ValvEasy Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 nothin yet, but it's only 3:00 and the gears are still turning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wgflatliner Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Today was an unexpected haul. Showed up for the normal Saturday build at a LHS and since i was the first person there, another guy gave me a BUNCH of kits. this is probably the most i've ever picked up in one setting. in the list (if the pics don't show it) NASCAR: 2005 and 2006 monte carlo Jeff Gordon Kodak monte carlo 2005 Taurus DeWalt John Deere Grand Prix Pontiac Tide Lumina Cigto Thunderbird cars: 66 GTO "royal pontiac" missing the tiger driver, and started 67 chevelle pro street 41 willys barris T buggy Little Red Wagon Dodge magnum SRT8 55 chevy bel air hard top 30 ford woody 59 impala lowrider 67 chevelle SS396 68 firebird 400 Fujimi Sprinter Trueno BZ-G two isuzu 117 coupes (one is a commission build) Trucks: Chevy SSR 50 ford F-1 53 Ford F-100 50 chevy 3100 97 ford F-150 XLT 50 ford custom pickup wheels: two sets of aoshima wheels #139 other stuff: woodlands scenic spray glue, and realistic water with spray bottle and snow for a diorama. (this was the only stuff i intended to purchase today) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrherald420 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Some one just showed up and gave you all those kits??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) I went to the local hobby shop for two things. A few pieces of bass wood for my Doodle Bug build and a few small drill bits to replace ones I've broken. As usual, I went a bit overboard. I did get Model Cars issue 175, and the photo above represents the $45 or so of Evergreen and basswood. I got several sizes of half round, same of angle irons, a pack of large channel to try to make a street rod chassis, a sheet of ribbed siding for my VW camper project. It adds up quick! Now here's a good deal. Evergreen has a pack called 9002 Odds & Ends. It's 8 oz of misc sheets, strips, rounds, square hollow channel and all kinds of stuff that you wouldn't want to buy a full pack of, but will come in handy on a project. The entire pack was $7.85, which you can't beat since a single sheet of the V-Groove siding was $6.15 and there is half a sheet of it in this Odds & Ends pack. So I left the store and stopped at the Burger King in the same parking lot. While eating it dawned on me... I never even looked at the drill bits! So it was back to the hobby shop, where I got another set of bits and an extra pin vise. There went another $24! That's my big splurge on materials. It should keep me busy for a while! And now I'm watching a bid on eBay... nothing exciting. My pool cover pump died and I'm bidding on another one at less than half what the local pool supply store wants for it. Edited March 31, 2013 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Some one just showed up and gave you all those kits??? he was sitting outside in the parking lot and saw i had model stuff and just asked me if i wanted a bunch of kits. he said he was moving and his wife set an ultimatum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrherald420 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 That's cool. That's a lot of good karma you had built up there!! Sweet score and great way to start the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValvEasy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 AutoCAD 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothic Kustomz Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Got some goodies in the mail: 1970 Chevelle Rebuilder: Chevy Luv, Rebuilder: Chevy Extreme, Builder: Version 1 0f 2 Street Fighter, 1960 delivery: Version 2: Heard there were some issues with this kit, like the wheels don't fit under the body, mine has a dip on the right top side of the cab, easy fix: NOW CAN YA SMELL WHAT THE SAW IS CUT'N? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 i have one of those luv trucks man its such a pain im basically replacing everything except the body components and interior bucket. but its gonna be worth it once i get the 80s paintjob on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvymtl Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) this was last month's haul. Plus for the 1:1 some 255R/15 MT ET Street radial stickies and some tubular control arms Edited March 31, 2013 by hvymtl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin T Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Did all of that stuff come from Japan through HLJ? If so how long did it take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Did all of that stuff come from Japan through HLJ? If so how long did it take? It depends on what shipping method you use SAL (cheapest) can take up to 18days- no tracking, in the past when I have used SAL, 14 days is what was common EMS can take up to a week, they say 3-4 days, used it once, took about 6 days, sat in customs for most of that time FedEx (expensive) 2-4 days My last order I made from HLJ , I used FedEx, cost me $40 for four kits, my order was shipped out on Friday, and on Monday, FedEx was ringing my door bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGNUM4342 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Double score for me on the bay today. Both these for less than thirty plus shipping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I got these today... Happy Easter! I make devil eggs every year, the faces are a tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffreak Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) T Edited April 1, 2013 by ffreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Does that TA use the AMT or Revell kit as a donor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Does that TA use the AMT or Revell kit as a donor? Says AMT in the photo..if it's the same one I have, it fits the AMT '06 Camaro concept kit. That Entex Ferrari transporter looks interesting--looks like a Ford C600 cab.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 OOPS, guess I missed that. I need to pay attention more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffreak Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well guess i've been away from here too long, I couldn't figure out how to put my text in the above post. Anyway, these are pics of my haul from the Cookville Tn. show, and the following week at the Birmingham Ala. show. Got some great deals and made lots of new friends. The 2 Ford trucks are rebuilders for me. My very first model ever was one of these trucks, which I still have the body of that one, I wanted to keep it as is, and rebuild one of these. I've priced these things for a very long time and they have just been out of reach for me. It was my lucky day as I snagged the green one for $5.00 !! Yes, only five !!! And the other one was given to me by a friend !! Karma smiled on me that day !!! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffreak Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) OOPS, guess I missed that. I need to pay attention more. Yes the amt kit. I had one at home but had to order another one for the one for my son. That's one I don't have in yet. Also the tractor for the transporter is a Ford C900. I got that kit from my friend, that also gave me the unpainted ford truck. I'm getting another transporter from him for my son also. Edited April 1, 2013 by ffreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGNUM4342 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I got these today... Happy Easter! I make devil eggs every year, the faces are a tradition. I just can't bring myself to eat something with a face on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I just can't bring myself to eat something with a face on it. . I bought rabbit at the local supermarket just to taste it. My daughter was maybe 5 at the time, and someone asked her, "You ate rabbit?" She replied, "Yes, it was okay because they cut the faces off first" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atenzapower Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 After years of searching those kits, an friend of mine found those kits for me, treu an friend of his, so i am so glad that i ve got them now, and can wait to build it., i also got the 2012 TD Vandel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I'be been doing a bit of Porsche hunting over the last week, managed to bag these nice specimens for the stash ... the older Porsche Boxster arrived, but was missing the chrome parts, so I got a part refund, hopefully I can get a replacement parts sprue from Tamiya, as it's the same parts as the laster 'Limited Edition' version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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