What did you get today? (Model Car Related Items)

[StevenGuthmiller]

68 Coronet fixer. Friend in the US purchased it for me and will ship it over with a bunch of other styrene "junk".

Is that a promo Tommy?

Just thought with everything painted the same color, it looked like a promo.

 

Steve

[om617]

Is that a promo Tommy?

Just thought with everything painted the same color, it looked like a promo.

 

Steve

I have not seen the Coronet promos in this color (I haven`t seen em all) and the hood is also open.

I belive it is a kit,i`ll confirm it when it arrive.

[ShaunCN]

Picked up the Moebius Ford 1972 F100 pickup from my LHS, heard good things about these kits and it certainly look good from what I can see. 

[disabled modeler]

I have not seen the Coronet promos in this color (I haven`t seen em all) and the hood is also open.

I belive it is a kit,i`ll confirm it when it arrive.

Its a old MPC kit Tommy...I have a old build up of it....nice find..!

[michellej]

i got these in the mail today 

 

[disabled modeler]

i got these in the mail today 

 

Michelle....very nice finds....I like the green Chrysler and Volarie ...cool.

[michellej]

Michelle....very nice finds....I like the green Chrysler and Volarie ...cool.

thank you i got them for free 

[Johnt671]

Got these at Ollies. They also had a 1/8 lindberg dragster kit with two old school AA rail jobs. One had two motors and one with a single motor. It looked interesting, but I'm not into that scale.

 

[disabled modeler]

thank you i got them for free 

FREE...!  Now that is some luck...!  Nice..free is always on the budget...LOL...

[michellej]

FREE...!  Now that is some luck...!  Nice..free is always on the budget...LOL...

yeah a friend on facebook sent them to me he does that quite a bit  and free is all ways good  when it comes to vintage models since i am on ssi/ssd so i cant afford the those vintage/retro models  when they are at those collector's prices 

[High octane]

I just got some needed parts for an upcoming build that I'll be starting next month when I come out of my hiatus, from Norm Veber. Great service and great guy to deal with.

[gtx6970]

Had some paint mixed up this afternoon. For a 1960 Lincoln build.....called Maple Leaf

[Tom Geiger]

I bought the X-Acto brand  X-LIGHT knife today.  What a neat tool.  the light is behind the blade so it shines equally on each side of the blade as you are working it. It also has the soft handle I like.   These are available at Hobby Lobby for $14.99 or $8.99 with the magic 40% off coupon.  Worth every dime!

[unclescott58]

I bought the X-Acto brand  X-LIGHT knife today.  What a neat tool.  the light is behind the blade so it shines equally on each side of the blade as you are working it. It also has the soft handle I like.   These are available at Hobby Lobby for $14.99 or $8.99 with the magic 40% off coupon.  Worth every dime!

Thanks for reminding me. I just went over to eBay to order one. Payed $11.99 with shipping.

 

[disabled modeler]

yeah a friend on facebook sent them to me he does that quite a bit  and free is all ways good  when it comes to vintage models since i am on ssi/ssd so i cant afford the those vintage/retro models  when they are at those collector's prices 

Michelle...  I know exactly what you mean on that one...I am also on a very small disability income...makes everything hard.  Its cool you have a friend that will do that for you to help out.

[om617]

Its a old MPC kit Tommy...I have a old build up of it....nice find..!

Thanks. I assumed it to be since it has open hood.

[Dave Toups]

Got these at Ollies. They also had a 1/8 lindberg dragster kit with two old school AA rail jobs. One had two motors and one with a single motor. It looked interesting, but I'm not into that scale.

 

Found a couple 66 Oldsmobiles at Ollie's today that were mis-priced at $2.99!! Someone put the wrong sticker on

 

[disabled modeler]

Thanks. I assumed it to be since it has open hood.

Yep Tommy its the first clue on it....promos do not have a engine they have a engine plate or molded into the chassis.  I love restoring promos and old models its a great sense of accomplishment to see them come back to what they should be like. 

[Snake45]

Unusually good day at the local toy/train show.

The regular purveyor of glue bombs actually had some really nice stuff:

1. '64 Plymouth Petty Stocker, built but complete and rebuildable, $15: I thought this was an original JoHan and so did the seller, but turns out it’s a common Lindberg. Wouldn’t have bought it if I’d known that, but oh well. My only bad deal of the day, and it’s not a complete writeoff.

2. Diecast ’64 Ford Thunderbolt, $12: Fairly nice looking in Burgundy. Had never seen one of these before. I’ll perform some of my Snakifications on it and it’ll end up on my display shelf at work. Good deal.

3. AMT ’72 Chevelle, $9: Built but complete and rebuildable. These are getting hard to find and I think the molds have been altered to the ’70, which I have several of just for parts cars. I’ve already built one ’72 so might convert this one to a ’71.

4. Dodge Copperhead, $7: Haven’t figured out if this is a promo or an assembled snapper, but either way, it’s clean and complete, and will look great with its metallic orange plastic polished. Great deal!

5. JoHan Maverick Pro Stock, $25: Built but very cleanly, and seems to be missing only one front wheel & tire, which I can replace. Seems to be a first-issue Fast Eddie car, with the Spyder wheels and distinctive hood scoop. It’s built so cleanly that I might just clean it up and "restore" it as-is for the moment. Pretty sure it would have gone for at least $35 on eBay (plus shipping), so, good deal!

6. JoHan ’69 Road Runner, $11: Built, but fairly cleanly. Only issue is the headlights; I’ll have to replace all four lenses but that’s not an unsolvable problem. Otherwise, body is complete and unsanded and this will be a VERY nice rebuild project. Eleven bucks—Deal of the Day, Week, and Month!

Those six added up to $79, and the guy knocked it down to $70, so my actual prices paid are actually less than quoted above. (Or you could say I got the Chevelle or the Copperheard for free—or paid only $2 for the JoHan Road Runner.)

I also finally scored one of those diecast bank ’55 Chevy Sedan Deliveries for $8, cheapest I’ve ever seen one. Always thought these looked a bit undersized and I was right. It’s about a half-inch shorter than a 1/25 ’55 sedan, and measuring the wheelbase with a dial caliper puts the scale at close to 1/27. Oh well, it’ll look fine on my office shelf when I get done painting and Snakifying it.

[Aaron_F]

I picked up this '61 Revell 1/4 scale slant six. Unbuilt, still sealed in the plastic bags. All of the metal screws, springs etc are still in the paper envelopes. The built engine belongs to my father.

Edited October 4, 2016 by Aaron_F

[Snake45]

Wow, super score!

[Xingu]

I have tried a few times to get that slant six at a reasonable price, with no luck. Great score!

[Tom Geiger]

Michael, many years ago at the MidAtlantic NNL, there was a vendor with lots of parts bags. I spotted huge slant six parts in a bag marked $5.  I knew it was a bargain and intended to get one of those engines someday so I bought it.  A few years later I buy one on eBay where the seller was one of those "I think it's complete but I know nothing about models" people.  It went way cheap.

It comes in the mail and guess what?  Parts it was missing matched the bag I bought almost exactly!

I'm still missing springs and stuff for starters.  Neither purchase included either the transmission or engine stand, still need 'em!

[mk11]

Reassembled one of those for my mechanics teacher about thirty-six years ago. Wish now I'd gone back and offered to buy it  

 

mike

[Fifer]

I picked up this '61 Revell 1/4 scale slant six. Unbuilt, still sealed in the plastic bags. All of the metal screws, springs etc are still in the paper envelopes. The built engine belongs to my father.

Sweet, Wish I could find one for w reasonable price.

Mike