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

[Mr Stock]

Not the nicest kit in the world I know, but I couldn't turn this one down for the price, complete and unstarted even with that weird fogged body. 

[Mike999]

Had to go to a dentist today for an oil change and lube (checkup and cleaning).  Fortunately his office is near a Hobby Lobby and one of the very few local hobby shops in this entire area.  So...

Hobby Lobby, Easley SC: REVELL '67 Nickey Camaro RS/SS 427 with 40% off. 

Off-topic: ACADEMY 1/48 Hughes 500D Ca. Highway Patrol helicopter, which includes a CHP trooper and his Kawasaki motorcycle. OK, so not completely off-topic.  Neat little kit, and I probably couldn't beat the $12.99 price on eBay, after shipping.

Real Hobby Shop:  AMT Sunbeam Tiger and "Mod Rod" '29 Ford in the flat Art Box.

I'm starting to think REVELL is boycotting Upstate S.C. with the '30 Ford Coupe.  Or maybe they're really selling like hotcakes. I know others on here have found them at Hobby Lobby, but this store either didn't get them yet or had sold out.  The hobby shop didn't have any either, and it usually gets new kits pretty quickly.

 

[935k3]

Not the nicest kit in the world I know, but I couldn't turn this one down for the price, complete and unstarted even with that weird fogged body. 

 

Could we see a pic of that "weird fogged body"?

[Mr Stock]

Could we see a pic of that "weird fogged body"?

Yeah sure Im expecting it in the next couple of days, Ill put a photo up when I get it.

[disabled modeler]

Not the nicest kit in the world I know, but I couldn't turn this one down for the price, complete and unstarted even with that weird fogged body. 

Very cool find...!   man those were the day of cool nice kits....MPC made some realy nice ones back then.

[gtx6970]

A just released Lawman 1964 Plymouth

[Crazy Ed]

     The IMC Ford J is just about Perfect, Factory Sealed.

[slusher]

     The IMC Ford J is just about Perfect, Factory Sealed.

Sweet box art on the flying tiger Ed !

[Crazy Ed]

Sweet box art on the flying tiger Ed !

   Carl if you like it then you ought to look into Aurora's "Battle Aces of the Road" series. I'm guessing you'd like the rest of the series also

[slusher]

   Carl if you like it then you ought to look into Aurora's "Battle Aces of the Road" series. I'm guessing you'd like the rest of the series also

Thanks Ed, I will....

[cobraman]

Got this "thing " in the mail from Japan yesterday. It took almost 7 weeks to get here and I had forgotten about it. I believe it is based on some Japanese cartoon. It was interesting to me because I thought it had a Steampunk, 30's race car, 30's airplane vibe to it. I will build it when I feel like building something different.

[64SS350]

Thought about that one also, very cool looking kit.

Edited August 24, 2016 by 64SS350

[Mike999]

   Carl if you like it then you ought to look into Aurora's "Battle Aces of the Road" series. I'm guessing you'd like the rest of the series also

Thanks!  I'd nearly forgotten about that series.  Poor old AURORA - about 40 years ahead of their time.  I'm saying that because of the many modern rods decorated with WWII aircraft insignia and nose art.

On-topic: today was Flea Market day.  I found a shrink-wrapped AMT-ERTL '55 Nomad "Johnny Lightning" issue for $5. Comes with a 1/64 die-cast of the '55 Nomad.  I'm guessing the AMT kit is the same as every other version, with the drag/custom parts. So I probably won't open it up right away.

Also found a very cheap REVELL '64 Impala 2-in-1 for parts, since it's partly built/painted.  The box was very heavy. No wonder - crammed in with the kit was a can of TESTORS Grape Pearl spray paint, 2 paintbrushes, 2 tubes of glue and 9 small bottles of TESTORS paint. 

[Crazy Ed]

Got this "thing " in the mail from Japan yesterday. It took almost 7 weeks to get here and I had forgotten about it. I believe it is based on some Japanese cartoon. It was interesting to me because I thought it had a Steampunk, 30's race car, 30's airplane vibe to it. I will build it when I feel like building something different.

