The Oldest Kit You Bought and Never Built

David Voss

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December 2002
From: Waukesha, WI

The Oldest Kit You Bought and Never Built

Posted by David Voss on Saturday, July 24, 2004 12:46 AM

What is the oldest kit that you have bought but never started? The one sitting on the shelf covered with a thick layer of dust. Wink [;)]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 24, 2004 12:47 AM

leoman su 25, can nayone tell me any info on it?

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diggeraone

Member since
July 2003
From: Ozarks of Arkansas

Posted by diggeraone on Saturday, July 24, 2004 3:56 AM

That would be a lepord tank-Tamiya.Bought it over a year ago,other then that,I have a bishop sp bought that 7years ago and is a 3td of the way done.Digger
OOPS,I found a Ford MUTT that I bought 7 years ago and yet putt together.

Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton

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Foster7155

Member since
July 2003
From: Pensacola, FL

Posted by Foster7155 on Saturday, July 24, 2004 4:05 AM

I probably have 10 kits from the 1970's in my stash - I think 1973 is the oldest, but I intend on building them all...eventually.

This may change in the morning as there is a garage sale ad that says they are selling model kits from the 40's through the 70's. I'll let you know if I pick something up.

Enjoy your modeling...

Robert Foster

Pensacola Modeleers

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Saturday, July 24, 2004 7:37 AM

The Revellogram 1/32 SBD Dauntless....there is so much wrong with this kit it's frightening...

Mike

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:43 AM

Monogram 1/72 Bearcat. Always meant to build it, but others keep getting in the way. Maybe someday still.

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:06 AM

it's got to be that 1/32nd scale revell mosquito i picked up before i enlisted in '77. don't worry, i'll get started on it any day now.

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chopperfan

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November 2003
From: Oklahoma

Posted by chopperfan on Saturday, July 24, 2004 12:53 PM

That would have to have been an old Aurora B-26. Always wanted a Marauder, but after opening the box and seeing that even the national insignia had raised panel lines, I never started it.
I ended up trading it to a guy at a hobby shop in Portland, OR for 2 other kits and some reference material.

Randie Cowboy [C):-)]

Randie [C):-)]Agape Models

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mojodoctor

Member since
September 2003
From: Shell Beach, California

Posted by mojodoctor on Saturday, July 24, 2004 5:42 PM

I've got a bunch of old Revell 1/8 motorcycle kits gathering dust. The oldest is a Honda 250 RC163 GP Racing bike that I bought in the early 70's.
Remember those old boxes the kit comes in? Thick and strong enough to hold up the rest of the aging collection of unbuilt models!

Matt Fly fast, fly low, turn left!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:31 PM

Tamiya 1/25 Tiger I got back in the late 80's. It needed so much work I put it back on the shelf. I'm thinking about putting it next to a 1/16 Tiger (both built OOB) to show how far things have advanced for modelers. Good idea?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:09 PM

Tamiya 1/35 Saladin with motor.

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kaleu

Member since
February 2003
From: Racing capital of the world- Indy

Posted by kaleu on Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:15 PM

The Academy 1/3th Chieftain. I want to build and paint a Berlin brigade Chieftain, but I haven't summed up the courage to buy the Accurate Armour conversion that is necessary to make this vehicle. Along with that I need to replace the tracks and probably the barrel and the add a p/e set.

Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 25, 2004 1:29 AM

I have Revell's 1/24 Vostok Russian spacecraft. I built one when I was a kid, and the kit was new. After finding pics on the internet of the actual vehicle, I realized that much of the detail will have to be replaced with scratchbuilt stuff (there's a seam down the middle of the instrument panel, which is molded inside the interior "can" halves !). I do want to see it on the shelf one day, though.

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gregers

Member since
February 2003
From: UK

Posted by gregers on Sunday, July 25, 2004 1:57 PM

i have a frog 1/72nd wildcat in my stash. had a frog blackburn shark and had a airfix control tower bagged with card header that i traded.
Greg

Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?

