JeroenS Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 OK, I'll fess up... I went to the LHS yesterday to get some supplies, also with the thought of looking for something to break the long build of the Benz truck (of course, I could have done that with a stash item, but hey). And came home with this: I love these Chevy pick-ups, wanted one for quite some time. I posted one in the "spot of the day" recently and only just now realized (after checking the picture) that that was this exact model! So, this just had to be 🙂 .... I've already started it, which was a must because my "stash" cupboard is actually full, but now it's on the bench so it didn't count as stash 😎 Don't know yet if I feel like starting a build thread. All I can say for now is, if you have one of these, make sure you're in good supply of sanding paper and milliput before starting the build! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 On 5/31/2019 at 9:07 PM, Spiny said: Now to see if I can get through the rest of the year without any more purchases... Yeah, right. It's a '65 Pontiac, what's not to like? Though I do prefer the stacked headlights of a GTO. Ooooh, GTO..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixpeter Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Haven't done a F1 car for a bit so I now have a excuse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 10 hours ago, JeroenS said: I love these Chevy pick-ups, wanted one for quite some time. I posted one in the "spot of the day" recently and only just now realized (after checking the picture) that that was this exact model! So, this just had to be 🙂 .... I've already started it, which was a must because my "stash" cupboard is actually full, but now it's on the bench so it didn't count as stash 😎 Don't know yet if I feel like starting a build thread. All I can say for now is, if you have one of these, make sure you're in good supply of sanding paper and milliput before starting the build! This is one of the few bits of 'quantity control' I'm any good at - keeping just one kit on the table at a time (excluding the bodyshells I spray through summer ready for building in winter). 10 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Yeah, right. It's a '65 Pontiac, what's not to like? Though I do prefer the stacked headlights of a GTO. Ooooh, GTO..... When I get around to it I will be doing it stock, so I will have the stacked headlights rather than that rather dodgy 'custom' front end they put on the box - that picture had put me off the kit for the best part of two years until I discovered that you could build it as a stock GP. That said, my eye does keep being drawn towards that Revell GTO - yet another one taunting the wallet. Incidentally, the Grand Prix is huge - although it's a 1/25 when I put the shell next to the Hasegawa Jag XJ-S body and lined the front ends up, the back of the Jag only lined up with the rear pillar (can it be a C-Pillar in a pillarless car?). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 An Airfix Porsche 917 for a decent price from the bay. I was bidding on an Airfix Lotus Cortina but gave up. It eventually sold for over sixty pounds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Pete in Lincs said: It eventually sold for over sixty pounds! That's cheap - I've watched them go for over three figures - and once saw an Airfix Victor Estate 'sell' for over three hundred (although if the 'buyer' ever paid, who knows?!) Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: (although if the 'buyer' ever paid, who knows?!) I suspect not. If it's the victor estate I have seen on ebay, it constantly re-appears at a start price of £450! again, and again and again.... Alan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I think I just happened to be there at the right time. I last built one nigh on fifty years ago! I doubt I'll build this but will sell it on eventually. I just want to own one again for a while. The modified Capri (Kool Kat?) was on there last week, and there's an Escort starting at 45 pounds! Thanks, Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Alan R said: I suspect not. If it's the victor estate I have seen on ebay, it constantly re-appears at a start price of £450! again, and again and again.... Alan. No, different seller, but I do admire the £450 seller's determination and persistence! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 OK, I barely managed to squeeze this one into the cupboard but it's there 🙂 ... Cupboard now full. Now let's see how long before I start bending my rules about cupboards in relation to stash size... Anyway, I've loved these Scania Torpedo version trucks since I was a kid. Italeri has a kit of the original T143 but it's a rare find, so I settled for the H version which went for a good price on the second hand, although the kit is new. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Not many posting on this subject for a while . Here’s what I have just purchased . The Celica I built earlier this year went well , so hopefully this will be my winter project . Gary . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) We were away over Dad's Day so our youngest son dropped this in on our return... And as another web site/magazine have built this in the latest edition of their mag, I was lucky to find this at a good price on ebay UK, and have a go at building it myself!..... Edited July 18, 2019 by PatW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Picked up the Custom Tuned version of the 1/12 Tamiya Honda CB750F the other day . Rather strangely , when I looked at the chrome sprue it was shiny on one side & matt on the other . I queried this with The Hobby Company who checked with Tamiya & apparently it's supposed to be like that though for the life of me I cannot fathom why . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Since I followed @Spiny Trabant build I wanted to build one myself, found one today in a physical store for a decent price. Not often I find a good physical store close to where I live nice to avoid shipping costs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 6 hours ago, dbostream said: Since I followed @Spiny Trabant build I wanted to build one myself, found one today in a physical store for a decent price. Not often I find a good physical store close to where I live nice to avoid shipping costs. Happy to have turned you to the dark side of building rubbish cars It's a nice kit, and probably builds more solidly than the real thing too. Enjoy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Two off the bay. A slightly started Tamiya Porsche Boxster and a Monogram Ford Capri of 1976 vintage. I think they both need a little tidy up and will then be sold on here. I've wanted the Capri for decades but my tastes/builds have changed a lot. I'm sure there must be someone on here who will appreciate and build it. (Please form an orderly queue) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: Two off the bay. A slightly started Tamiya Porsche Boxster and a Monogram Ford Capri of 1976 vintage. I think they both need a little tidy up and will then be sold on here. I've wanted the Capri for decades but my tastes/builds have changed a lot. I'm sure there must be someone on here who will appreciate and build it. (Please form an orderly queue) I'd be interested in the Capri . May I have first refusal on it ? John Green Nantwich , Cheshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 John, It shall be yours. After I've had a play, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: John, It shall be yours. After I've had a play, obviously. Thanks mate . Drop me a PM when you're ready to sell . There's no rush though - I'm away on holiday from Saturday . We're going to Oulton Broad , home of Hannants . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 13 hours ago, Spiny said: Happy to have turned you to the dark side of building rubbish cars It's a nice kit, and probably builds more solidly than the real thing too. Enjoy! You are probably right. I told my dad I am probably better off with the 1:24 version than the 1:1 one. I saw Revell did a Trabant 601 limousine as well maybe I will pick that one up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I bought a Bandai Pendle Princess traction engine on Ebay yesterday . I've wanted one ever since Ted Taylor built his in Scale Models around 1980 but I couldn't afford it at the time . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 21 minutes ago, rs2man said: I bought a Bandai Pendle Princess traction engine on Ebay yesterday . I've wanted one ever since Ted Taylor built his in Scale Models around 1980 but I couldn't afford it at the time . If you don’t have it, I can send you a copy of the Scale Models article, though it’s more a “review with hints” than a complete build article... best, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, cmatthewbacon said: If you don’t have it, I can send you a copy of the Scale Models article, though it’s more a “review with hints” than a complete build article... best, M. Thanks for the offer mate , but I have that issue at home . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I got this bargain basement Airfix Scooby for £5.99, with no box or destructions, or is it instructions! And hope to build.......................... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Found this on ebay with a pretty low highest bid and could not stop myself from bidding. Now I need to start selling models again... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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