Shite in Miniature II

[sierraman]

Those Citrene Mondeo’s I think were allocated 1 per dealer and they were an Si though I have seen a lower spec one that looked as it was the factory paint. Not many left as like most Mk1 Mondeo’s the rot killed them off or a clutch going. 

[155V6]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I remember when that colour came out and Citrine Mondeos were everywhere for about 6 months, then they all just vanished. A lot had the (17"?) RS alloys too

I'll be on the lookout for those two

If the alloys were this type,then they would be 16"

[sierraman]

There’s two types, the big wide RS ones which were an option or the smaller 16’s you got in the same style on the late Zetecs. Going aside slightly anyone remember the chrome Alloys fitted to the Ghia just after the facelift? Looked fantastic for about a month until the salt caused the chrome to fall off. 

[155V6]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

There’s two types, the big wide RS ones which were an option or the smaller 16’s you got in the same style on the late Zetecs. Going aside slightly anyone remember the chrome Alloys fitted to the Ghia just after the facelift? Looked fantastic for about a month until the salt caused the chrome to fall off. 

The white ones on my Puma are the option wheels,they're 7 inches wide & have an ET of 35,the other type are 6 1/2 inches wide with an ET of 40.Apparently,if you put the narrower type on a Puma,you will die because the offset will completely ruin the handling 🙄.

What I really need is a set in 1/43 scale for one of my Cararama Pumas,I might have to break a Mondeo or Escort Cosworth 🤔

 

 

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

If the alloys were this type,then they would be 16"

No, these bad boys

[bunglebus]

Attacked a couple of my K-7 Racing Car Transporters. Had this one with no tailgate and slightly tatty paint

 

And this boot sale refugee with better paint and a tailgate but some sort of acid damage to the load bed

Presto, fixo

If only I had more than one plastic canopy to go around

[sierraman]

A bus museum today yielded these for 50p each. There was also a Matchbox Multipack with a Super GT Capri, Cavalier and Transporter in for £8, which in fairness wasn’t bad given the Cavalier goes for more than that on its own. Didn’t buy as I’ve got them already. 

[bunglebus]

Forgot to add this interior shot of the K-7. Nice to see the tools moulded in

[junkyarddog]

Today's find,

Matchbox Saab 900 turbo slot car.

Never seen one of these before, I quite like it.

😎

[bunglebus]

Someone will be along shortly dribbling over that. It is rather nice

[sierraman]

42 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Forgot to add this interior shot of the K-7. Nice to see the tools moulded in

Can honestly say I’ve never used a brace drill on a car. 🤣

[AndyW201]

10 hours ago, bunglebus said:

No, these bad boys

I remember quite a few pimped-up MK1 Mondeos wearing those, along with the RS bodykits. The green Mondeo taxi I drove years ago eventually gained a set of series 1 RS Turbo 7 spokes, which looked pretty good.

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Today's find,

Matchbox Saab 900 turbo slot car.

Never seen one of these before, I quite like it.

😎

Powertrack slot car, I have the track here ready to accommodate pretty please

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Someone will be along shortly dribbling over that. It is rather nice

 

48 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Powertrack slot car, I have the track here ready to accommodate pretty please

🤣

[junkyarddog]

54 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Powertrack slot car, I have the track here ready to accommodate pretty please

Think it's a keeper for now,

I fancy having a tinker with it.

[flat4alfa]

Oh dear…

[bunglebus]

Charity shop prices have gone nuts. Transporter £3.50

Corgi fire engine £3.00

Bag with Dinky Routemaster and Corgi Escort + 911 £12.50

Local if anyone's desperate

[Datsuncog]

35 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Charity shop prices have gone nuts. Transporter £3.50

Corgi fire engine £3.00

Bag with Dinky Routemaster and Corgi Escort + 911 £12.50

Local if anyone's desperate

Heh, I'm not that desperate - though the Corgi Dennis fire engine looks quite a bit better than the one I paid a fiver for, and the Matchbox Adventure 2000 hovercraft in light green would likely make back most of that £12.50 if it's as good as it appears to be...

I'm still just impressed that stuff like this shows up in charity shops near you folks, even if the staff now seem to have got wise to to their collectability. Every now and then I blitz all the charity shops in a five-mile radius, and never turn up anything more than a couple of scratched Teamz items at the bottom of a basket.

Still, despite a bit of a diecast drought in the Belfast Metropolitan Area, at least the Corgi Model Club are getting through...

[bunglebus]

2 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

the Matchbox Adventure 2000 hovercraft in light green would likely make back most of that £12.50 if it's as good as it appears to be...

It's the smaller one - do they really go for that much? Seems all a bit steep to me, if they were a few quid I'd just grab them. As I have a pretty decent blue Trainspotter in the cabinet anyway...

[sierraman]

I gave £1.50 for a similar one a while ago. The Corgi Simon Snorkel isn’t bad at all for £3 if it’s complete and in decent nick.

[Datsuncog]

21 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

It's the smaller one - do they really go for that much?

The smaller one was only available for the 1979 catalogue year as part of the K-2005 Adventure 2000 'Command Force', Gift Set, and I believe is fairly uncommon...

It was then changed to blue for 1980 and 1981.

I understand that both these versions of the MB2 Hovercraft are quite rare - though I guess whether they're actively sought-after and therefore worth ££££ is a different matter...

[junkyarddog]

We don't see enough Budgie toys on here.

I picked this one up yesterday at an autojumble. 

Paid a reasonable amount for this,but it's charm won me over.

 

[bunglebus]

Very nice. The compactor looks very similar to the Husky dustcart 

 

[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...