ALRIGHT !!!!!!! I love these MAXSMODELS HISTORY OF SERIES…. He does a great job ……. Always GREAT HISTORY !!!!!!! How could you not want a TEDDY BEAR 🧸… When I watch these videos, I look closer at stuff when I go to the TOY FAIRS… Another good one MAX, Thanks for putting this together…. Great change up to the usual Narrative… Looks like some interesting kits… ITC Model Craft On………. CHRIS 🇺🇸
I FAINTLY REMEMBER THESE KITS BUT WAY TO RICH FOR A FAMILY OF 7 KIDS, BACK THEN A DOLLAR GOT YOU ONE OR MORE MODEL KITS PLUS CHANGE FOR THE GUMBALL MACHINE.ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO AND TRIP IN MAX'S WAYBACK MACHINE. GOD BLESS YOU AND FAMILY.
Max, these are great! I have watched ALL your "history" videos of model companies, and they all brought back memories of me as a kid building these kits in the late 1970s & very early 1980s Thanks for do these video!
I've read most of what youve discovered but its good that you've been able to give ITC a well deserved recognition. Several of their kits have been given modern distribution by Glencoe. I have several of the Glencoe reissues and they make unique additions to a collection.
This is fascinating. I thoroughly enjoy your potted histories and stories behind such companies as this. I was not lucky enough to encounter ITC Hobby Craft in my childhood. I missed out on their model kits. I would have gone mental for their models. It is such a shame I never came across the range. I can not thank you enough for investing such much hard work into this production. Bloody-lovely. Cheers.
I built the Battling Betsy tank and Grumman Goose in the very early 1960's while in grade school (with Dad's help). The tank was rather complex but worked pretty well. I can still remember Dad buying that kit at Skaggs Drug Store. The Battling Betsy was reissued by Glencoe sans operating gear and the Grumman Goose by Lindberg. In the early 1980's I was in an old Dallas hobby shop and saw an ITC Coast Guard Rescue Boat kit on a shelf and nabbed it. It is still in my collection. ITC based their F-108 Rapier on the North American SM-64 Navaho cruise missle design.
Your model histories can't be beat. Detailed and very interesting. I remember the Ideal toy brand, and a number of the model kits you showed, but have never built an ITC model that i can recall. Excellent job. I'm glad there are model companies around that are reissuing otherwise old forgotten kits. Viva entrepreneurship.
Fantastic production, Max ! Well, in my childhood, my parents were WT Grant's shoppers . Most of my model kits came from there. Or me riding my bike to a department store by the name of Mitchell's in Newark Delaware. Going to a hobby store was a treat for me and my dad on certain Saturdays. My dad built uline flying aircraft and rockets, and we would go out and launch them. My Dad was a private pilot and owned his own plane a Piper Pa 12 super cruiser, which is still flying. One of his pilot friends built a large scale B-25 h u-line flying model .wow, was that fun. Model on Max.
A great video Max. The S.S. France caught my eye, namely due to the Airfix one, the molds for the Airfix one were lost or destroyed and the kit is very sought after now. Take care and model on
Oh Max, what have you done? Now I'm sitting here remembering my dad and I building the Battling Betsy tank back around 1963. A little later I built the Russian amphibious rocket launcher. The kicker? The Battling Betsy model is sitting about 30' from me right now, in pieces, waiting to be rebuilt (all it's missing is the 50 cal MG). Y'know what? They WERE the good ol' days!
Max, these are the informative videos I enjoy watching, early in the morning, with my fresh cup of coffee. These videos make me feel informed and smarter.
Well, they can still be found then and again when Glencoe re-pops one of them. I suppose for a lot of builders the odd scales, effectively box scales, put some people off, but they do includes subjects that would be hard to find at any scale such as the Martin Bomber (not quite 1/72) or the Savoia-Marchetti S.55X. I have both in the stash. I'm currently working on the Explorer 1 satellite, which has the interesting feature that the stand rotates the satellite and has a cam mechanism which will duplicate Geiger counter sounds akin to those fitted to the actual satellite to detect space radiation (and incidentally discovered the Van Allen Belts). Alas the molds on the kit I got are definitely showing their age as it required extensive rebuilds of some parts and filling which given the raised features on the model have been fairly tricky to fix. I hope it was just my kit, but these re-pops are indeed fairly long in the tooth.
