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Posted by Scott Taylor on September 9, 2023, 22:41:51, in reply to "Re: A fun topic I think: childhood favorite kit"
I have fond memories of that kit as well - it sailed very nicely in our backyard pool! And as you say, the John Steele box art was quite amazing. I seem to remember the Aurora Iowa also had nice handling qualities in the pool. Not great kits, but kits with great memories.
Cheers,
Scott 
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My first kit was that wretched BISMARCK from Aurora. I thought the box art by John Steele was (and still is) amazing. Of course what was in the box was far from that but heck, I was only about 5-6 years old and I loved that ship (and still do). Not only that, it was the first kit my dad ever bought me. Special memories, indeed!!
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My first model kit was the 1/570 Revell Titanic, gifted to me during Christmas 1992 at age 8. My older brother was gifted the Revell 1/530 USS Lexington at the same time. I have both kits to this day in a box, mostly intact.
I would go to my local hobby shop as often as my parents would take me and I spent my allowance money on models and supplies there.
One kit stands out most in my memory, the Airfix 1/600 King George V. After building so many Revell kits, this kit stands out most, with the Airfix 1/600 Repulse next. They just seemed so much more detailed. The Revell 1/570 North Carolina was the first kit I built on my own, and it is special to me as well.
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