Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, 155V6 said:

All we bought were 3 bushes for the garden ?

Check the pot soil.  You might be lucky.  If it was @Datsuncog, he’d find a rare Husky part and keep it 30 years, just in case ? and one day, it would save the day ?

[bunglebus]

4 hours ago, Amishtat said:

 

What's the pink Superfast at the back?

[flat4alfa]

10 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

What's the pink Superfast at the back?

https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/Vauxhall_Guildsman

[bunglebus]

Cool. Don't think I have one of those

[flat4alfa]

6 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Cool. Don't think I have one of those

I have two in a stripped state, so will send one over

[Dick Cheeseburger]

5 hours ago, Amishtat said:

A little more rummaging and we've stumbled upon a guilty bag from last year. 

 

What's the blue one front right and the metallic red one back left? 

[flat4alfa]

3 minutes ago, Dick Van Diesel said:

What's the blue one front right and the metallic red one back left? 

SAAB Sonnet III and Hairy Hustler

Both Matchbox 1-75 range

[Dick Cheeseburger]

26 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

SAAB Sonnet III and Hairy Hustler

Both Matchbox 1-75 range

Cheers. I thought I still had the majority of my childhood diecast models, but the more I read this thread, the more I keep on spotting models which have disappeared at some point...

[big_al_granvia]

2 hours ago, big_al_granvia said:

i hate you

Och i dont really @junkyarddog you landed lucky. If you flog it on i hope you make a few quid

[sheffcortinacentre]

Main thing I want the vanguard MK4 Cortina for is the rhd dash for my ixo Mk5 crayford build.

[Spottedlaurel]

Finished the Ford yesterday, although I didn't particularly enjoy the process ad the finished result probably reflects that:

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

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

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

Makes for a good companion to the recently completed Chevelle, but look at the terrible panel fit! I don't think the bodyshell is sitting down on the floorpan as much as it should be, but it's as far as I could get it.

I don't think I'd have been in the right frame of mind to do fiddly work on the Maserati or Corvette after that......

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

So I did some straightforward but satisfying prep and painting on the Toyota instead, rather more in my comfort zone. Coffee and caramel interior scheme probably not 100% authentic for an Ipsum/Picnic, but it's similar to what I have on the LS400.

[Datsuncog]

14 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Check the pot soil.  You might be lucky.  If it was @Datsuncog, he’d find a rare Husky part and keep it 30 years, just in case ? and one day, it would save the day ?

Y'know, it's funny you should say that...

...on Saturday I was moving a substantial amount of old soil, which used to be the weed-choked lawn at the back, into 1-tonne bags for lifting...

I fumbled one spadeful, and hit the side of the bag with it. When I was sweeping up after, I found this...

Which fits ok onto this...

I'm nearly sure it's a Matchbox item, albeit from a set of 1/72 model soldiers and accessories rather than from a diecast. But it makes the Majorette Range Rover look a whole heap better!

So yeah, check that pot soil...

[warch]

I have finished restoring my little Massey Ferguson. Behold!

The linkage was a bit bent and I was slightly scared about trying to straighten it, this sort of white metal is quite brittle but I managed to get it to bend back enough to fit a test implement, an old disc mower. The farm implements, most of which look ludicrously small on the much larger 80s and later tractors look absolutely perfect on this.  

[NorfolkNWeigh]

A Massey Ferguson 135 was the first modern* tractor I ever drove , did a few hours turning hay on one when I was 14. Although my favourite part of haymaking was driving the Ford D Series collecting bales, as I was a kid I couldn’t get the bales higher than the first layer so got to drive the coal lorry ( the Coalman owned the fields)  all for 50 p an hour and a few crafty ciders. I remember being in awe of my Dad and Ceredig The  Coal as they chucked bales to each other 15/20 feet up.

Off to look at Britains on eBay.

1 hour ago, warch said:

I have finished restoring my little Massey Ferguson. Behold!

The linkage was a bit bent and I was slightly scared about trying to straighten it, this sort of white metal is quite brittle but I managed to get it to bend back enough to fit a test implement, an old disc mower. The farm implements, most of which look ludicrously small on the much larger 80s and later tractors look absolutely perfect on this.  

 

[bunglebus]

Found my Matchbox car transporter, so I can do a comparison with the Playmobil one

 

20200713_161504 by RS, on Flickr

20200713_161512 by RS, on Flickr

20200713_161523 by RS, on Flickr

20200713_161535 by RS, on Flickr

20200713_161558 by RS, on Flickr

 

I hadn't noticed until now that the cars on the Playmobil aren't identical.

The two transporters are almost the same, but at the back especially the copy lets itself down in detail and construction

[bunglebus]

Having finally secured a Majorette Renault 5, I can do a WDIB? - bet there's a Siku one too but it'll have to wait. Left to right, Matchbox, Majorette, Corgi, Majorette.

 

20200713_161743 by RS, on Flickr

20200713_161817 by RS, on Flickr

20200713_161835 by RS, on Flickr

20200713_161859 by RS, on Flickr

 

Looking at them as two pairs, it's really quite hard to chose between the standard ones and the Turbos. While it's nice to find the mirrors intact on the Majorette and Corgi, they are a bit out of scale and an odd shape, especially on the Turbo Corgi. I do like the 80's "flashback" TURBO script on the Majorette. I think the standard Majorette is the nicest, and gets an accidental bonus point of having appropriate wheels for a three-bolt car

 

[Mr Laurence]

Tamiya Skyline progress - the interior is pretty much done now.

