TheRealMrEd
Airman 1st Class
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- Aug 2, 2017
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Jan must have a special category all to himselfThat's cute.That only puts you in the mentality deranged category. Now to be a full-on psychopath you're going to have to pump up those numbers.
I have around 1,500 boxed kits most in collector grade, dating from 1942. The oldest is a wooden block ( you have to carve the fuselage) kit based on the aircraft recognition models used by the ground forces. I've got some pretty rare US and British kits and a Russian attempt at a Spitfire from around 1960 with one of the worst examples of box art I have ever seen!
Yep, I remember those !
They were cr@p, so I used Humbrol (in the 'tartan' tins in those days), and still do .............. even though they've been 'up and down' in quality over recent years.
I have these. Probably a few more someplace incl. some Airfix bagged kits. An Airlines Percival Proctor, Monogram Avenger original boxing.
I remember exactly where and when I bought that Spitfire kit:
Maybe a silly question.
But do you ever think the value of these older kits will increase?
Collectors items?
Is it foolish to build them (enjoyment aside) when they could fetch a pretty penny one day?
Personally, I'll build anything I buy.
But just a thought as I guess there's a side to model kits other than builders.
Might be older than that my friend - Scalemates has that particular packaging as 1959!My older kit is a Airfix´s Stuka, from the 60´s.View attachment 582471