Dpate Posted January 29, 2023 Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Terminator-Fox said: Getting back into the swing of models again after a hiatus. What's with the ludicrous pricing of kits on eBay? Anyway I'm not paying $150 for an old Tamiya kit. But FB marketplace browsing yielded me a great deal on a guy downsizing. Yeah it’s wild. There’s a Harley Davison kit from Tamiya with all the bells n whistles I want, but it’s cost $500 or more to get it. High prices are mainly from folks seeing others selling a kit at a high price so they list there’s around the same. Also some think cause it’s out of production or super duper ultra rare they have to be worth hundreds n hundreds lol. Edited January 29, 2023 by Dpate 1
Terminator-Fox Posted January 29, 2023 Posted January 29, 2023 Yeah, I don't know people need to come down to planet earth sometime. There's plenty of kits I'd like to have but I have enough to build for a lifetime and I'm not paying stupid money for anything. 2
slusher Posted January 30, 2023 Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 5:59 AM, doorsovdoon said: Picked this up the other day. I love these basic promo style kits, I like to practice my scratch building skills on these! looks to have some nice kit in there too for the fire chief build. I will like to see what you do with this kit Gareth.. 1
doorsovdoon Posted January 30, 2023 Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, slusher said: I will like to see what you do with this kit Gareth.. I'll probably go stock with the wire wheel caps, vinyl roof and lots of scratch building under the hood! I'll keep the fire Chief gear for the AMT '65 Surf Wagon. Edited January 30, 2023 by doorsovdoon 1
Dpate Posted January 30, 2023 Posted January 30, 2023 21 hours ago, Terminator-Fox said: Yeah, I don't know people need to come down to planet earth sometime. There's plenty of kits I'd like to have but I have enough to build for a lifetime and I'm not paying stupid money for anything. This is the kit i was talking about. Guy wants almost $700 for it lol. There is another one on there for almost $800. I would LOVE to own this kit someday, but I'll never pay that kind of money for it. 3
Bill Eh? Posted January 30, 2023 Posted January 30, 2023 Based on Daniel Himmel's (Straightliner59) very helpful recommendation, I purchased some bees wax candles. I will try it on cutting blades as a lubricant, and if needed as an airbrush nozzle sealant. The amount is probably overkill, but I'm thinking that this will be a lifetime supply! LOL
crazyjim Posted January 30, 2023 Posted January 30, 2023 Is that a metl kit Dusty? I have something similar if it is. Contact me if you're interested.
Dpate Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 3 hours ago, crazyjim said: Is that a metl kit Dusty? I have something similar if it is. Contact me if you're interested. What's metl?
keyser Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Dpate said: What's metl? Metal probably
niteowl7710 Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 20 hours ago, Dpate said: This is the kit i was talking about. Guy wants almost $700 for it lol. There is another one on there for almost $800. I would LOVE to own this kit someday, but I'll never pay that kind of money for it. Considering what H-D want to license anything these days, and how wildly conservative Tamiya is these days - there's probably a 99.97% chance that kit is never going to be reissued again.
Dpate Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, crazyjim said: Sorry. Supposed to be metal. Oh okay. Na it’s not metal. Comes with chrome metal handle bar etc, but everything else plastic.
jaymcminn Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 Got paint (Tamiya Pearl Green and TS13 clear) on my Ebbro Citroen DS21. The other panels are painted too except for the roof, which will be black. After a few days drying time I'll polish with Meguiar's Ultimate compound and polish. No dust, boogers or cat hair in this one! 3
jaymcminn Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 25 minutes ago, jaymcminn said: Got paint (Tamiya Pearl Green and TS13 clear) on my Ebbro Citroen DS21. The other panels are painted too except for the roof, which will be black. After a few days drying time I'll polish with Meguiar's Ultimate compound and polish. No dust, boogers or cat hair in this one! Yeah, just realized I wanted to post this under "what did you accomplish today"... Oops. So I guess I got a painted body today?
DPNM Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Bill Eh? said: Lifetime supply. You need more airbrushes then 1 1
OldNYJim Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Got tired of waiting for Hobby Lobby to restock so I ordered online…excited to build me a Badman! 1
Rodent Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 19 hours ago, Bill Eh? said: Lifetime supply. I can't read the label. What are the listed ingredients?
Bill Eh? Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 21 minutes ago, Rodent said: I can't read the label. What are the listed ingredients?
Bill Eh? Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 10 hours ago, CabDriver said: Got tired of waiting for Hobby Lobby to restock so I ordered online…excited to build me a Badman! Jim, I'm not sure if you have Badman decals already. I bought mine through eBay: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/123598535625?hash=item1cc70bfbc9:g:tecAAOSwk~VcYZgO
Rodent Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Thanks Bill. No listed ingredients (proprietary) on the MSDS either. I am looking for something economical for the rare times I spray water-based acrylic, and this looks like it may do the trick. 2
OldNYJim Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Bill Eh? said: Jim, I'm not sure if you have Badman decals already. I bought mine through eBay: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/123598535625?hash=item1cc70bfbc9:g:tecAAOSwk~VcYZgO I do not - I was planning on ordering a set from SOMEONE - how was the quality on the ones you received? Thanks for the heads up! I can mask and paint the bigger graphics, but I would need a sheet for the smaller stuff anyway so I'll probably end up picking up a set...
Bill Eh? Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, CabDriver said: I do not - I was planning on ordering a set from SOMEONE - how was the quality on the ones you received? Thanks for the heads up! I can mask and paint the bigger graphics, but I would need a sheet for the smaller stuff anyway so I'll probably end up picking up a set... Similar to Indycals in that there is no carrier film and each graphic has to be cut out individually. The resolution appears to be quite crisp. I'm still at the stage of removing the moulded-in exhaust from the kit. LOL Edited February 1, 2023 by Bill Eh? wording
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