If any of the info is incorrect please let me know down in the comments. To see a more in depth History of Model cars check out this video ruclips.net/video/6T51m4uFHPY/видео.html Thank you!
I use to build models in the 60’s. Money from a paper route paid for them. I use to buy revelle, but some were made in Japan. Even then, I tried to buy made in USA. Monogram were made in the USA.
What is a Paper route?? hahahah JK. I think MPC, AMT and JoHan were as well. Now they are all made in China but say "Designed in the USA" on the box. Thanks for watching and chiming in Paul!
Thank you for this well done and informative presentation! Now in my 70s, I remember the 'Golden Age' of plastic model kits so very well. Starting out in the late 50s, I entered the hobby building model planes, boats, tanks, and military models. I spent every dollar of my allowance money as well as money earned from my paper route at local hobby shops buying the latest and the greatest from AMT, Jo-Han, MPC, Revell, Lindberg, Hawk, Monogram, and Aurora. Later I graduated to building model cars as my skills increased and I started using Testor's and Pactra spray paints to paint the bodies and other parts. Learning how to 'wire' the ignition of engines with my Mom's sewing thread, my car models won local model shows at area hobby shops for their attention to detail. Even though this great hobby no longer enjoys the immense popularity it once had, I still continue to build models albeit with the help of magnifying glasses and like magnifying apparatus. Today's kids don't know what they are missing!
Thank you for watching and the wonderful story! Do you still have your old builds? I started in the 70s and would also spend every dollar I had. I usually got the most money from recycling my grandpa's beer cans. Lol. He drank a lot of Pabst blue ribbon. (Horrible beer!) 😀
I get most of brand new kits from Revell and AMT locally. For used kits off the internet, most of them are Monogram, MPC, and Lindberg. Nice to know more about the American model kit makers. : )))
For sure. So many competing things for time as we got more and more technology advanced. I often wonder how long our beloved hobby will last into the future. Thank you for watching and commenting!
At 67, I've been building scale models for 50+ years. And the company name Revell is pronounced "rev-ELL", based on the French word "reveille". It has no connection to the Revell family, pronounced "REV-ell".
I concentrated on model car companies that shaped the model CAR hobby and not companies that Delved into other things like airplanes, slot cars, figures, and 1/32 car models. I will have an additional video soon showcasing Aurora and some of the other lesser known model companies Like Ideal. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@tomtbi I am currently working on another video that will cover those companies. I really just wanted to concentrate on the main model companies that produced car models as their main model kits in the US. Of course, Jo-Han was the exception in this video. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay tuned, I plan to roll out the new video in a month, depending on time available.
If any of the info is incorrect please let me know down in the comments. To see a more in depth History of Model cars check out this video ruclips.net/video/6T51m4uFHPY/видео.html Thank you!
I use to build models in the 60’s. Money from a paper route paid for them. I use to buy revelle, but some were made in Japan. Even then, I tried to buy made in USA. Monogram were made in the USA.
What is a Paper route?? hahahah JK. I think MPC, AMT and JoHan were as well. Now they are all made in China but say "Designed in the USA" on the box. Thanks for watching and chiming in Paul!
@@modelrestorations $5-$7, 7 days a week, 364 days a year.
Thank you for this well done and informative presentation! Now in my 70s, I remember the 'Golden Age' of plastic model kits so very well. Starting out in the late 50s, I entered the hobby building model planes, boats, tanks, and military models. I spent every dollar of my allowance money as well as money earned from my paper route at local hobby shops buying the latest and the greatest from AMT, Jo-Han, MPC, Revell, Lindberg, Hawk, Monogram, and Aurora. Later I graduated to building model cars as my skills increased and I started using Testor's and Pactra spray paints to paint the bodies and other parts. Learning how to 'wire' the ignition of engines with my Mom's sewing thread, my car models won local model shows at area hobby shops for their attention to detail. Even though this great hobby no longer enjoys the immense popularity it once had, I still continue to build models albeit with the help of magnifying glasses and like magnifying apparatus. Today's kids don't know what they are missing!
