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

[BIGTRUCK]

Found a few items at the Countryside toyshow today. The 59 Lincoln was put together with Elmers glue but cleaned up well , picked up a roof for it . Nightmoves had bad decals , but cheap enough.

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 hour ago, RichCostello said:

I'm gonna try make it to my 1st GSL this year. I'm only a couple hours from Salt Lake City, and that's about as far as I'll get this summer.

May 2nd through the 5th is probably not going to work for me.

Besides that, I'm thinking that the competition is a little beyond my abilities.

I'm not that competitive, and I never think about how one of my builds will fare in an event like this when I'm building it.

I think I'll just stick around for the NNL North show later on in May.

 

 

Steve

 

[Jon Cole]

Visited a hobby shop today, just to buy supplies. When I saw these, I had to have them. 

[Mr mopar]

Some show goodies from Vancouver model show !

[gtx6970]

1 hour ago, Mr mopar said:

Some show goodies from Vancouver model show !

 

Would love to find that Maverick build. The rest I have

[RichCostello]

2 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

May 2nd through the 5th is probably not going to work for me.

Besides that, I'm thinking that the competition is a little beyond my abilities.

I'm not that competitive, and I never think about how one of my builds will fare in an event like this when I'm building it.

I think I'll just stick around for the NNL North show later on in May.

 

 

Steve

 

Steve, I don't think there's any competition that's beyond your abilities.

Not sure I'll make it either, but if I do, it will just be to attend, not compete(it is beyond my abilities).

[Straightliner59]

3 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

May 2nd through the 5th is probably not going to work for me.

Besides that, I'm thinking that the competition is a little beyond my abilities.

I'm not that competitive, and I never think about how one of my builds will fare in an event like this when I'm building it.

I think I'll just stick around for the NNL North show later on in May.

 

 

Steve

 

The best reason to go to Salt Lake is for the camaraderie. There are plenty of folks who don't even take anything, just go, to hang out. It's a blast! I won't make it, this year, but, I am going to do everything I can, to make it to the finale, whether or not I have anything I feel I can compete with.

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

The best reason to go to Salt Lake is for the camaraderie. There are plenty of folks who don't even take anything, just go, to hang out. It's a blast! I won't make it, this year, but, I am going to do everything I can, to make it to the finale, whether or not I have anything I feel I can compete with.

My wife is a college professor and will still be working at that time.

No major trips for me until school is out.

It's a long way from Fargo, North Dakota to Salt lake City, Utah. 

 

 

Steve

[1930fordpickup]

16 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

My wife is a college professor and will still be working at that time.

No major trips for me until school is out.

It's a long way from Fargo, North Dakota to Salt lake City, Utah. 

Steve

Well it is 1124 miles and 17:36 in light traffic. I would guess that going out for some glue would not work. LOL 

[disabled modeler]

10 hours ago, BIGTRUCK said:

Found a few items at the Countryside toyshow today. The 59 Lincoln was put together with Elmers glue but cleaned up well , picked up a roof for it . Nightmoves had bad decals , but cheap enough.

 

Nice stuff Ken buddy..!  I have the same Lincoln HT but its an old promo with a bad top and glass.  Im in love with some of the stuff in the background...some are on my bucket list.

[peter31a]

8 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

My wife is a college professor and will still be working at that time.

No major trips for me until school is out.

It's a long way from Fargo, North Dakota to Salt lake City, Utah. 

 

 

Steve

Steve. There were models of all skill levels at Salt Lake when we went in 2017. It was just a great time as instead of the whirlwind of a normal 1 day 6-8 hour model show, you had four days to meet and get to know people. I truly enjoyed the experience. And we drove from Ontario, Canada to get there which is a bit further than North Dakota, I think. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

13 minutes ago, peter31a said:

Steve. There were models of all skill levels at Salt Lake when we went in 2017. It was just a great time as instead of the whirlwind of a normal 1 day 6-8 hour model show, you had four days to meet and get to know people. I truly enjoyed the experience. And we drove from Ontario, Canada to get there which is a bit further than North Dakota, I think. 

The distance doesn't really bother me much, and we love Utah. (been there multiple times. Zion National Park is one of my wife's favorite places on the planet.)

