Incredible collection of kits! Especially JO-Han kits. I used to buy those at a local hobby store in the Bay Area when I was growing up in the late 80's
Great collection ! , , ,I remember that Monogram '32 hot rod kit @25:01, that was one of the very first models I built back in 1968 at age 7, it was a $1 something at a Rexall drug store that was just 3 blocks away from our house
WOW!!! @12:00 on the complete right side the 2 Revell '37 Ford coupe street rod. I was fortunate enough in my youth to have built one of those, and it was one of my finer works as well. Cool to see it was part of this collection.
I collected model cars since I was a child. I am now 66. About 20 years agoI sold my collection of about 1000 kits and dealer promos. I cried when they left the house. I’m sure I didn’t get enough money out of them, but the finances got out of hand. I would be in heaven to see your collection. I have had most of the kit shown.
I had a collection that spanned the late 70's until 2006ish? I was working at walmart in the early 2000's, so bought a lot of clearance kits then. I recognized a lot of my collection in this video, which was fun, as I did sell my collection awhile back.
Unreal! Takes me right back to my childhood! What an unbelievable stash of modeling gold! Look forward to seeing much more of this! Congrats Andy! What a purchase!
I think the seller had his own hobby shop. The number of spares, accesories, several kits of the same and how was packed points to a seller more so than a collector. Just my opinion.
I agree. There are some gems in there that collectors would go for: Johan, old Craftsman and Revell kits not seen in over 50 years. But the rest are more common, easier to kits. Nothing really to do back flips over.
Thanks for sharing this. I am not a big fan of plastic car modelling but I truly appreciate people being ardent zealots of a hobby. And this is what you are guys. Hope this beomes an awesome starting point for your museum - this is definitely a great initiative to continue working on. Best wishes from the eastern Europe and all over across the Atlantic!
WOW.....SPECTACULAR..... IN LATE 50'S AND EARLY 60'S I HAD MY COLLECTIOON OF AMT 1:24 CAR MODELS. I SAW IN YOUR VIDEO SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BOXES. ALSO REVELL KITS. WHAT A MEMORIES!!
I can just imagine some old-timer used to wooden car kits when the plastic ones came out: "kids these days! You got it easy! I don't trust this newfangled plastic stuff. It'll never last."
The Lincoln Futura 24:57 is a real winner. This the original car before Chuck Barris converted it to the Batmobile. Taking a Batmobile model and converting it back to the Lincoln Futura would make a cool display. That '60 DeSoto 7:13 is a rare one.
Always kind of sad to see a collection like this. Going to make some assumptions here - have seen things like this often over the years. Some guy squirreled these away in a climate-controlled storage unit, probably paid thousands and thousands of dollars in rent over the years, then I'm assuming he died and whoever got control of the unit sold them for pennies on the dollar. Lesson to be learned: If your family has no interest in your hobby, make arrangements for what is going to happen to your stuff when you are no longer around. Best case, get rid of it yourself if you can get the timing right.
Agree would be good to know the backstory. Hopefully it was his house and didnt pay rent and he paid the estate a fair price for them. Mine is about a third of that and same mix. I can totally relate to the original collector too as that is how I keep mine ie in order and with the same grouping. TBH I love the box art and instructions and its almost a shame to build 'em. It would be great if you did keep them as a collection because once they're gone, they're gone.
Sometimes people who horde stuff like this become greedy Gollums. You even see them on American pickers. They come over to buy things and it pains them to even get rid of a rusty screw. Wasn't there an episode of Frank and Mike being called back to this guys barn of Motorcycles and such because the owner had died. You can tell the family were overwhelmed to get rid of the stuff and even they didn't want to get rid of everything for fear they were going to be ripped off. They believed they were sitting on Hundreds of thousands of dollars as some of the stuff deteriorated into a heap of rust. Even close family members might be reluctant to get involved for fear of family infighting that may occur because they could be accused of getting rid of things too cheaply. it's a delicate dance on the edge of a razor. I've been to so many estate sales because the kids don't even want to deal with the household collection of things.
