Shite in Miniature II

42,585 · July 17, 2020

It is! £10 on it; not repainted either.

28,769 · July 17, 2020

Pat the Postie has just brought me a little box! Very nice, who do I need to thank?

15,149 · July 17, 2020

17 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

It is! £10 on it; not repainted either.

I think I'll pass for now, and on the Ferrari. Been spending too much lately ?

42,585 · July 17, 2020

Heh, I know the feeling...

...pics to come, when I get home!!

15,149 · July 17, 2020

5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Heh, I know the feeling...

...pics to come, when I get home!!

There's some in your purchase pile that have peaked my interest....

43,514 · July 17, 2020

6 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

How about another die-cast clearout? Dominic had been through his playworn and decided what he isn't keeping. Consider all to be spares/repairs/playworn.

Ranging from a couple of quid for decent 1:43ish size, 50p for 1:64, 10p for Chinese crap.

?

43,514 · July 17, 2020

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Sweet mercy, the first true tat box I've clapped eyes on in four months!

43,514 · July 17, 2020

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Talking of Christine, I "improved" a HW Fury a few years ago

That reminds me. Must get this completed

Corgi Plymouth Suburban

25,891 · July 17, 2020

Spot the difference!

43,514 · July 17, 2020

16 hours ago, BL Bloke said:

I've got a couple of Heller 1/24 Bugatti T.50 kits, I might do one of them in those colours.

Made me dig my one out and do a side-on photo

Those wacky Hot Wheelers...

10,166 · July 17, 2020

More wasted time today:

These last two show how easy it is to skip from one background subject to the next, without disturbing the foreground. Sort of like how a green screen works but not at all in the same way, at the same time!

I am getting a little better but am still struggling with the backgrounds being backlit and then battling either with natural lighting for the foregrounds, or using lights which are far too warm in colour temperature, although I did come up with a rather left-field solution to the latter issue.

I'll persevere though, as I'm finding some great images. Practise makes perfect!

43,514 · July 17, 2020

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Thompson Mongoose.

?

5,530 · July 17, 2020

7 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I'm annoyed with myself.

I've been trying to find a black pearl Vanguards Rover 75. The spec of the model is identical to mine.

They seem really hard to find but I finally found one on eBay and put it on my watch list but for some reason I didn't get a notification that it was due to end. It was in the middle of the afternoon too when a lot of people are working so it only went for £16. Other Vanguard 75s have been going for around £40 which is out of the question.

The search continues.

I've been the same myself on eBay lately, missed out on some crackers while I've been at work during the day.

My mates model shop has the Vanguards 75 in BRG for £15 if that's any use?

28,769 · July 17, 2020

This is what came today...

As you might imagine, I'm beyond delighted!

42,585 · July 17, 2020

Sorry to leave you all on tenterhooks, folks... my phone, which was merely irritatingly glitchy and slow earlier on, is now in a bit of a huff with the SD card, and is refusing to acknowledge its existence at all. It claims there is no SD card inserted, where in actual fact it has been in situ for several years without any prior problems... so it won't let me take any more photos of today's haul, or retrieve the ones taken earlier...

Stand by while a workaround is devised!

33,831 · July 17, 2020

1 hour ago, AndyW201 said:

I've been the same myself on eBay lately, missed out on some crackers while I've been at work during the day.

My mates model shop has the Vanguards 75 in BRG for £15 if that's any use?

Cheers Andy, I've got that one, a gold one and a Trophy blue ZT.

33,831 · July 17, 2020

12 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Sorry to leave you all on tenterhooks, folks... my phone, which was merely irritatingly glitchy and slow earlier on, is now in a bit of a huff with the SD card, and is refusing to acknowledge its existence at all. It claims there is no SD card inserted, where in actual fact it has been in situ for several years without any prior problems... so it won't let me take any more photos of today's haul, or retrieve the ones taken earlier...

Stand by while a workaround is devised!

Ooft I looked at that test card several lines before I realised it had a terrible face!

28,769 · July 17, 2020

22 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Cheers Andy, I've got that one, a gold one and a Trophy blue ZT.

What!!! I need a ZT (preferably green) and a 75 (preferably blue) but I'm totally not prepared to pay that sort of price.

43,514 · July 17, 2020

48 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

This is what came today...

As you might imagine, I'm beyond delighted!

You’re welcome

28,769 · July 17, 2020

My secret benefactor steps forward! Thank you, young sir. That's how to brighten up lockdown!

9,773 · July 17, 2020

These arrived at the beginning of the week

Thanks to @Amishtat for sending!

And the Frontera was a cheeky little buy after some negotiating with the ebay seller.

Detailed fairly well,with proper rubber tyres!

42,585 · July 17, 2020

16 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Ooft I looked at that test card several lines before I realised it had a terrible face!

That's what the test card always looks like...

...round our way...

https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/

60,210 · July 17, 2020

5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

And, finally, another few weirdos lying distraught behind the stall - of which the Hot Wheels Porsche (clearly branded Corgi on the base) may be of interest to someone?

Yes, I would.

Been out on missions all day, glad I didn't miss a mint boxed Spot On Beetle for 17p or similar

60,210 · July 17, 2020

2 hours ago, Jon said:

I've got a really nice truck that needs that top...

42,585 · July 17, 2020

5 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Yes, I would.

Been out on missions all day, glad I didn't miss a mint boxed Spot On Beetle for 17p or similar

Good-o: will see if he brings the Not-Wheels Porker along next week!

Feels more like some of advanced 4D memory training test than a simple commercial transaction, the way he re-organises the stall from week to week...

Pics of the rest of the day's pickings incoming!

60,210 · July 17, 2020

3 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Good-o: will see if he brings the Not-Wheels Porker along next week!

I've got a couple of loose ex-Corgi Hot Wheels Carreras, but not seen a Corgi car in a Hot Wheels box. Don't normally chase boxed stuff but that's an interesting one.

Other than the Carrera I've not had much luck with the ex Corgi castings, maybe they were aimed at the US market rather than where they'd been seen before?

11,860 · July 17, 2020

Mmmm alfa.. ?

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11,860 · July 17, 2020

Mmmmmercedes?

28,769 · July 17, 2020

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Yes, I would.

Been out on missions all day, glad I didn't miss a mint boxed Spot On Beetle for 17p or similar

You would have had to pay at least 25p for that!

60,210 · July 17, 2020

1 hour ago, Christine said:

Mmmmmercedes?

Mmmmmm....needs a wheel swap and silver paint.

I wonder how the kids of the 60's felt about their new Husky Beetle being LHD? Maybe it was meant to represent Hans and Helga on the UK leg of an European tour

20200717_175745 by RS, on Flickr

20200717_175752 by RS, on Flickr

Hot Wheels describe this as a GMC Motorhome, did they really make such a 6 wheel behemoth?

20200717_175921 by RS, on Flickr

Now this is LHD and rightly so, not sure Ford specified such skinny rims and tyres on the Mustang Mach 1, but Siku decided that was appropriate

20200717_180318 by RS, on Flickr

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20200717_180336 by RS, on Flickr

Also hanging to the left is this 1964 Winter Olympics DS

20200717_180357 by RS, on Flickr

A small wheel underneath turns the marble carrying capacity from adequate...

20200717_180438 by RS, on Flickr