Updated Tales from the Crypt .(08/25)...some scans from the 1979 Matchbox / AMT catalogue

[PanzerWomble]

I find all this old look at the hobby quite fascinating .

Squadron Leader Miller ......a bit of a silly arse ...

 

 

 

 

 

The odd Centurion I've seen on a target range a coupe of years ago !

 

 

 

[GusMac]

Brings back memories. What would 18p get you now???

[PanzerWomble]

10 minutes ago, GusMac said:

Brings back memories. What would 18p get you now???

£130 for a 1/16 Elephant .."The Ultimate in Kits "...and new Triumph motorcycle was around £700 in 1974 

[HubertB]

I still have a few old issues of Airfix Magazine, and Scale Models. One of the Scale Models issues (of 1974 , or 1976 ?) introduces a new « revolutionary » (which it was, at the time) model improvement technique : photo-etch. 
At that time, they were using clear varnish to assemble the PE parts, as CA glue did not exist yet, at least for the general public …

That reminds me how old I am getting 

Hubert

[HubertB]

Did you notice the Monogram ad with a « 1/32 B-52 Stratofortress » ? Talk of a typo  ….

Hubert

[Bomber_County]

Still have a collection from that period, having a Badger airbrush was a dream then…….

[ScottsGT]

55 minutes ago, HubertB said:

Did you notice the Monogram ad with a « 1/32 B-52 Stratofortress » ? Talk of a typo  ….

Hubert

You caught that too?  

[PanzerWomble]

6 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Still have a collection from that period, having a Badger airbrush was a dream then…….

I wouldn't have had the gall to ask for one for Xmas , nor any idea what to do with it when I got it .... hairy sticks and a pile of little airfix tins in the 1970's

[Spitfire]

That certainly rolls back the years for me.

Cheers

Dennis

[Bomber_County]

6 hours ago, PanzerWomble said:

I wouldn't have had the gall to ask for one for Xmas , nor any idea what to do with it when I got it .... hairy sticks and a pile of little airfix tins in the 1970's

Or bottles of Airfix enamels, I still have some as keeps sakes…..…in the vein of Monty Python……ha tins….bloody luxury……….in my day………

[PanzerWomble]

46 minutes ago, Bomber_County said:

Or bottles of Airfix enamels, I still have some as keeps sakes…..…in the vein of Monty Python……ha tins….bloody luxury……….in my day………

Still on the ration card then huh ? 

[PanzerWomble]

More - Airfix Catalogue from 1975 ...they still sell some of these dog old mouldings ....talk about sweaty assets . My original (long lost copy that fell apart circa 1979) had a lot of circled pictures around the ones I'd built . 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[GusMac]

Recognise a few I built/massacred as a kid in there. I certainly recall making a complete dog's breakfast of of a dio with Monty's Humber as I didn't realise lacquers wouldn't play nice with polystyrene.

[PanzerWomble]

43 minutes ago, GusMac said:

Recognise a few I built/massacred as a kid in there. I certainly recall making a complete dog's breakfast of of a dio with Monty's Humber as I didn't realise lacquers wouldn't play nice with polystyrene.

I did the Rommel's Halftrack a few years back , which apparently was "kit of the year" when launched . It wasn't as grim as you might expect but any kit launched after 1995 would make it look bad. Shape was ok , small details really let it down with the technology of the day for moulding 

[DocRob]

I must have had this catalogue too, I remember all of the box arts. I might have circled numerous of the kits as well. Huh, sentimental journey, thanks for showing PW.

Cheers Rob  

[KevinM]

On 9/23/2024 at 6:18 PM, Bomber_County said:

Still have a collection from that period, having a Badger airbrush was a dream then…….

I had one(plastic) with a can of Propel boy did those go fast(cans) and expensive I was like 12/13

[Martinnfb]

It is funny how after all those years we are still pouring money into those 1/24 scale relics, just because they are the best  representations of the given subjects. Sorry Trumpeter. Nostalgia aside, I miss ingenuity and touch of the old school machinists with calipers, protractors and gauges 

[PanzerWomble]

Matchbox AMT Catalogue from 1979/80 . Kits probably designed so blind people could orientate the parts using the huge trenches for panel lines. 

Enjoy ..or not . 

 

 

[GusMac]

Built a few of those as a kid. Always remember the multi-coloured sprues which meant some of my earliest efforts didn't even get painted.

[PanzerWomble]

1 hour ago, GusMac said:

Built a few of those as a kid. Always remember the multi-coloured sprues which meant some of my earliest efforts didn't even get painted.

Ditto, I recieved the 32 scale Lysander from my fave uncle one year and being amazed at just how big it was , although I think the canopy sections really gave me issues . All painted with a hairy brush aged 12! 

[BlrwestSiR]

5 hours ago, PanzerWomble said:

Matchbox AMT Catalogue from 1979/80 . Kits probably designed so blind people could orientate the parts using the huge trenches for panel lines. 

Enjoy ..or not . 

 

 

I remember those catalogues! The shops would have them as free handouts. Built a bunch of the Matchbox kits as a kid. The 1/76 armour was my favourite as they can with the small diorama bases. I don't recall how many of the M16 MGCs I did. Lots of fun. 

Carl

[PanzerWomble]

12 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

I remember those catalogues! The shops would have them as free handouts. Built a bunch of the Matchbox kits as a kid. The 1/76 armour was my favourite as they can with the small diorama bases. I don't recall how many of the M16 MGCs I did. Lots of fun. 

Carl

Revell re popped a few , i remember how novel they were at the time coming with a base 😀

[telepatu]

oh boy, thanks for sharing! I counted at seventeen of those Matchbox kits that I built as a kid in the 80s. I still have a few left in the display case. Many have been lost to the "anti aircraft artillery" strikes (i.e. bb guns) 

The tanks with the bases were especially cool. Fond memories