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Re: A fun topic I think: childhood favorite kit

Posted by Mario (Moe) on September 10, 2023, 9:11:43, in reply to "A fun topic I think: childhood favorite kit"

Well, I remember MY 1st kit, being the set of F-4 Phantoms from the 'Blue Angels'!!!

My family went to our 1st airshow in Pt. Magu, CA and as we were leaving, we saw a kiosk that sold Various things...

I saw this box art with four (4) planes on a stand and said, "Hey, Pop, what is this??" "It's A MODEL, YOU have to Build IT" I was always a builder of Legos, so I took the challenge...

I don't have THAT model anymore, but I see it every six (6) months in various places.

First ship was shortly after...a USS MISSOURI, first tank was WAY later....(almost eight [8] years later = Tamiya Leopard I ). First Sci-fi 'Robotech' stuff (which I still collect), 1st Real Sci...Apollo Saturn V rocket.

BUT, it was those F-4s, that I STILL Remember....Thanks Pop, thanks Mom for putting up with wrecking your table, "Hey Mike...what ya building"??

M. Mares

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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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[quote] Well, I remember MY 1st kit, being the set of F-4 Phantoms from the 'Blue Angels'!!! My family went to our 1st airshow in Pt. Magu, CA and as we were leaving, we saw a kiosk that sold Various things... I saw this box art with four (4) planes on a stand and said, "Hey, Pop, what is this??" "It's A MODEL, YOU have to Build IT" I was always a builder of Legos, so I took the challenge... I don't have THAT model anymore, but I see it every six (6) months in various places. First ship was shortly after...a USS MISSOURI, first tank was WAY later....(almost eight [8] years later = Tamiya Leopard I ). First Sci-fi 'Robotech' stuff (which I still collect), 1st Real Sci...Apollo Saturn V rocket. BUT, it was those F-4s, that I STILL Remember....Thanks Pop, thanks Mom for putting up with wrecking your table, "Hey Mike...what ya building"?? M. Mares [quote] 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. What say you? [/quote] [/quote]

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