kelson Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Mailman dropped this off yesterday,bought these when the Modelhaus had that surplus sale,wanted more but was to slow to checkout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 58 minutes ago, 935k3 said: it was 1/20 scale Lol. Well dang! I remember it being huge, but then again I was much smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) Picked one one of these to replace the missing wheel and tire on my original issue AMT/ERTL Snapfast kit and treat it as a "resto", even though that build is still in fantastic shape otherwise. 20181006_194338-1 by bjoehandley, on Flickr Going to these big and little Hellas on the new kit, maybe get rid of the bumpers and front fenders while I'm at it. 20181002_224307 by bjoehandley, on Flickr Until I dug my 20+ year old build out the other night, I forgot that this kit was the promo model of the concept car, not the production car like the full detail glue kit was! Edited October 7, 2018 by Joe Handley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 42 minutes ago, Joe Handley said: Until I dug my 20+ year old build out the other night, I forgot that this kit was the promo model of the concept car, not the production car like the full detail glue kit was! Yup. In doing my research, I couldn't find a single picture of the dashboard that looked like the kit's. The body-colored area was always much smaller. And I specifically google-imaged pictures for the concept car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerS Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Don't tell the wife but it can amazing what you find when you clean. I bought this build up a couple years ago.....not a bad brush paint job 1/20 Bandai Lamborghini Marzal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 pack Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I got these today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Local toy show day, Happy Happy Joy Joy! MUCH better than last month's Styrene Famine. I dropped nearly $90 on a number of "rescue-worthy" glue bombs and a buttload of cool decals, but the highlights of my haul were: * Slightly distressed '65 Mustang HT promo in red. I already have one in red, but the body is a bit scratched and it's missing one bucket seat. This body has some patches of paint on it but might be in better overall shape. But it has both (red) bucket seats. It's missing the grille (which my old one has), but at least I can get one clean '65 HT promo in red on red out of the two I have, and still have enough left over to build a street cruiser. Heck, the '65 wheels on the new one alone are worth more than I paid for the whole thing--$5! *AMT '75 (?) Vega Van funny car, built but unpainted and apparently complete, very restorable/rebuildable. Original box but no instructions or decals (some of the decals have evidently been applied). Wasn't looking for one of these, but when else am I gonna find one for $25? MAN that is a short wheelbase for a 1975-era funny car--I wonder if this is what became of the '69 AMX funny car frame rail molds. I might build it with an injected engine as an Altered, where it might be more at home. *AMT '75-ish Chevelle NASCAR. Started but unpainted and seems to be complete, in original box with instructions but no decals. I'm thinking of building it as a late '70s street bomber--either a NASCAR someone put on the street, or a way-modified stocker someone is making look NASCAR-y. I'm sure I'll have AT LEAST my $20 worth of fun with it, one way or another. Happy Happy Joy Joy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Decent price on a Testors repop of the Fujimi Porsche 356 B/C (kit builds either variant). The C brakes, hubs and 2-liter 4-cam engine will go into a 356 A coupe outlaw. The C bolt pattern allows 911-style Fuchs wheels. The B running gear and the 1500cc 4-cam engine from the A will go under a Flintstone 550 Spyder. And finally got a virgin, unmolested 1/87 (HO scale) Revell Ford C tractor and van... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Snake45 said: *AMT '75 (?) Vega Van funny car, built but unpainted and apparently complete, very restorable/rebuildable. Original box but no instructions or decals (some of the decals have evidently been applied). Wasn't looking for one of these, but when else am I gonna find one for $25? MAN that is a short wheelbase for a 1975-era funny car--I wonder if this is what became of the '69 AMX funny car frame rail molds. I might build it with an injected engine as an Altered, where it might be more at home. The AMX was a Jo-Han deal. All of the Jo-Han chassis shared a lot of parts (mainly suspension) and some engine parts like the blower. There were several sets of side rails, two sets of wheels, and different engine mounts for AMC, Mopar, Olds, and Ford. The Jo-Han version of the Logghe Brothers chassis is still the best in my opinion. The Jo-Han chassis stayed with Jo-Han, it was last used under a '74 (!) Hornet body in the late Seventies. I never checked the parts against one another, but supposedly the AMT Vega chassis (used under the Gremlin and Pinto also) is based on the '69 chassis from the first Funny Hugger Camaro (also used under the AMT '69 Cougar, '70 Mustang, and '69 Longnose Mustang with longer side rails). The subcompacts aren't really accurate as funny cars (not many of those ran the stock wheelbase, those that did had a hard time going straight!) but they're cool kits nevertheless. I let go of a Vega at NNL East earlier this year (got another, built one on the pile, don't need two of them) and snagged a Pinto not long afterward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Decent price on a Testors repop of the Fujimi Porsche 356 B/C (kit builds either variant). The C brakes, hubs and 2-liter 4-cam engine will go into a 356 A coupe outlaw. The C bolt pattern allows 911-style Fuchs wheels. The B running gear and the 1500cc 4-cam engine from the A will go under a Flintstone 550 Spyder. And finally got a virgin, unmolested 1/87 (HO scale) Revell Ford C tractor and van... Boy that moving truck brings back memories. I had one way back when I was just a youngster with an HO train layout. Have not thought about that in many, many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 55 minutes ago, cobraman said: Boy that moving truck brings back memories. I had one way back when I was just a youngster with an HO train layout. Have not thought about that in many, many years. Yeah, they go way back. A European company acquired the tooling...a long time ago...and re-released it at least once, but I had my heart set on an original Revell kit. I've been trying to find a clean one that I could get for a price I was willing to pay for quite some time. Glooey messes have been trading for about what I got this one for, so I'm content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmodelbuilder Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Got a few 1/8 scale parts from a Monogram Golden T kit & Trans Am at a yard sale. I dug through a bunch of boxes,but this is all I found. Also got a big roll of wire. Should have enough to do plug wires forever,lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I have the golden t kit.... Nice body in that one with out the holes below the doors.... ? Thinking about using that body for a big drag build..