A modeler named mike

This is not actually todays irk but a continuing irk that has irked me a few times now when making offers on eBay recently. It was, If the seller had the ability for you to make an offer you just made it, sent it and waited for an answer. Now it seems that the going trend or rule, whichever it is is to make an offer and you must have a predetermined payment method set in place incase the seller accepts the offer. Now this is not a problem if you wish to use a credit card or bank card which I do not. I use eBay gift cards so there is no attachment to my bank card. Call me old fashion if you will. The short of it is at 5 am I got a notification that a kit I have been after for years came up again. This time for sale as a buy now or make an offer. I started the make an offer process when the predetermined BS popped up. I tossed and turned until I knew the stores had opened so I could go pick up the eBay cards to continue the process with the hopes that the kit did not get snatched up. Here's a hint as if it all worked out.. ?°°take a look see at the "what pleased me today" Topic.. ?

Thanks..

Yeah.. Who knew that a clothes iron would come in handy for model kits? I've bought quite a few kits this way. What's in the box is what's the most important. But on some kits I want the box in good condition also due to the box art. This kit was not a desirable kit for its box art. I bought a Here comes the judge T-bird model kit that was complete but the box was crushed badly. Its not perfect but it does hold the contents as it was intended to. I still want to replace that box with a better example.

I'm usually over there with an irk so I decided to come here with todays perk! I knowingly bought a model kit with a really messed up box from ebay. I wasn't sure if it was fixable but the contents were all fine. I dismantled the box and took the old steam iron to it. After it was as flat as it would get I glued it back to its original shape. ?

Always glad to hear a personal story or two. To the nay sayers ?°°( Not being a religious fanatic) do you believe Christ? You know, the Holy ghost. I've never been touched nor have I seen any apparitions. I have heard a females voice saying "come on in, I'm in here" at a friend's house when I entered at night to drop off some items when she was not home. I thought she had come home already so I went on in farther and turned on the lights while calling out for her. She wasn't there! No one was! When I told her about what I had heard she told me that I must have met her Grandmother who had lived and died in the house..

I personally think everyone should be required to retake the drivers test every 5 years. That would help weed out the individuals who don't belong behind the wheel. Something else that needs to STOP is this BS of being able to register to vote at the DMV. Just my opinion!

Sounds like 55 mph. 3 lane highway that runs through my town. Grandmas to the left and speed racers to the right. For some reason that right lane which is also travel through lane but mainly used to turn right into businesses along the highway has become the passing lane for those with little patience. I chalk it up to ignorance and lack of common sense. A lot of it going around nowadays.. ?

Lol.. I wish. It least it would look wearable. Now it looks like it was dug up out of a mud pit.. Its a loss..

Todays Irk happened while doing a load of laundry. Apparently the brown pinstriped bed sheets hadn't been washed before and the dye ruined my nice white 16th annual NNL East model show shirt..? no longer white and no longer wearable. ?°°Wish I had a time machine! No, No not the new AMT awb kit, I've got one of those..

$4.00 a kit? Holy bat BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH! What a insult. The newly issued model kits at the store can cost anywhere from $20 plus to $30.00 and that's just average kits. No way!! I'll be buried with all of my stash if it comes to that..?°° gonna need to dig a deeper hole!

Collecting them is half the fun! Even if you didn't really need that one kit but you liked the box art. Lol But I hear ya. I'm at 63 and I know there's no way I'll build all of my stash either. I just wish my grandson had the patience to build. I'd love to pass them onto him someday instead of letting them go. ?°° that could be another topic. What will happen to our collections of plastic pleasures when we pass? Good luck on thinning out your stash..✌?

Wow.. I'm an avid buyer on eBay and i've been thinking of opening an account to sell off some of my unwanted duplicate kits but after hearing some of the negative sides of selling on eBay I think I'll dump that idea and stick to just seeking out deals there. So thanks for the heads up and sorry to those who got duped..?

Very Nice! Not an easy task.

I didn't physically get this model today but I did purchase it today online. It's definitely NOT my normal subject matter but I do like the unusual or weird. This kit is from the 1940's. My thought when I saw it was what would Tom Daniels do with it? Maybe some type of crazy dragster with more than the one horse power it currently allows for..lol

Oops... My bad. Yeah when the shipping is more than the kit it's a no brainer.. Good luck!

?°° I shouldn't tell you this since I've had my eye on this particular kit for quite sometime on eBay for $44.88 + shipping.. "It's all fair game"

This weeks mail call. I bought the Shelby parts kit to complete another SnakeBite kit. The others are either sealed or open and complete. Side note.. I've been admiring some of the purchases made by others and some of those kits have been on my radar such as the 1/32 jaguar mentioned. I've passed it up multiple times due to uncertainty of the kits quality. Hearing the interactions about those said kits have given me some insight on which I might want to obtain or ditch. Thanks!

Thanks also to you Bill for enlightening about my mystery parts tree. Sorry I didn't see your response earlier. It was around 5am when I saw the notifications, not to with it at that time of morning after being up multiple times during the night. I truly appreciate all of the generous info and tips that flow throughout this molding community. An awesome bunch of selfless individuals. ✌?

Thanks for that info Steve.. Now I know and in the parts box they'll go.

These chrome parts trees came in a kit that I had purchased. It had a baggy with extra parts and the two mystery chrome trees. Not really important but i'm just wondering what kit the chrome went to. The other parts in the baggy were clearly from a mustang kit, 1/24th or 1/25th. Anyone?

Awesome find! I really like Tom's creative designs. I've missed out on a couple of these kits on eBay due to crazy bidders with deeper pockets. Now the question is, put it on the shelf or build it?

Ok.. I wrote an email to Round2 asking about what I had read.. I was told by round2 that they do not own the PYRO kits and there for they will not be releasing them.. What a bummer..?

FFW a few years.. I just saw photos of the PYRO ghost rider model kit online on an Atlantis thread that mentioned that Round-2 lays claim to PYRO. Not sure if that would be patients and or moulds if they're still around? Just wanted to throw that out there. It would be cool if some of these old bike kits where reproduced.

Yeah I went searching and I found they're no longer available.. ? Unless one pops up for sale. Thanks..

Thanks again.. I'm pretty sure I won't get anywhere near that $800.00 mark ? unless I want to be in the dog house with the wife.. ?