2024 Edition of "SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT" !

[project510]

Hopefully no one minds that I start a new thread for the new year! I did not see one having already been created so here we are.

I will start us off I suppose!

I went into my LHS for these supplies:



And while waiting for my turn in line I naturally was lured into the Tamiya car section and found these...



Welcome to 2024! Now I probably shouldn't buy anymore kits for the rest of the year... but who am I kidding..

[tcoat]

Jan 3, 2024 17:20:51 GMT -5 project510 said:

Hopefully no one minds that I start a new thread for the new year! I did not see one having already been created so here we are.

I will start us off I suppose!

I went into my LHS for these supplies:



And while waiting for my turn in line I naturally was lured into the Tamiya car section and found these...



Welcome to 2024! Now I probably shouldn't buy anymore kits for the rest of the year... but who am I kidding..

Ohhh a new Z! will watch for that one to get built

[project510]

Jan 3, 2024 18:07:32 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Jan 3, 2024 17:20:51 GMT -5 project510 said:

Hopefully no one minds that I start a new thread for the new year! I did not see one having already been created so here we are.

I will start us off I suppose!
I went into my LHS for these supplies:
And while waiting for my turn in line I naturally was lured into the Tamiya car section and found these...
Welcome to 2024! Now I probably shouldn't buy anymore kits for the rest of the year... but who am I kidding..

Ohhh a new Z! will watch for that one to get built

Sorry to report this may be in the stash a while. Ill be waiting for someone to make this kit for it.

LBWK Wide body kit OMG I love this car.

[kyledehart5]

Jan 3, 2024 17:20:51 GMT -5 project510 said:

Hopefully no one minds that I start a new thread for the new year! I did not see one having already been created so here we are.

I will start us off I suppose!

I went into my LHS for these supplies:



And while waiting for my turn in line I naturally was lured into the Tamiya car section and found these...



Welcome to 2024! Now I probably shouldn't buy anymore kits for the rest of the year... but who am I kidding..

Your LHS had the MP4/4? You’re kidding.

Mine hasn’t even had the new Z but I could seen it popping in later. Sweet adds! I have managed to not buy anything yet this year. 🤣🤣🤣 But I have one more to drop into the 2023 thread.

[keavdog]

Check the decals on the MP4/4 James - may have to go aftermarket for the Marlboro markings, but they are generally available.
I've got the MP4/7 1/4 done on the bench.

[kyledehart5]

Jan 3, 2024 19:49:14 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Check the decals on the MP4/4 James - may have to go aftermarket for the Marlboro markings, but they are generally available.
I've got the MP4/7 1/4 done on the bench.

A good point about the decals for sure. I’ve sourced them reasonably from eBay a couple times.

And I have an MP4/7 started by someone else that I need to strip and finish as well. And in still new, an mp4/4, and an mp4/13 🤦🏻‍♂️ lol. Think that is the extent of my mclarens.

[project510]

Jan 3, 2024 19:41:41 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Jan 3, 2024 17:20:51 GMT -5 project510 said:

Hopefully no one minds that I start a new thread for the new year! I did not see one having already been created so here we are.

I will start us off I suppose!
I went into my LHS for these supplies:
And while waiting for my turn in line I naturally was lured into the Tamiya car section and found these...
Welcome to 2024! Now I probably shouldn't buy anymore kits for the rest of the year... but who am I kidding..

Your LHS had the MP4/4? You’re kidding.

Mine hasn’t even had the new Z but I could seen it popping in later. Sweet adds! I have managed to not buy anything yet this year. 🤣🤣🤣 But I have one more to drop into the 2023 thread.

It was from his personal stash that he said he needed to thin out. I couldn't believe my luck. I should visit more often because he said he brought about 20 models or so to the store. 

[kyledehart5]

Jan 3, 2024 20:01:04 GMT -5 project510 said:

Jan 3, 2024 19:41:41 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Your LHS had the MP4/4? You’re kidding.

Mine hasn’t even had the new Z but I could seen it popping in later. Sweet adds! I have managed to not buy anything yet this year. 🤣🤣🤣 But I have one more to drop into the 2023 thread.

It was from his personal stash that he said he needed to thin out. I couldn't believe my luck. I should visit more often because he said he brought about 20 models or so to the store. 

Awesome timing!! That’s great.

[project510]

Jan 3, 2024 19:49:14 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Check the decals on the MP4/4 James - may have to go aftermarket for the Marlboro markings, but they are generally available.
I've got the MP4/7 1/4 done on the bench.

Is this what I should have expected?

[kyledehart5]

Jan 3, 2024 22:45:54 GMT -5 project510 said:

Jan 3, 2024 19:49:14 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Check the decals on the MP4/4 James - may have to go aftermarket for the Marlboro markings, but they are generally available.
I've got the MP4/7 1/4 done on the bench.

Is this what I should have expected?

Nice. You got a good boxing.

[kyledehart5]

Jan 3, 2024 22:54:40 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Jan 3, 2024 22:45:54 GMT -5 project510 said:

Is this what I should have expected?

Nice. You got a good boxing.

Unlike me...Here is my decal sheet...


Also figured I'd pin this thread and unpin the other as people start their acquisitions here in the new year!! So it'll be here when we inevitably need it. 

[Joe Rix]

Thanks for starting up a new thread for 2024 James. I hadn't quite got to it yet, but it was on my mind to get around to it. Appreciate you Bro. Let the stash stuffing begin!

[tcoat]

Jan 4, 2024 0:41:34 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Jan 3, 2024 22:54:40 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Nice. You got a good boxing.

Unlike me...Here is my decal sheet...


Also figured I'd pin this thread and unpin the other as people start their acquisitions here in the new year!! So it'll be here when we inevitably need it. 