Amazing collection....do hope some of it can be preserved long term (your museum area idea is great). As an old drag racer, and former model kit builder/modifyer, really loved the Sox & Martin, Blue Max Funny Car, etc. Please...more videos!! 👍👍👍
Model car heaven 😍if I would own such a collection I wouldn’t store them in boxes but displayed them all. Besides the love of building kits, I also love to watch the box art of my complete model car collection, that’s so satisfying.
A Museum is a fantastic idea Andy. Obviously the owner was a collector or had a shop,less a builder. To think they could have ended up in land fill or chucked in a 2nd hand shop of some sort. Who ever collected these now gets them recorded,televised,protected and as you say, preserved for many 1000s to enjoy on your channel or in person. OK he didnt have a plan for them,or his family wasnt sure what to do but im pleased to see its ended up with an enthusiast and store owner like yourself. We know you will respect and appreciate this ' life story' and share the journey with all of us. Its in a good place and together.
late 70s early 80;s I worked for Canadian Hobbycraft ..have not seen a lot of those kits in over 40 years very cool to see someone saved all of those ,,you guys are very lucky
Lovely vid, you are a very lucky guy, and we are lucky that a guy like you found this stash. Loving the look of your shop too, wish we had something like that over here.
Wow. What a Gold mine. Not in to Cars myself, but what a Monster collection. ( have enough Trouble with the 30 yr old car I drive.) Cheers All and thx for Sharing Andy..!! Kim in Oz 😎
Glad you snagged those Andy, I know that some will go to a good home and the special ones can go to your museum - pick a good one to do your build on camera !
Reminds me , when I was in my mid teens , I was given , about 10 or so , very well made model cars from my neighbors son . These cars were heavy , hard rubber tires , metal axels and the paint job done on them were excellent . Wish I still had them
I remember back in the late 70's a place called LIL'S HOBBY LOBBY that had EVERY model & EVERY part & piece needed for ANYTHING in the hobby industry...such great memories of old places like that
🎶 Memories...😁 Good stuff, Gents! I see a bunch of old kits that I destroyed as a kid! I was a little hard on things back then. I blame it on bad parenting mostly. When I was five, my dad took me to my first demolition derby. Every day after that, there was some kind of demolition derby at my house, so yeah, don't take little kids to see demolition derbies. Anyway, let's see some more of that stuff!
That looks like about how many boxes of kits I had when we moved a couple years ago. It took two trucks to get them all here to the new house...also climate controlled mine have been. Pretty cool. I will never get through all the ones I have...ever!
Man, what a collection to find. You never know what people have stored away. My brother passed away and I got some of his kits and one in particular is a 59 ford retractable that I can't wait to build.not sure how old it is but by the look of the box it could be from the sixties.
Wonderful wonderful stuff wow the memories you guys are bringing back to me.I was a huge modelbuilder as a young man I'm 60 yearsold now and anira seventies that's all I would do is build models Ravel was my favorite
Loose the wife, you will have more Storage room for kits..! PLEASE, Just Joking, but be sure to count her Shoe collection..!! All said with Humour in mind.! Both my DoubleBeds hide the Model Collection plus an Old Wardrobe Full of them, in Garage. I think I have a Problem..!! My Misses thinks so..!! Cheers All kim in Oz. 😎
@@samuraifool912 @kim in oz, I too have many unbuilt models , in a wardrobe in the shed . AMT , but also JO HANN , Revell , mainly NASCAR , Muscle cars . Cheers from Bendigo .
Looking forward to seeing these! Not been a car modeler for a long time it's all armour now! But I know my cars! Who seriously has put a thumbs down on this video waw why?
You look quite pleased, as well you should ! It's great that someone such as yourself ended up with this fine heap of classic models. Money aside, they are where they should be and will no doubt, find proper homes. Well done sir.
