Shite in Miniature II

[junkyarddog]

Yes,that casting of the Matchbox  Mustang is difficult to find,I was lucky enough to find the white version, but never seen a red one in the wild.

[flat4alfa]

Oops.  I had a red Superfast Mustang, but repainted it a while ago...

It is now silver, to be given the lower flank black stripe, like this:

Colour is Silver Frost Metallic in the brochures and is sought-after today.  Probably* due to the lacquer falling off when quite young, if like Dagenham Fords.

[flat4alfa]

Went to big Cancer Research.  It's the size of a supermarket, that premises.

A Matchbox has been found for sale!   The only Matchbox single for sale in the town right now -  due to the Tesco of uselessness...

So had to have it 😎

Not quite sure what it is off though

I assume its a generic oddball, but will consult the encyclopedias of Matchboxing, once the dust has settled.

[flat4alfa]

Ok.  It's from 2004.  Correct model name is '4x4 BUGGY'. 

https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/4X4_Buggy

Might be a bit on the rarer side this one?  As it seems it was mis-named 'SAND SPEEDER' on the box for this colour release, yet 'Sand Speeder' as a name was used before and after and is a very different model.

Base definitely has it as '4X4 BUGGY' on it.

The excitement is all too much.

[Burnside]

Due to personal happenings, I hadn't got round to posting this up until now.

But a few months ago having been inspired by videos on YouTube. I made a attempt at making my own 1:87 scrap yard diorama. Reason I went this scale, was one it takes up minimum space. Two I really like scale items available in 1:87.

This is my 1st attempt, so I'll probably have another go at making a improved version down the line.

Material's were scrap cardboard, some free download / printable brick paper in HO scale. Various 1:87 vehicles, which were already damaged / missing parts that I've acquired over the years. An glue / blu tak.

Crane was courtesy of a purchase from egg a few yrs ago and the porta cabin was 2nd hand via eBay. 

 

[bunglebus]

Cool. As they're plastic is shouldn't be too hard to give some of them some damage too, bit of dust, weathering etc

[junkyarddog]

Too clean looking, and no ravenous dog🤣

Looks the biz otherwise.

[sheffcortinacentre]

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Sometimes I get a notification that I've won something on eBay, and wonder why on earth I wanted it

There are some fairly interesting bits, like a Dinky ambulance

Doors are missing but it comes with a spare body

There are also two Matchbox MG 1100s, one with driver, one without. Both have bases broken in different places 

and a couple of early F1 cars

and a very squished Hot Pants Capri

but this was my main target, I think the red (orange really) Superfast Mustang must have been made in limited numbers as it's a tough one to track down

got this blackwall fox body Mustang too

 

Do you want to offload the squashed Capri?

[bunglebus]

8 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Do you want to offload the squashed Capri?

Yeah probably. Was wondering if the standard body could be persuaded to fit

Innards don't look too bad

And besides;

 

[eddyramrod]

On 5/10/2021 at 8:15 PM, Burnside said:

Due to personal happenings, I hadn't got round to posting this up until now.

But a few months ago having been inspired by videos on YouTube. I made a attempt at making my own 1:87 scrap yard diorama. Reason I went this scale, was one it takes up minimum space. Two I really like scale items available in 1:87.

This is my 1st attempt, so I'll probably have another go at making a improved version down the line.

Material's were scrap cardboard, some free download / printable brick paper in HO scale. Various 1:87 vehicles, which were already damaged / missing parts that I've acquired over the years. An glue / blu tak.

Crane was courtesy of a purchase from egg a few yrs ago and the porta cabin was 2nd hand via eBay. 

 

 

22 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Too clean looking, and no ravenous dog🤣

Looks the biz otherwise.

Excellent work!  But I agree, needs a guard dog, and a sea of mud, littered with random parts.

[sheffcortinacentre]

No prob have a matchbox charger to mount a cortina on this was incase it doesn't work.

[Split_Pin]

Looks great that @Burnside. I spy a Cavalier and a Calibra there.

I went through a phase of buying lots of repainted/modified 1970s and early 1980s 1:87s back in the mid 1990s. I think they were all created by ine person but found them in different stalls over the years.

I think I've got enough, together with an old semi detached house to make a hoarders shite house/car combo!

[bunglebus]

9 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Yes,that casting of the Matchbox  Mustang is difficult to find,I was lucky enough to find the white version, but never seen a red one in the wild.

Just having a nose around online, it seems there are both red and orange versions, and red/white interiors;

Plus white 

That's on top of the "usual" white with regular wheels, then there's this;

The Wildcat dragster version also has a load of colour/decal variants too

[Lord Sterling]

On 5/8/2021 at 5:27 PM, WillCarter said:

Anyone for a Saturday evening sale? Got some odds and sods that need to go, thought I'd give you lot first dibs. It's a right mix of stuff, but there might be something for you in there. All prices are minus P&P but I'm happy to package multiple purchases together. 

Maisto Smart Car (1/18) - £15 

Unknown Brand MGB - £3

Corgi Fords - £3 each.

