Romell R Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) Rom for me the f40 is one of the only super cars I'd ever want to own. That and the acura nsx wich i see as the poor mans ferrari .wich some day I would like to own now that there hovering in my price range for my holy grail models woud be rosso 1/12 Honda Nsx kit $252. + $60 shiping eBay ,hasegwa 1/12 Nissan 300zx twin turbo $600.+ $90. Shipping on eBay .and lastly hasegwa 1/12 rx7. 1 on eBay currently being bid on. Is the the pocher kits highly detailed on ther own? Their not highly detailed when you get them but.... You can get trans kits from a few differant makers the Autograph trans kit is by far the most detailed (and the most exspensive) it has just about every nut and bolt that's on the 1:1 car. the trans kit add almost 14lbs to the model. check out some of these pics of the trans kit from my Photobucket..... Edited June 8, 2012 by Romell R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 My holy grail is the MPC STP Turbine Indycar from 1967. Saw the real one at the track and built one when I was a kid, long gone now. They're out there but too rich for my blood. Good luck Rom. That looks like quite a project, those detail photos look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod59f100 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I was just woundering about the detail because of the price you would think your buying gold.lol Wow that is some detail in that trans kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Romell, congrats on getting it, I remember we were talking about it when you were here for desert scale. I dont really have a holy grail kit, but there are a few that come close, and one of the is the revell datsun 510. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydar Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Congratulations! I would love a 1/8 Ferrari but im not a F40 fan. The Testa Rossa on the other hand....... joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Congrats on the score, Romell. That build with the Autograph kit is amazing! As far as my "grail" kits, I scored two recently (Fujimi EM Stratos, Fujimi EM Porsche 356 Speedster) and am keeping an eye out for a few more- especially the Italeri Ferrari 250SWB. I was really disappointed that Revell AG's reissue of that one fell through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Congratulations! I would love a 1/8 Ferrari but im not a F40 fan. The Testa Rossa on the other hand....... joe. I had the white testa rossa spider but I sold it for the money for the F40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Congratulations! I would love a 1/8 Ferrari but im not a F40 fan. The Testa Rossa on the other hand....... joe. Here ya go Joe http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pocher-Ferrari-Testarossa-1-8-whit-transkits-from-Scale-Details-/180902299938?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1e9e0922 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleb Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 After the one I seen on eBay earlier. I don't even want to know how much you paid for that one. Congrats on your win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdurg Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I would like to get a 1/8 Scale Monogram 1985 Corvette Coupe and convert it to a 1996 Grand Sport Coupe. The thing keeping me from doing that is the insane amount of space that completed kit would require, and my lack of available space and soon to be finances due to me losing my job at the end of next month. (Though thankfully I am still on payroll until the end of September when I will then get my severance package and I have already gotten informal offers from a few places. So while this is tough, I am pretty much safe until the end of this year). But I would love to build a huge Corvette, or a 1965 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 After the one I seen on eBay earlier. I don't even want to know how much you paid for that one. Congrats on your win. Trust me I didnt pay alot for my F40, I think 800-1200 is way too much for a model LOL! whats funny is im gonna pay 1800 for the trans kit if I cant find it cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) My wife would suffocate me with my pillow at night if she knew I had even thought about spending that kind of money on a kit. We only recently have been able to spend more than that on a real car. Edited June 9, 2012 by Fat Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleb Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 That's insane and I get to maybe pay 60 on a kit. Here lately I've been doing a little more lol these little bugers do cost some dough. One is going to cost $30 in paint, around $20 in resin. Not including the flocking and lights and trading parts for what I need. Ouch I better stop before I'm paying $1800 lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Dont get me wrong fellas 1800.00 is alot of money to plop down , But im selling one of my hotrods so i'll have some extra play money. I always let the toys pay for the toys thats why the wife doesnt mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Nice score! Hopefully, you're going to do a build-up of this kit, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I still remember putting up my Pocher 1932 Alfa-Romeo Targa kit on eBay back in December 2005. I figured, with advice from several modelers that it might bring $400 or so. Imagine my surprise when over 40 bidders jumped on that one, and a real dogfight in the last couple of hours netted me $1475 for a kit I bought at Kmart in 1978 for $26! Hmmm, could that happen again with anything in my stash? (seeing as I hate eBay and PayPal, likely I will never know!) Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicksie Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 1/16 iroc camaro kit. i wanna build a replica of my uncles (soon to be mine) pro street iroc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Nice score! Hopefully, you're going to do a build-up of this kit, right? Yeah thats the plan, I actually want to do it for the magazine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) Romell's thread reminded me that I scored one of my Holy Grails recently. Got a special deal (remarkable deal ~ incredible deal) from a really special guy! An unusual kit, I wasn't even aware of it until a few years ago. I have no idea what it's worth, but I've wanted one for a long time. I'm a happy camper! It's complete and unbuilt ... even has both halves of the engine are still separate! (No, it's not for sale.) But I'm curious ~~~~ is this a common kit and I was in a cave somewhere for too long ... or is it scarce? Let me know what you think. [image borrowed from one of those other auction sites (Blujay - never heard of it!). Thank you, Blujay!] Edited June 9, 2012 by Danno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 A Camaro with a psuedo-screaming chicken on the hood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Well Dan, it must be priceless if you dont want to sell, so thats what its wroth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Romell's thread reminded me that I scored one of my Holy Grails recently. Got a special deal (remarkable deal ~ incredible deal) from a really special guy! An unusual kit, I wasn't even aware of it until a few years ago. I have no idea what it's worth, but I've wanted one for a long time. I'm a happy camper! It's complete and unbuilt ... even has both halves of the engine are still separate! (No, it's not for sale.) But I'm curious ~~~~ is this a common kit and I was in a cave somewhere for too long ... or is it scarce? Let me know what you think. [image borrowed from one of those other auction sites (Blujay - never heard of it!). Thank you, Blujay!] That must be a super rare Kit Dan I dont think Ive ever seen that one before at first I thought it was a trans as untill I saw Chuck's comment. I dont know what to tell ya besides hold on to that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 But I'm curious ~~~~ is this a common kit and I was in a cave somewhere for too long ... or is it scarce? Not really scarce nor hard to find. Four sold on eBay within the last 40 days or so. Sam Cates was looking for one not too long ago to build a replica of his own Camaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Is that from the kits you bought that you dont want your wife to know how much you spent ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 ya know art, when something you hate enables you to get fifteen hundred for something you figured would bring 4 hundred and you bought for twenty nine...well, i think you ought to start loving what you hate! but i know what you mean sometimes, ebay is kinda infuriating from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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