All I can say is WOW what a score the museum sounds a great idea Andy I mean you do looks like you do have a lot of multiple of the same kits I hope you pat your buddy down before he left to make sure he wasn't taken off with anything too valuable👍👍
Models are the reason why I love fixing cars today. I built over 400 kits, from 1972-1979.
I thought about the idea of a model museum. Someone needs to preserve this stuff.
Incredible collection of kits! Especially JO-Han kits. I used to buy those at a local hobby store in the Bay Area when I was growing up in the late 80's
Great collection ! , , ,I remember that Monogram '32 hot rod kit @25:01, that was one of the very first models I built back in 1968 at age 7, it was a $1 something at a Rexall drug store that was just 3 blocks away from our house
12:10 I built the 56 Chevy Street machine way back in the 70s. Great kit!
WOW!!! @12:00 on the complete right side the 2 Revell '37 Ford coupe street rod. I was fortunate enough in my youth to have built one of those, and it was one of my finer works as well. Cool to see it was part of this collection.
Good Luck on the new shop. Looks Huge!!!.......AND am happy to watch a unboxing. You 2 are like kids at Christmas....Lol.👍.
Man I don’t even build cars but I loved y’all’s enthusiasm here 😊
At 7.03 I was blown away! almost every model car kit I lusted after as a kid! What a score thanks for posting. Brings back fun memories
Build them all !!! The coolest colors and the deepest glosses. Build them all !!!
I collected model cars since I was a child. I am now 66. About 20 years agoI sold my collection of about 1000 kits and dealer promos. I cried when they left the house. I’m sure I didn’t get enough money out of them, but the finances got out of hand. I would be in heaven to see your collection. I have had most of the kit shown.
Let's just build them all and unleash the magic ✨
The idea of making a museum sounds like a great idea!
Wrong.
I had a collection that spanned the late 70's until 2006ish? I was working at walmart in the early 2000's, so bought a lot of clearance kits then. I recognized a lot of my collection in this video, which was fun, as I did sell my collection awhile back.
It is so wonderful to see those old kits, it take me back, and I'm sure a lot of guy's remember as well!
This video brought a tear to my eyes! So many memories - I could just sit and look through these for days!
Unreal! Takes me right back to my childhood! What an unbelievable stash of modeling gold! Look forward to seeing much more of this! Congrats Andy! What a purchase!
Same here John!
i am not into modelling but I really enjoyed listening to the enjoyment you guys were having popping these boxes. Thanks for sharing.
Back in the day your right.....just anybody couldn't build a model. It was tough. We've come a long way!😂
3:13 all the custom wheels !!!! drooling
I think the seller had his own hobby shop. The number of spares, accesories, several kits of the same and how was packed points to a seller more so than a collector. Just my opinion.
I agree. Too much random stuff for a collector to have. More in line with a hobby store. Great stuff.
not much of a turnover, then, huh?
Looks like someones dad or granddad used to have a hobby shop.
Yeah, I thought that soon as I saw the type of cars he had aswell, 50s-70s muscle models scream hobby shop to me.
I agree. There are some gems in there that collectors would go for: Johan, old Craftsman and Revell kits not seen in over 50 years. But the rest are more common, easier to kits. Nothing really to do back flips over.
Thanks for sharing this. I am not a big fan of plastic car modelling but I truly appreciate people being ardent zealots of a hobby. And this is what you are guys. Hope this beomes an awesome starting point for your museum - this is definitely a great initiative to continue working on. Best wishes from the eastern Europe and all over across the Atlantic!
OMG! I love the way you’re thinking of making a mini museum to model kits and allowing others to enjoy your wind fall❤️❤️❤️
WOW.....SPECTACULAR..... IN LATE 50'S AND EARLY 60'S I HAD MY COLLECTIOON OF AMT 1:24 CAR MODELS. I SAW IN YOUR VIDEO SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BOXES. ALSO REVELL KITS. WHAT A MEMORIES!!
