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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 5:34:50 GMT -6
super score!!!
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Post by TooOld on Feb 8, 2017 10:11:26 GMT -6
Sweet score ! Don't think I've ever seen one built with the turtle deck before , looks good !  |
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Post by Hemi on Feb 8, 2017 16:38:03 GMT -6
I got a HUGE box left on my front porch with just my first name on it, and packed fulla models, I found it on Saturday, and so been at going through it one model box at a time.... There are some I'm keeping for my "Stash" and then there are others thats going up for trading purposes..... What your about to see, is what I'm KEEPING in my "Stash" of goodies!!!!!   A NEEDED "Snow Plow"..... assembled, but WILL come apart, and will be going on my '76 International Scout II (being built like one a very close family friend had, maybe still does) but, he did A LOT of plowing with the thing and I'm gonna model it! -So a Plow I needed for on it!  BOTH fully complete kits! NOTHING built, or painted!  My 1st "Show Rod" come with a what looks to be a Chevy Corvair engine, and I plan to CHANGE that bad boy, and trade off its parts and swap in a HEMI!  -Brand new too!   Cop Out, I THINK this is the original release by the 1973 date on the box, and NO "Round 2" markings!  My 3rd '68 Dodge Charger R/T!!!!! (Looks like "Blade's" car from the movie, might become a reality for me!!!!  Yepper LOVE IT...... '69 Dodge Cornet Super Bee, my second one! Needs some TLC but thats OK, its in pretty good shape!!!! Now that I have 2 of these, one may become a Dodge Coronet R/T, and one the car its said to be, but I can tell ya, one of them WILL be HEMI POWER'D!  Like I needed another one right? WERONG! I'll take all of 'em I can get!!!!! -LOVE the '70 Coronet! AND its brand new never out of the box, or opened! |
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Post by Hemi on Feb 8, 2017 16:38:28 GMT -6
Same box, more!!!!   NOW I have 2 of the '71 GTX, ON will become a '71 Roadrunner, OR a '71 Satellite! (I have a grill to make THAT happen!) Needs a little TLC but I'm good with that!   I THINK this was to be a '69 Daytona..... BUT, I think I may go and make it a '69 Charger 500 instead! (I have a grille for that too!)  Coupla '74 Duster bodies, BOTH needing A LOT of work, I may restore one of them, NOT sure yet, BUT I know I do not plan to toss 'em in the trade pile so..... As I think with the 2 bodies, I can get one good one, with a hood & grille! And, there is a interior tub to one and a frame.... I can come up with everything else for one of them....  A '71 Duster 340 thats had one door "cut-open" and the door is with the kit and in pretty decent shape! I may have some left over parts from my other '71 Dusters to make this one come to life!  A box of loose "Over-The-Road Camper" interior parts..... These will be used in my Deora based camper trailer, pulled by a Deora! (thats to come!)  More Deora parts to back that built up too! AND, its been done in Camouflage!!!!! (Now theres an idea!)  Almost complete '94 Viper.....  Looks like ole John needs to get his hands on either a SECOND L-700, OR cough up that '89 Western Star to carry some OLD Mopars on this trailer!!!!! Building that all is gonna be some REAL fun! |
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Post by Hemi on Feb 8, 2017 16:38:52 GMT -6
And then some of the "loose" stuff I at the time still had to sort through, there were SEVERAL boxes like this, plum full parts!    Just some of the boxes that WERE "full" of just loose parts! I can't explain just how full some of these were, and I've finally gotten through a lot of it.... there was a full box alone of tires! and one full of rims! SO, the kits I plan to trade, I'm trying to see if there are matching tires for those kits in the box of them I have that came in that HUGE box left on my porch!  A gold plated steering wheel!? You can BET thats going in my '70 Coronet R/T Convertible!  Pre-Wired Distributors!!!!? WOW!  Big ole 6 cylinder Diesel! I THINK thats a Cummins, BUT it could be the CAT that comes with the Revell Peterbilt 359 thats to be a CAT 3406.... NOT sure, I have the kit and the engine brand new, I'll have to look to be sure!  And, something Military.... I MIGHT have to "work" that into my "pee'd Off Patton" Show Rod Tank! -Not sure yet, but its not badly done! |
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Post by flounder on Feb 16, 2017 21:10:45 GMT -6
Good news bad news situation. I first saw one of these back in 78 or so, when I visited a friend's house and he and his little brother had put one together. It was the coolest thing. I eventually bought an unbuilt SMUG BUG, but sold it because I really liked that bright red, Muscle Bug. Then I regretted it. That was in 1998ish. I have been looking for another one since, but e-bay prices were too high. I finally landed a nice, build up at a good price. Here is the E-bay pic.  Hosted on FotkiThe box showed up today. Marked FRAGILE - good. Looks like a smaller box surrounded by packing - good. Pick up the smaller box - the model drops out the open end wrapped in a plastic grocery bag. Parts follow. Poop. Broken axel, driving lights and nerf bars. The seller was doing so well. He just failed to wrap the model before putting in a 6-sided inner box (instead of a 5 sided box). So much for putting this one straight on the shelf. I just have a bit more repair to do. I knew it was missing one exhaust trumpet, but I also have the make the rear end cover and headlight lenses. I know the risk of buying a built model I'm still thrilled have to have it. It will be fairly easy too take apart and restore. Flounder  Hosted on Fotki |
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Post by donculley on Feb 17, 2017 8:37:08 GMT -6
