Shite in miniature

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Found these in the loft the other day....

 

 

WOW I used to have one of those when I was tiny, got it off Brighouse market.

[MrRegieRitmo]

Does anyone know which company made a model Leyland Princess in the 70s? I've seen one on a tape of an old 70s TV programme (a Nationwide report about the price of tea in motorway service stations, as it happens!), but I've never seen one in real life.And that yellow Alfa's reminded me - I have somewhere a blue Citroen GS that's made entirely out of some strange bendy/rubbery plastic (no windows, it's all this blue stuff), with black plastic wheels. I can't remember where I got it now, but it was in the mid 80s as my parents had a blue GSA at around that time. The toy itself is like some kind of bath/beach toy - has anyone ever seen one of these things before, or anything similar?

The rubber cars are made by Tomte, see more here....http://toys.search.ebay.co.uk/tomte_Toys-Games_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR40QQfsprZ0QQsacatZ220I have a Renault 16 somewhere exactly like you described.As for the Princess, as marinast said it will be a 1/36 ish scale Dinky toy as until the recent Corgi/Lledo Vanguards Princess it was the only die cast model in existence on general release of a Princess since the 70s when Dinky released it probably alongside or just after the car. It took till after the Millennium for any other mainstream manufacturer to make a Princess model (Vanguards) now I wish they'd hurry up & make an Ambassador too!

[Simon M]

Thanks, Messrs Ritmo and Marinast - both my questions answered! I'd love to see that Renault 16 if you can find it.

[MrRegieRitmo]

I'll take a pic of it for you but not sure when I last saw it, probably not since we moved house last year.A Dinky Princess for you....http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Die-Cast-Model-Austin-Princess_W0QQitemZ150252551949QQihZ005QQcategoryZ223QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemand the rest of them....http://toys.search.ebay.co.uk/austin-princess_Toys-Games_W0QQcatrefZC11QQfromZR40QQsacatZ220

[Simon M]

Lovely - the Dinky Princess looks more like an Ambassador from the front, I reckon!

[Split_Pin]

Just bought this on E-bay from Korea:

 

 

 

 

 

Its a Hyundai XG 30 (see mk2 Craigs Jersey thread for a pic of the real thing), and there is hardly a smidgeon of english anywhere on the box, save for the explanation that XG stands for 'Extra Glory'.

 

Its not a great model but its authentically Korean, which is why I love it.

 

I also love my Model Lada Riva (thats VAZ 2107!) as the box is almost entirely in cyrillic

[MrRegieRitmo]

Any model of an XG30 is better than none as I suspect that's the only one around!I so want one of these.....http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220239773601&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012

[Split_Pin]

I'm pretty sure it is lol! The real thing will be uber-shite in 2020 I reckon!Like that Merc Van, esp the Mercedes Service logos! I have a Corgi Junior bus and Majorette fire truck one

[MrRegieRitmo]

Model shite isn't just about cars......http://www.minichamps.de/default.asp?language=En

[MrRegieRitmo]

What a model! 1/18 scale - about the length of one & a half dinner plates. Yours for 276 Euros....http://www.alpimodel.com/mrc/lambo01.html

[Split_Pin]

Just thought I'd dig out some photos of my shite in minature from photobucket - sorry if similar models have been posted before:

 

 

 

(this is 1/18 scale - my fave model!)

 

More 1/18 Scale shite:

 

Mini 30th Anniversary Collection released by Corgi in 1989:

 

Mini City:

and neon..

 

More 1/18 scale Frauds

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Random model shite:

 

 

Bin Lorry Shite: Revopak N Type - once so common in the UK - now only exist in Malta. I remember Glasgow Corp. used these and I was terrified of its huge rotating tines as a wee boy:

 

 

 

Stahlberg Shite:http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm121/iainl1979/Stahlbergs.jpg

 

I'd give up most things just to be able to own more o these vynl weirdos

 

1/18 Scrote

:http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm121/iainl1979/XR3.jpg

 

Couldnt find the right hooker Scottish-number-plate-betrothed version

 

 

 

1/18 Omega

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm121/iainl1979/ModelCarpics002.jpghttp://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm121/iainl1979/ModelCarpics004.jpg

 

Novahttp://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm121/iainl1979/ModelCarpics023.jpg

 

Mint Senatorhttp://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm121/iainl1979/ModelCarpics022.jpg

 

Anyway - thats some of my model shite. I dont have the nads to take the plunge and get some real shite just yet - but if a mint FSo comes up near me.........