I find these history vids to be hugely interesting and I appreciate all the research you put into them. I hope you don't run out of companies to cover too soon. One of my favorite parts of your channel.
I built the SS United States in the early 80s and it looks like a 6-7 year old built it. Been wanting another to do it correctly and put next to the 40 year old one. I also have a Battlin Betsy unbuilt and more than likely never will.
@@kudukilla When I was in, it *was.* We had greenish uniforms, khaki belts, a matching overseas cap. Our Scoutmasters were WWII Vets. We had to drill. There was a secret handshake and salute. There was a rank structure. We just got minimal weapons training though.
Some very cool stuff. Although I could buy a Gibson Les Paul for some of the prices of the collectible stuff. Oh well, to each their own. I have 10 guitars , a bass, a mandolin and 2 banjos.!
Not everything. Some molds must have gone missing or damaged. I got the ITC Stinson Trimotor a few years ago for $30 at a model show. Fastest I’ve ever taken my wallet out.
Came for a history of a model manufacturer. Stayed for the masterclass in how *not* to run a model company. A K-Class blimp and mooring mast in 330 scale should just fly off the shelves (Then again, I do have two Glencoe editions).
These were overpriced, overly complicated, insanely inaccurate. They weren’t models per se, they were unassembled toys. The enterprise catapult launched off of the deck sea darts. You forgot about the weird spotless slot cars ( other than the video clip ). The sub submerged at least once, not sure how many resurfaced. Thor missiles were never based in US, Europe, Turkey UK. They also did a line of dogs, and birds and STEM kits, similar to Renwall visible ( you fill in the blank) series. I did build a couple of the dogs and some of the Stem kits . These were hard to find. Big box stores avoided them like the plague as did true hobby shops. They were usually found in the fore runners of Big Lots, discount chain stores like $stores that usually didn’t carry “ real kits”
Dear Max,
Reviews of model companies was how I discovered you. It was good to see you back in that saddle.
Cheers,
Frank.
ALRIGHT !!!!!!!
I love these MAXSMODELS HISTORY OF SERIES….
He does a great job …….
Always GREAT HISTORY !!!!!!!
How could you not want a
TEDDY BEAR 🧸…
When I watch these videos, I look closer at stuff when I go to the TOY FAIRS…
Another good one MAX, Thanks for putting this together….
Great change up to the usual
Narrative…
Looks like some interesting kits…
ITC Model Craft On……….
CHRIS 🇺🇸
thanks Chris
I never saw the ITC hobby kits but I remember the scores and scores of Ideal toys that were sold in the store I worked at.
I FAINTLY REMEMBER THESE KITS BUT WAY TO RICH FOR A FAMILY OF 7 KIDS, BACK THEN A DOLLAR GOT YOU ONE OR MORE MODEL KITS PLUS CHANGE FOR THE GUMBALL MACHINE.ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO AND TRIP IN MAX'S WAYBACK MACHINE. GOD BLESS YOU AND FAMILY.
That was their biggest drawback.
Max, these are great! I have watched ALL your "history" videos of model companies, and they all brought back memories of me as a kid building these kits in the late 1970s & very early 1980s Thanks for do these video!
Absolutely awesome Max! Thanks for taking the time to put this together and share 👍 I did the Submarine but it failed to resurface😂
YOU DIDN'T CALL IT THE THRESHER,DID YOU.
A number of the ITC kits were sold in Britain by Kleeware, along with kits by various other American firms. Another great video. Thanks.
Fastest "like" button hit I have made in recent memory. Keep up these histories when schedule permits. Thanks again Max! Be Well, JP
thanks
Yes! A return to the history videos!
Max outstanding. I had the subchaser in 1964.
