mustang1989 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) Hey fellas! I was going to post this in the General Topics but that is for car related and automotive topics so I'll post it here where I can expand it out past that. All of us have that one kit (or maybe more) in our stash that we just had to have because it was just "out there". I just thought it would be cool to put some of that stuff on here and give a brief comment on what compelled us to buy it for conversation sake. I'll start it off with one of mine. With me being a big German Luftwaffe buff I saw this BV-141 kit back in 1998 on the shelf and immediately bought it because I like stuff thats different from the norm and then learned more about it. First off I don't know how this thing flew but it did and was even put into limited service before being replaced by a more conventional design, the Fw189. Anyways without further delay, the BV-141: . Edited November 26, 2013 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) A Czech "Special Hobby" 1/48 kit of a McDonnell XF-85 Goblin. Different 1/72 version box-art shown. I occasionally add to my collection of examples of aviation and rocketry engineering high (and low) points. This was designed to be launched from and recovered by a large bomber. Like a similar but earlier effort using rigid lighter-than-air motherships and little bi-planes, it wasn't a terrific success. Edited November 26, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Now THAT is different but that's perfect!!! Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Tom Daniels/Monogram(Honest Engine)...strange but cool...otherwise it would have to be one I got the other day(AMT Leonardo Devinci self propelled boat kit its an oldie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 I've seen em both and those are out of the ordinary! The Tom Daniels Honest Engine would have to be my pic of the two for the most out of ordinary but the Leonardo Da Vinci boat is a cool history piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 If this isn't the weirdest kit in my stash, it's certainly close to the top of the list. It's the only one I could lay my hands on quickly. It's a Lindberg kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Carl Caspers Undertaker Dragster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 So far I think the amoeba' s in the lead. Anybody have a model of Deinococcus radiodurans ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 If this isn't the weirdest kit in my stash, it's certainly close to the top of the list. It's the only one I could lay my hands on quickly. It's a Lindberg kit. Now this has to be tops that I have EVER seen! Never in a million years would I have ever imagined that there would be a plastic model of an amoeba!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Carl Caspers Undertaker Dragster. and yes that's a pretty wild looking kit as well! So far I think the amoeba' s in the lead. Anybody have a model of Deinococcus radiodurans ? I'd say that you are correct on that there Bill! as for the second part of that reply...no can't say I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 A Czech "Special Hobby" 1/48 kit of a McDonnell XF-85 Goblin. Different 1/72 version box-art shown. I occasionally add to my collection of examples of aviation and rocketry engineering high (and low) points. This was designed to be launched from and recovered by a large bomber. Like a similar but earlier effort using rigid lighter-than-air motherships and little bi-planes, it wasn't a terrific success. Doesn't this plane look like one of the Hasagawa "egg" style planes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 A corvette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I guess these 2 are the weirdest ones I have. As to why I bought them ????? Well. they are Cobra's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Weird, nothing weird here. Just a lady taking a bath outside her house while her kid plays and some guys peeks at her from behind a fence. Yup, nothing weird at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 ok I think we got a new leader with that bath scene! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 What scale is the amoeba kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 (edited) What scale is the amoeba kit? Let me get back with you on that. Back: OK, the mind boggler here for me is that the actual living amoeba measures about 0.5 mm. You can actually see these beasties without a microscope! The kit is a mere 460 X the size! Edited November 27, 2013 by Deano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 What scale is the amoeba kit? I had that same question in mind when I first saw it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyLvr Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 This is the weirdest one in my stash. I bought this as a gag gift for my daughter when she was in nursing school. She was having trouble with the anatomy class (she didn't find this gift amusing). I still think that Amoeba kit is the strangest one I've ever seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 I remember that one! A little LHS right next to my dad's service station had something pretty similar to this when I was a kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I also build models of characters from anime and games, so I've got shelves full of anime girls. Quite a few aren't safe for work. Those count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I build Gundams and other anime giant robots. Take your pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Revell/Monogram Tyranosaurus Rex an RaptorsFrom Jurrasic Park serie. About as weird as I wanna get off subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 There are (were?) also visible frog, cow and dog kits. Also a pregnant visible woman! I built the visible man and visible frog as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 (edited) There are (were?) also visible frog, cow and dog kits. Also a pregnant visible woman! I built the visible man and visible frog as a kid. It'd be kinda fun to do some parts-swapping among those. Sort of a recombinant-DNA kitbash. Edited November 27, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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