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

[OldNYJim]

3 hours ago, Bill Eh? said:

I'm still at the stage of removing the moulded-in exhaust from the kit. LOL

Not the most fun process...thanks for the info on the decals!    Appreciate the info Bill!

[Dpate]

These came in today.  Man James from scalefinishes is one awesome guy here's why? I ordered 2 Toyota Cavalry blue by mistake, and meant to get the Vintage violet pearl.  There was a $3 price difference, but i told him just keep the difference for good service (Past experience) - instead of him keeping that $3 he gave me the BL-1 at a discount for $2 which goes for $8 on his site, and replaced the 2nd bottle of Cavalry blue with the violet pearl like i asked.  Also got a 15% discount code off next order, and now if that isn't great service i don't know what is.  The Dodge Smoke show is for the charger R/T which after looking through the kit the quality and detail is really good, but there still room for improvement like how the gate attachments are one of the windshield wipers has 5 gate attachments on it which is non sense lol.  There are other gate attachments on the sprue that could be better, and the tires are lacking even though the tread pattern is nice they aren't branded like they are on the box. The kit is very nice though and loaded with parts for detail and 2 sets of rims and it gets a A- from me.  I recommend this kit to anyone that want's a sweet 21 dodge charger R/T on display fan or not.  

[HomerS]

Growing up, my dad only built one model......the Kyote.  There was a AMT Gremlin Funny Car and the Revell Austin but life got in the way and he never finished them.

This weekend at a swap meet I saw the holiest of grails to me.  The vendor was rethinking on some of the kits he had on the table and pulled some back....this being one of them.  Having never seen one still in the box, i asked to open it.  The seller thought it was mint, but it wasn't.....it's been started and it's missing pieces.  After rethinking it, the vendor let it go for $10.  (Thank you Rob!!!!)

The built model still exists, but missing a few pieces.  Dad passed six years ago from Dementia.....wish he was still around to see this.

[Modlbldr]

Got these in the mail yesterday from a trade. The guy I got them from received them from the estate of someone else so no real info. The Original builder did a great job on the work for the 37 Chevy pickup. Nice details. Can't wait to finish it. 

The 53 Chevy stubby will look good on the shelf next to my GTO I've had for a few years.

Later-

[Joe Nunes]

Looks like fun times ahead.  The '37 Chevy has a nice start and the stubby idea is just plain cool!  

Joe

[Spottedlaurel]

I'm pretty much reaching 'peak stash' with my latest arrivals:

All from the same seller, the Mazda and Dodge were cheap and helped average out the cost to a sensible level when I decided to go for the Corvette America. I know that it's not the greatest kit, but it's one of the first few I built back in the early-mid '80s and I still have the remnants of the original in the parts box (I used the wire wheels on a recent project). It's only the second one I've seen come up for sale here in recent years and I had the pleasure of breaking open the seal. Hopefully I can do a decent job this time around....

Edited February 2, 2023 by Spottedlaurel

[ewetwo]

Finally landed a set of Lincoln hubcaps. 

[slusher]

On 2/1/2023 at 10:15 PM, HomerS said:

Growing up, my dad only built one model......the Kyote.  There was a AMT Gremlin Funny Car and the Revell Austin but life got in the way and he never finished them.

This weekend at a swap meet I saw the holiest of grails to me.  The vendor was rethinking on some of the kits he had on the table and pulled some back....this being one of them.  Having never seen one still in the box, i asked to open it.  The seller thought it was mint, but it wasn't.....it's been started and it's missing pieces.  After rethinking it, the vendor let it go for $10.  (Thank you Rob!!!!)

The built model still exists, but missing a few pieces.  Dad passed six years ago from Dementia.....wish he was still around to see this.

Glad you got your graii!  Can you scratch the missing pieces?

Edited February 3, 2023 by slusher
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[DPNM]

On 2/1/2023 at 11:48 AM, Rodent said:

Thanks Bill. No listed ingredients (proprietary) on the MSDS either. I am looking for something economical for the rare times I spray water-based acrylic, and this looks like it may do the trick.

It should work very well on water based paints. It is one of the two things I use, the other being 91% Iso alcohol (no, not mixed together). Solvent based...not so much.

[DPNM]

I use lacquer thinner on solvent based paint although I have run across a couple brushes that didn't clean up with that either.

Edited February 4, 2023 by DPNM

[tbill]

Todays scores, all ‘old’ stuff

 

[Modlbldr]

Got these in the mail today. 59 Caddy ambulance, 59 Caddy Hearse, and a box of 57 Ford parts.

Later-

[carsntrucks4you]

My own designed and printed round front semi trailer for my Peterbilt 280 COE

Edited February 5, 2023 by carsntrucks4you

[Joe Nunes]

Yesterday I bought a Sparmax Cleaning Pot for use in the shop. Nice, heavy, glass pot for cleaning fluids and solid construction throughout the item. 
 

Joe

[64SS350]

Got this resin GT 40 X-1 Roadster conversion kit. It'll need lots of prep work to look good.

 

[64SS350]

5 hours ago, carsntrucks4you said:

My own designed and printed round front semi trailer for my Peterbilt 280 COE

That looks great! Love that style of trailer.

[Gramps46]

8 minutes ago, 64SS350 said:

Got this resin GT 40 X-1 Roadster conversion kit. It'll need lots of prep work to look good.

 

 

I built a resin transkit of X1 a couple of years ago though not this one.  Let me know if you need any reference photos.

 

 

[cobraman]

Today from Amazon 

[Mike C.]

Got this one off of febay today. Thinking of fabricating up some drag bars and Corbin style seat. Gotta go with some kind of blue. ?

 

 

[cobraman]

Looks like the 55 Chevy kit I bought has a badly cut decal sheet . Anyone else ? 

[Dpate]

12 minutes ago, cobraman said:

Looks like the 55 Chevy kit I bought has a badly cut decal sheet . Anyone else ? 

Yeah the bottom should be on top. Looks like the machine or whatever they use not in sync or something. 

[cobraman]

I didn't plan on using the decals anyway .

[Rodent]

As Charlie Brown would say, "Good Grief".

I guess we need to rip our models open as soon as we get home like we did as kids, but now it's to see what we need to get replaced by the manufacturer before we build it.

[slusher]

Good looking decals if they. Wasn’t  cut bad ..

Edited February 6, 2023 by slusher

[1930fordpickup]

 What is not to love with this round front trailer. Awesome