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Model Forum / General / Models / March 2008Anyone Remember the MPF History Kits
Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old vintage kits? I'm looking for the old Arfix/MPC kits in HO scale with the vacuform bases. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks, Ron > Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old > vintage kits? I'm looking for the old Arfix/MPC kits in HO scale with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ron Have you tried http://www.rare-planedetective.com/ or http://www.oldmodelkits.com/ > > Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old > > vintage kits? I'm looking for the old Arfix/MPC kits in HO scale with [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Have you triedhttp://www.rare-planedetective.com/ > orhttp://www.oldmodelkits.com/ Keep in mind those kits were 1/76 (OO scale) and not 1/87 (HO scale) if you are going to use them with model railroad or ROCO items. Cookie Sewell Weren't those solely MPC's creation? > Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old > vintage kits? I'm looking for the old Arfix/MPC kits in HO scale with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ron Yup, all they did was combine Airfix military kits, figure sets and buildings with a vacuformed base. Cheap and effective for its time. Cookie Sewell > Yup, all they did was combine Airfix military kits, figure sets and > buildings with a vacuformed base. Cheap and effective for its time. Were they actually kits or the ready-made vehicles Airfix also sold? (kim) > Weren't those solely MPC's creation? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I loved the MPC Historama kits, and have re-collected all of them - I had to find mine on Ebay, so I'm sorry I don't have better advice for the original poster. When I got back into the hobby as an adult, the MPC Guadalcanal set with the M3 Lee and Japanese Infantry was one of the first things I tracked down. There was also a series that was done and sold by Airfix, which predated the MPC sets - but used the same formula of vacuform base, armor or aircraft model, and a set of figures. MPC of course eventually did the giant size sets - Tank Battle at Alamein, Commandos Strike at Dawn, and two different Normandy sets. These had multiple vehicles, larger vac bases, and buildings/ emplacements in some cases ("Waterloo Farmhouse" serving as a Normandy villa). ESCI and Hasegawa both also dabbled in this formula - the Hasegawa WWII dioramas were excellent, and the ESCI sets fetch some of the highest prices on Ebay, due their relative scarcity. Bless 'em all, they were a ton of fun and play value for a kid, and we'll probably not see their like again. Chris Kansas City On Mar 6, 12:16 am, cschu...@sprintmail.com wrote: > There was also a series that was done and sold by Airfix, which predated the MPC sets - but used the > same formula of vacuform base, armor or aircraft model, and a set of figures. There was also a series done by (of all manufacturers!!!) Tonka, the toy truck concern. I saw a few, a Wright Flyer diorama, a Spirit of St. Louis and a 1850s railroad diorama, the last od which I have. These were larger scale, maybe 1:72, although that Pioneer locomotive appears to be 1:48. I'm not sure offhand which other dioramas were offered, but I do know that they're were maybe ten in all. > Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old > vintage kits? I'm looking for the old Arfix/MPC kits in HO scale with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ron I think my local shop may have had one of those old sets, but I have not been there since before Christmas. I remember having a couple of those sets, one was a Pearl Harbor attack with a Zero model, US soldiers and the dio base had a crashed US plane. Another one was Normandy with a pill box and either a Sherman or panzer (prob Tiger). It may have had both tanks, not sure. Rob > > Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old > > vintage kits? I'm looking for the old Arfix/MPC kits in HO scale with [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Rob There was also a WWI diorama that showed a Sopwith Camel straiffing a downed German observation balloon. > > > Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old > > > vintage kits? I'm looking for the old Arfix/MPC kits in HO scale with [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Balloon Buster!! That set actually had the Spad - the Camel was in the Red Baron set, which also included the Fokker Tripe. Here's great Airfix site with pictures of the original, Airfix-brand sets. These are different subjects than the MPC Historama series, but same concept. Excellent Airfix figure reference site. http://soli.inav.net/~edzwil/Battlefront.html Pictures of all the MPC sets (and a ton of other cool stuff) towards the bottom here: http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix.htm Chris Kansas City > >> Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Sherman or panzer (prob Tiger). It may have had both tanks, not sure. > There were a whole pile of different ones in the MPC "Historama" series: http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix.htm Pat >> >>> Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Pat never saw one and i looked at everything. >> There were a whole pile of different ones in the MPC "Historama" series: >> http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix.htm [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > never saw one and i looked at everything. > They are way down towards the bottom of the page: http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/hist1.