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

[89AKurt]

15 hours ago, stitchdup said:

are the wheels decent in this version of the kit?

I like the sort of turbine wheels, that's why I sprung for this kit.  I built the other version with the "normal" wheels which are okay too.  I lucked out having road tires that should work, and not be too wide (a peeve of mine with this kit).

[Ace-Garageguy]

Snagged one of these 1/3 scale Porsche type 547 4-cam engine kits for WAY under market; open box, mostly sealed inner packets, absolutely complete.

I bought a badly blown 547 engine, with a hole in the case where a rod went through it, many many years ago before the things had appreciated to being worth the cost of a nice house. I got the blown engine for little more than scrap value...about the time a business associate bought a running 550 Spyder, with one of these engines in it, for 5 grand!

It's one of the few now-all-but-unattainable things I was smart enough to hang on to. Over the eons I also acquired a no-number replacement set of cases, and a plain-bearing crank (the box o' bits I bought was an early roller-crank version). The plan all along was to find an engineless Porsche to stick it in, and it's one of the reasons I bought the VW-powered Beck 550 Spyder replica way back in 1995.

Building up this little gem will, hopefully, spur my enthusiasm to finish getting the real one back together. With the value of a full-scale 547 engine being what it is today, the cost of having new pistons, rods, and a few gears made is well worth it.

Edited July 12, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy
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[slusher]

On 7/9/2023 at 2:59 PM, Spottedlaurel said:

Something of a theme to my purchases from a couple of sellers this week:

The "Tools 2" set contained some resin/3D printed chassis stands and the photo-etch toolbox, which itself retails at something like £13 online. Thinking that I'll assemble a pair of the garage bases for photographing/displaying larger cars then keep the antique one as more of a hobby scene for smaller vehicles. Already got some other tools which I need to get on with.

The Mitsubishi is an odd thing, certainly not 1/25!

Real nice garage tools and diorama item and 2 great car kits!

[slusher]

On 7/10/2023 at 1:37 PM, RSchnell said:

Did some trading with Sam I Am here on the forum and now have another '62 Ford Convert. Think this will be my next project once I get my 2 current builds done.

Great looking 62, I always thought they looked good ..

[Carmak]

First issue Monogram Big T.

Found locally in Iowa City, IA

[redscampi]

1 hour ago, Carmak said:

First issue Monogram Big T.

Found locally in Iowa City, IA

Nice score! I am a huge fan of these huge scale cars (and bikes).

[Can-Con]

Picked up one of these at the Atlantic Nationals car show last weekend. 

Something different for me but I've always liked these GT cars. Nice curbside kit and I think I'll see about getting some more of the kits in this series.

[Can-Con]

On 7/10/2023 at 3:37 PM, RSchnell said:

Did some trading with Sam I Am here on the forum and now have another '62 Ford Convert. Think this will be my next project once I get my 2 current builds done.

Cool. My uncle Walter has a real one of those in about the same color as the plastic of that kit. ?

[Carmak]

2 hours ago, redscampi said:

Nice score! I am a huge fan of these huge scale cars (and bikes).

Thanks!

The first issue Big T was the one I needed to complete my collection of the first four rods (plus a first issue Vette and a later issue Big T).

[Rob Hall]

Another vintage Mopie for my stash arrived from eBay.  Unpainted, complete except for missing the instructions and stock wheels and tires.   Plan to use some Iceman big and little 70s style wheels and tires. 

Edited July 12, 2023 by Rob Hall

[Mike C.]

Nice score! The extra parts in this kit alone are well worth the discount pricing and the decal sheet is really nice. I lke the bamboo side paneling and the vintage surfboards and racks.

[Mike C.]

18 hours ago, Dpate said:

Picked one of these up at ole Ollie’s. Got it open, and guess I got a lemon. Enough flash to mold a full kit, one side of the van the mold around the door is basically non existent. Tires, rims, and decals are great so worth $12.99 typical 80 year old outdated mold from the good folks who ThRiVe for the details ?

 

[Dpate]

34 minutes ago, Mike C. said:

Nice score! The extra parts in this kit alone are well worth the discount pricing and the decal sheet is really nice. I lke the bamboo side paneling and the vintage surfboards and racks.

Yeah besides the two sets of tires, decals, and 2 sets of rims. The surfboards, and parts are the cleanest in the whole kit lol. I’ll probably snag another one to see if I can get a better body. They had this one in the pic too there. 

Edited July 12, 2023 by Dpate

[Dpate]

So I had asked for revel for a replacement part for the kenworth W-900 dumb truck. It came in after bout a week, but it pretty the same if not a little worse lol. Excuse my sons hand in the pic. Guess imma have to do some sanding n filling to get this one right .

[redscampi]

3 hours ago, Carmak said:

Thanks!

The first issue Big T was the one I needed to complete my collection of the first four rods (plus a first issue Vette and a later issue Big T).

Jealous! You have a Big Drag...I'll probably have to make my own clone from parts before I ever snag one of those.

[kelson]

Order from Ray's decals,placed this order in March,not realizing he was backed up at the time,the first pic is decals i ordered,he threw in the 2nd pic  of decals for free!?

[Mike C.]

Got my shipment today from Texas 3D customs.  Which included a few sets of the new Super Swamper Bogger tires. Now while these tires are advertised as 1/24 I'm happy to report that I got them to work with 1/25 wheels that I already have many of. I can only imagine that they will work with 1/24 wheels as well. Thanks you Charles.  I will have to order more as I thought they came in sets of 4. Here's a little mick up with the resin Sububan and 1/15 rims from the GMC Deserter kit. These are nice and welcome tires.

 

[Mike C.]

Just now, Mike C. said:

Got my shipment today from Texas 3D customs.  Which included a few sets of the new Super Swamper Bogger tires. Now while these tires are advertised as 1/24 I'm happy to report that I got them to work with 1/25 wheels that I already have many of. I can only imagine that they will work with 1/24 wheels as well. Thanks you Charles.  I will have to order more as I thought they came in sets of 4. Here's a little mick up with the resin Sububan and 1/15 rims from the GMC Deserter kit. These are nice and welcome tires.

 

For some strange reason,  I can't seem to load pictures. 

[Mike C.]

Now it seems to work 

[cobraman]

I got a huge display case for the 1/8 Shelby Cobra. 

[Gramps46]

Been waiting for quite a while for one of these and then a friend offered me one.  Yeah, it will complete my J Car collection.

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

A few days back I posted an extremely rare kit of Dean Jeffries' Mantaray. 

I finally found a not-too-expensive copy of the definitive book on the man and his cars.

And a spectacular 3D printed engine for the Mantaray, by Mad Mike, from Model Builder's Warehouse.

It'll need different valve covers and ignition, but man...this thing is gorgeous.

 

[niteowl7710]

[carsntrucks4you]

Today I received my Revopoint POP2 3d scanner.  

[Calb56]

19 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

A few days back I posted an extremely rare kit of Dean Jeffries' Mantaray. 

I finally found a not-too-expensive copy of the definitive book on the man and his cars.

And a spectacular 3D printed engine for the Mantaray, by Mad Mike, from Model Builder's Warehouse.

It'll need different valve covers and ignition, but man...this thing is gorgeous.

 

Both very cool. Especially that engine.