Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

Y'know, I'm quite impressed with this for £3, especially how fragile and easily lost some of the bits are. Only defects I can see are a break in the "basket" at the front and one of the rams that supports the booms is split

[Spottedlaurel]

Looks like a fine purchase for £3!

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

 .............As I have a pretty decent blue Trainspotter in the cabinet anyway...

By coincidence, the Capri was my load of choice on a K-21 transporter when I last had them on display:

Matchbox had three different rigid transporters offered at the time?!

[bunglebus]

39 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Matchbox had three different rigid transporters offered at the time?!

Yep, these three have the correct cars on the back

[bunglebus]

On 12/11/2021 at 16:47, andrew e said:

It’s a cry, sorry scream for help 😂

In other news check this beauty out! Don’t look at the price!

https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/tamiya-portable-photo-studio/

 

On 12/11/2021 at 17:52, bunglebus said:

I'm thinking of making something similar, but using a cardboard box and white card to line it. Ideally it will fold up as it will take up valuable space, probably in my outhouse

Knocked up a quick prototype. Even with the crap lighting in the kitchen it's not bad

 

[bunglebus]

One to look out for in the future - Ain't No Saint has won the Global Hot Wheels Legends Tour

[bunglebus]

Charity shop tat box has been refilled - mostly newer Hot Wheels etc, no Superfasts this time 

[bunglebus]

Alright I'll admit it. I bought the blue transporter, even though I didn't know at the time it was different to my other two

Besides, I had three Capris...

[Justwatching]

Another 1982 Dodge Diplomat, this time in NYPD livery. The colour scheme NYPD had going in the 70s and 80s really looked great. I absolutely love this model, even if I did have to break the light bar off to straighten it. I know I've said before, but Greenlight quality control is non-existent. 

And a pic with the civilian version of the Diplomat.

[eddyramrod]

You do realise that if you get fed up of those Diplomats, there's a home for any number of them right here...?

[Justwatching]

12 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

You do realise that if you get fed up of those Diplomats, there's a home for any number of them right here...?

Not fed up just yet. In fact, I've got another two versions. I'll post pics in due course. 

[Split_Pin]

I've only got one Greenlight model, a Gone in 60 seconds Mustang that came from Poundland and I thought it was pretty decent quality. Shame to see that's not the case across the board.

[eddyramrod]

Wait, what?   Poundland?????  I feel a visit coming on!

[junkyarddog]

27 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Wait, what?   Poundland?????  I feel a visit coming on!

It was a while back Eddy.

I do have this one,I've stolen the original wheels for something else,and replaced them with some from a Hot Wheels. 

It's yours if you want it.

[eddyramrod]

Aww bummer.  Oh well, thanks.

[junkyarddog]

3 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Aww bummer.  Oh well, thanks.

Don't be😉

[eddyramrod]

10 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

It was a while back Eddy.

I do have this one,I've stolen the original wheels for something else,and replaced them with some from a Hot Wheels. 

It's yours if you want it.

And further to my earlier comment: yes please!  Don't feel any urgency to send it, you might find something else I like yet.... ;)

[sierraman]

Picked these up today, a £1 each. Expensive you might say but I’d not seen the Mercedes before as a Polizei and it is tidy. The Fruehauf I bought in some logic as the tyres to fix the Daf Transporter were more than the £1 it has cost me. I always feel a bit bad cannibalising a decent model but it’s missing the back and I already have one. 

[Spottedlaurel]

Cabinet #3 is up on the wall:

All the kits are in here. I was hoping to keep a shelf at the bottom for diecasts, but with a few more completions I'll be struggling for space again unless I start demoting them to a box or taking them to work (the latter not such a bad idea).

I used an old shelf upright as a bearer underneath, which is conveniently drilled and has metal pins, so I've hung a few HW/MBX off them.

Spur shelving on the right will be used for WIP kits.

This one is in the study/studio/hobby room inside the house, I'm going to use the desk below for building kits as well providing a home for the PC. Another cabinet will remain in the garage, I'm temporarily unpacking the diecasts and chucking them in there, pending a proper sort-out. At some I also need to unpack the 'proper' collection of boxed Superfast which are in yet another cabinet on the landing.

[bunglebus]

Stuck some LED strips on my DIY photo studio

Works quite nicely - with the front flap down you can get some funky angles going on

[Jon]

Looks good, @bunglebus! As an experiment, do you have any of the white material left over? If so, try wrapping a slither round the LED lights  to diffuse them a bit and also see if they can turn 90 degrees in the  box, to span the walls. 

No idea if that'll make any improvements at all but it looks like something that's infinitely adjustable.

That rear 3/4 shot of the Farnham gasser is very nice!

[bunglebus]

I've got a huge sheet of that white material. I tried the LEDs flat on the sides but it didn't do much so angled them down. I could put them over the top instead and defuse them through cloth if needed. Might as well work out how best to do it using a cardboard box then make something better later. Looking for a nice cotton sheet to chop up, what I'm using is a dust sheet like those disposable overalls you can buy.

Having fun papping my toys!

[AndyW201]

The slippery slope continues, more Minichamps Merc Madness.

After bagging a W124 saloon earlier this year, I still wanted the C124 Koop version. This one came up on the 'bay with no bids at 6 quid, which is what I got it for. No cardboard outer box, but the acrylic case is in good order. At the price I wasn't complaining.

