Shite in Miniature II

[Jon]

I'm self employed in the film industry, working in the grips department (camera movement/safety/stabilising). Though current occupation is layabout and insomniac. 

 

 

And with that, to bed!

 

[flat4alfa]

Always wondered what ‘Chief Grip’ meant when seen in end credits

And now I am wiser

[Richard_FM]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Always wondered what ‘Chief Grip’ meant when seen in end credits

And now I am wiser

Best Boy is another puzzling technical credit,

Ken Morse seems to have a monopoly on operating a Rostrum Camera at the BBC.

[bunglebus]

Best boy makes the tea.

I found another one of these Treasure Hunts, so I made a few changes. I quite like the paint, reminds me of a 60s custom - but coloured tyres are a no no in my book. Also blacked behind the grille and added some detailing to the lights, fuel tank, exhausts and scoop. In two minds whether it needs chrome grille and black running boards or just leave it as is

[warch]

Looks like it belongs to Bungle off Rainbow (in a good way).

[BL Bloke]

On 7/31/2020 at 8:39 PM, bunglebus said:

To my amazement, I have just learnt that Budgie VWs are available again, made from the original moulds. Purchase likely!

 

https://www.budgiemodels.com/

That's interesting. A few days ago while rummaging in my box of diecasts I found the Budgie models that I've owned from new (yes, I am that old).

DSCF1526 by timothy jones, on Flickr

VW Microbus

Rover 105 Rovermatic

Bedford TK tipper truck

DSCF1531 by timothy jones, on Flickr

DSCF1532 by timothy jones, on Flickr

I also found a couple of Marx diecast cars, very basic but you can tell what they are.

DSCF1521 by timothy jones, on Flickr

VW Beetle

DSCF1523 by timothy jones, on Flickr

DSCF1524 by timothy jones, on Flickr

Cadillac Eldorado

DSCF1525 by timothy jones, on Flickr

DSCF1522 by timothy jones, on Flickr

[flat4alfa]

@bunglebus will bite your arm off for a Marx Eldorado in that condition. ?

[flat4alfa]

Out in the camper van with family.  Got one of the very last plots left in Suffolk/Essex/Kent. Bookings have gone Mental.

Anyhow, stumbled on a car boot sale on my own this morning, looking for a decent lav

Once again I proved I shouldn’t be allowed out on my own

No I don’t quite know why either. The LPs were a couple of quid each and like new. Took me back to an easier, innocent era, back when Toyah Wilcox scared me and Kim Wilde gave me a stirring. But I was still only 10

Game is for daughter/family when the inevitable downpour arrives

But the Britain’s Land Rover was 20p and Farmer Tom is present. Don’t think I can beat that on a Britain’s again

[Jon]

Well, with work being so slow, hope you don't mind if I take a quick holiday. 

 

I borrowed a mate's car for the journey, as I'd like to visit the US again but in slightly more hospitable times. I'll need to look for a runabout when I get there, too.

 

Found one! A nice bit of American tin, or so I thought. Turns out this was made in Hong Kong! Ah well, let's hit the road.

 

Just as I was beginning to famish, I chanced upon some roadside signs for a nearby food merchant. Country sausage biscuits, can't wait! Hopefully they do a vegan option.

 

Turns out I was in luck - the incredibly progressive shop also did nuts, as well, so I stocked up. Also nipped across the road to buy some VW and Ford parts, for taking back to 2020, to fund this journey.

 

Tiring, I arrived at my hotel, for a good night's rest. 

 

Hang on a cotton picking....

 

Oh. Undeterred, I went off and invented Trip Advisor, so I could leave a scathing review. And despite everyone's inability to access it, it still proved more popular than my spotting thread.

 

TBC.....

 

 

[bunglebus]

As you might have worked out, I'm doing a couple of Matchbox VW 1600 fastbacks at the moment. Both had a bit of tarnishing on the bases and I find a soak in vinegar helps before a bit of Dremel wire wheel action. The standard wheel version came out great, the Superfast has been eaten. I have three other bases but all have snapped spotlights

[Split_Pin]

16 hours ago, BL Bloke said:

That's interesting. A few days ago while rummaging in my box of diecasts I found the Budgie models that I've owned from new (yes, I am that old).

