oldcarfan

While on the way to Abilene yesterday, I stopped at a newly opened Hobby Lobby to stretch my legs as I was tired of driving. I mostly buy plastic kits, but they had a couple of things that really caught my eye. I love trailers and this one is sweet. It's a variation of one they released before. The 'Lost' 1971 bay-window VW van looks accurate and is something I've never seen available before. I'll be needing to get another one to modify. Incidentally, I recommend the coupon. They are marked for around $29 each I bought the trailer with the coupon for $19.78 and then went back in and got the van the same way.

I haven't much luck at most of the CVS around here, but I had to make a quick trip to Abilene Texas yesterday and stopped at a CVS. They had a Welly display rack and I got a couple for $12.99 each. They had a pretty good selection, but a lot of them were looking shopworn. I also got the Alfa in red as well.

I found one CVS out of four I checked that had a Welly display in our area. Also some Tractor Supply's have them as well.

This is looking good! I just got the AMT Courier and am going to try to find the original kit stock bed.

That looks great! Is it the Polar Lights kit? Does it include all the gear in the back?

He still has them stacked high and deep and I saw a stack of older 80 NASCAR kits over in the corner. He has a decent selection of diecast cars too.

Yeah, the prices are average hobby shop range, but they have a good selection of oddball kits. I'm regretting that I didn't buy the IMAI (?) Hyundai Pony. I like the weird cars! They have quite a few 80s-90s old stock kits.

The family did our yearly trip to Dallas for AnimeFest which gave me the chance to slip off to Wild Bill's Hobby in Irving. It is a general purpose old-school place. They have pretty much anything you might want. As far as car kits, it is amazing to me. A lot of older kits tucked away with current issues. I only get to go once a year, but I always find some things that I want.

We went to Dallas this weekend for AnimeFest which gave me an opportunity to slip away to Wild Bill's Hobby. I love this place!

I like it! Nice use of the aluminum too!

Thanks for the kind words!

Looks great to me!

That is too cool! Could you use it to cast resin too?

The last I saw was a few years ago on eBay. I haven't looked in a while.

They need to keep the Corvette a front engine sports/grand touring and let the mid engine car be it's own thing. Maybe they can use the Stingray name for the new one and give it it's own identity.

I'm on a roll, sort of. I've been a kit starter for a couple of years and I'm pushing myself to finish somethings. I've been buying Monogram curbside 911s whenever I find them as they are my favorite kit ever. Anyway, I built this one up as another hot rod the way I'd like to have a real one. It's done in Kryon Smoke Grey. I removed the whale tail and it is lowered with American style deep dish steelies. Nothing fancy and I've still got to figure out where to get some mirrors as the Monogram kit didn't come with them. Anyway, here it is along with another Monogram and a Tamiya I've done this month.

The Revell/Monogram 1/24th Bronco was a 302 I think. The Revell one is probably a 351W but the kit wasn't as accurate overall.

The Monogram Porsche 911 curbside kit is mine. I built it many times as a kid, usually the same kit that I tore apart and redid, and have been buying and building them again over the last year or so.

I never warmed up to the 1:1 FJ so I won't be getting this, but if they decide to do an FJ40 I would be getting that.

Yes sir! Another of the old MPC kits I would love to build again!

This is one of those kits I would buy, then buy again. I love the old MPC kits. I would buy the step bed ones, the long bed ones and if they backdated it with the original tooling grille and stuff, I would buy it again!

I love what you have done this is amazing. I could use a set of those Rotiforms with tires. I've never ordered from Shapeways. Can you give me a primer on them? What is your name on their site? Do we order your design from them and they print it out and ship it? Do they take credit cards? Sorry if this has been answered before.

This looks great, when I was in the Navy at Corry Station in Pensacola they had a hobby shop that had this kit. I bought and built it twice. I need to start watching for eBay for it. I also know what you mean about finding a kit you love. I am that way about the old Monogram Porsche 911 curbside. It's not well detailed, but everytime I build one, I have fun. I built and rebuilt it as a kid and a couple years ago found it and redid it again. Now I seem to be on a mission to corner the market on them! lol

I've got a couple of these in the box to be built some day. Really nice work

I just came across this thread and love it! I remember seeing one of these and also a Corvair with a mid-engine conversion when I was little. A couple years ago I read a blog by a guy who had done one of these conversions in real life. It turned out that an LS GM engine weighed not too much more than a Porsche flat six and because it was shorter it actually helped the front/rear balance by a couple of percent as well as adding some 150 horsepower. Now I'm thinking that one of my Porsche models might do well with one of these.