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Post by patw on Apr 17, 2017 13:57:49 GMT -6
I know it's a very old kit, but has anyone seen any recently. I'm not a collector I'm a builder, no point in having them and not building them.
But remember I'm a pensioner so money is not endless!
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Post by TooOld on Apr 18, 2017 5:38:30 GMT -6
Well Pat , I wish you luck . If you're budget is limited you may have to dip into your retirement fund , even an incomplete UT will cost much more than what most people would be willing to pay .  |
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Post by stingray on Apr 18, 2017 7:49:22 GMT -6
Yeah. I seen a few on eBay. The built up was the least costly but still the bid was like 175 us or close to that. I had a build up a few years ago that was pretty decent but she the ol lady and I broke up for the billionth time she burned it. Pretty sad too. A friend gave me a decent box for it too. Sucks. Good luck.
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Post by donculley on Apr 18, 2017 8:07:58 GMT -6
There is a partial build up on Ebay right now , with four days to go its at $46.00 ; it will go for a lot more and its missing parts . Due to the scarcity of this kit I doubt many people here would have spare pieces to complete it .
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Post by randfink on Apr 19, 2017 11:23:52 GMT -6
I believe there is a resin caster who does a complete kit; they show up from time to time on ebay.
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Post by patw on Apr 28, 2017 0:56:42 GMT -6
Thanks guys I'll keep on looking!
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Post by kabdriver on Apr 29, 2017 11:01:32 GMT -6
There was a guy on eBay Australia selling resin copies of this kit - and also I saw that Steve Scott is taking preorders for a reissue that he's planning...but it seems like he's been planning it for a while. I'll be holding onto my money until I see one for real, personally
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Post by patw on Apr 29, 2017 14:42:54 GMT -6
Cheers kabdriver for the heads up!
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Post by Bert on Apr 30, 2017 14:40:58 GMT -6
Jim, since you have been gone ten years do a search on the Uncertain T and Steve Scott. He is a complete nut bag. Resin repop will be the only way to find an affordable UT. Of course, someone may find a cheap glue bomb on ebay.
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Post by kabdriver on May 1, 2017 8:51:45 GMT -6
Haha, I read the threads on here about him. Seems like he's taking a lot of preorders for kits that might not ever come out - but that's not my business I guess. He has a Facebook group about the reissue he's making of the kit, and I asked when he expected to be done and he blocked and removed me so I guess that gave me my answer  |
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Post by donculley on May 1, 2017 8:52:34 GMT -6
The partial built one I saw on Ebay went for $172.50 ! It wasn't even listed as an Uncertain T , it was in a group of junk models and listed as such. May be it would have gone for more if the seller knew what he had .
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Post by Dennis M on May 2, 2017 19:52:09 GMT -6
I bought a resin one off E-Bay a couple of years ago. I'm still working on it. lol
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Post by kabdriver on May 3, 2017 16:51:52 GMT -6
I bought a resin one off E-Bay a couple of years ago. I'm still working on it. lol How was it Dennis? Nice molding? I'd be interested in seeing some pics if you had any at all |
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Post by kabdriver on May 6, 2017 20:24:11 GMT -6
I found the eBayer who was selling them Pat - his ebay name is ResinBlob. He hasn't got them listed right now but might be worth asking about them anyway!
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Post by showrodjohn on May 8, 2017 6:49:34 GMT -6
ResinBlob is a good bloke and I have bought some of his resin good quality. Just contact him he is more than happy to help.
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Post by kabdriver on May 8, 2017 7:34:11 GMT -6
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Post by patw on May 9, 2017 15:47:09 GMT -6
Thanks for that link kabdriver. I've just sent an email to him via ebay, and we'll see what's what!
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Post by patw on May 10, 2017 1:15:38 GMT -6
Hi kabdriver, I've had a reply already (overnight)! Saying that he can get hold of one for $85 aus plus $19 aus shipping, so I've answered about the cost being a pensioner and what comes in a kit (if it is). So watch this space!
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Post by kabdriver on May 10, 2017 15:00:08 GMT -6
That doesnt seem terrible - about $75 (or I guess maybe 60 pounds if youre English - I forget the exchange rate exactly).
From the pics I've seen of these resin kits they include everything that the original car kit came with except the base and the girl figure - be interested to see what he says though!
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Post by patw on May 11, 2017 3:50:22 GMT -6
Well kabdriver here's a photo of the kit that Glenn has sent me...............  It's $104AU including shipping of $19AU so the kit is $85au. That's £62.08 here in the UK. I've ordered one and paid by Paypal. Glenn said it takes a few days to produce the whole kit, and will advise me when he's ready to send it. kabdriver, I've always used CA or Superglue to put my 1/43 resin kits (Rallycars) together, what do you use, remembering that we don't have as many adhesives in the UK under the same name as yours? I've done various searches, Google etc. and found a host of pictures of the 'T' to base the build on. |
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Post by kabdriver on May 11, 2017 8:36:56 GMT -6
It looks really nicely done - cant wait to see what you do with it Pat!
I would use CA or superglue too, personally, washing the parts carefully in some soapy water before priming or gluing to make sure there's no release agent on there to ruin your paint. I actually like white wall tyre cleaner for cleaning resin parts, but I'm not sure if you can get that 'across the pond'.
I also picked up a tip from somewhere a while ago that said to paint both sides of thinner resin parts (like the body, for example) even if the inside won't be visible when completed. As paint shrinks it can 'tug' at the resin if it's just on one side and can cause some warping, although I've never seen that in person (knock on wood).
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Post by patw on May 11, 2017 16:31:17 GMT -6
Thanks kabdriver for the prep and painting tips. I must also get another bottle of zap-a-gap super glue as my old one is perhaps to old to do the job properly. No I haven't seen white wall cleaner here, but we don't see white wall tyres, only at shows if at all.
Glenn has sent an update saying he will be able to ship it on Monday, so we'll see how long it takes to get to the UK from Oz!
I wonder if anyone can find a build plan?
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Post by kabdriver on May 12, 2017 4:07:16 GMT -6
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Post by patw on May 12, 2017 16:36:33 GMT -6
Well thanks yet again kabdriver!
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Post by kabdriver on May 13, 2017 17:46:40 GMT -6
No problem Pat! Hopefully it arrives soon!
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Post by grumpy on May 19, 2017 0:33:53 GMT -6
if your on facebook check the styrene traders some show rod builder's on those sites
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Post by patw on May 24, 2017 9:15:39 GMT -6
Well guys here it is! Glenn sent it from Oz on the 16th May and it's the 24th May today in the UK, very good on economy shipping! There is very little I need to do in removing flash as there is very little, as you can see from my pics.........    I will start to prepare the kit with warm water with a drop of washing up liquid and a good clear water rinse, when I've finished my present build. By the by I came across this yesterday on a Pinterest search, a kid's go cart!  I wish I was a lot younger and a lot smaller........ again! |
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Post by kabdriver on Jun 13, 2017 16:10:41 GMT -6
So cool! Certainly sounds like it came quickly Pat! Looks nicely done too! I'm tempted to get one myself!
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Post by Bert on Jun 13, 2017 22:09:52 GMT -6
Get off Pintrest and get started on this. I look forward to seeing it. Oh yeah, don't use the Rockstar energy drink decal sheet on this one. |
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Post by patw on Sept 17, 2017 15:51:54 GMT -6
Yes guys I've got one fron Resinblob..... as the picture disappeared through the Photobucket purge , here's another  |
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