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

[smhardesty]

Picked up another couple of Dodge 330 kits. Got these off ebay delivered to the door for about 14 bucks apiece.

 

[Bill Eh?]

Wasn't really in the mail today, but earlier this week:

 

Shopping spree of the last 2 weeks:

Need some necessities to start right?

Jeroen, You have me drooling with envy. Some ambitious kits there ... Tamiya 1/12 Williams FW-14B ... WOW!

[Ace-Garageguy]

I always have to chuckle when I get a 50+ year-old model like this. The proportions are so spot-on, and the detail engraving on the bodies is so crisp and clean, they really put a lot of today's softly-sculpted and often inaccurate kits to shame. True, the engine and underbody was a little crude, but it certainly wasn't for a lack of ability on the part of manufacturers. They got the major part of the models, the part that showed and was most important to the majority of the market, just about perfect.

Anyway, I got home to find this exceptionally clean screwbottom original '64 Mercury Park Lane. I was assuming it might be kinda rough, having already been stripped. The plan was to de-chrome it and build a replica of a '64 Marauder prepared by Bill Stroppe and driven by Parnelli Jones.

                                                                

As it played out though, the model is much nicer than I'd expected, and came with a little bag of parts that even includes the hood ornament. The model was built with a Paxton supercharger too.

The model is SO nice, I'll probably just polish it and leave it alone otherwise.

 

Edited November 1, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[slusher]

Do you keep a log or something of your plans and ideas or are they all in your head. ?

I'll usually tag a kit box with notes on blue tape as to the general plan, then once it goes into "progress", I'll keep notes and sketches in the box. There's just too much stuff to remember otherwise.  

Bill I like that idea. I don't have many kits but I may start using your idea....

[cobraman]

I always have to chuckle when I get a 50+ year-old model like this. The proportions are so spot-on, and the detail engraving on the bodies is so crisp and clean, they really put a lot of today's softly-sculpted and often inaccurate kits to shame. True, the engine and underbody was a little crude, but it certainly wasn't for a lack of ability on the part of manufacturers. They got the major part of the models, the part that showed and was most important to the majority of the market, just about perfect.

Anyway, I got home to find this exceptionally clean screwbottom original '64 Mercury Park Lane. I was assuming it might be kinda rough, having already been stripped. The plan was to de-chrome it and build a replica of a '64 Marauder prepared by Bill Stroppe and driven by Parnelli Jones.

                                                                

As it played out though, the model is much nicer than I'd expected, and came with a little bag of parts that even includes the hood ornament. The model was built with a Paxton supercharger too.

The model is SO nice, I'll probably just polish it and leave it alone otherwise.

 

That sucker is clean !!!!!!!!!!!

[Erik Smith]

One I’ve been chasing for a while...

[JeroenM3]

Jeroen, You have me drooling with envy. Some ambitious kits there ... Tamiya 1/12 Williams FW-14B ... WOW!

haha thx! my local modelling shop is closing down in januari sadly, so they were doing some of their kits away with 25% off, However as i'm still very new to the modelling i was thinking nahh the FW14B is still abit to ambitious for me (and expensive too incase i screw up), however i did end up buying it together with the 360 and the diablo (the rest came from elsewhere), just put it away for lets say 1-2 years so i can get some experience in first!

And yes, im a big time super, hyper and sports car kind of guy 

Edited November 2, 2017 by JeroenM3

[Tom Geiger]

I always have to chuckle when I get a 50+ year-old model like this. The proportions are so spot-on, and the detail engraving on the bodies is so crisp and clean, they really put a lot of today's softly-sculpted and often inaccurate kits to shame. True, the engine and underbody was a little crude, but it certainly wasn't for a lack of ability on the part of manufacturers. They got the major part of the models, the part that showed and was most important to the majority of the market, just about perfect.

Anyway, I got home to find this exceptionally clean screwbottom original '64 Mercury Park Lane. I was assuming it might be kinda rough, having already been stripped. The plan was to de-chrome it and build a replica of a '64 Marauder prepared by Bill Stroppe and driven by Parnelli Jones.

                                                                

As it played out though, the model is much nicer than I'd expected, and came with a little bag of parts that even includes the hood ornament. The model was built with a Paxton supercharger too.

The model is SO nice, I'll probably just polish it and leave it alone otherwise.

 

I've got models in that same condition, models that will look good on a shelf until the time comes to use them for a project!  And they wind up staying on the shelf for many years!

Edited November 2, 2017 by Tom Geiger

[disabled modeler]

Nice find Ace.  I love the old ones.

[Roncla]

I got a copy of the Australian company Southern Cross Miniatures W125 Mercedes. This is their first 1/20 multi media kit and will be a stark contrast sitting next to to the more modern F1 cars everyone else manufactures.

 

[Jhedir6]

This came in yesterday. Its Scale Auto's slot car body of the 991 Porsche 911 GT3 car. I'm using this, with the Fujimi 911 GT3R  kit, to do an IMSA Porsche GTLM car. This wont be built till January for the 12th Annual 24hr of Daytona group build on FB. 

The casting on this is amazing, detail is as good, if not better than Fujimi. I just wish Scale Auto would start doing full plastic kits, their GT line is impressive.