Thank you for watching and the wonderful story! Do you still have your old builds? I started in the 70s and would also spend every dollar I had. I usually got the most money from recycling my
grandpa's beer cans. Lol. He drank a lot of Pabst blue ribbon. (Horrible beer!) 😀
Love Jo-Han, AMT and MPC vintage kits. Building since '68 and still going. Just finishing the Jo-Han '79 Cadillac. Thanks for sharing.
Right on! Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for the history lesson! 👍
Thank you for watching!
Really cool history! Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Very informative! I wasn't a big fan of ertel until you said that they basically saved AMT and MPC. Now I'm grateful! 😎👍
Me to! I always thought of Ertl as a 1/64 or toy maker.
Thank you so much for the info it's always good to know your history 👍🏿
Thanks for watching. I find the history to be somewhat fascinating.😊
Awesome video!
Thanks for the visit!
Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching!
Lots of good info in an entertaining format thank you
Thank you for watching!
Very nice video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I recently bought some old model kits from eBay. Hobby Lobby also has reissue model kits with the original box art as well.
Thanks for watching Frank. I've tried so many times with eBay and always lose.
I think I'm too cheap! 😃
Thanks for this informative chapter on the state of our car model hobby, cheers.
Thank you for watching!
I was always a fan of the MPC models. They just seemed to be better moldings somehow. I'd love to build all those cars over again today.
You and me both! Although the early ones I never did build. I agree the MPC kits were typically a little more detailed. Thanks for watching!
I get most of brand new kits from Revell and AMT locally. For used kits off the internet, most of them are Monogram, MPC, and Lindberg. Nice to know more about the American model kit makers. : )))
Thanks so much for watching! Most of my new are contingent on what hobby lobby has at the time 😀
The history of model kits is interesting thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Jeff!
Very cool video 😎👍
Thank you 👍
Revisit my childhood memories when I go to Hobby Lobby and look at all the car kits 😃
I agree! My younger son and I found a B17 model at a garage sale. That was 7 years ago am I've been hooked again ever sense.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks mars!
Very interesting and informative video, enjoyed 😉 👍 🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺🇦🇺🌨🌨🏔🏔❄️❄️🦘🦘
Thank you for watching!
Great video
Thank you!
Model building for kids went well into the 1980's, but when the computers started coming in you could see the end was near.
For sure. So many competing things for time as we got more and more technology advanced. I often wonder how long our beloved hobby will last into the future. Thank you for watching and commenting!
At 67, I've been building scale models for 50+ years. And the company name Revell is pronounced "rev-ELL", based on the French word "reveille". It has no connection to the Revell family, pronounced "REV-ell".
@@lancerevell5979 thanks for clarifying Lance!
Very informative. I learned a lot from this. Did your narrator work pro bono? 😉
He did. 😅 he came highly recommended.
How Could You Not Mention The Outlaw!?! It's Still Sold To This Day, 60 Years Later. How Many Of These Other Kits Can Say That? Thank You.
Its in there towards the middle to end?
I love that kit as well. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
@@modelrestorations I Watched It All The Way Through Again & I Don't See Anything About Big Daddy Ed Roth's Outlaw By Revell. Thank You. (Like #126)
@thewatcher5271 Sorry, you are correct😮. It's in the 1st version I did. I cut out a bunch to get it from 13 minutes down to 7.
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Thank you for watching!
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Hello Joasa.
Video was very good. The chat-bot sounding narrator needs to be kicked to the curb!!
Thanks for watching! I couldn't agree more. I hate using it. Unfortunately, my narration voice sucks. I'm working on it though.... 😀
No mention of Aurora. This wasn't very informative.
I concentrated on model car companies that shaped the model CAR hobby and not companies that
Delved into other things like airplanes, slot cars, figures, and 1/32 car models.
I will have an additional video soon showcasing Aurora and some of the other lesser known model companies
Like Ideal. Thanks for watching and commenting.
No mention of Moebius,Atlanits,Lindberg,Tamiya or Maisto either...
@tomtbi I am currently working on another video that will cover those companies. I really just wanted to concentrate on the main model companies that produced car models as their main model kits in the US. Of course, Jo-Han was the exception in this video. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay tuned, I plan to roll out the new video in a month, depending on time available.
@@modelrestorations Thanks!!. Looking forward to it...
My favorite model kits were Monogram. MPC were a close second. Revel models tended to be poorly made.
As a kid my building was fast and furious. I dont think I worried about quality 🙂