Picture from the past

[TJ]

Found this pic laying around and thought I'd share.  My parents kitchen table circa 1984-1985. Most of these were built by me between the ages of 12 and 14. I know the MiG-29 was built by my younger brother. None of these survived the BB gun. But I do have most of them in my stash to do again.

[stikpusher]

Now that puts a smile on my face! Looks like you had quite the Air Force there!

[406 Silverado]

Now THAT'S a cool picture Johnny! And they all met their demise by the BB gun??

[TJ]

Jul 8, 2023 10:37:34 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Now THAT'S a cool picture Johnny! And they all met their demise by the BB gun??

That or a firecracker

[TJ]

Jul 8, 2023 10:33:51 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Now that puts a smile on my face! Looks like you had quite the Air Force there!

I'm pretty sure I can name off the kit on all except the P-63 in the front (maybe Aoshima) and the MiG-15. No idea on that one. I have replacements for all the others except the J-29 and the F3D in the very back

[keavdog]

Great stuff. Is that the Lindberg F-11 Tiger?

[Joe Rix]

That is an outstanding share TJ. It is great that you have a photo of them. I wish I had thought to take a picture of all my airplane kits from when I was young one. All of mine hung from the ceiling. My parents disposed of them sometime after I left home for college.

[stikpusher]

Jul 8, 2023 17:38:31 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Great stuff. Is that the Lindberg F-11 Tiger?

I bet that it is the Hasegawa F11F. The Lindberg Tiger is the short nose version. 

[TJ]

Jul 8, 2023 17:38:31 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Great stuff. Is that the Lindberg F-11 Tiger?

Hasegawa 1/72

[TJ]

Jul 8, 2023 19:27:13 GMT -5 Joe Rix said:

That is an outstanding share TJ. It is great that you have a photo of them. I wish I had thought to take a picture of all my airplane kits from when I was young one. All of mine hung from the ceiling. My parents disposed of them sometime after I left home for college.

Joe I think at one point I had 60-70 hanging from the ceiling. On the bureau and on the book shelves in my room

[deafpanzer]

LOL! At the beginning I used my BB gun when I in high school but it has escalated to firecrackers with the planes hanging from trees and seeing them explode was probably the coolest thing I have done that summer. Sometimes I wish I didn't go too far and saved one or two of my favorite builds but it's done.

[TJ]

Jul 9, 2023 14:56:25 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

LOL! At the beginning I used my BB gun when I in high school but it has escalated to firecrackers with the planes hanging from trees and seeing them explode was probably the coolest thing I have done that summer. Sometimes I wish I didn't go too far and saved one or two of my favorite builds but it's done.

Same here. I had a whole stack of the Fujimi Phantoms when they first came out. I have a whole stack now too but it would have been cool to think about the future back then. My oldest current build is early 90's, A Hasegawa 1/72 P-51B

[Tojo72]

Great builds and memories

[robbo]

I used to be in my own little world in the 70's with a kit a tube of glue, paint brush and of course a few of Humbrol finest enamels

[406 Silverado]

Jul 15, 2023 8:48:15 GMT -5 robbo said:

I used to be in my own little world in the 70's with a kit a tube of glue, paint brush and of course a few of Humbrol finest enamels

Man.....those were the days!!