Max, this is a superb video on the history of ITC. Thanks for your work in researching and producing it. 😎👍
thanks
I've read most of what youve discovered but its good that you've been able to give ITC a well deserved recognition. Several of their kits have been given modern distribution by Glencoe. I have several of the Glencoe reissues and they make unique additions to a collection.
Great video Max. I’m pleased that Glencoe revived many of these old ITC kits.
This is fascinating. I thoroughly enjoy your potted histories and stories behind such companies as this. I was not lucky enough to encounter ITC Hobby Craft in my childhood. I missed out on their model kits. I would have gone mental for their models. It is such a shame I never came across the range. I can not thank you enough for investing such much hard work into this production. Bloody-lovely. Cheers.
thanks
I built the Battling Betsy tank and Grumman Goose in the very early 1960's while in grade school (with Dad's help). The tank was rather complex but worked pretty well. I can still remember Dad buying that kit at Skaggs Drug Store. The Battling Betsy was reissued by Glencoe sans operating gear and the Grumman Goose by Lindberg. In the early 1980's I was in an old Dallas hobby shop and saw an ITC Coast Guard Rescue Boat kit on a shelf and nabbed it. It is still in my collection. ITC based their F-108 Rapier on the North American SM-64 Navaho cruise missle design.
GLENCOE ALSO DID THE WW1 SUB CHASER,GOT THAT STILL IN BOX.I THINK THEY ALSO PICKUP THE LIFE-LIKE LINE OF MODELS. TAKE CARE
What a great episode! Max, this is what you do so well!! Keep 'em coming!
Thanks John.
Your model histories can't be beat. Detailed and very interesting. I remember the Ideal toy brand, and a number of the model kits you showed, but have never built an ITC model that i can recall. Excellent job. I'm glad there are model companies around that are reissuing otherwise old forgotten kits. Viva entrepreneurship.
Another great history video. I just love these and commend you on preserving all this model history. Much appreciated.
thanks D.
Fantastic production, Max ! Well, in my childhood, my parents were WT Grant's shoppers . Most of my model kits came from there. Or me riding my bike to a department store by the name of Mitchell's in Newark Delaware. Going to a hobby store was a treat for me and my dad on certain Saturdays. My dad built uline flying aircraft and rockets, and we would go out and launch them. My Dad was a private pilot and owned his own plane a Piper Pa 12 super cruiser, which is still flying. One of his pilot friends built a large scale B-25 h u-line flying model .wow, was that fun. Model on Max.
Too cool.
Thank you for bringing back great memories ....
A great video Max.
The S.S. France caught my eye, namely due to the Airfix one, the molds for the Airfix one were lost or destroyed and the kit is very sought after now.
Take care and model on
Valuable lessons here Boss: Just because one likes it does not mean it will sell. Thank you for time.
Awesome history I remember all my Ideal toys!... So sad they are gone.
Oh Max, what have you done? Now I'm sitting here remembering my dad and I building the Battling Betsy tank back around 1963. A little later I built the Russian amphibious rocket launcher. The kicker? The Battling Betsy model is sitting about 30' from me right now, in pieces, waiting to be rebuilt (all it's missing is the 50 cal MG). Y'know what? They WERE the good ol' days!
the power of nostalgia
Max, these are the informative videos I enjoy watching, early in the morning, with my fresh cup of coffee. These videos make me feel informed and smarter.
Don't forget their line of small Tactical Nukes for campers and hunters!
Fantastic history lesson Max. 👍
Well, they can still be found then and again when Glencoe re-pops one of them. I suppose for a lot of builders the odd scales, effectively box scales, put some people off, but they do includes subjects that would be hard to find at any scale such as the Martin Bomber (not quite 1/72) or the Savoia-Marchetti S.55X. I have both in the stash. I'm currently working on the Explorer 1 satellite, which has the interesting feature that the stand rotates the satellite and has a cam mechanism which will duplicate Geiger counter sounds akin to those fitted to the actual satellite to detect space radiation (and incidentally discovered the Van Allen Belts). Alas the molds on the kit I got are definitely showing their age as it required extensive rebuilds of some parts and filling which given the raised features on the model have been fairly tricky to fix. I hope it was just my kit, but these re-pops are indeed fairly long in the tooth.
