I've been in the loft , 1/72 aircraft kits from the 70s

I've been in the loft , 1/72 aircraft kits from the 70s

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freddytin

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1,184 posts

228 months

Thursday 27th May 2010
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Having a clearout and came across this lot.



Are they for the bin / E bay / free to good home ?

A mix of Heller, Frog, Revell, Airfix, Humbrol, Monogram and Linberg.

NismoGT

1,634 posts

191 months

Thursday 27th May 2010
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Pop them in the scale model classified section on here?

retreat

326 posts

220 months

Thursday 27th May 2010
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Blimey!

Where did I put that tube of glue?


freddytin

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1,184 posts

228 months

Thursday 27th May 2010
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NismoGT said:
Pop them in the scale model classified section on here?
I really should have looked first. silly

Thanks Nismo, I shall go and investigate to see if it is worth the hassle.

perdu

4,884 posts

200 months

Thursday 27th May 2010
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Yes if you want to sell them the classified is the place

Ebay produces various effects, really rare models barely get a single bid the & ordinary bogstandard things go stupid

I sold a rare Frog Fairey Gannet @ 99p and an Airfix Mk 1 Spitfire for twelve quid or more (guess who was a: astonished and b: unable to remember how much he got)

I wish to hell I'd hung on to them now, I feel the bug gripping me again...

freddytin

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228 months

Thursday 27th May 2010
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retreat said:
Blimey!

Where did I put that tube of glue?
I quite fancy having a play on one or two of the worthless models myself. There is a loft full of huge ships from the same era too

N Dentressangle

3,442 posts

223 months

Thursday 27th May 2010
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You'll get enough for a decent meal out for those on Ebay.

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,274 posts

236 months

Thursday 27th May 2010
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freddytin said:
There is a loft full of huge ships from the same era too
Crumbs! Must be a big loft! hehe

freddytin

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Thursday 27th May 2010
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
freddytin said:
There is a loft full of huge ships from the same era too
Crumbs! Must be a big loft! hehe
hehe Perhaps I might have phrased that a little better.

dr_gn

16,176 posts

185 months

Friday 28th May 2010
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I´d have the 1/72 Revell ones off you! How much would you want? Purely for nostalgia, not resale of course.

Cheers,

freddytin

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Friday 28th May 2010
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dr_gn said:
I´d have the 1/72 Revell ones off you! How much would you want? Purely for nostalgia, not resale of course.

Cheers,

I'll send you the Revell kits , P51D and PZL P -11c and you can pop a donation in to the air ambulance.

freddytin

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1,184 posts

228 months

Friday 28th May 2010
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dr, how do I find your address ?

Eric Mc

122,112 posts

266 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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I'd like the Harrier T4. smile

freddytin

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1,184 posts

228 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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Eric , same applies, send me your address and make a donation to the air ambulance.

Thanks for the E mail dr. I will be posting out this week.

I've not decided which kit I'm going to tackle yet, preferably something I've worked on in the past. So after perusing the Scale Model section of this forum hopefully I will be less likely to make a complete hash up. biggrin

dr_gn

16,176 posts

185 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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freddytin said:
dr_gn said:
I´d have the 1/72 Revell ones off you! How much would you want? Purely for nostalgia, not resale of course.

Cheers,

I'll send you the Revell kits , P51D and PZL P -11c and you can pop a donation in to the air ambulance.
Thanks,

I think there.s a Revell Airacobra there as well.

I,d start wih a monoplane if I were you, maybe the Spitfire or Hurricane or one of the Monogram ones?

Cheers,

Dr.GN.

Eric Mc

122,112 posts

266 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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YHM

Some of the items you have there are quite desirable.

Those 1/72 Monogram kits are very good - even though they were first issued back in the 1960s. The Bearcat is a very nice model and goes together really well.

The old Revell kits are a bit variable. For example, the Revell P-51D is now very long in the tooth and would be more likely to appeal to someone who collects old kits rather than builds them

wobblyweb

136 posts

230 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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Hi
I would buy the Mustang, Spitfire or Hurricane or any other one from you.
I have been planning to start building model aircraft with my grandson.


Thanks

Rae

Eric Mc

122,112 posts

266 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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I picked up the FROG Spitfire VIII at my local model club a few months ago. As far as I know, the FROG Mk VIII, is the only mainstream injection moulded Spitfire VIII ever produced in 1/72. It comes with RAF or RAAF decals. It was one of FROG's last ever releases. They went bust a year or so later (1976).

I would avoid the old Revell kits as they are rather inaccurate, particularly the P-51D, although I love the box art.
The Monogram P-51B is a nice little kit, however.

I am pretty sure the Spitfire I model in the Heller box is a re-pop of the Airfix MkI - which is not bad either.

freddytin

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1,184 posts

228 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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Eric Mc said:
YHM

Some of the items you have there are quite desirable.

Those 1/72 Monogram kits are very good - even though they were first issued back in the 1960s. The Bearcat is a very nice model and goes together really well.

The old Revell kits are a bit variable. For example, the Revell P-51D is now very long in the tooth and would be more likely to appeal to someone who collects old kits rather than builds them
Thanks for the info. Eric. I shall have another rummage in the loft and hopefully find an aircraft I am more familiar with.

freddytin

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228 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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wobblyweb said:
Hi
I would buy the Mustang, Spitfire or Hurricane or any other one from you.
I have been planning to start building model aircraft with my grandson.


Thanks

Rae
Wobblyweb, e mail me your address please.