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Old 10-14-2024, 04:05 PM
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Default Some hard to find Pontiac models on oldmodelkits.com

This site posts new kits available on Mondays and posted some hard to find Pontiac kits today:

Original MPC 1970 GTO annual 3-1
MPC 1967 Unswitchable Funny Car GTO
1968 MPC GTO annual 3-1 original
MPC 1971 Formula 400 annual
AMT 1964 Tempest LeMans conv annual
AMT 1963 Funny Farmer drag car
Doyusha 1/12 1973 Trans Am (I didn't know this model existed)

https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?page=1&newlist=1

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I always wanted one of those 1/12 scale 73 TA models, but damn they're expensive. I look at the price and decide that money is better spent on real TAs lol

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Old 10-14-2024, 07:19 PM
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I always wanted one of those 1/12 scale 73 TA models, but damn they're expensive. I look at the price and decide that money is better spent on real TAs lol
That Doyusha one I wanted back in the mid 80s, was 70 some dollars IIRC. Too rich for a 16 yo.

I did snag the 1/8 scale monogram turbo t/a, for like half the cost.

I seem to remember last seeing that one, assembled, with the tell tale wafts of burning firecracker fuse coming from under the hood.

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Old 10-14-2024, 07:33 PM
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I have one of the Otaki 1/12 73 TA’s unassembled in the bags. Unfortunately the tires have disintegrated. Working on figuring out how to 3D print a set.

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Old 10-14-2024, 08:51 PM
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I bought one of the 1/12 '73 T/As "back in the day". Never opened it, and around the time eBay originally launched, I decided I'd probably never build it. So auctioned it. I got what seemed like crazy money to me at the time, but I don't remember what it was now.

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Farmers car had a 427 on it?

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That Doyusha one I wanted back in the mid 80s, was 70 some dollars IIRC. Too rich for a 16 yo.

I did snag the 1/8 scale monogram turbo t/a, for like half the cost.

I seem to remember last seeing that one, assembled, with the tell tale wafts of burning firecracker fuse coming from under the hood.
Many of the ship models I built as a kid met a similar fiery explosive fate......

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Old 10-17-2024, 10:28 PM
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What a cool site

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Old 10-18-2024, 04:59 AM
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I used to collect and build models and chased many of these for years.
When prices started to get ridiculous I stopped and sold off most of them years ago.
It was fun while it lasted.


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They posted another kit I didn't know about today:

Doyusha 1971 GTO motorized

https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.p...ac-GTO-A-3-800

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Jeff, I like those '73 and '74 Firebird ones.

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They posted another kit I didn't know about today:

Doyusha 1971 GTO motorized

https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.p...ac-GTO-A-3-800

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That one is/was a HTF kit and that price isn't far off from what I paid in the 80's.
That's the 1st release, the 2nd release came out repackaged(Check out the Box Art/Date)

It didn't come with the battery op motor like the first.
I bought that at my local hobby shop (Remember Those)

Then ran it into the wall and it suffered some damage
think I still have it put away.

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Ah the "Good old days"

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The days going up to Tiny Tim’s on Woodward, modems, rockets, slot cars, gas powered kits

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I have virtually all of the GTO kits pictured on my website. The link is in the collectibles for sale section here.

https://www.thecarburetorshop.com/GTOmodelssale.htm

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Nice work! That’s definitely one of the things I’m miss most since I retired… access to the 3D printers at work! Made a lot of nice replacement parts for my cars and other things around the house over the years!

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I would mow a lawn and go buy a model. Crazy how much the same kits are at hobby lobby

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