Modelcollector Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 ERTL 4300 Transtar, 2 37 Ford Streetrod kits all for $20 in the scratch & dent pile. Nothing damaged but the boxes. Going for more later.
ChrisPflug Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 Hey Chris, hate to tell you this but if that Road Runner is molded in that orange/red colour it's the '80's reissue, all the original issues were molded in white. Or is it just painted that colour? Dosen't really matter either way though as they all have nice bodys ,, I think they changed the emblems to GTX somewhere along the way or something like that though. Are you sure? (Not that it matters to me- looking for a builder) The orange looks just like my '72 MPC 'Runner When I was about 7 I "inherited" a box of unboxed kits- mostly '71 MPC annuals- had a red Impala,purple Challenger, yellow Vega, clear GTO- white seemed to actually be in the minority
spkgibson Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 Are you sure? (Not that it matters to me- looking for a builder) The orange looks just like my '72 MPC 'Runner When I was about 7 I "inherited" a box of unboxed kits- mostly '71 MPC annuals- had a red Impala,purple Challenger, yellow Vega, clear GTO- white seemed to actually be in the minority No that is the 83 Issue body,here is a pick of the unbuilt kit,and it suffered from the same issues as the recent AMT/ERTL kit,wrong dash and chassis
Custom Hearse Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 (edited) this Corvette is very cool in a very 80's Wraith sort of way! looks like it would be alot of fun to build. Dave You were thinkin of that movie too huh. That was the first thing I thought of when I seen it. What was the name of the movie? I Never knew of a movie with a Corvette that looked like this one... Edited December 27, 2009 by Custom Hearse
Custom Hearse Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 seems like everyone is getting rid of these cars now that the DOH Road Runner is coming out,I just hope they do it right this timeeven the 83 issue of the kit had the wrong dash and chassis The new Road Runner is going to be released the 29th, and I've been told that that the problems from before have been rectified.
spkgibson Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 I also have the MPC 72 Road Runner,and mine is molded in a shade that looks like "hemi orange"or "tor red"as Plymouth called it,and my 2 83'issue 74 gtxs are molded in two different shades of orange,here is the 72 Road Runner
JamesW Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 What was the name of the movie? I Never knew of a movie with a Corvette that looked like this one... The Vette didn't look EXACTLY like that, but the name of the movie was "The Wraith" with Charlie Sheen.
disabled modeler Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 You guys arent thinking of the movie( corvette summer )are you....it had a wild customized metalflake red corvette that was built from a crashed vette from a salvage yard and was rebuilt as a school project? it had the same actor that was luke skywalker in his younger years.
Lownslow Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 You guys arent thinking of the movie( corvette summer )are you....it had a wild customized metalflake red corvette that was built from a crashed vette from a salvage yard and was rebuilt as a school project? it had the same actor that was luke skywalker in his younger years. no this was a really cheesy 80s movie, fast foward to about 2:00m
JamesW Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 no this was a really cheesy 80s movie, fast foward to about 2:00m That's the movie right there. It wasn't a bad movie either. Pretty good reference for some builds. I'd like to build the Dodge Interceptor.
Lownslow Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 That's the movie right there. It wasn't a bad movie either. Pretty good reference for some builds. I'd like to build the Dodge Interceptor. someone in another forum did with a amt xj220
Custom Hearse Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 no this was a really cheesy 80s movie, fast foward to about 2:00m Yup... That was pretty cheesy. I did notice that it did have the front fenders, but not the wide rear fenders. Thanks for posting that video.
Lownslow Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Yup... That was pretty cheesy. I did notice that it did have the front fenders, but not the wide rear fenders. Thanks for posting that video. no prob i ended up watching the whole movie
seeker589 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 This is what I got today - or at least recently: I got the book from Amazon.com. The authors are from the UK and it has some wonderful how-tos, pictures, and clean execution throughout. It covers the OOB build of a Tamiya 350Z, detailing of a Ferrari F1 car, a conversion of a stock Ferrari 360 to a racer using a resin body and custom Skyline R34 build.
Custom Hearse Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Picked up a bunch of CARtoons magazines from Evilbay today.18 in all...
charlie8575 Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 My parents and grandmother gave me a little money for Christmas. So Sunday, I decided to buy a few little odds and ends. 1. Lindberg 1931 Bugatti Royale Victoria. All I can say is for very old tooling, just poking through it, it looks really nice. 2. A 1/25-1/48-1/87.5 (HO) scale ruler (I have a few projects in mind this will help with.) 3. A bottle of Micro Scale Krystal Satin (Acryl and Model Master S/G was a little too rich for my budget) 4. I finally got the October Model Cars. Charlie Larkin
disabled modeler Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 That's the movie right there. It wasn't a bad movie either. Pretty good reference for some builds. I'd like to build the Dodge Interceptor. Hi grimreaper....i forgot about that vette,it was cool car till it burned....mark
Nick Winter Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 This is what I got today - or at least recently: = I got the book from Amazon.com. The authors are from the UK and it has some wonderful how-tos, pictures, and clean execution throughout. It covers the OOB build of a Tamiya 350Z, detailing of a Ferrari F1 car, a conversion of a stock Ferrari 360 to a racer using a resin body and custom Skyline R34 build. Thats a great kit to build.
Janne Herajärvi Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Monogram Pontiac Trans Am "Warbird" 3 in 1
Demon9115 Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 Got these today *cough* *cough* http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/DodgeCoronetWagon.jpg
george 53 Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 Just got Kenny Shores (K-Dog models)70 resin GTX and MAN is it nice! I gotta 70 JoHan Roadrunner, and it fits those parts to a TEE! GREAT casting! Thec chrome has to BE chromed,but that's no problem! It sure beats payin WELL OVER a hundret bucks for an unbuilt one,IF you CAN find one! GREAT JOB Kenny! You guys GOTTA try him!!!
spkgibson Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 Just got Kenny Shores (K-Dog models)70 resin GTX and MAN is it nice! I gotta 70 JoHan Roadrunner, and it fits those parts to a TEE! GREAT casting! Thec chrome has to BE chromed,but that's no problem! It sure beats payin WELL OVER a hundret bucks for an unbuilt one,IF you CAN find one! GREAT JOB Kenny! You guys GOTTA try him!!! I feel the same way about his 71 DEMON,I bought 6 of them!and you already explained the quality!
stump Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 First purchase for 2010.... Only ordered these this morning, about 2am... but they should arrive pretty soon from Taiwan. Both are big scale 1/12.....Ahhhh..more FUN. And I think these are kinda rare....?? but HELLA KOOL..... Something for when I complete the Datto, which is back on the bench.....
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