[bunglebus]

Oh and I put the Saint sticker on the P1800 I restored a while back

 

20200713_155422 by RS, on Flickr

[155V6]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Having finally secured a Majorette Renault 5, I can do a WDIB? - bet there's a Siku one too but it'll have to wait. 

 

[bunglebus]

One day...

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

finally secured a Majorette Renault 5

I did not know you were after one

Here's a question poser:  When did Majorette adopt the wheel style change?

[flat4alfa]

On 7/12/2020 at 4:17 PM, Amishtat said:

the distinct lack of bumper corners on the Jaguars. 

I read what you said yesterday

Today I had a rummage 

Unfortunately, it seems the bumper fairies attacked all of these too

[flat4alfa]

On 3/19/2020 at 8:57 PM, flat4alfa said:

HUSKY JAGUAR MK10 COMPARISON

^ Comparison done earlier this year.  Scales work out to be 1:78 and 1:81

So you see, I am devoid of off-side front bumper corners for the first series!  It's looking like I'll have to cut and shut a nearside corner after turning it upside down.

[flat4alfa]

On 7/12/2020 at 2:15 PM, TheDoctor said:

What's the gendarme thing in the middle? I'm obsessed with French Solidos at the moment. ?

Here, have some more feed for your obsession

The Solido Renault Fuego. 

Quite tidy detail in 1/43

The made a good representation on the rear window detail too, the same window I was told never to break on my old Fuego, as they were unobtainiumed. 

Mine was 8 years old at the time, picked up for £250; those were the days.  Even then it was sneered at by the 'car lads' in my town - I vividly remember showing my new £250 purchase off that night, for the only response to be 'but it's a Renault'.  It was deeply unfashionable, even then

The number plate implies it is modelled on a car registered to Département 28

Which is here:

So now you know, the Gendarmerie there did away with emergency roof lights.  Probably.

 

[flat4alfa]

On 6/24/2020 at 8:11 PM, Amishtat said:

The Police one I picked up at the car boot Sunday.  Didn't really want it or need it; but thought it might be of interest on here.  Seller wouldn't let it go for less than £2.50.  Well fair enough, it was in Hertfordshire, where houses are £400k for a mid-terrace.  There were a few more 'St Albans families' there than usual, that were clearly not used to being stall traders.

The separate plastic tailgate hatch is static!  That was a surprise...  yet the doors open...

Just looked at the trade catalogues posted on page 611 of this thread and it's not featured as a variation.  I wonder if it is rarer then?  Is that what the seller knew?

I also want to know what the red spot on the roof is about.  I thought it was a sticker applied by a child, especially as it's plain and off-centre.  But no, it's part of the tampo.

So, did L323 JMO exist in real life? 

Did the Metropolitan Police really use the Porsche 944 with 924GT Le Mans body kits?

Some deft white paint pen on the chips should make it look smarter as the tampo is saveable and worth keeping on I reckon.

If someone wants it for money back or swappage, it's available.

[Split_Pin]

Don't forget Majorette also did a 5 door 5 as did Guisval. The latter is my favourite and of course the only one that I don't have!

[Amishtat]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

I read what you said yesterday

Today I had a rummage 

Unfortunately, it seems the bumper fairies attacked all of these too

The grille fairies too I reckon.. And they've evidently got sharp teeth 

[flat4alfa]

On 7/4/2020 at 3:18 PM, flat4alfa said:

This farm tractor party is going to be tough.  This is all I have here, a Corgi MF50B.

 I was going to take it apart, keep the driver - good old farmer Tom with his flat cap - and toss the rest

Farmer Tom escaped and liked the look of the Dinky Super Sprinter Dragster

I think he wanted to be permanently fitted, what with his flat cap and scarf and one-hand-on-the-wheel cool pose. 

However, the engine makes a right din.  Farmer Tom is now deaf.

The Hemi engine casting even has the plug leads.  The headers are cast too, I originally assumed they were plastic.  It looks quite bare, but 17 separate pieces made up this model.

Same Sunday car boot, but this time a £1 deal.  Well, it is missing the glazing and driver.  I thought it was missing part of the body too, but it appears not.  

[Spottedlaurel]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Here's a question poser:  When did Majorette adopt the wheel style change?

Was there a definite time, or did they just randomly swap them around? I have Majorettes of varying ages with both styles.

The rear window on the 3dr Majorette 5 looks bit short to me. I have a slight preference for the Matchbox version.

[flat4alfa]

A 50p Corgi Whizzwheels Bizzarrini Manta now lives with the Corgi Rockets Bizzarrini Manta.

What's so special?  Well, it was the first car by 28-year-old Giorgetto Giugiaro's new company called Ital Design, built around a former Bizzarrini 1967 Le Mans racer chassis and finished up in time for the 1968 Turin Motorshow; to launch the new company.

One of the first cars in the world to use a triple-seat arrangement

A big Chevy V8 inhabited the back, while the lucky driver sat between his two, presumably lady, passengers