LSP_Mike Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I have a question regarding an old Entex 1/8 Porsche RSR kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I know that Pascal should be around here somewhere. Maybe he can help. Matt Pascal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Serious ??? nmayhew and Rick Griewski 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Serious ??? you have to raise your hand (or should that be furrow your brow?) to signal just how serious you are before you are allowed to know the question lol MikeMaben and ringleheim 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Car model dilettante here, but I looked up the kit in question- the price for that thing is VERY serious. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 8 hours ago, Lee White said: Car model dilettante here, but I looked up the kit in question- the price for that thing is VERY serious. Wow. 8 hours ago, Lee White said: Car model dilettante here, but I looked up the kit in question- the price for that thing is VERY serious. Wow. yea, I had to look that one up. Either eBay seller is hoping to score a home run or it’s really a serious collectors item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 It's the only boxing of the kit from Entex, and I think it's the only 1/8 scale Carrera RSR. Now, if it's worth that kind of money, I don't know. But I can definitely see the rarity factor. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 12 hours ago, nmayhew said: you have to raise your hand (or should that be furrow your brow?) to signal just how serious you are before you are allowed to know the question lol Actually I do have several car kits (unbuilt) kinda looking forward to doing one ... or 2. I guess I'm not that serious about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Same here. A couple 1/16, 1/12 and this Entex Porsche. I guess I could put it next to my Hasegawa Triplane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 I am with Mike, I have 4 car models including a big scale car. But not very serious actually I could be considered a silly and nostalgic car kit owner. I bought a large scale VW camper van to make a hippy love party bug. I lost interest when my wife said no legs and feet sticking out through the windows. Nor anything else… LSP_Ron, Smokey and MikeMaben 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I'd sell that Porsche on ASAP after looking what they are going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Well, it's a BIG kit. Fit and details aren't great. Nice base for super detailling. IMHO, the 1/12 Tamiya Porsches are better and a LOT cheaper. Sincerely Pascal scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 11 hours ago, Pascal said: Well, it's a BIG kit. Fit and details aren't great. Nice base for super detailling. IMHO, the 1/12 Tamiya Porsches are better and a LOT cheaper. Sincerely Pascal This is more or less my opinion as well. Huge kit, but not very good, and very expensive. Tamiya 1/12 is the way to go with this sort of subject matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) Unfortunately, I would go into any old car kit with great trepidation unless you have serious 3d printing or other related skills as parts like the rubber tires may be useless. Decals for gauges on such are likely useless. I am a Porsche enthusiast and fairly into car modleing although I rarely finish one, but old car kits are likely to be very frustrating unless you have serous scratch and related skills. Also you expect no aftermarket for the kit except for anything that would relate from existing 1/8 kits coming out in the world of parts work kits. There is a 1/8 911 Carera from the early 1970s on the market DeAgostini has marketed it so you might be able to get new decals that would be pertinent to what you want. Scalemates has a little information on the kit, some variations may have been motorized only, if you just search 1/8 911 rsr on ebay you get some more options and I found one with some photos of the kit parts. Not withstanding huge prices it looks like some boxings had engine detail and front compartment detail while otherwise might have just been a big motorized toy. Prices for all the ones I found were collector world numbers. Edited May 27, 2022 by cbk57 LSP_K2 and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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