Airfix blister packs, 1/72 Series 1 model kits

[@toxicq2677]

What a wonderful way to spend a cold and wet weekend with the old blister packs, fond memories cheers Graham.

[@grahamhurst4613]

I had to wait for some nice weather to made the video. It’s enjoyable to get the collection out on display

[@mecongberlin]

Beautiful collection and presentation. And as so many said here, a trip down memory lane.

[@grahamhurst4613]

I tried to set them out like a shop display and recreate that feeling of seeing them and trying to decide which one to buy. Thank you for all your comments it’s nice to know we share the same interests

[@DavidRamirez-ww5kv]

A trip down memory lane! I remember the Airfix kits in plastic bags. I built all those armor and aircraft kits in the early 1970’s. Thank you for posting.

[@grahamhurst4613]

I am really fond of the blister packs. Glad you enjoyed seeing them. Thanks for your comment

[@brianartillery]

I had forgotten just how stunning Roy Cross' box art was for 'The Golden Hind' - burning ships, rent sails, and the residue of a nearby explosion hitting the water in the foreground. Astonishing.

[@grahamhurst4613]

Yes I wanted include the Golden Hind as it was one of the earliest kits. The artwork is amazing

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Those blister packs were brilliant. Great art work and then being able to see all the great little parts and all the details.

[@grahamhurst4613]

These were my first model kits so I am very fond of them

[@michaelkrom50]

Wow. I built so many of the blister packs. They were great model at great price.

[@grahamhurst4613]

Yes I think they are great. Was nice to get them out on display. Thanks for watching

[@Deep-Red-0]

The blister packs were a great marketing strategy, I had most of these in my childhood and still think very fondly of them today

[@grahamhurst4613]

I am enjoying collecting them, they do bring back some great memories

[@PanzermansBunker]

I collect blister pack Airfix kits myself. Earliest memory....kits on a carousel....1 dollar each. Great memories. Bill

[@grahamhurst4613]

That’s great to know you collect them too. As you say some great memories, mine from Woolworths in the UK. There is another video on blister packs this video is part 2. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@markc7002]

The nostalgia gave me gooseflesh! Bought every blister pack produced in the 70's, one a week from the local chemist!!

[@grahamhurst4613]

They did seem to be everywhere! I used to buy mine in a newsagent and Woolworths. Thanks for your comment there is another video with the rest of the collection, more nostalgia

[@borgcash3710]

Great! Thank you for this video! As a kid i wanted many of these kits but only had one on blister pack - Tiger tank. The tracks were broken immediately. I always wanted but never had either small classic ships and railroad models. Also i like Collector series figures, purchased some of them in boxes lately.

[@grahamhurst4613]

Glad you have got some collector series. The new Mary Rose starter kit is a great kit to build and the new Tiger has hard plastic tracks much easier to build. Treat yourself! Thanks for watching and commenting

[@unclegargameldgargameld4888]

what a great range of kits Airfix had then compared to now

[@grahamhurst4613]

We where very lucky to have all that choice. I still look forward to the new Airfix kits coming out

[@robertgraves8843]

"you don't know what you've got until it's gone". Is the phrase that springs to mind. When I look back at my childhood in the 1970's and think of the Airfix kits and figures I had that are no longer available it makes me quite wistful. I'm thinking particularly of the 1/32 multipose figures. They all got messed up and ruined eventually. If I had them now it would be a different story. I'd be able to do honour to them. Similarly, the 1/72 scale figures, of which I had quite a few. This leads to the question: why are Airfix not producing these iconic figures any more? They might not always have been historically accurate but they had character. I'm no expert, but the company seems to have a history of strange decisions. Doubtless it's about what's cost effective, but I would have thought there's still a demand among collectors.

[@grahamhurst4613]

I do hope Airfix look at what gets talked about online. The multi pose sets are on a lot of people’s wish list.

[@toxicq2677]

I don't think you could pay kids to make a model these days unless it was an app. they were good times the 70's.

[@grahamhurst4613]

@@toxicq2677 maybe, but colouring books and puzzles have come back so you never know…..

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

Great examples Graham! Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻

[@grahamhurst4613]

Thank you. I’m honoured that you have watched one of my videos

[@darrenrawlinson6344]

Loved the old Blisters! As you say, everything is on display. Just seeing one reminds me of a Saturday morning in Woolworths, wondering which one to get next. I have the "OAKHAM" signalbox one, unopened, as it is a personal favourite, and all my old card backs, with the great art work.