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Last one for a while, probably: Testors die-cast early Porsche 356. Probably pull some molds off it, make thin f'glass parts, and fab a reasonable chassis and VW-derived engine. This one plugs the last hole in the list of Porsche models I really want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Last one for a while, probably: Testors die-cast early Porsche 356. Probably pull some molds off it, make thin f'glass parts, and fab a reasonable chassis and VW-derived engine. This one plugs the last hole in the list of Porsche models I really want. What scale is the Testors Porsche? It looks just like the Maisto 1/24 scale Porsche Roadster (1946). OK, I found the Testors on the Bay. 1/24. Edited October 8, 2018 by Gramps46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 15 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Yeah, they go way back. A European company acquired the tooling...a long time ago...and re-released it at least once, but I had my heart set on an original Revell kit... If you need parts for that kit or the Ford Car Transporter, let me know. I bought 3 Globals in the original Revell boxes at a flea market...but all are missing the wheels and tires. I think they do have 3 untouched sets of decals and 3 complete "furniture loads." Somebody online said the grand piano is often missing from that kit, for some strange reason. Also have 2 boxes of parts for the Car Transporter, again with no or very few wheels/tires. But the lot did include a Car Transporter that was untouched and still sealed inside, like your Global Van Lines truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smhardesty Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Just picked up some trading material. I've got to check, but I believe I have two of these already. I know I've got at least one of them. I got this one pretty darned cheap so it might be used to trade. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I could use that one.... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smhardesty Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Deuces said: I could use that one.... ? Once I get it here and do a full inventory it'll probably be a trader. I do have 2 already. This one was an open box. There was a photo of all the sprues and plastic bags laid out. It sure looked complete, but those photos aren't real big. I don't want to offer it or make a trade commitment until I'm sure it's all there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 On 10/7/2018 at 1:26 PM, Snake45 said: Local toy show day, Happy Happy Joy Joy! MUCH better than last month's Styrene Famine. I dropped nearly $90 on a number of "rescue-worthy" glue bombs and a buttload of cool decals, but the highlights of my haul were: * Slightly distressed '65 Mustang HT promo in red. I already have one in red, but the body is a bit scratched and it's missing one bucket seat. This body has some patches of paint on it but might be in better overall shape. But it has both (red) bucket seats. It's missing the grille (which my old one has), but at least I can get one clean '65 HT promo in red on red out of the two I have, and still have enough left over to build a street cruiser. Heck, the '65 wheels on the new one alone are worth more than I paid for the whole thing--$5! *AMT '75 (?) Vega Van funny car, built but unpainted and apparently complete, very restorable/rebuildable. Original box but no instructions or decals (some of the decals have evidently been applied). Wasn't looking for one of these, but when else am I gonna find one for $25? MAN that is a short wheelbase for a 1975-era funny car--I wonder if this is what became of the '69 AMX funny car frame rail molds. I might build it with an injected engine as an Altered, where it might be more at home. Happy Happy Joy Joy! Here's the Vega funny and the Mustang promo. As I mentioned, between this one and the red '65 promo I already have, I can get together one good all-red promo. The leftovers will be used for a street cruiser or maybe late '60s high school hot rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 19 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Here's the Vega funny and the Mustang promo... I LIKE those...but man, you guys are killing me. Every time I think I'm about done with buying, somebody reminds me I have zero early funnies, or Vegas of any sort, or first-gen Mustangs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Speaking of which...I finally found another one of these for a not-nuts price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I'm pretty sure Creative models here in the U.K.are clearing their stock of Testors enamel paints, (the tops were covered in a layer of dust) It's the only place I know of over here that sells them, most of these were 91p, some were a little more, although most of the colours I bought are military/aviation colours, they come in very handy for car modelling, I've been told the Euro dark green is a pretty good match for the green used on Oldsmobile engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 On 10/7/2018 at 3:40 PM, Ace-Garageguy said: Decent price on a Testors repop of the Fujimi Porsche 356 B/C (kit builds either variant). The C brakes, hubs and 2-liter 4-cam engine will go into a 356 A coupe outlaw. The C bolt pattern allows 911-style Fuchs wheels. The B running gear and the 1500cc 4-cam engine from the A will go under a Flintstone 550 Spyder. And finally got a virgin, unmolested 1/87 (HO scale) Revell Ford C tractor and van... I have the Revell Ford C HO car carrier. If I ever find a moving van for the right price, I'll add one to my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Yow! I think I've gone blind! The kit below came in today's mail. I opened it up and was blinded by the bright yellow plastic inside. Other than that it looks like a nice kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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