Great stuff and very nicely packaged. Thanks a bunch. That reminds me I got to give you feedback on Ebay. Do you still collect or why where you selling? Cheers
My Nan worked at Airfix in the 1970s and so as children we were lucky enough to have had just about every model - and toy - they ever made. Christmas was the time I got to see the larger kits my pocket money wouldn't usually stretch to. Sometimes my nan would 'save' some of the discontinued kits from being destroyed as these could be bought by staff for pennies! I miss both my grand parents dearly, we were very lucky indeed.
Airfix catalogues you purchased just brought memories flooding back. The hours I used to spend perusing them as a child - a Proustian moment! The pictures and memories are so evocative. Thank you for the content.
the "civilians" box, the sort of thing from Airfix's raliway sets .. they represent a world now sadly long gone. what the heck would a "civilians" set look like now if meant to represent Europe :D some really golden oldies - i had some of these as a kid growing up in the 1970's.. Airfix was at the centre of many British kid's lives! everyone bought the catalogues every year and looked forward to the new releases!! .. and how our pocket money would be spent in the year ahead!!
England was insane when it comes to all the great boys toys that were produced there back then. I think for a few Hong Kong toys all my toys were made in England.
Totally agreed. I would visit virtually every local model shop in my area all sadly now gone. Would buy the catalogues without fail and gaze at what I could afford for 50p a week pocket money. Could not wait for Christmas and my Birthday to come in order to get my top "targets". Made up for it since although doubt my bank manager is happy about it, just wish the cost were at 1970's prices !
I’m having fantastic flashbacks to all these great airfix figures and models. The soft plastic vehicles were wonderful as they were slightly cheaper than the model kits. The time I spent playing with these was immense. My favourites were the Afrika Korps and British commandos that had canoes. Thanks you.
I loved those old airfix HO scale play sets when I was a kid! You had a model, or two, to build, and lots of soldiers to play with it with! They were so cool!
Great set of purchases,remember coming home from school in late 65 or early 66 and mom had bought me the first box of British infantry and cut the figures of the sprue and sanded the bases flat and set them up on a cloth over books and made a scene with some of my matchbox,still have most of them in a tobacco tin in the loft,spent many Happy hours looking through the catalogues the first being the 67 one and still have them all up to about 83 or 84.
Wonderful, Excellent. I have the full range of Type 1 Airfix HO/OO Figures, Mint in Box on Sprue, together with the Play Forts and Zoo Set. However, I confess that these first issues are not very good. The Box Art is extremely dull. The figures are basic. It was the Blue Edge Boxes that made me fall in love with Airfix at the tender age of 5 years old. The Artwork really sells the excitement of what to expect, even though the figures are the exact same! It has taken me decades, but I finally have the entire Blue Edge Box collection, (Once again, Mint in Box). It is wonderful to see them crop up on your channel. Thank you for making me smile.
Wow that´s some collection. I realy was only gonna collect the later boxes from 1976 as those are the ones I grew up with. But There´s quit a few sets that they never made in that type at that time.
That 1960 era Combat Infantry set was included in the 1970s MPC Historama set of Pearl Harbor; it also contained a Japanese Val and a vacuform base with a destroyed P-40 molded in. I remember the stretcher and the flailing soldier being shot! Those were pretty neat sets. I still have one with the DUKW and British Commandos (with kayaks) from D-Day.
Awesome! I never saw those old airfix soldiers! The landing boat was reused like the the soldiers in many knock off bags sold back in italy. I always liked the italians set...esci had a great set of "alpini" 1/72
First set I ever owned in 1/72 were the "bluebox" issue of the WW1 RHA about 1971, about 17p a box if I remember correctly. Combined my collection with 1/32nd figures and the vehicles and virtually every set up until about 1978 including the kits,diorama sets and vehicles before moving on to Revell and Italeri. Maybe better detail but still have fond memories of the Airfix models no question.
My childhood in 14 minutes. I had just about every HO/OO set up to and including the Napoleonics (didn't bother with Farm Animals or Civilians!). Gave me a life long interest in military history. Show me a random figure and I reckon I could still tell you what set is was from?