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

I've got models in that same condition, models that will look good on a shelf until the time comes to use them for a project!  And they wind up staying on the shelf for many years!

This one is probably going to stay box-stock. Because the Marauder has been re-popped fairly recently and is readily available, I'll most likely not hack this one up.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice find Ace.  I love the old ones.

  Me too. Funny...I wasn't really after one of these, but when it came up, I did a little research on what I could do with it (I remembered they'd been extensively raced as stock-cars) and convinced myself to buy it. I had a Cycolac (ABS) bodied Merc as one of the cars in my old AMT Turnpike eons ago, and it was always my favorite.

[djflyer]

This came in yesterday. Its Scale Auto's slot car body of the 991 Porsche 911 GT3 car. I'm using this, with the Fujimi 911 GT3R  kit, to do an IMSA Porsche GTLM car. This wont be built till January for the 12th Annual 24hr of Daytona group build on FB. 

The casting on this is amazing, detail is as good, if not better than Fujimi. I just wish Scale Auto would start doing full plastic kits, their GT line is impressive.

 

Scaleauto does some great work - fantastic quality and detail.  They could give Tamiya a run for their money if they decide to do complete kits.  (They're already not too far from the curbside kits being issued these days)

What kit number is that one? I'll definitely have to get one. 

[#1 model citizen]

I got a copy of the Australian company Southern Cross Miniatures W125 Mercedes. This is their first 1/20 multi media kit and will be a stark contrast sitting next to to the more modern F1 cars everyone else manufactures.

 

This is a cool looking racer!

[Jhedir6]

David. I ordered mine from 132slotcar. You can order it here http://www.132slotcar.us/store/product_info.php?cPath=394_428&products_id=7493 .

You're right on almost a complete kit. The only thing missing from these white body kits are the chassis plate, suspension parts, full interior tub. The seat and roll cage are halves so they'd have to be made full as well then decals. And since for race cars, imho, curbside is more than fine, its all about the body and liveries for me. I've messaged them and suggested it before. Maybe some day they'll try one and test the waters.

[smhardesty]

Finally got a good deal on this kit. Not exactly what you'd consider a "holy grail" item, but it was at the top of my "want list".

 

 

[lordairgtar]

I believe that it was made by Heileman.

Can't seem to find a photo of the bottles, but we used to buy the long necks by the case.

 

Steve

 

 

 

Brewed ten miles from me. Who knew!

 

[ChrisBcritter]

Well this was weird. If you've seen my Wanted listing, you know I needed the firewall for my '63 Bonneville. A set of underhood parts came up on the 'Bay and I went for them - but a bidding war started and I was left in the dust. Then I checked the seller's other listings and noticed he had the same set for a '64; only difference seems to be they added a separate radiator wall. Got the only bid in and won it for less than a fourth of what the '63 bits went for, and got the top boot as well .

Now for that left taillight...

Off to Model Empire with Feretzrus (Tom) tomorrow; if you see me in my Tulsarama t-shirt, say hi!

Edited November 5, 2017 by ChrisBcritter

[Daddyfink]

Picked one up yesterday at Hobby Lobby! 

[Snake45]

Local toy show today. Dropped almost $100, mostly on good deals on semi-common kits, BUT I scored a very nice original '66 Toronado promo for $35. 100% complete, no damage, might be a couple very minor scratches in the factory gold/bronze paint. "Biggest" problem is most of the chrome is worn off the right side of the rear bumper. You know how JoHan chrome is. But it should clean up very nicely. 

Even better, scored an original annual AMT '67 Comet Cyclone glue bomb for $13. Got a scoop hole in the hood, one taillight is missing, and the stock grille insert is missing, but still! Should be able to bash it with parts from a "new" one and/or the reissued funny car and end up with a nice Cyclone. The body shape is better than the "new" kit, too. 

[smhardesty]

 

Snagged this in a private transaction with another builder.  Tickled pink to get it.

 

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

 

Snagged this in a private transaction with another builder.  Tickled pink to get it.

 

 

A very rudimentary kit, but hey, they all were in 1959!

With a little love it can still be transformed into a nice shelf piece.

Nice find Steve!

 

Steve

[highway]

I seem to not only have an addiction to plastic, but to the live auction group I belong to on Facebook as well!! These came in Friday from my latest winning bids. 

All of these are open kits other than the NASCARS and the Ford Courier, and I'm quite impressed by the IMC kits considering they are older than I am! Even though I haven't taken the time to inspect the parts and level of detail they have yet, just looking through the instructions for both seem to make me think these will be nice builds. I'm really impressed with the GT40, especially since with opening front and rear panels plus opening doors what seems to be a very detailed chassis it appears as if it will be a better kit than the Revell/Fujimi GT40 kit I have. The 49 Ford and Merc came as a package deal, I already have two of the Mercs but I never got a Ford for some reason. The six wheeler is a builder too, the rear axle shaft for snapping on one side of the rear tires is broken, but since I noticed that the main parts of the cab and chassis are shared with the recently reissued GMC wrecker that made that no problem. I'll just steal an axle from one of my parts wrecker kits. 

[BIGTRUCK]

Stopped at a toy show at Serb Hall in Milwaukee today, first time stopping in at this one. Nice day and friendly vendors and picked up a few items too..