But when your other half is nursing instructor at a university, you learn quickly that you don't go anywhere until summer break starts.

If the show were in June or July, I would consider it.

 

 

Steve

[Dragonhawk1066]

Mailman brought these to me last week. 1966 Suburban chopped sedan delivery by Jimmy Flintstone and a cowl induction hood for it from Lex's Scale Modeling for a project for later this year I hope.

[niteowl7710]

[Tom Geiger]

7 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

The distance doesn't really bother me much, and we love Utah. (been there multiple times. Zion National Park is one of my wife's favorite places on the planet.)

But when your other half is nursing instructor at a university, you learn quickly that you don't go anywhere until summer break starts.

If the show were in June or July, I would consider it.

 

 

Steve

Distance.... It was Gregg Hutchings that taught me that there was no model show more than a $100-200 air ticket away!   Back in those days there were tons of $99 flights if you booked right.

Steve, as others said  GSL is more about the camaraderie and meeting people from across the USA and Canada, as well as the rest of the world!   Each time I've gone there's been another amazing experience, like drinks with Tom Daniel or a conversation with Bob Paeth.  I've always had a blast.  I've always tucked one model in my carry on luggage just to participate and have never won an award.   

The sad fact is that the aura has scared a lot of people away from GSL.  Fact is that there will be those two dozen amazing pieces on display.  And the rest of the stuff is just models like you and I build!

[kelson]

23 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

Some show goodies from Vancouver model show !

Some good stuff there!,especially the bottom four!

[StevenGuthmiller]

4 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

Distance.... It was Gregg Hutchings that taught me that there was no model show more than a $100-200 air ticket away!   Back in those days there were tons of $99 flights if you booked right.

Steve, as others said  GSL is more about the camaraderie and meeting people from across the USA and Canada, as well as the rest of the world!   Each time I've gone there's been another amazing experience, like drinks with Tom Daniel or a conversation with Bob Paeth.  I've always had a blast.  I've always tucked one model in my carry on luggage just to participate and have never won an award.   

The sad fact is that the aura has scared a lot of people away from GSL.  Fact is that there will be those two dozen amazing pieces on display.  And the rest of the stuff is just models like you and I build!

Well, I'll just put it this way, I love modeling, but not enough to make it a "vacation destination".

The wife and I get one, or possibly two vacations a year and they are very precious to us.

If I have to decide between having a drink with Tom Daniels or touring along a beautiful mountain road in the Rockies, it's not much of a competition. (No offense Mr. Daniels!)

I enjoy going to the occasional show, but it's not important enough to me to get too involved with it.

If it's near enough to me to drive to in an afternoon, I'm game.

If not, it better wind up on an already preset route, or I'm out. 

 

Steve

 

 

Edited March 19, 2019 by StevenGuthmiller

[Mr mopar]

Mail call today got  the Revell 68' Chevelle ss 396  .

Edited March 20, 2019 by Mr mopar

[iamsuperdan]

Found this one. Pretty basic, but I love the subject matter.Pretty sure the supplied decals are unusable, but I'll figure something out.

 

 

[Tommy124]

47 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said:

Found this one. Pretty basic, but I love the subject matter.Pretty sure the supplied decals are unusable, but I'll figure something out.

 

 

 

Nice... One of those thousand faces of the old Esci kit. Regardless of the decal's state, I guess this is one of the cases where you should go for painting anyway...

[Mr mopar]

Mail call today something Cool!!

[SfanGoch]

Got'em in just now from Steve Kohler aka Star Models. Bro, that was super fast! Thanks for the great service!

[Mr mopar]

Mail call today got me the Revell 69' Boss Mustang 302 .

[Joe Handley]

These, via USPS from Oak Ridge Hobbies in Lemont, IL

[ZTony8]

I was in the model contest booth at the Detroit Autorama and was approached by a guy who asked if I knew anyone who bought model kits (who, me? ). I asked him what he had. "A couple of '64 Plymouths that I bought may years ago, a Sox & Martin 'Cuda and a '70 GTX". The GTX turned out to be a Monogram kit but the other 3 are Jo-Hans. The ' Cuda is later issue( it's molded in orange) but the '64s are flat box originals. They're not mint but they're unbuilt- and now they're mine.