I love my Airfix soldiers. The first I bought were the Infantry Combat Group and the Afrika Korps, plus several ROCO Minitanks. These were the start of my HO tanks and soldiers from back in the 60’s. Still have tons of them and will never sell them. My heirs might, but not me. My only regret is my oldest soldiers are crumbling from age. 😢
When I was a kid in the 60's in NY I never saw the Airfix soldiers. But I we visited my cousins family in Vienna and he had quite a few different types of Airfix soldiers. I was insanely impressed and jealous.
Yes it seem like all the US toy soldiers were bulk army builders of ok sculpt quality while the English was a lot nicer (and painted in some cases) but you only got a few. Airfix kinda changed that with great sculpts in army builder size boxes.
I'm from NYC, I remember getting the Airfix 1/72 soldiers, 1/32 soldiers and Esci 1/32 figures in late 70's in my neighborhood toy shop in the Bronx. They weren't that expensive either.
Wow ! Italian Infantry in 1:32 we never known about👍 Even In 1:72 next to the Afrika Korps and the 8th Army one of the best to do something around the northafrika WW2 theme. Are there any napoleonic Prussian Infantry of Airfix in 1:32 as well ?
0:26 : I have the colourful ''portrait'' Airfix 1/72 Paratroopers too, one of the later boxes. 2:15 : I never had the green landing craft, only the grey one. 5:32 : My Strongpoint set was also indeed tan. I later painted it in I hope realistic colours. Not sure why I never kept it? 6:35 : I have the 1/72 scale Italian set, not the 1/32 scale set. 8:00 : I have the old 1970s ''black crescent'' box of the BISG. Those prices are ridiculous! 😯😳😱 I know 40 or 50 years of inflation can blow up prices, but this is insane. I've said it before on this channel: I should have more sets in my youth. They were sooo cheap...
Do you know who made the battle sets ? I had Gaudacanel and my brother had Stalingrad, you put 2 different bases together ? I think opposing sides ? Can't remember if it was Airfix or someone else ?
I think it was because it was released in 1980 and the demand for toy soldiers where in decline. Airfix went bankrupt just a few years later. So not that many was sold.
As I understand it that Airfix wasn`t the only company ”borrowing” ideas and figures at this time. Then there`s the fact of different sculptors accually working for several companys as freelance artists. So it`s kinda a mess trying to find out who sculpted what back then.
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I am the seller of the Infantry Combat Group. Always nice to hear my packing is appreciated. Good luck with the Channel.
Great stuff and very nicely packaged. Thanks a bunch. That reminds me I got to give you feedback on Ebay.
Do you still collect or why where you selling?
Cheers
I'll never sell my kits. Well I guess when I'm dead...😄
My Nan worked at Airfix in the 1970s and so as children we were lucky enough to have had just about every model - and toy - they ever made. Christmas was the time I got to see the larger kits my pocket money wouldn't usually stretch to. Sometimes my nan would 'save' some of the discontinued kits from being destroyed as these could be bought by staff for pennies!
I miss both my grand parents dearly, we were very lucky indeed.
Wow that sounds amazing. Must have been so much fun.
Airfix catalogues you purchased just brought memories flooding back. The hours I used to spend perusing them as a child - a Proustian moment! The pictures and memories are so evocative. Thank you for the content.
Glad you enjoyed it.
the "civilians" box, the sort of thing from Airfix's raliway sets .. they represent a world now sadly long gone. what the heck would a "civilians" set look like now if meant to represent Europe :D some really golden oldies - i had some of these as a kid growing up in the 1970's.. Airfix was at the centre of many British kid's lives! everyone bought the catalogues every year and looked forward to the new releases!! .. and how our pocket money would be spent in the year ahead!!
England was insane when it comes to all the great boys toys that were produced there back then.
I think for a few Hong Kong toys all my toys were made in England.
Totally agreed. I would visit virtually every local model shop in my area all sadly now gone. Would buy the catalogues without fail and gaze at what I could afford for 50p a week pocket money. Could not wait for Christmas and my Birthday to come in order to get my top "targets". Made up for it since although doubt my bank manager is happy about it, just wish the cost were at 1970's prices !