OMG 12:28 a Dukes of Hazzard Charger. I love these Car.
How much is a dukes of Hazzard general Lee worth
Andy that's a mega stash, the museum idea is perfect, I'm not a car modeler but wow. Fantastic
A huge massive collection. Very nice. Thank you for sharing.
Great video guys. Love the enthusiasm, warm & fuzzy.
Man oh Man! What a haul. I'm not a car guy but, I'm still amazed! A museum is a great idea.
I'm a child of the 60's...I think about all the stuff I should have bought and saved...It makes me wince...
Yeah but I for one didn't have the free cash back then. Now I can afford stuff I just don't have enough years to complete kits to my higher standards!
Really hope these don’t get opened or anything. There is channels that do that.
OH... Oh no
Now That, right there , is a legacy of American Automotive History. Thankyou for sharing this, you guys .
I can just imagine some old-timer used to wooden car kits when the plastic ones came out: "kids these days! You got it easy! I don't trust this newfangled plastic stuff. It'll never last."
Although I do not much like car models, Tried but never got one finished, I love old model kits and share your enthusiasm for such a treasure trove!
Wow, a model of the d'Eligance! That in my opinion is one of the most beautiful cars ever built. The inspiration for the Karmann Ghia.
Now THAT’S treasure …excellent!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽😸😸😸😸
I'm not into plastic models and not into car models, but I drooled over this...!
You have been blessed. After I saw the thumbnail
I subscribed to your channel. When you opened that
First box my jaw dropped.
The Lincoln Futura 24:57 is a real winner. This the original car before Chuck Barris converted it to the Batmobile. Taking a Batmobile model and converting it back to the Lincoln Futura would make a cool display. That '60 DeSoto 7:13 is a rare one.
Wow! What a great acquisition! Can’t wait to check your inventory on the website!
Wow..what a find...I had quite a few of these in my collection of completed cars....thank you for the trip down memory lane
Im so glad these kits got saved. They found a good home.....Do the museum.
Awesome collection! I find these vintage models fascinating, especially for the artwork on the box.
15:05. I made the black 55 Chevy with the flame 40 years ago. Wow!
Always kind of sad to see a collection like this. Going to make some assumptions here - have seen things like this often over the years. Some guy squirreled these away in a climate-controlled storage unit, probably paid thousands and thousands of dollars in rent over the years, then I'm assuming he died and whoever got control of the unit sold them for pennies on the dollar. Lesson to be learned: If your family has no interest in your hobby, make arrangements for what is going to happen to your stuff when you are no longer around. Best case, get rid of it yourself if you can get the timing right.
Agree would be good to know the backstory. Hopefully it was his house and didnt pay rent and he paid the estate a fair price for them. Mine is about a third of that and same mix. I can totally relate to the original collector too as that is how I keep mine ie in order and with the same grouping. TBH I love the box art and instructions and its almost a shame to build 'em. It would be great if you did keep them as a collection because once they're gone, they're gone.
Yep. I heard the story of a widow who threw thousands of models in the 1/35 scale in the garbage.
If that’s the case at least they’ve been sold back into the hobby rather than straight into a dumpster or landfill.
When its time its to Late.
Sometimes people who horde stuff like this become greedy Gollums. You even see them on American pickers. They come over to buy things and it pains them to even get rid of a rusty screw. Wasn't there an episode of Frank and Mike being called back to this guys barn of Motorcycles and such because the owner had died. You can tell the family were overwhelmed to get rid of the stuff and even they didn't want to get rid of everything for fear they were going to be ripped off. They believed they were sitting on Hundreds of thousands of dollars as some of the stuff deteriorated into a heap of rust.
Even close family members might be reluctant to get involved for fear of family infighting that may occur because they could be accused of getting rid of things too cheaply. it's a delicate dance on the edge of a razor. I've been to so many estate sales because the kids don't even want to deal with the household collection of things.
