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Just to share a bit about myself, I love DeLoreans. I was hooked the first time that I saw the Back to the Future movies with Doc Brown’s crazy time machine made out of a DeLorean. I’ve read books about John Z DeLorean but never had the chance to see one in real life. Maybe I can change that one day.
Getting back to my short story though, when I was younger my Dad purchased a AMT/ERTL model from the second movie. We moved around several times (my Dad is a retired US Marine) and it took forever to get the thing built, but I love it so much because it’s something that we did together and just brings back fond memories. All that said the car itself looks like crap and is literally falling apart. So, since I have time to do as I wish for the next bit as how I’m in between jobs, I thought that I would pick up the hobby from my younger years and look for another model to do. Easier said than done.
As it turns out, you can easily find a diecast model made by Sun Star or Wellys straight off the DeLorean website. Finding a true model kit is a lot harder. The only one currently produced is made by Polar Lights and this kit is one of those snap-together, no paint, no glue, no fun required models for the kids of today that have no patience. Don’t even get me started. So, to find a kit that was worth putting together, I ended up looking to eBay to either find a Japanese made kit that were supposedly made up until a few years back, or maybe to find an original AMT/ERTL kit.
I ran across the Back to the Future: Trilogy Pack on eBay giving me all three models in one box. One from the first movie, the one from the second that has the flying wheels and the Mr. Fusion, and the last one being the wild-west fitted DeLorean. I can’t wait for my shipment to arrive in the mail. Now I have to go out and buy all of my supplies again as my paint, etc has went bad years ago. The joy of being a kid again! Below are a few pics from the eBay post just to get everyone excited.
The model from the second movie (and the original one that I put together so many years ago) will look like this:
Links: DeLorean Website
June 22nd, 2008 at 8:41 am
models buy?
July 11th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Wow it looks you took some real effort in that! Nice story, i live in Holland and like DeLoreans too. I’ve never seen one, only on pictures on the net. Nice to see that there are actually diecast from it. I love diecasts too. dale earnhardt sr diecast do i collect and sell on internet. look for the link for my store. Keep the DeLoreans alive and kicking! Just like you i hpe to own one one day. Dreams may become realty in the future!
Greetz Robbert
July 12th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
I must point out that the very last picture was one I found on the internet, not one that I took myself. The others were un-boxing photos from my kits and the last was the finished product. I could upload pictures from my finished product if you are interested.
June 22nd, 2009 at 11:29 am
Just sold a delorean on my site not long ago. Anyway, nice job on the site guys – stop by some time and say “hello” when you get the chance.