Pre and post smoking woke!

[kyledehart5]

Jan 4, 2024 8:57:13 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Jan 4, 2024 0:41:34 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Unlike me...Here is my decal sheet...


Also figured I'd pin this thread and unpin the other as people start their acquisitions here in the new year!! So it'll be here when we inevitably need it. 

Pre and post smoking woke!

Exactly. I don’t know when it was but Tamiya started pulling all the tobacco decals out of their kits. Shame but I usually spend the extra money on getting the fill ins.

[tcoat]

Jan 4, 2024 10:10:52 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Jan 4, 2024 8:57:13 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Pre and post smoking woke!

Exactly. I don’t know when it was but Tamiya started pulling all the tobacco decals out of their kits. Shame but I usually spend the extra money on getting the fill ins.

The US had the ban on tobacco advertising as early as 1991 so anybody wishing to sell their products there would have to follow that. Most of the rest of the world followed by 1995 so there may be a few "later" kits floating around but nothing much after that. Not sure when the real cars stopped advertising but it likly follows the same pattern.

[project510]

Well I guess I got REAL lucky then.

[project510]

Jan 4, 2024 8:12:30 GMT -5 Joe Rix said:

Thanks for starting up a new thread for 2024 James. I hadn't quite got to it yet, but it was on my mind to get around to it. Appreciate you Bro. Let the stash stuffing begin!

You're welcome Joe! I just couldn't wait to share what I found haha!

[tcoat]

Jan 4, 2024 10:52:15 GMT -5 project510 said:

Well I guess I got REAL lucky then.

Yep. That appears to be the 1989 issue of the kit so just under the wire.

[keavdog]

My kit came with McLaren decals where Marlboro should be.

[deafpanzer]

Belated gift from my boys has arrived... it was shipped directly from China because my boys couldn't find one in stock here in USA. Of course the package arrived damaged but the kit itself looks OK.



Upon initial inspection I was totally blown away by the details the kit has to offer. It made me glad that I waited for it to come out instead of buying one by Takom.

[tcoat]

Jan 4, 2024 13:42:56 GMT -5 keavdog said:

My kit came with McLaren decals where Marlboro should be.

Looks like it is the 1993 release so that fits right into the anti tobacco timeline. 

[tcoat]

Jan 4, 2024 14:04:55 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Belated gift from my boys has arrived... it was shipped directly from China because my boys couldn't find one in stock here in USA. Of course the package arrived damaged but the kit itself looks OK.



Upon initial inspection I was totally blown away by the details the kit has to offer. It made me glad that I waited for it to come out instead of buying one by Takom.

Quetzalcoatlus Series? Really? Could they be more obscure?



I have yet to be disappointed by a Meng kit so this will probably rock your world.

[adt70hk]

Jan 4, 2024 14:04:55 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Belated gift from my boys has arrived... it was shipped directly from China because my boys couldn't find one in stock here in USA. Of course the package arrived damaged but the kit itself looks OK.



Upon initial inspection I was totally blown away by the details the kit has to offer. It made me glad that I waited for it to come out instead of buying one by Takom.

Cool!! Bloody noisy things though in flight! Heard one before I saw it as it flew down the helicopter flight path down the River Thames! Wondered in earth what it was.....

[aaronw]

I got myself a couple of late Christmas presents. The French had some fantastically weird bombers between the wars that are mostly covered by the two books on the left. Also trying out Onedrive as a photo hosting option to see how that works out.

[adt70hk]

Jan 4, 2024 14:57:31 GMT -5 aaronw said:

I got myself a couple of late Christmas presents. The French had some fantastically weird bombers between the wars that are mostly covered by the two books on the left. Also trying out Onedrive as a photo hosting option to see how that works out.

Cool!

[maverick]

Cool stuff! I got a few things to start off 2024..
.

[keavdog]

Jan 4, 2024 14:27:46 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Jan 4, 2024 14:04:55 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Belated gift from my boys has arrived... it was shipped directly from China because my boys couldn't find one in stock here in USA. Of course the package arrived damaged but the kit itself looks OK.



Upon initial inspection I was totally blown away by the details the kit has to offer. It made me glad that I waited for it to come out instead of buying one by Takom.

Quetzalcoatlus Series? Really? Could they be more obscure?



I have yet to be disappointed by a Meng kit so this will probably rock your world.

[project510]

Jan 4, 2024 18:27:08 GMT -5 maverick said:

Cool stuff! I got a few things to start off 2024..
.

[kyledehart5]

Jan 4, 2024 10:40:24 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Jan 4, 2024 10:10:52 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Exactly. I don’t know when it was but Tamiya started pulling all the tobacco decals out of their kits. Shame but I usually spend the extra money on getting the fill ins.

The US had the ban on tobacco advertising as early as 1991 so anybody wishing to sell their products there would have to follow that. Most of the rest of the world followed by 1995 so there may be a few "later" kits floating around but nothing much after that. Not sure when the real cars stopped advertising but it likly follows the same pattern.

Makes sense. Guess I didn’t think of it being that long ago with the iconic Marlboro livery living on so long with Team Penske, even though they mostly just said team Penske on the sidepods. Funnily enough I have a boxing of the much later MP4/13 and it includes the West tobacco decals. I can only assume it was originally an overseas release. It all adds up now.

[kyledehart5]

Jan 4, 2024 14:04:55 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Belated gift from my boys has arrived... it was shipped directly from China because my boys couldn't find one in stock here in USA. Of course the package arrived damaged but the kit itself looks OK.



Upon initial inspection I was totally blown away by the details the kit has to offer. It made me glad that I waited for it to come out instead of buying one by Takom.

Very cool. Can’t wait to see this one built.