Where to find a good 1/12 selection

[n8dogginz]

So ive googled it several times, but i cant find any good website to find some 1/12 models...id love to start one but idk where to start looking. Can anyone point me in the right direction of selection?!? Thanks:D

[Casey]

The Revell Shelby GT500 Mustang is the easiest to find right now, but the Monogram '69 Camaro Z/28, '67 Vette 427, and '57 Bel Air are easily found on eBay and similar sites, not to mention right here in the Swap/Trade or Wanted sections of the forum. Trumpeter's GT40 kit is still not too hard to find, and there are other mostly Japanese and European subjects from Tamiya, too.

[cobraman]

As Casey said, in this case ebay will be your friend. Just watch out for thr shipping charges, they can be brutal. Good luck. I would like to add that the Shelby is a very nice kit.

[futurattraction]

Something else to keep in mind is if you go after the GT500 Mustang, if you've got any local Hobby Lobby stores, you can often print out a 40% off coupon and drastically cut the cost of the kit.

[cobraman]

Good point. Thats how I got mine.

[sjordan2]

Here's a bookmark that I frequently refer to regarding what's happening in 1/12 on eBay. It changes all the time, and today it's a bit heavy on aftermarket parts. Be careful when you see prices in italics - those are from overseas.

http://www.ebay.com/...188,220&_sop=10

Don't be tempted by two of the most ridiculously bad 1/12 kits I've ever seen: The Mercedes 300SL Gullwing boxed by Renwal, Revell and Monogram, and the Ferrari 275 GTB by Renwal and Revell. They're so inaccurate and sloppily produced, they give Palmer kits a good name. Even if you could get them free, you'd never build them.

Edited June 3, 2012 by sjordan2

[Casey]

You can't go wrong with the current Revell Shelby GT500 kit- for $45 ($55 or so delivered to your door) it's a steal, and it goes together easily. For anyone's "first" 1/12 (or big scale for that matter), it'd be tough to beat.