Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

On 2/21/2021 at 3:55 PM, eddyramrod said:

What I am particularly lacking is a green one for comparison.  If there's one kicking around the forum I would be most grateful.  Any condition will do as long as it's intact. 

 

On 2/21/2021 at 7:00 PM, bunglebus said:

I had two, but I think I sold the less-good one. I'll check the projects box next time I'm passing

Project box searched. Target acquired. Also a bloody Gus's Gulper which is annoying as I bought one to paint white...

[flat4alfa]

16 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

I've bought these two to repaint.

However I need to remove the figures, especially as the Thunderbird is going to be the Thelma & Louise car and thus really needs two women in it rather than two men

It seems a shame to redo nice examples.  But I suppose that partwork playworns are a rare find

Please don't throw the figures away though, I could make use of them.

I assume this Hornet is at 1:43 ?

[eddyramrod]

7 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

It seems a shame to redo nice examples.  But I suppose that partwork playworns are a rare find

Please don't throw the figures away though, I could make use of them.

I assume this Hornet is at 1:43 ?

I agree, but as you say, playworns are almost impossible to find.  I wasn't going to throw the figures, I throw nothing away!  Have you not learned that about me yet???

And yes, this Hornet is supposed to be 1/43; the whole partwork series was.

48 minutes ago, MarvinsMom said:

any MGB's?

I don't remember, but if I find any, how many would you like?

[flat4alfa]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Project box searched. Target acquired. Also a bloody Gus's Gulper which is annoying as I bought one to paint white...

If Eddy doesn't take the Mustang on I would like to...

I reckon the unearthed spare Gus's Gulper needs doing up in another, unique scheme!  I wondered about cloning the pre-production yellow/orange that sold for £380 in 2015

Not sure the stickers would colour-match well though.  I thought might be better suited to the Milligan's set? - with the bonus of achieving anger/confusion amongst the staunch collectors when the photo of the finished article got out with swapped-stickers.  There would be gammon explosions all over the place.

 

Also, I found out my spare Milligan's Mill if you fancy a recolour project alternative on that theme?  Will be sometime before I get near paints again as the garage is now all in boxes

I reckoned blue like this real Pinto Funny Car would go well with the Gulper's swapped sticker set colours 

Another I wanted to do was use a Gulper/Milligan base and fix the Mustang II body to it, as it's the right size and helps to complete the period funny-car track diorama set in my head.  It's almost as if that was the plan, as the scoop cut-out is already there in the casting

As a second variation, there was this genuine trial colour too

No I don't know why I'm filling both our heads with MORE project ideas, either.

[bunglebus]

Funny enough I have the pictures of the colour trial Gulper saved. I would like to do a phantom Mill too, been idly eyeing up potential victims on eBay

[bunglebus]

Half the trouble is I get sidetracked easily, so I have numerous projects in various states of completion, then find interesting stuff in the project box and get side tracked starting something else. Like this

 

[bunglebus]

51 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I wondered about cloning the re-production yellow/orange that sold for £380 in 2015

Not sure the stickers would colour-match well though.  I thought might be better suited to the Milligan's set? - with the bonus of achieving anger/confusion amongst the staunch collectors when the photo of the finished article got out with swapped-stickers.  There would be gammon explosions all over the place.

Another I wanted to do was use a Gulper/Milligan base and fix the Mustang II body to it, as it's the right size and helps to complete the period funny-car track diorama set in my head.  It's almost as if that was the plan, as the scoop cut-out is already there in the casting

Milligans Gulper? Gus's Mill?

Funny enough, you'll never guess what else I found in the project box...

[flat4alfa]

On 2/22/2021 at 1:15 PM, bunglebus said:

This arrived. Only has Made In China underneath but Googling seems to suggest this is a Lucky Toys 911? Has a working friction motor

How did I miss this posting!  Only just noticed it, winding back through 007 Mustang postings by Eddy.

Looks like we both have the same 'fake' ones!  Probably all made just doors from each other anyhow...

For some reason I have a wayward extra sticker that's wandered off the boot/bonnet lid (I think!) and made itself at home permanently on a rear arch...  Got it for £3 a few weeks back, please don't tell me you did better!  I've had these seeking me out for over a year and always up at around a tenner or more.  Only grabbed it because it was up at offers and seller didn't know what they had

It's a toy, but it tried to be 1:32 scale and is perfect* stable mate for the Scalextric 911 Turbo I've had since my 9th birthday, which has yellowed a bit looking at it right now on camera.  But still, miles better condition than me.

Logo, trade name and No.3141 are stamped on a 'branded' Lucky base:

[sierraman]

You know all these Matchbox pre-productions that come out of the woodwork, I wonder how they’ve seen light of day, usually manufacturers retain and destroy things like that. Unless the draughtsmen and the model makers put them in a drawer and quietly hid them in a sandwich box and smuggled them home. Makes you wonder how many got binned when the factory wound up in ‘82?

[flat4alfa]

On 2/21/2021 at 3:55 PM, eddyramrod said:

Let's look at Mustangs...

The Corgi jobbies measure to 1:42 scale as an average.

The reason for being a bit off is they are too long:

Not that it matters.

