Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

I've given up on Tesco now.  There must be  distribution / allocation difference.

So if somebody is passing and can get a spare Subaru SVX please put aside for little old me pretty please thanks

[MarvinsMom]

  On 12/10/2021 at 21:28, morrisoxide said:

Just doing the weekly shop in Tescos and picked these up, Mr Bean Mini with roof chair and bear. Think I timed it right as I recon the Bean Mini is going to be a scalper magnet. 

They also had these in.

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£12.50 already on fleabay, the Mr Bean mini....

 

[flat4alfa]

  On 13/10/2021 at 12:11, 155V6 said:

Bought mainly for the Rockets Bizzarrinni Manta as it has a different base to the one I already have

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Different? 

Don't do this to me!

Or do you mean Whizzwheel <> Rocket bases

And not Electro Rocket.  Please tell me you have the Electro Rocket!

 

[155V6]

  On 13/10/2021 at 12:30, flat4alfa said:

Different? 

Don't do this to me!

Or do you mean Whizzwheel <> Rocket bases

And not Electro Rocket.  Please tell me you have the Electro Rocket!

 

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Nothing that exciting,just a different colour

[flat4alfa]

Phew!

Slippery Slope avoided.

[flat4alfa]

  On 13/08/2021 at 08:20, flat4alfa said:

Just rang Corgi Club and skipping of the Lotus and LR has been actioned.  Good idea really as I was going to cancel the lot but this means I still stay a subscriber so no loss of customer for them.  Yet.  So next one should be the Mustang according to the website.  Never owned one of those, so seems sensible* to pick and choose 

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POST LADY ON TAT WEDNESDAY DELIVERY SHOCKER

[bunglebus]

I had a post person bring me presents too - a couple of early Lesneys

And this - I've seen the Max Wax Corgi Beetle pop up a few times and usually they get bid up. I presume this was a promotional or giveaway, it's the same casting as the 70s version 

[flat4alfa]

OMG !

[flat4alfa]

Ended up walking out of there almost £20 lighter.  FFS.

Won't be going along to the pub this evening now.

[eddyramrod]

That's all right, neither will I!  We can stay in and admire our collections instead.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

  On 13/10/2021 at 08:47, RoadworkUK said:

I hate making plans for people, but if you happened to be passing...

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Which, the Sterling or the 944 ? The boxes are not perfect on either but the models themselves look as if they are.

Its in a warehouse next to the mechanic I use , so I’m bound to end up passing soon!

[Remspoor]

Purchase your cars now.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58895246

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Gary Grant, boss of The Entertainer, said it would get harder to get stock to the right places at the right time.

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[bunglebus]

That would explain a lack of new Hot Wheels everywhere. Checked out two Entertainers, a Tesco and The Range today and found naff all except older releases in Entertainer.

Who's got an HGV licence?

[andy18s]

  On 13/10/2021 at 12:11, 155V6 said:

Another Corgi lot just arrived

Bought mainly for the Rockets Bizzarrinni Manta as it has a different base to the one I already have.The transporter is a bonus,I can never have too many.The Jag will probably get sold to banger racing modellers 😂

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If you want to sell the other Manta.......

[bunglebus]

Corgi Beetles. I need to get these side by side, to see if the Safari/Police version....

...then became the Whizzwheels, which has an updated body and a modified safari base...

...and later morphed into the driving school car, which has the updated body and a different base...

...and eventually became the Corgi Classics version

[sierraman]

  On 13/10/2021 at 15:26, flat4alfa said:

OMG !

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Are the Best of British £1.25 as well?

[flat4alfa]

They ring up as £2.00

[155V6]

  On 13/10/2021 at 17:32, andy18s said:

If you want to sell the other Manta.......

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Yours if you want it 😀

[RoadworkUK]

  On 13/10/2021 at 16:16, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Which, the Sterling or the 944 ? The boxes are not perfect on either but the models themselves look as if they are.

Its in a warehouse next to the mechanic I use , so I’m bound to end up passing soon!

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Sorry, I should have been less cryptic! Yeah, I'll take both if the models within are unmarked; not worried if the boxes are tatty but I'll not bother if the models themselves are scruffy. I never had the 944 as a kid *rubs eyes and sobs*, and as an 800 owner, it's CRIMINAL that I don't have the Matchbox of it. 

If it's at all inconvenient, though – once postage is factored in – please don't take the trouble. Cheers!

[flat4alfa]

  On 13/08/2021 at 06:59, flat4alfa said:

I’m going to ring them and ask to skip the Lotus F1 and the Land Rover Breakdown. Got enough Climax Lotus examples by Scalex and have more than enough Land Rovers

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...which means there was a wait since August for the Corgi Model Club Ford Mustang Fastback 2+2

Since the photo earlier, it was left in the box all afternoon, because: 1) supposed to be working, 2) was a bit worried it may disappoint

But no!  Quite cheered-up by it to be fair!  So for the £23.98 posted, it still seems fair too, for a low-volume reproduction that is.  Also seeing the re-sold listings on eBay hitting £60 helps too.

