smackers Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) Those 1/43 Heller kits ended up costing me £12 each all in from a resin conversion manufacturer/secondhand kit dealer in America Star Models also known as Resin Realms which is the resin conversion side of the business. I figured i'd get 2 kits at a time to stay below the customs import limit only to find he had marked value at $10 on both packages. Had i known i'd have had him send all 4 together with package value marked at $20 and saved about £12. The Alfa does come up on ebay occassionally as do the others and i've seen them all go for double what i paid or more except for that particular boxing of the Range Rover which is like hens teeth. I've seen later boxings of the Range Rover sell for £20-£35 all in. Ridiculous money. Sometimes the odd one goes quite cheap like an Alfa-Sud did just after getting mine, it was as new, sealed in bag like mine is and sold for £10 all in. Edited April 3, 2015 by smackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I succumbed to one of the Easter 20% off offers and ordered the Tamiya 1/6 Katana. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-schorsch Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Ready in time before the holidays i received this big mac. and some new reference in german for the Porsche 936. what a very cool book this is.I am half way through already and this is something like a bible in case of the 936. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smackers Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Italeri 1/16 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Cabrio just arrived today, the largest car in my stash now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Continuing the 300SL theme, I've ordered the new Tamiya kit, now that it's available on UK shores. Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A5h Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 My latest addition, just had to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smackers Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 But it flies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A5h Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I know and Im sorry, but it does have wheels... look on the bottom of the picture on the box and I will make sure that they turn too........... does that count?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gween Weeder Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Profil 24's 1/24 Maserati 450 S resin kit arrived yesterday, purchased factory-direct. Oh, my, but it looks like I've given myself a LONG ball of wool to wind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbdesignart Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Tamiya Ducati Panigale, bought for the forthcoming GB. Thinking of doing an homage to the Paul Smart 1000LE, albeit with updated graphics. Pity the box lid has to remain closed for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A5h Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Another box in the collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Hi A5h . I built this kit years ago . Do they come as a motorised kit ? Or could it be fitted with a motor ? Think I built a McLaren MP4/4 and a Benetton B188(?) from the same range . I think they maybe in my loft stash . Gary . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A5h Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hi Gary Its the motorised version which takes 2 pencil batteries, judging by the size of it I think they are the AAA type (not looked only seen it in the instructions) I only bought it because I read the Gunze cars are rare and it was £10 including postage from Ebay, seemed a shame not to look after it, not sure if I will even build it, got that many in my stash now with more on route its getting a little silly, more so when I start my new job soon and will be working 6 days a week for the next 20 years!!! Another arrived today and 1 more in the post office to collect tomorrow + 1 on route from Hobby link Japan and an R1 when the guys Paypal is fixed. Think that takes me to over 40 on the to do list. Post office are holding this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A5h Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Picked the pajero up today and im a little disappointed, the decals are slightly creased at the top of the paper and seem to have dried out and gone crispy. Will water sort it out does anyone know or is that it for the top ones game over aftermarket or parts box jobbies here we come? Edited April 14, 2015 by A5h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 A bit of a mixed bag recently. The Porsche 961 is a bit of a disappointment but could be ok with a couple of improvements. New Tamiya Merc Gullwing is an absolute peach! A couple more Revell Cobra's takes my total of these up to 8 (I like this kit) The ERA is a white metal kit, I have built one before but enjoyed it so much I had to have another. Already have some hand laced wires in stock for this one. Finally the MFH Alfa TZ2, what a beautiful kit! I'm really looking forward to that one. All the best, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A5h Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 What a nice score you have there, I wondered what the Gullwing Merc is like, being the new boy in the Tamiya block I bet it is really nice, judging on their other boxes I have used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Nice kits Steve , 66 Targa - looking forward to that one being built , 1/24 scales these kits will be tiny compared to your normal builds , have you run out of space ? , would I be wrong saying there will be lots of added scratch building going with most of these kits . Red 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Nice kits Steve , 66 Targa - looking forward to that one being built , 1/24 scales these kits will be tiny compared to your normal builds , have you run out of space ? , would I be wrong saying there will be lots of added scratch building going with most of these kits . Red 5 I rarely work in any other scale than 1/24 so you may have me mixed up with another member. I think my last two models not in 1/24 were the Tamiya Lola T.70 and Trumpy GT40. Anyhoo, you are quite correct, some of these kits will be 'garnished' with AM and scratched details. Cheers, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 my apologies Steve I must be thinking of another member as you say , anyway still looking forward to seeing these kits being built . Red 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Just ordered one of these: http://www.foxsports.com/speed/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/motor_dani.jpg in miniature, that is... . Tamiya 1/12th RC211V 2006. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A5h Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I do like the Repsol 211 but having watched someone build it and trying to get the colours right seemed and enormous task which is why I left it alone, though I have found this since http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=853 £6.99 delivery on top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Yup. I saw those - and Zero Paints seems to get a pretty good write up. May have to add that to my next Hiroboy order! Cheers, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Andi Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Well, sort of a non post really? ........... Or rather to post a bit of a stash update, The T's because it's great to have an earlier version of the venerable Model T, and something a bit crisper than the now very aged AMT version. The Ebbro "4" because I used to actually have one of these, and regardless of it's lowly status it was a pretty cool motor car - or perhaps I just made it so??? (Smiling now of course - I've never been cool in my natural). It was known as the "Art car" and somewhere I have a picture of it whilst at Art school, complete with a phenomenal "I want to break free" moustache (me not the car) - actually that was pretty cool. right up until the video came out. The figures ... well, for seven quid it would of been rude not to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smackers Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Just added the 1/16 Revell VW Karmann Ghia to the stash so the 1/16 Italeri Mercedes 300SL Cabrio don't look out of place. Am in a bit of a dilemma as to what next though to join them, 1/16 Revell VW Beetle or wait for the 1/16 VW Samba Bus? Update with pics of latest purchases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 No pics but I've also just got the new Tamiya Mercedes 300SL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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