What did you get today? (Model Car Related Items)

[Deuces]

  On 11/7/2018 at 10:10 PM, martinfan5 said:

Cheap no name compressor arrived today, I can paint again!!!!!

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I picked up 2 of those for 39 bucks each some years back..... Brand New....?

[SfanGoch]

  On 11/8/2018 at 1:59 AM, Snake45 said:

That Maybach looks like it wants to be in a Mercedes or Porsche! 

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Not even remotely possible. That engine weighs 2640 lbs.

[martinfan5]

  On 11/8/2018 at 2:36 AM, Deuces said:

I picked up 2 of those for 39 bucks each some years back..... Brand New....?

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Thats not bad, I paid $60 including shipping, so no complaints.

Edited November 8, 2018 by martinfan5

[DumpyDan]

My son found these two cars at a Thrift Store for me, and the trailers got in a trade to a guy in Toronto.  Completely scratch built trailers and they are awesome.

[Deuces]

Wow!..... ??

[Snake45]

  On 11/8/2018 at 2:42 AM, SfanGoch said:

Not even remotely possible. That engine weighs 2640 lbs.

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Impossible? I've got photos of a guy who put FOUR Allisons in a '37 Fiat! 

[Mike999]

  On 11/8/2018 at 3:06 AM, DumpyDan said:

My son found these two cars at a Thrift Store for me, and the trailers got in a trade to a guy in Toronto.  Completely scratch built trailers and they are awesome.

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Those Mercurys were a great find!  Nice clean builds.  Six thrift stores are located near me and I try to hit them every week.  One worker told me they get new stuff in on Wednesday, so I go then or Thurs.  Never found anything as nice as those Mercs.  Mostly partly-built newer kits good for parts.

And the big local Flea Market was a bust today.  I did see a pair of '60 Ford promos with the worst warping I've ever seen. The poor things were bent nearly double in the middle and looked like bananas.   I passed on a Hess Training Van/GMC Motorhome for $4.  That price reflected its condition.  I already have a couple of those in bad shape, for small parts like the running lights. And a couple more in good shape and complete.

[DumpyDan]

  On 11/8/2018 at 3:22 AM, Mike999 said:

Those Mercurys were a great find!  Nice clean builds.  Six thrift stores are located near me and I try to hit them every week.  One worker told me they get new stuff in on Wednesday, so I go then or Thurs.  Never found anything as nice as those Mercs.  Mostly partly-built newer kits good for parts.

And the big local Flea Market was a bust today.  I did see a pair of '60 Ford promos with the worst warping I've ever seen. The poor things were bent nearly double in the middle and looked like bananas.   I passed on a Hess Training Van/GMC Motorhome for $4.  That price reflected its condition.  I already have a couple of those in bad shape, for small parts like the running lights. And a couple more in good shape and complete.

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I do run into stuff but not very often, in March got me a Jo-Han Police car 30 bucks not started.  The kits are out there just never know when they are going to show up.  Thanks for looking Michael.  Oh ya were are you in South Carolina,? I use to have a place for the winter in Myrtle Beach and was always tough to find model related stuff.

Edited November 8, 2018 by DumpyDan

[Mike999]

  On 11/8/2018 at 11:39 AM, DumpyDan said:

 Oh ya were are you in South Carolina,? I use to have a place for the winter in Myrtle Beach and was always tough to find model related stuff.

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Yep, I'm at the other end of SC, in the Upstate.  Prime moonshine liquor country years ago, since it's up in the mountains and near the borders of GA, TN and NC.  Spent many summer vacations in Myrtle Beach as a kid.

One other thing I saw at the Flea Market yesterday:  an MPC '80 El Camino promo, dirty and badly scratched, especially the glass.  It was priced at $30.  Hmm. That seemed high, especially with the shape it was in.  Stepped away from the table, whipped out the phone and went to eBay Completed Items.  A bunch of those El Caminos have sold recently, for prices as low as $7.99.  Thanks, technology!

[ewetwo]

  On 11/8/2018 at 1:09 PM, Mike999 said:

Yep, I'm at the other end of SC, in the Upstate.  Prime moonshine liquor country years ago, since it's up in the mountains and near the borders of GA, TN and NC.  Spent many summer vacations in Myrtle Beach as a kid.

One other thing I saw at the Flea Market yesterday:  an MPC '80 El Camino promo, dirty and badly scratched, especially the glass.  It was priced at $30.  Hmm. That seemed high, especially with the shape it was in.  Stepped away from the table, whipped out the phone and went to eBay Completed Items.  A bunch of those El Caminos have sold recently, for prices as low as $7.99.  Thanks, technology!

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I have to move. My thrift stores never have anything like those Mercurys. Or any models at all. And now that it's getting cold here. No more flea markets.

[Casey]

[ewetwo]

Nice Casey.

[Hotrod 97]

Got a new chair for the workbench 

[disabled modeler]

Yesterday I git a old build up of the Johan 69 Cadilac Coupe DeVille HT for my family own vehicle collection from a trade deal....now to find the glass and rear bumper for her.

[64SS350]

  On 11/8/2018 at 6:03 PM, Casey said:

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Doesn't the box just suck you in sometimes?

[Casey]

  On 11/9/2018 at 1:44 PM, 64SS350 said:

Doesn't the box just suck you in sometimes?

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Absolutely, which is why I bought both of these.  The '40 Ford had an incomplete kit, but that Ranchero box art...

[SfanGoch]

 

I ordered a Mattel Vac-U-Form Machine

 

and an Upgrade Kit

 

Now, I'll be able to vacuform replacement glass, among other things.

[Ace-Garageguy]

  On 11/9/2018 at 11:18 PM, SfanGoch said:

I ordered a Mattel Vac-U-Form Machine...Now, I'll be able to vacuform replacement glass, among other things.

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Very cool. I bought one a few years back, and only did enough with it to verify it was potentially very useful. 

[cobraman]

Cool ! I had one so ,so long ago.

[89AKurt]

I have one of those Mattel vac-forms too, somewhere.  But too small for me, made my own box and use the electric (not gas!) range to heat the plastic

Bet nobody got one of these, found on Facebook, out of Europe.  I like weird subjects.

[Ace-Garageguy]

  On 11/10/2018 at 12:37 AM, 89AKurt said:

...Bet nobody got one of these, found on Facebook, out of Europe.  I like weird subjects.

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Beautiful kit. 

I'm kinda saving up for a Fernando Pinto 550 Spyder and a Ferrari 166 Barchetta.

[Snake45]

  On 11/9/2018 at 11:21 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Very cool. I bought one a few years back, and only did enough with it to verify it was potentially very useful. 

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I've had one for almost 50 years. Only use it occasionally and sparingly. I tend to save up vac jobs and then run several of them at once. 

Two jobs ago, I worked at a place that generated a LOT of scrap .020-.030 virgin white styrene. I spent a bit of my spare time there cutting the scrap into handy 3"x3.5" rectangles. Probably still have a lifetime supply of them. 

[junkyardjeff]

Picked up this kit at a swapmeet

[cobraman]

Went with the wife to Hobby Lobby . She wanted some Christmas stuff that was on sale . I picked up this kit . Must have built this 3 or 4 times over the years . I guess I am building again ? 

[RichCostello]

  On 11/10/2018 at 9:16 PM, cobraman said:

Went with the wife to Hobby Lobby . She wanted some Christmas stuff that was on sale . I picked up this kit . Must have built this 3 or 4 times over the years . I guess I am building again ? 

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Just think of it as a 40 Cobra!