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Agreed, I've seen the ' looking for a sucker ' sellers a few times and just chuckle a bit when I do . Although I have no problem paying up to get something I REALLY want but i am not going to get to crazy . Steve, I' have been casuallly keeping an eye on some of the early pickups ( I keep telliing my toy fund I need some of them,,,but it keeps telling me NO I don't ) But decent builders run in the $50 - $60 range and up depending on whos after it ,,,IMO Not likely an unbuilt will be under $100

Bingo,

is this issue any different then , this one. Other than box art ???

Did some cking online, And I think its an 880, Its molded in some god awful looking gold color.

I have an MPC 65 Monaco convertible kit and the door panel design on the kit is very different than shown above. ,,plus the kit is a bench seat car

For the rescord, i dont hate the 1970 Cuda kit .I have 2 of them and was planning on buying multiples, untill I saw the body errors . And the enterily wrong hood scoop has kept me from buying the sox and martin version completely I just think they missed the mark . But with some minor tweaking it can easily be a top shelf kit .

I try to buy unpainted as much as I can. Its those that seem to be the most common for having the custom add on stuff glued to it. Thats when I go looking for pics of the 1/1 cars . To see what the chances are the custom stuff has done damage to hard to repair areas ( 59 Galaxie is one to avoid thats had the skirts glued to it making the areas behind the rear wheels difficult to repair ) I've been extremly lucky so far and the ones I have where the custom stuff is on them, they'll be relativly easy fixes . My recent 59 Vette builtup may be the exception. I may have to replace the decklid on it from where the spare tire was glued on ruining the emblem . When it comes to stripping them.I've used Wesleys bleach white, brake fuild and Easy Off oven cleaner all with good results. Never had a brittle plastic issue to date

Same here. I have several old annuals and most of them needs something ( usually hubcaps ) I know I can probably get the parts thru Modelhaus ,,,,But I would MUCH rather buy an original stryene piece if at all possibile. In the past 2 months I have bought 4 sets of original hubcaps off Larry ( aka Ebay seller Floyd426 ) and have less than $10 in them all . I also needed a rear valance for an MPC 1971 Cuda kit. Bought it off ebay for $3 . I would much rather buy pieces than another whole kit only to rob what I want out if it then take my chances I can get my money back out it . When I start looking for a particular kit. I try my best to buy a complete one,,,but most of them usually go WELL above my budget. So I wait and keep an eye out for a flawed kit, even if I buy it flawed and then have to buy a part or 2 ( a set of hubcaps as an example) I end up with it for well under my original budget in the long run,,,,it just takes patience. I'm not buying kits to resell someday , I am buying to have something to do when I retire in the next 5 to 10 years. So I have plenty of time to fill my 'want list' .

Everytime I see this thread has new material posted ,,,,,,,, I ck it only to find its about Sausage.......

Well thats news I like to hear. I have the 58 Buick, Bonneville and Ford Sunliner. All I need is the 58 Edsel and Impala Got one , if your patient they can be had for reasonable money

Another way is type the assembly plant for search words https://www.google.com/search?q=dodge+viper+assembly+plant&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7GWYE_en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhnND12dvJAhUJeCYKHbeeC7MQsAQIKA&biw=1429&bih=650

Looks like a mish mash of parts ,,,thinking maybe mostly a monogram 340 from the street machine version of the challenger TA ( with the wrong valve covers ) http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2051541.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xmonogram+challenger.TRS0&_nkw=monogram+challenger&_sacat=220

Excellant job, ,definitly a great looking build of one of my favorite floppers . I built the 1970 version using the Johan challenger kit. ( they used a different chassis from 1970 and early 71 car versus late 71 and later ) I plan to do the 71 version like this one as well as the Chi Town Hustler car using this kit . I'vew already used this kit to build Mr Norm , Bob Banning and the Soapy Sales cars . Definitly one of my favorite kits One of my builtups has a front bumper ( no idea where its from ) If someone can cast copies I might loan it out to do so

The errors in the kit might have something to do with that. The wheel lip flares and the wrong body line down the side of the car just kill it for me . Which is a shame as I have wanted a new 1970 Cuda kit for a LOOOOOOONG time. Thankfully I hung onto my original issue builtups I have

Not to throw fuel into the fire. But as a former Ebay seller . Theres always the buyer who claims they never got said item ( be them stateside or international makes them no difference ,,, trust me it happens ) BTW, I just ckd the USPS website. its $25.75 to mail a 2 lb pkg to the UK and thats keeping it under a 12" size box and 1st class international

I'm not sure anyone can place blame on anyone. I / we want what we want when we want it . I can afford it so why is it my fault . I actively scan Ebay for old kits / annuals.Watching when a particular kits sells and for how much . BUT I have a budget in mind for a particular kit and try my best to stick to that. Not sure I buy the fragile plastic story. I have dozens of old builtups and dont feel anyone is any more fragile than any others

Ditto. This is over a chrome base . But it looks almost as good over a silver base

I was in my local hobby shop last week . And I told him I want 2 of these right off the bat

Have any examples of this Spaz Stick stuff .

I've see the Perrys resin 65 Comet in person. Its wasn't all that bad really then ( maybe 10 years or so ago ) On my monitor this one looks ok.

Ok. I have a few old annuals I want to get into this winter and all of them need the chrome replated. I've never had anything like this done before so I am looking for ideas on how to rack them up. The size of racks I am supposed to / allowed to use. The materials the racks are made of . How do you send them . etc etc Once replated how / what do you store them. In baggies, ? in baggies wrapped on tissues ? does it matter. How well does the replated finish hold up to handeling during a build ? Finally , do you use Chrome Tech or Little Motor Car co, , If you have a preference , ,WHY ? I thought about just buying resin replacements. But the ones I purchased for my 58 Bonneville although are nice ,,,,,they just dont fit as nice as the original stryene ones do . So those are just one set I want to have plated. I know I will have to buy some resin parts for a few of these ( wheel covers on a few, tail light lenses on a couple ) But my goal is to keep them as much all original plastic as I can . One the horizon is 1958 , 1959 , 1960, 1961 Ford, 1959 , 60 and 61 Mercury , 1958 , 59, 60 Buicks. As well as 1959 and 1960 Pontiacs. All convertibles . I figure these will hold me over for a few years at the rate I build

I think this one is my favorite build of yours yet( although the 58 Sunliner is pretty close ) Still not 100% sold on the skirts yet though. Part of that is I am a huge fan of black cars,,,especially with red interior . 3 out of the last 4 cars I've done have been black . Great pics btw

Compared to other areas . works on this car. that window had to be a piece of cake. And I just ck'd ,,,and realized this build started in 2011. Really is that right ? I cant wait to see this one finished . Modeling at its best is the only way to describe it ,, now get cracking

As mentioned. No. BUT, Missing Link USED to so maybe ck there

Never seen this kit up close before. I'm not a chevy fan, but it looks like i might have to pick one up ( thanks for that,,,my stash didnt need any help )