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2 hours ago, Plowboy said:
Exactly! I bought one for my son that was over $400 with taxes. Worth every penny! About the only sets under $100 are the small vehicles. Now there's a TV show called Lego Masters! It's unreal how Legos has exploded over the last few years!
They still hurt like heck when you step on one in the middle of the night
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Some progress and a question...
How do I fix the glue spot on the windshield? Stupid mistake!
I do have the Testors "clear parts cement & window maker" Was thinking of flowing that out but figured I'd ask first
HOLY CRUD THOSE PICTURES ARE HUUUGGGEEE!
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Going to the Detroit Autorama in March . Just saw this hobby shop (Pasteiner's Hobby) mentioned in an article..
Looks interesting but the website doesn't really mention model car kits.
Is it worth checking out?
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On 12/22/2019 at 2:00 PM, StevenGuthmiller said:
This is not at all unusual for a rare sealed kit.
These are "collector" prices.
No doubt this kit is destined to be lined up in a neat row on a shelf somewhere.
I would be flabbergasted if it were ever built.
I got a '68 Coronet a couple of years ago.
I don't recall the price, but it was a fraction of what this one went for.
All of the relevant parts were in pristine condition and included everything needed to build a stock model except the stock grille, which I picked up later.
Some of the chassis parts were missing, but it didn't matter because the chassis and engine will be replaced with modern kit parts when I build it anyway.
These are the kinds of kits that a builder looks for.
Something rebuildable or restorable with the necessary parts included.
Sealed kits are for collectors/ speculators who either want to display them as is, or just want to hang on to them and hope to make a profit down the road.
They can have them.
As a builder, I would be nervous about buying a sealed kit anyway.
I want to know what I'm getting.
Steve
Lot's of businesses have shrinkwrap machines...The same ones that the models were originally wrapped in
I bought a "sealed" model that way and when I opened it it was apparent someone was in there already...
Not happy but it was only $20
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14 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:
I totally missed this when I was a kid, snatched up when it was repopped. I built box stock. I've seen super detailed models, weathered, using tracks from tank kits, think it was one of the halftracks such as the 8 ton. The builder used the Kleenex tarp technique to add uniforms that were torn and shredded.
Do you have a Dremel? If so, grind the inside of the body to make it thin, then take a hot pin/needle and poke through, then immediately press in to dent. You don't want a perfectly drilled hole.
Looks good.....I'm trying to relive my youth through building the showrods that I had as a kid
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Started this a couple months ago. I had built one when I was 10 or so and think I can do a better job this time around
I want to weather it and add some bullet damage
Are there any good how to's on that?
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Two of my toys......
Daily is a company ratty pick up
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My all time favorite car....
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Got mine last Friday the 22nd..
Canton Ohio area.
Only issue I have with the issue was some of the show pics look like they were taken in a cave at night. But there was a PSA on how to take good quality ones in the magazine so hopefully it won't happen again
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Here is the 1:1 shortened Chrysler from Hot Rod
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrdp-1107-1959-chrysler-imperial-speedster/
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Beauty!
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Pretty sure the kits would sell well....How many musmarcudas can you build?
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I like it and it reminded me of this from Detroit Autorama
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Very nice...Back when NASCAR rides looked like real cars and not blobs
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Really nice!
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I'll bet the prices will go up 30%. The tariff is I think 25%
Then after the tariffs are rolled back prices will drop 10%
Capitalism at it's best
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How hard would it be for a manufacturer acquire an unbuilt kit and scan it into a CAD CAM to cut the tooling?
The days of pantographs and hand tooling molds are pretty much gone aren't they?
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I guess I should have dusted it off....Dang model bench is in my basement wood shop
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Just finished this up...Redid the paint twice and I keep trying to better my abilities.. I did one similar to this as a kid with Jade green faded over silver. Tried that and didn't work on this one
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21 hours ago, cobraman said:
There is about a half dozen or so of these on the bay now. Some in not so good condition.
Also parts are available on Ebay...Bad ones get parted out
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That would look great as a low rider
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Crusader 101...They go for good money on Ebay. I had one as a wee lad.
Saw one at a swap meet at a very nice price and bought it. Put it on Ebay and tripled my moolah
Barbie doll collectors want them as they are pretty much the right scale from what I was told
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Just 15 years? That's nothing
Probably for most people it's 40
Welcome!
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16 hours ago, espo said:
I like the interior, it looks good with the dark green body.
Thanks.... I went back and forth with the color
The High Cost of the Hobby
in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Posted · Edited by ratdoggy
Then again you could go racing...Even in a cheaper series a weekend is not for the faint of heart...
$500 car my a55!