Enjoy playing with your toys my friend 👍
Wow, the Tarzan set😍😍😍😍😍I had it as a present when I was 6 in 1968
I just to get one in the box as well
I'm 56 in California you bring back a lot of memories of the 1970s
That`s why I love collecting these. All the memories they bring back.
I LOVED those back in the late 60's. .. . had a million of them
I’m having fantastic flashbacks to all these great airfix figures and models. The soft plastic vehicles were wonderful as they were slightly cheaper than the model kits. The time I spent playing with these was immense. My favourites were the Afrika Korps and British commandos that had canoes. Thanks you.
They were just awesome toys.
I loved those old airfix HO scale play sets when I was a kid! You had a model, or two, to build, and lots of soldiers to play with it with! They were so cool!
Great set of purchases,remember coming home from school in late 65 or early 66 and mom had bought me the first box of British infantry and cut the figures of the sprue and sanded the bases flat and set them up on a cloth over books and made a scene with some of my matchbox,still have most of them in a tobacco tin in the loft,spent many Happy hours looking through the catalogues the first being the 67 one and still have them all up to about 83 or 84.
Great mom! Catalouges are so great to have. Love flipping through them as much today as I did back then.
Awesome load of stuff you got there, thanks for sharing
Wonderful, Excellent. I have the full range of Type 1 Airfix HO/OO Figures, Mint in Box on Sprue, together with the Play Forts and Zoo Set. However, I confess that these first issues are not very good. The Box Art is extremely dull. The figures are basic. It was the Blue Edge Boxes that made me fall in love with Airfix at the tender age of 5 years old. The Artwork really sells the excitement of what to expect, even though the figures are the exact same! It has taken me decades, but I finally have the entire Blue Edge Box collection, (Once again, Mint in Box). It is wonderful to see them crop up on your channel. Thank you for making me smile.
Wow that´s some collection. I realy was only gonna collect the later boxes from 1976 as those are the ones I grew up with. But There´s quit a few sets that they never made in that type at that time.
blast from my past. I remember having those solders as a kid. we would get a box most weekends our house was a was with them.
Wow so that must have added up to a lot of soldiers.
That 1960 era Combat Infantry set was included in the 1970s MPC Historama set of Pearl Harbor; it also contained a Japanese Val and a vacuform base with a destroyed P-40 molded in. I remember the stretcher and the flailing soldier being shot! Those were pretty neat sets. I still have one with the DUKW and British Commandos (with kayaks) from D-Day.
luv your work mate, you ROCK !!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol I do rock but only when I play with my band.
I didn"t know that Airfix had infantry Italian 1/32 scale, I love it. Simply jewels of a past. Great video
Awesome! I never saw those old airfix soldiers! The landing boat was reused like the the soldiers in many knock off bags sold back in italy.
I always liked the italians set...esci had a great set of "alpini" 1/72
Atlantic had their own landing craft. It was in 1/32 scale but was the same size as the Airfix 1/72 scale.
Look forward to your vids mate bring back so many memories thank you . 👍🇳🇿
Thanks for hanging out and watching.
First set I ever owned in 1/72 were the "bluebox" issue of the WW1 RHA about 1971, about 17p a box if I remember correctly. Combined my collection with 1/32nd figures and the vehicles and virtually every set up until about 1978 including the kits,diorama sets and vehicles before moving on to Revell and Italeri. Maybe better detail but still have fond memories of the Airfix models no question.
The windows boxes are beautiful but the tall boxes also have charm, the Airfix toy soldiers are beautiful
Yes they are a step over everyone else.
I read that blue catalog constantly.
That and the '78 Matchbox catalog.
You should see my old Märklin (model trains) catalogs. They are soooo worn. Still holding together though.
The 1/32 scale Italians are superb. Beretta pistol, Mannlicher-Carcano rifles and Beretta machine pistols.
I haven`t had time yet to dive in to that set yet and do the research. Looking forward to it.
My childhood in 14 minutes. I had just about every HO/OO set up to and including the Napoleonics (didn't bother with Farm Animals or Civilians!). Gave me a life long interest in military history. Show me a random figure and I reckon I could still tell you what set is was from?
И снова шикарное пополнение коллекции, мои поздравления и лайк в поддержку!
