Often times on or near Christmas, I will find myself working on a 109E or Fw190. I got both the Monogram 109E and Fw190 kits under the tree when I was young and they always bring back fond memories. This is the Tamiya 109E that has been on the shelf for a few years.
Christmas Memories
Christmas Memories
Big Joe: 'You just keep those Tigers busy and we'll take care of the rest.'
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
My Stash https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... 53&p=stash
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
My Stash https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... 53&p=stash
Re: Christmas Memories
My favorites were a Chemistry set and my Crossman 766 pellet rifle.
My mom seemed to make Easter about models.
My mom seemed to make Easter about models.
Thanks,
John
John
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Re: Christmas Memories
So many Christmas over the years as a kid...
Getting a 1/72 scale B-52 Stratofortress kit
Getting a 1/72 scale B-36 Peacemaker kit
Any model kit I may have wished for
GI Joe Kung Fu grip action figure
Big Jim Camper
Getting a 1/72 scale B-52 Stratofortress kit
Getting a 1/72 scale B-36 Peacemaker kit
Any model kit I may have wished for
GI Joe Kung Fu grip action figure
Big Jim Camper
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Christmas Memories
Those were always the best Christmas presents, big & squarish..
- Kari
- Kari
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On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
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On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
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Re: Christmas Memories
My favorite Christmas model memory was, I think 1984 maybe 1985. I had shown my dad the new Fujimi F-4 Phantom kit in a catalog during the year. Christmas morning I had every boxing of the Fujimi kit under the tree. 7 of em. Back then I think they were the unheard of price of $15 dollars each.
Re: Christmas Memories
Erector sets, a chemistry set or two, a Cox .049 control line plane- probably a Daisy BB rifle such good times.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: Christmas Memories
A Marx Fort Apache set with cowboys,indians,wagons,and cannon
Kenner Hydraulic Erector set
A Lionel train set,don't know the scale but they were the bigger ones
Some good memories,they font make toys like they used to
Kenner Hydraulic Erector set
A Lionel train set,don't know the scale but they were the bigger ones
Some good memories,they font make toys like they used to
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Re: Christmas Memories
Yeah, my strongest Christmas modeling memory association would be about the big Monogram aircraft kits. Each year in the mid 70’s when those kits started coming out I would get one at Christmas… the B-17, B-24, B-52, B-25, B-26 and C-47 all stand out in those memories…
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Re: Christmas Memories
I do remember my sister getting that large scale Corvette model kit one Chritmas morning.
Another memory is getting those Aurora Prehistoric dinosaur snap kits. I still have the Saber-tooth Tiger kit minus the stand.... unpainted!
Another memory is getting those Aurora Prehistoric dinosaur snap kits. I still have the Saber-tooth Tiger kit minus the stand.... unpainted!
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn