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On 10/29/2023 at 6:34 PM, Roadrunner said:

From the show today. The Willys is missing some parts, but has two bodies, so I'm not complaining, as I intend to grab another '41 anyway for a gasser that I hope to soon begin.

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Really nice kits!

 

On 10/29/2023 at 11:34 AM, HomerS said:

Swap meet yesterday.....cant walk away from a mighty Chrysler!

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Leapin' Fairlane! Won this as a single bidder on eBay for cheap, it's really arch-warped, but certainly not at the end of its shelf display life yet! I vaguely remember mentioning this idea to our MCM builder Brizio years back, this kind of thing can be salvaged by turning it into a caricature wheelie burnout dragster, complete with the exaggerated oval-shape tires out of the 1:32 scale Tom Daniel Snappers series of caricature dragsters, (or the Polar Lights repop variants) and with a double-blower intake sticking out of the hood from one of the old MPC Zingers kits, along with other requisite dragster bits.

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The latest addition to my growing promo collection arrived an hour ago in the mail. A Johan two tone blue over ivory white 1959 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 4 Dr. with a signature of the late Bill Cosby on the roof that I got from from EBay. It even has the famous Johan smile which doesn't look all that bad. Overall, the car is clean and in real good shape.

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9 hours ago, Russell C said:

Leapin' Fairlane! Won this as a single bidder on eBay for cheap, it's really arch-warped, but certainly not at the end of its shelf display life yet! I vaguely remember mentioning this idea to our MCM builder Brizio years back, this kind of thing can be salvaged by turning it into a caricature wheelie burnout dragster, complete with the exaggerated oval-shape tires out of the 1:32 scale Tom Daniel Snappers series of caricature dragsters, (or the Polar Lights repop variants) and with a double-blower intake sticking out of the hood from one of the old MPC Zingers kits, along with other requisite dragster bits.

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That's a great idea. I've always thought the same but never acted on it. Definitely post some photos if you go through with the transformation. 

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Purchases from vendors at Spirit of Speed 8:

Heller Porsche 917
A nice AMT 65 Impala hardtop box containing a Hasegawa 65 Impala
Revell 66 Impala hardtop
AMT 1969 Mustang Mach 1 Annual rebuilder
Revell 56 Nomad
Geo Storm Promo with Centerline wheels
Revell 1970 Porsche 911

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On 10/31/2023 at 5:04 PM, redscampi said:

These three built ups just arrived today from eBay. There are some broken and missing pieces but I'll be making modifications anyway.

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Man that’s a nice score!   I like that beer wagon, I have been trying to score one myself.  I have a few new TeaJauna taxi  part check with me if you need a part just PM. ME…

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1 hour ago, slusher said:

Man that’s a nice score!   I like that beer wagon, I have been trying to score one myself.  I have a few new TeaJauna taxi  part check with me if you need a part just PM. ME…

Thanks Carl! The Beer Wagon was one of my early builds as a kid. I hope to rebuild this one and do it justice this time. The Tijuana Taxi is one that I always wanted but somehow never got. The Dog Catcher was a bonus. I don't remember even knowing about this kit, but it's cool!

PM will be on the way shortly.

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20 hours ago, Mike C. said:

Just won one of these on eBay. One of those old Revell Christ craft sport fishing yachts. Should be cool to do a boat. As far as I can remember, I only did the PT 109 when I was a kid.

 

 

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I picked up one of those this summer too.  Haven’t dug into it yet though.

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