Shite in Miniature II

[eddyramrod]

My pleasure!  But, do go through the packaging again, as the TR definitely had a Ramrod screen.  I took them both off the cars for postage.

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

The Dinky tow truck is battered,but complete apart from the roof sign & one light,The hook is missing from the crane,& both axles are bent.Didn't @Datsuncog want some parts for one of these?

The Corgi one is complete,just has a broken tow hook

Yeah, the Dinky LR that @Amishtat picked up on my behalf the other week is in need of a pair of wheels - but if this one can be saved in its entirety, then go for it! I'm slowly compiling a list of parts for a Steve Flowers order, so will add rims/tyres. Cheers for the heads-up, though!

[Christine]

Royal mail musta made a few quid  out of eddie this week !  I had this today ?

 

 

 

 

[junkyarddog]

Bought this superfast Mercedes 300se last week.

Decided to have a bit of fun and turn it into a sealed door regular wheels version,using this battered donor car.

Painted using cheap aerosols,a coat of gold first followed by Orange.

Not quite the same as the original,but close enough. 

You like it Smoll Eddy?

"Regular wheels r the best wheels M8"

Will built a superfast opening door version someday.

[Datsuncog]

3 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

My pleasure!  But, do go through the packaging again, as the TR definitely had a Ramrod screen.  I took them both off the cars for postage.

Heh, had another look and found it in the box - thanks for the heads-up!

[bunglebus]

I had some arrivals too; 

First up, 1:43 Norev R4 van, unusual tailgate arrangement on this one

Next, another Norev but a Minijet R18

Onto Lone Star, firstly this couple of buggies, the more square-edged (and kinda ugly) one is the only body style that I hadn't tracked down, these were sold under six different names using three bodies and three roofs, swapping them about to give the different versions

Lastly, another Lone Star, a Road Master Zodiac estate. Thought this might be a repaint but it looks like lemon yellow and nuclear green are the factory colours on this one

[andy18s]

This has popped up on a fbook raffle group,if anyone wants a ticket give me a shout!

[Tenmil Socket]

23 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

My next projects are these.

 

Does anyone have any wheels to suit the cortina? Can you get the dart board style in this size?

The nail varnish remover didn't work very well removing the paint so I shall use pure acetone next.

[flat4alfa]

Finally able to join the Gawky Bedford CF Hong Kong Party ? 

Is this a common one?

[Spottedlaurel]

5 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Popped out to Tesco and they’ve more Matchbox stock than I’ve ever seen!   No Honda Civics though

Also in case none of you know, Halfrauds are doing a clearance of rattle cans at £3 each

You have a Honda Civic now, I got a yellow one for you today. Not much else of interest to me, and the HW selection wasn't very exciting apart from a red Honda City (which I passed on).

Shame I didn't know about the Halfords cans, I could have popped in and got some. Did make it into the model shop however and stocked up on Tamiya TS sprays, Humbrol/Revell enamels etc.

[bunglebus]

35 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Finally able to join the Gawky Bedford CF Hong Kong Party ? 

Is this a common one?

Not seen that one, but there are so many different ones from multiple manufacturers, it's impossible to get any idea how many alternative ones there are. Yours has quite distinctive wheel arches though

[DoctorRetro]

Can I get away with just saying that I had a Talbot Horizon delivered yesterday and not post pictures? 

[Amishtat]

More poorly photographed Corgis I forgot having. The Mini was another from Wass in Colchester in 1989,disappointed a nine year old me peeled the price label off. Pretty sure it's never been out of its box. 

[eddyramrod]

3 minutes ago, TheDoctor said:

Can I get away with just saying that I had a Talbot Horizon delivered yesterday and not post pictures? 

No.

[eddyramrod]

Saying that though, I have two in Spanish police livery and have never taken a photo of either!

[DoctorRetro]

 

Oh go on then, if you insist. 

I was bidding on a guisval one with no doors but got sniped at the last second. This was my consolation prize. 

I'm going to repaint it like my old one I had a few years ago. 

