Yesteryear...

[Hu Rhu]

There's a shop on the seafront, with a sun bleached box that's been standing in the window, for over three years. When it re-opens on April 12th I shall be purchasing an Airfix HO-OO eight wheeled armoured car...
from the toyshop!

Oh the nostagia of it.   

Nice work on the Panther and the Stug.

[Harry Faversham]

Thanks, I was looking at the project this morning and cogitating what it would have been like to get them, built and painted like that...
Crimbo morning 1966!

[has.been]

Thanks, I was looking at the project this morning and cogitating what it would have been like to get them, built and painted like that...
Crimbo morning 1966!

The absolute joy of sitting with the Airfix catalogue just after a birthday.
Ten shilling notes from distant Uncles & Aunts providing the budget.
I could have FOUR series 3, or....  Hours of fun as normally I was
limited to series 1. That was all I could afford on two shillings
 pocket money.

[Harry Faversham]

Treasured memories, first Airfix kits in them plastic bags, bought in Sheffield's Castle Market for 1/9d by our Nan. The following Saturday she was poorly so couldn't take us to town, but gave me and our kid 1/9d each to get two more. Got to the market, horror of horrors, they'd gone up to 1 and 11!
We walked home, using us bus fare to get a Stug and a Sherman.

[has.been]

1/9d left 3d, which often went on a Lucky Bag. A toy AND some sweets,
neither of any good quality, but fun nun the less.

[Harry Faversham]

An Airfix classic the 88mm gun's tractor...





 

[has.been]

Nice. I do like that it is at an angle on its base.
Too often people stick to middle of the base & straight forwards.
Especially unrealistic with cavalry units, IMHO.

[gamer Mac]

Nice
What are you using for bases?

[has.been]

What are you using for bases?

My guess would be place mats.

[Harry Faversham]

They're from Warbases. I meant to order 12 but pressed the wrong button, I've now got enough bases to last till 2030.

[Ceeteegee]

Warbases. Most excellent. This reminds me so much of when I started with this hobby. I think the earliest price I can recall was 19p for a series 1 model in the plastic bag. Holidays meant a chance to buy one or two Esci kits as most towns still had at least one model shop.

[Harry Faversham]

People of a certain age will really need their rose tinted glasses on for these lads... Airfix Paratroopers!
Back in the day there was a film called 'The Red Berets' starring Alan Ladd, we saw it at the fliks one Saturday afternoon, and the 'Red Devils' became our new Heroes! Trapped in a minefield our Hero blasted a way out with a Bazooka and one the day for good old Blighty.
Compared to the pygmy sized Airfix British Infantry, the Paras were proper sized men, festooned with grenades and special equipment, we loved 'em... Private Alan Ladd was there with his Bazooka and trusty loader, and the prone Tommy-Gunner was who I wanted to be when I grew up...

 

[gamer Mac]

I haven't forgotten you just not had a chance to get to a post office yet hopefully later today.
I have those paras didn't know about the film connection and you have a good imagination if you can see those figures ( insert lumps of plastic)festooned with equipment 

[Harry Faversham]

Festooned I tell yer, some of 'em have got a grenade hung on their belt!

[has.been]

One of my first conversions was to slice off the Para's helmets,
and replace them with blobs of Miliput as Berets.
Never liked the figure opening the drop container (& they
only gave you one container) who looked like he was about
to attempt a cartwheel.
Also what was the guy shooting UPWARDS doing???
Jerry ain't dropping out of the sky, dem iz our guys, idiot!