I like to bug Lithia.. - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

GC8.Love · 2006-01-07, 02:57 PM

Last time I was at the Subaru dealership and saw their "awards" (look like RC WRC GCs in 1/10th) at the parts counter -

"Do you sell any of those?"
"No."
"Okay.. they look like RC shells..."
"Yeah, they're just awards.."
"Hey, wait. I see a box for one on the shelf over there!!!!!!!!!"
"We don't sell them."
"You broke my heart."

J/K about that last line, but I thought it was pretty amusing as I could see the box from one of 'em stashed back there. I think it was a Tamiya.

I'll be they thought I was a little touched.

Anyone know of a good modeling store around here?

JC · 2006-01-07, 03:06 PM

Last time I was there Micheal Hohl in Carson sold autoart Subaru models.

Nick Koan · 2006-01-07, 03:26 PM

I've been to Hobbies of Reno on Moana near Kietzke and High Sierra Models on Kietzke and Peckham. Both are okay, but not that great for car stuff. Hobbies of Reno is more model airplanes, and High Sierra Models is more for trains, but they both carry some car stuff. They'll occasionally have good kits (I believe High Sierra Models still has their black GC8 rally car model), but sometimes you get nothing.

GC8.Love · 2006-01-07, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JC

Last time I was there Micheal Hohl in Carson sold autoart Subaru models.

I'll have to check it out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nKoan

I've been to Hobbies of Reno on Moana near Kietzke and High Sierra Models on Kietzke and Peckham. Both are okay, but not that great for car stuff. Hobbies of Reno is more model airplanes, and High Sierra Models is more for trains, but they both carry some car stuff. They'll occasionally have good kits (I believe High Sierra Models still has their black GC8 rally car model), but sometimes you get nothing.

Yeah, I sneak in there like some polystyrene driven addict and go through 'em once in awhile.

There used to be a hobby place in Carson years ago, but if I remember correctly, it was mostly anime and cult stuff they carried - and they're no longer in the same location.

Ezdno · 2006-01-07, 05:45 PM

I have recently started looking for resin models and the process to make them, I have been looking for a 2004 Pro Stock Grand Am, and finaly found them on a racing site, but I have decided to dig a deeper about making my own. I want to make my own 1/43 and 1/24 size slot cars. So I will keep you up dated on my progress. Durago and Auto art have diecast models of the RS and bugeye type bodies, that I have seen so far.

GC8.Love · 2006-01-07, 06:37 PM

Resin's good. It allows for so much detail. Personally sometimes it's too pricey for me model-wise most of the time.

To this day I only have 3 resins, none completed, none of them car-related. Gathering dust. But I'll get to 'em when I have the extra space to lay things out.

JonnydaJibba · 2006-01-09, 11:39 AM

Lookin for wallpapers for my new comp at work and stumbled upon this.

http://www.diecast-collectible-cars..../index0001.htm

sperry · 2006-01-09, 11:46 AM

soooo hot!!

Hey sybir, don't you have one of these?

JonnydaJibba · 2006-01-09, 11:54 AM

Yeah pretty rad site, going on my favorties so when I get lots o muns I can buy me some.

ScottyS · 2006-01-09, 02:19 PM

The ones at Lithia are Tamiya 1/10 RC models with the GC rally bodies. Pretty sure they are complete kits minus electronics.

There were only a couple different Tamiya GC kits, and they are no longer made. One of them included an interior tub with driver and nav figures! They are hard to find, and seem to go for about $150 when they do show up on eBay. I want this version bad:

Nick Koan · 2006-01-09, 02:31 PM

http://www.seccs.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2079

Here's a link to my 1/24th Tamiya GC (Toshi Arai edition) that I built last year.

GC8.Love · 2006-01-11, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottyS

The ones at Lithia are Tamiya 1/10 RC models with the GC rally bodies. Pretty sure they are complete kits minus electronics.

I knew it! =P

Well.. the box was a dead giveaway. On the other hand, there's only a handful of companies that made GC RC kits..

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottyS

I want this version bad:

I just saw that one on Ebay not too long ago! I can't browse there right now since it's blocked at work (RS25 is blocked too - only because of the auction feature).

They're so cool!

I went to an RC place around here and asked if I could special order some stuff, and when I mentioned Tamiya and Kyosho for current models of RC bodies, the guy there was all "You don't want either of those, they're crap."

Well, I do.

Heh.

I would kill for an AutoArt Burns & Reid 1/18, but I have a 1/43 to hold me over.

ScottyS · 2006-01-11, 03:21 PM

That's funny. Tamyia is known for their high quality and detailed bodies. As far as the mechanicals go, they are more durable if not as fancy as Associated, etc. Also, there aren't nearly as many aftermarket parts available. But that's what keeps hobby stores going: aftermarket parts and things that break. I love my 1/10 Tamiya chassis'.

Bob Danger · 2006-01-11, 07:27 PM

I've got a 1:18 scale Die Cast model of Richard Burns WRC GC8

GC8.Love · 2006-01-12, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Danger

I've got a 1:18 scale Die Cast model of Richard Burns WRC GC8

Luckyyy.

