Shite in Miniature II

[Bren]

The dinky vette looks like it was conceived on an etch a sketch.

[flat4alfa]

15 hours ago, High Jetter said:

At the risk of showing my age, I do remember playing with that - it was actually called Trik Trak. The track sections had a wider mouth than exit, made of moulded plastic, with lugs on the corners so they could be secured to a board if required. I don't have clear recollections of the cars though so either they didn't last or, more likely, my interest was overtaken by a Hornby train set and then a Scalextric layout.

Trik-Trak was licenced from Transogram in the US by Tri-ang, which is likely why it seemed an odd fit to the rest of the range.  1968 does seem very late too.

I have a story to bore you.  Around ten years back we were out at my Wife's office 'do' and at some point around a restaurant table, one fella piped-up that as a child he always wanted a Trik-Trak and did anyone remember them.  Blank faces all round - including me.  So, him being a decent fella and coming-up to his 50th birthday soon, I hatched a plot.  I got hold of a set, bought blind through fleabay.  Thankfully, it was complete and I managed to get one of the cars in the set working.   Weeks later, the same crowd was out again, for his 50th meal and drinks.  It was presented as a gift across the restaurant table - a big box too.  Pretty sure this was the set:

Later that night, sloshed, we went back to his new flat (recent divorce, part of the reason to cheer him up) and, fuelled by more beers, we laid it out all over the floor.  The sight of grown men on their knees enjoying getting a motorised toy to drive itself about must have been great* fun for our Wives.

This is the car in a Trik-Trak.  Anyone got one?  I remember the drive was direct to one tyre:

They pop up occasionally, not valuable, just nostalgic for all of five minutes.

[junkyarddog]

I think I bought something like that a couple of years ago at a boot sale.

 

[Tenmil Socket]

On 6/18/2021 at 3:33 PM, sierraman said:

Does anyone remember ring raiders? 

Pardon 😆

[Jon]

Here's my Spot-Ons:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And my Not-Ons:

 

 

Still plenty more I'd love to find, as and when they choose to crop up!

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, Jon said:

Charlie Croker drove a Cambridge?  Who knew?

[Datsuncog]

On 6/21/2021 at 2:14 PM, tom13 said:

Does anyone have a model of a T4 van?

Few on the bay but they are pricey. I have stuff to trade if anyone is interested.

I've this Matchbox-sized panel van by Welly, which looks like it was cloned from Siku's T4:

Detail's not amazing, but it's intact and would probably make a decent enough custom base.

Dunno if that's any use to you? 50p takes it.

[Amishtat]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Charlie Croker drove a Cambridge?  Who knew?

Everyone has to start somewhere.. Of course that was when he was still using a pop gun on the tigers 

[DoctorRetro]

Some Hot wheels

 

[bunglebus]

I got a hot tip about Hot Wheels in one of those little Tesco corner shops

Porsche is the second release with the inverted colour scheme. Not really a Merc fan but this one's cool, needs some gold Real Riders I reckon

[DoctorRetro]

That Benz is well fit! Drooling!

[tom13]

New colour Dajiban is nice. As is that Celica.

[bunglebus]

There's a new 6 pack, but...yeah

 

[tom13]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

I've this Matchbox-sized panel van by Welly, which looks like it was cloned from Siku's T4:

Detail's not amazing, but it's intact and would probably make a decent enough custom base.

Dunno if that's any use to you? 50p takes it.

Yeah sweet dude. Can you put it to one side for me, as I'm hoping another bus like the one I had off you will turn up soon?

[155V6]

17 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Yes please @155V6

I did look today funnily enough.  He wants £20 for the Lotus by Fleischmann

If he will do a discounted deal on the two for us, while the cash is under his nose, even better! 

Cheers!

 

Mission accomplished,no discount though 🙁

[sheffcortinacentre]

12 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Trik-Trak was licenced from Transogram in the US by Tri-ang, which is likely why it seemed an odd fit to the rest of the range.  1968 does seem very late too.