[Milford Cubicle]

That 309 model is so boring, I love it!I wouldn't mind collecting some scale shite myself.

[MrRegieRitmo]

What are you doing in my bedroom?? lol Christ - where to start? I'll need to go back to the beginning & go through them again. Infact scratch that, I need to go to bed first. Then tomorrow I will go through them. It looks like we cross over on quite alot of stuff, well mainly the Euro stuff. I've got shot of alot of my old Corgi / Matchbox stuff as there simply isn't room to collect everything, so I've created a personal rule only to collect 1/43 scale stuff. Mainly I buy Minichamps, Corgi Vanguards, IXO, Auto Art, Trofeu, Norev, Universal Hobbies, basically anything I like the look of from a collector's brand. I spotted one or two or your things I've tried to get myself but so far haven't, so be careful I don't find out your address or you'll have to pace up & down with a baseball bat making sure I don't sneak in & out with something Anyway goodnight.

[Mr Lobster]

Nice collection there. Is the 1/18 R12 Gordini the Solido model? Solido are also releasing a 1/18 R5 & R5 Alpine very soon - already available in France and should be out in UK in the next month or two together with that R12 Gordini in a couple of different colours.

[MrRegieRitmo]

Never mind those when are we getting a 1/18 scale R14? I've decided not to buy any more 1/18 due to space factors but for that I can make an exception!

[Mr Lobster]

Never mind those when are we getting a 1/18 scale R14? I've decided not to buy any more 1/18 due to space factors but for that I can make an exception!

If I find out there is one, you will be first to know

[MrRegieRitmo]

Well I've got the 1/24 scale Bburago R14s which is the closest there is, but they're not really in the same league as a precision collector's model! Same with the 1/24 Bburago Ritmo Abarth & 1/24 Polistil Ritmo models.

[Simon M]

I had the Burago R14, though mine seems to have been only slightly less durable than the real thing, unfortunately. The also did a really nice Maigret-style Traction Avant which was one of my favourites, though that's gone as well now.Those model R12s are lovely - and is that a Lada Riva I see in one of the pics?

[andrew e]

Loving the XR3 !

[Split_Pin]

Glad they are appreciated on here - they get funny looks from my visitors lol! Mr Ritmo could you possibly post up some pics of your Burago Ritmos pleease- I only have the 1/43 scale one! I'm trying to get my hands on a 1/24 Scale Regata on the'Bay.I sooo want one of those Bburago r14's but they go for too much on E-bay THe 1/18 r12 is a Solido model - theres loads of them on E-bay but all in Europe sadly. The big double Webers are nicely modeled on it And yep thats a Lada Riva (Vaz 2107) in the piccy. This is probably my fave model as it is still listed on the Vaz website as of 2008!!!!!

[blackbird]

Have you seen the way this bloke advetises toy cars !

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MatchBox-Citroen-SM-x2-No-51_W0QQitemZ280233444479QQihZ018QQcategoryZ73250QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

 

 

 

[Richard]

I have now

[MrRegieRitmo]

I'm sure plenty of Citroen SMs visited the Pyrenees! Trouble is guys viewing the auction might quickly forget what they were bidding on. Mind you they'd probably end up in some kind of trance & just keep hitting the bid button! and it wouldn't help sell to those swarms of female die-cast collectors out there!

[fiatdaft]

I bought this in holland last week,thought it was a bit unusual.

 

[Split_Pin]

^Like this - unusual scale as well!

[fiatdaft]

very,not really sure what to do with it!

 

if yer interested,here is some of my to do collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cheers scott

[MrRegieRitmo]

 

 

Mmmmm me like! (but not as much as the real things!)

[Split_Pin]

Build the black Beemer first - its awesome!!

[stoterstangen90]

http://link.marktplaats.nl/175198834lada 2104.......

[andrew e]

Something thats bugging me but you might know - who did "Small talk" in street machine? I rember they did a fat 40 Ford project.