My Childhood Builds
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7 28 September 2019, 00:38
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Auspicious day today, I have received delivery of a long sought after kit that is quite special to me. I have a lot of very special kits in my stash, mainly the Tamiya kits that I have bought because my Dad originally Built them in the 1970s, and over the years those fell apart, and got lost in moves. Now I have them to build again myself. But this one is different, the Turbo Mustang with Wetbikes is the First Car Kit I ever built, at the age of 9. I even remember my Mum buying it for me in the Model Shop that we had just found.
I've been keeping an eye out on ebay for one in the UK for the last 3 years. This one just came up last weekend. It's an original 1979 Kit (I believe there was only ever the one run) still in the factory shrink wrap.
It's not even that good a kit, the details are poor and the fit can best be described as "1970s" But it's special, and a rare subject, and hopefully I'm going to do a massively upgraded build detail wise.
The 2 x Burago Capri's are some of the only cars I've previously owned that can be got in 1/24 (plenty in 1/43 & 1/64). These will be stripped, converted and rebuilt as My two Mk3 Capris.
18 June 2020, 14:01
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Brilliant. My brother built the Mustang at an early age. I owned a MK2 Capri for a number of years, it spent more time off the road than on it !!
18 June 2020, 18:32
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Enjoy, I've built several of my childhood builds again, and have a few more in my stash. I find it to be a lot of fun!
18 June 2020, 19:11
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Brilliant score Chaz!
What you've described there is my whole reason for kit building, revisiting my childhood memories 👍
18 June 2020, 19:18
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I'd love to do that but I gave all my earlier builds away as I got into 1/87 scale. To think I had a Johan Heavenly Hearse, 1 20 Ford custom van, 1 16 General Lee...
18 June 2020, 20:48
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Still a few to find that stand out, 1/12 Revell Mustang Fastback, 1/16 Revell Jeep Renegade, 1/24 Revell Midnite Cowboy.
I've already completed an MPC R2-D2 and an MPC Darth Vader's Tie Fighter, both from the original run that I built back in the 70s, and I have a pile of MPC & AMT 1/48 X-wings to do.
I've decided that the cost and scarcity of the original Matchbox Aircraft that I built back then is just too much pain to go through for the minimal detail, and they are all available in new modern toolings, so I'll do the modern ones by way of an update, and I'll pick one actual matchbox and see what I can do with it.
18 June 2020, 21:26
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Pictures 22, 23 and 24 are what happened to my first three car Builds from 1979, which were the Turbo Mustang & wetbikes I just got, The Turbo Cobra from the same tool, and the Turbo Capri which was the same kit with a different Nose, Tail and Hood. I actually have a nearly complete Turbo Cobra kit I got earlier this year, but was missing a few bits. I can now make a cast of those missing parts and complete that one too.
I know that when I repainted the three for about the third time, bits got swapped around, so until I strip the paint I couldn't tell anyone which one was the original. they were molded in White, Orange and Silver respectively.
18 June 2020, 21:41
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The build Album for this is going to be here:
Turbo Mustang & Wetbikes | Album by Volvo Man (1:25)
18 June 2020, 21:45
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This album is so cool. My heart beats for the two ~82 Firebirds and the ~82 Camaro 🙂
17 March 2021, 10:23
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I just managed to get the Prestige movers kit, untouched, but missing a couple of the bags. The Firebird and Camaro are complete. I'm missing the trailer wheels and I think one of the chrome sprues from the tractor. I have most of the parts available to cast replacements.
17 March 2021, 13:55
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I sold my 1/16 some years ago. All of them.
What sprue do you need? Maybe I can help out.
Do you miss the complete wheels or only rims / rubber?
17 March 2021, 14:50
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such cool album. i like that stuff a lot 🙂
Couple days ago i got the "wetbike-Ford-Kit" also - but it is not delivered till now...this one in built, good condition is in my collection.
28 June 2021, 13:51
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Before the Mustang & Wetbikes, I had no interest in Car models at all. Something about this one completely captured my imagination. I think it was probably the outstanding box picture, I don't know why Revell didn't use this style more. This kit, along with the Mustang Cobra and the Capri from the same mould, were favourites of mine for many years. These three kits got built, rebuilt, repainted, swapped around and modified so many times over the years. They are in pretty shabby shape now. BUT, now that I have 1 Complete (the wetbike combo) and one almost complete, unbuilt kits, I can take some casts and make resin parts replacements to restore all of them. Fortunately, I have all of the unique parts for the Capri, as this is variant is near impossible to find now.
30 June 2021, 10:20
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All hail - The 1/12 scale Revell Mustang - Complete and un-built - has finally been located, purchased and delivered. for only 20 times what I paid for the original in a Maynards newsagent in 1980
30 June 2021, 10:45
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Bloody hell, how did I miss this? What kits are you still looking for, mate?
23 January 2023, 23:23
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If you need Mustang, that's my specialty. I have just about every Mustang kit around !
24 January 2023, 22:46
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Bozzer, I'm pretty much all sorted now, I wouldn't mind finding a 1:16 Revell jeep, but otherwise I'm been rather successful in acquiring unbuilt old kits. I have the 1:8 Jag e type on pre-order, which is a part built one I have in the loft from the first release, that sadly has deteriorated to the point it's probably not salvagable.
I have also discovered 3D printing, so the kits I have will be seeing upgrades galore, calculated that I have enough stash to keep me busy for the rest of my life, even if I retired tomorrow.
13 April 2023, 12:46
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Bob, I have enough 'stangs. I even have a spare 1:12 2010, and enough body parts from my original 1:12 Shelby 350 to do something quite special.
13 April 2023, 12:48
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Pretty cool, to get a flashback into the childhood. My dad was the trigger to get us (my brother and me) to model kits. I did the same like you did: looking for that special kit, which brought me to that hobby and I remember my first three kits easily:
- Piper Cherokee (Piper Cherokee 140 (Revell H-4112, 1:48))
- Bo 150 (Bo 105 M (VBH) Charly Zimmermann (Revell 4432, 1:32))
- 1982 Camaro ('82 Camaro Z-28 (Revell 7216, 1:25))
Only the Bo105 is missing. The other two still existing in my mans cave. Nevertheless, I have all three kits in my stash 🙂 I remember well, that the Camaro cost 19,50 DM those days. When I bought the 1982 Pontiac Firebird by Revell (Pontiac Firebird (Revell 7215, 1:25)), it was a little more expensive: 22,50 Euro. My first Truck was that Scania Roadrunner (Scania T142M Roadrunner (Italeri 780, 1:24)) - it sits in my shelf too 🙂
Your album reminds me, to copy that idea for my "first steps in modelling"
14 April 2023, 04:27
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btw: that Capri is awesome. Never looked about this cool car. Somehow I can remember a silver one with black viyl roof on it for sale. My brother and I wanted to get this. I don't know, why that didn't work out.
14 April 2023, 04:29
Album info
Some of the many model kits I built as a Kid.
Some are completely intact, others in varying states of missing parts or Odd conversions.
Some have been restored & rebuilt more than once. Most of these are restorable and will be queued to be restored over the next few years alongside new builds.