black2002ls Model Car Thread

[black2002ls]

Well, I think I am finally ready to get back to buildig. I took the time to get cleaned up and organized. Hopefully this will help relieve some of the stress from losing parts and tools in a pile of junk on the desk!

First up, a really slick cobra. Hopefully the body is done stripping tomorrow so I can start cleaning up some mold seams and get it ready for primer.

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[black2002ls]

Made a little progress on the cobra. This is the most work ai have put into a paint job. Primed, sanded, primed, sanded, tacked, and now silver. The silver will get hit with 2k grit paper and then a wet coat. After that, a coat of clear. Then I will decide if I am doing decal stripes or painted stripes.

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[BLAKE]

Work space looks much better. That's gotta feel good.

[black2002ls]

Work space looks much better. That's gotta feel good.

yeah, there are still a couple of areas that need cleaned up, but as a whole, it is much better. Much less stress with everything having a home. The rest of the room needs cleaned and organized before the rest of the bench gets cleaned up.

[AnthonyS]

My hobby space is currently being packed up for moving to temporary storage. New house to be done in September.... our house going on market in May. I hope to do a better job organizing next time too. I have Planes, trains and automobiles all in my hobby space and a garage filled with cars too.

[01yz2nv]

Nice, can’t wait to see it come together.

[black2002ls]

1/2 of my '03 cobra conversion is nearing completion. I need to shoot this with some primer and see what all is left to clean up.

I ordered some silicone yesterday, hopefully I can start getting this as well as my LX conversion bumpers ready for silicone molds.

[black2002ls]

I decided to try and test the ebay market to see what people are paying for nice completed builds. So far, I am disappointed. Not even half way to my reserve price!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192496149112

I've even decided to try amd list a couple of painted bodies, I know a few guys selling them at $50+ just for a finished body. I'm trying to find and tap into that market:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192499303498

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192502438094

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[AnthonyS]

I decided to try and test the ebay market to see what people are paying for nice completed builds. So far, I am disappointed. Not even half way to my reserve price!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192496149112

I've even decided to try amd list a couple of painted bodies, I know a few guys selling them at $50+ just for a finished body. I'm trying to find and tap into that market:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192499303498

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192502438094

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Awesome work! I just think in such a small niche market sales will take a while. Each item may end up listed quite a few times before it sells.

[black2002ls]

Awesome work! I just think in such a small niche market sales will take a while. Each item may end up listed quite a few times before it sells.

Yeah, the active auction was more to see if auctions are a viable option. The other two bodies are things that I may never finish, so I listed them to see if they would sell. The GT500 may end up finished and listed as a completed build. Time will tell.

[4bangen]

Good luck on the sales man. I need to dig all my unbuilt kits out this weekend, and try and sell the ones I'll never build.

[black2002ls]

Good luck on the sales man. I need to dig all my unbuilt kits out this weekend, and try and sell the ones I'll never build.

Send me those pics! I can give you a good idea of what they are worth. I'm a member of several facebook pages where people buy/sell kits. If any of it is older or OOP, then they should be pretty easy to sell.

[4bangen]

I've got a lot of odd ball stuff I bought off ebay. Some more than 10 years ago.

[black2002ls]

I've been working on this while I wait for some tape to show up for the cobra.

Revell 69 GT500. It was painted mineral gray metallic about 10 years ago. I polished the body and added bare metal foil to the trim. It will be box stock. Once I'm done I will probably toss it on ebay.

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[tkblkcobra]

Nice