roymattblack Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I posted this in another thread, but I'm wondering how many here remember monumental kits that can't be found now, even for mad money...? There have been a few utterly incredible kits I've seen in the past that now don't even come up on a Google search: 1/8 scale wood/resin/metal Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - the movie car. I vaguely remember it being about £1000 and that was probably 10-15 years ago. 1/8 TV Batmobile kit. It wasn't that great, but WAS a good base for a superb model. It does pop up now and again - at funny-money. 1/4 scale Jaguar XJR9. I 'think' it was made by a company associated with Jaguar, as they made quite a few showroom display models and sold off the parts as a simple but HUGE kit.It was BIG money. Several classic Ferrari's at 1/6 scale. An Italian maker now vanished. I think he also did a Lambo Muira at 1/4 scale. The HOLY GRAIL - (well, for me, anyway...) a 1/4 or 1/6 (can't remember which) Aston DBR1. I remember it was kerbside, but flippin' awesome. That one was about 5-6 years ago and was a monstrous £3,000!!! I remember seeing it on Ebay - the seller had 5 of them. Roy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I'd be happy if I could get hold of one of the Gunze 1/24 Ferrari 250 GT SWB kits at a sensible price. That large scale Miura sounds nice, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injidup Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 1/12 Britten V-1000 Currently swapping hands for silly money as the mounds and all unsold kits were destroyed in the earthquake in Christchurch :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injidup Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Bidding just about to end on a Britten on the bay. Currently just over US$1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) I still raise an eyebrow when I think of the Airfix Vauxhall Victor estate that sold for £570 on Ebay! Do wish they would re-release those kits! Regards;Steve Edited August 27, 2016 by fightersweep 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG2Si Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I'd love to get another Tamiya Caterham kit but their prices are high enough for me to do a double take. Hopefully Tamiya will reissue the kit one day. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadspeed Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Roy , the jaguar xjr-9 was not a kit , they where the actual windtunnel models from twr ,, the molds where owned by lesley thurston for a long time and he build a few to sell and for the jdht , a few years ago he sold all the molds and bits and pieces the current owner does not want to sell anything , sadly , i know because i asked him , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 On 27/08/2016 at 12:58, fightersweep said: I still raise an eyebrow when I think of the Airfix Vauxhall Victor estate that sold for £570 on Ebay! Do wish they would re-release those kits! Regards; Steve This must be a bargain then: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-AIRFIX-VICTOR-2000-ESTATE-1-32-NOS-Unmade-Bond-Bug-/352165480353?hash=item51feb2c7a1:g:02IAAOSwVZNTmeHS Airfix Bond Bugs go for silly prices as well: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airfix-32-Scale-Bond-Bug-Complete-with-Decals-Paperwork-in-Original-Packet-/172885712396?hash=item2840ca9e0c:g:MCoAAOSwsvhZlqPV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Possibly tempting... ....But just can't help thinking that there may be a decimal point missing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Ridiculous, especially when Airfix could re-issue them tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Tura Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Ridiculous is right! I built both of these, from these same packages, when they were new kits. If I had known then.... I do like the e-Bay credit/HP deals to buy kits originally, probable 2/6! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Race Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 On my Holy Grail list, and I know would be stratospheric in price if I could find one, is Profil24's Citroen BX 4TC, group B car. Not that I'm particularly enamored with the car, but my group B collection has a rather glaring hole in it. With all the top tier cars, some of the lower tier cars, (or the kits and decals to make them) and a lot of the group 4 transfer cars in 1/24 scale, this one kit is a thorn in my side. Like a lot of you, we can only hope that the manufacturers will reissue some of our favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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