Snake45 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Got a cooking "spatter guard" at Walmart, with a great grid pattern that should be good for many model grilles, etc. Got TWO of them (set) for $7, in fact. The Lovely Mrs. Snake now has one for kitchen use, and the other will keep me happy for years. Can't help thinking that a piece of this screen material of comparable size sold for model use at Hobby Lobby or other hobby vendors would retail for $15-$20. Boo-yah!
shoopdog Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Picked this up at a vintage toy store in Cole Camp,Mo this afternoon.....
cobraman Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Ho hum . Just some more Cobra,s came today . The little resin one is more of a cartoon Cobra than a relistic one . Only the second I ever saw . I bought the other one also a few years ago . I may paint up this one . The other two are new releases from Johnny Lightning . Three more Cobra's for the collection.
BIGTRUCK Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 51 minutes ago, cobraman said: Ho hum . Just some more Cobra,s came today . The little resin one is more of a cartoon Cobra than a relistic one . Only the second I ever saw . I bought the other one also a few years ago . I may paint up this one . The other two are new releases from Johnny Lightning . How many Cobras and Cobra related items do you have Ray if I may ask?
Joe Handley Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Picked this up today, still in the plastic, for $13.99 Anything I should expect when building this, it'll be mildly customized. Edited February 25, 2018 by Joe Handley
High octane Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, Joe Handley said: Picked this up today, still in the plastic, for $13.99 Anything I should expect when building this, it'll be mildly customized. Will it be for sale at the swap meet in Wheaton tomorrow, or no?
Joe Handley Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Nope, thinking about a fictional daily driver for Bruce Wayne, especially since I want to do a "Dark Knight" inspired, Coyote powered, ProTouring TV Batmobile and this would go well with it.
disabled modeler Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 14 hours ago, shoopdog said: Picked this up at a vintage toy store in Cole Camp,Mo this afternoon..... Cool find Keith...shame they ruined the factory stock mold to make this series with though. I have the stock 65 Olds...66 Buick...66 Impala...and Falcon ones I am trying to restore. Still a cool find.
ChrisBcritter Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Just got back from the DuPage show and picked up a lot of miscellaneous stuff cheap: '60 Galaxie and '65 Comet kits minus bodies for $3 each from a slot car builder Three Trumpeter '60 Pontiac chrome trees for a dollar A junker '55 Dodge promo for $3 (had two good Royal Lancer wheelcovers for casting, plus I want to make molds of the side trim and the rear fenders/taillights to put on the '50 Ford convertible) '57 T-bird hood for $2 Bag of custom parts including a Styline rear end for the AMT '57 Chevy, a near-complete NOS trailer from the '63 Nova wagon, and a Revell custom interior pack for $10 Tamiya paint (mint pearl and medium green) for the '61 Comet project Sold off the '56 and '63 Olds and '61 Dodge I got recently.
unclescott58 Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/24/2018 at 3:12 PM, shoopdog said: Picked this up at a vintage toy store in Cole Camp,Mo this afternoon..... How much is left in the above kit, to convert it back to stock? I hope you do a review so we can see what comes in these boxes.
shoopdog Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, unclescott58 said: How much is left in the above kit, to convert it back to stock? I hope you do a review so we can see what comes in these boxes. Unfortunately the wheel wells are cut on the body just as seen on the box, no stock parts whatsoever.
ChrisBcritter Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) Yes, like the rest of the Modified Stockers, AMT wiped this one of all the trim and emblems (even the molded ridge on the center of the hood is gone ). This would be a good candidate for a resin repop as there's no way Round2 will change this one back, and I don't think anyone else ever recast it. I did speak to one local caster at the DuPage show who might be interested (I have two original builtups in the works that could be molded), so we'll see. Edited February 26, 2018 by ChrisBcritter
High octane Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 2 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Just got back from the DuPage show and picked up a lot of miscellaneous stuff cheap: '60 Galaxie and '65 Comet kits minus bodies for $3 each from a slot car builder Three Trumpeter '60 Pontiac chrome trees for a dollar A junker '55 Dodge promo for $3 (had two good Royal Lancer wheelcovers for casting, plus I want to make molds of the side trim and the rear fenders/taillights to put on the '50 Ford convertible) '57 T-bird hood for $2 Bag of custom parts including a Styline rear end for the AMT '57 Chevy, a near-complete NOS trailer from the '63 Nova wagon, and a Revell custom interior pack for $10 Tamiya paint (mint pearl and medium green) for the '61 Comet project Sold off the '56 and '63 Olds and '61 Dodge I got recently. That's a lot more than I got at Du Page today as I only got three MAD pre-wired distributors. I had four JoHan kits for sale also, but no takers today.
Joe Handley Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) DMYeah, I spent more there today than I have in years! Picked up a couple Scenes Unlimited Mopar DogDish and Steelie sets, couple Pegasus Sovergns and Chrome Reverse sets, a set of Schueys, oh, and JoHan Rambler Wagon and Turbine Car promos. Can't get the pic of the Rambler Wagon over Chrome Reverse wheels to post though..... Edited February 26, 2018 by Joe Handley
slusher Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Dann Tier said: Got this in today..... Nice kits Dann, I have the old Airwolf still in the box... Edited February 26, 2018 by slusher
Dann Tier Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 2 hours ago, slusher said: Nice kits Dann, I have the old Airwolf still in the box... Hi, Slusher!, so do I.....This Airwolf kit is amazing!!....besides a heck of a lot more detail, it has the right shaped nose, nose scoop, and end-caps to the wings. It also comes with a TOTALLY detailed rear computer room area, with tons of decals!!....two VERY detailed pilots, AND, a completely extra body molded in clear plastic!!!!.....oh, and I forgot to mention the fully articulating display base!!!
disabled modeler Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 10 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Yes, like the rest of the Modified Stockers, AMT wiped this one of all the trim and emblems (even the molded ridge on the center of the hood is gone ). This would be a good candidate for a resin repop as there's no way Round2 will change this one back, and I don't think anyone else ever recast it. I did speak to one local caster at the DuPage show who might be interested (I have two original builtups in the works that could be molded), so we'll see. Yeah id love to restore the ones I have...I have no clue if anything from them could be used to try to..?...might be worth a shot to try..? If I ever can they will be as ones the family had owned once.
BIGTRUCK Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 I was at Dupage also,got a few items but the MPC Californian was something I have been looking for . Its unbuilt except the lights on the side of roof were installed, and it went for a good deal.
peter31a Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, BIGTRUCK said: I was at Dupage also,got a few items but the MPC Californian was something I have been looking for . Its unbuilt except the lights on the side of roof were installed, and it went for a good deal. Is that a 1/25 scale Lincoln Continental resin kit on top there? If so, from which caster?
Robberbaron Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 12 hours ago, BIGTRUCK said: 10 hours ago, peter31a said: Is that a 1/25 scale Lincoln Continental resin kit on top there? If so, from which caster? My bet is on Imperial
Bill J Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 I got 2 Fujimi GT 40 MKII kits. The 1966 LeMans winner #2 and the #3 or #6 LeMans car. I really need to build some GT40's up,
Erik Smith Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 Not sure how they (USPS or somewhere along the line from Japan) managed to do this...but kit was miraculously unharmed.
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