Saved from the garbage truck...

[circaboy]

Hey Guys! Just want to share with you what happened to me today... I woke up this morning,drank a cup of coffee and decided to take the trash out of my appartment block (Nothing special here).

So I walk to the dumpster,grab my bags and open it...What I saw made my heart stop There was a model kit sitting on top of other garbage bags. What a shame!

I quickly opened the box to find out in what condition it was,and simply to know if there was really a kit inside of it. To my surprise,the kit is complete and in very good condition! Pretty much everything is still sealed apart from one sprue but all the pieces are there. The box is a bit folded but nothing major.

So.someone threw away a MIG-17 PF from Hobby Boss to the trash...again what a shame! Im not really into airplanes but I will definetly give this one a try! I also found out that it contained all the photo etched parts that could be used for this kit,plus window masks and some extra decals.

I guess Ive got a gift a month before Christmas .

Heres some poor pictures of this saved kit (Actually an hour later the garbage truck was there.)

[cobraman]

Not much better than a free model kit. Good find !

[Ace-Garageguy]

Sweet deal. Glad you found each other, just in time.

[slusher]

Thats a nice find..

[High octane]

Great save, congrats!

[PappyD340]

Wow Joel, sounds like you hit the motherload for free, you might ought to check more often could be an upset wife in your neighborhood that is taking out some revenge and slowly sabotaging her husbands stash, you just never know!!

[Guest]

Way cool!

[circaboy]

Wow Joel, sounds like you hit the motherload for free, you might ought to check more often could be an upset wife in your neighborhood that is taking out some revenge and slowly sabotaging her husbands stash, you just never know!!

Larry, I thoroughly searched the dumpster to check out if anything else was there and I also took the time to ask all of the 5 neighbors in my block if they knew why was this kit there...none of them knows. I also looked in some other dumpsters around but only to find trash juice... PS: I might find something interesting around the back of the MCM offices...LOL

[disabled modeler]

That is great!...hate to see any model go to waste. Hear horror stories from my town where people just decided to toss out models and old family collections into the trash...shame...all they would have to do is call me...LOL...

[Erik Smith]

If it's an aircraft, I would have just left it there.

No, not really. Nice timing!

[FASTBACK340]

I got my bench grinder stand like that. I found it brand new out at the curb on recycle night. Never scored models though.....

Good for you. Either try something new or barter for what you can use.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Best thrown-away deal I ever got was a perfectly good Toro 6.5hp self-propelled mower. Shiny, red, and clean, thrown on top of a bunch of old washers and fridges at the dump. I figured it was at least useful for parts for my old one on its last legs.

Wouldn't start with fresh gas. Rebuilt the carb (water in the float bowl), cleaned the plug and she fired right up. Going strong for several years now, 2 starter cords later.

Edited November 28, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy

[BKcustoms]

Nice find! Reminds me of when my grandpa found a sealed AMT Prowler kit on the side of the highway. I'd really like to know how it got there.

[charlie8575]

Nice score. Dumpster-diving can have its advantages.

Charlie Larkin

[FASTBACK340]

Nice score. Dumpster-diving can have its advantages.

Charlie Larkin

Especially in well-to-do neighborhoods on re-cycle night!

If I can re-purpose something, I have no problems re-purposing. Within reason.....