   Wow! That looks like a "Hi-Tech" Vehicle out of one of the old '30's Buck Rogers serials.

[StevenGuthmiller]

My half of a trade with "mredjr" arrived today.

The one I've had for many years is missing the interior after my dad tossed it out during one of his "basement cleaning tirades".

Now I'll finally be able to build one.........if I ever find the time!

 

Thank you Elvin!!

 

Steve

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Recently snagged another one of these in clean 100% unbuilt condition. Probably put all the best bits of several of these in the best box to save, and begin getting on with trying to build a nicely accurate single Ala Kart hybrid from the new-tool kit and old-tool kits combined.

 

[Dann Tier]

     The IMC Ford J is just about Perfect, Factory Sealed.

WOW!! -never saw these before! -Are you gonna build them?!  -I hope so, i'd love to see'em!!

[Crazy Ed]

WOW!! -never saw these before! -Are you gonna build them?!  -I hope so, i'd love to see'em!!

    Not that you should hold your breath, but the "Flying Tiger" is planned to be done. The J looks like it just left a Hobby Shop Shelf in '70 so I think I'll set it aside for now.

[John Goschke]

I remember when the "Battle Aces of the Road" series was issued and thought it was a really nutty idea. But Aurora was having a tough time then, so I guess they were trying to make their comparatively good car kits appeal to airplane builders (like I was at the time.) MPC was going the other way, selling Airfix 1/72 scale aircraft with chrome plated customizing parts and wild decals to get car builders to build planes!

 

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

I remember when the "Battle Aces of the Road" series was issued and thought it was a really nutty idea. But Aurora was having a tough time then, so I guess they were trying to make their comparatively good car kits appeal to airplane builders (like I was at the time.) MPC was going the other way, selling Airfix 1/72 scale aircraft with chrome plated customizing parts and wild decals to get car builders to build planes!

Not unlike Japanese car-model makers trying to peddle their wares to Gundam-model-builders now...

[John Goschke]

Not unlike Japanese car-model makers trying to peddle their wares to Gundam-model-builders now...

There you go. The profit men are always looking for ways to expand the market!  Nice to know that's a "Genuine Product!"

[keyser]

Gundam shop is a hobby dealer that sells on the bay. That's the shop mark on the pic so fine other sellers don't use their pic. Not cross marketing. 

If I wanted to sell stuff, I wouldn't use a sweet hybrid kit. To their credit, it's not a boite-de-merde Pious. 

[John Goschke]

Actually got this yesterday... Candy apple red '60 Bonneville for a resto/rebuild. I love when the original builder actually follows the instruction to "use cement sparingly" and ignores the one to "scrape plating and paint from parts before cementing!" The result is that this beauty has very minor skirt rash. The fact that there are no antenna holes atop the quarter panels is even better! She's already been stripped and scrubbed and is ready to receive a roof from a rough hardtop in the stash.

More here... http://public.fotki.com/Froghawk/smp-59-corvette-kit/candybonne3.html

 

Edited August 25, 2016 by John Goschke

[Ace-Garageguy]

Gundam shop is a hobby dealer that sells on the bay. That's the shop mark on the pic so fine other sellers don't use their pic. Not cross marketing. 

If I wanted to sell stuff, I wouldn't use a sweet hybrid kit. To their credit, it's not a boite-de-merde Pious. 

OK, maybe I picked a bad example for illustration. There does seem to be some intentional cross-marketing going on focused towards manga & anime (or whatever the correct term is) enthusiasts. These are Fujimi kits.

         

[Snake45]

Actually got this yesterday... Candy apple red '60 Bonneville for a resto/rebuild. I love when the original builder actually follows the instruction to "use cement sparingly" and ignores the one to "scrape plating and paint from parts before cementing!" The result is that this beauty has very minor skirt rash. The fact that there are no antenna holes atop the quarter panels is even better! She's already been stripped and scrubbed and is ready to receive a roof from a rough hardtop in the stash.

More here... http://public.fotki.com/Froghawk/smp-59-corvette-kit/candybonne3.html

 

Not my thing at all, but if that's what you're into, that looks like a GREAT score. I've worked with stuff that started out looking worse than that. Congratulations!