I find these history vids to be hugely interesting and I appreciate all the research you put into them. I hope you don't run out of companies to cover too soon. One of my favorite parts of your channel.
I had no idea of how extensive the ITC corporation was!
Thanks for the memories and education!
The address on the Ringo boxes is Ringo Toy Corporation, of either Maspeth or Jamaica, Queens, New York City.
13:19 OMG my inner 12-year-old laughed so hard! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
mine too.
I have two T38’s and the convertiplane.The T38 that is built is the one with a firecracker inside ,I mentioned that on a livestream
Another great company review. I have the Constitution ship and the Ringo J2F Duck. I will have to move them up in the line for upcoming vids.
Very nice! I enjoyed their kits quite a bit. Very complex for me though 😅
Izzat a motorized B-29? [8:15 ] What scale?
Had the Astro Base.[5:35] It was the coolest toy of that year.
I built the SS United States in the early 80s and it looks like a 6-7 year old built it. Been wanting another to do it correctly and put next to the 40 year old one.
I also have a Battlin Betsy unbuilt and more than likely never will.
As a kid, I owned one or two of those IDEAL plane/tank toys. We just took them for granted. How cool would they be now??
super cool.
Another Great Job Max!
Morris looks like Hal Linden of Barney Miller. Jamaica Queens was where Michael Savage grew up. Philmont is like a Mecca for Scouts.
I regret never making it to Philmont.
Been to Philmont.. I was 14. Monsoon Season. I soon realised it was an unofficial infantry training operation, but w/o weapons.
@ like how they said BSA was a paramilitary organization in Red Dawn
@@kudukilla When I was in, it *was.* We had greenish uniforms, khaki belts, a matching overseas cap. Our Scoutmasters were WWII Vets. We had to drill. There was a secret handshake and salute. There was a rank structure. We just got minimal weapons training though.
What would models of subjects dating from well into the 20th Century be doing in an episode of a TV western?
They also did slot car ads during Mighty Mouse....not the exact audience I would think.
Back then, a lot of models were considered toys so the more working features the better.
Some very cool stuff. Although I could buy a Gibson Les Paul for some of the prices of the collectible stuff. Oh well, to each their own. I have 10 guitars , a bass, a mandolin and 2 banjos.!
Every motorized kit I built, functioned for about five seconds, then died.
me too
Excellent history lesson! I wonder how they kept the batteries dry in the sub kit??
@@jwaller51 they didn’t
Sorry Max, that is a 1954 Oldsmobile Starfire concept car.
Whaddya call a group of people who band together to lose weight? A Diet Tribe
🤣
Wasn’t every thing of there’s re issued by glenco models ?
Not everything. Some molds must have gone missing or damaged. I got the ITC Stinson Trimotor a few years ago for $30 at a model show. Fastest I’ve ever taken my wallet out.
I'm not going to say anything about the carrier-based F-102.
It was a secret...😁
cbs toys wow!
Came for a history of a model manufacturer. Stayed for the masterclass in how *not* to run a model company.
A K-Class blimp and mooring mast in 330 scale should just fly off the shelves (Then again, I do have two Glencoe editions).
These were overpriced, overly complicated, insanely inaccurate. They weren’t models per se, they were unassembled toys. The enterprise catapult launched off of the deck sea darts. You forgot about the weird spotless slot cars ( other than the video clip ). The sub submerged at least once, not sure how many resurfaced. Thor missiles were never based in US, Europe, Turkey UK. They also did a line of dogs, and birds and STEM kits, similar to Renwall visible ( you fill in the blank) series. I did build a couple of the dogs and some of the Stem kits . These were hard to find. Big box stores avoided them like the plague as did true hobby shops. They were usually found in the fore runners of Big Lots, discount chain stores like $stores that usually didn’t carry “ real kits”
T'was the 50s.
Max, these documentaries are why I sub to your channel.