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Originally Posted by my99cavy
im a noob when it comes to this whole model car thing. i've been looking at all the threads of nice model cars you all have and i want to get into it. so my question is, where do i buy the model cars like ya'll have? can u swap bodykits onto different cars? and if there is anything i should know please let me know. thanks in advance.
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There are a lot of places to buy them. You may have a Hobby Shop near you that sells them, and they can also be found in Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and sometimes Wal-Mart. There are a bunch of online vendors as well, a lot of us use HLJ.com to get our Japanese kits, but closer to home (with faster and cheaper shipping!) there are others, like modelexpress.net and Best1Hobby.com.
"Swapping" bodykits is never that easy. If a kit has a body kit in it, it will work on that car, but if you try to put it on a different car, it will take a lot of cutting, fitting, cutting again, adding plastic and putty and a bit of sanding to get right. There are a few aftermarket companies that make resin body kits, but they are getting harder and harder to get a hold of these days. These parts are kit-specific, so not only do they have to match the car, but it helps if you're using the kit they are made for. A lot of us around here make our own body kits from sheets of styrene and probably more putty than we should. These techniques though are hard to get the hang of, and probably shouldn't show up on your first or second car. If you're new, I'd try to build kits as close to box stock as you can, so something gets on your shelf and you don't get frustrated. The Revell kits even have some body kit options in their Integra, Civic (though, if you're diehard Cavalier fan, you won't want those), Focus, and Eclipse kits. If you're thinking, "To hell with that!" then, great, go for it, but here's to betting it's more work than you suspect.
Welcome, and good luck!