PatRedmond Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 For $15, I couldn't get my money out FAST enough. Almost sprained my wrist !! Pat, I see you finally got your Alfa GTA!! Maybe one day I can get one for myself!!
Modlbldr Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 Yesterday I picked up a Tamiya 1966 Volkswagon Beetle 1300 kit for the Jairus Watson Challenge build. What a beautiful kit it is. After my stop at the LHS I went to Mike Flynn's --a fellow builder buddy's house and he gave me a few things. He gave me: 1. Rep & Min set of 4 into 1 megaphone headers, still in the package, 2. A set of photo etched pulley faces 3. A tub that included the cab and interior and various parts to the Chevy extended cab Snap Tite pick-up kit. 4. A police light bar 5. A headache rack 6. A ModelHaus resin Rollback Bed and resin dually wheels!!!!!! What a friend!! I'm looking forward to starting a rollback tow truck build soon. Maybe next after my Jairus Watson Challenge build. Later-
highway Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 6. A ModelHaus resin Rollback Bed and resin dually wheels!!!!!! What a friend!! Later- I wish I could find a friend like that!! A friend of mine has one of those I've been trying to get out of him for years, I've tried almost everything short of stealing it to get it out of him.
tuffone20 Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 (edited) I wish I could find a friend like that!! A friend of mine has one of those I've been trying to get out of him for years, I've tried almost everything short of stealing it to get it out of him. Is that something that Modelhaus no longer makes? I don't think I've seen it in their catalog? Edited April 26, 2010 by tuffone20
Junkman Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 That kit brings back some nightmares for me!!! When I was a kid back in Pontiac, MI the hobby shop I always went to buy models at, ask if I would build that kit for a customer that wanted but did not want to build it. I got paid something like $40 dollars to build it and I was doing good with it until I got to doing the wheels!! I think I was like 13 or 14 years old and for the life of me I could not do them!! My mom & dad and even my older brother tried and couldn't get them done!! I ended up taking it back with everything but the wheels done on it and I remember feeling real bad about not getting it done, but the guy was happy and paid me anyways.. So looks like the hardest part is done for you........... LOL Maybe some day I'll try and find one of those and give it a try again. Quite a traumatic experience this must be for you. I am eyeing up this kit for as long as I can remember, but not being rich, I never was prepared to plunk down the dough it usually commands. I had a look at the instruction sheet regarding the wheels and at the tool which is included for lacing them. It seems to be ingenious to the extent Rube Goldberg may have enjoyed.
LVZ2881 Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 For $15, I couldn't get my money out FAST enough. Almost sprained my wrist !! At that price I'd probably come close to breaking my wrist getting the money out!!!!
Mudpit602 Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 I got these kit at the Desert Scale Classic and swap meet. The Monte Carlo I got for helping out Harold with his booth. The Corvette kit is missing the 57 Corvette. I got the Corvettes from a really nice guy that I was talk to and told him how I didn't have any money. He gave me the kit and told me to bring them back next year all done up so he can see them.
Modlbldr Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) I'm not sure if the rollback was a Modelhaus item or not. That's just what he told me. It came with quite a few parts and no instructions. I'm trying to mentally piece it together. I could be in trouble there. LOL He had mentioned at our last club meeting that he had one and I told him "That would be cool." A week later I went to his house to visit and he said that he had something for me. He pointed to a tub and I opened it and was quite surprised. Later- Edited April 27, 2010 by Modlbldr
Junkman Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 Yesterday I picked up a Tamiya 1966 Volkswagon Beetle 1300 kit for the Jairus Watson Challenge build. What a beautiful kit it is. After my stop at the LHS I went to Mike Flynn's --a fellow builder buddy's house and he gave me a few things. He gave me: 1. Rep & Min set of 4 into 1 megaphone headers, still in the package, 2. A set of photo etched pulley faces 3. A tub that included the cab and interior and various parts to the Chevy extended cab Snap Tite pick-up kit. 4. A police light bar 5. A headache rack 6. A ModelHaus resin Rollback Bed and resin dually wheels!!!!!! What a friend!! I'm looking forward to starting a rollback tow truck build soon. Maybe next after my Jairus Watson Challenge build. Later- Yeah, but...since there aren't any pics, it hasn't happened.
