Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

This Budgie Beetle has come out well, not sure if I should replicate the original detail (orange headlights and red tail lights, number plate light and VW badge) or just leave it alone.

 

The colour is nothing like the cap on the paint but I really like it, has a bit of a flip to it

 

 

[flat4alfa]

The Dino purchase posted up this morning reminded me of a boot sale purchase from a few weeks back.  Found it out in the minefield of stuff already accumulated over the top of it...

Auto-Pilen MONZA GT in 1:43.  What's one of those then?  The car itself is a new one on me - at least, I'm vague about it.  The model is my sole Auto-Pilen example too.  Apparently it's meant to be modelled on this, the 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT :

Missing its screen...

steering wheel...

tyres...

and there is some sort of headlamp shroud and beak broken away (which I didn't realise while fondling it at the sale in front of the owner who said he had it when a boy). 

Was taken by it though (or maybe just the bling) and doubt I'll see another this side of a fiver.

  Probably.

[bunglebus]

This one's not done but as the sun's shining I though I'd take some pics. This one has really tried my patience, colour is nice but it's got loads of orange peel. Also just realised I forgot to tap the posts for screws so I'll have to try and do that without damaging it

[paulplom]

1 hour ago, MarvinsMom said:

possibly, depends on how much they are,please?

£5 inc  postage?

[junkyarddog]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

This Budgie Beetle has come out well, not sure if I should replicate the original detail (orange headlights and red tail lights, number plate light and VW badge) or just leave it alone.

 

The colour is nothing like the cap on the paint but I really like it, has a bit of a flip to it

 

 

Leave it as it is,it looks great.

Sometimes less is more.

[flat4alfa]

16 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Sometimes less is more.

My Wife does not agree with that sentiment. Generally.

[bunglebus]

Remember this from a few weeks ago? 

Found a donor with the missing bonnet and tyres

[flat4alfa]

So ....that means you have a trio of Thompson Mongooses now?

Can I buy a bonnet?

[bunglebus]

53 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

So ....that means you have a trio of Thompson Mongooses now?

Can I buy a bonnet?

You can have a right hand engine cover...

Today's purchase is giving up its bonnet and wheels for a good cause, the other one is different so I'll keep the pair for now

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Any ideas what this truck is? I owned one as a kid, and just spotted one as part of a joblot on ebay. No other photos but I'm sure it was American. 

[Jon]

Matchbox Dodge Dump Truck. Here's my later version:

 

 

[flat4alfa]

Fair enough on the Mongoose ( @bunglebus), might have to make do with making a copy.  Looking forward to the colour scheme ?

I also was less than impressed with Halfords‘ idea of colour-matching cap labelling...

Dug these out, from a couple ‘recent’ job lot purchases.  Forgot I had them too...  the past few months have been a bit of a blur.  Anyhow, Corgi Jaguar MKX and Dinky Rolls Royce MPW FHC

I think I’ll have a clear-out soon, starting with the small ones as my eyes are getting worse now.  Think I’ll Concentrate on Dinky, SpotOn, then Corgi and other oddballs - and even then just bigger stuff 1:40 and larger that I don’t drop so easily ?  (Because clumsy oaf)

Sooner or later I’ll have to stop playing toys and get on with the real ones, as they won’t fix themselves (Wife might be a bit more cheered-up then). Saying that, my job security has hit the floor so the lot might have to be sold off (including the Wife).  Will have to see

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, Dick Van Diesel said:

Any ideas what this truck is? I owned one as a kid, and just spotted one as part of a joblot on ebay. No other photos but I'm sure it was American. 

Yes, c.1965 Dodge D500

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

Matchbox also did one in King Size too.  I think @Amishtat got hold of a long bed stake truck example (or similar) on a Tat Boot Wednesday, a few pages back

[Spottedlaurel]

Maserati finished:

1:25 Monogram Maserati 3500 GT kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:25 Monogram Maserati 3500 GT kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:25 Monogram Maserati 3500 GT kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:25 Monogram Maserati 3500 GT kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

WCF 46 plate came with the kit, turns out to be 1963 Suffolk issue which seems appropriate as I bought it in Ipswich and started building it when I lived there.

[flat4alfa]

Very smart ?

Squint, and it seems real. Great !

[Dick Cheeseburger]

57 minutes ago, Jon said:

Matchbox Dodge Dump Truck. Here's my later version:

 

 

Awesome. Thanks for that - four minute response time- that's better than the RAC!

[Spottedlaurel]

2 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Very smart ?

Thanks, it worked out nicely. Just another four to finish during my holiday period....

[flat4alfa]

1 minute ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Thanks, it worked out nicely. Just another four to finish during my holiday period....

For once, the shadow cast from the model in the photo adds to the realism 

Only four left ?!  You work fast ?

[bunglebus]

One other arrival today, I've been trying to get all the Hot Wheels Deloreans, the Treasure Hunts are going to be near impossible within my self imposed budget, but I finally tracked down this version - surprisingly hard to find

 

20200730_175329 by RS, on Flickr

 

I think I have all the other mainline versions....

 

20200116_150711 by RS, on Flickr

DSC_0149_zps1gk1yacp by RS, on Flickr

20190511_103347 by RS, on Flickr

20190511_103322 by RS, on Flickr

20180916_164122 by RS, on Flickr

20190511_103354 by RS, on Flickr

20190304_203512 by RS, on Flickr

Hottest 154_zpsii2zwlbv by RS, on Flickr

20180811_143245 by RS, on Flickr

20191128_134459 by RS, on Flickr

 

...except the "Jukebox" from 2012

 

 

and the 2018 50th anniversary 10 pack version

 

 

I have the original Turismo (one of the two colours anyway)

 

20191217_132758 by RS, on Flickr

 

Plus I have these premium ones

 

20200425_104850 by RS, on Flickr

20190428_130403 by RS, on Flickr

20190428_130328 by RS, on Flickr

 

And the ID car

 

20200126_153805 by RS, on Flickr

 

[eddyramrod]

That's dedication!

