This tiny light lens popped out of my tweezers onto my workroom floor (painted concrete grey). Used a small broom and dustpan and swept around my work area and was VERY surprised to actually find it. Heading out to get a lottery ticket now. Lol!
A redditor posted this kit the other day asking about its value. We DM'd back and forth since she lives about 45 minutes from me and we settled on a price. Picked up the kit yesterday and it appeared to be sealed. However, when I opened the box, it was evident that it had previously been opened. Parts were cut from the sprue, the tires had been sanded, and one of the 2 steering wheels was broken. No big deal until I discovered that the dashboard is missing.
Any thoughts about what I should do from my pals on this sub?
Note: I'm 98% sure the seller did not know that the box had been opened based on her demeanor when I met with her.
On a positive note, the kit appears to have been manufactured in USA and is really well tooled.
Amazingly great model to build. No flash, barely any parting lines, and everything, including the roll cage, fit together well. Gotta love Tamiya kits.
An absolutely fantastic kit to build even though it was produced in 1996. Virtually no parting lines or flash and everything fit together so nicely. Even the roll cage was easy to assemble. Tamiya really does make great model kits.
Picked this up at a model show earlier this year. According to Scalemates it was new box in 1995 but still the original tooling from 1975. Planning to do two-tone black and red over black primer for a deeper red color. First Monogram kit and at first glance the tooling doesn't look too bad. We'll see...
A finicky build to say the least but it's finally done. Decals are from Atlantis Models and they were a delight to apply. Everything else, not so much. Lol!
Yes, I am aware the tail wing is on backwards so no need to point it out :)
An easy, non-messy way to attach windows to your kit.
Tamiya pink primer really warmed up the Chrome Yellow. Super enjoyable kit to build so far with everything fitting together nicely. Tamiya kits are SO well designed and manufactured compared to North American brands.
Never had this happen before. Primed with Tamiya grey, used Tamiya Pearl Blue, and applied 1 coat Dupli-color 1K super gloss. Everything was fine until I added a second of clear. Also happed to the hood. Sanded the hood down to the plastic and repainted with no issues. Sanded the clear coat off trunk and this happened when I sprayed Pearl Blue. Modeling experts...what's happened?
Starting this kit and doing the body in Tamiya Chrome Yellow. Debating between using Tamiya pink or white primer or silver base coat. What say you Reddit modelers?
Here is an update for those of you following my previous post seeking advice for old decals.
STS Decals will produce them for $25 plus $6.50 mailing to Canada (all prices USD). As usual they have a minimum of a 12 week lead time which means getting the decals in late July/early August at best. And the total cost in CAD $43.12
Atlantis Models sells the sheet for $7.99 plus $18.48 shipping with most orders fulfilled within 24 hours. Contacted them to see if they could adjust shipping to regular letter mail but no luck. Cost in CAD $36.24
I have decided to order from Atlantis rather than attempt to print them myself or apply old crusty decals and end up with a shabby result.