Good news bad news situation. I first saw one of these back in 78 or so, when I visited a friend's house and he and his little brother had put one together. It was the coolest thing. I eventually bought an unbuilt SMUG BUG, but sold it because I really liked that bright red, Muscle Bug. Then I regretted it. That was in 1998ish. I have been looking for another one since, but e-bay prices were too high. I finally landed a nice, build up at a good price. Here is the E-bay pic. Hosted on FotkiThe box showed up today. Marked FRAGILE - good. Looks like a smaller box surrounded by packing - good. Pick up the smaller box - the model drops out the open end wrapped in a plastic grocery bag. Parts follow. Poop. Broken axel, driving lights and nerf bars. The seller was doing so well. He just failed to wrap the model before putting in a 6-sided inner box (instead of a 5 sided box). So much for putting this one straight on the shelf. I just have a bit more repair to do. I knew it was missing one exhaust trumpet, but I also have the make the rear end cover and headlight lenses. I know the risk of buying a built model I'm still thrilled have to have it. It will be fairly easy too take apart and restore. Flounder Hosted on FotkiNice score ! I had a similar Ebay win ; the box was all taped up and looked great, inside was a built Horn Toad with no packing at all ! -broken axles, etc. If the original builder hadn't used so much glue, it would have been much worse . |
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Post by 70spop on Feb 17, 2017 22:31:59 GMT -6
Good news bad news situation. I first saw one of these back in 78 or so, when I visited a friend's house and he and his little brother had put one together. It was the coolest thing. I eventually bought an unbuilt SMUG BUG, but sold it because I really liked that bright red, Muscle Bug. Then I regretted it. That was in 1998ish. I have been looking for another one since, but e-bay prices were too high. I finally landed a nice, build up at a good price. Here is the E-bay pic. Hosted on FotkiThe box showed up today. Marked FRAGILE - good. Looks like a smaller box surrounded by packing - good. Pick up the smaller box - the model drops out the open end wrapped in a plastic grocery bag. Parts follow. Poop. Broken axel, driving lights and nerf bars. The seller was doing so well. He just failed to wrap the model before putting in a 6-sided inner box (instead of a 5 sided box). So much for putting this one straight on the shelf. I just have a bit more repair to do. I knew it was missing one exhaust trumpet, but I also have the make the rear end cover and headlight lenses. I know the risk of buying a built model I'm still thrilled have to have it. It will be fairly easy too take apart and restore. Flounder Hosted on FotkiNice score. The Muscle Bug rarely shows up on eBay. Too bad about the poor packaging. I got a built one a couple of years ago that was 100% intact in the auction pics, was actually packed really well in bubble wrap and packing peanuts in the box, and the front nerf bars STILL broke. Later I won an incomplete Smug Bug and asked the seller if he could remove the nerf bars from the body before packing it. He did and put them in a bag with a few other loose parts and it worked out great. Brian |
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Post by TooOld on Mar 1, 2017 12:48:46 GMT -6
This is my newest purchase, the Flameouts and Weirdohs were regular, the rest was in comparison so to speak almost free...   Great score ! I just picked up those three Weird-Ohs myself , don't know when I'll have time to build them .  |
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Post by TooOld on Mar 1, 2017 12:52:58 GMT -6
To be honest I've never had much interest in the Sand Crab kit , don't know why , just one of those kits that I've always passed by . When I came across this one recently for practically nothing I had to buy it ! No rebuilding necessary , just need to glue on a few loose pieces and it'll be ready to display !   |
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Post by 70spop on Mar 1, 2017 18:33:06 GMT -6
To be honest I've never had much interest in the Sand Crab kit , don't know why , just one of those kits that I've always passed by . When I came across this one recently for practically nothing I had to buy it ! No rebuilding necessary , just need to glue on a few loose pieces and it'll be ready to display ! Dang! Nice! Brian |
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Post by flounder on Mar 1, 2017 21:37:21 GMT -6
Wow that Sand Crab is excellent! Here is mine. Its a Grail I have been chasing for a few years. I finally stepped up to the price. It came in pieces and am happy about that. The Seller removed them so they would not break off. It should be easy to reassemble. No broken or missing parts. The build is actually very clean with a little detail added.  Hosted on Fotki |
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Post by 70spop on Mar 1, 2017 22:15:30 GMT -6
Wow that Sand Crab is excellent! Here is mine. Its a Grail I have been chasing for a few years. I finally stepped up to the price. It came in pieces and am happy about that. The Seller removed them so they would not break off. It should be easy to reassemble. No broken or missing parts. The build is actually very clean with a little detail added. Hosted on FotkiCool! That one looks pretty nice. GREAT of the seller to disassemble it a bit to protect the parts. I have been watching a sealed Muscle Bug for the last week or so. It ended a little while ago at $402. When I saw you had commented on this thread, I wondered if you had sprung for the sealed one. Brian |
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Post by flounder on Mar 1, 2017 22:23:57 GMT -6
Hey Pop.