JamesW Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 I'm not sure if the rollback was a Modelhaus item or not. That's just what he told me. It came with quite a few parts and no instructions. I'm trying to mentally piece it together. I could be in trouble there. LOL He had mentioned at our last club meeting that he had one and I told him "That would be cool." A week later I went to his house to visit and he said that he had something for me. He pointed to a tub and I opened it and was quite surprised. Later- If you can't figure out the rollback, you can send it to me.
RodneyBad Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 Finally got around to picking up a Revell 72 Hurst Olds today from a LHS (on my route ) And For only $17.00 too. Aren't LHS Grand?
tuffone20 Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 Finally got around to picking up a Revell 72 Hurst Olds today from a LHS (on my route ) And For only $17.00 too. Aren't LHS Grand? That's a great price! Do they have any more?
RodneyBad Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 That's a great price! Do they have any more? If they had more, I'd have bought more at that price. They didn't have alot of models (R/C shop mainly) but the ones they had were Priced Decent and fairly current too MMmmmmmm, Makes ya wonder about Hobby shops that charge the Max $$
Roadkill2525 Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 I got these over the week. The Celica from Zukiholic, the 1/32 kits for a small scale build off on another forum and the Panda AE86 because its a zenki. And just a note to anyone who asks, I am NOT building the Fujiwara Trueno.
LVZ2881 Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 this is my $8.01 ebay score....factory sealed. I opened it up to grok it a bit... now I have both this version and the Revell of Germany version..
Ken Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) Zenki refers to the front end of the AE86 he bought. They came in either 'Kouki' or 'Zenki'. I believe that the 'Kouki' front came first and the 'Zenki' front came second. Fujiwara I believe is the sushi shop from the 'Initial D' Anime series. I got a DML Panther G with Eduard photo-etch Zimmerat(sp??) from a trade with Matt Leblanc earlier last week or so. From the junkyard, I picked up a set of Bosch yellow fogs from a Mercedes for the 1:1 Celica. This weekend, if the guy accepts my offer, I may be getting yet another 77 celica GT. It is a little rough though... Thankfully, my celica stash is almost as big as my model stash!!! Edited April 28, 2010 by Ken
oversteer Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 I just got some Tamiya rattle cans,Revels 2009 Challenger,Fujimi's Mazda Miata and like 7 sets of Pegasus after market wheels.I'm stocking up until I build my first build(a curbside Wildcat).I still need a respirator and a spraybooth.I can't wait,soooo excited!
oversteer Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 Oh mannnnnn this brings back memories.I had those two cars when I was a little kid!
Junkman Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 Zenki refers to the front end of the AE86 he bought. They came in either 'Kouki' or 'Zenki'. Do you mean Levin or Trueno, i.e. hidden or exposed headlamps?
Roadkill2525 Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) Errrr...Engrishy prease? Do you mean Levin or Trueno, i.e. hidden or exposed headlamps? Fujiwara Trueno - '83 Trueno from the manga and anime of Initial D, one of the most famous AE86. Trueno - pop-up headlights, sold in the US as the Corolla. Levin - standard style headlight, wasn't sold in the US. Zenki - early model, AE86 - '83-'85. Kouki - late model, AE86 - '86-'87. AE86 - Levin or Trueno with the 4A-GE engine (dual overhead cam). Edited April 28, 2010 by El Destructo Inc
Ken Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) Thanks El, I was about to confuse him even more by answering..... BOTH! It also appears that I will not be getting the celica just yet. He has stated in a new ad that he is firm on his price. Unfortunately, his price is about twice what the car is worth. The amount of rust and such just doesn't justify his price right now. So, the waiting game begins. Edited April 28, 2010 by Ken
Jared Roach Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 I got some styrene, some brass tubing and a amt dodge ram 50.
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