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

[redscampi]

On 5/22/2023 at 6:00 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Rough, but just what I wanted, and cheap. AMT "Styline" version of the 1963 Thunderbird hardtop, in a decent box with both stock bumpers and most of the Styline stuff, plus a few other cool little bitz.

Wrong chassis entirely, but the fairly recent '62 convertible repop chassis fits fine, naturally.

Missing lots of other stuff, but it's just like dragging a decent shell out of a junkyard to build something cool.  

I've wanted to do something like this for a long time, but with a very mild chop, and I prefer the sculptured side detail of the '63 over the rest of the spacebirds.

I used to think T-birds were chick cars when I was younger. Seeing customs like this changed my mind. That, and I'm old enough not to care what anyone else thinks any more.

[thatz4u]

got this stuff at the Atomic City monthly swapmeet....

[StevenGuthmiller]

Finally picked one of these up from Scale Motorsport for the next time I go to a show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[ChrisBcritter]

Found at an estate sale on Friday: Six out of seven ain't bad, and they're still liquid inside.

Neat display. Unfortunately, the vintage AMT Trophy Series kit carton they had in their photos was gone when I got there:

I did make a lucky find there: a big box of slides that include about a dozen shots taken at the San Fernando drag strip circa 1960.

 

[tbill]

2 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Finally picked one of these up from Scale Motorsport for the next time I go to a show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

Those ‘stands’ are great, let’s everyone see what’s underneath without picking things up….

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 hour ago, tbill said:

Those ‘stands’ are great, let’s everyone see what’s underneath without picking things up….

Right.

I just wish that the space between panels was a little larger so that chassis viewing was a little easier.

 

 

 

 

Steve

[atomicholiday]

Picked these two up at K-mart for $2.38 each.👍

I also found these two, but I’m kinda in hot water for them.  Wife got a little sticker shock.  I thought it was a pretty good deal…🤔😁

[HomerS]

Atomic City Swap Meet

[Bill Eh?]

iI picked these two up this past Saturday at the TORCAN contest in Brampton, ON

[PatW]

A kit..

That might turn into a race truck/pickup. And..

Decals for a NuNu 911

And a Subaru Impreza..

 

[martinfan5]

It was the darn-est thing, I placed one in the cart, and then they just suddenly multiplied 😄

Edited May 30, 2023 by martinfan5

[Bill Eh?]

10 minutes ago, martinfan5 said:

Would I be correct in guessing that this Hamlin kit is moulded in white and that the Truex kit is moulded in black?

[martinfan5]

16 minutes ago, Bill Eh? said:

Would I be correct in guessing that this Hamlin kit is moulded in white and that the Truex kit is moulded in black?

That is correct Bill,  Hamlin's body is molded in white, MTJ's in black, and last two JGR kits probably won't be in white , so for now, if you want a molded in white Toyota body, Hamlins kit is the one to get.

Edited May 30, 2023 by martinfan5

[KWT]

Sometimes a deal is just to good to pass up...

Edited May 31, 2023 by KWT
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[tbill]

1 hour ago, martinfan5 said:

It was the darn-est thing, I placed one in the cart, and then they just suddenly multiplied 😄

It’s amazing how often that happens to me…..

[slusher]

On 5/26/2023 at 5:33 PM, atomicholiday said:

Pretty cool.  Will you go with the box art graphics or do your own thing with it?

I will do my own thing and hang on to the kit decals..

[Bill Eh?]

I've been slowly working on converting the Revell '55 Chevy Bel Air Street Machine 2 'n 1 into my take on the Tom Daniel Badman. At some  point, I misplaced the hood. How I did this, I don't know as the size of the hood makes it fairly difficult to lose. LOL. Two weeks ago today I got in touch with Revell using their online portal. I told them the part number needed and took a picture of and attached the UPC code from the side of the box. They responded within a day of my request and told me that it would be shipped free of charge, and that it might take up to six weeks to receive. This is what arrived in my mail today:

 

Edited May 31, 2023 by Bill Eh?

[Ace-Garageguy]

Pretty good deal on a fairly recent 1/25 AMT 289 Cobra. I've got several 1/24 427 Cobra kits, but only gloobomb 289 cars. I like the lighter, more nimble 289, and having driven several in both displacements, I like the little one better for the street. And even a 289, when cammed up and running 4 two-throat Weber downdrafts can be really scary fast.

Edited May 31, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy

[Ace-Garageguy]

'57 and '58 Oldsmobile 4-dr Johan "promos", though they're NOT acetate, and somebody along the line did some extensive BMF work to 'em.

Probably leave 'em as-is for the foreseeable future...and I wasn't previously aware these models even existed.

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

14 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

'57 and '58 Oldsmobile 4-dr Johan "promos", though they're NOT acetate, and somebody along the line did some extensive BMF work to 'em.

Probably leave 'em as-is for the foreseeable future...and I wasn't previously aware these models even existed.

 

Very cool!

 

I've had both of these at one point or another, and if they're not acetate, they're probably X-EL re-pops from the 80s.

 

I traded away my '57, and my dad threw away my '58 in a basement cleaning fit many years ago!

 

 

 

 

Steve

 

[niteowl7710]

[Exotics_Builder]

4 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

It is a nice kit.  I just wish they would do the engines with them.  Just my preference.

[bisc63]

11 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

'57 and '58 Oldsmobile 4-dr Johan "promos",

Ooooooo. I want that 57 SO bad. More and more I find myself drawn to the 4-door hardtop body styles. That Olds and the '56 Chevy wear the 4-door hardtop style splendidly. Congrats on that score!

[niteowl7710]

1 hour ago, Exotics_Builder said:

It is a nice kit.  I just wish they would do the engines with them.  Just my preference.

That's a yes and no for me. Yes I'd like an engine, but no I don't want to pay Model Factory Hiro prices for them.

[NOBLNG]

I built a Peterbilt and a van trailer as a kid and always wanted to do another big rig. I don’t really have room for a truck and trailer, so I figured this would be a good compromise.