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6 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

I went to an estate sale, and got a load of kits.  A good chunk of my want list has been taken care of, and only went a little over budget.

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I managed to snag these resin kits for $16 Canadian each.   I had been collecting parts for a Mercury Speadster, so the transkit will make things much easier.

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This was one of my grail kits.  They hardly ever turn up on eBay, and I got this one for $24.

 

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The Olds was the priciest one at $40.

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These were $16 each.  I bought a second Packard as a parts car for another project, though I found another partly completed one on a table of $4 kits.

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This as also on the $4 table, so I snapped it up.

 Nice haul! What scale is the Olds and the Monroe Special?

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16 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said:

I'm pretty fond of them myself.  I blame reading Walter Musciano's book on modeling at an impressionable age.  It also seems to be one of the few in the series that has an engine.

 

NOW I see the scale on the Olds box. (I did look earlier 😒). How many are in the series? I’ve only recently become aware of these models. 

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7 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

I went to an estate sale, and got a load of kits.  A good chunk of my want list has been taken care of, and only went a little over budget.

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I managed to snag these resin kits for $16 Canadian each.   I had been collecting parts for a Mercury Speadster, so the transkit will make things much easier.

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This was one of my grail kits.  They hardly ever turn up on eBay, and I got this one for $24.

 

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The Olds was the priciest one at $40.

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These were $16 each.  I bought a second Packard as a parts car for another project, though I found another partly completed one on a table of $4 kits.

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This as also on the $4 table, so I snapped it up.

Nice classic kits you scored..

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7 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

I'm pretty fond of them myself.  I blame reading Walter Musciano's book on modeling at an impressionable age.  It also seems to be one of the few in the series that has an engine.

I believe the Buick has an engine as well.

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20 hours ago, Mark said:

Next time you think "I'll get it next time", think about the Revell '29 roadster and '30 coupe kits first time around...

That is what happened to me is I picked something else to buy with my 40% coupon and waited othe 30 model a and I didn’t get one..

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On 8/18/2021 at 12:51 PM, Captain Spaulding said:

Just got this in the mail from Mike's decals, an early 80s Buick Regal donor kit. Hoping to build it into a car I raced in the early 2000's at a local track.

Decals will be the tricky part.

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Hey Jason, go to the grocery store and get yourself a box of these. Your artwork is on the cone wrapper!

 

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I'll post this here, no need to start a new thread.  Call it "What You Might Get Today..."

HobbyLinc is having its usual weekly Specials/Clearance Sale.  Here are some car-related kits and their prices.  Go to the link below, click on "Models," then "Specials."  Then do the same thing for "Clearance."  As always, I have no connection to HobbyLinc except as a customer.

Round 2:
65 El Camino "Gear Hustler" $19.99
65 Chevelle Wagon w/Surfboards $26.99
White Western Star, Coca-Cola $43.99
Wilson Livestock Trailer $37.99

Lindberg 1/16 Scale Serpent Show Rod $19.69
MPC Tiger Shark Show Rod $11.99

Revell Krupp Titan SWL 80 Truck $83.29

https://www.hobbylinc.com/

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Got this from eBay.  Wanted a '29 Ford/Ala Kart kit for years, but mint originals are out of my budget.  I'm guessing an adult-ish builder started this one many years ago, then set it aside. 

It looks complete, though the Kart chassis is built and both engines are painted/assembled.  The decal sheet is untouched.  If it is missing anything, I may be able to steal parts from the last Round 2 reissue of the '29 Ford.  The price seemed reasonable, it cost less than a current issue kit from Hobby Lobby.  

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6 hours ago, Mike999 said:

Got this from eBay.  Wanted a '29 Ford/Ala Kart kit for years, but mint originals are out of my budget.  I'm guessing an adult-ish builder started this one many years ago, then set it aside. 

It looks complete, though the Kart chassis is built and both engines are painted/assembled.  The decal sheet is untouched.  If it is missing anything, I may be able to steal parts from the last Round 2 reissue of the '29 Ford.  The price seemed reasonable, it cost less than a current issue kit from Hobby Lobby.  

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Nice find Mike..

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Picked this up at the local Hobby store. 

First time building a Moebius kit.

Looks like a nice kit.

 

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Also picked up this old Turbine engine kit. I'm going to use it in the Knight Rider 2000 car, which came with no engine. Should be fun.

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Last, but not least, my son got this 1972 Duster for me for my Bday. Looking forward to start it. First kit I ever had that included heater hoses and a fuel line with filter.

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On 8/21/2021 at 7:47 PM, Mike999 said:

I'll post this here, no need to start a new thread.  Call it "What You Might Get Today..."

HobbyLinc is having its usual weekly Specials/Clearance Sale.  Here are some car-related kits and their prices.  Go to the link below, click on "Models," then "Specials."  Then do the same thing for "Clearance."  As always, I have no connection to HobbyLinc except as a customer.

Round 2:
65 El Camino "Gear Hustler" $19.99
65 Chevelle Wagon w/Surfboards $26.99
White Western Star, Coca-Cola $43.99
Wilson Livestock Trailer $37.99

Lindberg 1/16 Scale Serpent Show Rod $19.69
MPC Tiger Shark Show Rod $11.99

Revell Krupp Titan SWL 80 Truck $83.29

https://www.hobbylinc.com/

Thanks! I decided that at those prices, I needed a couple more '65 Elkys and Tiger Sharks! Who knows if or when these will ever be run again, and I've learned not to count on Ollie's. B)

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