Shite in Miniature II

[andy18s]

Can I claim the BT phones yellow Manta,and whatever the orange thing is plz?

Ta

 

[155V6]

4 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

£10 on that one!

Chassis intact, and both have motors though one missing a back axle- and he'll do them both for a fiver though!

Could you grab the Skip Truck for me if it's still there please?

[Datsuncog]

11 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I'll have the red Sand Cat if it's a couple of quid - how bad is the glass on the Inter City Commuter?

Also the Majorette 911 if it's in the 50p bin

Thanks

Sand Cat is worn, but not bad otherwise:

Commuter has the glazing punched through on top...

And not great on the front either.

Have snagged the Zodiac and Corvette for you at £3 each, though!

[bunglebus]

1 minute ago, Datsuncog said:

Sand Cat is worn, but not bad otherwise:

Commuter has the glazing punched through on top...

And not great on the front either.

Have snagged the Zodiac and Corvette for you at £3 each, though!

Ace thanks - I only really need the top off the Sand Cat so bargain prices only! 

[Datsuncog]

3 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Could you grab the Skip Truck for me if it's still there please?

Now in my hot little hands...

3 hours ago, andy18s said:

Can I claim the BT phones yellow Manta,and whatever the orange thing is plz?

Ta

 

Sure thing! Orange jobber says it's a Quick Sander, Matchbox 2008. Very clean, as it happens!

[bunglebus]

[flat4alfa]

It's all getting a bit more expensive

I can't see he'll ever get £10 for many of those

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[flat4alfa]

11 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

£10 on that one!

Chassis intact, and both have motors though one missing a back axle- and he'll do them both for a fiver though!

Both for a fiver?  Yes!

[andy18s]

5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Now in my hot little hands...

Sure thing! Orange jobber says it's a Quick Sand, Matchbox 2008. Very clean, as it happens!

Just spotted the white Manta,any chance of picking it up?

[Datsuncog]

Well, after my lamenting the lack of Matchbox...

Wouldn't you just know it! A pound each.

Plus, there's this...

Missing a box flap, but otherwise very clean and complete, it seems... £20.

[flat4alfa]

All Greenlights please if a quid each

[flat4alfa]

22 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

It's all getting a bit more expensive

I can't see he'll ever get £10 for many of those

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That said, I do need a Ghia L6.4  parts car...

I have a tidy one with a broken front bumper and cracked rera screen...      What kind of money buys the red interior one? 

[Datsuncog]

On 9/18/2020 at 9:55 AM, andy18s said:

Just spotted the white Manta,any chance of picking it up?

I've got the yellow one here for you: the white one has the bashed in roof and has been kicking round for months, yet is still inexplicably in the more expensive box!

[flat4alfa]

Is that a Spot-On E-Type under the Bunglebus Zodiac?

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[Datsuncog]

23 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Ace thanks - I only really need the top off the Sand Cat so bargain prices only! 

£2 ok? (Well, it's in the bag now...)

19 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Both for a fiver?  Yes!

Procured!!

8 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

All Greenlights please if a quid each

Also procured!

5 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

That said, I do need a Ghia L6.4  parts car...

I have a tidy one with a broken front bumper and cracked screen...      What kind of money buys the red interior one? 

Will ask him now... Prices are prone to fluctuations, but seems to be based on what he's paid for them. If he's got them for cheaps, then they'll be bargainous... If he's overpaid, then ruinous.

I'd like to think no more than £3 for the parts Ghia - will check for bumpers and glazing integrity!

1 minute ago, flat4alfa said:

Is that a Spot-On E-Type under the Bunglebus Zodiac?

Nope, it's a Dinky that's missing its rear hatch!

[155V6]

18 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Well, after my lamenting the lack of Matchbox...

Wouldn't you just know it! A pound each.

Plus, there's this...

Missing a box flap, but otherwise very clean and complete, it seems... £20.

I'd really like this garage,would you be able to pick it up for me?

I can paypal you some funds if you need them.

[junkyarddog]

Oh my......That garage.....

Is it all complete MrDC?

[flat4alfa]

12 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I'd like to think no more than £3 for the parts Ghia - will check for bumpers and glazing integrity!

Nope, it's a Dinky that's missing its rear hatch!