Amazing collection....do hope some of it can be preserved long term (your museum area idea is great). As an old drag racer, and former model kit builder/modifyer, really loved the Sox & Martin, Blue Max Funny Car, etc. Please...more videos!! 👍👍👍
Wow a lot of these I personally built back in the day. Brings back great memories. Let the auction begin on the doubles that don’t go to the museum.
Awesome stuff guy's I am glad for the doubles!!!
You'll be cataloguing this lot until hell freezes over. An incredible find.Regards from England.
Model car heaven 😍if I would own such a collection I wouldn’t store them in boxes but displayed them all. Besides the love of building kits, I also love to watch the box art of my complete model car collection, that’s so satisfying.
GREAT SCORE!! Museum deal is good idea, hopefully it won't be a super headache to inventory & get back into circulation.
wow...i had a lot of those kits back in the 70s...congrats on this buy!
Oh. A new video from my favorite modeller/model shop owner! I wish we have someone like Andy back in the P.I. when I was a kid.
I don't even build cars and I'm blown away from this haul.
wow what a find. i remember alot of those kits from when i first got hooked on building.
What an amazing Find! ...and to think that I thought I was a hoarder of old kits before seeing this.
I built some of these ! Most boys did in the 50's & 60' s ... 70's ......
So cool to see them !
I’m not a model car guy…. but WOW!! I love the idea of a museum. Something I’d even travel to see in person.
Lovely stash and would be fun just going through all those boxes...........like a big Lucky Dip!!
A Museum is a fantastic idea Andy. Obviously the owner was a collector or had a shop,less a builder. To think they could have ended up in land fill or chucked in a 2nd hand shop of some sort. Who ever collected these now gets them recorded,televised,protected and as you say, preserved for many 1000s to enjoy on your channel or in person. OK he didnt have a plan for them,or his family wasnt sure what to do but im pleased to see its ended up with an enthusiast and store owner like yourself. We know you will respect and appreciate this ' life story' and share the journey with all of us. Its in a good place and together.
Good childhood memories brought up watching this video. I counted 6 models in your collection that I had back in the ‘80’s.
late 70s early 80;s I worked for Canadian Hobbycraft ..have not seen a lot of those kits in over 40 years very cool to see someone saved all of those ,,you guys are very lucky
Andy
Wow, what an amazing collection of car kits. All you need now, is to find a massive job lot of old military kits. That would be awesome.
26:38 I had that Monogram Blue '56 Chevy Bel Air (bottom middle). Beautiful!
Lovely vid, you are a very lucky guy, and we are lucky that a guy like you found this stash.
Loving the look of your shop too, wish we had something like that over here.
An absolute goldmine of cars! I'm drooling with Luka!
I need a 67 Galaxie!
I had maybe 10 kits from the video, it was all I was able to afford at the time. Thanks for the memories...
19:50 Someplace i have photos my dad took of some of the balsa kits like this that he built in the '50s.
Wow. What a Gold mine. Not in to Cars myself, but what a Monster collection. ( have enough Trouble with the 30 yr old car I drive.)
Cheers All and thx for Sharing Andy..!! Kim in Oz 😎
WOW!!!!!! IS THIS COOL OR WHAT!!!!!! AND A MODEL KIT FORT!!!!!! THE COOLEST!!!!!!
I never really got into the cars but I have been into modeling since the 60's Tanks, planes, subs, and trucks, These are a blast from the past though!
Great purchase, some amazing kits right there! Congrats!
Wow you got a treasure there. I saw a couple model car kits i put together as a kid. Wow
Amazing! So much to take in. Good stuff,Andy and Matt.
Glad you snagged those Andy, I know that some will go to a good home and the special ones can go to your museum - pick a good one to do your build on camera !
Wow the memories in this video. It's like finding a COPO in a barn.
I thought that paradise did not exist ... and bang! you upload this video. Greetings from Argentina.
Man, the memories! I used to have a lot of those models that you showed.