The C124 is a handsome thing, well modelled here. When I first unboxed it, I thought it was Bornite and got a bit excited, but it turns out to be Anthracite, which is a dark grey with more than a hint of bronze. As a former serial owner of square, brown Mercs, I'm more than happy!

This makes a nice contrast with the saloon model, as this is the later 124, with the smaller grille set into the bonnet, when they became the first series to be called the E Class and were badged accordingly. Glad to see the intricate (and easily broken off) bonnet star is in situ. A late model such as this shouldn't have gingercators though...

The Minichamps  coupé and cabriolet 124s do have a nice little surprise in store compared with the saloons, with an opening bonnet and boot. Not bad detailing under the bonnet.

Interior detail, as is usual on these Mercs is fab, though  <pedant alert> they seem to have used the clocks from a diesel (clock instead of a rev counter). Nice Becker stereo though!

Timber and 'ruched' leather on the side panels and the later airbag wheel is spot on.

Only problem seems to be when handling the car, the rear wheels felt 'sticky' and when I put it down, I found some of the silver paint had smudged off one of them. Weird. A job for the silver Sharpie!

[RoadworkUK]

That's lovely. Nice that they modelled it with the side glass down.

[bunglebus]

On 06/11/2021 at 19:53, flat4alfa said:

Chevy Van  ‘Vanpire’ was what I was after

Found its younger brother today

[Split_Pin]

11 hours ago, AndyW201 said:

The slippery slope continues, more Minichamps Merc Madness.

After bagging a W124 saloon earlier this year, I still wanted the S124 Koop version. This one came up on the 'bay with no bids at 6 quid, which is what I got it for. No cardboard outer box, but the acrylic case is in good order. At the price I wasn't complaining.

The S124 is a handsome thing, well modelled here. When I first unboxed it, I thought it was Bornite and got a bit excited, but it turns out to be Anthracite, which is a dark grey with more than a hint of bronze. As a former serial owner of square, brown Mercs, I'm more than happy!

This makes a nice contrast with the saloon model, as this is the later 124, with the smaller grille set into the bonnet, when they became the first series to be called the E Class and were badged accordingly. Glad to see the intricate (and easily broken off) bonnet star is in situ. A late model such as this shouldn't have gingercators though...

The Minichamps  coupé and cabriolet 124s do have a nice little surprise in store compared with the saloons, with an opening bonnet and boot. Not bad detailing under the bonnet.

Interior detail, as is usual on these Mercs is fab, though  <pedant alert> they seem to have used the clocks from a diesel (clock instead of a rev counter). Nice Becker stereo though!

Timber and 'ruched' leather on the side panels and the later airbag wheel is spot on.

Only problem seems to be when handling the car, the rear wheels felt 'sticky' and when I put it down, I found some of the silver paint had smudged off one of them. Weird. A job for the silver Sharpie!

Nice to see a variety of models on the thread again rather than just Corgi and Matchbox. I have a soft spot for these older Minichamps 'Paul's Model Art' cars. It's weird how most of them don't have any opening features with the exception of a few random items. I have a BMW M3 with an opening bonnet but it's the only one in my collection that does.

The interior detail is brilliant and punches way above its scale. I recall being bowled over the first time I looked inside a model like this. Up until that point I only had Corgi  Classics as a frame of reference for detail!

Happy Friday everyone!

[junkyarddog]

Picked this up recently at a boot sale. 

Quartzo?

No?,me nether. 

I rashly lashed out a whole €5.00 on it.

I do quite like it,even though I'm not a huge fan of BMW.

Would have preferred a Capri in this style.

 

 

[Datsuncog]

16 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Picked this up recently at a boot sale. 

Quartzo?

No?,me nether. 

I rashly lashed out a whole €5.00 on it.

I do quite like it,even though I'm not a huge fan of BMW.

Would have preferred a Capri in this style.

Ooft, that's bringing back some memories... we used to stock Quartzo in the model shop I worked in, c.1996.

Not big sellers, as I think the range was solely European touring cars - but pretty well rendered.

Can't remember who made them, I've a funny feeling it was someone like Vitesse or Trofeu - dunno if the box has any hints?

Not bad value for €5, anyway!

[junkyarddog]

19 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Ooft, that's bringing back some memories... we used to stock Quartzo in the model shop I worked in, c.1996.

Not big sellers, as I think the range was solely European touring cars - but pretty well rendered.

Can't remember who made them, I've a funny feeling it was someone like Vitesse or Trofeu - dunno if the box has any hints?

Not bad value for €5, anyway!

That's all the info on the box.

Charmingly pre WWW.

MINIBRI LTD?

 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, junkyarddog said:

Quartzo?

Epic! Really like that, I'll have to keep an eye out for those.

I received a delivery of boxed (mostly) Zylmex, not bothered about the bikes but happy with the others, especially the blue Roller that lead me to discovering the brand

[155V6]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Ooft, that's bringing back some memories... we used to stock Quartzo in the model shop I worked in, c.1996.

Not big sellers, as I think the range was solely European touring cars - but pretty well rendered.

Can't remember who made them, I've a funny feeling it was someone like Vitesse or Trofeu - dunno if the box has any hints?

Not bad value for €5, anyway!

I bought a whole load of Quartzo cars from Asda in the late nineties for something like £2.99 each.Most were NASCAR models,which I was really into at the time,but they had Porsches & BMWs as well.I don't remember seeing any Capris though.