I have a story to bore you.  Around ten years back we were out at my Wife's office 'do' and at some point around a restaurant table, one fella piped-up that as a child he always wanted a Trik-Trak and did anyone remember them.  Blank faces all round - including me.  So, him being a decent fella and coming-up to his 50th birthday soon, I hatched a plot.  I got hold of a set, bought blind through fleabay.  Thankfully, it was complete and I managed to get one of the cars in the set working.   Weeks later, the same crowd was out again, for his 50th meal and drinks.  It was presented as a gift across the restaurant table - a big box too.  Pretty sure this was the set:

Later that night, sloshed, we went back to his new flat (recent divorce, part of the reason to cheer him up) and, fuelled by more beers, we laid it out all over the floor.  The sight of grown men on their knees enjoying getting a motorised toy to drive itself about must have been great* fun for our Wives.

This is the car in a Trik-Trak.  Anyone got one?  I remember the drive was direct to one tyre:

They pop up occasionally, not valuable, just nostalgic for all of five minutes.

Aha that's the set I had with the roller coaster type frame thing

[eddyramrod]

I gathered together my remaining Spot-Ons for a photo...

The Isetta is unrestored, and will stay that way.  Caravan and Fiat 500 have both been through my sprayshop; Bentley and A40 done with Humbrol.  A40 and Fiat represent cars I've owned; Bentley is about as close as I'll get to the one used on TV by Jason King (played by Peter Wyngard, first in Department S, then in his own series).  The Fiat cost an arm and a leg in repro parts, it would have been cheaper to put it in the bin and buy another off ebay!

Now then... one for @Heidel_Kakao!

Yes, I'm a Stalwart owner too!

I have quite a big soft-spot for them.

[Heidel_Kakao]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

I gathered together my remaining Spot-Ons for a photo...

The Isetta is unrestored, and will stay that way.  Caravan and Fiat 500 have both been through my sprayshop; Bentley and A40 done with Humbrol.  A40 and Fiat represent cars I've owned; Bentley is about as close as I'll get to the one used on TV by Jason King (played by Peter Wyngard, first in Department S, then in his own series).  The Fiat cost an arm and a leg in repro parts, it would have been cheaper to put it in the bin and buy another off ebay!

Now then... one for @Heidel_Kakao!

Yes, I'm a Stalwart owner too!

I have quite a big soft-spot for them.

Snap I have one of them too 😀 I currently own two real and four model Stolly's. Is there much Micro Machines discussion in this thread at all? I have more.

[flat4alfa]

My Stalwart Dinky.

Can't bear the wheels !   Since when did Alvis fit ROstyle-esque Whizzwheeling efforts?

  For that reason I can only look at it top-down.

[flat4alfa]

[eddyramrod]

It is here!

[bunglebus]

44 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Is the guy in the funky green trousers @Datsuncog's nemesis? Can't see his trainers to be sure

[Amishtat]

58 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

It is here!

Here too! 

[155V6]

11 hours ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

Snap I have one of them too 😀 I currently own two real and four model Stolly's. Is there much Micro Machines discussion in this thread at all? I have more.

No Micro Machines cars here,but I do quite like the buildings,as they just about work with 1/87 scale cars 

 

[flat4alfa]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Is the guy in the funky green trousers @Datsuncog's nemesis? Can't see his trainers to be sure

Wouldn't it be great if Nemesis is seen sporting Purdey's tan boots on Friday.

[bunglebus]

On 12/11/2020 at 14:21, bunglebus said:

Lastly the ex-C1am Chinese Hot Wheels Range Rover copy. Original ones get a bit too expensive for me on eBay 

At last, a real one! It's even the same colour

 

[bunglebus]

I definitely need psychiatric evaluation. I probably didn't need more of these, but I was after a parts donor, and the Lone Star Jag was just too minty to resist

[flat4alfa]

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Lone Star Jag 

[flat4alfa]

WHO DID IT WORSE?

The Simca 1100/1200.

On the left, Majorette's Simca 1100 TI  

On the right, Guisval's Simca 1200

Both approx 1:60 in scale and have good profiles.

Both have reasonable clochardes.

But the Majorette has an OPENING THING.

And the Majorette has a tow bar for towing something.

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It's a pity that The Gaul had the 'the gall' to photobomb every photo.

[Datsuncog]

Further Hot Wheels discoveries at Tesco last night:

Long card packaging too, for maximum artwork display.

Can confirm that the Mercedes really is lovely. Even the cast-in headlight wipers are visible.