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I have both these kits in the stash, and yours are a real inspiration!

Fantastic build and photos!

I’ve always wondered what the bash between these two kits would look like, and it looks great!

I understand, of course, plus shipping, but it still might work out cheaper than 80+ dollars, which really does seem a bit excessive for an Italeri kit in 1/24 scale, anywhere in the world.

They are not cheap in Europe, at about half that (40 eur or so), but 80+ dollars seems a bit unreasonable. May well be cheaper ordering from Europe.

I just got mine on Friday in a shop in Austria. It’s a nice looking kit. The 2 in 1 is indeed just LHD/RHD, but it’s nice both options are available. At first glance, the kit should build up nicely, and the body trim is separately molded so no tedious masking required! Unfortunately, the doors can only be built open or shut, but I’m sure a skilled modeller can scratchbuild a functioning hinge of some sort. Tires are kinda iffy looking, but that too can be sorted out fairly easily with aftermarket replacements. All in all, I think Heller did a decent job with this one, and I see no reason for it not to be a popular kit. Pro Scale paints also already made a full lineup of original body colors for it, so now to make a hard choice between blue and green!

Pro scale paints in the UK have a decent selection of engine colors:

Correct! 😎 and I agree 😁

I nominate my car 😝 most people dislike the primer look, but I dig it 😎

I wouldn’t say I profit from it per se, but I do keep an eye out for model kit lots, keep one or two interesting cars for myself, and resell the rest to make my money back. That way my “profit” is a “free” kit or two. Even if I do make a little extra cash on the sale, I put that difference aside for supplies and aftermarket parts. So, really, I only occasionally flip kits to support my hobby, not to make a living.

This is by far the best Milner coupe in scale I have ever seen!

Very interesting project! Hope you continue it soon! Greetings from a Skoda VRS owner 😎

Pm sent!

Bumping this once in case someone missed it. Still looking! Thanks!

Saw him perform his music live in Zagreb, Croatia 25 years ago!

The main problem seems to have been the ego and narcissist pettiness of one man, ceo of OceanGate, Stockton Rush, pilot on the ill fated dive (because no one else in their right mind would do it), who insisted carbon fiber is a revolution in deep sea submersible engineering, when everyone else, as well numerous hull failures during testing, were telling him otherwise. In truth, he was likely just a cheapskate, as appropriate deep sea submersible materials, such as titanium, are far more expensive. Basically, he sugarcoated his greed and illusions of grandeur as some kind of revolutionary, altruistic breakthrough that will enable your everyday Joe to plunge into the deep, believing in it against all common sense and basic science. Dozens of employees who saw red flags were either promptly fired or resigned due to safety concerns. Check out the Netflix doc, it’s interesting.

There is now also a documentary on Netflix.

It is the first pinned topic in the “trading post” section.

This is still available. I would trade it for the Tamiya Ford Sierra XR-4i, but would consider offers if anyone is interested.

Interesting info. Which kit would this be exactly?

Looking for this kit to convert the RS500 Cosworth into a road car. It does not need to be pristine, engine and wheels/tires are not essential, and body can be scrap (need it only for the gas cap), but must have decent complete interior, side view mirrors, sun roof, decals and possibly a couple of other bits. I have stuff to trade. Thanks in advance! https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-24052-ford-sierra-xr-4i--128447

I remember a topic about vintage glue collecting, but I cannot find it unfortunately so I thought I’d start a new one… I have a couple of old school tube glues that came with kits I acquired over the years. One is a tiny tube of Tamiya cement that came with some of their kits in the 80’s, and the other is Britfix, also likely from the 80’s, perhaps even 70’s, but I can only assume. Both are completely new and unused. I have no practical use for them, as I prefer more contemporary thin cements, but would be curious to know if there is any interest in these things as vintage collectibles and if they are of any value? I would also appreciate any precise info about the age and any other relevant facts on these. Thanks in advance!

Looking for both windscreen wipers (parts D6) and rear wiper (part G3) for this kit, as well as rearview mirror (part A6), if anyone has it parted out and could spare them. I am in Europe, but will gladly pay for the parts and mailing in a letter/envelope. Thanks in advance!

What are the parts you need for this kit? I have an incomplete junker/parts kit I’ve been robbing for bits over the years. The up top should still be good. If I have them, you can have whatever parts you need, if you’d be willing to pay for shipping. Mind you, I am in Europe. Let me know!

It turned out really great!