Corgi Rolls Royce - £2

Hey! I'm interested in the above quoted if they are still available?  Only thing is, I don't get paid until the 28th so not sure if you are happy to wait until then?

[WillCarter]

9 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Hey! I'm interested in the above quoted if they are still available?  Only thing is, I don't get paid until the 28th so not sure if you are happy to wait until then?

Hi mate, the Escort and the Rolls have already gone to bunglebus of this parish but I'm happy to hang onto the other two for you until then. Just drop me a PM when you're ready and we'll sort out the details.

[bunglebus]

Jadas at Asda

[Datsuncog]

Take it the shelf price on those is £19.97, rather than £2.97?

Ah well.

[bunglebus]

Yeah £20. Quite nice but not my scene

[RoadworkUK]

For one spine-tingling moment I thought those were 1/18s.

I yearn for the days of £15 Maisto 1/18s in Tesco...

[flat4alfa]

Courtesy of @64A60, this Corgi Junior Buick Regal is being fondled.

Never seen one before in this unusual Arab Police livery

But then it's probably not a good idea to encourage the شُرْ طَة‎ (šurṭa) around in the first place

[flat4alfa]

Courtesy of @64A60, I've also got my grubby hands on this plastic Go Car, produced under the Funmate brand by Matsushiro Toy Company, Tokyo, during 1971-72 and primarily for the Canadian and US market.

It's a model of a 1971 Ford Torino GT SportsRoof, a 'fastback' style having different rear sheet metal to the Hardtop Coupe and only available from GT spec.  It measures to 1:40 scale.

These Japan-made models are a rare find in the UK, but quite common in the USA as they were attached to the side of detergent boxes as part of a Procter & Gamble campaign.

Go Cars had a spring-loaded handle with a three-inch-long narrow metal rod that slipped into a hole in the back of the car.  Depressing a lever shot the car across the floor.  However, they found that kids would get jabbed in the eye if the handle wasn't not held firmly enough.  You can just about read the hastily-added disclaimer sticker added to the base regarding the safety issue.

I have a disclaimer of my own.  It might not be best to do a Google search on 'Funmate' in the first place.

[bunglebus]

That's very cool!

[Split_Pin]

Agreed, what a great wee free gift that would have been in its day and very nice to have now.

[Datsuncog]

Took a toddle over to our local friendly out-of-town megabox gigaretail outlet tonight, for the first time in a long time.

The former Homebase unit over there is now housing a much-expanded branch of Home Bargains, with a square footage roughly equivalent to the O2 Arena.

And- there were diecast...

Well, Hot Wheels at any rate. Some of these look like recent releases, but I think they've been covered upthread already.

Five-packs had the usual one decent model to four meh-models.

Mind you, the same money could net you a dozen rubbish models of questionable representation... mmm, tempting.

POWER DRIVING YO

These piqued my interest, though:

Welly's cheerily mixed-scale 'Taxis of the World' mini-collection.

Now, I highly doubt the RRP here is genuinely £15.00, but I've always got time for a VW Beetle dwarfing a Chevrolet Caprice.

I'd thought that the Toyota was perhaps a Tokyo taxi, but no:

It's a rather non-specific 'Middle East' taxi, apparently. Well well well.

The TX4 actually does look pretty good, mind - could be worth the price of admission alone.

I actually had these in my basket, but got smacked with a premature bout of buyer's remorse and put them back.

Of course, I now anticipate a chorus of folks who would have been only too happy to re-home them... daaah!

[bunglebus]

If I see them I might get a set, mainly for that Mexico taxi Beetle, but I'm not excited enough to demand you return to purchase them for me.

 

[Datsuncog]

On 5/9/2021 at 1:35 PM, bunglebus said:

Just going through my spares box, anyone recognise this guy?

Still no joy on this lad - I'd got it in my head that it was a figure supplied with a Corgi three-model emergency set that included a helicopter, but trawling through my run of 1970s and 80s Corgi catalogues reveals nothing even approaching him.

Search continues...

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

If I see them I might get a set, mainly for that Mexico taxi Beetle, but I'm not excited enough to demand you return to purchase them for me.

Well, I may have to go over again anyway - we'd actually headed over to the retail park to obtain a specific pet product, only to find that Pets at Home shuts at 8 these days, and it'd just gone 8. HB, on the other hand, was open til 10... so if you fancy a taxi set, I'll be happy to nip in!

[bunglebus]

2 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Still no joy on this lad

I was pretty certain where it was from at the time but hadn't checked:

I remember buying this set after winning about £50 on the premium bonds, and being allowed to use half of it on toys. Also got a Corgi Mini and the Police Peterbilt recovery vehicle 

[flat4alfa]

[egg]

Bugger. First resto attempt of the year, and tuf* tot axle retainers don't give you a lot of grace...

Goes without saying I've lost the broken bit!

[bunglebus]

My Tat Wednesday contribution.  £1 each in a charity shop if anyone fancies  anything. I'm working nearby so can pop back. Other shops will be explored in due course