JonnydaJibba · 2006-01-13, 08:03 AM

You can get em at Michael Hohl.

Bob Danger · 2006-01-13, 11:29 AM

Not any more, they stopped selling them.

JonnydaJibba · 2006-01-13, 11:33 AM

What for? Those bitches...

GC8.Love · 2006-01-14, 03:30 PM

Yeah. Crap on them.

2006-01-07, 02:57 PM	#1
GC8.Love EJ22 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 339 Car: '01 STM Impreza 2.5 RS ; '96 "Junior Mints" colored Impreza Brighton - "Bowl of Wet Spaghetti" Class: We got classes?	I like to bug Lithia.. Last time I was at the Subaru dealership and saw their "awards" (look like RC WRC GCs in 1/10th) at the parts counter - "Do you sell any of those?" "No." "Okay.. they look like RC shells..." "Yeah, they're just awards.." "Hey, wait. I see a box for one on the shelf over there!!!!!!!!!" "We don't sell them." "You broke my heart." J/K about that last line, but I thought it was pretty amusing as I could see the box from one of 'em stashed back there. I think it was a Tamiya. I'll be they thought I was a little touched. Anyone know of a good modeling store around here?

2006-01-07, 03:06 PM	#2
JC Ask me about dubs! Real Name: JC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 2,895 Car: 2013 Triumph Speed Triple R	Last time I was there Micheal Hohl in Carson sold autoart Subaru models. __________________ Actually, I am a rocket scientist.

2006-01-07, 03:26 PM	#3
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	I've been to Hobbies of Reno on Moana near Kietzke and High Sierra Models on Kietzke and Peckham. Both are okay, but not that great for car stuff. Hobbies of Reno is more model airplanes, and High Sierra Models is more for trains, but they both carry some car stuff. They'll occasionally have good kits (I believe High Sierra Models still has their black GC8 rally car model), but sometimes you get nothing. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2006-01-07, 05:45 PM	#5
Ezdno EJ251 Real Name: Dean W. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: So close to hell you can see Sparks! Posts: 541 Car: 1992 F250 1T Monster Class: none They were all dead when I got here!	I have recently started looking for resin models and the process to make them, I have been looking for a 2004 Pro Stock Grand Am, and finaly found them on a racing site, but I have decided to dig a deeper about making my own. I want to make my own 1/43 and 1/24 size slot cars. So I will keep you up dated on my progress. Durago and Auto art have diecast models of the RS and bugeye type bodies, that I have seen so far. __________________ Don't interupt me while I am ignoring you!

2006-01-09, 11:39 AM	#7
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Lookin for wallpapers for my new comp at work and stumbled upon this. http://www.diecast-collectible-cars..../index0001.htm __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-01-07, 06:37 PM	#6
GC8.Love EJ22 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 339 Car: '01 STM Impreza 2.5 RS ; '96 "Junior Mints" colored Impreza Brighton - "Bowl of Wet Spaghetti" Class: We got classes?	Resin's good. It allows for so much detail. Personally sometimes it's too pricey for me model-wise most of the time. To this day I only have 3 resins, none completed, none of them car-related. Gathering dust. But I'll get to 'em when I have the extra space to lay things out.

2006-01-09, 11:46 AM	#8
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	soooo hot!! Hey sybir, don't you have one of these? __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2006-01-09, 11:54 AM	#9
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Yeah pretty rad site, going on my favorties so when I get lots o muns I can buy me some. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-01-09, 02:19 PM	#10
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	The ones at Lithia are Tamiya 1/10 RC models with the GC rally bodies. Pretty sure they are complete kits minus electronics. There were only a couple different Tamiya GC kits, and they are no longer made. One of them included an interior tub with driver and nav figures! They are hard to find, and seem to go for about $150 when they do show up on eBay. I want this version bad: __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2006-01-09, 02:31 PM	#11
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	http://www.seccs.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2079 Here's a link to my 1/24th Tamiya GC (Toshi Arai edition) that I built last year. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2006-01-11, 03:21 PM	#13
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	That's funny. Tamyia is known for their high quality and detailed bodies. As far as the mechanicals go, they are more durable if not as fancy as Associated, etc. Also, there aren't nearly as many aftermarket parts available. But that's what keeps hobby stores going: aftermarket parts and things that break. I love my 1/10 Tamiya chassis'. __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2006-01-11, 07:27 PM	#14
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	I've got a 1:18 scale Die Cast model of Richard Burns WRC GC8 __________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

2006-01-13, 08:03 AM	#16
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	You can get em at Michael Hohl. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-01-13, 11:29 AM	#17
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	Not any more, they stopped selling them. __________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

2006-01-13, 11:33 AM	#18
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	What for? Those bitches... __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-01-14, 03:30 PM	#19
GC8.Love EJ22 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 339 Car: '01 STM Impreza 2.5 RS ; '96 "Junior Mints" colored Impreza Brighton - "Bowl of Wet Spaghetti" Class: We got classes?	Yeah. Crap on them.

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