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

[Modlbldr]

Picked both of these up off of FB Marketplace tonight for cheap. Both are complete and unstarted. The decals in the 1/12 are water stained but for the price, I'm not complaining.

Later- 

[misterNNL]

I got my shipment from replicas and miniatures of Maryland today. I finally have the military wheels and wide whites for my  1937 Pierce Arrow travel trailer and '37 Chevy cabriolet tow car. Rounding third and headed for home!

[misterNNL]

On 4/16/2020 at 8:29 PM, unclescott58 said:

Hey, your postal carrier brought cooler stuff to your house, then to mine today. I'm going to have to have a little with mine. ?

Some sweet haul that is!

[slusher]

12 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

Mail call today !  1/24th 

Harts Parts?

[Mr mopar]

1 hour ago, slusher said:

Harts Parts?

No off Face book .

[steveracer]

Unbelievable find at Hobby Lobby!  I love this paint. And it was only $4.00 tax included!

[kelson]

Ebay arrrival this morning,missing a few parts,but i have extra parts laying around that i think i can use to rebuild?

[cobraman]

This arrived today . 

[FLHCAHZ]

18 hours ago, Modlbldr said:

Picked both of these up off of FB Marketplace tonight for cheap. Both are complete and unstarted. The decals in the 1/12 are water stained but for the price, I'm not complaining.

Later- 

I wish i could find the 1/12 Vette cheap! 

[ChrisBcritter]

Went down to the Niles Hobby Lobby with my final (?) 40% off coupon and after some looking, finally picked out the MPC Godzilla Jeep. Went to the checkout and after I bought it the nice lady gave me back the coupon, saying I could use it tomorrow.

Frankly, I'm more inclined to laminate and frame it, and hang it over the workbench .

As for the kit, has anyone tried converting it to a 2WD DJ-3 Dispatcher? I'm thinking of doing that and swapping in an Olds 215 V-8 from the Jo-Han F-85 since I simply can't leave well enough alone enjoy a challenge.

P.S. They also had Mr. Super Smooth Clear Matt Finish spray this time - looks good in the YT video; anyone tried it?

[NOBLNG]

I went to a local Hobby shop and picked up some aluminum tube that I use to make differentials. Then I went to another local HS and picked up some brass rod to use for pins. I am tired of searching through junk to find nails or wire to use! I didn’t make it to the third local HS that I buy most of my stuff from. I try to buy as much as I can locally so they will stay in business, even if I pay a bit more. I picked up this razor saw at Michaels...it was marked down to $5.00 from $15.00. It has finer teeth than the Exacto I have and cuts real nice.

[Snake45]

Lastest eBay scores: '68 Falcon glue bomb and '62-'64 Nova body.

'66-'69 Falcons in any condition are going for just stupid money these days. All things considered, I considered this one a steal at under $30. Biggest problems of course are the cut rear fenders, the hole in the hood, and the missing rear bumper. I THINK I can solve these problems and take it back to stock, or stock-ish. Plan B would be a Day Two or wild street car, and Plan C is a gasser.

 

The Nova body (not sure yet if it's a '62, '63, or '64) seems to be perfect. The orange paint is so nice that if I had the painted hood, I'd give serious consideration to cleaning it up, removing the decals and “restoring” it as-is. But it'll get stripped and rebuilt, probably after I try to take silicone molds off the lower rear quarters to use for “un-altering” some '65 Rat Packer bodies. Might have to get another copy of the new '63 wagon kit just for an organ donor to finish this jewel out.

[Tom Geiger]

27 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

Lastest eBay scores: '68 Falcon glue bomb and '62-'64 Nova body.

'66-'69 Falcons in any condition are going for just stupid money these days. All things considered, I considered this one a steal at under $30. 

One of those kit breakers on eBay had a Falcon body alone that went for more than $50. Good score

[stitchdup]

A couple of ebay purchases arrived today. The monogram mercedes was dirt cheap (pic from th internet as my one is too faded to get a decent pic off) cos i was the only bidder and the italeri escort I got so I can use the bumpers on my cannonball car. I also received an amt 49 merc and jimmy flintstone hirohata mers in a trade here.

