1972coronet Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 this one is up to 510.00! http://www.ebay.com/...d=230872953730 I saw that earlier today , and I had to look at its price a few times to make sure that the decimal was in the correct spot . Don't get me wrong ; that thing looks gorgeous , but ... five hundred bucks ?!? Looks like I'm in the wrong business ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migace Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 lol if that car brings 500 think of what some of the guys on here models would do. . . . .. . well you can fill in the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I saw that earlier today , and I had to look at its price a few times to make sure that the decimal was in the correct spot . Don't get me wrong ; that thing looks gorgeous , but ... five hundred bucks ?!? Looks like I'm in the wrong business ! Well, you figure about $100 for the Modelhaus resin kit...plus the hours of labor to build and paint it... not bad when you consider the time that went into it. I'm not sure how I'm going to paint mine, but definitely something like this in early '70s colors.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 That's not even nuts. It's STUPID! What Danno said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 When you factor in the costs of the original kit, Modelhaus conversion, paint, glue and time, $510.00 doesn't seem all that outrageous, if you are a collector. We builders, on the other hand, agree with Danno. I have on occasion attempted to tabulate the cost of a build. It depressed me, therefore I no longer care. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Definateley the more money than brains category That's not even nuts. It's STUPID! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 When you factor in the costs of the original kit, Modelhaus conversion, paint, glue and time, $510.00 doesn't seem all that outrageous, if you are a collector. We builders, on the other hand, agree with Danno. I have on occasion attempted to tabulate the cost of a build. It depressed me, therefore I no longer care. G Eh .... good point. I once received a free NASCAR kit. A dear friend was pressuring me to build ... my first NASCAR model. So, I took the free Lumina kit and embarked on the project. I remembered seeing the 'way cool' aftermarket fuel filler kit, so I bought it to install in my free model. Then I realized I had to open up the trunk to show it off, so I bought the photoetch trunk hinge kit. Then I realized it looked odd to have the trunk hinged but not the hood, so I bought the hood hinge kit. That necessitated the hood pin kit. Then, with the hood opened, I had to have the braided hoses and fittings. Which looked weird without the brake duct kit. Then I discovered the killer photoetch grille kit. .... .... and on and on it went. Before I knew it, that free kit had well over $200 worth of aftermarket goodies on it. That was many years ago. It's still the most expensive model in my build collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) Eh .... good point. I once received a free NASCAR kit. A dear friend was pressuring me to build ... my first NASCAR model. So, I took the free Lumina kit and embarked on the project. I remembered seeing the 'way cool' aftermarket fuel filler kit, so I bought it to install in my free model. Then I realized I had to open up the trunk to show it off, so I bought the photoetch trunk hinge kit. Then I realized it looked odd to have the trunk hinged but not the hood, so I bought the hood hinge kit. That necessitated the hood pin kit. Then, with the hood opened, I had to have the braided hoses and fittings. Which looked weird without the brake duct kit. Then I discovered the killer photoetch grille kit. .... .... and on and on it went. Before I knew it, that free kit had well over $200 worth of aftermarket goodies on it. That was many years ago. It's still the most expensive model in my build collection! Danno That free NASCAR DOT kit you gave me, I am in for $22 in paint for it, plus the $20 for the decals , so that free kit is costing $42 to complete it , I think as modelers, its just best not to add up the cost per kits , some things are better off if we dont know about it Edited November 4, 2012 by martinfan5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Gentlemen, let us cease expounding upon the issue of cost, lest our esteemed better halves take note. Besides, as stated, some things are better off remaining unknown.................... G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Without a doubt , our hobby is a diminishing inverstment ! But , it's fun and still relatively inexpensive . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 The 510.00 spent may crazy to most of us but the person buying the car may just have a good reason to pay that much. I am happy someone in this hobby got a few greenbacks for the love of it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 This seller is about to make $760 in selling two kits when his is other auction ends http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Oldsmobile-Dynamic-88-Pro-Built-1-25-/290806100382?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item43b564f19e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 This seller is about to make $760 in selling two kits when his is other auction ends http://www.ebay.com/...