DSCF1526 by timothy jones, on Flickr

VW Microbus

Rover 105 Rovermatic

Bedford TK tipper truck

DSCF1531 by timothy jones, on Flickr

DSCF1532 by timothy jones, on Flickr

I also found a couple of Marx diecast cars, very basic but you can tell what they are.

DSCF1521 by timothy jones, on Flickr

VW Beetle

DSCF1523 by timothy jones, on Flickr

DSCF1524 by timothy jones, on Flickr

Cadillac Eldorado

DSCF1525 by timothy jones, on Flickr

DSCF1522 by timothy jones, on Flickr

These are great and I'm glad you have kept them in good condition for all this time. I've never seen the Rover P4 before, it's a belter!

[Remspoor]

19 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Out in the camper van with family.  Got one of the very last plots left in Suffolk/Essex/Kent. Bookings have gone Mental.

Anyhow, stumbled on a car boot sale on my own this morning, looking for a decent lav

Once again I proved I shouldn’t be allowed out on my own

No I don’t quite know why either. The LPs were a couple of quid each and like new. Took me back to an easier, innocent era, back when Toyah Wilcox scared me and Kim Wilde gave me a stirring. But I was still only 10

Game is for daughter/family when the inevitable downpour arrives

But the Britain’s Land Rover was 20p and Farmer Tom is present. Don’t think I can beat that on a Britain’s again

But Toyah is a "gentle2 person.

 

[bunglebus]

I've wanted to restore one of these VW Fastbacks for a while, so to that end this one keeps its casting lines and I haven't added any extra detail. The body is actually an early Superfast.

Got a 2nd one on the go with the enlarged wheel arches, I'd like to do a custom one but the other 3 I have all have the usual broken pillars

[junkyarddog]

^^^^^One of my favourite castings!

[bunglebus]

37 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

^^^^^One of my favourite castings!

It is lovely but there are so many broken ones out there. If I do a custom I'll use one missing the spotlights and smooth the bumpers out, but I now I need a good Superfast base and a good body. I have one missing a pillar and two that have actually fallen in half

 

20191101_210125 by RS, on Flickr

 

Middle one was the base donor for the resto. Thinking about it I don't have three more, I have about six - three good ones and three knackered ones, plus the two I'm doing now. 

Guess I like this casting too...

 

[bunglebus]

Anyway, new arrivals. This isn't mine, just an example of a HW Twin Mill

 

 

This is mine - a Playart copy

 

20200803_140209 by RS, on Flickr

20200803_140213 by RS, on Flickr

 

As it doesn't actually have an "mills", it's more like the new Twin Mill Gen-E

 

 

I also obtained a Marx Ford GT, mainly for its card interior

 

20200803_140140 by RS, on Flickr

 

Finally a 1:46 Zee Toys Trans Am

 

20200803_140103 by RS, on Flickr

[junkyarddog]

Did this Dinky CF as a commission for the guy down the Market that sells diecast on a Saturday morning. 

It was almost paintless and had evidence of being repainted silver.

It was originally an AA van,and he wanted it yellow again,but seeing as I didn't have any yellow he said he'd leave it up to me to decide. 

 

This is the result, an Irish Garda van,or police if you prefer,Blue paint from our equivalent of Poundland, and a couple of coats of their clear Lacquer too!

Made the stickers by cutting up an old phone book,covering the paper with clear sticky tape,and using double sided tape on the rear.

I'm quite chuffed with this one,

I really don't want to give it back!!

[bunglebus]

58 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

 

003_zpslbx7yriw by RS, on Flickr

Cars 009_zpslbivw5kg by RS, on Flickr

[flat4alfa]

21 hours ago, Remspoor said:

But Toyah is a "gentle” person.

Perhaps ‘intriguing’ is more what I meant

Siouxsie Sue on the other hand properly gave me the creeps, what with her bad-hair-life hair-do

[flat4alfa]

I thought it would be good to do a Vauxhall Team racing support CF van but already beaten to it

[Dick Cheeseburger]

4 hours ago, Remspoor said:

But Toyah is a "gentle2 person.

 

I still find her a bit of a mythtery to be honest. 

[flat4alfa]

Which leads me to thinking the larger Matchbox CF2 would be better

But the only one I have is a bit too nice to mess with 

Anyone go a spare rough one?