[Datsuncog]

Nyarrr... not a lot to tickle my fancy at today's tat market, I'm afraid...

Doesn't look like anything's shifted from a fortnight ago, so mebbe he wasn't here last week either. Tenner quoted on the older stuff; £20 for the articulated Corgi Majors.

Probably a coupla quid on the Lesney stuff; GMC Refrigerated Truck has its tailgate, which always seems to be missing - ditto the Field Car's hood.

Some very dusty and paint-damaged Corgi/EFE buses were also in attendance:

There were more, but a giffer swooped down and scooped four of them while I was setting up this shot. He handed over a twenty pound note, so I guess these are a fiver a pop.

Big blue 1/43 modern coach has no windows, and is a plastic with diecast base job by 'Old Cars' of Italy - if that means anything to anyone?

No diecast visible on the charity stall this week, and nothing of much interest elsewhere...

Not really a vintage week, sorry!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 minute ago, Datsuncog said:

Nyarrr... not a lot to tickle my fancy at today's tat market, I'm afraid...

Doesn't look like anything's shifted from a fortnight ago, so mebbe he wasn't here last week either. Tenner quoted on the older stuff; £20 for the articulated Corgi Majors.

Probably a coupla quid on the Lesney stuff; GMC Refrigerated Truck has its tailgate, which always seems to be missing - ditto the Field Car's hood.

Some very dusty and paint-damaged Corgi/EFE buses were also in attendance:

There were more, but a giffer swooped down and scooped four of them while I was setting up this shot. He handed over a twenty pound note, so I guess these are a fiver a pop.

Big blue 1/36-ish modern coach has no windows, and is a diecast job by 'Old Cars' of Italy - if that means anything to anyone?

No diecast on the charity stall this week, and nothing of much interest elsewhere...

Not a vintage week, sorry!

What's the green coach in the foreground? 

[Datsuncog]

2 minutes ago, Dick Van Diesel said:

What's the green coach in the foreground? 

Looks like a Plaxton Paramount Elite in Southdown colours - bit of paint loss on it, though!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

3 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Looks like a Plaxton Paramount Elite in Southdown colours - bit of paint loss on it, though!

Just looked them up. So they're modern Chinatat? Detail looks phenomenal though. The only ones I could find were 1/76, so tiny little things I assume...

[Datsuncog]

10 minutes ago, Dick Van Diesel said:

Just looked them up. So they're modern Chinatat? Detail looks phenomenal though. The only ones I could find were 1/76, so tiny little things I assume...

Yeah, OO Railway Scale - oddly enough, the only EFE I have is a Panorama Elite in Sheffield United livery; must have had it since I was 13 or so. Great detail to the paintwork, though the wheels are a bit plasticky looking these days.

I'd say these are restoration project grade, as they've got bubbling paint from what looks like damp storage!

[MarvinsMom]

19 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Nyarrr... not a lot to tickle my fancy at today's tat market, I'm afraid...

Doesn't look like anything's shifted from a fortnight ago, so mebbe he wasn't here last week either. Tenner quoted on the older stuff; £20 for the articulated Corgi Majors.

Probably a coupla quid on the Lesney stuff; GMC Refrigerated Truck has its tailgate, which always seems to be missing - ditto the Field Car's hood.

Some very dusty and paint-damaged Corgi/EFE buses were also in attendance:

There were more, but a giffer swooped down and scooped four of them while I was setting up this shot. He handed over a twenty pound note, so I guess these are a fiver a pop.

Big blue 1/36-ish modern coach has no windows, and is a diecast job by 'Old Cars' of Italy - if that means anything to anyone?

No diecast on the charity stall this week, and nothing of much interest elsewhere...

Not a vintage week, sorry!

ohi dunno, the matchbox Trojan? van and the GMC refrigerated truck both look ok,

what is the score with the Corgi Ford Consul Classic, is it a repaint? i'm guessing the blue Jag in front of it has been painted too?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

4 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Yeah, OO Railway Scale - oddly enough, the only EFE I have is a Panorama Elite in Sheffield United livery; must have had it since I was 13 or so. Great detail to the paintwork, though the wheels are a bit plasticky looking these days.

I'd say these are restoration project grade, as they've got bubbling paint from what looks like damp storage!

Just a shame that they didn't produce them about twice the size! For that sort of detail at such a small scale,  you'd assume it would be easier to produce a larger model. 

[Datsuncog]

The Corgi Classics range had a fair few buses in 1/43, and they were great but pricey enough - I have the Guy Arab and Leyland Tiger Cub, and I'm still on the lookout for their Leyland Atlantean, 25 years on...

The OOC/EFE range was priced at a tenner a go when new, though - they were really popular at the model shop where I worked. Often they ended up on model railway layouts, which I'm guessing is where these dusty dusty boys came from...

**STOP PRESS PRICE CRASH TO £3 OMG**

[junkyarddog]

I always pick up those matchbox ramps whenever I see them,depending on the price of course.

Although I don't need another set right now.

?

[Datsuncog]

Few more arrivals:

Red Corgi Metro half-hidden at the back is decent enough; Renault 5 Alpine just slightly too scruffy to make the cut for the DC Permanent Collection. But beside it....

That's a new one on me.