tbill Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Picked these up at a show sunday  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Nice pickups. I'd like to have any one of those.Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I celebrated my birthday yesterday, and I picked up the following in the past few weeks:Â A built-up 1962 Cadillac Fleetwood to complete my Cadillac Collection in ScaleA Missing Link Resin 1961 Pontiac Catalina 2 Door Sedan Transkit to go with one of my Mobieus 61 Catalinas.Various Resin wheelcovers and accessories to enhance my builds.A 1970 Hemi cuda for the Rallye Wheels for the 1970 Charger kit that O bought Last month, along with the AMT White lettered Polyglas GT Tires for those kits.I have to get out of my building slump.After seeing so many great builds here on the board, I have to get back to work. I have so many ideas for these and the others I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 It's a beautiful thing to have Model Empire as my local hobby shop, and even better that they stock a good number of OOP kits, and at reasonable prices, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I celebrated my birthday yesterday,Happy Birthday Ron!  Hope to see you soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Happy Birthday Ron!  Hope to see you soon! Thanks Tom. It's always a pleasure to see you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Happy birthday Ron..! Â I have the old 62 Cadillac Fleetwood too...cool model.Yesterday I got a old Revell custom van parts pack from a trade deal here....now on to finding the rest needed for the replica project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Happy birthday Ron..!  I have the old 62 Cadillac Fleetwood too...cool model.Yesterday I got a old Revell custom van parts pack from a trade deal here....now on to finding the rest needed for the replica project.I like old Cadillacs. I have all the JoHan Caddys except the 77 and 79 from 61 on. My 59 and 60 are based on the superb Monogram 59. I have a resin 59 Fleetwood Sixty Special that I may combine with my last Monogram kit to do a really nice one if I don't run out of time. The 77 and 79 will come to.me one day. My dad had a 83 Coupe re Ville, which I may use the Revell Fleetwood Hardtop as the basis. Most of it is in the kit, and I have seen a Conversion done to that kit as a De Ville. Only time will tell. I have so many projects to finish.Thanks for the shout out!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I like old Cadillacs. I have all the JoHan Caddys except the 77 and 79 from 61 on. My 59 and 60 are based on the superb Monogram 59. I have a resin 59 Fleetwood Sixty Special that I may combine with my last Monogram kit to do a really nice one if I don't run out of time. The 77 and 79 will come to.me one day. My dad had a 83 Coupe re Ville, which I may use the Revell Fleetwood Hardtop as the basis. Most of it is in the kit, and I have seen a Conversion done to that kit as a De Ville. Only time will tell. I have so many projects to finish.Thanks for the shout out!  You welcome Ron.  I like the Caddys too...the family owned a few as well....67,68,69,70 coupes and a 68 hearse or flower car...?  I have these but they all need parts to restore them...59,62 Fleetwood 4doors66 Hearse and Haulin-Hearse67 coupe HT promo68 coupe HT78 ? coupe HT promo.?...needs nothingAll are Johan ones...I love the big long body style cars of the 60s to mid 70s era...2 door,4door,wagons there all good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 You welcome Ron.  I like the Caddys too...the family owned a few as well....67,68,69,70 coupes and a 68 hearse or flower car...?  I have these but they all need parts to restore them...59,62 Fleetwood 4doors66 Hearse and Haulin-Hearse67 coupe HT promo68 coupe HT78 ? coupe HT promo.?...needs nothingAll are Johan ones...I love the big long body style cars of the 60s to mid 70s era...2 door,4door,wagons there all good to me.It's a shame that The Modelhaus is closing down. I am very patient, so when I see something I need on Ebay, or at a show, I pick it up. For instance, a friend gave me a '68 Coupe de Ville promo, which had broken " A " pillars,  cracks along the side and missing Chrome. I have the chrome, now I have to fix the body. I know how I am going to do it. It's Dark Brown, so when I re-paint it, it will have to be a coordinating color, because I like the interior color. The '62 Fleetwood I just got was in very good shape, needing a thorough cleaning, a repair on one of the fin tips, a re-chroming of the bumpers and the wheels, and a set of stock Tail lights. None of the gee-gaws that JoHan put in the kit was put on the model, so that was a definite plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 got one of these off the Bay, it fits in nicely with my 1/32 scale projects.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 got one of these off the Bay, it fits in nicely with my 1/32 scale projects.  