breadneck Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I`ll just leave you guys to it ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Got a 2008 Toyota Highlander with 130000Kms (80000 Miles) for $25000 Taxes in. Leather heated seats/Auto Start/Tow package with Brake assist/ Very clean AWD/4WD. Need to get some accessories like Bull Bar and Side steps and a set of summer rims. Just to make it look right. My first SUV (Truck) and I love it!!! And I sold my 2002 Impala LS with 406000Kms (252000 Miles)for more than $2000. Kit wise All from Lucky Model Wolfpack T-38 with shipping less than what I can get it in NA before shipping. And a real Nice Decal sheet from Fundekals with many options at a very very reasonable price. Kinetic F-5A kit for $32 with shipping included Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SDPhantom619 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I found 2 1/48 monogram a-6e open box sealed bags for 5$ each on craigslist believe it or not. But the biggest find literally where 1/48 italeri c-130h and a c-130j both open box sealed bags, bought both for $40 from a retired c-130 pilot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 My best buy this year was at a local model show, a Hasegawa 1/72 RF-101 for $8 . I know this does not sound too exciting, but try and find one .... they are hard to find, and getting pricey. My best find was a 1/72 NOVA C-141B vac at a fair price, I can not remember exactly but it was $50 or $60, so a good find and a good buy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Best find and buy: 2 1/72 Hasegawa F-4Gs (Wild Weasel and Egypt 1), paid around 1500 yen ($14) for each without shipping. I also managed to pick up Tamiya's F-16C/N at a killer price of 2000 yen ($19) without shipping. Even though I already have the 1/72 decals for the Moo Cow Viper and I usually build only one of each scheme, the price was just too good to ignore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Möbius 1 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 a really pretty girl at the gas station Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I was happy when I got a 1/72 Matchbox Skyknight early in the year...very hard to find. Then Sword went and released two versions! So now I have three Skyknights in the stash! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Combat Zero Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 a really pretty girl at the gas station beat me to the punch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Combat Zero Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 a really pretty girl at the gas station beat me to the punch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 a really pretty girl at the gas station How much was she? :monkeydance:/> Either the Hasegawa 1/72 F-16I for half-off at Hobbytown or the unopened Hasegawa 1/72 F-111D/F for $15.00 at the Seattle Model Show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DONG Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Plenty Trumpeter 1/32 F-105D $35 Has. 1/32 TA-4J $20 Revell 1/32 RF-4E $30 All from shows. Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Möbius 1 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 well over the money i have Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breadneck Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 How much was she? :monkeydance:/>/> Either the Hasegawa 1/72 F-16I for half-off at Hobbytown or the unopened Hasegawa 1/72 F-111D/F for $15.00 at the Seattle Model Show. Shees, i hope there are no girls around these parts....are there? If so, please excuse my maskulin friend here and his ways.. :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Best buy: a 1/32 Tamiya F-15J for $57 shipped. Best find: 1948 Delta Unisaw Jr for $150, and it came with original accessories - motor, fence, dado set & mortise jig. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
streetstream Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Well actually, a few hours before new years, a buddy of mine, who was into model building, told me he quit (he liked to have the models, but didn't like building them) and gave me a Revell 1/72 F 14D super tomcat "last flight" FREE. That was a nice gesture. Edited January 4, 2014 by streetstream Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VMFA314Knights Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Apparently I should start beating DONG out to a few shows (Good finds!) In 2013 I'd say it was finding a Trumpeter 1/48 Wellington Ic for $40.00 at a local model show in Ajax... so I was 'forced to' buy it even though I already had their Wellington III in the stash at home. Almost but not quite beat my deal in 2012 where I came across a Trumpeter 1/48 RA-5C Vigilante for $25.00 in Hamilton! Deals like that keep the stash growing - can't resist even if I have the kit already... really I'm trying to cut down. Cheers, David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Shees, i hope there are no girls around these parts....are there? If so, please excuse my maskulin friend here and his ways.. Why would girls get offended by Hasegawa F-16Is and F-111D/Fs? (Don't worry, my wife beats me regularly... She proclaims it's the only sense I'll ever receive! ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lancer512 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 My best buy last year was the RoG 1/32 Eurofighter Typhoon for about $20 due to a hobby shop closing down. It was priced before at $66. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 KP Su-22M3 M3 with resin burner and AM decals for $20 delivered off e-Bay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 At a flea market, 1/48 Tamiya Lancaster and Hobby Craft CF-100 for $20!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim S Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Non hobby wise, my teenage son plays the bagpipes and I found a near flawless complete set of Gillanders and Mcleod bagpipes, a semi dress sporran, a Taylor tartan wool kilt (that fits him), a pair of wool hose and an off brand practice chanter and the guy wanted $100 for everything. I would say the pipes, kilt and sporran are worth $1000.He bought them on a trip to Scotland and just stuck them in a box in his closet. We replaced the bag, cover, and cords. Gave everything a good oiling, new hemp, new drone reeds, and it has turned out to be a really nice set of pipes. Hobby wise, I paid $40 for Hasegawa's 1/72 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet "Centennial" Combo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Got the 1/32 Academy F-18C OIF box for 18$ plus about 17$ shipping but there were other things in the box too. It then turned into my favorite completed build as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 $30 for a 1/48 YF-12 at National IPMS show in Colorado. Was also able to pick up a 1/48 AC-130 with a one tank glued together for $25. Best deals are at the local shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 How about a girl I fell for 12 years ago in college and am now dating for 8 months? I know this may have been a joke, but I'm serious. I don't know why a girl like this is with a guy like me, but I am not one to argue. She's sweet, smart and sexy! Rules, must post pics.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 A copy of "Last Man on the Moon" by Gene Cernan at Half Price books for $6.00. I already have a copy of this autobiography of the Apollo 17 astronaut (a great read BTW), but I had to buy this one as I looked inside and found an authentic Gene Cernan autograph inside. He autographed some copies for the Kansas Cosmosphere book store a few years back. They were about $30 bucks back then and his signature commands bigger money today, so THIS was an incredible stroke of luck. As for models, I'll have to think about that as I have made a few acquisitions this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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