[eddyramrod]

I've never owned a Horizon, but I have been crashed into by one, 35 years ago.  I was in a T25 pickup so I survived.

Meanwhile, on the Costa, it looks like the local Interceptors have finally nailed that dodgy expat in his Cadillac...

I should do some more of these, shouldn't I?

 

[DoctorRetro]

4 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

I've never owned a Horizon, but I have been crashed into by one, 35 years ago.  I was in a T25 pickup so I survived.

Meanwhile, on the Costa, it looks like the local Interceptors have finally nailed that dodgy expat in his Cadillac...

I should do some more of these, shouldn't I?

 

I like the wheels on those, what make are they? 

[eddyramrod]

I would guess Ixo/Altaya, they are clearly a partwork collection because I have several others.  Police cars of the world, that sort of thing.

[BL Bloke]

14 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Prompted by my son's recent sifting through the parts boxes, I've been slowly finding the various missing parts for this kit first completed in the very early '90s:

1:24 Monogram 1937 Ford kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

I think it was painted Ford Signal Orange, my hand ended up the same colour when I didn't wear a glove as I sprayed it......

Looks like it should just be a case of sticking it all back together again. I'm surprised at managing to find even the tiniest pieces despite it having been through five house moves. Need to do one more rummage through the boxes to find the bumper brackets, then liberate some wheels from another kit as I used the originals on that recently completed 1966 Chevelle.

Should be a quick and easy weekend project.

My Ford Purple Velvet example has literally been gathering dust since the build stalled about seven years ago, maybe I should give it a clean and get it finished. 

DSCF1487 by timothy jones, on Flickr

If you can't find the bumper brackets I have a spare set as mine is being built bumper less.

[Spottedlaurel]

15 minutes ago, BL Bloke said:

My Ford Purple Velvet example has literally been gathering dust since the build stalled about seven years ago, maybe I should give it a clean and get it finished.

If you can't find the bumper brackets I have a spare set as mine is being built bumper less.

Blimey Tim, that certainly is dusty! It'll look good in Purple Velvet

Mine wasn't as bad as that, a quick wipe with a tiny bit of Autoglym polish has seen it looking decent again.

I have to admit that it isn't going together as easily as I'd hoped, or recalled from the first time around......

Thank you for the bumper bracket offer. Someone on MCM has also offered a set, and I have managed to find one so far.

[sheffcortinacentre]

That's the first & most common version of the corgi MK3 Cortina police car, rarest is black dot with 3 spoke wheel only made near end of run.

Rarest of lot is LHD promo.

[Spottedlaurel]

Made meaningful progress on three of these yesterday:

Current 1:24 Projects by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Corvette was the only one that remained static, but the '37 Ford shouldn't take long to finish up today so I can get back onto it.

1:24 Aoshima Toyota Ipsum kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

I like how this one is coming together. Lots of caramel and brown to paint on the interior.

[DoctorRetro]

Car boot sale was disappointing this morning. No diecast stalls. One stall had a box of Chinese crap, but managed to find these among them. 10p each isn't bad. 

 

[eddyramrod]

My kind of pricing!

[flat4alfa]

14 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

The wheels and tyres make it look more like a Dodge Omni

Does is state country of manufacture on base?

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

I don't know this one.  Carson top too.

Does it have a name?

 

[DoctorRetro]

3 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I don't know this one.  Carson top too.

Does it have a name?

 

Phaeton

5 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

The wheels and tyres make it look more like a Dodge Omni

Does is state country of manufacture on base?

They are just generic Solido wheels, I might change them when I find some decent ones. 

[bunglebus]

I had a rather more successful morning at the boot sale

Full report to follow but there were some definite bargains

If anyone sees anything here they fancy, he'll be back next week - larger loose cars were £5 and the Matchbox size £4 or three for £10 - more than normal boot sale prices but out of a collection and the smaller stuff especially left me with an empty wallet...

[DoctorRetro]

Nice DS with the Autoshite initials on the roof ?

 

Who was it who wanted this?