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

[bogger44]

Today's mail call.  I've slowed down on my buying (or trying at least lol) the last year or so,  but came across the Tamiya Lexus LFA for a fair price so I had to get it.  Had been on my short list of must have kits for some time.  Figured I'd get the Petty car while I was at it, too.  The redlines, well, you can never have enough of them.

[Dpate]

9 minutes ago, bogger44 said:

Today's mail call.  I've slowed down on my buying (or trying at least lol) the last year or so,  but came across the Tamiya Lexus LFA for a fair price so I had to get it.  Had been on my short list of must have kits for some time.  Figured I'd get the Petty car while I was at it, too.  The redlines, well, you can never have enough of them.

You’re gonna love that LFA kit. 

[bogger44]

9 minutes ago, Dpate said:

You’re gonna love that LFA kit. 

Good to hear.  I can't wait to get it started, probably sometime this year.

[OldNYJim]

On 1/4/2023 at 11:55 AM, slusher said:

I. Would like to see your build of this kit Jim!

Me too!  ?

I’d like to do a ‘stock’ one, then maybe something influenced by the original Hot Wheels casting - candy paint and surfboards! 

[AMT68]

While I've heard mixed reviews on this kit I've also seen excellent completed examples. Thought I'd give it a shot. 

 

 

 

[Richard Bartrop]

I orders the '32 Roadster and the Model A during a Cyber Monday sale, and when I went to the LHS to pick them up today,  the Chrysler and the Model T were there on the shelf just begging me to take them home.  The box damage is the is the result of the bus driver noticing a red light too late, but fortunately, the contents all look okay.

[PatW]

On 1/5/2023 at 7:10 PM, Mike C. said:

Another vintage kit. My 2nd Revell Baja Husky arrived today!

We used to Moto-Cross those 40+ years ago1

[cobraman]

Some paints from Burbank Hobbies . Also a paint set from Roth to experiment with . Bought the three can set but they also have a 4 can set . 

[stitchdup]

1 minute ago, cobraman said:

Some paints from Burbank Hobbies . Also a paint set from Roth to experiment with . Bought the three can set but they also have a 4 can set . 

let us know how you get on with the roth paints, even with shipping across the pond they'll be cheaper for me than house of kolor

[cobraman]

I paid 64.00 including shipping for this set.

[HomerS]

Estate sale find....All F/S....$25/each

There were others but the boss moved the weekly department meeting to the time the doors opened so missed out on many others (not that I 'needed' these or any more)

[Spottedlaurel]

On 1/5/2023 at 10:24 PM, Can-Con said:

Nigel, when you build that Caprice, please foil the whole A-pillar. The pic on the boxes is incorrect, the pillars on all full size GM cars in the mid '80s had a stainless steel trim peice that completely covered them.

I'm kinda anal about those as the '76 I owned was one of my favorite cars that I owned. Looked almost identical to the one in the pic below except with different wheels and colour matched velour interior. Best "drive in" car ever ?

Thanks for the info. I've started to scribble down little notes when I get advice like this and pop it into the box, as it could be months or even years before I get around to building them....

On Friday I received a mixture of new and secondhand items from an online retailer:

I suspect the Malibu will end up with a few leftover parts from the 3-in-1 '70 Chevelle kit that I also have. I like that era of Monogram box art, evocative of the days when I first started visiting model shops, and it has extra appeal to me as a birth year build.

Ditto the Galaxie, don't know yet whether that will be a stock daily driver, or maybe kept fairly subtle but with upgraded running gear and sat low (imagining it's on airbags).

S&H Torino was cheap, I don't have enough slotmags in stock and one day it'll look good sat on a shelf of stock-ish/day 2 builds. It certainly won't be red with white stripes but maybe those decals will be good to recreate one of the terrible replicas that I would occasionally see, based on something entirely inappropriate.

The Brat will look good with the AMT Hilux I'm finishing off at the moment.

[Mike C.]

Jumped on one of these before they're all gone. this will look nice behind my Volvo 780.

I have an AMT Haulaway trailer in the trade section.

