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Just...wow! That Trans Am is a knockout! Oh, yeah, the General looks nice too...

Diabetes is no joke. My mother was type 1 and both of my brothers are type 2. To say I'm at risk is an understatement.

The unfortunate truth about any modern collectible made specifically to collect is that it's only value is artificially created. There is no historic, or intrinsic value to any of the many items made for the collector's market. Since any perceived value is created by artificial scarcity, it will inevitably collapse. Years ago my neighbor's wife was left holding dozens of worthless "rare" beanie babies, each in their clear plastic collector boxes. A young co-worker of mine is busy collecting "exclusive" Funco-pop bobble head dolls. How many young people do you know that have binders full of "Magic the Gathering" rare cards? - You can't give them away in most cases. A few astute folks may get some real money for these items in the short term, but mainly they'll all soon be decorating the shelves at your local charity organization. Don't collect things for their potential monetary value - collect because you enjoy them.

Beautiful work so far. This is going to be a show piece!

Jealous! You have a Big Drag...I'll probably have to make my own clone from parts before I ever snag one of those.

And here all this time I thought that was you in your profile pic. I mean, mine is of me, so...

Nice score! I am a huge fan of these huge scale cars (and bikes).

I'll say this again. I think the mismatched paint on the hood is a happy accident. The clear hood really makes this car pop!

Nuff said. Always some cowboy out there wanting to make something out of nothing.

Thanks for posting that. Very informative.

Well, that's way too political a topic for this forum. Not touching it.

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Holy Mackerel! What a haul!

A great assortment of desirable vehicles!

Mr. Bezos could definitely save some money by paying for quality help. You'd think that the shipping department is staffed by poorly trained monkeys. I just don't think they give a flying flip about anything.

These big Tamiya bike kits are always at ridiculous asking prices on eBay. They sit there week after week, month after month, waiting for that poor sap that just has to have it at any price. Every once in awhile though, someone will put up an auction with a reasonable asking price. I was fortunate enough to get both of these from the same seller for a bearable cost. The Kawasaki is from 1982 and the Honda is from the 2011 release. They are both new in open boxes. I'm pretty excited to have snagged these!

Ooooh, that Yamaha is high on my want list! Also do NOT need to add any more to the stash but...

Nice score! I just grabbed another one of these along with an MPC 1/8 Trail 70 from Spotlight Hobbies. Crazy, but the Trail 70 is getting hard to find again at reasonable prices.

There might be, but I've not found much in the way of any aftermarket to support motorcycles. I for one, would definitely be a customer.

Hanjo, do you have the Paul Koo CD for this kit? It is well worth the money to help avoid all the pitfalls these kits are known for. It is available here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/320852078963?hash=item4ab4463173:g:RtkAAOSwM6Vcn5yK&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwNn%2BUHvav9SLeRKrsVslKR55CvEuXQVkwEFdNPAbztUfqUcz%2F4uEaQsQoQJN1BbTibDHfnfuzIHBvpyTm2U5r2zTqlRyJR1IGC%2BwqL%2FP1VDZdVHQBn7O7vjMeBBjB4bImpciU56Xz24KHWHv3xHZII2njxb1BUvzekpTbM2JIFYJ39V3Wa5fnBKhcdvJk7nzYcudh6mAjb%2B6CL42IrK0n%2BVvwNcXJAp3U6k5s%2FMb4f6vACyd7NODo7NO9jlrxvjW0A%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9KBr46iYg

She's a winner! Can you elaborate on the fit issues you had?

Icemancollections on eBay has some very nice figures and accessories. Also his website: https://icemancollections.com. However, it looks like he is closed due to a family emergency.

My first thought was that the bond between the CF and the titanium might have failed. Will be interesting to see.

This looks fantastic to me. I really like the clear hood, it adds so much interest to the model.

" I know nothing!"