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

[cobraman]

That's cute !  Can I say that ?

[steveracer]

I don’t know why I keep buying stuff. This has gotta stop.  $3.77 for the Corvette IMSA paint FTW.  

[Modlbldr]

2 hours ago, cobraman said:

That's cute !  Can I say that ?

Sure. I thought it was cute and cool. Can't wait to clean it up and rebuild it.

Later-

[ChrisBcritter]

On 2/23/2021 at 4:47 PM, HomerS said:

Sorry for the sideways pic....Phone is sending all pics that way.

Stopped by the Niles HL today for probably my last 40% off kit; they're still pretty well stocked. Looked at the '34 Ford pickup and almost took the '59 El Camino, but in the end I picked up the Polar Lights Coca-Cola VW Bug. Having already built the others long ago, I'm heeding the advice of Mae West: “Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”   Some of you have pointed out the too-large taillights on that one, so I'll use the ones from the IMC Beetle.

Put the coupon towards a good pair of reverse-action tweezers, and got an 8-oz. can of Testors enamel thinner, marked down from $10.99 to $2.74. The cashier returned the coupon again, so I guess I won't be safe until after Saturday.

[stitchdup]

Just ordered my first 3d printed body from shapeways. Its a custom VW type 3 but I might try and make it a little coser to stock. The cost was about the same as a resin body

[Mr mopar]

12 hours ago, Modlbldr said:

Got this delivered from eBay today. It was so neat I had to buy it. Whoever made it did a good job on the body work. Now to clean it up and put it back together.

Later-

Looks like a Deal's Wheels !

[Modlbldr]

2 minutes ago, Mr mopar said:

Looks like a Deal's Wheels !

That's what I thought when I saw it on eBay but I couldn't remember if one had been kitted. So I took a chance that I was buying someone's old custom build and not just something that had been mass produced. The guy selling it had no info on it when I asked.

Later-

Edited February 26, 2021 by Modlbldr

[Mr mopar]

5 minutes ago, Modlbldr said:

That's what I thought when I saw it on eBay but I couldn't remember if one had been kitted. So I took a chance that I was buying someone's old custom build and not just something that had been mass produced. The guy selling it had no info on it when I asked.

Later-

All you would need is a set of Good boots and you would have it !

Edited February 26, 2021 by Mr mopar

[FLHCAHZ]

16 hours ago, Captain Spaulding said:

Finally made it to my local Michael's today and was able to use the gift card I got for Christmas. With the card and a 30 percent discount only cost be $18 for the two.

I'm looking forward to see your build on the County Charger

[Snake45]

Latest eBay arrivals: '92 Corvette promo, which will become the third member of my "Polished White Plastic with Red Interior Corvette Promo Collection." 

And a '69 Cougar "junkyard lot" I got to be a chassis/engine/interior/glass donor for a '68 full-custom Cougar I'm planning. It turned out to be a complete kit with badly painted body, missing only tires. Maybe I'll strip the body and build it up as a second "switchers-style" body for the build. 

[Captain Spaulding]

1 hour ago, FLHCAHZ said:

I'm looking forward to see your build on the County Charger

I'm looking forward to building it, looking online for a few things for the build before I start it.

[FLHCAHZ]

33 minutes ago, Captain Spaulding said:

I'm looking forward to building it, looking online for a few things for the build before I start it.

great Username/ Avatar.  Is there ice cream in your future?

[ewetwo]

15 hours ago, Modlbldr said:

Got this delivered from eBay today. It was so neat I had to buy it. Whoever made it did a good job on the body work. Now to clean it up and put it back together.

Later-

Cool Tom

 

[Captain Spaulding]

6 minutes ago, FLHCAHZ said:

great Username/ Avatar.  Is there ice cream in your future?

There is ice cream in my future  Was thinking of getting myself some tutti f#%king fruity.

[FLHCAHZ]

8 minutes ago, Captain Spaulding said:

There is ice cream in my future  Was thinking of getting myself some tutti f#%king fruity.

Wise choice!

[niteowl7710]

HLJ landed...

[Dragonhawk1066]

My wife wanted to browse Hobby Lobby again today, so I reluctantly took her there, LOL. They somewhat re-stocked the shelves, and I was able to finally grab the AMT '68 Camaro this time. I was undecided on getting another kit, even though there were a few I wanted another one of, until I saw the AMT '55 Chevy mismarked, I'm guessing, at $19.99. With the 40% off sale going on this week, I got both for 28 bucks and some change before tax. 

[Mr mopar]

Hobby shop trip today and got these home with me !

[metalhead]

My early birthday presents came today. Can't wait to start on these!

 

[OldNYJim]

Quick Hobby Lobby run before the 40% off voucher ends...got a couple of bottles of Testors enamel metalizers, a rattle can of their gloss clear, some green embossing powder that I might never find a use for, some clear plastic tube for fuel lines and the reissued AMT Model T kit

Really impressed with the T kit - I figured it was the standard  2-in-1 deal but there’s actually enough parts to build two entire kits...wish I’d grabbed the other one on the shelf now!

[GeeBee]

New bodyshell arrived from Round2, the hood,grille and windshield have been sent in a different package, hopefully I'll have them soon, the second photo shows the difference between the early Lindberg body and the later corrected bodyshell.

[thatz4u]

what were they thinking???? got  this in a bag of parts.....

[Casey]

1 hour ago, thatz4u said:

what were they thinking???? got  this in a bag of parts.....

Idea, good. Execution, not so much.

Is the filler a mix of sawdust, molasses, and Elmer's White glue? ?

[Tom Geiger]

I guess they soon realized it wasn’t a great idea!  How does that sand? 

Many years ago I was at a show with my friend Chuck. He held up a body like that from a dealer’s junk box, I took one look and told him he was better off starting fresh than trying to fix that mess! He took my advice and tossed it back... and eventually built his own!

[1930fordpickup]

1 hour ago, thatz4u said:

what were they thinking???? got  this in a bag of parts.....

 

Is that wood putty or bondo?