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Mike C.

[HomerS]

Hobby Store had a 20% off sale before Christmas (Nissan was excluded).  I gave up years ago of telling the family what I want so I Secret Santa'd myself!

I have the six choppers but grabbed an extra one of this one to play with some of the unique paint colors out now.....

[slusher]

1 hour ago, HomerS said:

Hobby Store had a 20% off sale before Christmas (Nissan was excluded).  I gave up years ago of telling the family what I want so I Secret Santa'd myself!

I have the six choppers but grabbed an extra one of this one to play with some of the unique paint colors out now.....

Nice kits, I really like the van the best!

[Richard Bartrop]

2 hours ago, HomerS said:

Hobby Store had a 20% off sale before Christmas (Nissan was excluded).  I gave up years ago of telling the family what I want so I Secret Santa'd myself!

[Keef]

Couple of new goodies for the bench 

[Mike C.]

Can you post a link for that light? I used to have one that was similar but now I could use one again. 

[Keef]

3 hours ago, Mike C. said:

Can you post a link for that light? I used to have one that was similar but now I could use one again. 

Here ya go…..maybe lol

 

https://www.amazon.com/Magnifying-Veemagni-Stepless-Dimmable-Magnifier/dp/B09DPV3ZS7/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=624X85ZR6S8O&keywords=veemagni%2B5x%2Bmagnifying%2Bdesk%2Blamp%2Bwith%2Bclamp&qid=1673283904&sprefix=veem%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE5TjNUSTVPSkFNRVcmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAxNTYyNDgzUkhBTjVQSjQ5OFRXJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2NDcxMDkxMzdLTTUwWk9HTFlRJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfcGhvbmVfc2VhcmNoX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

[Straightliner59]

I got some Milliput, and issue 217! Friday, I was able to swing by a local shop and pick up a couple of packages of K&S brass rod and the "other's" contest issue.

[Dpate]

3 hours ago, Mike C. said:

Can you post a link for that light? I used to have one that was similar but now I could use one again. 

You can get one from harbor freight if you just want the light n magnification 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Dpate

[Mike C.]

4 hours ago, Keef said:

Here ya go…..maybe lol

 

https://www.amazon.com/Magnifying-Veemagni-Stepless-Dimmable-Magnifier/dp/B09DPV3ZS7/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=624X85ZR6S8O&keywords=veemagni%2B5x%2Bmagnifying%2Bdesk%2Blamp%2Bwith%2Bclamp&qid=1673283904&sprefix=veem%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE5TjNUSTVPSkFNRVcmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAxNTYyNDgzUkhBTjVQSjQ5OFRXJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2NDcxMDkxMzdLTTUwWk9HTFlRJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfcGhvbmVfc2VhcmNoX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

 

3 hours ago, Dpate said:

You can get one from harbor freight if you just want the light n magnification 

Thanks for both. I think I'll go down to my local Harbor Feight so I can look at it, test it out and hold it in my hands first. Some people still like to do that.

[Keef]

9 minutes ago, Mike C. said:

 

Thanks for both. I think I'll go down to my local Harbor Feight so I can look at it, test it out and hold it in my hands first. Some people still like to do that.

I normally like to do that but only local ones I’ve found were in the $50 range. I got the lamp and the pin vise set and a desk lamp for my wife’s work desk for around the same price. I’ve used it today quite a bit and I love it so far!

[Mike C.]

2 minutes ago, Keef said:

I normally like to do that but only local ones I’ve found were in the $50 range. I got the lamp and the pin vise set and a desk lamp for my wife’s work desk for around the same price. I’ve used it today quite a bit and I love it so far!

Thanks Keith. I like to stop in there from time to time.

[lordairgtar]

On 1/7/2023 at 4:27 PM, PatW said:

We used to Moto-Cross those 40+ years ago1

For real. My friend had one, a 400 cc one lunger. A real torquey bike. I had a 250 Montessa Cota set up for ISDT type events and we had in our group a bunch of Suzuki RM250s, a Honda 250, a CZ 250.