Many of us have fond memories of the kits we built as kids 20, 30, 40 years ago. Now the question: What kit do you remember building as a kid that you would like to build again as an adult?
For me, I think it's a futuristic-looking custom van called "Vantasy." I believe AMT put it out. I built it in the summer of 1976 or thereabouts and customized the interior with blue carpet taken from a remnant from when the school classroom floor was carpeted. This meant that in 1/24 scale, the carpet pile was a full scale foot deep! On the other hand, I did a great job on the scratchbuilt overhead CB radio (CB radios were big in those days). I painted it Testor's dark red from the little square bottle--that was all Testor's had back then! I sure would like to build that kit again--with carpet that's to scale this time!
(While on the subject of custom vans, those were popular in the '70's, with custom interiors and wild paint jobs--they were called "art carts." I used to draw my own designs but I never modeled one. Perhaps if I see a 1977 Chevy van kit, I'll model one of my designs--I still remember what it looked like!)
A related question: As a kid, you probably spent hours gazing longingly at the kits on the hobby shop shelf. I'm sure there are kits that you wanted to build but for whatever reason, you never bought them and you never built them. As an adult, what kit would you build now that you wanted to build when you were a kid but never had the chance? (That is, if you can even still FIND the kit you remember!)
I remember when I was 13 or 14, there were two wild custom motorcycle kits (both Revell) that I wanted to build. Both were super-radical choppers with the LONNGG front forks (remember those?). One was called "Midnight Rider," the other was this real cool-looking three-wheeler (trike) called "Evil Iron." I used to look at those kits at the hobby shop and dream of someday building them, but I never had the chance. Today, I would love the chance to build them. Especially "Evil Iron!" If I ever find that model at a kit show or contest vendor, it's going to come home with me and my hurricane-hunters and tornado-chasers will just have to wait while I build that great-looking three-wheeled motorcycle!