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rwalker - 26 Jan 2008 02:30 GMT

A relative called me with a question tonight that I don't know the answer
to. One of my cousins, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, built a series of
plastic life size models of various American songbirds. He is now trying to
find some of them via e-bay or other on line services. However, neither he
nor I can remember the name of the company that manufactured these. Is
anyone familiar with these models, and by chance know the name of the
manufacturer?

Thanks.

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David Fifer - 26 Jan 2008 03:28 GMT

I think the manufacturer was Bachman. They do turn up on ebay and
other online vendors. Keep watching and good luck.

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rfranklin - 26 Jan 2008 04:03 GMT

>I think the manufacturer was Bachman. They do turn up on ebay and
>other online vendors. Keep watching and good luck.

Almost right. The series was Birds of the World and the manufaturer
was Bachmann Bros. Inc. (2 n's in Bachmann ;) ) They're on eBay all
the time.
WRF

"Nooooooo! Stop me before I build again."

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Mad-Modeller - 26 Jan 2008 04:48 GMT

> >I think the manufacturer was Bachman. They do turn up on ebay and
> >other online vendors. Keep watching and good luck.
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> "Nooooooo! Stop me before I build again."

There were two issues that I know of. The first came in the late
'50s-early '60s and came with paint on a plastic pallet. It looked like
small pills and was loosened by using the 'painting fluid'
The later release was in the '80s and had fewer different birds
available. The paint was just little pots of acrylics.
I've been trying off and on to restore my originals. Finding good
colour matches for the Blue Jay has been difficult.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

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Bill Shatzer - 26 Jan 2008 06:00 GMT

> I think the manufacturer was Bachman. They do turn up on ebay and
> other online vendors. Keep watching and good luck.

Forgot about Bachman. They did birds too, as well as Airfix and Marx.

Cheers,

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Pat Flannery - 26 Jan 2008 18:35 GMT

> I think the manufacturer was Bachman. They do turn up on ebay and
> other online vendors. Keep watching and good luck.
>

http://www.timemachinetoys.com/birds/birds.html

Pat

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Bruce Burden - 26 Jan 2008 03:48 GMT

: A relative called me with a question tonight that I don't know the answer
: to. One of my cousins, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, built a series of
: plastic life size models of various American songbirds.

I have seen one of these. I don't know the manufacturer, but
I would try Lindberg and Renwall, as a starting point.

Bruce

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rwalker - 26 Jan 2008 04:59 GMT

>A relative called me with a question tonight that I don't know the answer

Thanks everyone for the tips. Now I have a starting place to search from.

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someone@some.domain - 26 Jan 2008 05:53 GMT

>A relative called me with a question tonight that I don't know the answer
>to. One of my cousins, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, built a series of
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>Thanks.

i think lifelike had a line.

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Bill Shatzer - 26 Jan 2008 05:58 GMT

> A relative called me with a question tonight that I don't know the answer
> to. One of my cousins, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, built a series of
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> anyone familiar with these models, and by chance know the name of the
> manufacturer?

Both Marx and Airfix did bird kits though you're likely thinking of the
Marx kits as the Airfix ones were not widely distributed in the US.

Some of the Marx bird kits were later reissued by ARCO, a Hong Kong outfit.

Cheers.

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gerry gardiner - 26 Jan 2008 11:42 GMT

>A relative called me with a question tonight that I don't know the answer
> to. One of my cousins, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, built a series
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>
> Thanks.

http://www.timemachinetoys.com/birds/birds.html

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