Those look great.  Its always nice to be reminded some of the less common models that are out there.

Pat

Hey Chad - you're post in the Airfix GB prompted me to go find one of these kits.  I found one and bought it for my wife to build.  She does doll houses and I figured this will fall in line.  

Really nice job!

PFJN

Those look great.  Its always nice to be reminded some of the less common models that are out there.

Pat

 

keavdog

Hey Chad - you're post in the Airfix GB prompted me to go find one of these kits.  I found one and bought it for my wife to build.  She does doll houses and I figured this will fall in line.  

Really nice job!

 

That was sweet to see first time and it has not wore off. Every time i see Bluetits feeding off our bird feeders, i think of your build. Just amazing.

Oh wow! Thank you Bish!

Oh My!

 I forgot all about them. I got some Domesticated Cat sculptures But I don't remember who made those. They are about the size of newborn Kittens. T.B.

That’s pretty cool!  A friend picked one up in Japan at Hobby Kansuke, a hobby shop that specialized in old hard to get kits.  I was amazed that such an old kit built up so nicely.

I kinda miss those days when kit manufacturers did stuff like animals.  I remember Revell had horses that my sister coveted.  There was one at a recent estate sale, but it was parted out and in poor condition.  That was unfortunate, as I would have liked to have had a go with it and give it to my sis. I recall seeing mounted resin fish kits at Tokyu Hands in Shibuya.  And all those Bandai wind-up motorized bugs!

I suppose nowadays 3-D printing would be the way to go to get realistic animal kits.

I recall Airfix did a number of bird kits - are you going to try getting any?

Back in the fifties, in the days of my misspent youth, (as opposed to my misspent adulthood) there was a company, Lifelike, Scientific, I don't recall, which produced life sized bird kits. I remember doing a scarlet tanager and others I don't recall. The kits came with paint pellets and a bottle of solvent. I can only imagine the toxicity level of that solvent. 

Tanker - Builder

Oh My!

 I forgot all about them. I got some Domesticated Cat sculptures But I don't remember who made those. They are about the size of newborn Kittens. T.B.

 

Real G

That’s pretty cool!  A friend picked one up in Japan at Hobby Kansuke, a hobby shop that specialized in old hard to get kits.  I was amazed that such an old kit built up so nicely.

I kinda miss those days when kit manufacturers did stuff like animals.  I remember Revell had horses that my sister coveted.  There was one at a recent estate sale, but it was parted out and in poor condition.  That was unfortunate, as I would have liked to have had a go with it and give it to my sis. I recall seeing mounted resin fish kits at Tokyu Hands in Shibuya.  And all those Bandai wind-up motorized bugs!

I suppose nowadays 3-D printing would be the way to go to get realistic animal kits.

I recall Airfix did a number of bird kits - are you going to try getting any?

 

ajlafleche

Back in the fifties, in the days of my misspent youth, (as opposed to my misspent adulthood) there was a company, Lifelike, Scientific, I don't recall, which produced life sized bird kits. I remember doing a scarlet tanager and others I don't recall. The kits came with paint pellets and a bottle of solvent. I can only imagine the toxicity level of that solvent. 

 

 

Seeing as Airfix have been re-releaseing some of their old kits, there might be hope that they follow suit with the wildlife ones.

Those look outstanding Chad. 

Chad those look fantastic! Love the bars at the eyes and detail on the heads- did you airbrush it on?

I remember seeing stuff like this but they were as Ajlafleche pointed out Lifelike mostly. I didn't even know Airfix did stuff like these. 

Wow, Chad. Those a super lifelike. The colors are outstanding and the detail is awesome. Very nice work indeed.

BK

modelcrazy

Those look outstanding Chad. 

 

Gamera

Chad those look fantastic! Love the bars at the eyes and detail on the heads- did you airbrush it on?

I remember seeing stuff like this but they were as Ajlafleche pointed out Lifelike mostly. I didn't even know Airfix did stuff like these. 

 

BrandonK

Wow, Chad. Those a super lifelike. The colors are outstanding and the detail is awesome. Very nice work indeed.

BK

 

ajlafleche

Back in the fifties, in the days of my misspent youth, (as opposed to my misspent adulthood) there was a company, Lifelike, Scientific, I don't recall, which produced life sized bird kits. I remember doing a scarlet tanager and others I don't recall. The kits came with paint pellets and a bottle of solvent. I can only imagine the toxicity level of that solvent.  

Maybe you're thinking of Bachmann, too, Al?  I've got one or two old Bachmann bird kits in my stash.  One is a parakeet.  Some day, I break it out of a fun build.

These look great, and I have to say, the title made me do a doubletake.

the Baron

 

 

ajlafleche

Back in the fifties, in the days of my misspent youth, (as opposed to my misspent adulthood) there was a company, Lifelike, Scientific, I don't recall, which produced life sized bird kits. I remember doing a scarlet tanager and others I don't recall. The kits came with paint pellets and a bottle of solvent. I can only imagine the toxicity level of that solvent.  

 

 

 

Maybe you're thinking of Bachmann, too, Al?  I've got one or two old Bachmann bird kits in my stash.  One is a parakeet.  Some day, I break it out of a fun build.

These look great, and I have to say, the title made me do a doubletake.

 

Could be Bachmann. I was thinking they were made by what I normally thought of as a model railroad company. 

Hey; 

 Don't forget Perri the Squirrel! A Disney wildlife film followed and created his persona. A great kit by Revell. I wish I had gotten one when I had the chance !