Shite in Miniature II

[RoadworkUK]

Wow. That Siku. Wow.

[flat4alfa]

I’ll pay £9 for that Siku !

that doubles your money

and that’s swearing

[flat4alfa]

SAVIEM BREAKS DOWN SHOCKER

BEDFORD saves the day

Rule Britannia, etc

[Bren]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Absolute bargain!

I acquired this Dinky Corvette, and much to my annoyance scratched the screen getting it out of the packaging 

I remember a boy on my street having this in the 70's. The rear is much more square than the actual car.

[155V6]

I just noticed that the mirrors are missing from the crane,I might take it back ?

I was looking for something to lift with it,all I could find was a Transit door which @bunglebus kindly sent me a couple of weeks ago.

It was lifted out of the delivery van

Then it was loaded into the pickup,to be taken to the body shop,along with the Transit.The body shop is very slow sometimes,so it might be a while until it gets done

 

[Tenmil Socket]

3 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Today's charity shop find.The box is a bit battered,but the model doesn't look played with.

 

Absolute bargain. Well done!

[andrew e]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

I’ll pay £9 for that Siku !

that doubles your money

and that’s swearing

I’d go to £18 and it’s still cheaper than the one I bought earlier in the year ?

There really is some world class Siku showing up here lately - the bargain ADAC beetle, the excellent catalogue scan from @bunglebus and now this. I might have a small Siku stash of 80’s catalogues and models myself ?

[antony denman]

On 9/8/2020 at 3:02 PM, Amishtat said:

Only the second Spot-on to cross my path, this appears to have started out red but two fairly thick coats of Humbrol have long since dried to a surprisingly reasonable gloss. 

here one i done its a royal mail fooked one off the decals whoops got corgi mini van next to do,used be catalog firm called bludels in my home town used run a fleet off mini vans love to do a replica sadgit i know sorry for crap photos

[antony denman]

for tat wedsday here my splitscreen missing its tyres good news zero cash found in a back st should left it there lol.china fineist yes the middle picture the cat showing contempt to it,

[flat4alfa]

58 minutes ago, Bren said:

I remember a boy on my street having this in the 70's. The rear is much more square than the actual car.

It’s like an apprentice carved the buck.  He really wanted an Adams Probe.  Stamped on.

(Still better than I could do though)

[flat4alfa]

Went to Tavistock and found an olde worlde toy shop.  The type where everything is low volume, maturing stock, stacked to the ceiling. I felt like a little boy again 

Spotted Matchbox singles and Hot Wheels in the same rack !

[bunglebus]

56 minutes ago, antony denman said:

That's not a 68, they stopped making them in 67...

[flat4alfa]

Late plate decal madness

[flat4alfa]

Anyone got these

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Who's the manufacturer of the Caddy? 

[flat4alfa]

Compo time !

[andrew e]

I reckon it’s a snap-tight 1/32 Revell!

[RoadworkUK]

12 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Went to Tavistock and found an olde worlde toy shop.  The type where everything is low volume, maturing stock, stacked to the ceiling. I felt like a little boy again 

Ah, drat, I didn't find that place when I was there a fortnight ago. I was hoping to find a shop that I remember from a holiday 20 years ago, from which I bought my 1:18 Triumph Spitfire. I found a place that specialises in jigsaws, though, and I'm wondering if that's the subsequent evolution of the shop I remember.

[eddyramrod]

13 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Went to Tavistock and found an olde worlde toy shop.  The type where everything is low volume, maturing stock, stacked to the ceiling. I felt like a little boy again 

Spotted Matchbox singles and Hot Wheels in the same rack !

Any MB Dodge Coronet copcars in there?  1959 shape?

My local Tesco has restocked; all the orange Golfs you can eat, but no sign of the Dodge.

[flat4alfa]

12 hours ago, andrew e said:

I reckon it’s a snap-tight 1/32 Revell!

[junkyarddog]

49 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Any MB Dodge Coronet copcars in there?  1959 shape?

My local Tesco has restocked; all the orange Golfs you can eat, but no sign of the Dodge.

I think that was in the previous case Eddy.

I've been looking for it too,to no avail.

[flat4alfa]

It was certainly rare over here, even then.

I've never seen one either

[Dick Cheeseburger]

DAFlicious. I owned one of the green trucks when I was a kid and thought it was time to add to the collection. Tickled that they both have the majority of the original cargo on board! 

Edit: I'm not 100% on the cargo on the green truck. My childhood model was secondhand I guess and never came with any load. I've also got a (recently purchased) light metallic green DAF truck with a plastic portacabin on the back, which has a completely different fixing bracket. Hmmm...

 

[bunglebus]

I have also acquired a commercial - Matchbox Ford D series in Pepsi livery. I don't remember seeing this outside of catalogues before 

Plus a couple of lovely Matchbox, who keeps their toys this nice?

Plus this Hot Wheels, sure Matchbox did a version of this but I don't think I have one anymore 

[andrew e]

I had the Pepsi (D series?) which infuriatingly I’m sure would only take small cars in the back because of that central pillar!

However the hot wheels 205 group B is a new one on me?

[eddyramrod]

This...

...has gone up on the correct shelf today, because I completed the details.  The correct shelf is the Film & TV shelf (actually one of several).  Why?  Who on earth had a pale green Hillman Imp?  I'll tell you...

It was Richard Bradford as McGill, aka Man In A Suitcase.  (Cue that excellent music and let's throw some shapes!)  I have a feeling I've used a green that's a bit too light, his car may have been a bit darker, but it's the green I used on my Volvo's wheels, which means it's what I had in.  And come on, who else do you know who has a model of McGill's Imp? 

[bunglebus]

Is it

 

 

[flat4alfa]

 Super Imp Rallye with the spotlights

Oh, hasn't the hedge has grown.  Wormwood Scrubs in the back ground

 

Orchid Green P030-4871

[flat4alfa]

  

  These two Code-3 efforts are brill, but not, quite the cookie.  Too dark?

[Tenmil Socket]

16 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I have also acquired a commercial - Matchbox Ford D series in Pepsi livery. I don't remember seeing this outside of catalogues before 

Plus a couple of lovely Matchbox, who keeps their toys this nice?

Plus this Hot Wheels, sure Matchbox did a version of this but I don't think I have one anymore 

I wasn't aware that Hot Wheels also did this 205!