Shite in Miniature II

[flat4alfa]

I think I might have found the BEST LLEDO DAYS GONE EVER

Hang on.  What am I saying !!

[quicksilver]

On 11/2/2021 at 8:25 PM, flat4alfa said:

Very likely a fantasy, but to be fair it's got the looks of something French, Indo-China region.  After a tot of Absinthe.

Logo is used by Sun Star ; Sunnyside ; Superior.  Depending on the market and the proximity of the moon 

It's by Sunnyside IIRC and is a larger-scale copy of a model from everyone's favourite* range, Lledo Days Gone. Not French at all but a pretty faithful rendition of an AEC Renown, an actual early 1930s London bus. I had a green one with the vague destination 'Berkshire' and equally odd adverts.

The same company did a reasonable Duple Vega-bodied Bedford SB in a similar scale and both were typically found in trays of a dozen or so in seaside tat shops and other high-quality establishments.

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Is Denis's Zephyr available?  It does have some pubic hairs on its wheel 

I think I sold that one in a job lot but I have a better one spare now

Are you making the Lone Star into a gasser?

[flat4alfa]

4 hours ago, quicksilver said:

It's by Sunnyside IIRC and is a larger-scale copy of a model from everyone's favourite* range, Lledo Days Gone. Not French at all but a pretty faithful rendition of an AEC Renown, an actual early 1930s London bus

And so it is!  It's that gawky snout that threw me.  I need more absinthe.

Pretty obvious its RHD too!

[flat4alfa]

CORGI MODEL CLUB DELIVERY IS IN

Thompson Mongoose

Wow this took me back!  The first one that has arrived and the presentation box made it feel like I’d just opened a present as a child

Daren’t open it !

[flat4alfa]

Also another trigger finger episode of Matchboxes also arrived 

Chevy Van  ‘Vanpire’ was what I was after

The IMSA Mustang and Dinky/Kidco Chevy Stepside seemed nice enough condition to make up the postage weight

Never had any of them before. All seemed a good idea at the time for the couple of quid each

[flat4alfa]

A Thompson Mongoose opening has happened 

The original Corgi example popped over to check out its ….umm …niece?

[Justwatching]

Lledo 'Days Gone' HP Sauce van. Not sure on the make/model. The front wheels sit too low and far forward. Possibly crush damage. I might have a go at drilling out the base and see what I can do repair wise.

Next, a wind-up Smart City Coupe by Maisto. Purchased from Asda around '99/'00. 1:33 scale, so doesn't look right with anything.

 

[flat4alfa]

On 2/3/2021 at 9:44 PM, flat4alfa said:

Well no more.  The tramping, inset rear axle no longer makes me twitch...

....because it was taken to bits and introduced it to a replacement chassis which was near enough the right wheel base

So after some adaptions to the chassis and a few fiddles about to fit, taking all evening; it now looks like this

And does this

Will see about fitting a driver and seat tops later.  Perhaps a nob of glue on the door might be wise so driver doesn't go flying

Have a 1/33 Smart here too.  

Did that sort of thing to it ^

That way it does look right with something 😀

@Justwatching

[bunglebus]

First in the queue at the toy fair. I'm guessing I cleared most of the good 50p tat last time, but you never know. I have a few specific things to look for today

[bunglebus]

Well I'm home. Lots of boxes were rummaged through and tiny tat was acquired. The Polistil SD1 wasn't on the table, but the seller had it in his car - and also this Dinky Princess, which he wanted £5 for. Being as he wanted £20 for the Rover last time, £15 the pair is good in my books!

Other finds include a Lintoy Merc C111 in the same 50p box the Corgi Electro Rocket came from

A Tonka buggy that's less corroded than the one Datsuncog sent me as I'm restoring it

Another Scammell Contractor...

...with the plastic tow hitch (and grille) intact!

Another Scammell cab

The AA version of the K6-11 - Shell version is on its way to me via eBay too

Dropped a bollock not checking this Dinky Ovlov - it's been stamped on

Finally for the big stuff - I couldn't resist this, never heard of the brand but looks like an enormous Corgi

[bunglebus]

Tiny tat, lots of it - no Matchbox Rover SD1, sorry @eddyramrod.

I paid 25p for this just because I thought someone might get a laugh from it. MK3 "Tpansit" in Everton livery

There was a guy with a whole case full of beautiful Lone Stars, but at £15 each they were out of reach. This one was found elsewhere for £1. Do not paint?

