Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Those Hot Wheels slot mags are excellent, I've been hoarding them ever since they came out on the mainline cars. Hopefully they'll do some different sizes especially some skinny fronts

[bunglebus]

52 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Passed me by, that one

Hinge deleted for 2019 retool.  So any with a plastic grille / base / rear panel are the wrong one

https://collecthw.com/hw/model/'71 Mustang Funny Car

Yeah I have a boxed later one too. Even just the body would work as I believe all the funny cars have the same base, which is why it doesn't have a name underneath 

[bunglebus]

On 09/09/2021 at 16:42, bunglebus said:

And a Greenlight Firebird

I was thinking when I found it that the Firebird looked familiar. This is the only other Greenlight I own

 

[morrisoxide]

First charity shop find in ages, job lot for £2.50. I didn't know matchbox did a 480 Volvo

I had a Landy when I was a kid and never liked its proportions, it just looked wrong (ie massive) much like the Corgi Metro.

The blue Landy is mint if anyone's after one.

[vulgalour]

Volvo is a nice find.  Is the green one a Mk2 Prairie?

[andy18s]

Picked up a few from a local charity shop whilst we were selling our own products.

Hot wheels were cheap at 1lev each,5 for the 5 pack.

The truck cost 2lev,all metal but no identifying marks I can see

 

[bunglebus]

The 5 pack was quite sought after for the Bugatti at the time 

[bunglebus]

21 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Passed me by, that one

Hinge deleted for 2019 retool.  So any with a plastic grille / base / rear panel are the wrong one

https://collecthw.com/hw/search/'71 Mustang Funny Car

Sometimes my hoarding comes in handy. I have a spare

 

[Cord Fourteener]

Parents found this, I think it was mine a few years ago. 

Surprisingly it's in very good condition!

[Tenmil Socket]

Bit of a bizarre one earlier today. I was in a collectibles shop in Widnes that sells a fair whack of die-cast. I asked the owner if I could look at a trio of mini Hot Wheels which were £2 for all three, a Transit milk float and a Matchbox laser wheels which he placed on the counter. An older lady walked in asking if he wanted to buy an Accurist watch which he didn’t. She  mentioned a few times how her grandson would love the mini Hot Wheels. I said I was buying them but jokingly said I’d swap for the watch and she said okay! I’d agreed on a fiver each for the Transit and Matchbox and £2 for the Hot Wheels. The lady took the cars and handed me the watch before I’d paid the shop owner. He then said just give me a tenner so I got the watch for free! 

The Transit is available if anyone fancies it?
 

[morrisoxide]

20 hours ago, vulgalour said:

Volvo is a nice find.  Is the green one a Mk2 Prairie?

Yeah it is a Mk2 Prairie, I've been after one for ages. It's come up quite well with a fine tip green permanent marker.

Think I will start looking at older matchbox with suspension. Before they get too expensive.

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said:

The Transit is available if anyone fancies it?

Hell yes I've been after one for ages!

[Remspoor]

The wife is away visiting family in another country and I thought I would take an opportunity to get the box with my old die-casts down take some photos put them here.

Went into the attic. It is very small and jammed with crap. Could not get the box out on my own as it would mean moving a lot mainly up and down the step ladder..

Maybe when we have another clear out will I be able to dig the box out.

Most of my cars were destroyed because I used to play car He (sometimes called Tag or It). This meant pushing and letting go of said vehicle across the school playground. when die-cast metals hit crumbly asphalt it is the metal that comes of worse. Usually I ended up with just the metal base.

[Split_Pin]

13 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Bit of a bizarre one earlier today. I was in a collectibles shop in Widnes that sells a fair whack of die-cast. I asked the owner if I could look at a trio of mini Hot Wheels which were £2 for all three, a Transit milk float and a Matchbox laser wheels which he placed on the counter. An older lady walked in asking if he wanted to buy an Accurist watch which he didn’t. She  mentioned a few times how her grandson would love the mini Hot Wheels. I said I was buying them but jokingly said I’d swap for the watch and she said okay! I’d agreed on a fiver each for the Transit and Matchbox and £2 for the Hot Wheels. The lady took the cars and handed me the watch before I’d paid the shop owner. He then said just give me a tenner so I got the watch for free! 

