I never thought I would buy a NIB kit from from the generation that I grew up in. The price premium was just too high. Tamiya Monster Beetle, Kyosho USA-1? No way...
I got lucky a few weeks ago and was able to buy these, and more though. Some were sold to help pay for the pile of stuff I bought, but a lot will be kept.
I'm not even sure what I am going to do with the kit. The Monster Beetle will probably stay in the box because even if I built it, I don't think I would drive it. The USA-1 might get built so it can sit on the shelf with the Clodbuster and Double Dare.
The Kyosho Lazer ZX new in box was tempting, but I was never super attached to the idea of having one. Same with the Tamiya Celica Gr B. These could be appreciated by someone else much more than me.
It would be neat to have all kits from a lineage of a car. Like all the JR series from Team Losi, or all the RC-10 variants.
I hope I can get my daughter hooked on the hobby enough to enjoy it too. And admire the older cars and the technology they had.
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