Shite in Miniature II

[Junkman]

Ebay find, but I was the only bidder.

Why do I find such shite irresistible?

 

 

 

 

Right.

And now brace yourselves. Ready?

 

 

 

 

 

And it's soldered, not glued!

[Christine]

MARVELLOUS ! 'KIN BRILLIANT !

[Split_Pin]

Face palm. Having said that , I have the very same model, battered and crudely repainted by my dad as a kid with whatever paint my Grandpa had at the time, likely from the shipyards where he worked and I love it!

[mercrocker]

You took the only course of action possible faced with such an attrition.  Buying it.  

[Felly Magic]

ROFLCOPTER at that exhaust. I'm currently modifying yet more Vanguards mk2 Escorts, including one that went horribly wrong and I'm now making new windows for. I ordered the pale blue one from someone on egay, and shock of shocks it arrived 2 days later...It's giving me something to do whilst on the pat & mick. 

[Felly Magic]

The horribly wrong project might get aborted, just not happy with how it looks, the pale blue un on the other hand, that needs one or two little tweaks and I will be happy. Photos to follow during the daytime

[mercrocker]

The horribly wrong project might get aborted, just not happy with how it looks,

 

Weld a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang side pipe to it, dip your finger in green paint and run it across the roof.   There is plenty of us on here who would buy it.....

[Junkman]

I think that eggsorst is courtesy of a Matchbox Y-10.

 

[Felly Magic]

To save floodificating the 'fred' ere, I've uploadificated some photos of recent diecast tat to my flickr site of shite

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernsoutherner2012/albums/72157659562140080

[Felly Magic]

Project shitbox, the spares donor Escort mk2 Vanguards model, in it's gopping state, pictures don't do justice at how bad it is. 'Tetraseal' style front valance, and BVR

 

[Split_Pin]

My lovely Russian Model Lada Riva is dying of Zinc Pest and it has left a hole in my Soviet collection.

 

Does anyone have any type of Lada saloon for sale ( Fiat 124/5, Zhighuli, Riva type) for sale? I'd really like one again.

[eddyramrod]

I could spare you one of the Poundland Lada yellow copcars if that's any help...

[Split_Pin]

Ideal Eddy, ill pm you!

[Felly Magic]

I will check my Lada collection Iain, as I have a few models

[Felly Magic]

From a Faceache Diecast group, arrived today wrapped in so much packaging it's unreal, box is in pretty good shape, model is top drawer too, complete with wonky stickers, go Italian build quality, and what the flippin nora was Bburago's deal with no steering wheels in this era?

 

 

 

 

[Split_Pin]

I think Im going to relieve Eddy of one of his Ladas 😀

[Split_Pin]

Ive never seen that 9 in anything other than yellow. I have that one, but its in the early black and rainbow box. Great wee thing!

[Felly Magic]

This came from Scotlandshire, and it was under a fiver, someone was asking roughly the same price for an unboxed, de-stickered one with a missing headlight! 

[Split_Pin]

Ah us Scots, guid prices sur! 😀

[andy18s]

I'm having a bit of a sort out before stuff goes back in the loft

If there's anything of interest then shout out

 

 

 

 

[Split_Pin]

Is that one of those 'Stomper' things in one of the pictures? Looks like an Audi?

[Felly Magic]

A current WIP, old Bburago Alfa 33, had to clean the casting up a fair bit as it had weird bubbles in, and was scratched to buggery. Need to add a steering wheel to the interior, which is tomorrow's job, next on the list, a bburago Fiat Teapot which needs painting and a bloody steering wheel putting in.

 

[Split_Pin]

I had the 33 as a kid, dont have it now so must have been victim to the Great Swappage Scheme in 1988 😕

[sierraman]

I've got in the loft, several Bburago 1/24 scale stuff of the following, Fiat cinquecento, mk1 punto, Alfa 156 in both plain red and carabinieri flavours, fiat tipo taxi. All in povo spec boxed. Any interest in these? Offers please collecshun frum Sheffield.

[Split_Pin]

I have a new You Tube Channel called Test Drive Diecast. I conduct in depth reviews of all scales and grades of models, mainly shite.

 

In that vein I have so far featured a Bburago 1/24 scale Renault 14, Solido 1/18 scale Citroen XM, 1/18 Rover 75, 1/43 Corgi Morris Minors (interesting early 1988 first release examples) and a Bburago RR Camargue. There are others too and I'll add more each week.

 

Take a look if you have time.

 

Here is the link to the 75:

 

[Junkman]

That's a very nice review.

[Split_Pin]

Cheers 😀

[RoadworkUK]

Cheers

 

Sehr gut, das.

 

In a similar vein, here's a link to the thread o'reviews I run on Hooniverse.

[Split_Pin]

Fabulous, just read your Phaeton Review and I think we both agree on a lot of things. You have worded it far more eloquently that I did though! Faved your page for further study 😀

[fred]

Well took pics (crap pics ) of some of my choddery sitting in the spare room -here goes