The seller with the Lone Stars also had a case full of Sikus at a more reasonable £3 each, @andrew eand I nearly came to blows scrambling for them - I got these but I reckon he bought the best of the lot...

Back to 50p finds, early Whizzwheels Jensen

And a lot of Matchbox!

I was on the lookout for an orange glass Pi-Eyed Piper as a donor, I have a really nice spare one that's too good to take apart, but I found this

Which is still too good, so I kept looking and dug up this

More like it. Still alright under the grime though.

Now that's more like it! How the grille/exhaust part has gone missing without breaking the rivet I don't know, but I won't loose any sleep over using it for spares. One more find to show you...

[bunglebus]

I thought I'd share some of the other stuff that I dribbled over. I mean look at this lot!

And overstocks

These were the £15 Lone Stars

And the vendor who had the SD1

 

[bunglebus]

Right, the final find. Just as we were heading out I noticed these

Has anyone ever seen these late 80s Matchbox Colani cars before?

[andrew e]

I reckon we came out equal on the Siku 🤣

[flat4alfa]

25 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

overstocks

[bunglebus]

No trainers today, average age of punters was about 60 I reckon

[bunglebus]

Looks like the chrome ones are '88

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Has anyone ever seen these late 80s Matchbox Colani cars before?

I think I wittered on about them a few years back - Luigi Colani had just died and I was moved to put together a mini-profile of this unusual little range in the Matchbox line-up.

Will see if I can find it later... but no, I don't recall seeing them in real-life. Good going!

[andrew e]

Quite a pleasant diversion with @bunglebus earlier, he was right about the grumpy Tat hoarders, a Wetherspoon must have been wondering where there clientele/smell was this morning 😉

As mentioned above, The seller with the Lone Stars also had a case full of Sikus at a more reasonable £3 each, @andrew eand I nearly came to blows scrambling for them - I got these but I reckon he bought the best of the lot... well these were my finds! The MAN was a whopping £4 though!

Bow if it wasn’t for this rather unusual coloured Range Rover I spotted we’d have missed the lot! It really is crisp and weighty.

[bunglebus]

That 911 🙁

[andrew e]

Beautiful isn’t it! I did some investigation on my “That’s £3 if you like it” Caterham 7 - it’s a NewRay 1/32 and very nicely cast. I’m pleasantly surprised by this, baring the seats postion, K&N’s are lovely!

[outlaw118]

Went to Brands Hatch for the last BTCC event of the year a fortnight ago, and whilst mooching around the various stalls and shizz I found what was labelled as a "British Touring Car Champions" A40 model (made by Atlas).

Seeing as Fatha_Outlaw had one when I was smoll, I purchased it for £25. I've just taken the cellophane wrapper off as it was a bit tatty, and taken a peek. 

It's a feckin' SD1 Vitesse.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384446541715?hash=item5982ccaf93:g:RM0AAOSw~JBfHaBV (Not my advert)

Anybody want it? @Motown @Bren? Any other Rover fanz?

Not looking to make a profit, just would like my money back, or as close to as possible. Postage will be about £3.50. PM me PLZ

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

Mr. Cog if the camping cruiser is stll there....😁

[bunglebus]

12 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

Mr. Cog if the camping cruiser is stll there....😁

There was a pretty decent one at the toy fair today...

[sheffcortinacentre]

That caravan is unusual wouldn't mind one of those.

[Justwatching]

More from the Lledo 'Days Gone' collection. 

Ford Model T van in Robertson's Golden Shred livery. 

Ford Model A (?) van in different Golden Shred livery. No golliwog mascot, which is a shame.  

Not sure what this gold one is supposed to be. Just says 'promotional model' on the base. 

Another bus. Smaller than the others. 1:87 maybe. Looks like some kind of  overhead catenary rig on the roof. Sun-Maid Raisins advertisements down the sides. 

 

[bunglebus]

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

Might be a pity to kill a Cosmic Blues that could be saved by a paint pen around its extremities

Am I forgiven?

[flat4alfa]

10 hours ago, Justwatching said:

Another bus. Smaller than the others. 1:87 maybe. Looks like some kind of  overhead catenary rig on the roof. Sun-Maid Raisins advertisements down the sides. 

It's a Trolleybus.  Karrier-Clough E6 from the 1920s.  Roe bodywork in the London General livery that lasted to 1933

Photo is of a Karrier E6 in Doncaster colours

[bunglebus]

And if you're going to make a mini Cambuster, you have to make a mini Bazooka too right?

That is the orange glass out of the overpainted Pi-Eyed Piper from yesterday