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/hist2.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/hist3.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/hist4.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/hist5.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/hist6.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/hist7.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/dio-01.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/dio-02.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/dio-03.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/dio-04.jpg http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/dio-05.jpg Pat >>> There were a whole pile of different ones in the MPC "Historama" series: >>> http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix.htm [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Pat i meant in reel life, ya maroon! > i meant in reel life, ya maroon! > They weren't all that hot of kits; the vacuform base was pretty flimsy, and when they did things like that coast artillery battery, the detail on it wasn't up to their kits by a long shot. The German Secret Strongpoint on the other hand had a injection molded base, and with some work could probably be turned into a pretty nifty diorama. ROCO (the "Minitanks" company) did some basic injection molded diorama bases also, IIRC. Pat >> i meant in reel life, ya maroon! >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Pat never saw those. i' haven't done a lot of diorams and i kept then simple. a section of autobahn with a partial bridge and a do 335 under with it's panels open. Airfix is ata it again. They have four "Airfield Sets" out recently. I just received the USAAF set with their so-so P-51D, the old and wonderful USAAF Figures set, the new Jeep & Trailer and a vacuformed base which encludes a sandbagged emplacement, a pile of stuff under a camo net and a nifty Nissen Hut.They also have the Luftwaffe, RAF and NATO sets. The RAF set includes the Refuelling set that, while in 1/76, is one of the best vehicle sets around.We covered kits released as dioramas in 1/72-1/76 in ESM 72. Anyone want to know more, just ask.Tom On Mar 8, 9:15 am, some...@some.domain wrote:> In article <13t4ml53gdf1...@corp.supernews.com>, flan...@daktel.com wrote:> > >some...@some.domain wrote:> >> i meant in reel life, ya maroon!> > >They weren't all that hot of kits; the vacuform base was pretty flimsy,> >and when they did things like that coast artillery battery, the detail> >on it wasn't up to their kits by a long shot.> >The German Secret Strongpoint on the other hand had a injection molded> >base, and with some work could probably be turned into a pretty nifty> >diorama.> >ROCO (the "Minitanks" company) did some basic injection molded diorama> >bases also, IIRC.> > >Pat> > never saw those. i' haven't done a lot of diorams and i kept then simple.> a section of autobahn with a partial bridge and a do 335 under with it's> panels open.- Hide quoted text -> > - Show quoted text - > > i meant in reel life, ya maroon! > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pat Lest we forget, Aurora did a few of these types too. "Anzio" and "The Rat Patrol" are the two that I best recall. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > Lest we forget, Aurora did a few of these types too. "Anzio" and "The > Rat Patrol" are the two that I best recall. > Anzio gave you a lot of goodies to play with, although detail was fairly poor. Pat > > Is there a source besides EBAY that might have any of these old > > vintage kits? I'm looking for the old Arfix/MPC kits in HO scale with [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Rob These were the two I remember having: http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/hist7.jpg My memory was pretty close on both sets. Thanks for the link. > These were the two I remember having: > http://henk.fox3000.com/Airfix/mpc/hist7.jpg [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thanks for the link. > This is a very fun kit also: http://store.foxholetoys.com/arii.html Although I'm petty sure it's 1/76 scale, not 1/72 scale. Eidai made a lot of interesting models, including a V-2 launch team that I had: http://henk.fox3000.com/arii.htm Pat |
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