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

[Mike999]

Got a stack of grungy but complete unbuilts.  An even grungier bunch of built-ups.  And a big tub full of detailing goodies and Weird Stuff.

The built-ups look like 4 resin kits: 60 Ford wagon; 63 Plymouth 4-door built as a NYC police car; 67 Chevy wagon (missing hood) and a 68 Plymouth Belvedere 4-door police (also missing hood).  The other 3 are old Johan stuff: the 64 Dodge Polara hardtop, 68 Plymouth Fury 4-door and a 65 Rambler Classic 770 wagon, which I think is a promo with full interior (but missing wheels/hubcaps).

I got all this from a local guy today. He recently cleared out a two-car garage stuffed full of old kits, built-ups and parts, including quite a few resin kits from Modelhaus, AAM, R&R etc. The lot also included enough paint and paint racks to stock a hobby shop, most of the paint unopened.  He sells on eBay as "ourmagictoybox."  He's open to offers on just about everything, but he and his wife have done a lot of research and have a good idea what the kits are worth. I got his permission to mention him on this board.

 

Edited September 22, 2017 by Mike999
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[Ace-Garageguy]

Got a stack of grungy but complete unbuilts.  An even grungier bunch of built-ups.  And a big tub full of detailing goodies and Weird Stuff...

Nice haul.   

[martinfan5]

New needle set,  .35,  wore the set that came with it, but since I bought mine direct from Japan, it came with the Japan standard .3 needle set, and had a very hard time finding replacement parts for the .3 needle set,s had to do the ,35 needle set, but thanks to Tower Hobbies, I save $10 on my order, so that's a plus.

Edited September 22, 2017 by martinfan5

[XJ6]

New needle set,  .35,  wore the set that came with it, but since I bought mine direct from Japan, it came with the Japan standard .3 needle set, and had a very hard time finding replacement parts for the .3 needle set,s had to do the ,35 needle set, but thanks to Tower Hobbies, I save $10 on my order, so that's a plus.

looks like you got a new cutting mat, that one is to clean

[martinfan5]

looks like you got a new cutting mat, that one is to clean

lol , would think its new, but ive had a for at least a year,  but only seem to use it for photos. I keep plasterboard over it

[blunc]

got the new 'burb kit since I was close enough to a HL to make it worth saving 40%

[cobraman]

Tamiya Jag Mk II. A really beautiful kit, with an engine...which I didn't expect. We have a real one in the shop that's too far gone to do a cost-effective straight restoration, so I'll be doing a 1/24 scale proposal for something hot-roddy.

Hey Bill ! Please tell me your not going to make it a rat rod style build.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Hey Bill ! Please tell me your not going to make it a rat rod style build.

Absolutely not. More something along these lines...smoothed, de-chromed, maybe a very mild top-chop, Minilite wheels...still very Jag but avoiding the necessity of sourcing all the missing (and expensive) trim bits, and the costly replating of what's there. Though we have the original 3.8 engine, we also have a wrecked XJ-R with a good engine / gearbox that might go in the thing. I recently bought two XJ-6 rear suspension (IRS with inboard discs) assemblies, cheap, and one of them might end up in this thing. Selling off the original parts to a serious restorer can contribute additional funds to the project too. Every little bit helps...but we're still in the just-started-talking-about-it phase. The car's been in limbo for years, and it's probably never going to be worth a straight restoration. It's just missing too much stuff. At the same time, the body-chassis is remarkably solid, rust-free.

Edited September 23, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[unclescott58]

Today I got Revell's 1957 Chevy Convertible. 1/25th scale.

[PatW]

The other day I stumbled across a POCHER RIVAROSSI PORSCHE CARRERA 911 1/8 scale. Unbuilt all parts in original bags untouched.

Maybe a few finger prints but that's it.

To build or not to build is the question. Never thought I would ever see one in real life.Never mind owning one.

Build it! I never buy a kit I'm not going to build. I started the original Pocher 1930's Merecedes Cabrio still not quite finished abd bought by my wife in 1988!

[Foxer]

This is an NSU Printz, something not many of you have ever seen or heard of. I was stationed in Neckarsulm, Germany where the NSU plant was located. It had a Wankel engine and was the ugliest car I ever saw. But, I have a soft spot for the "hometown" factory, so I got this well done diecast to maybe build a hot rod from it. The name came from the name of the town and later was purchased by Audi who assembled all five of my 924/944's there!

