Nostalgic Aircraft Kit Collection - Just Arrived!

Aircraft models that span 50 years of collecting. Take a nostalgic journey through the stacks with us!
#vintage models #kit collection #hobbycraft #airfix #frog

[RobertWheeler-xhzc]

That pile of kits looks like it could have come out of my stash. Glad to hear that there is still a market for 1/72. I'm an old school modeler, started collecting and building in the '60s and still at it six decades later.

[flitsertheo]

I always had the impression that Matchbox kits were more stylised and completely machine-tooled where the Airfix kits seemed to be more manual labour. Not amazing considering the age of some Airfix kits, even in the 1970s.

[georgehiotis]

Match box were my favorite kits back in elementary school. Real gems. Can't wait to do another road trip to your store. Hopefully at the new location. Best of luck with the move.

[tomstamford]

How fortunate for YT to suddenly put your video into my suggestions as this is something I have been thinking about for a while.

Just how easy it is it to find something you want to build, that you either missed out on or would like a second chance at, kits that were around in the 70s?

I know there won't be a huge stash just waiting for people like myself to find and buy them, but there are maybe 4 or 5 kits I would love to get my hands on and apart from eBay, have no idea where to start looking to possibly find the kits I have been dreaming of.

Can you offer any advice please?

Cheers. Tom.

[SATisfaction]

1/72 Matchbox had the best detailed pilot figures. Even compared to today they are still right up there.

[Payneview]

So many kits of models I made in my teens & early 20s. Not just the F-22 but the YF-22 prototype. Rare indeed.

[ArturSkalny-pvyy]

Akurat nie mam takiego stosu do sklejenia moj liczy około 150 a sklejonych koło 700 ale jak patrzę na to wspominam czasy gdy takie rzeczy były w Polsce szczytem marzeń modelarzy

[tgapete]

There are a couple there that look familiar from my youth. Built that Canberra, possibly the first time painting camo. Found one a few years ago, so is sitting in the nostalgia build pile!

[stephenwhelan]

What a nostalgia-fest! Im proud to say i built every one of those matchbox kits between 1977 and 1991. And i remember the martin marlin also, a very expensive kit in the late 80s where i lived.

[flitsertheo]

When I see blue Revell boxes I get suspicious, so I checked Scalemates.
5:57 The Revell Fairey Fulmar was a rather new kit in 1995, borrowed from 1994 Vista moulds. I don't know that brand.
6:21 As too often the Revell Avro Schackleton MR3 is an old Frog kit in disguise. The moulds date from 1967 and have been reused often.

[sericono]

I am interested in a couple of 1:72 scale Matchbox kits just saw there, the Skynight and the Norseman. Are you able to ship to Canada? Thanks.

[paintnamer]

The video is great! I like the ability to pause the video and see the model kits. How many YouTubers just move the camera too fast in the hobby or music store etc video will just be a blur even when pausing it. You all did a great job, hope the move reaps in more money!

[whhsfordian]

You turned me off right from the start with your intro demands to Like & Subscribe. I know it was meant to be humorous and I'm taking it too seriously, but I really object to the aggressive, in-your-face style (and as a US Marine, I'm no pushover either). I just don't like aggression.

[WAL_DC-B]

Yeah, that looks like my stash too. Gotta' start getting rid of them via model kit shows in the Chicago area.

[jmccallion]

The A 26 Invader brings back old Airfix memories, with that classic packaging that gets your attention, you pull it out and feast upon the Roy Cross box art magic!

[eugenebotkins]

Would it be possible to buy the Martin SP-5B Marlin from you?

[MultiPedroAndrade]

looks like my stash, just turned 60, so i´m a big fan of Frog, old Airfix. At the time didn´t like Matchbox because of the 2 ou 3 colur parts, but a friend told me they had good detail and great parts fix.

[arrrgee]

I'm from the UK and the matchbox kits were some of the first I ever made, I had a catalogue from back in the day and the Victor kit was one I always wanted great boxart. Matchbox really knew how to market to kids back then, the multicoloured plastic for those of us that didn't have the money or time for paints, great memories!

[ianbeeston]

I loved the matchbox kits in the 70’s and early 80’s, because they were moulded in two colours. As a kid we didn’t have enough money for paint so we just stuck the transfers on the unpainted models 😂

[kevelliott]

The artist for Airfix kits - for ever - is Roy Cross. Still going at 99 years young!