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mirrorman wrote:

  - That's shocking . Must have kicked around and then used like a step .

Hope the contents are still usable - you don't need the box. 

Yes, I picture it as Jim Carrey delivering for UPS like in that movie scene!

Good news is that TTM communicated the best way for me to initiate a return, and that process has already been through eBay and my damage case has been won as of this morning. Now I wait to see the return on my CC, and then I guess that's it! I do like to have nice boxes for display, but of all the models I have, I have to say this is the least of my worries. I think I'll get some damp towels and an iron and try to get the worst of it out. The body does not appear to have been broken, but I still need to inspect the inside boxes. I just didn't want to break everything down just yet, in the event I needed to actually return everything.

GToddC5 wrote:

mirrorman wrote:

  - That's shocking . Must have kicked around and then used like a step .

Hope the contents are still usable - you don't need the box. 

Yes, I picture it as Jim Carrey delivering for UPS like in that movie scene!

Good news is that TTM communicated the best way for me to initiate a return, and that process has already been through eBay and my damage case has been won as of this morning. Now I wait to see the return on my CC, and then I guess that's it! I do like to have nice boxes for display, but of all the models I have, I have to say this is the least of my worries. I think I'll get some damp towels and an iron and try to get the worst of it out. The body does not appear to have been broken, but I still need to inspect the inside boxes. I just didn't want to break everything down just yet, in the event I needed to actually return everything.

So you are getting your money returned -  and you get to keep the leftovers in the box .  Well that's a positive outcome. 
You will be able to salvage soon good spares from the kit, and I'm sure the box will straighten out. 

Today's delivery is a mixed bag. Obviously a kit, a Sport motor to go with it, aluminum wheels for the recent Countach, and a Tx that matches what I found inside the Fox recently, as well as an instruction manual from another source because why not 😂

 

I love the gt01.

I agree with Flo .. love the gt01.
I have the same kit to finish off.
Cheers, Michael 

* I think Flo is the correct name ?? Hope you don't mind me calling you that 

Yes Michael it's the good name 😉
I bought my vaillant 934 already built and a little hopuped. It is fantastic to drive but only on very flat surfaces. It is also fast for a so tiny chassis. Helped by the very soft rear tires wich are really sticky same 10 years after.

Nice Gt01 Todd, just finished the Ferrari GTO recently.

Thanks everyone, I've been on the search for a Porsche 934 to begin my plans, so I think it's time for me to get to work! I noticed a trend a little while back, that I was kinda close to having at least one model represented for each year starting 1976. For instance, for me it's perfectly acceptable to have a Porsche 934 from 2006, represent the first kit from 1976. I don't have enough money or years left to track down originals for everything I like, so the Tyrrell P34 from 2022 will represent 1977, the Countach from 2008 will represent 1978, and so on. Of course there are true vintage models mixed in, as you've seen. I'm now at the point where I'm missing representation for 1980, 1992 and 1998 to get me from 1976 through 1999, which for me is where things started to change a lot after the first 250. I already have plans for the gaps of 1980 (custom 280ZX tribute) and 1992 (Top Force Evo re-re), but need Tower to get it's sh!t together to make it happen (also holding out for a hopeful Labor Day sale or a 3x or 4x point sale). I have a few models in mind to rep 1998 (narrowed down to the Golf V5, Baja Champ, or SVT F-150) , so the hunt continues for a decent deal on one of those. But now I will start through the years with the arrival of the Porsche kit, and get my display cabinets put together. My plan is to squeeze about 32 models together to represent the models I chose within the first 150, then I have some ideas for displaying the rest. I guess that will be Stage 1. Stage 2 will be coverage of models within the 2000 to 2023+, of which I only have a handful of missing years to get yet (2000 (Mammoth Dump?), 2002 (?), 2003(?), 2009(?) and 2012 (Someone sell me their Street Rover please!))

If you made it this far, thanks for reading my boring plans!

I have the same project, but not the space for shelves. In my ex bedroom ( child one) , my father made me several shelves wich are now over charged.
this room is a mess. For your 2000 year rc you can buy a wild willy2. And for the 90's ta serie is what you need. 2004 the corvette c5r , 98, the impreza ta03, 94 the clio or the wrangler..... if you need 83 year, I have a pajero Dakar. 

stingray-63 wrote:

I have the same project, but not the space for shelves. In my ex bedroom ( child one) , my father made me several shelves wich are now over charged.
this room is a mess. For your 2000 year rc you can buy a wild willy2. And for the 90's ta serie is what you need. 2004 the corvette c5r , 98, the impreza ta03, 94 the clio or the wrangler..... if you need 83 year, I have a pajero Dakar. 

I thought about the WW2, but it's 1999 I think. I may still get one, just because it's iconic.

Juggernaut 2 for 2000 maybe?, but so much $$$ . . .