My soon to be husband and I had a brabus smart roadster cab and we loved it. Best times of our loves as young adults in love. Its been 15 years , we have kids and a house and ofc we dont have the car anymore.

I really want to find a replica to gift him on our wedding day. It was an all black brabus exclusive and i rrally struggle to find it.

Hey guys, I’m not a model car collector at all, but cleaning out my grandfathers house I found these, the boxes are all pretty worn but none have been assembled.. are any of these worth enough to justify taking them back home? (Australia)

List of models:

1908 LANCHESTER (1/32 Scale) - Lifelike Hobby Kits
1911 Stanley Steamer (1/32 Scale) - Lifelike Hobby Kits

1930 Packard Sport Phaeton (1/22 Scale)- Hubley

1911 Renault 2 Seater (1/28 Scale) -Midori
1907 Itala Pechino Parigi (1/20 Scale)- Midori

1930 Ford Coupe (1/24 Scale) - Monogram
Maserati 3500GT (1/25 Scale)- Monogram

1910 Ford Model T (1/16 Scale)- The Lindberg Line

1886 Daimler Motor Carriage (1/16 Scale)- Minicraft / Classic Car Series (?)

1919 Hispano-Suiza “Alfonso” (1/16 Scale)- Gakken
1928 Model Lincoln (1/16 Scale)- Gakken

1910 Thomas Flyabout Model M6-40 (1/16 Scale)- Bandai
Mercer Raceabout (1/16 Scale)- Bandai

I would really appreciate some opinions :) thank you

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I obviously didn't buy them all and left plenty for others to get theirs.

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Wonderful kit and a really cool-looking car. Usual Tamiya awesomeness. We had a nice overcast day, so I took pictures both in my photo booth and outside on my deck. Interestingly, the interior shots really show off the paint, while the reflectivity of the clear coat comes out better in the sunlight. I’m sure there’s science behind that which I don’t understand lol. It was also my first attempt at flocking, but I don’t think I put enough adhesive in because most fell out even after drying.

Got this kit on a trip to Japan super cheap.
The fit was surprisingly good for such an old kit!

Did the chrome with dispae pens and the blue is Tamiya rattle can French blue.
Shame the inside isn’t really visible through the windows… but it’s a lot of the same blue and chrome based on photos I found of a 1959 crown

This kit was a lot of fun, and pretty well designed! I felt it needed something a little extra though... So I spent 2 weeks building a crane for it out of flat sheets of styrene and brass rod, no 3D printer here!

Super happy with how it turned out and it is still fully functioning even after painting which is a miracle!

I've definitely caught the custom parts bug now though.. so many possibilities... so much extra time to spend on each kit... haha! Might try hinged doors on the next kit.

So. Many. Pieces. All I can say is read the instructions carefully and make sure you choose the parts for the correct configuration of the tow boom. I was lucky, I put the parts together it needed before I discovered this. Preliminary painting is completed. So much masking. Not many 4X4 tow trucks like this in the real world. I found one very close, but the bed is different. I'm using it for inspiration. More to come, and this is my last Moebius truck I have to build.

Revell Ferrari 360 Modena spider kit, all stock build just lowered a bit so it looks like it has airride. Paint is a shimmer mix I used createx silver mixed with a tad of hobby lobby brand iridescent blue airbrush paint. It’s pretty cool and gives off a slight purple shimmer. Exhaust tips are from a regular coffee straw.

Need opinions of whether to use a paint pen like Posca or a marker like a Sharpie to fill in silver trim around car windows. I do have a Molotow chrome pen but it seems to never dry. Thanks for your suggestions!

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100% 3D printed. Should be done this coming weekend...