Blast from the past model kits....

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I remember doing these back in the 70s. How many of you remember them? I know I've done just about almost all of Tom Daniels design kits in my youth years.

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Who remembers watching Buck Rogers on TV?

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And Battlestar Gallactica….

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Some kits I've never knew existed back then...

From Ironsides television show

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The Fonz Car kit... Whaaaat??? He rode motorcycles, not a car on Happy Days. :hmm:

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I don't remember seeing this car on Welcome Back, Kotter... :hmm:

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Post some kits you remember from your first time doing model kits.
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Been looking for a Tri Pacer for a while that they don’t want zillions of dollars.
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I built the Starfighter and the Viper. Nice kits. I will build them again. Also Lyle the Tri Pacer is on eBay for 10 bucks starting bid and 14 bucks shipping.
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:hmm: Can't say that I've done any of those.
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I vaguely remember the Rat Vega. There were SO MANY of those Tom Daniels & Deals Wheels kits like that. I love the irreverence of those kits and the attitude associated. It was harmless fun. Like Mad Magazine. I built the Weasel many times, still have the last one on my shelves here. I would not mind getting another to backdate into the basic M29. I built all of the Buck Rogers and Battlestar Galactica kits when they were first released. I would not mind getting my hands on the Piper one day. Like the F3F, it was one that I just never quite picked up over the years.
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Brings back pleasant memories of dime stores, saving the allowance and firecrackers. Great times...
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sprueman wrote:Brings back pleasant memories of dime stores, saving the allowance and firecrackers. Great times...
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A couple more I've done in my youth years...

Remember the Mustang II?

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Another one from a television show I used to watch faithfully as a kid. Remember the show called 240 Robert? 240 Robert lasted only 2 seasons - Season 1 with 13 episodes, while Season 2 with only 3 episodes.

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More on the short lived show on ABC...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/240-Robert
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Amazing kits, never seen especially the car kits!

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Here is the first one I did that I melted the wings on.
And I still melt wings :giggles:
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and of coarse the one that got me into ships with my father.
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