anyone still build Diecast cars??? lets see em

[93blazer4dr]

if anyone still builds diecast/toy cars lets see what you have been doing.
I have a few ill post tomorrow.

 

[RPM]

I went to a hobby shop yesterday, looking for something for the Grandsons birthday. The old AMT model kits we paid $1.50 for are now $25.00. WOW talk about inflation. About 17 times what we used to pay as a kid, of course that was 50 some years ago. By comparison a gallon of gas was about 30 cents back then an now $3.00 a gallon, only 10 times what it used to be.

So we will not be building model cars.

 

[JBailey]

I went to a hobby shop yesterday, looking for something for the Grandsons birthday. The old AMT model kits we paid $1.50 for are now $25.00. WOW talk about inflation. About 17 times what we used to pay as a kid, of course that was 50 some years ago. By comparison a gallon of gas was about 30 cents back then an now $3.00 a gallon, only 10 times what it used to be.

So we will not be building model cars.

If you have a Walmart nearby, you might check it out as most are carrying model kits again. Also hobby lobby or Michaels as they both have 40% off coupons all the time.

I still build the occasional model kit. Here a '29 RPU I'm about done with.

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And one I'm currently working on, its a '57 Ford Custom kustom lol.


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The supercharged 223 straight six that's going in it.


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And here's a '49 Ford shoebox I built a few years ago.

Untitled by ratrodfanbobcat, on Flickr