Shite in Miniature II

[Datsuncog]

12 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Fancy a trade for the Savoy and Porsche MrDC?

I think that could be arranged!

I'll set those two aside for you; hopefully as things start to reopen I'll get a chance to make a few more finds to make postage worth your while.

Current state of play: draft papers placed before the Northern Ireland Assembly this morning, recommending that non-essential retail premises can reopen on Friday 30 April. Formal decision to be voted on later.

Covid-19: 'Significant day' as NI reopening dates expected - BBC News

Fingers crossed, we could be seeing some Market Tat again in just over a fortnight...

[flat4alfa]

10 hours ago, 17-Coffees said:

Normally when stateside I grab one or two as the stores there have a lot more than the local ones here, also only a dollar at the Fred Meyers where I go to in Oregon.

If you take me over to Oregon with you next time, I'll carry all the suitcases !

[junkyarddog]

This plopped onto the mat this morning. 

New Matchbox Field car.

"Takes me back M8"

[bunglebus]

Weather's a bit iffy, got a few minor jobs done then gave up and scanned the 1979 Corgi catalogue instead

 

So, a few interesting things in here; anyone seen a Captain America "Jetmobile" (the Swedish Jet Dragster), or Captain Marvel Porsche (the Can Am Porsche 917-10)?

How about a "Minder" Capri with box arches (looking like a mock-up in the picture)?

The Polizei 924 with black, rather than green door I wasn't aware of but seems to exist

The Buick regal is depicted as both a police car with a single bar of roof lights on P13 as well as the Gotham police version with a roof bristling with lights and paraphernalia on P4

The most interesting pair are the obviously mocked up green Caprice on P16 which I don't think was released in that colour, and the again mocked-up Senator opposite which was at least made but is uncommon. Third mock up on those pages is the white SD1

Another mock-up is the gold Juniors SD1 on P39

 

  

[bunglebus]

1 minute ago, junkyarddog said:

New Matchbox Field car

Another one I'd like to find, hopefully will be available in sensible numbers. Got an original to line it up with?

[junkyarddog]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Another one I'd like to find, hopefully will be available in sensible numbers. Got an original to line it up with?

Just so happens that Smoll Eddy had one stashed away.

Looks quite a good interpretation of the original one,was never a favourite of mine,but I do like the new version. 

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

anyone seen a Captain America "Jetmobile" (the Swedish Jet Dragster), or Captain Marvel Porsche (the Can Am Porsche 917-10)?

Yes both of those definitely released

[flat4alfa]

On 3/10/2021 at 5:17 PM, Asimo said:

 

How much?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tyco-US-1-Electric-Trucking-Construction-MIXED-Set-Lot-includes-Trucks-Trailers-/164803799082

I'm doing it wrong....

[Split_Pin]

Cheers for the scan @bunglebus, from the year I was born.

A lot of exciting new releases then, not least the Senator. Still a few relics from earlier in the decade but on the whole the Corgi 1/36 and Juniors range was shaping up nicely. The Volvo 245 is probably my favourite now and back then. 

[AndyW201]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Weather's a bit iffy, got a few minor jobs done then gave up and scanned the 1979 Corgi catalogue instead

 

So, a few interesting things in here; anyone seen a Captain America "Jetmobile" (the Swedish Jet Dragster), or Captain Marvel Porsche (the Can Am Porsche 917-10)?

How about a "Minder" Capri with box arches (looking like a mock-up in the picture)?

The Polizei 924 with black, rather than green door I wasn't aware of but seems to exist

The Buick regal is depicted as both a police car with a single bar of roof lights on P13 as well as the Gotham police version with a roof bristling with lights and paraphernalia on P4

The most interesting pair are the obviously mocked up green Caprice on P16 which I don't think was released in that colour, and the again mocked-up Senator opposite which was at least made but is uncommon. Third mock up on those pages is the white SD1

Another mock-up is the gold Juniors SD1 on P39

 

  

By the 'Minder' Capri, surely you mean 'Professionals'? Strange that for the mock up, they portrayed the X-Pack MK2 3.0S, SOO 636R, which featured in series 1,

By the time the model went on sale of course, it had turned into a rendition of Bodie's MK3 3.0S, UOO 303T (really VHK 495S, an ex-press fleet car), which was the one on screen at that time.

Although I think that X-Pack MK2 would have made a bloody great model...

[bunglebus]

19 minutes ago, AndyW201 said:

By the 'Minder' Capri, surely you mean 'Professionals'?

Yes, of course - it put me in mind of the "Minder" X-pack MK2 Escort seen in the opening credits, guess that's what I was thinking about when I wrote it

 

[AndyW201]

10 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Yes, of course - it put me in mind of the "Minder" X-pack MK2 Escort seen in the opening credits, guess that's what I was thinking about when I wrote it

 

Shame no one did a model of that Escort at the time! Although the BBurago Zakspeed MK2 would make a fair replica...

