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Not everything today, as part of this is arrived yesterday


Marui Hunter project is moving in the right direction

Missed out on the initial re-release on the Avante for various reasons.    Then I started to look for this kit again about a month ago, but all were what I would term VERY up there on price for a kit not that old. 

Then at last I found one , new in the box /unbuilt for a reasobnable price , and it was located here .. in Australia . Great , grabbed it and it arrived last week. 

Then I spotted another one , for an even better price. Well what's a man supposed to do .. so I grabbed that one as well. 

Not really from the postman - but I went to my LHS a few weeks ago to get an esc and servos and walked aout with this kit as well.

My excuse is that it was on special.

Again one I missed out on when last re-released. 

Rooohhhh Nathanaël hasn't more the mythic yellow craft.

Another NIP part arrived today

After a bad experience recently when a seller sent a knackered tyre, allegedly NIB ??!!!
Any way I got a new set from the US.
These are for my 936 build and I think these where the final part of build.

I’m always amazed when something this old still turns up.
I’ll be stunned if I can do the tyre lettering.





 

Boxes are already beauties. Nicer than the bags

Hi Flo, Tamiya we’re great at the packaging.
Absolute quality.

Some more vintage parts turned up today.

The wheel stopper set, which was a daft purchase because I sold one of these earlier this year. I hate re-buying stuff I used to have.

And the F2 steering set up, which I'm planning to use on my Countach 58005 build.
The only difference between the 2 kits is the steering rod.
I found one of these in a previous build, which at first I thought it was home made, until I scoured the catalogues and spotted that they have a bend on one end and is threaded on the other on the F2 kits.

One more part to get hold of and then I will hopefully be able to build a 58005 and 58009. 

I'm always amazed at still being able to find vintage parts that must be about 40 years old, which I think is testament to Tamiya's success and parts supply.