[lordairgtar]

15 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Went down to the Niles Hobby Lobby with my final (?) 40% off coupon and after some looking, finally picked out the MPC Godzilla Jeep. Went to the checkout and after I bought it the nice lady gave me back the coupon, saying I could use it tomorrow.

Frankly, I'm more inclined to laminate and frame it, and hang it over the workbench .

As for the kit, has anyone tried converting it to a 2WD DJ-3 Dispatcher? I'm thinking of doing that and swapping in an Olds 215 V-8 from the Jo-Han F-85 since I simply can't leave well enough alone enjoy a challenge.

P.S. They also had Mr. Super Smooth Clear Matt Finish spray this time - looks good in the YT video; anyone tried it?

Might I suggest one of the Jeepster kits for the Buick V6 instead. Same basic block but the heads and valve covers are more accurate are more accurate.

[Casey]

Shipped from South Korea 2/16/21, arrived in Milwaukee an hour ago. ?

Edited February 18, 2021 by Casey

[cobraman]

4 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Lastest eBay scores: '68 Falcon glue bomb and '62-'64 Nova body.

'66-'69 Falcons in any condition are going for just stupid money these days. All things considered, I considered this one a steal at under $30. Biggest problems of course are the cut rear fenders, the hole in the hood, and the missing rear bumper. I THINK I can solve these problems and take it back to stock, or stock-ish. Plan B would be a Day Two or wild street car, and Plan C is a gasser.

 

The Nova body (not sure yet if it's a '62, '63, or '64) seems to be perfect. The orange paint is so nice that if I had the painted hood, I'd give serious consideration to cleaning it up, removing the decals and “restoring” it as-is. But it'll get stripped and rebuilt, probably after I try to take silicone molds off the lower rear quarters to use for “un-altering” some '65 Rat Packer bodies. Might have to get another copy of the new '63 wagon kit just for an organ donor to finish this jewel out.

I imagine gasser would be the easiest way to go and would be pretty cool. I wonder if the previous owner had his pet rat work those rear wheel wells.

[Rodent]

11 minutes ago, cobraman said:

I wonder if the previous owner had his pet rat work those rear wheel wells.

Rats do much neater work than that.......

[tbill]

In the mail today..

 

[Snake45]

4 hours ago, cobraman said:

I wonder if the previous owner had his pet rat work those rear wheel wells.

Yah. At least these shouldn't be too hard to rebuild--unlike, say the '66 Skylark. What a nightmare THOSE are to reconstruct. 

[Twokidsnosleep]

I got a Meng Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in the mail today

Anyone got a source for  beefier wheels and tire set??....the kit ones are pathetically thin IMHO and coming up blank on eBay

[89AKurt]

1 hour ago, Twokidsnosleep said:

I got a Meng Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in the mail today

Anyone got a source for  beefier wheels and tire set??....the kit ones are pathetically thin IMHO and coming up blank on eBay

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I've rented Jeeps in Ouray CO and Moab Utah, was very impressed.  Resisted temptation to get a kit, so many cool accessories to scratch-build.  Fireball Motorworks has a good selection of tires, and wheels, and LED light bars, and farm jacks, and winches, and .......

When I saw these wheels on eBay, had to think about it, looked around and saw it's not readily available, then showed up just before the end of the quiet bidding war, and sent my bid 20 seconds before it ended.  Already had the kit and photo-etch parts, so someday I'll open that kit.
 

[slusher]

7 hours ago, tbill said:

In the mail today..

 

Nice twins you have, Tom!

[NOBLNG]

7 hours ago, Twokidsnosleep said:

I got a Meng Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in the mail today

Anyone got a source for  beefier wheels and tire set??....the kit ones are pathetically thin IMHO and coming up blank on eBay

I have gotten some from Scenes Unlimited. They have a nice selection with dimensions listed on their site.

Edited February 19, 2021 by NOBLNG

[Dragonhawk1066]

I received my order from Off The Sprue that included 4 Recessed Domed Air Cleaners and 4 Flat Top Air Cleaners and 3 sets of 4 ignition coils, all made from machined aluminum. These are fantastic looking, and well machined pieces, and I am very happy with the quality. He has some other great looking items available and I encourage anyone looking for custom pieces of this nature to check out his stuff. He also has a youtube channel (Mark Dunlop) with some great builds and in-progress vids that showcase some of his items,