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

[JamesW]

Got this yesterday. Happy Birthday to me.

[highway]

Here's what a lucky stop by the hobby shop got me today.

[highway]

Here's what a lucky stop by the hobby shop got me today.

Wow, I'm surprised after almost 15 hours, anyone hasn't at least asked "What happened to those?" or "What is inside those poor horrible boxes?". I'm highly disappointed in all of you!!!!

Anyway, like I said, it was a lucky stop at the hobby shop yesterday. The owner just happened to be cleaning out the back room, and these and about 6 garbage bags full of kits like them, mostly aircraft though, were on their way to the dumpster. In 2004, we were hit in this area by flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ivan, which dumped about 9 inches of rain on the area in a small amount of time. The shop was hit hard with about 6 feet of flood water in the shop, and the owner was trying to salvage what he could at first cleaning up some of the less hurt kits and selling them without boxes, which I helped him out getting some of those too. Yesterday he looked at me and said anything from the flood that was left that I wanted I could get at $5 a kit! I ended up with 7 kits, and got them out of the flood beaten boxes and bagged them up.

EDIT: I was even surprised by the Dancing Lowrider Crown Vic Police Car, it must have been just high enough not to get water, just some moisture damage to the box, the electronics for the dancing motor and the lights STILL WORK!!

Edited December 11, 2010 by highway

[Chuck Most]

I can't open them yet because they're Christmas presents.

Says who?

[Greg Cullinan]

Nice trailer/gift James

Here is my weekly finds.

[spkgibson]

I got these on friday,The Fury is from E-Bay, If your looking for the grill to convert the DOH police car into a Fury,These older Yodel kits come with both grills, So you can swipe the Fury one out and still build it as a Monaco, The other came from Deans Hobby Stop out here by me ,$42 factory sealed ,And mint.

[Foxer]

Wow, I'm surprised after almost 15 hours, anyone hasn't at least asked "What happened to those?" or "What is inside those poor horrible boxes?". I'm highly disappointed in all of you!!!!

I've been lax checking in here lately ... what a great find! Worst case, some nice parts, but water and plastic do get along!

[highway]

I've been lax checking in here lately ... what a great find! Worst case, some nice parts, but water and plastic do get along!

Yep, the water and plastic got along great, they just need a good bath! The instructions and decals didn't like the water as much though! The only decals to survive were the peel and stick stickers in the snap kits.

[Railfreak78]

Highway I do not blame you at all for that score! Then again I'm the guy at the big swap meets buying boxes of junk cars and bags upon bags of parts every chance I get.

[RodneyBad]

Great score Highway, another mans trash is one mans Treasure

Aint gottin much lately but snagged this off Ebay.

Welly Chevy Tahoe

But as soon as I got it, I added some decals. (still working on it tho )

Pics all done with the Ole Cell phone.

darn, I only got 15 more sets of PDX decals left

Edited December 16, 2010 by Zukiholic

[Lownslow]

Great score Highway, another mans trash is one mans Treasure

Aint gottin much lately but snagged this off Ebay.

Welly Chevy Tahoe

But as soon as I got it, I added some decals. (still working on it tho )

Pics all done with the Ole Cell phone.

darn, I only got 15 more sets of PDX decals left

whats the size on this ive seen them listed at 1/24 but isnt it like 1/26

[RodneyBad]

whats the size on this ive seen them listed at 1/24 but isnt it like 1/26

Yes, they do run alittle on the smaller side of 1.26-ish.

but the only way to get a newer Tahoe.

[Greg Cullinan]

Had a visit from Johan Clause

[B_rad88]

If I haven't said it B-4.

A big Thank You goes out to El Destructo Inc for finding the Tamiya Toyota Corolla FX-GT I have been looking for..

Honestly I don't know what Direction I'm gonna go with it tho.

I do like the white walls tho..

wow, i found one of these in a r/c hobby shop. it was like $20-$30 for it. i wasn't sure if it was to expensive for it. and i think they still have it too.

[RodneyBad]

wow, i found one of these in a r/c hobby shop. it was like $20-$30 for it. i wasn't sure if it was to expensive for it. and i think they still have it too.

I think if it's around $25, I'd call that a good price.

I'm cheap.

Last purchase for the yr. (?)

[CAL]

One of these

[Keef]

i got one of these still in the plastic *does happy dance*

[highway]

i got one of these still in the plastic *does happy dance*

I'd be doing a happy dance too!

[cazxr2]

My post man battled the elements (Scotland in winter) to bring me this early Xmas present for me from me. Lol been after one of these foe a while? Anybody built 1??

[Roadkill2525]

Got these in the mail today, 1/43 AMT kits.

More importantly is that I have all the custom cars.

[niteowl7710]

i got one of these still in the plastic *does happy dance*

But my where could you have gotten such an exciting piece of plastic?

[niteowl7710]

whats the size on this ive seen them listed at 1/24 but isnt it like 1/26

Welly officially sells it as 1/27th scale...what an oddball measurement.

[Jon Cole]

Welly officially sells it as 1/27th scale...what an oddball measurement.

Box scale

[Keef]

But my where could you have gotten such an exciting piece of plastic?

from a very great guy

[Keef]

got these tonight at hobby lobby