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

[fairlane1320]

1969 Mustang GT coupe

[Mike999]

Flea Market Day!  Snagged 2 of the old, hard-to-find Crestline books on Packard and Plymouth-De Soto.  Also a full-color older book on the Harrah car collection. 

As a free bonus, the seller threw in that dealer brochure for HCS cars. As in Harry C. Stutz, who formed HCS after he resigned from the Stutz company.  The company only lasted 7 years. But it was long enough for Tommy Milton to win the 1923 Indianapolis 500, driving an HCS racing special.  The brochure has a penciled note inside, probably from a potential buyer: "3300.00, Los Angeles, E.J. Darst salesman."  The brochure's quoted prices are $2925 for a 2-passenger roadster and $2975 for a 4-passenger sedan. So that buyer must have been adding some options.

Off-topic: also found a cheap, sealed 1/48 Tamiya Raiden (Jack), Japanese WWII fighter.

 

[mk11]

8 hours ago, fairlane1320 said:

1969 Mustang GT coupe

Nice. Who makes the coupe, Ron?

 

mike

[heyjohnxx]

On 11/28/2017 at 1:49 AM, ChrisBcritter said:

 

Close, anyway. Original kit:

Modified Stocker:

(Source for both here) Maybe get the exhaust manifolds from one of the Rivieras?

Thanks  for the input. I've got an AMT 442 with a smashed roof for the chassis and a little OCD to display all the GM mid-sized muscle cars for 1966.

 

[Mike999]

And the Wednesday scores continue!  The Fe-Mail carrier just dropped off a pair of 1/35 scale marsupials, as shown below.  Made by Legend. (For use with Aussie armored vehicles.  Maybe I'll make one a driver...)

Also received my first order from Shapeways, some 1/24 scale AK-47 rifles.  As somebody else on this board said, Shapeways packing is really impressive.  The rifles were in a bubble-wrap bag, with larger bubble-wrap around it, all shipped in a sturdy cardboard box.

 

[Super28]

Got this today

[Mike999]

You can never have too many accessories!  I've never seen that Fujimi "Remix" box before.  It looks like they took stuff from the 3 existing tool sets, visible on the box side.  The shop vac and parts cleaner are really neat.  One of the sets also had a bookcase with shop manuals.

[#1 model citizen]

25 minutes ago, Mike999 said:

You can never have too many accessories!  I've never seen that Fujimi "Remix" box before.  It looks like they took stuff from the 3 existing tool sets, visible on the box side.  The shop vac and parts cleaner are really neat.  One of the sets also had a bookcase with shop manuals.

Yep! Never too many accessories! 

[disabled modeler]

13 hours ago, Super28 said:

Got this today

Nice..!  There are some great shop diorama items in there.

[Snake45]

16 hours ago, heyjohnxx said:

Thanks  for the input. I've got an AMT 442 with a smashed roof for the chassis and a little OCD to display all the GM mid-sized muscle cars for 1966.

 

I assume you mean the '66, as the '69 chassis would be 3" too short. If you're going with a full-detail chassis, you probably want a full-detail engine, too, and that pretty much narrows you down to AMT '66 Riviera. If you want one of those old-school engines from the '66 Skylark dirt tracker, I can probably fix you up. 

[fairlane1320]

19 hours ago, mk11 said:

Nice. Who makes the coupe, Ron?

 

mike

I found it on the Bay......

http://stores.ebay.com/Mustang-Mom-s-Model-Supplies?_rdc=1

[mk11]

Thanks Ron. Interesting stuff there... too bad it's global shipping.

 

mike

[gtx6970]

Bought this one via a face book group I follow.

Johan 1960 Cadillac sedan and the box .  Absolutely mint untouched unpainted body . Chrome is very nice and will not be rechromed . interior brush painted in what looks like testors enamel .