Never had one of these as a boy, or through the teenage US car interest years, nor even today - I can't think I've ever held one.

It's smaller in the flesh than I expected.  For some reason it was in my head as similar to the Corgi Mach 1 Mustang from a few years later.

It's also got a paint defect* which translates into: 1) it'll polish off, 2) it's worth £££ by being rarer 😎

The gawkyness is duplicated well it seems, especially the front end view.  Well, it is a copy.  Can also see the low roof line that is familiar from the Organ Donor Corgi Mustang dragway car.  Will need to do a compare.

[bunglebus]

I've  never had an original either - I look forward to comparing mine to the Organ Grinder

 

[Jon]

Hi All!

Just a query - if anyone has any older 1/43 stuff they're thinking of selling, would they let me know what they have?

I'm getting a package sorted out to ship to NZ, with a service that combines packages into one box, so now seems to be as good a time as ever to add a few things in and make the most of the shipping!

So yeah, any  Corgi, Dinky, Spot-On, Schuco, Gama, Norev (including plastics), USSR/Novoexport, Joal, etc. manufactured up to the 1990's and I'm all ears. Not worried in the slightest about mint/boxed but bits not missing would be a bonus! 

And also any Siku pre-1990 is of interest, although I have a fair wodge sitting in the UK.

Anyway, a big ask but if there's anywhere worth sourcing stuff from, it's here!

[Split_Pin]

  On 13/10/2021 at 17:34, bunglebus said:

Corgi Beetles. I need to get these side by side, to see if the Safari/Police version....

...then became the Whizzwheels, which has an updated body and a modified safari base...

...and later morphed into the driving school car, which has the updated body and a different base...

...and eventually became the Corgi Classics version

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I had no idea that this casting made it into 'modern' times in the Classics range. I have the Polizei version and the Driving School issue.

[Datsuncog]

  On 13/10/2021 at 21:26, flat4alfa said:

Never had one of these as a boy, or through the teenage US car interest years, nor even today - I can't think I've ever held one.

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  On 13/10/2021 at 21:34, bunglebus said:

I've  never had an original either - I look forward to comparing mine to the Organ Grinder

 

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Where did the knackered 50p tat box Mustang end up, if not with either of you?

[EDIT: Fired up the old coal-powered laptop last night, and it turns out it went to @Amishtat sometime last year]

With any luck, the postie should be winging a Mustang in this general direction before long...

[Datsuncog]

  On 13/10/2021 at 22:18, Split_Pin said:

  On 13/10/2021 at 17:34, bunglebus said:

Corgi Beetles. I need to get these side by side, to see if the Safari/Police version....

...then became the Whizzwheels, which has an updated body and a modified safari base...

...and later morphed into the driving school car, which has the updated body and a different base...

...and eventually became the Corgi Classics version

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I had no idea that this casting made it into 'modern' times in the Classics range. I have the Polizei version and the Driving School issue.

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Never aware of these Max Wax versions either - and if I'd seen one, I doubt I'd have clocked it as a Corgi item. Most peculiar.

[bunglebus]

  On 13/10/2021 at 22:54, Datsuncog said:

Never aware of these Max Wax versions either - and if I'd seen one, I doubt I'd have clocked it as a Corgi item. Most peculiar.

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There are a few others, mostly yellow - they have a copyright date of 1998 on the box. Amazing for a 1965 casting

[Noel Tidybeard]

it's only taken 45 years but i got one

[bunglebus]

Only two refugees in the charity shop today - the usual Matchbox car transporter 

And this - not a Galanite, says made in Sweden - but as it's a MK3 Escort even down to the clover leaf wheels I thought it was worth 50p

[Datsuncog]

  On 14/10/2021 at 09:33, bunglebus said:

not a Galanite, says made in Sweden - but as it's a MK3 Escort even down to the clover leaf wheels I thought it was worth 50p

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I seem to remember the Early Learning Centre stocking those squidgy rubbery cars, years ago... just a big container of all different designs, sold loose.

Hadn't thought about them for years, but seeing the Escort there gave me quite a rush...

Don't think I ever owned any of them - I probably would have found them 'not realistic enough', snobby little get that I was - but that's deffo worth 50p of anyone's money. The tiny oval Ford badge on the bootlid is a nice touch.

For some reason I'm also getting memories of a Mk1 Golf in the same range, and possibly a Beetle too.

[Datsuncog]

In Tesco news, Matchbox UK Collection long cards have also touched down locally, at £2 a throw.

Mainline Matchbox remain challenging to sift through...

And Hot Wheels stock remains critical.

Two similar-but-different Gift Sets also on the shelves - always a joy to play another round of 'Do I Want To Spend £8 Just For That Capri?' against myself.

Came away with the Land Rover S2, and the only Mr Bean Mini left on the shelf (actually, it had slipped down behind the shelf)

I've also a spare SVX if anyone's keen, assuming that @flat4alfa managed to score one in last night's jumbo haul?