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

[hotrodplastic]

Hi everybody!! I've been building for 30+ years on and off..I'm not a rich dude so I try to save money when it comes to this hobby, Cause bigbox stores have no sellection on kits and hobby stores charge to much, So I'm allways looking for a cheaper source for models, So I have found that my wife and I go every saturday and find garage sales, lawn sales, estate sale, moving sales, And flea markets, and the odd car show/swap meet.

This is the most recent find 15 models allready built for $12.00 dollars..

Cheers

Chris

[Sam Cates]

Nice save! Can't wait to see how they look when rebuilt.

...Any interest in trading off that Meister Brau tractor puller? I have been searching for that kit for some time and haven't found one for quite a while.

Edited September 14, 2011 by Sam Cates

[LAone]

yeah, nice score and nice builds.

i too have been looking around at other sources. i found a hot rod magazine series kit with a trio of 32 fords for 10 bucks at a swapmeent. they were still new.

other than that, no luck yet.

[Skydime]

I got a Revell 68 Firebird a couple months ago with open box and all bagged parts, at a yard sale for $2...with no negotiating to boot! ...and I think Harry, Gregg, or Romell may want to move this to general or somewhere.

Edited September 15, 2011 by Skydime

[nybuilder]

Wow what a deal i like the older blazer. Be nice to see what you do with it.

[Tonioseven]

I found 3 cans of Tamiya TS-29 semi-gloss black but I only bought 2 of them.

[PatRedmond]

Rear bumper for my 70 Chevy pick-up build and a Geo Storm promo.

[Jantrix]

Well gang, this is proof that it good to mention your hobbies to your coworkers now and again. I just traded three good throwing knives for the below kits. All but the Superbird are opened, a part missing here and there, and a few pieces painted. All in all I did pretty well when you consider I'd spend $16 bucks per throwing knife. Not sure what I'm going to do with them yet, but I'll think of something I'm sure.

[Tonioseven]

Antonio, that's the same Tubing cutter I have that has about 1/8" play in the cutting wheel, rendering it nearly useless.

And here I thought I was doing something.

[shucky]

Tonio, those K&S cutters have varying quality. I have one from 20+ years ago that I continue to use to this day. Its worked perfectly the entire time. Well I went ahead and bought a spare about a year or so ago just to have on hand and let me tell you the new one is a piece of junk. It just sits on my modeling desk collecting dust. I also have a very small one from the hardware store as Dave mentions which works very well. Perhaps yours is a "good" one ... lol, no telling until you try it.

[prostockmania]

got 2 resin bodies in the mail today, both real nice castings to me, would like to acquire more of the malibu sd,

[Guest Johnny]

I recieved these as part of a trade in the mail today! Both are dated 1970!

I owned the 1:1 versions of these bikes back in the day!

Edited September 16, 2011 by Johnny

[gasman]

Tamiya Primer and Putty, its finally back.

[RickRollerLT1]

Yesterday was our L.I.A.R.S club meet, and there was an auction to help fund our show in November. So I got a Revell Turner series 80's VW Golf 2-in-1 for $15 and a Revell Ford Edpedition Snapper for $10.

[bandit1]

got this the other day!'

[Tonioseven]

I'll check out the hardware store. Thanks guys.

[LDO]

Tamiya Primer and Putty, its finally back.

[RodneyBad]

Tamiya Primer and Putty, its finally back.

Awesome news, I got my LHS to order a couple for me..

I got a Aoshima Skyline today..

[Dr. Cranky]

Nice models, I LOVE this thread!

[Tony T]

MCM #160! Also ordered a Moebius Hudson Hornet! Should get it Tuesday!

[Chuck Most]

Got some spare MPC Zingers parts! No idea what I'll use them on yet, but I guarantee I'll use 'em!

[High octane]

I was at my LHS today and picked up some more Devcon 5 minute epoxy and some aluminum tubing. Trying not to buy anymore model kits as I'm sure that I'll be picking some up in three week at the Toledo (Sylvania) Show, whether I want to or not as some of those kits draw me in like a magnet and just SCREAM buy me, buy me!

[Dr. Cranky]

Gotta get my hands on a few more 50 Chevy Pick Ups! Yes, it's true, it's an addition (if not fetish!).

[Junkman]

Today arrived what must be the crowning piece of my 1:20 scale collection.

It is a Mitsubishi Fuso "Dekotora". This is what the Japanese call their highly decoreated lorries.

This one is modelled after a truck used in a Japanese TV series.

Box open:

Flat panels of the body and the huge decal sheets removed:

The two red carton covers removed:

The rest of the parts:

[Junkman]

Awesome news, I got my LHS to order a couple for me..

I got a Aoshima Skyline today..

That's a rare Seibu Keisatsu "Machine RS"! Seibu Keisatsu is a science-fiction/police TV series in Japan. There are several different Machine RSes, all Skylines. Each carries different special 'future' crime fighting equipment.

Edited September 17, 2011 by Junkman