 2CV is Franklin Mint quality! Their 1/24 Citroen H van is better detailed than Solido's 1/18 offering.

They also have some very unusual subjects, like the 404 Cabriolet and the Alfa 2600 spider.

And their 1975 Porsche 930 Turbo (Porsche Museum edition) is nothing short of the Ebbro Carrera, which costs four times as much.