For some reason the color just won't photograph well.

[Rob Hall]

Neat Prinz...always thought the styling looked like it could a baby Corvair. 

[Foxer]

Neat Prinz...always thought the styling looked like it could a baby Corvair. 

Me too, or a 2002 ... in the owner's dreams.

[cobraman]

Absolutely not. More something along these lines...smoothed, de-chromed, maybe a very mild top-chop, Minilite wheels...still very Jag but avoiding the necessity of sourcing all the missing (and expensive) trim bits, and the costly replating of what's there. Though we have the original 3.8 engine, we also have a wrecked XJ-R with a good engine / gearbox that might go in the thing. I recently bought two XJ-6 rear suspension (IRS with inboard discs) assemblies, cheap, and one of them might end up in this thing. Selling off the original parts to a serious restorer can contribute additional funds to the project too. Every little bit helps...but we're still in the just-started-talking-about-it phase. The car's been in limbo for years, and it's probably never going to be worth a straight restoration. It's just missing too much stuff. At the same time, the body-chassis is remarkably solid, rust-free.

[Ace-Garageguy]

This is an NSU Printz, something not many of you have ever seen or heard of. I was stationed in Neckarsulm, Germany where the NSU plant was located. It had a Wankel engine and was the ugliest car I ever saw.

You lived near the factory, so you could have seen something I never did, but to the best of my recollectory, it was the NSU Sipder, built on the Prinz platform, that had the Wankel (as well as the much larger Ro 80).

The Prinz came with a little 2-cylinder early on, and a 4-cylinder inline later. I had a 1200TT for a while over here.

A race-car shop I worked with in the '70s inhabited a building that had been an NSU dealership. The attic was full of dust-covered NSU bits that nobody wanted (it was all going to be scrapped) so I hauled them out. In about a container-load of stuff, I found two large illuminated dealership signs, an entire front clip (!), lotsa sheetmetal including doors and quarters, 3 complete crated 4-cylinder engines, and a full set of Ro 80 factory engine tools...including the fixture required to assemble one.

I kept one of the engines for a spare for my own car, as well as the factory tools, and found a home for the rest with the NSU owners club (which at the time was somewhere in Michigan, if I recall correctly). Sadly, all the factory tools were stolen, along with all the rest of my tools, in a break-in in 1977. I imagine they ended up in a dumpster, or pawned for $10.

[Snake45]

Neat Prinz...always thought the styling looked like it could a baby Corvair.

You beat me to it!

[Modlbldr]

Picked up two of these reissues on my way home from work yesterday. What a nice kit!

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Later-

Edited September 23, 2017 by Modlbldr

[Foxer]

You lived near the factory, so you could have seen something I never did, but to the best of my recollectory, it was the NSU Sipder, built on the Prinz platform, that had the Wankel (as well as the much larger Ro 80).

The Prinz came with a little 2-cylinder early on, and a 4-cylinder inline later. I had a 1200TT for a while over here.

A race-car shop I worked with in the '70s inhabited a building that had been an NSU dealership. The attic was full of dust-covered NSU bits that nobody wanted (it was all going to be scrapped) so I hauled them out. In about a container-load of stuff, I found two large illuminated dealership signs, an entire front clip (!), lotsa sheetmetal including doors and quarters, 3 complete crated 4-cylinder engines, and a full set of Ro 80 factory engine tools...including the fixture required to assemble one.

I kept one of the engines for a spare for my own car, as well as the factory tools, and found a home for the rest with the NSU owners club (which at the time was somewhere in Michigan, if I recall correctly). Sadly, all the factory tools were stolen, along with all the rest of my tools, in a break-in in 1977. I imagine they ended up in a dumpster, or pawned for $10.

You've got a heck of a memory, Bill!  It was the Spider with the Wankel, but I did get this because the Printz always stood in my mind as "ugly car", maybe because they were everywhere!  ... I was in Europe and wanted to see Ferraris!  ehhe

as always, your experiences bring much to the story.

[Mike999]

Picked up two of these reissues on my way home from work yesterday. What a nice kit!