 

[Spottedlaurel]

Datsun Roadster ready for final assembly:

1:24 Fujimi Datsun Fairlady Roadster kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

I didn't quite manage it tonight, but after nearly 13 years what's another day?

1:24 Datsun Fairlady Roadster and 280Z kits by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Datsun Fairlady Roadster and 280Z kits by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

The Z is coming together nicely, should achieve my ambition of starting and finishing it during my holiday.

[andrew e]

That’s beautiful! I built one almost* the same (well it’s a Japanese roadster!)  a long while ago, so long ago Beatties were still trading! Hope you like the colour ?

 

[155V6]

14 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Which leads me to thinking the larger Matchbox CF2 would be better

But the only one I have is a bit too nice to mess with 

Anyone go a spare rough one?

 

I'll have a look tonight

[Split_Pin]

I don't have many Lesneys in my collection, only the Ford Popular and Bedford TK Tipper spring to mind so I availed @Tenmil Socket of 3 of his. A Thames 400e, Bedford CA and 1961 Ford Fairline.

The Ford was crying out the loudest for a restoration so it was first in the queue.

This is the first and last time I'll try this 'Paint and Nail Varnish Remover' from B&Q as it appears to do very little.

The front axle was really bent so I carefully hacksawed off the stud at the end for future use and straightened things out. 

It's a nice little casting with a lot of detail. I like this stage as you can really see the work that went into these toys at the time.

I decided that a Police car was more relevant than a Fire Chief. I might add more detail later.

I've not been well these last couple of days so I was surprised to have a steady hand with the silver pen.

The Range are doing discontinued car spraypaint for £4 per tin so I went on Sunday and bought a few. This one is actually Hammerite though as I was spraying some door handles for the house with it and those came out well.

 

[Spottedlaurel]

4 minutes ago, andrew e said:

That’s beautiful! I built one almost* the same (well it’s a Japanese roadster!)  a long while ago, so long ago Beatties were still trading! Hope you like the colour ?

 

I do like! It was a bargain at that price.

[bunglebus]

25 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

This is the first and last time I'll try this 'Paint and Nail Varnish Remover' from B&Q as it appears to do very little.

I bought their Diall stuff and found it really good compared to the Wilko one that they haven't had in stock for ages anyway.

2nd Fastback is done, think I did quite a good job of rescuing the base with the chrome pen.

The idea was to replicate a rare variation, large wheel arches with narrow Superfast wheels. As such I again didn't get rid of casting lines or detail anything.

It's not quite the right pink but close enough

 

[Spottedlaurel]

/\ That looks very good. Looks like I was lucky to find a decent, unboxed version for not too much money.

Fairlady Roadster pretty much finished after approaching 13 years, sneak preview before a couple of very minor things get done and I take some decent pic's tomorrow:

[Jon]

Bit quiet 'round this thread, we're usually rifling through a page a day! Hope you don't mind if I cover a bit more of my trip, then?

 

Pez shot. The car came with a full tank of gas but it doesn't have a fuel gauge (or indeed, any gauges; must be a base model), so I thought it best to fill up.

 

Then a quick, full American breakfast. Again, nice to see some dairy free options, so I had a soy sundae. Great stuff.

 

Then I had a little time to kill, so I did what any red blooded male would do and hit the high street, going in all the shops and trying on all the latest fashions, before not buying anything.

 

Once satisfied that nothing fit and everything made me look fat, I was off to a matinee performance of Les Mis - I'd bumped into Alan Ayckbourn in a previous time travelling holiday to 1970's London and he'd raved about this little place. Indeed, it was a devine performance by all. Bravo!

 

Then in a show of solidarity, the summer sun got us both a little hot under the collar (mine was a wool/viscose mix), so car & driver both rested awhile for liquid refreshments. Did someone say beveragino?

 

After a quick nap, it was off to another undiscovered gem, this glorious little gallery, which really could give the Louvre a run for its money. It was largely renditions of kittens in baskets, mind; a perfect hangout for birthday card art talent scouts. Just so long as they don't loiter in the 5ft exclusion zone outside, during their negotiations.

 

Then off to bed for the night. Looked like a nice little place, all freshly done up. The name also had a nice ring to it - certainly made me peel off to visit.