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

[martinfan5]

Using a shipping box would of been ideal.

[cobraman]

I hate when people do that. Also bad is when they put it in a bag.

[ksnow]

Almost unbelievable that kit made it through USPS unscathed.

[TransAmMike]

Came in today from Lex's Scale Modeling (ebay seller)

Hood almost a perfect fit, just a tiny bit narrow. Nice smooth finish tho. The underside will need some cleaning up.

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, TransAmMike said:

Hood almost a perfect fit, just a tiny bit narrow. Nice smooth finish tho. The underside will need some cleaning up.

Might be better than the kit hood, which is noticeably too narrow. 

[mikemodeler]

Needed some Tamiya paint, found it at Hobbylinc. Great prices and service. The pickup was a bonus!

[Dragonhawk1066]

12 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Came in today from Lex's Scale Modeling (ebay seller)

Hood almost a perfect fit, just a tiny bit narrow. Nice smooth finish tho. The underside will need some cleaning up.

I just got that same hood last week as part of a 5 hood order from Lex's on ebay also. I also bought the outlaw '55 Chevy hood as part of my order as I have ideas for both of my '55 Chevy kits. The one I got like yours is a bit narrow as well, but the outlaw hood seems like a better fit overall, it just needs more trimming. In all I've bought 10 hoods from him all total over 3 different orders.

[Casey]

13 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Came in today from Lex's Scale Modeling (ebay seller)

Hood almost a perfect fit, just a tiny bit narrow. Nice smooth finish tho. The underside will need some cleaning up.

Oof. That should never make it out into the public eye.  Poor quality items like this should never be accepted as "good enough" or "I can fix it". No, whoever made it should finish the master properly, then cast copies of it.

[slusher]

On 3/24/2021 at 8:27 AM, bill_rules said:

....took a stroll through a local flea market....

Nice find!

[slusher]

14 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Came in today from Lex's Scale Modeling (ebay seller)

Hood almost a perfect fit, just a tiny bit narrow. Nice smooth finish tho. The underside will need some cleaning up.

I cleaned one up like this once buddy...

[TransAmMike]

1 hour ago, slusher said:

I cleaned one up like this once buddy...

It does kinda look like a lot of work tho to get it presentable. But heck, once the model is built, who's gonna look at it in the display case anyway?

[kelson]

Mailman dropped this off,can't believe how expensive these are,as they're not rare.?

[crazyjim]

Left or right hand drive?

[cobraman]

Only a decal sheet today . 

[slusher]

12 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

It does kinda look like a lot of work tho to get it presentable. But heck, once the model is built, who's gonna look at it in the display case anyway?

I did it for myself and paint most underside of the hood semigloss black. Should have told you my meaning..

[slusher]

6 hours ago, cobraman said:

Only a decal sheet today . 

Nice decals".

[Scott8950]

15 hours ago, cobraman said:

Only a decal sheet today . 

Where did you buy those? I wouldn't mind having a sheet.

[cobraman]

I found them on the bay. I think i was searching gasser decals.

[Snake45]

Slixx has a number of similar decal sheets, but not that one specifically: 

https://ecsvr.com/slx/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=1&subcat=93&cat=Gassers+minis

[cobraman]

These are from Freemont.

[Casey]

1 hour ago, Scott8950 said:

Where did you buy those? I wouldn't mind having a sheet.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/hotrodlew2/m.html?item=123900045941&hash=item1cd904aa75%3Ag%3AuYcAAOSwn8RddCSz&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

[Tom Geiger]

22 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

It does kinda look like a lot of work tho to get it presentable. But heck, once the model is built, who's gonna look at it in the display case anyway?

 

10 hours ago, slusher said:

I did it for myself and paint most underside of the hood semigloss black. Should have told you my meaning..

Amen Carl!  I build to the best of my ability for me!  I know when it’s right, whether it sits in my case or I take it to club meetings and shows. Good ‘nuf isn’t good ‘nuf!

[iamsuperdan]

Found this one on EBay. Ridiculously cheap. Shipped and landed here for less than half the cost of what I see these normally go for. Maybe people see the box and think it's a toy or something.

Despite the goofy cartoon graphics, inside is a perfectly good kit of a 964 Carrera. 

It's an Aoshima kit, but it looks identical to the Fujimi Carrera 2/4 kit.

 

[Scott8950]

55 minutes ago, Casey said:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/hotrodlew2/m.html?item=123900045941&hash=item1cd904aa75%3Ag%3AuYcAAOSwn8RddCSz&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

thanks

[mchook]

I got this pile & a bunch more, but haven't gone through it all yet. There's still more to pick up too. The KW box was full of Plastruct stuff and the other is just parts. This all probably would have been thrown away if I wasn't there to help them move, it all looks like junk to my friends brother & mother. They try to keep any model stuff or old toys set aside for me but the plastruct stuff looks like nothing to most people who don't build.