Reminds me , when I was in my mid teens , I was given , about 10 or so , very well made model cars from my neighbors son . These cars were heavy , hard rubber tires , metal axels and the paint job done on them were excellent . Wish I still had them
WOW i remember building some of those thanks guys.
12:10 - I had the ' Supercharged '56 Chevy ' and the ' Dukes of Hazzard ' Kits back in the 70's
I remember back in the late 70's a place called LIL'S HOBBY LOBBY that had EVERY model & EVERY part & piece needed for ANYTHING in the hobby industry...such great memories of old places like that
Wow - hi rez scans on a website would be cool. A virtual museum takes no space!
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ANDY !!!
What a PHENOMENAL BLESSING 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 and YESSS The MUSEUM MUST HAPPEN !!! God Bless.
Can I ask what is the Print of the 109 pilot with his German Shepherd dog produced by at 4:10? And where i can get a copy please. Thank you
Oh WOW ... 🤩😍🤩😲
Yes, keeping some and making a small museum area in the shop would be really cool!!!
🎶 Memories...😁
Good stuff, Gents! I see a bunch of old kits that I destroyed as a kid! I was a little hard on things back then.
I blame it on bad parenting mostly. When I was five, my dad took me to my first demolition derby. Every day after that, there was some kind of demolition derby at my house, so yeah, don't take little kids to see demolition derbies.
Anyway, let's see some more of that stuff!
That looks like about how many boxes of kits I had when we moved a couple years ago. It took two trucks to get them all here to the new house...also climate controlled mine have been. Pretty cool. I will never get through all the ones I have...ever!
Just make sure they don't meet their end when you do.stop hoarding!
anything 72' I'll buy! looks like stepping back in time......too cool!!!
Man, what a collection to find. You never know what people have stored away. My brother passed away and I got some of his kits and one in particular is a 59 ford retractable that I can't wait to build.not sure how old it is but by the look of the box it could be from the sixties.
I built model cards from the 50s and 60s mainly. A few 30s and 40s. A lot of fun
Wonderful wonderful stuff wow the memories you guys are bringing back to me.I was a huge modelbuilder as a young man I'm 60 yearsold now and anira seventies that's all I would do is build models Ravel was my favorite
I feel better now. I'm not a model hoarder like my wife tells me.
I kno rite ???...friggin over the top
One day, in 50 years,your collection may be shown to interested parties, with much admiration. I'm sure.
Loose the wife, you will have more Storage room for kits..!
PLEASE, Just Joking, but be sure to count her Shoe collection..!!
All said with Humour in mind.! Both my DoubleBeds hide the Model Collection plus an Old Wardrobe Full of them, in Garage.
I think I have a Problem..!! My Misses thinks so..!!
Cheers All kim in Oz. 😎
@@samuraifool912 @kim in oz, I too have many unbuilt models , in a wardrobe in the shed . AMT , but also JO HANN , Revell , mainly NASCAR , Muscle cars . Cheers from Bendigo .
😂 i mean.... I ain’t that much better than him
I rarely build cars, but watch Lukas channel. I really enjoy it
That 1st box with the Sox & Martin 'Cudas and Superbird! I wish I could get those.
I think SMP was a forerunner of AMT. I think it stood for Scale Model Products. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
The super old wooden kit and the Revell kits with the antique box art were pretty cool.
Looking forward to seeing these! Not been a car modeler for a long time it's all armour now! But I know my cars! Who seriously has put a thumbs down on this video waw why?
You look quite pleased, as well you should ! It's great that someone such as yourself ended up with this fine heap of classic models. Money aside, they are where they should be and will no doubt, find proper homes. Well done sir.
incredible collection you purchased Andy .
All I can say is WOW what a score the museum sounds a great idea Andy I mean you do looks like you do have a lot of multiple of the same kits I hope you pat your buddy down before he left to make sure he wasn't taken off with anything too valuable👍👍