richter111 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Those old Revell/Monogram 1/32 kits. You know the ones, inaccurate, clunky devoid of details. I absolutely love them. When I build, it takes me back to the days as a kid in the 70's when I would slap a kit together in an hour, then spend weeks flying in the most amazing combat the world has ever seen, me, surviving against the entire Japanese and Luftwaffe. Now when I build them, I get a chance to stretch the skills, and in the back of my mind, still get to be the greatest pilot ever seen on the face of the Earth. Who's the same? come on, fess up! BiggTim, Darren Howie, Mence and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Oh yeah, I love the challenge of an old kit. I don't always succeed, but the satisfaction is there all the same. Here's my old Revell Zero: Kev kalashnikov-47, Anthony in NZ, coogrfan and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richter111 Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 I have that one purchased back in 2005 still sealed. A hobby shop owner that I frequented in Duluth MN had a whole area of his hobby shop in the basement for storage, and forgot a stash of kits that he had in stock from the 60's and 70's. HE sold me the kit for $10 sealed and gave me a 1/72 B-66 also sealed. I opened the box, and it had the 1968 catalogue for Revell and a postcard you could send in with a dime taped to it and get a record with "Authentic" Japanese Zero engine sounds. I wonder if I can take them up on it?? BiggTim, Dragon and coogrfan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 And here's an even earlier build - in fact, my first LSP build since returning to the hobby around 2006/7: It's Revell's ancient Fw 190D kit. Kev Anthony in NZ, Big Texan, D.B. Andrus and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richter111 Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 Nice, I have never done a actual Luftwaffe paint scheme. I built the old Stuka painted it mustard yellow with brown spots for camo. More like ameoba blobs and patches, but for a 9 year old, looked pretty cool. I also did not glue the spats so the gear could retract... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 And here's an even earlier build - in fact, my first LSP build since returning to the hobby around 2006/7: It's Revell's ancient Fw 190D kit. Kev Looks great Kev, sadly, now you know about riveting..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Looks great Kev, sadly, now you know about riveting..... I actually really don't like the look of most rivetting on scale models, and can't see myself adding them too often. I've only done one so far, which is kind of relevant to this thread, since the kit in question is even older than I am! It's Monogram's 1/48 Wildcat, converted to an FM-2, and rivetted using Radu's Rivet-R. Even on this shot below, you can barely tell they're even there: Kev MikeC, D.B. Andrus, Big Texan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Here's a nice comparison shot I found, between rivetted and unrivetted: IIRC, the copyright date on this kit was 1963! Kev MikeC, Shawn M, Big Texan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5IKL Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) Those old Revell kits are what got me back into modeling back in the '70s. Still love to build them. Here is the Corsair, P-38, P-47 Bubble Top and Razorback that I have done more recently. Also have a P-40E, Stuka, Hurricane, Mirage 5J and Harrier in the display case but no pictures of them at the moment. Cheers, Jerry Edited June 5, 2016 by K5IKL Big Texan, Shawn M, D.B. Andrus and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 ... It just goes to show - one mans nightmare is another mans dream!! Rog Dragon, DoogsATX, Shawn M and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5IKL Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 ... It just goes to show - one mans nightmare is another mans dream!! Rog Amen to that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Nice builds, lads! I still have many more old Revell kits in the stash, with some mighty grand plans for them. The ones I've done so far have been among my most satisfying builds, and I have plans to repeat the FM-2 conversion in 1/32 scale using the old Revell Wildcat. My next old Revell build will most likely be a superdetailed Bf 110G-4 project, utilising Jerry Rutman's upgrade parts, and a stack of Eduard PE (and whatever else I can source when I get there). Kev D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Great stuff! I have a bunch of these old Revell kits in my stash. Just today, I picked up an OOP Eduard PE set for the P-40E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Great subject for discussion, with just a breath of nostalgia. Brings back memories, those old Revell kits. Cheers, D.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Remind me of building kits with the old man, but also had a lot more room without all the invisible detail to hide an M-80.... Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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