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

[Blue coyote]

Just waiting to be invoiced for my personal Holy Grail of models.

1:16 Entex Cobra II. Two YEARS of patience and frustrated bidding later...

[FujimiLover]

Just sent in payment for this!

Hopefully it wont' take too long to get it.

Oh yea, my 1/43 Ebbro model of my car which I plan on repainting to match.

Edited March 22, 2009 by FujimiLover

[gasman]

finally got Revell's 1957 150 today from the LHS, also got a MPC 79 Volare built up off Ebay that should be here this week

[FujimiLover]

Finally been able to send payment in for these two kit's as well.

These are coming to me by EMS delivery so hopefully I'll have these by Friday/Saturday! I have no clue about the first MR2 I posted, but at least I know these will arrive soon!

[PatRedmond]

THOSE are sweet, Fujimi!

Also, I got a Black Widow Chevy 150 this week.

Common Kit build for our Downriver MCC this year.

[FujimiLover]

Now I've gotta find a silver suitable for the two Veilside kit's as it's probably very similar to what I'll need for my Insight.

[PatRedmond]

Try Tamiya Silver Leaf TS-30.

[FujimiLover]

Try Tamiya Silver Leaf TS-30.

Thank you, I will look into that. What primer do you recommend for it? Probably white primer to make it brighter? I noticed gray primer darkens colors.

[PatRedmond]

I always use a WHITE PRIMER. Base primers are gray, but Tamiya White primer finish coat. Colors seem truer to the cap to me with this method.

[FujimiLover]

Also in general white primer brightens the base-coat, and gray primer darkens it. So, I guess it depends on how you want the end result to be.

[PatRedmond]

~Maybe~ on the gray.

I come from a custom photofinishing lab background, and i've found gray primers are close to something we called 18% gray. That's a gray used in backdrops we used that would neither absorb nor repel (ie: alter) colors and density (light/darkness). 18% gray is a perfect balance in PHOTOGRAPHY, but with paints it seems to differ.....and I think that has to do with the density (micas/flakes of solids) suspended IN the paint.

[Rick Schmidt]

Grabbed a few more the other day

Got the new Revell 68

Can be built one of 3 ways. They don't advertise the fact that the Bullit Goodies are in there also From what I hear only thing ya need is the plates

And a 65 Fastback

Stock only looks to me like its just the old 64 Vert kit wth new wheels and a body

[walt francis]

My mailman dropped this off for me yesterday....

It was issued in 1976. I was 13 when it came out.... My, how time does fly....

I've got a few ideas of how I'd like to customize it, but I haven't decided yet if I'm gonna.

I have had this since I was a kid and I have to do a restore on it one of these days

[phantomw]

MY WEEKEND SHOPING

[LVZ2881]

I have gotten all these kits in the last month or so, most from trades and eBay, but the newer stuff from the LHS...

2 Black Widow's

2 Revell 68 Mustangs

Revell Bullit 68 (free from a club raffle)

Monogram 70 GTX

Revell 68 Firebird

Revell 70 Chevelle SS

2 Johan 70 Olds 442

MPC 69 Olds 442

Monogram 71 Satellite

Revell 69 SuperBee

AMT 65 Elky

AMT 72 Chevy (2)

AMT 63 Galaxie

2 Johan 71 Cuda

Revell 67 GTX

Revell 71 Hemi Cuda vert

and several Fred Cady S/S decal sheets from ebay including the Stiles/Stahl 67 GTX, Royal Pontiac 68/69 Firebird and Chesrown Olds 442..

Edited March 22, 2009 by LVZ2881

[FujimiLover]

So it starts off in "future projects", to here, to "on the bench" and hopefully ends up "under the glass"? Can we start a junk-pile thread for failed projects?

[Custom Hearse]

I have had this since I was a kid and I have to do a restore on it one of these days

Cool Walt. I want to do some work on mine, but I need to finish a couple of projects I've got on the bench first. I'd like to see yours when you get it going. Enjoy!

Edited March 23, 2009 by Custom Hearse

[RodneyBad]

I received some Excellent kits in trade all the way from the Netherlands

From Mr "Erik Olijnsma"

Now these kits have some mileage on them.

From Japan to the US. The US to The Netherlands and back to the US

And the Prize of the Litter.

4dr Skyline and a uncut VW

Thanks alot Erik

And since Mini trucks are back in style.

Edited March 24, 2009 by Zukiholic

[LVZ2881]

I received some Excellent kits in trade all the way from the Netherlands

From Mr "Erik Olijnsma"

Now these kits have some mileage on them.

From Japan to the US. The US to The Netherlands and back to the US

And the Prize of the Litter.

4dr Skyline and a uncut VW

Thanks alot Erik

And since Mini trucks are back in style.

you always get the good stuff!!!!!

I'd kill for that Johan Roadrunner!!! hint, hint....

[bill_rules]

I let my '65 Lincoln Continental 3'n 1 go in exchange for this old Challenger 3 'n 1. The MPC bonus offer on the box expired 3-31-1974. Kit is complete with only the engine halves glued together, but the decals are junk.

[Tom Kren]

I got a rock....

so you are the one who took it!

[Tom Kren]

got some paint sprayed on a couple bodys but sun day got to pice up the new 57 BW kit

[jbwelda]

i posted this in another thread but really it belongs here!

just got a package from hlj, plus some other stuff from lhs:

that toyota mark II 2000 comes with this wicked body kit that isnt mentioned (in english anyway)

anywhere on the box. i basically bought it for the wheels and just uniqueness of the model and got

surprised!

that Lotus book is a real gem too, photos and very descriptive text (in japanese) of every type

Lotus from the mark 6 to type 100+ formula one cars, with a separate section for works cars.

very nice book and i am glad i spied it on HLJs website!

[B_rad88]

thank you roadhawg! i just got a set of rims and tyres he sent to me. and i recived them quickly too.! thank you so much! here is what i got!

[FujimiLover]

Post man delivered my two Veilside kit's today! Wow! Shipped from Tawian Sunday and got'em this morning! Lightening fast! Both kit's look good so far, will report "On the workbench"!