[Split_Pin]

11 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

I think that could be arranged!

I'll set those two aside for you; hopefully as things start to reopen I'll get a chance to make a few more finds to make postage worth your while.

Current state of play: draft papers placed before the Northern Ireland Assembly this morning, recommending that non-essential retail premises can reopen on Friday 30 April. Formal decision to be voted on later.

Covid-19: 'Significant day' as NI reopening dates expected - BBC News

Fingers crossed, we could be seeing some Market Tat again in just over a fortnight...

You could always provide additional supporting rationale by splicing in any of your weekly Tat Friday Market roundups!

[sierraman]

Funny how they must have decided at the last minute to change the Capri to a Mk3. As far as I know the wide arch Capri still survives. What a beast!

[bunglebus]

That picture in the catalogue is the only image I can find of a wide arch MK2 Corgi Capri, the mock-up was probably disposed of. That would be quite a find

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

That picture in the catalogue is the only image I can find of a wide arch MK2 Corgi Capri, the mock-up was probably disposed of. That would be quite a find

You never know. A lot of these mock ups fell into sandwich boxes and bags over the years. Corgi had planned (for some bizarre reason) to bring out a Talbot Horizon, a mock up was made by Basset Lowke who Corgi outsourced to make prototypes, it came up for auction a while back. It’s very possible it’s sat in a filing cabinet or some old retired engineers loft. 

[flat4alfa]

14 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Corgi had planned (for some bizarre reason) to bring out a Talbot Horizon, a mock up was made by Basset Lowke who Corgi outsourced to make prototypes, it came up for auction a while back

The bizarre reason is because it was voted European Car of the Year in 1979.  Which was a bizarre reason in itself...

The wooden mock-up is a bit off  though:

https://www.gildings.co.uk/auction/lot/199-two-corgi-toys-prototypes-chrysler-horizon-gls-and-a-bmw-7-series/?lot=23666&sd=1

[flat4alfa]

Bassett-Lowke also did a mock for Corgi of the BAe 146.  It's a shame this wasn't taken up, as it looks pretty good ...and because my Uncle built the real thing at Woodford

 

[flat4alfa]

Oh and it's...

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

The bizarre reason is because it was voted European Car of the Year in 1979.  Which was a bizarre reason in itself...

The wooden mock-up is a bit off  though:

https://www.gildings.co.uk/auction/lot/199-two-corgi-toys-prototypes-chrysler-horizon-gls-and-a-bmw-7-series/?lot=23666&sd=1

I can only think there must have been no other contestants that year. 

[bunglebus]

On 4/13/2021 at 10:46 PM, flat4alfa said:

THOSE wheels.

Better?

 

[flat4alfa]

38 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I can only think there must have been no other contestants that year. 

Fiat Ritmo/Strada (a close second)

Audi 80 (a long way off third)

[tom13]

16 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes both of those definitely released

I have that hulk truck, minus the cage and figure in the rear. It's actually a really good little model. I had no idea it was from this set though.

[sierraman]

I think the COTY is based on who gives the best steak meal or trips to strip joints. It can’t be anything to do with the competency of the car with winners like the Talbot Alpine or the Renault 9.

[tom13]

On 4/13/2021 at 3:02 PM, bunglebus said:

I take it back - found another charity shop with those irritating £1 plastic bags, so I have some Chinese toot as well as a Zylmex Z-car,

a Realtoy bus,

a no-name Corgi Merc with THOSE wheels,

and a newish Matchbox Land Rover

Matchbox bus came in the post, I had the 5 pack this is from once upon a time, had a red Beetle, camper trailer and a trailer with a jet ski

Haven't been on this thread in ages. Some good bits you have found. 

Would you consider any sales or trading  with the splitscreen?

I love collecting ones with any cycling, or motorcycle links to them.

[bunglebus]

44 minutes ago, tom13 said:

Would you consider any sales or trading  with the splitscreen?

I'd like to keep that one, and find the Beetle that goes with it. Not too bothered about the camping trailer and jetski. The car in the set is an E class Merc I think

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, tom13 said:

I have that hulk truck, minus the cage and figure in the rear. It's actually a really good little model. I had no idea it was from this set though.

One of my "obsession" castings for some reason. I have quite a collection of different versions, one or two are still eluding me though. Might dig them all out for a photoshoot

[tom13]

12 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

One of my "obsession" castings for some reason. I have quite a collection of different versions, one or two are still eluding me though. Might dig them all out for a photoshoot

I will take a picture of mine if I remember.

I almost thought someone had put a sticker on it when I bought it. It looks cool because it has the chunky off road tyres.  I have the same model but the standard red one and it doesn't look anywhere near as good.

[flat4alfa]

52 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

One of my "obsession" castings for some reason. I have quite a collection of different versions, one or two are still eluding me though. Might dig them all out for a photoshoot

What do you mean might.  It's Tat Friday!   😁

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Better?

Much!