[@grahamhurst4613]

That’s good that you still have the card backs. Glad you enjoyed my fantasy trip to Woolworths. Thanks for your comment

[@WATTScostumes]

WOW!...What an incredible collection.....The 54mm figures are wonderful. Love the box art. I`ve built most of them except for 6. Not easy to find randomly and they can be quite expensive on ebay.

[@grahamhurst4613]

I always liked the collector series. They are a bit tricky to find at a reasonable price. I thought they might be released as vintage classics especially after the recent Napoleon film. I would love to see the 1/12 Imperial Guard figure again. Thank you for watching and for posting a comment. They will get built up and appear in the future

[@ewmhop]

GREAT VIDEO SIR.DIDN'T GET THE AIRFIX MODELS TILL 73,WHEN I MOVED TO THE CITY.THE HO SCALE TANKS WHEN WELL WITH OTHER MODELS THAT SIZE.STILL HAVE THE MODEL FIGURES ON BOOKCASE. TAKE CARE

[@grahamhurst4613]

Nice to know you still have the figures in your collection. Thanks for your comment and support

[@Dave174385]

Wow! That's a blast past. Started modeling with these kits.

[@grahamhurst4613]

Yes I think these are the original starter kits. Thanks for watching

[@BoysOfCinnamonCat]

Very cool sets!

[@grahamhurst4613]

Thank you. I had forgotten the ships in the last video!

[@BoysOfCinnamonCat]

@@grahamhurst4613 you're welcome

[@jasonmussett2129]

Another great trip down memory lane. I remember buying the Stalin for fifty pence and some of the awful Airfix paint. Yuk. Great video👍

[@grahamhurst4613]

Glad you enjoyed it. I still like building these as vintage classics. Luckily the choice of paint is so much better now!

[@jasonmussett2129]

@@grahamhurst4613 Airfix paint was awful. The glue even worse.

[@mecongberlin]

Never seen the Lancers, especially a Bengal one👍👍 29p at Woolworth - GREAT TIMES❤ you went out, hunted down your new pack for 29p and had fun for days or weeks. And meet with friends, using firecrackers to blow some old stuff to smithereens in these huge battle scenes in the garden.

[@grahamhurst4613]

I know, I like finding the old prices. I was looking on eBay for a 1/12 French Imperial Guard and found 1/12 lancer instead. I thought it might be better to start with the smaller version. Thank you for your comment it’s still a fun hobby but no fireworks these days!

[@jpwphotographicstudio3891]

Arhhh memories... Re-discovered the Collectors series and done a couple few in my stash as well... They are a challenge and build up pretty well. The plastic card though is useless better to use good quality paper. Your Bengal Lancer looks very good. Forgot the prices back in the day 29p though seems a fair price then.. Great collection thanks for the post.😊

[@grahamhurst4613]

I’m glad you are enjoying the collector series. I need to get some more built up. Thanks for the tip about using paper instead of plastic card it is tricky stuff! I wonder if the new Napoleon film will inspire a vintage classic release. Thank you for your comment

[@johnhalley974]

Just bought the retooled Zero…What a difference…

[@grahamhurst4613]

I do have the new Zero and a Kate. I hope Airfix retool a Val to complete the Pearl Harbour attackers. Thank you for another comment

I worked in a model shop in the mid ‘70’s.Blister Packs are way better than the polythene bags,but they take up too much wall space.Cant stack ‘em flat on a shelf.

[@grahamhurst4613]

I guess that’s why they ended up in boxes. For young customers they were just the most brilliant packaging. Thank you for your comment

[@brianartillery]

They were still using the contentious Panther illustration, but cropped - originally it had just destroyed an ambulance. Yes, really.

[@grahamhurst4613]

Just had a look in the 2023 Airfix catalogue. It’s there! In the vintage classic range. I had not noticed before. Thanks for your comment

[@brianartillery]

@@grahamhurst4613 - It wasn't so much the ambulance that was troubling, but the obvious corpse next to it. I might be wrong, but the original Sherman and Churchill VII packaging both featured dead bodies. Yes, war is hell, but dead bodies on the packaging of what was, in reality, a pocket money toy? Kids probably lapped it up - their parents? Not so much - especially if they remembered the war, or lost family in it.

[@stephenmcdonald7908]

I wish Airfix would reintroduce the collectors series. I'm sure they would sell.

[@grahamhurst4613]

Hopefully the are reading. I think if they grouped them together, English civil war, French cavalry, that might work