=item43b564f19e That Olds is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 That Olds is beautiful. I have to agree, I wouldnt pay the starting bid on it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migace Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 thats a promo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Look closely at the Olds and you will see two large mold seams the builder left. Check out the area between the rear window and the top of the belt line just where it starts up over the rear fender. Everything else is primo, as is the other Ford build. G Edited November 6, 2012 by Agent G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 This seller is about to make $760 in selling two kits when his is other auction ends http://www.ebay.com/...=item43b564f19e Good for the seller. It's the market that dictates the price of the built model. Whoever the buyer(s) are, they feel that they are getting a good buy, or else they would not bid that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I am not sure I could ever make money doing that, simply because I am not sure I could part with the models. Maybe if I was pulling down that kind of coin on a consistant basis, well... Almost every model I built and parted with, I regret. Most I have made for folks I know, like my father, but even those I miss but at least I know where they are. The worst was when I moved from Indiana to Phoenix, as one of the boxes that had my childhood builds did not survive the journey to my current location. It makes me sick sometimes, but from my childhood I only have a handful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57peppershaker Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Looks like this is now available (on ebay etc). Anybody picked 1 up yet & got the lowdown ? What are the multible Cop decals ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migace Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Upddate looks like some shops and internet sites have them in stock and shipping now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misternemo Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Looks like this is now available (on ebay etc). Anybody picked 1 up yet & got the lowdown ? What are the multible Cop decals ? i read somewhere that the decals will be: CHP,las vegas police,troy michigan police,chicago police,and new york state police. wonder why they didn't do san francisco police? not sure if this is accurate or not,just what i read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsheehy Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 (edited) Grabbed one today. Very disappointed. It is a straight reissue, with no "fixes" to the shortcomings of previous issues. The only change is the decals, which are a plus with some minuses. As Ryan mentioned above, it is now confirmed that the agencies are Troy, MI, Las Vegas PD, Chicago PD, CHP and NYSP. The pluses are the Troy and CHP, they are accurate and period correct for 1970, however CHP never used the 70 Ford. Las Vegas is not bad, but incorrect for 1970. The gold door star is sort of correct (it should be metallic gold), but the word "POLICE" was not adopted until 1974. In 1970, they had "To Protect and Serve" on the door with the star. The NYSP markings are correct, but again, incorrect for 1970. The blue/yellow cars hit the road in 1974, plus no Fords for NYSP in 1970. The markings should be black/white for this year. The Chicago markings are not that good. Again, this style marking was not used until 1974 when they switched to all white cars, and the red lettering is way too dark (doesn't show correct in the scan) (BTW, my scan cut off the bottom stripe, it is there) So if this was a 1974 Ford, we'd be OK. I'm very surprised Round 2 did not do their homework on the accuracy of the decals. It just adds to the shortcomings of an already tired reissued, in my opinion. The information is out there on who used this year Ford, and what the correct markings should have been for that year. LVPD 1973 Satellite, correct color/markings for 1970 Ford LVMPD 1974 Dodge for reference, now tan/white cars... Edited December 26, 2012 by tomsheehy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000-cvpi Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I still want more than the four I bought. I missed out on the previous reissues, so these are great, wrong decals or not. Besides, I wouldn't use the kit decals for a police car any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migace Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 I just got the kit too and I have had all the original re issues, they fixed the body and sharpened the trim and the plastic between the window frames has been molded in a way that does not affect the frame anymore. I will take pictures in a few for everyone. Also they added better screws and wider tires than the skinnies all other kits had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Since the markings appear to be more correct for a later model I have a question. When the agency in question changed the markings from the 70 style to the 74 style would they update the markings for any older cars they still had? Could this be built as a older car that was still around in 74/75, maybe with some wear and tear and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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