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

[Can-Con]

13 hours ago, HomerS said:

Monthly Swap Meet.  Ferrari is F/S

That Ferrari is a pretty nice kit. But it's not really a GTS. It's just the GTB with decals for the rear side window louvers and, IIRC, the targa top piece. 

Not hard to cut the top out if you want a GTS but I don't know what someone would do about the window louvers. 

[A modeler named mike]

Decided to make a stop at our local Michael's and I was disappointed as usual. 10 kits on the shelf with a sign that read SALE $15.00 each. My bet is they'll stop selling model kits like everyone else did around here..? I already have what was on the shelf and none were worthwhile. The day wasn't a total wash since my mailman saved the day by delivering this kit I bought from ebay..

Edited July 1, 2024 by A modeler named mike

[Keef]

I jumped on the “Jo-Ann Fabrics” clearance bandwagon and made a stop today and stocked up. For $2.97 a can you can’t beat it.

Edited July 1, 2024 by Keef

[slusher]

21 hours ago, HomerS said:

Monthly Swap Meet.  Ferrari is F/S

Always liked that Ferrari..

[dave branson]

I finally  got 1 of these for a good price. Did not except this kit to have both dash, nice bonus. Model is curbside build.

[JollySipper]

Nismo.............

A kit that I would love to have would be the Tamiya NSX.... My most favorite Honda/Acura ever. That or the E31 BMW kit.........

[Bill Eh?]

1 hour ago, JollySipper said:

Nismo.............

A kit that I would love to have would be the Tamiya NSX.... My most favorite Honda/Acura ever. That or the E31 BMW kit.........

Tamiya's? Original or new NSX?

[JollySipper]

46 minutes ago, Bill Eh? said:

Tamiya's? Original or new NSX?

I like the original NSX! It made it's debut when I was a budding young teen car guy. I've seen some that were even supercharged!

From what I understand, both the Tamiya E31 and the NSX were both full detail?

[Bill Eh?]

8 minutes ago, JollySipper said:

I like the original NSX! It made it's debut when I was a budding young teen car guy. I've seen some that were even supercharged!

From what I understand, both the Tamiya E31 and the NSX were both full detail?

I know that both of the Tamiya kits, Honda and Acura, were full detail. If you don't mind other scales, Rosso made a superb 1/43 kit of this awesome car.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Got a coupla these, sealed, at prices too good to pass up considering the stupid money some folks are asking now.

Bought another one of these too, with a PE set. Again, too cheap to let go, and I LOVE these kits.

 

[Earl Marischal]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Got a coupla these, sealed, at prices too good to pass up considering the stupid money some folks are asking now.

Bought another one of these too, with a PE set. Again, too cheap to let go, and I LOVE these kits.

 

That Indy racer is lovely kit, even if it is, to modern eyes, fairly basic. Very evocative of its era. A million years ago I crosskitted one with a Monogram Drag Strip Hot Rod ‘32. Think it’s still in a box somewhere.

I had one (the Indy car) in my stash but let it go as I didn’t think I could do it justice.

steve

[Ace-Garageguy]

34 minutes ago, Earl Marischal said:

That Indy racer is lovely kit, even if it is, to modern eyes, fairly basic. Very evocative of its era. A million years ago I crosskitted one with a Monogram Drag Strip Hot Rod ‘32. Think it’s still in a box somewhere.

I had one (the Indy car) in my stash but let it go as I didn’t think I could do it justice.

steve

Over the years, I've seen a few guys do truly stellar builds of the old Monogram Kurtis, and it's the car I remember seeing still racing at Indy when I first became aware. Kurtis cars (and the similar Watson and Kuzma cars) dominated their classes for a long time, and I've wanted to build several of the "big cars" from this Monogram roadster and the smaller short-track "sprint" cars (using the 1/20-or-so Monogram "midget" as a starting point).

I've amassed a fair pile of upgrade parts, like the old Chris Etzel Offy engines, and various flavors of Halibrand wheels and better tires with correct offset treads, etc. and books. Still a lot of research to go, but these cars are some of my real top-line priorities once I get settled out West in a few more months.

 

Edited July 2, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[OldNYJim]

Amazon occasionally has products where you can get free Prime delivery even though they’re shipping from another country…some good deals it seems like, if you don’t mind a few weeks for shipping…$18 for this, shipped to my door…

 

[stitchdup]

4 hours ago, CabDriver said:

Amazon occasionally has products where you can get free Prime delivery even though they’re shipping from another country…some good deals it seems like, if you don’t mind a few weeks for shipping…$18 for this, shipped to my door…

 

those kits are probably the easiest of the lot to lower. its as simple as moving the body mounts up inside the body then trimming the same amount from the seat base

[redscampi]

4 hours ago, CabDriver said:

Amazon occasionally has products where you can get free Prime delivery even though they’re shipping from another country…some good deals it seems like, if you don’t mind a few weeks for shipping…$18 for this, shipped to my door…

 

I have that kit and it seems to be of really nice quality. I don't remember what I paid for it but I know the shipping was not cheap as I got mine from Hobby Link Japan in a large box with many other kits. Thanks for the heads-up on the Amazon possibilities.

[catpack68]

17 hours ago, CabDriver said:

Amazon occasionally has products where you can get free Prime delivery even though they’re shipping from another country…some good deals it seems like, if you don’t mind a few weeks for shipping…$18 for this, shipped to my door…

 

Thanks for the heads up on that kit on Amazon.I built one earlier this year and I am currently working on the Hasegawa VW type 2 pick up. I might have to pick up another one to build later on down the road.

[OldNYJim]

1 hour ago, catpack68 said:

Thanks for the heads up on that kit on Amazon.I built one earlier this year and I am currently working on the Hasegawa VW type 2 pick up. I might have to pick up another one to build later on down the road.

How did you like the one you built?

[milo1303s]

On 6/29/2024 at 10:19 PM, Mr mopar said:

weekly mail call and LHS stop also got texas 3D stuff and Iceman stuff not Showen and these '72 Dodge Demon grills . enjoy

The Chapparral and VW kit are just the old IMC kits great find !!

[junkyardjeff]

Picked up this one at a model show,built one back around 1973 and do hope this is a original.

[slusher]

Nice Badman

[Mr mopar]

Mail Call yesterday and a big surprise from Fireball resin ! 

Edited July 4, 2024 by Mr mopar

[catpack68]

22 hours ago, CabDriver said:

How did you like the one you built?

I really liked building it.The plastic was a little brittle but a really enjoyable kit to build. Looking forward to getting back to building the Hasagawa VW Type 2 pick up I was working on.

Edited July 4, 2024 by catpack68

[ewetwo]

On 7/2/2024 at 1:09 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Got a coupla these, sealed, at prices too good to pass up considering the stupid money some folks are asking now.

Bought another one of these too, with a PE set. Again, too cheap to let go, and I LOVE these kits.

 

I have this ideal racer. Very similar.

[Ace-Garageguy]

23 minutes ago, ewetwo said:

I have this ideal racer. Very similar.

That's a good basis for another flavor of Kurtis. I have a glooey one floating around somewhere too...but I didn't know it was Ideal. Thanks.  

[ewetwo]

34 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

That's a good basis for another flavor of Kurtis. I have a glooey one floating around somewhere too...but I didn't know it was Ideal. Thanks.  

This was missing a wheel unit and one wheel brace when I got it. Hunted for years for parts to fix it. Then I got a partial beige one that was different that it had an electric motor in it and a different grill, engine and exhaust. But the wheel and brace were the same. So I painted them to match. I think the Ideal race car was molded in yellow.