Shite in Miniature II

[Split_Pin]

You can get lots of Rover 75 Diecasts in 1/43.

[flat4alfa]

On 1/9/2021 at 2:05 PM, bunglebus said:

So, Topper Toys

I think you've hit the jackpot

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1964-DELUXE-READING-TOPPER-Plastic-Convertible-Car-from-SERVICE-STATION-Set/193834276501

[bunglebus]

A couple of interesting bits have arrived.

First up, Mira 928 in 1:64ish scale

Next, Lone Star 23 window deluxe with all the opening bits accounted for. Missing an axle but that's a good excuse to restore it

This I wanted as it's the 1st Indian made Hot Wheels I've found - there are also Indian produced castings only for their domestic market, very hard to find

Glow in the dark Matchbox Datsun still glows

 

Best of the bunch is this though:

 

Lastly, I'll leave you with a brain teaser - what's this?

[flat4alfa]

Mod Tractor

[OM646]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

You can get lots of Rover 75 Diecasts in 1/43.

My bad, thought the only ones were the Vanguards!

[flat4alfa]

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Diecast 1:16 Scale SAIC Roewe 750 Alloy Car Model Metal Simulation Boutique Vehicle Collection Decoration Ornaments Display Gift

[bunglebus]

13 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Mod Tractor

 

 

[flat4alfa]

¡Vaya, no me esperaba eso!

La página de Matchbox Fandom ahora necesita ser editada

[bunglebus]

2 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

¡Vaya, no me esperaba eso!

La página de Matchbox Fandom ahora necesita ser editada

 

¡Pero no es una caja de cerillas!

[flat4alfa]

Cierto

Es una pendiente resbaladiza!

[flat4alfa]

In other news

I want to buy one of these

Please stop me.

The disappointment will be relentless

[bunglebus]

14 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

In other news

I want to buy one of these

Please stop me.

The disappointment will be relentless

Why is the XJS different on the box?

[flat4alfa]

I rang Mettoy but they didn’t pick up.  Will try again tomorrow

[Split_Pin]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Why is the XJS different on the box?

It looks like a 1/36 diecast one with a kitchen cupboard vent glued on the roof.

[Tenmil Socket]

15 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

In other news

I want to buy one of these

Please stop me.

The disappointment will be relentless

Funnily enough I was searching Corgi RC yesterday and found there's a Metro!

[Tenmil Socket]

Does anyone have any recollection of these models? They seem to ring a bell...

[Split_Pin]

I don't but I do have a couple of Motormax Fresh Cherries models in a similar scale. Prime US Domestic shite, a Ford Tempo and a Ford Escort.

[bunglebus]

GTidy. Somehow the only one if these in my collection was in bits ready to customise, and they are in demand on eBay. Unless they're hidden in with a load of Days Gone

 

[junkyarddog]

3 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

GTidy. Somehow the only one if these in my collection was in bits ready to customise, and they are in demand on eBay. Unless they're hidden in with a load of Days Gone

 

Not a very flattering casting of the Mk2 Golf,or to my eyes it isn't.

 

[Burnside]

3 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Does anyone have any recollection of these models? They seem to ring a bell...

I remember getting one of these as a kid back in the early 90's. Forget where from though, probably on a family holiday.

I had a 57 Chevy in Black and my Brother had the same Red Pontiac Grand Prix  pictured. 

A few years back I picked up a Mazda RX-7 by Monogram at a local Car Show. I'll try and dig it out.

From memory they also did the BMW M3 E30 and possibly a 60's Corvette Stingray? 

 

[Frogchod]

More Buick goodness has arrived. 

A Best of Show Sport Wagon. 

 

[Burnside]

Found my Monogram Mazda and turns out I have my Brother's old Pontiac too! 

Both stamped Monogram 1989 underneath too. Chassis diecast but bodies are plastic. 

[RoadworkUK]

6 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Does anyone have any recollection of these models? They seem to ring a bell...

Yes, they were superb.

I bought a blue MN12 Ford Thunderbird and a yellow third-gen Camaro from a little toy shop / post office / chemist in Polperro, Cornwall. I must have been about ten.

I didn't realise they were plastic until I unpackaged them, but the mouldings were crisp enough to have me wondering why all smallish models weren't done the same way.

The small scale (1:72?) was a bit annoying, though (Further edit: oh yeah it says 1:87 on the packaging. I'm surprised, they don't seem that small to me, as in smaller than 1:76/OO gauge)

EDIT –  Not my pic, but these two:

[flat4alfa]

8 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Funnily enough I was searching Corgi RC yesterday and found there's a Metro!

The rabbit hole also produced these

Please keep me away from them all

Apart from the Mattel one, that is.

[Lord Sterling]

On 1/11/2021 at 4:02 PM, flat4alfa said:

Lien s'il vous plaît.

[Lord Sterling]

1 minute ago, Lord Sterling said:

Lien s'il vous plaît.

Sorry, that inexplicably came out in French (?) 😞

Meant to say "link please"

I have seen the Roewe 750 as a 1.16/1.18 on my visit to Longbridge years ago.

[flat4alfa]

41 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

I have seen the Roewe 750 as a 1.16/1.18 on my visit to Longbridge years ago.

I just searched on Roewe on aliexpress

WARNING - it’s not cheap, being opening everything and 1:16

Even so, GIB!

[bezzabsa]

seen a very good chinese picasso, but all info was in Chinese (go figure) even had the full length sunroof like mine

[bezzabsa]

also whats the thing with "Tune up" cars? got a Jaaaaaag, looks to have a key slot underneath (mine doesnt have the key )

[bunglebus]

30 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

also whats the thing with "Tune up" cars? got a Jaaaaaag, looks to have a key slot underneath (mine doesnt have the key )

Corgi Rockets had a tune up key - have you got a picture of the car?