That 57 Chevy Black Widow kit always reminds me of a favorite movie, "Thunder in Carolina."  Rory Calhoun drives a white-over-blue '57 Chevy that looks like a hardtop. But in close-ups, we can see it's really a sedan with the "B" pillar hacked out (and pretty crudely). 

That movie was finally released on DVD in 2010 and is worth catching, if you've never seen it.  Filmed at short-oval dirt tracks all over the South, with some filming done during the 1960 Darlington 500.  I think Calhoun even drove a few laps in the real race that were filmed for the movie. On DVD, you can fast-forward thru the Mandatory Love Story that just slows down the action.

In that big tub of Weird Stuff I got yesterday, I was happy to find some of the Plastic Performance Products Goodyear truck tires used on the Black Widow. Also some of their 6-bolt truck wheels, but those are already in the kit. 

Edited September 23, 2017 by Mike999
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[Ace-Garageguy]

The postman just dropped off one of these. Though I know next to nothing about big trucks, I had the pleasure of working on and driving one of the real ones back in the mid-1980s, so I kinda had to have it. The truck guys will know that these had a one-piece fiberglass nose, and it's a huge, heavy, expensive part. I did extensive fiberglass reconstruction work on the one that belonged to my business landlord at the time...still cheaper than buying a new nose...and it was a challenge. Only the nose would fit through the rollup door in the shop (which hadn't occurred to me when I volunteered to do the work) and I wanted to leave it bolted to the rest of the truck to hold everything in alignment while I rebuilt it. I ended up working on it with the rear axles literally out in the street, and painted it late one night after building a visqueen tent around the nose to serve as a paint-booth. Driving her was great fun, and ever since, I've kinda envied the guys who make their livings behind the wheel of things like this.

Edited September 23, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[Modlbldr]

That 57 Chevy Black Widow kit always reminds me of a favorite movie, "Thunder in Carolina."  Rory Calhoun drives a white-over-blue '57 Chevy that looks like a hardtop. But in close-ups, we can see it's really a sedan with the "B" pillar hacked out (and pretty crudely). 

That movie was finally released on DVD in 2010 and is worth catching, if you've never seen it.  Filmed at short-oval dirt tracks all over the South, with some filming done during the 1960 Darlington 500.  I think Calhoun even drove a few laps in the real race that were filmed for the movie. On DVD, you can fast-forward thru the Mandatory Love Story that just slows down the action.

In that big tub of Weird Stuff I got yesterday, I was happy to find some of the Plastic Performance Products Goodyear truck tires used on the Black Widow. Also some of their 6-bolt truck wheels, but those are already in the kit. 

l'II have to see if I can find a copy of that movie. 

I was looking at that 67 Chevy wagon you got. If you are of a mind to pass it on, please let me know.

Later-

[ChrisBcritter]

Just got back from the DuPage show with Tom (feretzrus) - we didn't even stay till noon this time because it was hot as a torch, but I did score a deal; out of a vendor's dollar bin I got a prewired distributor, a photoetch hood pin set, two sets of American Satco tires (one with wide whites, one narrow) and a Model Car Garage photoetch set for the '65 Chevelle. Pretty good for five bucks!

Also got a look at Jimmy Flintstone's latest: the Ford Econoline pickup; he has the three-window cab now and the five-window will come next, along with windowed versions of the van. Looks real nice and the Falcon dog-dish hubcaps are the most accurate ones anyone has offered - better than the ones on the AMT Ranchero or the Franklin Mint '60 Falcon. Should have asked him if he'd be willing to sell those separately...

Edited September 24, 2017 by ChrisBcritter

[Mike999]

I was looking at that 67 Chevy wagon you got. If you are of a mind to pass it on, please let me know...

Thanks, but I've been trying to find that kit for years at a decent price.  I'm hoping I can find the hood when I go back to visit the seller again. 

I'm old, so pretty soon you might be able to buy it from my Estate Sale. :-)

[martinfan5]

Had the wife get me a RX7 while killing some time before going to the movies

[cobraman]

Wife was at Wallyworld and while walking around spotted Cobra # 720 . She bought it for me knowing I did not have this one . I don't know how she knew . I myself buy ones I already have ! Keep looking Debi !!!