I love my Airfix soldiers. The first I bought were the Infantry Combat Group and the Afrika Korps, plus several ROCO Minitanks. These were the start of my HO tanks and soldiers from back in the 60’s. Still have tons of them and will never sell them. My heirs might, but not me. My only regret is my oldest soldiers are crumbling from age. 😢
The infantry set is an exact scale down of Britains 1.32 infantry, And the poly tanks I have 2 elephants mint not boxed nice vlog.
I totally forgot,until now....that I had the civilian set when I was a lad.....also had many sets of soldiers in both scales
Just the sort of thing I would buy, I have some Airfix models I bought from Newcastle last month!!!!
Xmas comes early in Sweden you lucky boy!
When I was a kid in the 60's in NY I never saw the Airfix soldiers. But I we visited my cousins family in Vienna and he had quite a few different types of Airfix soldiers. I was insanely impressed and jealous.
Yes it seem like all the US toy soldiers were bulk army builders of ok sculpt quality while the English was a lot nicer (and painted in some cases) but you only got a few. Airfix kinda changed that with great sculpts in army builder size boxes.
I'm from NYC, I remember getting the Airfix 1/72 soldiers, 1/32 soldiers and Esci 1/32 figures in late 70's in my neighborhood toy shop in the Bronx. They weren't that expensive either.
Wow ! Italian Infantry in 1:32 we never known about👍 Even In 1:72 next to the Afrika Korps and the 8th Army one of the best to do something around the northafrika WW2 theme. Are there any napoleonic Prussian Infantry of Airfix in 1:32 as well ?
I think those early Airfix infantry figures were also made by Britains and some company in Hong Kong.
The poses are very similar to other brands like Britains.
I love the airfix HO boxes!!!!!!!!
I agree :)
My favorite is Tarzan.
They are sooo cool. Love all the themes that are not toy soldiers for some reason.
0:26 : I have the colourful ''portrait'' Airfix 1/72 Paratroopers too, one of the later boxes. 2:15 : I never had the green landing craft, only the grey one. 5:32 : My Strongpoint set was also indeed tan. I later painted it in I hope realistic colours. Not sure why I never kept it? 6:35 : I have the 1/72 scale Italian set, not the 1/32 scale set. 8:00 : I have the old 1970s ''black crescent'' box of the BISG.
Those prices are ridiculous! 😯😳😱 I know 40 or 50 years of inflation can blow up prices, but this is insane. I've said it before on this channel: I should have more sets in my youth. They were sooo cheap...
Yup of course prices are a lot higher then they were 20-30 years ago.
the infantry support was a must
Mega!
Those larger red box ones are hard to find, I have only one of them.
Yes for some reason these two sets in the larger boxes seem harder to find.
Excellent 🙂👍
Yup 😀
Do you know who made the battle sets ? I had Gaudacanel and my brother had Stalingrad, you put 2 different bases together ? I think opposing sides ? Can't remember if it was Airfix or someone else ?
Sounds like the Airfix Battlefront History Series
Thanks
Right back at ya for watching.
Cool stuff 😎
The Airfix iInfantry Combat Group were _copied_ (sort of) from the Britains (Herald) Liliput set.
Love your videos you remind me of me
Do you get toy soldiers from family at Christmas time?
We don´t do christmas presents between adults anymore. We try to focus on each other, good food and traditions :)
@@toysoldiernostalgia I like that. I'm pretty lonely because what family I have left lives far away. You are a blessed man.
Where in the world are you located, im from New Zealand 🇳🇿 i love ur video
I`m in Sweden.
Why is the ww2 Italian infantry so rare and ex
I think it was because it was released in 1980 and the demand for toy soldiers where in decline. Airfix went bankrupt just a few years later.
So not that many was sold.
4:04 Those figures are straight knock-offs of Britain's 1/32 scale Herald "Khaki Infantry" figures. I don't understand how Airfix wasn't sued.
As I understand it that Airfix wasn`t the only company ”borrowing” ideas and figures at this time. Then there`s the fact of different sculptors accually working for several companys as freelance artists. So it`s kinda a mess trying to find out who sculpted what back then.