Shite in Miniature II

[andrew e]

You can’t leave us hanging like that @Bren ! Can we see the loaded 1-75 display please 👍

[Amishtat]

24 minutes ago, andrew e said:

You can’t leave us hanging like that @Bren ! Can we see the loaded 1-75 display please 👍

Seconded! 

[eddyramrod]

We were talking about Corgi Golden Jacks recently, so today I decided to drag some of mine out.

L-R: Corvette, unrestored; Hillman Hunter, made up to resemble the one I had in 1982; Mini Marcos, restored in random yellow.

Naturally I forgot one!

Toronado, wearing what I know as Corvette wheels (the green Vette has them too) but don't they just look right on it!

[bunglebus]

Aren't we due a report from over the Irish sea?

[Amishtat]

3 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Aren't we due a report from over the Irish sea?

I certainly hope so! 

[Datsuncog]

Well... it's a nice morning for it.

But still kinda quiet.

The question that's burning in everyone's mind this morning... is there tat?

 

There is tat.

Although...

As we all know, there's tat - and then there's utter tat.

And... I think we may be in the latter camp today, tat-fans.

Mmm... a hearty stallful of Days Gone and Models of Yesteryear. Yum. And annoyingly, absolutely none of the 1/76 buses from last week, for which I had a list as long as my arm.

Clearly, this is my punishment for beaking off work to go to the market, when I should be throwing together a briefing for the Minister's Adjournment Debate on Tuesday about the A4 Bypass at Enniskillen.

Well, let's look a little closer...

Some early Lledo Vanguards 1/55-ish in the mix, plus some bumperless Corgi Classics and all. Fire Service Land Rover is a Solido effort.

No-name Omega Peelermobile looking a bit chipped and dusty here and there - but yours for £2, if the fancy takes you.

Late 90s Vanguards Anglebox is missing its mirrors, but otherwise in decent enough shape.

Unusual MoY Lincoln Zephyr wasn't one I've ever seen before; an early '90s casting, rather than the usual 70s/80s tat.

Boxed MoY and vintage-era Corgi Classics, at a fiver a throw, were perhaps a smidge optimistic.

More petrol station promos too, in the form of Shell 'Classico' models - quality and detail-wise, these look broadly similar to the earlier Maisto range (i.e. not great).

Lledo and yet more Corgi along the same lines.

No less than three boxed Lledo Tetley Tea Model T Ford vans; I can remember my grandmother saving up the box tokens to get me one of these around 1989 or so. A bit of a nostalgia tug, then, but not enough to make me put my hand in my pocket.

The small white Corgi boxes drew my attention, though... what treasures could lurk within?

Oh. Cameo Collection Kelloggs Cornflakes promos, that's what. Bah.

Up top though, in the £5 section, were a few oddities, mind...

Well, one oddity anyway.

Any idea?

A very short, very wide bus.

No manufacturer name, beyond the stylised 'Y' logo.

Wheels suggest 1970s, maybe? No earlier.

It's rather crude, but still somehow quite appealing. £5 on this yoke. Not sure if it's quite @quicksilver's cup of tea...

More Solido fire stuff too, including a highly unlikely articulated Mercedes truck in New York Fire Department colours. Range Rover not bad, though only partially cased.

A larger scale Bburago Citroen Traction was the only 'big model' today.

No other diecast on the 'main stall'; just the kind of toys that are less likely to scratch that diecast itch.

There were a few car handbooks on the stall today, but not the Morris Ital one requested - yet.

These were definitely kicking around early last year - Chrysler Alpine, Austin Allegro, Toyota Starlet and BMC 1100/1300 are under the rather excellent Maestro one (actually, I wonder if this holds any interest for @vulgalour?)

And really, that was about the size of it for the Tat Stall today, I'm afraid... slightly anticlimactic, and although more pics from the other stalls are upcoming, be warned - it probably won't set your collective tat lovin' hearts a-flutter.

More to follow!

[Datsuncog]

So then - beyond the Tat Stall, it was kind of a case of same old, same old.

The Junkman's stock remained steady; I'm just wondering how long it'll take before I cave and buy the Dinky SD1.