What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 With the help of Google, and the given box top image, it appears to be a Tomy kit of the "1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 It's a shame that The Modelhaus is closing down. I am very patient, so when I see something I need on Ebay, or at a show, I pick it up. For instance, a friend gave me a '68 Coupe de Ville promo, which had broken " A " pillars,  cracks along the side and missing Chrome. I have the chrome, now I have to fix the body. I know how I am going to do it. It's Dark Brown, so when I re-paint it, it will have to be a coordinating color, because I like the interior color. The '62 Fleetwood I just got was in very good shape, needing a thorough cleaning, a repair on one of the fin tips, a re-chroming of the bumpers and the wheels, and a set of stock Tail lights. None of the gee-gaws that JoHan put in the kit was put on the model, so that was a definite plus.Ron... yeah my 67 coupe DeVille is that way...needs posts and glass,bumpers,taillights,one wheel and tire...shame I cant find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Got an NOS '61 Ford convertible interior bucket to go in the car I got at Model Empire; the original had very tough black paint on it and when I got most of it off, I found a crack running from the back seat all the way to the rear . I'll probably separate the front seat and put a full floor under it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom Geiger Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) My final Model Haus order arrived yesterday. I found it on the doorstep when we returned home from our Thanksgiving in New Jersey. I had ordered in that "last hurrah" when they reopened the website for a few days....I knew I had limited time so I didn't go through every box and junker I own looking to see what parts I needed. I focused on buying the unique complete kits that they offered. My first pass through the website gave me a $1200 order! I knew that wasn't realistic for me nor fair to Don and Carol. So I whittled it down to four items I really wanted.  Drum roll...I bought...1957 Plymouth wagon 1958 Ford Pickup 1962 Chrysler wagon1965 Chevy wagonI opened the package today with my morning coffee and examined all the contents. All the parts in each kit were bagged and everything was very well packed. Even though they are at the end of the line, they didn't cut any corners... every piece is spectacular and looks like styrene. No flash to trim, probably very little if any clean up at all. I'm very happy that I ordered when I could. Thank you Don and Carol!  Edited November 25, 2017 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 My final Model Haus order arrived yesterday. I found it on the doorstep when we returned home from our Thanksgiving in New Jersey. I had ordered in that "last hurrah" when they reopened the website for a few days....I opened the package today with my morning coffee and examined all the contents. All the parts in each kit were bagged and everything was very well packed. Even though they are at the end of the line, they didn't cut any corners... every piece is spectacular and looks like styrene. No flash to trim, probably very little if any clean up at all. I'm very happy that I ordered when I could. Thank you Don and Carol!  That's what made Carol and Tom the best. Right to the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Got a Heller '34 Hispano-Suiza K6 off eBay. Reasonable price because it has minor chassis assembly, but that's OK. It just saves me some work. Love that old Heller art and will probably hang the box-top on the wall. I started on one of these a couple years ago and goofed badly on several tricks I was trying to do. Lessons learned. I want to build this as a car abandoned in the garage of a former movie star, which then sat for many years in the back row of a Los Angeles used-car dealer. Until it was resurrected as a surf wagon... Think Norma Desmond's Isotta-Fraschini in the movie "Sunset Blvd.," sort of. With the separate chauffeur's office and wicker bodywork, the 2 cars resemble each other. Weird Trivia: that Isotta-Fraschini originally belonged to the socialite Peggy Hopkins Joyce. It was a gift from her lover, Walter P. Chrysler.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 These came in the mail,some bumpers for future rebuilds and some resin Dodge Volcano hubcaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Picked up one of these to try and chop, could be an interesting way to try and ruin the kit  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allis200 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 My latest box from Hobby Link Japan. The decals are for a Ford WRC. Detail up for the BMW M6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Got this in the mail today.. Other than a case of coffee, it's the only shopping I did this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Today is Small Business Saturday so I stopped at my LHS and bought a couple cans of paint, a gift certificate, and looked at some Lionel stuff also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Today is Small Business Saturday so I stopped at my LHS and bought a couple cans of paint, a gift certificate, and looked at some Lionel stuff also.wish I had one of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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