I bid on the sealed Bug in the beginning just to see if I would get lucky. I dropped out after the first day.
I also just missed an unbuilt Super Van for a little over 50.00. Not to worry, because I pretty much blew my annual model allowance this month.
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Post by rapidtransit on Mar 2, 2017 21:42:53 GMT -6
  Here is my score of the week! QUICKSILVER. |
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Post by TooOld on Mar 3, 2017 6:43:01 GMT -6
Oooooo I like ! |
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Post by rapidtransit on Mar 3, 2017 9:30:26 GMT -6
Oooooo I like ! Thx Bob it's from Japan ! |
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Post by flounder on Mar 14, 2017 17:37:27 GMT -6
This just arrived from e-bay. It is built by Al Hogue from the Great North. He did an excellent job. And.... because he did such a great job packing it, it went straight into the display case.  Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki |
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Post by stilljustharley on Mar 15, 2017 11:21:11 GMT -6
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Post by flounder on Mar 15, 2017 19:23:33 GMT -6
That's awesome, Harley! I love the pizza air cleaner. Great extra touches.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 16:17:03 GMT -6
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Post by TooOld on Mar 25, 2017 13:23:41 GMT -6
No Show Rod, But she's a Beauty! 1/8 scale... KooooL !! I'm guessing that's a resin body on a Big Deuce ?  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2017 15:40:10 GMT -6
KooooL !! I'm guessing that's a resin body on a Big Deuce ? Yes Sir, I did not build it, but I'll be dang proud to display it! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2017 12:32:34 GMT -6
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Post by donculley on Mar 27, 2017 13:18:17 GMT -6
That's terrible ! was it boxed up well ? I got a built up Horn Toad once with NO packing in the box and it didn't arrive as bad as that. I hope the seller had insurance, that is a real shame . |
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Post by TooOld on Mar 27, 2017 13:43:54 GMT -6
Praising the gentle hands of the US Post Office!  That's terrible ! was I boxed up well ? I got a built up Horn Toad once with NO packing in the box and it didn't arrive as bad as that. I hope the seller had insurance, that is a real shame . Same thing happened to me with a Danbury Mint Mr. Gasser . Heavier items only wrapped in bubble wrap don't arrive in one piece .  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2017 13:45:04 GMT -6
That's terrible ! was I boxed up well ? I got a built up Horn Toad once with NO packing in the box and it didn't arrive as bad as that. I hope the seller had insurance, that is a real shame . Was well packaged, box looked good, Must have been bounced a couple times |
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Post by Paul B. Canney on Mar 27, 2017 18:33:02 GMT -6
That's terrible ! was I boxed up well ? I got a built up Horn Toad once with NO packing in the box and it didn't arrive as bad as that. I hope the seller had insurance, that is a real shame . Same thing happened to me with a Danbury Mint Mr. Gasser . Heavier items only wrapped in bubble wrap don't arrive in one piece . |
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Post by rapidtransit on Mar 27, 2017 22:02:35 GMT -6
Looks like the usps used it as a hacky sack and kicked it around some .............that sad when that happens . is that body resin?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2017 6:21:06 GMT -6
Looks like the usps used it as a hacky sack and kicked it around some .............that sad when that happens . is that body resin? Yes, resin body, top has been chopped, but the seams were unbroken! Go figure. |
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-Brand new too!