Place your bets, people.

Paddy's Overpriced Market, shockingly, hasn't sold much either.

The Irish Tatware stall retains its Oxfords and Cararama; the Mk1 Capris are quite tempting, it's true...

Another stall across the way, run by the same stallholder, had a few more Hot Wheels this week, but not a lot to pull me in.

The Charity Stall contained the same beat-up Tonkas and Corgis as last week; thought the £15 Escort seems to be sold, thereby proving that the Greater Fool Theory is still operating as well as it ever did.

Didn't get any pics, as the stall fella was messing around directly in front of the diecast and I didn't want to invite any further generous* offers for the remaining rubbish.

I did see one of my other nemeses from Tat Central (I now have several; but this wasn't The Nemesis) make off with that cartoon Dodge Charger from last week; since he was also buying unboxed Days Gone from Market Blokey, my opinion of him remains low.

Alan's Emporium did have some new stock, mind...

Well, sort of.

White Mitsubishi Evo is by Bburago, but is unfortunately missing its windscreen. Still, 25p takes it!

Also...

Some of these have definitely shown up before - the Aer Lingus Welly Toyota, for one, and the Lesney Lonesome Onesome for another. Very cheap-looking Jaguar XJ220 in gold was a mild oddity, though. 

LWB MK3 Transit is common enough in police trim, but I hadn't seen it before wearing battenburg ambulance colours.

Blue Clio II V6 is by Maisto; weird silver roadster is by Tomica, but says 'Captain Phaser' on the back and 'Lucasfilm' underneath, so I'm guessing it's some kind of weird Star Wars-inspired thing, like the ones Hot Wheels were banging out a few years ago.

Good to see some different stuff back - but I'm gonna guess it'll be a while before we start seeing some primo chod on the stalls again, as car boot sales (and public auctions) still remain shuttered for the time being.

While the 'stay at home' order has been lifted over here, official advice remains 'stay local'.

But, I didn't leave empty handed...

[bunglebus]

17 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Any idea?

Playart bus going by the wheels. Yellow and white Corvette looks interesting if it's a couple of quid

[155V6]

6 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Playart bus going by the wheels. Yellow and white Corvette looks interesting if it's a couple of quid

That's a Matchbox Powertrack slotcar

[flat4alfa]

I was going to say that is a Matchbox Powertrack and yes please

[flat4alfa]

14 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I did see one of my other nemeses from Tat Central make off with that cartoon Dodge Charger from last week; since he was also buying unboxed Days Gone from Market Blokey, my opinion of him remains low.

I disagree.  He is firmly on the cusp of something special and is welcome to buy them all up to clear the table

[Datsuncog]

On 5/7/2021 at 9:39 AM, bunglebus said:

Yellow and white Corvette looks interesting if it's a couple of quid

Well, funny you should say that...

Coffee and chocolate croissant in hand, I rambled over to the waterfront to stage an impromptu photoshoot of today's rubbish.

So the Corvette was indeed picked up - a Matchbox Powertrack item, complete but filthy. The tyres are the usual delightful mix of nicely cracked while also lightly oozing their plasticiser to produce a fragile, high gloss finish - but I guess that's forty year old rubber for you. The body is actually excellent, with no scratching or impact damage.

Available for £2, if anyone's interested!

EDIT: someone's interested!!

I also picked up the Solido LWB Defender, which is equally mucky and a bit yellow around the roof, but otherwise unchipped and complete. I'll take better pics once I'm home, but this is yours for £2 also.

The yellow Mercedes Sprinter in Deutsche Post livery is a Siku, and is complete with opening rear doors and also very good paint. This previously showed up on the stall way back last autumn, so it's fascinating to see what he's still pulling out. £2 takes it.

EDIT: agreed sale!!

The Corgi Classics Cortina Mk1 isn't one I have any real need of, but it's in reasonable nick with only a few small chips and some paint bubbling - could be a decent custom or resto base, for £2?

EDIT: spoken for!!