The Transit is available if anyone fancies it?
 

How much did you end up paying for the Transit? I'm interested in it.

[Split_Pin]

Finally found the Dodge Van in Smyths of all places. My son still likes to go in there for a look so Dad goes over to the Hot Wheels as well.

Go kart in the back and the van even has rust!

 

[junkyarddog]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Finally found the Dodge Van in Smyths of all places. My son still likes to go in there for a look so Dad goes over to the Hot Wheels as well.

Go kart in the back and the van even has rust!

 

 

Bit of inspiration for you,

This guy's skills are insane.

[Tenmil Socket]

4 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

How much did you end up paying for the Transit? I'm interested in it.

I'm afraid @bunglebus got in there first, £5.

[Cord Fourteener]

Another parent toy given to son: mk1 Golf Polizei.

It must have been mine when I was little...

[bunglebus]

That's ace ^

Went to Barleylands car show today, a few people selling very nice Dinky and Matchbox stuff at "don't ask" prices, however I picked up a handful of 50p bargains. 

I also raked through this lot and found quite a few Huskys and Matchbox, almost all in terrible shape. Prices weren't exactly a bargain either

[bunglebus]

Then there was this Hot Wheels ID chase Escort - I knew it wouldn't be a bargain but I still choked at the £35 asking price

[bunglebus]

On 09/09/2021 at 22:05, flat4alfa said:

if you want motors and bodies of a Banger and Piper, I have a fair few in my boxes of painted-but-never-got-around-to-finishing ideas

I have bodies - engines are harder to lay my hands on

These are all out of the customs box

[Tenmil Socket]

Home Bargains by me are selling miniature Tonka cars for 49p.

[egg]

Morestone done, I'm hiding some paint imperfections from you...

B4

Afterwards

[bunglebus]

New 5 pack. Other than the Brat nothing I like in here

 

[junkyarddog]

On 9/5/2021 at 4:34 PM, Split_Pin said:

The key is for a different one, which I have somewhere. My pal had the fire chief one though, back in the early 1980s.

Found the car to suit the key at yesterday's boot sale. 

If anyone out there would like this pair as a trade for something let me know.

[bunglebus]

The spoils from that massive tat box at Barleylands:

A pair of Chinese made Matchbox 928s

a fair Ruff Trek

A Zylmex Plymouth police car that I hadn't seen before

Corgi Mog, doing a custom one of these based on the bubbly one @Datsuncog sent me, but I may need a donor

And this Husky Zephyr Estate formerly belonging to Denis, as it still has its tailgate 

Further along I picked up this trio for 50p each. Guy was amazed when I mentioned restoring toy cars

[egg]

It was only when reading about Morestone that I noticed they spelt Wolseley incorrectly!

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

The spoils from that massive tat box at Barleylands:

A pair of Chinese made Matchbox 928s

a fair Ruff Trek

A Zylmex Plymouth police car that I hadn't seen before

Corgi Mog, doing a custom one of these based on the bubbly one @Datsuncog sent me, but I may need a donor

And this Husky Zephyr Estate formerly belonging to Denis, as it still has its tailgate 

Further along I picked up this trio for 50p each. Guy was amazed when I mentioned restoring toy cars

Those Porsche 928’s are quite scarce, they’re from an early 90’s Smash and Crash. 

[bunglebus]

Smyths finally have new stock dribbling in, I think 90% of what's on their shelves dates back to lockdown

 

[WillCarter]

Good evening all, I've been delving into boxes of quality tat this evening. Anyone for a Miniature Tat sale once I've finished making dinner?