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1/72 MPC Eagle 4 with Lab Pod and Spinal Booster

INTRODUCTION “Now we're sitting on the biggest bomb man's ever made.” -Commander John Koenig A line which summarizes the late Gerry Anderson's mid 1970s science fiction TV series, Space 1999. I profess that awful and/or cheesy British [...]

Richard Petty 73 Charger by MPC

Hello all!I haven't posted a build in a long time but it is great to be back! Here is the MPC 1/12 Scale Richard Petty 73 Charger and quite possibly the worst mass produced kit I have ever experienced, bring all of your skills if you [...]

USAF C-47 Skytrain

This is a 1/72 MPC C-47... although the box describes it as a DC-3. This is originally an Airfix release kit and had a “Made in England” slip of paper in the bag with the parts . The fit of the parts was generally good, and there was [...]

1/72 MPC Mark IX Hawk from Space 1999

INTRODUCTION Gerry Anderson along with his ex-wife, Sylvia Anderson, made names for themselves with such great kid SF TV shows such as the the Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett and Fireball XL-7. They were noted for their strong use of [...]

McLaren M8D Can Am Series Winner(1970)

Another kit I resurrected in the 90s, after market decals. Bruce McLaren died while testing this car.

McLaren M8B Can Am Series Winner(1969)

I rebuilt this about 25 years ago with after market decals.

Dan Gurney's 1968 Eagle Indy car

Richard Petty's 1971 Plymouth

A real stock car, the MOPAR hemi was unbeatable. Another resurrection with after market decals

Score!!

Found these two on the web, at a reasonable price. I have noticed of late that prices have gotten way out of hand. I bagged these with shipping for around 20 dollars US each. Some listings , for the TBD goes for three times as much or more.

MPC (ex-Airfix) 1/72 Hurricane

Since my return back into this hobby last year, I basically just want to build the old kits that I had a chance to build back in the 60's to 70's. I really do not mind if it does not look perfect but I do like to see if the older kits can [...]