Lastly, the sole Corgi 1/36 on the stall - a Bond BMW Z3. I picked this up largely because CogSr owned one of these in the same colour (minus the headlight-firing missiles, though). This also showed up last year, when I inadvertently shot one of the missiles across the market and spent ten minutes looking for it (and found it, I hasten to add). Dunno if it's there still now, though - I'll check when I'm not sitting beside a body of water...

So there y'go... I might go for a last wander just in case some giffer's wandered in with a crate of boxed Spot-On and swapped it for some Royal Albert side plates, but I think that could be it for this week... Some you win, hey?

[bunglebus]

7 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I was going to say that is a Matchbox Powertrack and yes please

You're the slot car guy so go for it - probably worth plenty more than £2, would be quite nice to put in my collection but I was thinking it was a cheap pull-back I could customise. 

1st refusal when your mrs makes you sell it though...

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Playart bus going by the wheels.

Interesting - I tried a reverse Google Lens search and they brought back a Maxwell Toys item - made in India.

Looks like a match to me, especially going by the box illustration, but yes the wheels do suggest Playart!

Not one I've ever heard of, mind.

Any takers at a fiver for this oddity?

Could* be worth much* more than that...

(*Unless I buy it, obviously!)

[bunglebus]

31 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Any takers at a fiver for this oddity?

Go on then if you're still there. No worries if not

[flat4alfa]

It's interesting, probably the stripe and wording is hand-painted too.

But, a fiver?  Hmmm...

[bunglebus]

Local charity shop has had this Dickie Vectra for ages at £2

 

[flat4alfa]

37 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Not one I've ever heard of, mind.

Nor me.  Tat Friday is an educator.

I wonder how it landed in Belfast?

"Maxwell... have found the ways to private collections"

Excellent.

 

[flat4alfa]

12 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Local charity shop has had this Dickie Vectra for ages at £2

I appear to be overwhelmed already, sorry.

It's not really a great model and was not much more than £3 new

[Noel Tidybeard]

the OMeGa is a richmond toys as is the ldv crankenwagen

[junkyarddog]

https://www.planetdiecast.com/index2.php?&option=com_content&task=view&id=87049&page=0

Those Maxwell diecast are interesting. 

Never seen or heard of them before.

That little bus is crudely cast,but it does have a charm.

Don't want it though.

[flat4alfa]

28 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

the OMeGa is a richmond toys as is the ldv crankenwagen

Got this one off @Spottedlaurel

It has opening things

Richmond is just a UK distributor.   They are unbranded and also seen in Chad Valley and Motor Max boxes

It's a bit rum, but glad they made it though

[Datsuncog]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Go on then if you're still there. No worries if not

I have good news, and better news.

And better still news.

 

Yes, the curious little Maxwell bus was still there on the stall when I screamed through the market like a demented winged fury at 11.35 am, shoving pensioners left and right as only someone can who has an urgent 12 noon deadline for a business-critical document and is still 14 miles away from their desk...

(Not actual footage)

AND he only charged me £2 for it, which was a double-win.

AND there was some new stuff on the stall...

 

No time for pics. No time for thinking. Just a fast exchange of banknotes...

Proper photos to follow shortly...

 

(I know, I'm a shocking tease.)

[flat4alfa]

Popped out to stretch legs at lunch and accidentally* landed in the local charity shop.  I got: 

Hasbro R2-D2 that curiously speaks C3-PO voice phrases.  Maybe they stuck the wrong chip in.

Carrera Go! Spider Man slot car.  Handy for the SWB chassis.

Hot Wheels  '69 Mustang with stupid wheels

A pound was asked.  Perhaps they felt sorry for me.

[flat4alfa]

Apparently the R2-D2 is a 'Bop It!' game.

 

[bunglebus]

4 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Apparently the R2-D2 is a 'Bop It!' game.

Yes he is

I also popped into a charity shop, ignored a couple of past their best Matchbox but did buy these for 50p each

Matchbox Specials Porsche CK5 and (I think) a Tintoys Maserati Bora

[Datsuncog]

So then, let's rewind a little...

After slurping back my artisanal hand roasted latte beside the river like the poncey twat I am, I scooted back through the market again, but saw little to tickle me further, sadly.