Odds are I'll use the box as trade material

 

Edited November 30, 2017 by gtx6970

[retired chopper pilot]

On 29/11/2017 at 10:59 AM, Tom Geiger said:

Any plans to build the Airfix 1/32 scale bus?  That was a kit that kicked my tail when I was a kid.   Still not for the faint of heart!   

Started it!

[retired chopper pilot]

My 3rd attempt at this kit (after 40 odd years!)

Got 6  engines now btw.

The box is dated 1979?

A non car,dunno know what it is......

Got me another C Cab,production line anyone?

[Mike999]

Here's a conversion of that Dennis fire engine to a WWI cargo truck.  Link to the build below, on the Landships forum.  Somewhere around here I have a really old issue of Airfix Magazine, IIRC, with the same conversion.

http://landships.activeboard.com/t33160799/airfix-dennis-3t-gs-truck-conversion/

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

48 minutes ago, gtx6970 said:

Bought this one via a face book group I follow.

Johan 1960 Cadillac sedan and the box .  Absolutely mint untouched unpainted body . Chrome is very nice and will not be rechromed . interior brush painted in what looks like testors enamel .

Odds are I'll use the box as trade material

 

You can keep the box.

How about using the model as "trade material"?

 

 

Steve

[landman]

Some absolutely exquisite 3D printed Ford V8  parts from our new friend Flat32.

Edited November 30, 2017 by landman

[Tom Geiger]

3 hours ago, retired chopper pilot said:

My 3rd attempt at this kit (after 40 odd years!)

Ha! That's great, both the bus and Dennis!   I grew up in Germany and Airfix kits were available, much cheaper than imported US kits, so we tried to build them.  Never did get either of these together as a 12 year old, but I have fresh kits today that I may attempt someday!

[gtx6970]

3 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

You can keep the box.

How about using the model as "trade material"?

 

 

Steve

I'll think about it and get back to you..........................................................Im thinking,.....................................................I;m thinking .................................................

 

Better yet, I'll just say ,,,,nope. 

Sorry bud. Ive been after one of these for a while. The body on this thing  is pristine.

[StevenGuthmiller]

7 minutes ago, gtx6970 said:

I'll think about it and get back to you..........................................................Im thinking,.....................................................I;m thinking .................................................

 

Better yet, I'll just say ,,,,nope. 

Sorry bud. Ive been after one of these for a while. The body on this thing  is pristine.

Just pulling your chain a little Bill.

While I wouldn't mind having one, I probably wouldn't have anything that would be a worthy trade, or anything that I would care to part with for it for that matter.

I'm not big into these Johan 4 door kits.

Although I do have a nice '59 Olds & '58 Cadillac that I would like to do someday.

What I really kick myself for not getting is Modelhaus '60 & '61 Caddy 2-door kits!

 

 

Steve

[Rob Hall]

9 hours ago, fairlane1320 said:

I found it on the Bay......

http://stores.ebay.com/Mustang-Mom-s-Model-Supplies?_rdc=1

I've bought a couple items from that seller, I think they are what used to be AF/X-N-Scale Resin, their listed items definitely look like their products.  I got the '69 Mustang coupe back when it was AF/X about 10 years aog. 

Edited December 1, 2017 by Rob Hall

[DanR]

I got these. Guess which one cost just $23.

[Daddyfink]

Nice score there, Dan!  Crazy guess, the The Chief?

[DanR]

1 hour ago, Daddyfink said:

Nice score there, Dan!  Crazy guess, the The Chief?

And you would be 100% correct. The Chief was $23 (but to be honest, I had a $2 off coupon, so it was actually $25), the Jeep Wrangler was $25, and the '29 Ford was $27. I found the Jeep and the Aero Chief on a site named Mercari (I have it as an app on my tablet, but there is also a website). It's not like Ebay, it's more like Etsy or Letgo where you will occasionally find good deals if you check in often. I was sure that there would be some problem with the Aero Chief since it was so inexpensive, but everything is sealed inside, all has been accounted for, and even the decals are in good condition.