Old Models
Some models from my childhood

Due to the cost of film and developing pictures, not many of my models through childhood and early teens were photographed. This collection of pictures shows the few that did make it onto film, built during the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. Some of those I remember building are listed below, while a few that I have photographs of, are shown:-
 
Airfix 1/72 Revell 1/72 Matchbox 1/72
B-29 Superfortress B-17F Fortress P-12E Bf109E
B-17G Fortress Fw200 Condor Bf110 Bf410
B-24H Liberator Fokker EIII Fw190A Gladiator
Avro Lancaster BIII Albatros DIII BAC Hawk Lysander
HP Halifax Fokker DVII Walrus A-20 Havoc
Short Sunderland MkIII P-47D Thunderbolt F4U Corsair Me262
Short Stirling Sopwith Camel Alphajet Walrus
C-130K Hercules P-51D Mustang F-86A Sabre
Consolidated Catalina Beaufighter
Vickers Wellington Airfix Other Scales Hawker Fury ( biplane )
Heinkel He177 Fairey Swordfish
AC-47 Gunship Spitfire MkI ( 1/24 ) Hawker Hunter
A-26B Invader Ju87 Stuka ( 1/24 ) UC-64a Norseman
Heinkel He111 Concorde ( 1/144 ) Skyservant
Mosquito VC10 ( 1/144 ) Piston Provost
Hudson HMS Fearless ( 1/600 ) Henschel Hs 126
Blenheim MkIV HMS Ark Royal ( 1/600 ) F-104 Starfighter
Junkers Ju88 HMS Victorious ( 1/600 ) Sepecat Jaguar
Bf110  
Folland Gnat Airfix 1/76 Other Manufacturers
Fiesler Storch  
Cessna O-2 Bombed House F6F Hellcat ( Heller )
P-40 Kittyhawk Control Tower, Jeep Arado Ar96B & Me163
( Heller )
Ju87 Stuka Universal ( Bren ) Carrier Hurricane IIc ( Heller )
Spitfire MkIX Tiger B-17G Fortress ( Hasegawa )
Hurricane WW1 Tank MkI F-4 Phantom ( Hasegawa )
Chipmunk Panzer IV P-47D ( Tamiya 1/48 )
Bird Dog Panther Babylon 5 Starfury ( M/gram )
Fw190A Scammel Transporter C-47B ( Monogram 1/48 )
S.A. Bulldog Thorneycroft Crane Luna Lander ( M/gram 1/48 )
Avro Vulcan B2 Fordson Fire Tender R-1820 Cyclone ( M/gram 1/12 )
F-86D Sabre Austin K2 Ambulance P-61 ( Monogram 1/48 )
Hawker Harrier Bedford & Queen Mary Drax Shuttle/Stack ( 1/144 )
Westland Scout CCKW GMC 353 Space Shuttle & B747
MiG 21 Stephenson's Rocket Dodge Charger Gen. Lee
Sikorsky Sea King Bedford Tanker Pitts Special S2a
Sopwith Camel Matador Tanker The Black Hole "Cygnus"
Piper Cherokee Various Railway Access. Cessna 172 ( 1/48 )
Me163 Siskin B-17G Fortress ( Academy )

Airfix 1/72 scale Lancaster, dating from around 1977.


Airfix 1/72 scale Boeing B-29A Superfortress.


Balsawood Scratch Built Bell 222 / "Airwolf" 1/48 scale.


A collection of my models on a model airport, possibly from 1979/80.
Another view of the model airport, this time with a collection of Dinky Toy aircraft and vehicles. I think this lived under my bed when not in use. It was built by my dad and given to me as a Christmas present.

Airfix 1/24 scale Spitfire MkIa from around 1979.
"Cygnus" spaceship from the film "The Black Hole", 1979.

Revell Boeing 747 transporter and "Enterprise" Space Shuttle, 1980.
Revell Boeing 747 transporter and "Enterprise" Space Shuttle, 1980.

Revell Boeing 747 transporter and "Enterprise" Space Shuttle at 1/144 scale. Boosters and tank came from the "Moonraker, Drax shuttle" release - 1980
Airfix 1/72 scale Chipmunk. Possibly bought after an Air Cadet flight in a Chipmunk from RAF Leeming, around 1983.

Monogram C-47B Skytrain in 1/48 scale. Made around 1986.
Monogram C-47B Skytrain in 1/48 scale. Made around 1986.

University Project; a board game, around 1991.
University Project; characters from the board game, around 1991.

University Project; Architectural Model of a swimming pool, around 1991.
University Project; Architectural Model of a swimming pool, around 1991.

University Project; Five times real size Ever Ready Battery, around 1992.
University Project; Five times real size Ever Ready Battery, around 1992.

"Dukes of Hazzard" Dodge Charger - "General Lee"
"Dukes of Hazzard" Dodge Charger - "General Lee"

This Phantom was built while at university in 1990.
1/72 scale Matchbox Boeing P-12E, missing its wheels.

1/72 scale Matchbox Boeing P-12E, missing its wheels.
1/72 scale Matchbox Boeing P-12E, missing its wheels.

This Fw190A was built while at university in 1990.
The Kubelwagon was a Viking pre-made vehicle.

1/72 scale LS Kits Rothmans Pitts S2A Special
1/72 scale LS Kits Rothmans Pitts S2A Special

University exhibition project - 8th Air Force Exhibition, around 1992.
University exhibition project - 1/2 scale B-17 Nose Art on GPR moulding, around 1992.

The B-17, B-24 and diorama were part of a university exhibition project.
The B-17 was a Hasegawa kit.

The B-24 Liberator was from Airfix.
The Jeep and Ambulance were Airfix while the tower was scratch built.

The robot "Dewey" from the film "Silent Running"
Dewey was scratch built from memory, several years after seeing the film.

This was made long before the days of the internet.
The diorama and robot were scratch built.

The trees were model railway accessories.
The Monogram 1/12 scale Wright Cyclone.
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