What CAR/BIKE kits have you recently bought 2?

[rs2man]

12 minutes ago, Windy37 said:

How bad of me ! Box is bashed , contents unscathed ( apart from being all wrong … ) It was cheap with no Ford tax for once . So I couldn’t resist . 

 

Gary .

Make sure you check the bodyshell .  I had that exact boxing ,  bought new and shrinkwrapped from a shop , and the body was a clear version of the Zakspeed Group 2 racing version .

[Mike]

1 hour ago, Bengalensis said:

FFPM

Fennell Four-Phase Model?

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine?

Fédération Française des Pilotes Maritimes?

Fédération Française des Pêcheurs en Mer?

 

[Spiny]

23 hours ago, cmatthewbacon said:

Enjoy that one @Spiny. The back end is a lot of fun to get together, believe me. You’ll need to test fit, ensure nothing is warped, especially the near-scale suspension parts, and clean up any flash and seam lines…

 

But it’s a great kit of a fabulous car.

best,

M.

Thanks for the heads up and advice, sounds ominous but much better to know now that I need to be careful with those bits than after I've started gluing. The good news is that it is likely to take 3-4 years to journey through my stash so hopefully I can gain a few more and improve my skills before tackling it.

[malpaso]

I had a birthday Amazon voucher burning a hole in my pocket.  I really didn’t need any more kits but then this popped up as I was searching!

I’m not really into drag cars but it seems a nice book and Tim Boyd is a respected modeler and author in car mags.

[Windy37]

51 minutes ago, rs2man said:

Make sure you check the bodyshell .  I had that exact boxing ,  bought new and shrinkwrapped from a shop , and the body was a clear version of the Zakspeed Group 2 racing version .

Thanks ! It’s all shrink wrapped , I checked everything and it’s definitely the rally bodyshell . The only problem is the tyres have been laid on top of the decals in the bottom of the box and marked the decals . 
Gary . 

[keefr22]

1 hour ago, Windy37 said:

I checked everything and it’s definitely the rally bodyshell

 

Bit of a shame really - if it did have a clear Zakspeed shell in it, it would probably be worth a fortune as a 'collector's kit' on flea bay....!!! 🤣

 

And then you could have got a few of the Italeri re-releases!

 

Keith

[Six97s]

2 hours ago, malpaso said:

I had a birthday Amazon voucher burning a hole in my pocket.  I really didn’t need any more kits but then this popped up as I was searching!

I’m not really into drag cars but it seems a nice book and Tim Boyd is a respected modeler and author in car mags.

 

Ha, I had a copy of that on my Ebay watch list recently, but figured I already have the kits I care about and the ones I don't, I probably can't afford...

 

[Bengalensis]

12 hours ago, Bengalensis said:

Maybee the measurements should be checked to see if some of the wheels from on of FPPM's kit might fit, or ask Fernando if he would consider creating a set...

 

11 hours ago, Bengalensis said:

Actually FFPM has, or at least used to have, a dedicated wheel set for this kit, I have just found out.

 

10 hours ago, Mike said:

Fennell Four-Phase Model?

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine?

Fédération Française des Pilotes Maritimes?

Fédération Française des Pêcheurs en Mer?

 

FPPM. I'm very sorry, I mixed up the two characters in the second post. FPPModelos or Fernando Pinto Portugal Models.

 

https://www.facebook.com/fernandopintomodels

 

[Vesa Jussila]

18 hours ago, Windy37 said:

How bad of me ! Box is bashed , contents unscathed ( apart from being all wrong … ) It was cheap with no Ford tax for once . So I couldn’t resist . 

 

Gary .

Nice one, but we really need up to date kit.

[Mike]

8 hours ago, Bengalensis said:

 

 

 

FPPM. I'm very sorry, I mixed up the two characters in the second post. FPPModelos or Fernando Pinto Portugal Models.

 

https://www.facebook.com/fernandopintomodels

 

Thanks.  $80 for a set of wheels would be outwith my budget though

[Vesa Jussila]

18 hours ago, Windy37 said:

How bad of me ! Box is bashed , contents unscathed ( apart from being all wrong … ) It was cheap with no Ford tax for once . So I couldn’t resist . 

 

Gary .

Nice one, but we really need up to date kit.

[Bengalensis]

23 minutes ago, Mike said:

Thanks.  $80 for a set of wheels would be outwith my budget though

Sure that's not the 1/12 scale Bentley wheels he makes? But I may be wrong.

