does anyone remember

Yeah, I remember that one. I think it was ballistic and cruise missiles of the US and USSR. Cool kit!

Monogram did these, and the scale was either 1/96 or 1/144. The original releases only had a few rockets and missiles in each kit, with a number of thekits being available. In the late '60s they released the comprehensive kit with about 30+ items. It was reissued in the '80s under the Heritage Edition label. The US/USSR missile set was a totally different bird, and I do not know if it shared anything in common with the other series.

Ohhh, yeaaaah.
I bet the one you are thinking about is the Monogram kit number PD40, U.S. Missile Arsenal. This wonderful kit included 31 missiles of the day, circa 1958. Sparrow, Bullpup, Little John, Honest John, Nike Hercules, Talos, Hawk, Thor, Falcon, Sergeant, Vanguard, Tartar, Nike Ajax, Atlas, Regulus II, Snark, Bomarc, Matador, Jupiter-C, Petrel, Terrier, Dart, Redstone, Polaris, Lacrosse, Sidewinder, Jupiter, Rascal, Rat, Corporal, & Genie. They were all set in 4 rows, highest in back, smallest in front. The Snark, Matador, Bomarc, and Regulus II were mounted in a diamond pattern on their own clear plastic stands in the center of the rows. The missiles set in a clear plastic base that you inserted a light cardboard description sheet from the bottom, then somehow had to glue to the base. And , yes, there was a man with a graduated pole. One of the NEATEST models ever made, next to their United States Air Power kit number PA56.

Then, I believe it came out as kit number PS221, U.S. Space Missiles. 36 missiles this time in 4 rows, none on stands in the middle. Gone were the Matador, Vanguard, Regulus, Jupiter C and Snark. Added were the Hound Dog, Asroc, Poseidon, Minuteman, Pershing, Lance Spartan, Phoenix, Titan II, & Subroc. This was re-released as kit 6871.

Then, kit 6019 was the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Strategic Missiles. 20 missiles in three rows, included Titan II, Minuteman III, Polaris A-3, ALCM, SS-13 Savage, Peacekeeper, Poseidon, Tomahawk, SS-17, Pershing II, Trident, SS-4 Sandal, SS-18, SS-19, SS-N-6 Sawfly, SS-N-17, SS-N-18, SS-20, SS-N-8 & AS-6 Kingfish.

Far as I know, they never re-released the first PD40. They did re-release the others.

There was a two part article in the IPMS magazine many moons ago that gave very good descriptions on how to pain, mark, and correct all the missiles in the early kits. Essential for building the first two kits.I have all three and they make an impressive display along with the other great old missile kits of the 50's.

They are still out there, even good old PD40, some built, some still original in the box. Pricy, of course. But a little searching on Ebay, IPMS, and other old kit collectors and you can find them. A while back I saw PD40 in an old hobby shop in Connecituct.

Today’s superdetailed kits are really great, but, to me, seeing one or all of these built up in a collection is the first thing my eye goes for.

Ohhh, yeaaaah.

Sorry I got those mixed up. The ballistic missle set from the US and USSR was a cool kit too. I see one from time to time on EBay and it goes for a mint!

Went banging around EBay and look what I found!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Monogram-Missile-Arsenal-PD40-298-1958-Willy-Ley_W0QQitemZ5991721932QQcategoryZ1189QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Have that in my basement -- largely unbuilt. I recall finishing the Thor, whose rather clean lines I liked. Was just thinking about the rest of 'em a few weeks ago wondering if they're lonely in that box.

build it i think many of us would like to see it
or if you dont want to maybe you can take pics of the box and its contents for us to see

That missile kit went on EBay for $105!!!! Some of these vintage kits are worth more than we know.

that one was older than than the one i had

Another one just came on ebay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Monogram-Heritage-Edition-1-128-U-S-Space-Missiles_W0QQitemZ6000792841QQcategoryZ1194QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

LOL, I built one of those. how time flys.

An LHS here in Osaka has the later "Heritage Edition" kit as seen in the second eBay link above going for 9,000 yen (about $80 USD).

Sadddd ,so sadddd , after reading their present day value . I remember building them and after a few years i just tossed them in the trash. Soo Sadd .
CFR

I bought #6019 from collectaire models for $50. I'll post a pic of it...looks great. I had the kit as a kid but dorked it up.

I just bought the US Missile Display (36 missiles) off ebay for $76.00. I would have had it for $50 but somene tried to top my bid. Still not too bad considering my alternaive source. 

 

 

 

Here is the US/USSR Missile display I built. Hope the URL works. Sorry for the poor lighting, but I didn't have the time to take a quality shot. The black and white stenciling was done by computer (MS Powerpoint)

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-9/1077557/Picture1.jpg

The following is a PSA. Here is an email I receieved from Gasoline Alley Antiques which sells older, out of date model kits. as you can see they are not customer oriented.

"YES that IS the type of email I send to the deadbeat tire kickers like you.  we HELD that for over two weeks for you.  In the meantime, it was unavailable to the general public who shop in our retail store.  We had to send you more THAN one email to get a reply.   You wasted out time, possibly cost us a sale, and wore out our patience."

It was not two weeks, but more like one week. I was waiting to see if my bid on the same kit would come through. As you can see they are rude and not very courteous.

LPT319 wrote:

The following is a PSA. Here is an email I receieved from Gasoline Alley Antiques which sells older, out of date model kits. as you can see they are not customer oriented. "YES that IS the type of email I send to the deadbeat tire kickers like you.  we HELD that for over two weeks for you.  In the meantime, it was unavailable to the general public who shop in our retail store.  We had to send you more THAN one email to get a reply.   You wasted out time, possibly cost us a sale, and wore out our patience." It was not two weeks, but more like one week. I was waiting to see if my bid on the same kit would come through. As you can see they are rude and not very courteous.

This is the third post you've made on this subject. 3 out of 6 total posts. You've made your point, though I am unsure if it is the one you thought your were making.

Am I making mine?

If it don't like it ignore it or report it to the mod.

Just trying to alert folks to a unfriendly buisness that sells older model kits.

 

Enjoy!

LPT319

Great job. Owww..like the flags on each side of the missiles, think I will do that to mine.

Thanks! I looked for how to paint the missiles to match their operational look. There are lots of good websites out there.

www.globalsecurity.org

www.fas.org

Its a fun kit. I had the 36 Missile display that I bought on Ebay, but 1/2 the missiles were missing.

 

Good luck and post some pics!