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wibhi2

Member since
March 2003
From: Brooklyn

Posted by wibhi2 on Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:25 PM

I have a couple, revell's box'd and monograms bagged ch-54, revell h-19, Aurora XF-91 Thundercepter and Tamiya's M1 MB tank

3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation

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ChrisJH666

Member since
January 2004
From: Brisbane Australia

Posted by ChrisJH666 on Sunday, July 25, 2004 8:52 PM

I have an old ESCI 1/48 Tempest which has been sat waiting patiently for a great many years, somewhere between 5 and 10, I can't exactly remember

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

Chris

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dpdelhoyo

Member since
December 2002
From: Australia

Posted by dpdelhoyo on Monday, July 26, 2004 1:31 AM

Without a doubt, it's a vac-form "Heinkel He-112 B0" from Rareplane. I bought in my mit-teens, back in 1979, when I didn't know what a vac-form was (or a Money order, by the way). It's the only vac-form in my collection, and for the foreseeable future it'll remain that way.

If partially buildt counts, then the prize for injection-moulded goes to a "PT boat ELCO 77 feet" from Lindbergh (bought in 1980).

Regards to all, and have fun with this wonderful hobby.

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nkm1416@info.com.ph

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September 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph on Monday, July 26, 2004 8:39 AM

The 1/72 Hasegawa F-8E I bought way back in Agust of 1980. Before that all models I bought, numbering about a hundred, were promptly built. For this one I was waiting for suitable decal set and still haven't found any so it's still collecting dust. It's also the first of the so many, about two hundred, models bought but never built that followed.

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scottrc

Member since
December 2003
From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W

Posted by scottrc on Monday, July 26, 2004 9:28 AM

Have a number "family airlooms".
Aurora Stage Coach and Viking Ship bought by my mom 1964 with price tag from Skaggs Drug.
1959 Revell Eastwind Icebreaker my dad bought new from Gills Drug Store in 1960.
Revell SR71 and F111 with date of receipt in the box of October 1971. My dad got them for us because my uncle was a test pilot for the F-111 during the time.
Revell 1:96 Bicentennial Constitution bought in November of 1976 and never opened.

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berny13

Member since
February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Monday, July 26, 2004 2:53 PM

Revell 1/48 EA-6A and Revell 1/48 MIG-25. Someday I am going to start on them. That is when I get the other 250 unbuilt kits I have completed.

Berny

Phormer Phantom Phixer

On the bench

TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale.

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 26, 2004 3:35 PM

When I (finally) exited college I suddenly discovered something I never had before - free time. I thought, "Hey, you liked building models as a kid, why not give that try?" I went to the store and saw a Monogram F-100 in Thunderbirds markings and my eyes lit up - when I was a kid I saw the T-birds in the F-100D. That Monogram F-100 has been moved across the US several times and even to Europe, but after 15 years (maybe closer to 20) it still sits on the top shelf of the closet.

I have every intention of building it, but I think it will be a major project with the natural metal finish, gun bay panel problem, etc. Awaiting inspiration.....

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djmodels1999

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December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, July 26, 2004 4:12 PM

Aurora's XB-70 Valkyrie. I've got the 1969 box, not the early 60s' originasl but it's still very much a crap kit!

Mmmm.. What love can do to you!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 7, 2004 3:52 PM

I have a 1964 Aurora Plastics of Canada Avro CF-100 still in its plastic wrap.

Stan

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upnorth

Member since
December 2002
From: Canada / Czech Republic

Posted by upnorth on Sunday, August 8, 2004 5:40 AM

Somewhere I have stashed away Frog's 1/72 Miles Master in box and their 1/72 Fairey Firefly in bag packaging.

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qmiester

Member since
May 2003
From: Central USA

Posted by qmiester on Sunday, August 8, 2004 10:42 AM

The kit I've had the longest is Revells 1/96 Cutty Sark. Have lugged it around more than 20 years and the darn thing still intimidates me. The oldest kits I have in my stash are a couple of Revell "box scale" kits. An F-89 Scorpion and a Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket. I orgionally built those kits somewhere around the 5th or 6th grade (1955 or 56). A friend found them when he was cleaning out his attic (expansion space for his model railroad) and gave them to me. They're origional issue and am really looking forward to building them.

Quincy

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rlawson

Member since
February 2003
From: Sugar Land, TX

Posted by rlawson on Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:14 PM

The old, old Fujimi A-1H Skyraider, 1/70 scale or thereabouts. I bought it in California about 1970, and it's followed me through several moves. I plan to backdate it to an
AD-1, someday.

Dick