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Model Forum / General / Models / February 2008Early model kit web page
Stumbled on this: http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/oldmodels.html Which has a section devoted to early plastic aircraft models as they evolved from wooden aircraft models. Some of these are so early, that even I never ran into them as a kid. ;-) The plastic-related ones are: http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/allyn%20models/allynplastickits.html http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/aurora_models/Aurora_models.html http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/cometmodels/cometmodels.html An early take on Bare Metal Foil: http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/czaluminum/czmodelairplaneco.html http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/hawk_models/hawk_models.html Vacuform plastic bodies and wings/styrene details; build either as gliders or for display: http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/hobbytime/hobbytime.html (I had one of those when I was a kid, but don't remember which one. I didn't know that anyone ever made a model of this as a injected-molded kit: http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/hobbytime/hobbytimexv_3boxtop_01.jpg http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/hobbytime/images/hobbytimexv_3se aledbag_01.jpg ) http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/Lindberg%20Models/Lindberg_Model s.html http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/speedeebiltkits/speedee_bilt_kit s.html http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/monogramsuperkit/monogramsuperki t.html http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/strombecker/strombecker.html (When I was a kid, I wanted their X-1B kit...I didn't miss much: http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/strombecker/images/strombeckerx_ 1bmainparts.jpg ) Pat > (When I was a kid, I wanted their X-1B kit...I didn't miss much:http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/strombecker/images/st... ) Pat - Was talking with Nick Argento of Glencoe one day last week and he stated that he wants to release the X-1B later this Spring. So you might get a chance to try anyway. > Pat - Was talking with Nick Argento of Glencoe one day last week and > he stated that he wants to release the X-1B later this Spring. So you > might get a chance to try anyway. > Did you look at the pictures of that thing? No, it would be a lot better to start over from scratch than reissue it. Molding was very crude even in the original release; Lord knows what the molds would turn out nowadays. Pat > > (When I was a kid, I wanted their X-1B kit...I didn't miss much:http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/strombecker/images/st... ) > > Pat - Was talking with Nick Argento of Glencoe one day last week and > he stated that he wants to release the X-1B later this Spring. So you > might get a chance to try anyway. Whatever happened to the Stinson TriMotor? For awhile it was listed as coming soon. AFAIK, it never did. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. ...who would like to try and build it better than he did 50 years ago... I spent some time last night going through his site. There's some great stuff there along with lots of good memories. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > I spent some time last night going through his site. There's some great > stuff there along with lots of good memories. > > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > Although the web pages are very large, there's a lot of great stuff on old model kits here also: http://www.collectair.com/ Pat I neglected to mention that some of those Allyn kits made a comeback in the '70s. Microscale (Yep, the decal people) had them moulded and were available in large square yellow boxings that were about 4-5 inches deep. I recall the XF-92A and the YF-102A and I have seen the A3D built up. I'm not sure it wasn't an original Allyn though. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > I neglected to mention that some of those Allyn kits made a comeback in > the '70s. Microscale (Yep, the decal people) had them moulded and were [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. I have an A2D Skyshark as well. > Stumbled on this:http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/oldmodels.html > Which has a section devoted to early plastic aircraft models as they > evolved from wooden aircraft models. > Some of these are so early, that even I never ran into them as a kid. ;-) > The plastic-related ones are:http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/allyn%20models/allynp...http://w ww.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/aurora_models/Aurora_...http://www.phils aeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/cometmodels/cometmode... > Pat I also found, awhile ago, a similar page on the wooden "solid models" that I started with in the BP (before plastics) era. I have been buying old wooden kits from a few older gentlemen (that is, my age), so they are still around in the storage cellars of some folks. I fondly remember them. Every so often a company starts up that rekits some of these, but these companies never seem to stay in business. Strombecker, Monogram, DP, Megow- those were the days of REAL modelers :-) > Stumbled on this:http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/oldmodels.html Nothing by Renwal?!!! > >> Stumbled on this:http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/oldmodels/oldmodels.html >> > > Nothing by Renwal?!!! > I think he was concentrating on companies who made wood aircraft models at one time. Did Renwal ever do any kits that had wood parts? Pat |
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