[keefr22]

22 minutes ago, Vesa Jussila said:

Nice one, but we really need up to date kit.

 

Glad I'm not the only one banging on about that....!!

 

Keith

[Mike]

22 minutes ago, Bengalensis said:

Sure that's not the 1/12 scale Bentley wheels he makes? But I may be wrong.

I think so?  I've been wrong before though

 

If this link works, that's where I got my info from:

 

https://www.facebook.com/fernandopintomodels/photos/pcb.2004158639818161/2004158406484851/

[Bengalensis]

1 hour ago, Mike said:

I think so?  I've been wrong before though

 

If this link works, that's where I got my info from:

 

https://www.facebook.com/fernandopintomodels/photos/pcb.2004158639818161/2004158406484851/

Ah, yes, you are quite correct.

As so often I'm pretty good at forgetting (repressing probably) what I actually paid for something...🙄

[Mike]

42 minutes ago, Bengalensis said:

Ah, yes, you are quite correct.

As so often I'm pretty good at forgetting (repressing probably) what I actually paid for something...🙄

I think I'd be keen to forget/suppress that eye-watering number too.  Hopefully someone will do some good quality 3D printed wheels before too long, and won't require any of my limbs to pay for them

[Windy37]

3 hours ago, Vesa Jussila said:

Nice one, but we really need up to date kit.

 

2 hours ago, keefr22 said:

 

Glad I'm not the only one banging on about that....!!

 

Keith

Come on , somebody do a nice Escort mk 2 kit . Please 🙏 

Gary .

[malpaso]

Let’s be honest, at least there’s a barely adequate mk2 (yes I’ve been there, done that).  Where’s the Mini Clubman when you need it?

[Paul H]

On 02/09/2022 at 15:36, Mike said:

After seeing someone's build of the gorgeous Bentley Blower of the 1:24 Heller kit, I succumbed

 

 

It's a shame there's not much, if any aftermarket for this, as it could be a great kit with a bit of help.  I know the bigger Airfix kit has more potential due to its size, but this one will match (most of) the rest of the kits in the display cabinet.  If I ever finish one of course

The nearest to aftermarket that I have seen for these is the Revell rebox, which has a much better decal sheet (if of interest, I can scan the sheet in mine if you're able to print your own decals?).  As for potential, this series of Heller vintage / classic cars are much more prototypically correct than most other car kits, and even though only 1:24, I reckon that many, including this one would make a great rolling chassis display.  As I have both the Revell and the recent Heller releases, it is very tempting to do that with one of them - either that, or re-body one as the car that Ian Fleming described in Casino Royale.

Edited September 3, 2022 by Paul H

[keefr22]

On 03/09/2022 at 19:36, malpaso said:

Where’s the Mini Clubman when you need it?

 

If you need one badly enough there's one sitting in my garage...!! 

 

i do agree though, it's another kit I keep banging on about, there's more than enough kits of roundnoses and Hasegawa go and do another one...!!

 

Keith

[Paul H]

7 minutes ago, keefr22 said:

there's more than enough kits of roundnoses and Hasegawa go and do another one...!!

 

Given that the Tamiya & Revell ones are now no longer easy to source, perhaps the arrival of the Hasegawa kit will be followed by various transkits, including a Clubman?

[keefr22]

8 hours ago, Paul H said:

 

Given that the Tamiya & Revell ones are now no longer easy to source, perhaps the arrival of the Hasegawa kit will be followed by various transkits, including a Clubman?

 

Hope so. There used to be a clubbie transkit fairly regularly available on ebay from somewhere in Europe, but haven't seen it for some years now.

 

K

[Windy37]

Another Ford off e Bay at a reasonable price . Bashed box , contents unharmed . This is going to be the basis of my next build . 

Gary. 

[Pete in Lincs]

On 9/4/2022 at 10:41 PM, Paul H said:

Given that the Tamiya & Revell ones are now no longer easy to source

Have a look at my for sale site. (Just saying..)

[Spiny]

1 hour ago, Windy37 said:

Another Ford off e Bay at a reasonable price . Bashed box , contents unharmed . This is going to be the basis of my next build . 

Gary. 

Good choice, it builds up to a decent looking model with no major issues in the build process. The worst bit is the big decal that wraps around the front, I ended up chopping mine into pieces to get it to lay down straight. And don't do what I did and add the front wings before the instructions say so - you can't get the chassis in the body with them on. Other than that, the only thing to look out for is that some of the semi-circular pegs are the wrong way around (mainly suspension bits) and will need trimming to get in place.