RSchnell Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Was running low on some supplies, so hit up my LHS. They started carrying the Revell line of glues & paints, so picked up a few to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: Classic! Is that thread for wiring? I’d just carefully clean it up and display it ! It’s history! It is thread. I think I need to at least pull the body off to wash it since the interior appears to have corduroy glued on it. I can't imagine I'll be able to get that clean without having to get to it better. It even has wiring run for brake lines! Later- Edited March 6, 2021 by Modlbldr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 You may know I have a collection of old classic builds. They are the folk art of our youth! For corduroy, if years of dust, try dry processes like brushing it off or I have used masking tape to pull dirt away. Be careful to preserve it best you can! it looks like a great old build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: You may know I have a collection of old classic builds. They are the folk art of our youth! For corduroy, if years of dust, try dry processes like brushing it off or I have used masking tape to pull dirt away. Be careful to preserve it best you can! it looks like a great old build! I think you're right. Cleaning it and keeping it the way it is will be best. I pulled the body off to get to the interior. I can see that I need at least one part already. I am missing the driver's side rear wishbone. Got the thing pulled apart as far as I'm taking it though. Edited March 6, 2021 by Modlbldr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Great exploded photos! I like the brake lines! If these old beauties could talk! It makes you wonder if they won awards at local hobby shop competitions! For parts like those wishbones, sometimes they were kitbashed from different sources, so they may not be from the original kit. In many cases I’ve replaced with a new period correct pair when I couldn’t match a single part. The corduroy looks great! There may have been a roll bar and it looks like something else was glued to the fabric next to the fuel cell.. maybe a battery? Definitely a keeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 5 hours ago, Rodent said: I would strip it, paint it yellow, and put some cheese company sponsor decals on it. Very pale yellow or even off-white . . . decals from a Swiss Cheese brand. Excellent original idea, Rodent. But, then, of course . . . 🌵😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Is that thread for wiring? And corduroy upholstery!! Priceless!!! 🌵😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Modlbldr said: It is thread. I think I need to at least pull the body off to wash it since the interior appears to have corduroy glued on it. I can't imagine I'll be able to get that clean without having to get to it better. It even has wiring run for brake lines! Later- Tom, you find some neat models... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 On 3/3/2021 at 5:21 PM, Casey said: Yes, it was originally a PYRO kit. The PYRO box art is much more appealing, but maybe for the next motorcycle I'll hold out for an original issue. Thanks for the vintage ad! I've been trying to score that Lambretta scooter for years. Got the Vespa from eBay a LONG time ago. For their time, those 1/16 scale PYRO bike kits were very well done, especially the wire wheels. One of these centuries, I might try swapping PYRO wheels with the clunkier wheels in the 1/16 scale Airfix Ariel Arrow kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 31 minutes ago, slusher said: Tom, you find some neat models... This is just the first in a half dozen or so that I came across. Still making a deal for the rest. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Thanks to a heads up from member Gary who bought one I was able to score a rare Landis Cobra also . His was the prototype . This one seems to have been finished off some because body is smooth and primed . I never knew or heard of this company and kit . Thank you Gary ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, cobraman said: Thanks to a heads up from member Gary who bought one I was able to score a rare Landis Cobra also . His was the prototype . This one seems to have been finished off some because body is smooth and primed . I never knew or heard of this company and kit . Thank you Gary ! Nice score. I think I may have to get one just for the historical value and so I’m not the only kid on the Cobra block without one.😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 You should for sure have one ! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Stopped into the Local Hobby shop and picked up the S10 square body with a stock grill. Finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Comet404 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Picked up these pieces at the LHS today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintandwrenches Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 $20 at a flea market in southern Ohio today. Not much variety to the paint but for the price I'm not complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I got the 63 Nova wagon kit in a model club raffle last night. Nice kit it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just picked this up. What can I say, I’m a sucker for a Trans Am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 36 minutes ago, FLHCAHZ said: Just picked this up. What can I say, I’m a sucker for a Trans Am Ya just had to do it huh Chaz, I know you'll kill it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 56 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Ya just had to do it huh Chaz, I know you'll kill it!! I hope so. First look at the kit, isn’t great. The tail lights are completely wrong and not well crafted. I’ll have to get creative to make it look decent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 36 minutes ago, FLHCAHZ said: I hope so. First look at the kit, isn’t great. The tail lights are completely wrong and not well crafted. I’ll have to get creative to make it look decent! Interesting about the taillights, gotta see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Stopped at a Michael's 2 hours away from me this morning, had a good selection there compared to the one local to me. Brought this home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Local toy show: Unbuilt Testor "Lincoln Mint" diecast '69 GTO kit, $10. Not bad considering what they're going for on eBay now. Fairly cleanly built glue bomb AMT 260 Cobra. 100% complete EXCEPT it's missing half the chrome windshield frame. I'd just shine it up and Snake-Fu it with the racing windshield from an unbuilt kit, EXCEPT there's significant glue damage on the body where the windshield frame once lived (the missing part, of course). So I'll strip the body, repair the damage, give it a quickie paint job and "rehab" it as a racer. I'll easy get my $5 worth of fun out of it. And apparently I didn't learn my lesson with Projekt Junknova. Bought a '66 Nova "junkyard." First glance in the box looks like most of two whole kits (the blue-painted Pro Shop kind), but it's missing a few key pieces to get even one whole car together, namely the rear bumper, hood chrome trim, and dashboard. (The other one has no body parts except the body itself.) Oh well, at least the glass is good and there's at least one set of headlights. Both (pro street) chassis seem to be complete (unlike Project Junknova), engines too, and I think one of them will end up under a '65 Nova junk body I'm rehabbing. Again, I'll get $5 worth of fun out of the mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, TransAmMike said: Interesting about the taillights, gotta see that. Honestly, not a great kit overall. Can be made to look great with some work and looks good sitting on the shelf, but the closer you look, the more compromises and "close enough"s you see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 3/6/2021 at 3:50 PM, cobraman said: You should for sure have one ! 😀 Here is #057 built up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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