Is the Ghia DAG in the window, still?   Worth the pint of eurofizz then yes

Dinky with no rear hatch how much if Zodiac was £3

[Datsuncog]

11 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

I'd really like this garage,would you be able to pick it up for me?

I can paypal you some funds if you need them.

I've picked it up... in a bit of a rush to scoot home so can't yet confirm absolute completeness - but at a cursory glance, it does look worth the price of admission!

9 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Oh my......That garage.....

Is it all complete MrDC?

See above - we'll find out in about half an hour!

4 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Is the Ghia DAG in the window, still?   Worth the pint of eurofizz then yes

Dinky with no rear hatch how much if Zodiac was £3

Ghia's rear glass was cracked, annoyingly... Jag is £5, because Jag, presumably... However, I've now spent all my pennies, so heading home to find out just what I've managed to spunk £60 on... ?

[eddyramrod]

I spy most of a Corgi Hillman Hunter there!  OK it's incomplete, but if the price fits I won't worry too much.  Does it have all four wheels?  It's a Golden Jacks model so they often go missing...

[flat4alfa]

28 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

I spy most of a Corgi Hillman Hunter there!  OK it's incomplete, but if the price fits I won't worry too much.  Does it have all four wheels?  It's a Golden Jacks model so they often go missing...

Are you looking to rebuild as 'rally' or a civilian?

I ask as I have a more complete 'rally' here and was going to take it to bits

[eddyramrod]

Most likely civilian tbh.  I've spent years hoovering up cheap Hunters where I find them, and managed to get 3 including my much-abused owned-from-new original.  They've now all been repainted to match the 3 i and my parents had: two Minxes and a Sceptre.

The one I had from new is the red one, appropriately as that was the first of the three we had!  The Sceptre was the last, and had been used by Ginger McCain for training his racehorses on Southport beach.  It's also (so far, touch wood, etc) the only car that's been stolen from me.  I got it back but it was never the same and eventually I scrapped it.  This was 1984.

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

I spy most of a Corgi Hillman Hunter there!  OK it's incomplete, but if the price fits I won't worry too much.  Does it have all four wheels?  It's a Golden Jacks model so they often go missing...

No wheels at all on the Hunter, and £5 asked... I've bought better Hunters off him for less!

When I worked in the model shop back in my callow youth, we had a whole drawer full of spare Golden Jacks wheels, still carded... Didn't have a clue what they were for, back then, and for all I know they're still there!

[eddyramrod]

AAAAAAAAARGH!  Oh I'd love to find those now!  I think I'll pass on the Hunter, thanks.

[flat4alfa]

52 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

When I worked in the model shop back in my callow youth, we had a whole drawer full of spare Golden Jacks wheels, still carded... Didn't have a clue what they were for, back then, and for all I know they're still there!

I am confused?  I thought you said the shop relocated to the retail park?

Can we give them a ring?

[bunglebus]

Tesco have definitely restocked

 

[Datsuncog]

20 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I am confused?  I thought you said the shop relocated to the retail park?

Can we give them a ring?

Shop's been in the same place since 1962 (though I did leave there to work for Halfords, which was in a retail park) - all it sells is nursery stuff these days, and I'm quite sure none of the staff there nowadays even remember the models section -  but I bet if I could get access to the old stockrooms on the top floor and attics, I could find some very interesting stuff... thing is, nobody else will go up there though!

[flat4alfa]

27 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

if I could get access to the old stockrooms on the top floor and attics, I could find some very interesting stuff... thing is, nobody else will go up there though!

 

Let's get some T-shirts made up and pay them a visit

[Datsuncog]

30 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

 

Let's get some T-shirts made up and pay them a visit

It would need to be...

Not even joking.

[Datsuncog]

But! Best close off the market event, before moving onto what I came home with...

Charity Stall still had those darned Buddy L's:

...while the VX220 and Lotus turned out to be a bit fooked, really.

Other stuff was, well, toys...

Though I reckon there's more than just a touch of Triumph 2000 Mk2 about this Postman Pat police car...

Maybe a hint of Hillman Imp at the back, too? Though the rear overhang to the roof is pure Michelotti styling, I think you'll agree.

Interesting - but not enough to tempt!