[bunglebus]

4 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Never had one of those.  Do like them.  Look large too, bigger than a few 1:36 equivalents.  What is length and width, I'd like to work it out and stop twitching.

131mm x 42mm ish

[bunglebus]

16 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

How did I miss this posting!  Only just noticed it, winding back through 007 Mustang postings by Eddy.

Got it for £3 a few weeks back, please don't tell me you did better!

99p + £3.00 P+P...came with;

and

 

[flat4alfa]

26 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

99p + £3.00 P+P...came with;

and

Gutted.  I don't know how you spot them.  I reckon you have special spot the tat in crap photos powers.

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

131mm x 42mm ish

What a wide bloater in real life the AMC Hornet was.  Maybe they had to shrink the scaled width, to get the mode into the box!

[eddyramrod]

Well today I've had a fiddle...

L-R: Felix's driver; Felix Leiter (Cec Linder); Sheriff JW Pepper (Clifton James); James Bond (Roger Moore) and behind them, the interiors of their respective cars.  The Thunderbird put up a bit of a fight but I can reassemble it, no problem.  The figures were all glued in place.  Bond and the Sheriff were glued at the hands as well as their bums.  And Bond's lower back.  A scalpel blade soon split them apart though.  All four are now sitting in a spare Cadillac interior; they won't be going back in the cars they came from.  I haven't decided where they will be going.  Ideally I now need a female driver and passenger for the Thunderbird.

[eddyramrod]

On 2/23/2021 at 4:59 PM, flat4alfa said:

If Eddy doesn't take the Mustang on I would like to...

Eddy will be delighted to!  PM incoming.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

Ideally I now need a female driver and passenger for the Thunderbird.

https://www.joom.com/en/products/5e600a818b451301019e370a

[bunglebus]

Or being sensible

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-X-MODEL-FIGURES-1-50-SCALE-/193900752474?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

[morrisoxide]

I made some figures by restyling a pack of Army men from the Pound shop. I figured I couldn't go wrong at 100 figures for a pound.

These chaps had an illegal rave/drinking session of more than two. Just look at the recklessness of the chap adding fuel to the fire. The only one with a bit of safety is the guy with his PPE safety cone on this head.

Edit: I fully blame lockdown fever for this.

[eddyramrod]

47 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Or being sensible

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-X-MODEL-FIGURES-1-50-SCALE-/193900752474?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Hmm, thanks for that.  I've just bought two sets and I'm watching a third.  At least this means I'll have some people at my little car show now!

[Spottedlaurel]

Some years ago I got the Kamei Escort at the back from @mk2_craig on here. I don't think he'll mind me saying it wasn't built to the highest standard, with thick red brush paint and plenty of glue, on its own it would have been a challenging restoration project.

Knowing I had this kit, someone on another forum kindly offered me the XR3 version. It's missing a fair few parts, useful things like the chassis and much of the interior, but I should be able to make one road car out of the two, and use the remnants for a RWD converted short oval/autocross racer.

[Amishtat]

Never seen that kit before 

[MarvinsMom]

8 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

I don't remember, but if I find any, how many would you like?

i'm not greedy, just the one please!

[Spottedlaurel]

3 minutes ago, Amishtat said:

Never seen that kit before 

It's not the greatest rendition, the standard front bumper is a bit odd, the rear lights seem too deep and the wheels look rather small. I think I'll use the Kamei bodykit and see if I can find some alternative wheels from the parts box.

I remember the odd National Hot Rod Mk3/4 racing on the ovals back in the day:

http://www.rollingstart.co.uk/nhrset2/aNHR247-5.89.jpg

 

http://www.rollingstart.co.uk/nhrset2/aNHR247b.jpg

And in the '90s there was a guy racing one in local autocross events.

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Some years ago I got the Kamei Escort at the back from @mk2_craig on here. I don't think he'll mind me saying it wasn't built to the highest standard, with thick red brush paint and plenty of glue, on its own it would have been a challenging restoration project.

Knowing I had this kit, someone on another forum kindly offered me the XR3 version. It's missing a fair few parts, useful things like the chassis and much of the interior, but I should be able to make one road car out of the two, and use the remnants for a RWD converted short oval/autocross racer.

I bought a dusty Matchbox branded one from a model shop in September 1994. I think it has been in stock for at least a decade.

I painted it Titan Blue in May 1995 but the famously hot summer which followed warped the bonnet slightly. It's gone back I to shape slightly over the years. It's a lovely kit if a bit basic. 

I look forward to seeing your plans unfold.

[eddyramrod]

On 2/23/2021 at 1:21 PM, junkyarddog said:

 I want to find the new Plymouth Savoy casting,and the Golf recolour.

Want me to have a look?  Also, @bunglebus, want me to pick up a Golf?  (I'm assuming there will be any left of course...)

[junkyarddog]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

Want me to have a look?  Also, @bunglebus, want me to pick up a Golf?  (I'm assuming there will be any left of course...)

That's very kind of you Eddy,but I'm sure they will turn up locally eventually. 

Thank you.😉

[bunglebus]

Forever ago we were discussing Ritmos. I found my Majorette in the project box. At least you get to check out the junk in the trunk properly

 

[flat4alfa]

[bunglebus]