It had just gone ten, and I had an appointment nearby at 11.

I'd mentioned last week that I would take a look in the Belfast branch of The Entertainer to see if they had any of the Matchbox Opening Parts models - and then completely and utterly forgot about it, until @Split_Pin's recent expedition reminded me.

So I toddled off to Castle Court...

And found...

...absolutely nothing in the way of Moving Parts. Or anything by Matchbox, actually.

Frankly, no. No I am not.

So I rage-bought a whole stack of Hot Wheels.

That'll teach 'em.

In fairness, I have been looking for the Volvo for a right while now; the Dodge van is also brilliant and I know would have propelled itself to the top of my 'favourite car' list when I was about ten. The Impala SS is a cracker too, and the Dodge Powerwagon looks like the spiritual successor to the old Matchbox 4x4 pickups of the early 80s. The Porsche and the Bel Air... well, it was three-for-two, wasn't it, and there were four I wanted...

So, Hot Wheels'd up, I returned to my appointment by a circuitous route, taking me past Cash Converters...

Not much in the way of buses in the market, but plenty here - I have a Creative Master Northcord, and it's very nicely detailed. But the shop window reflections kinda spoil it.

Bigger Corgi busage, too...

And I dunno who makes this, but it was £19 so no, I didn't.

I also poked my head inside, to find MORE buses...

Though £12 boxed, and £12 not-boxed, seems like an error...

Maybe I should have bought ALL Market Blokey's £2 buses last week and brought 'em in here?

Don't know if there's anything genuinely interesting to anyone in amongst this lot; they seemed to be all around the £12 mark, so if anyone's keen, let me know and I may be able to arrange something at a future date.

With time a-ticking on, I scurried over to the solicitor's office bang on 11... and then had to wait for 20 minutes for him to emerge, another ten minutes for him to explain a load of stuff I already knew, and then about five seconds for him to sign the bit of paper I needed him to sign.

Well, hot dang.

And with time a-ticking away, but the market in more-or-less a straight line between me and the car park, it seemed worth a very minor detour to see if the Maxwell bus was still there on the stall - and it was!

But as I was scrambling for coins, I noticed a familiar-looking box on the main stall...

...anyone else remember this one?

More to follow (and yes, I realise I'm tearing the arse out of this one - apologies!!)

[Datsuncog]

Crumbs, it's that there box of Corgi Rockets that I agonized over last year.

I was advised that they were £2 each - so with nine in the box, plus the Maxwell bus, a very even £20 was agreed and cash was exchanged...

Hnnngh.

Okay, so they ain't perfect, but c'mon - £2 each.

Mercury Cougar XP7 has a couple of chips, but retains the clip-on spoiler.

EDIT: TAKEN!!

Volvo P1800S has been touched up a bit, paint-wise, but is still pretty presentable.

Cadillac Eldorado is also suffering a little in the paintwork department, but hasn't lost its fragile bonnet at any rate.

EDIT: ALSO TAKEN!!

Morgan Plus 8 is one of those odd ones that I'd never seen before, not even as mainline Whizzwheels. Weird, as it was in the Juniors line-up for a while, after being demoted from Rockets status.

Bertone Carabo is still wonderfully iridescent; great colour choice, even if there are a few chips here and there,

Jensen Interceptor is probably the tattiest of the lot, but is still intact with the glazing reasonably clean.

EDIT: ALL THREE NOW TAKEN!!!

GP Buggy has its roll bar, windscreen and engine still attached, which is something of a rarity.

Alfa P33 concept has a bit of scuffage and a bent rear axle, but the purple paint still looks neat.

The dinghy and trailer ain't no Rocket, but... no time to think, I just grabbed, paid and skedaddled.

EDIT: ALL THREE ALSO NOW TAKEN!!!

Let's get the money shot...

Aw yissss. Rocket-tastic.

All available at £2 each, as paid.

Proper pics of the rest still to come!

[flat4alfa]

I like Cougars

[flat4alfa]

Cougar and Alfa please as I don't have those in Rockets flavour.