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

[sfhess]

16 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

Well the hobby shop isn't paying the tariff, Round2/Revell/Moebius/et al are, they're the importer of their own product. It's then sold to distributors who sell down to hobby shops so the tariffs are being absorbed across a few different layers. Given the tariffs are being paid on the wholesale level the $6 might be a 100% pass through rate when you're considering a singular tariff charge on an entire container of products...when that's then split back down over thousands of units...

Manager at my LHS told me that most of his distributors have asked him to accept smaller margins on the products he sells.  He cannot make enough money to stay in business by doing this.

IMO no one at any level will be willing to absorb the additional cost due to the tariffs.  The end consumer will foot the bill.

[stitchdup]

Guys, please stop the tariff talk. Its kinda close to political and i dont want to see this thread locked, i just want to see what you got cos it gives me ideas

[Zen]

This showed up today, from Round 2 at a good price with free shipping since I bought the glue ($50 and over). Any tips on the glue? Haven't used this one before.

 

[Donny]

5 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

Mail call yesterday enjoy !

Nice mate, very nice.

[meechum68]

Nice! Going clean brand new or going to do a well used version of that Garbage truck?

 

[Dpate]

3 hours ago, Zen said:

This showed up today, from Round 2 at a good price with free shipping since I bought the glue ($50 and over). Any tips on the glue? Haven't used this one before.

 

It’s much slower drying and thicker. You basically would use it for big parts or any part really. Only difference is it doesn’t work capillary action hence the bigger brush. 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Anyone decanted this stuff and sprayed it with an airbrush??

Update:  yep YouTube shows someone has  decanted and it works fine 

Edited Saturday at 02:25 AM by Twokidsnosleep

[PatW]

On 8/11/2025 at 2:29 PM, PatW said:

I've also ordered another Toon 3D kit:

 

 23.08.25.It landed today! It needs slight sanding and spray painting. I just placed parts for pics. Super quality 3D printing!

 

Edited Saturday at 01:13 PM by PatW

[meechum68]

That's gonna be a neat little bug!

 

[Zen]

14 hours ago, meechum68 said:

Nice! Going clean brand new or going to do a well used version of that Garbage truck?

 

Probably clean but it will be a while before I get to it.

[gtx6970]

Received my order from Mad Modeling yesterday.

3 Resin 727 transmissions and 3 pre wired dists

[kelson]

Today's Hobbyshop buy,looks like a 84 Pace car could be built even though the 85'Fiero had a v6 not the iron duke 4 cyl.

[ismaelg]

I am looking at that Fiero to do the '84 Pace car.  The boxart is even the Pace Car color scheme including the roof scoop.  Maybe as a curbside...

[slusher]

On 8/21/2025 at 3:35 PM, Daddyfink said:

LHS buy 

 

 

I bought one from model round up myself this week!

[slusher]

12 hours ago, kelson said:

Today's Hobbyshop buy,looks like a 84 Pace car could be built even though the 85'Fiero had a v6 not the iron duke 4 cyl.

I have been thinking about getting one of these myself…

[meechum68]

1 hour ago, slusher said:

I have been thinking about getting one of these myself…

So have I, but doing the V-8 swap in it.  

[Zen]

13 hours ago, ismaelg said:

I am looking at that Fiero to do the '84 Pace car.  The boxart is even the Pace Car color scheme including the roof scoop.  Maybe as a curbside...

Assuming there are no pace car decals included?

[#1 model citizen]

On 8/22/2025 at 2:08 PM, Zen said:

This showed up today, from Round 2 at a good price with free shipping since I bought the glue ($50 and over). Any tips on the glue? Haven't used this one before.

 

I bought one of these a while ago and it will be maybe never before I get around to building it, but I did see someone on eBay was selling a 3 person garbage collection crew that would go well with it. My only concern is that most 1/24 people are 6’+ which makes them even taller in a 1/25 environment. 

[#1 model citizen]

On 8/22/2025 at 5:52 PM, Dpate said:

It’s much slower drying and thicker. You basically would use it for big parts or any part really. Only difference is it doesn’t work capillary action hence the bigger brush. 

Wish that I had known this before I went searching some slow drying glue. The LHS I went to only had thick CA glue they said dried slower but still seems like it dries too fast (for me) to position some finicky parts I have in mind. We’ll see…

[ismaelg]

2 hours ago, Zen said:

Assuming there are no pace car decals included?

Correct. No Pace Car decals.  The second half of the challenge is to hunt down a Fred Cady set.  Or have them printed as the scheme is fairly simple.

I am pretty sure the MPC Fiero (or at least one of them) has the 4 cyl engine.

Edited 10 hours ago by ismaelg

[johnyrotten]

Another cheap flea market find. Open box, bags sealed. 

Edited 8 hours ago by johnyrotten

[oldcarfan]

3 hours ago, #1 model citizen said:

I bought one of these a while ago and it will be maybe never before I get around to building it, but I did see someone on eBay was selling a 3 person garbage collection crew that would go well with it. My only concern is that most 1/24 people are 6’+ which makes them even taller in a 1/25 environment. 

I'd go ahead and get the figures. People come in all sizes and it probably won't be very noticeable. 

[dave branson]

Picked up these stash adds yesterday at the Conway, Arkansas Model car show.

[Earl Marischal]

5 hours ago, #1 model citizen said:

I bought one of these a while ago and it will be maybe never before I get around to building it, but I did see someone on eBay was selling a 3 person garbage collection crew that would go well with it. My only concern is that most 1/24 people are 6’+ which makes them even taller in a 1/25 environment. 

Try this company. One of their options is 1/25 scale.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product/1444/

steve 

[meechum68]

Awesome finds folks! 

And I am intrigued by the pace car Fiero! That is cooler than dirt!