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

[ranma]

These three came in the mail today

[Sam I Am]

On 6/2/2020 at 9:37 AM, Roadrunner said:

One of my grail kits arrived a few days back, the Monogram 1:8 "Big Deuce". The kit was a shelf queen that had fallen into disrepair, so the guy sent it to me for the cost of shipping. Now all I need are the instructions, and I'm good to go.

Great score !

Just a bit envious though, this is on my wishlist as well. 

 

Edited June 4, 2020 by Sam I Am

[GeeBee]

Finally managed to find one on Ebay, cost almost twice what you can buy the roadster version for, why there like chickens teeth to find is another mystery 

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 hour ago, ranma said:

These three came in the mail today

Very nice stuff Rick!

All three are becoming increasingly difficult to find.

The '60 Buick in a hard top configuration is a particularly tough one to locate.

 

 

 

Steve

Edited June 4, 2020 by StevenGuthmiller

[ranma]

2 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

All three are becoming increasingly difficult to find.

I know. Plans are: Bonneville, body to remain the way it came. Interior will be blue. The Cadillac repaint the same color as it was, and just clean the interior. The Buick will also be a total repaint body wise, Close to the color that it came to me in. All three will be restored, and placed in my collection..

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 hour ago, ranma said:

I know. Plans are: Bonneville, body to remain the way it came. Interior will be blue. The Cadillac repaint the same color as it was, and just clean the interior. The Buick will also be a total repaint body wise, Close to the color that it came to me in. All three will be restored, and placed in my collection..

Perfect!

I too have restored a '60 Buick hardtop and a '63 Pontiac hard top.

The Buick silver and white with a red and white interior, the Pontiac black with a blue interior.

 

 

 

 

Steve

[RancheroSteve]

Arrived in the mail today - Merit Lotus XI:

Not too "gluey", and complete except for one wire wheel insert and knockoff. A bit of a grail for me, I've had my eye on these for a while. Won an auction at the last moment for a reasonable price.

[slusher]

5 minutes ago, RancheroSteve said:

Arrived in the mail today - Merit Lotus XI:

Not too "gluey", and complete except for one wire wheel insert and knockoff. A bit of a grail for me, I've had my eye on these for a while. Won an auction at the last moment for a reasonable price.

Great model, a grail, and a good price.   Congratulations!

[89AKurt]

Got a book, for a project in the cue.  Was looking at eBay, saw this Flintstone Advanced Design COE cab, *had to* get it for some weird reason.  There was a Hot Wheels logo with it, want to trade for something.

[GeeBee]

I must stop looking on Ebay, another one on the way.....

 

[Gramps46]

9 hours ago, RancheroSteve said:

Arrived in the mail today - Merit Lotus XI:

 

Not too "gluey", and complete except for one wire wheel insert and knockoff. A bit of a grail for me, I've had my eye on these for a while. Won an auction at the last moment for a reasonable price.

That is a great score!  Congratulations.  I think that is the one I almost bid on but I have a resin repop in the stash.

[GeeBee]

A nice gift arrived this morning from one of my suppliers,  not sure what I'm going to do with two pairs though, I've already got a pair of Xuron sprue cutters 

 

[Scott8950]

These are the cars i kept from a recent collection.

[cobraman]

This arrived today .  1/12 scale . Bought on the bay for less than most people were asking for the same kit . 

[mchook]

5 hours ago, Scott8950 said:

These are the cars i kept from a recent collection.

Great choices, I love the 65 Fairlane that was my 1st car when I was 16.

[StevenGuthmiller]

8 hours ago, Scott8950 said:

These are the cars i kept from a recent collection.

And this is the one that I finagled from you! 

Thanks a million Scott!

 

 

 

 

After less than an hour in the pond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[sfhess]

That 65 Olds came out nice.

[stinkybritches]

5 hours ago, cobraman said:

This arrived today .  1/12 scale . Bought on the bay for less than most people were asking for the same kit . 

Nice

[Scott8950]

1 hour ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

And this is the one that I finagled from you! 

Thanks a million Scott!

 

 

 

 

After less than an hour in the pond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

Steve that car looks a million times better already.. I can't wait to see what you do with it.

[Roadrunner]

On 6/4/2020 at 12:14 PM, Sam I Am said:

Great score !

Just a bit envious though, this is on my wishlist as well.

Yes, a great score on my part, and just a weird coincidence; a chance comment that I really wanted one eventually (in a thread on another forum that had absolutely nothing to do with cars), followed but a couple of PMs from a guy, and the deal was made. It appears to be 100% complete, just as he said it was too.

[Can-Con]

9 hours ago, cobraman said:

This arrived today .  1/12 scale . Bought on the bay for less than most people were asking for the same kit . 

Ray, is that the one with the lights and electric motor that went inside the engine block?

My father got me one like that when I turned 7 or 8. As you can imagine, it was wasted on me at the time but I'd kind of like to take another crack at one if I could figure out just exactly which kit it was.

[cobraman]

No Steve, no lights or electric motor.

[Deuces ll]

19 hours ago, cobraman said:

This arrived today .  1/12 scale . Bought on the bay for less than most people were asking for the same kit . 

I also have this kit.... I wish they would have done a better job on the 429 motor... It just doesn't look right.. ??

[unclescott58]

A fun and odd one in today's mail. Roden's 1/72 Opel Blitzbus Ludewig "Aero" (1937). A neat little model of an odd looking pre-war Opel bus. What's not to like? Roden makes another odd looking Opel bus in the same scale that I should be getting in another day or two. I love weird things like this. 

Speaking of weird things, I got a Greenlight die-cast '68 Nissan Patrol in today's mail also. The vehicle itself is not weird part. The the vendor shipped it to me is. He took a brand new in the package toy, folded the top of the packaging over, and a stuffed in a box. ????? ? I don't get it! As a collector this no longer new to me. I'm keeping it. But, I've ordered another from another vendor. I'm waiting to see what the first seller has to say, before I leave any feedback. 

 

Edited June 6, 2020 by unclescott58

[Straightliner59]

Just got this off Ebay for so cheap, I almost feel guilty. I really like these Matchbox kits, even though I haven't built one, yet. I just picked up the Surtees, recently, as well.