This video truly shows the evolution of the hobby, from the old balsa wood kit to the 3D printed parts you are now producing.

Radio Shack was started in 1921, and bought by Tandy in 1962. I bought my first CB radio in 1976 for my first car, a 1971 Dodge Polara Brougham, while in the Airforce. 😊

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5 ай бұрын

Too cool!

I love these old time cars and buggy's, I imagine how cool it we be to see nothing but classic cars strolling down the street, strolling down highways, parked in grocery store parking lots, it would just be a site to see

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Really enjoyed seeing the older models. Thanks.

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Very interesting haul. You now have a lot more vintage kits. Thanks for sharing.

The ancestor of the first automobile is what it says on the box

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I like the old original auto era cars too. There was so much innovation going on at that time. When I go to National 1:1 car meets, like Hershey or Dearborn, I spend 2/3 of the day looking at pre-1940 cars. You need to build a storage loft in your garage, Mathew, with one of those ladders on tracks like they use in libraries, so you can get up there and store/retrieve kits! And I'm thinking your chickens are actually "hams", they want to be on camera again! 😃

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That Thomas flyer looks sweeeeeet

Bust the flyer open. they weren't shrink wrapped back in the day just like Jo-Han kits and many others. Usually the distributor or the shops shrink wrapped them to keep kits from being opened until sold. "i' ancetre de l' automobile" The ancestor of the automobile.

Lots of great kits!!

Matthew with the hubley kits The injection molding Is under a higher pressure then plastics.

Some really cool old school kits.

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks Rick!

Very cool old kits cant help but to think of the guys who are know ol timers that built kits like that as kids super cool

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5 ай бұрын

I know! That's what they make me think of too!

Matthew With the thomas flyer fenders that what they did uae wood for the upper part and the lower part was canvas .

Oh wow, it looks like you found a time capsule filled with vintage model kits. That is truly awesome!!

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5 ай бұрын

I love this stuff Ed!

Nice haul Matt, I like the AMT Thomas Flyer😊

Hey brother it's your channel, not my cup of tea those cars, but still interesting kits.😊

Very nice haul Matthew! It's like another Christmas at your shop, lol Thanks for sharing! 👍👍

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Love your haul videos…a model history lesson. Keep up the good work!

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks John!

great stash add matt' cool kits. thanks for sharing.

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice to see the earliest of the hobby kits. Pretty sure the highway Pioneers were the last of the Acetate plastic kits for Revell(original run) I'm sure the green Mercedes is a later 50s release. The Highway pioneer cars were sold under a variety of names through the years.

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5 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks

Awesome model kit, sir. Very very cool.

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks Big Eddie!

You cleaned up on those old kits lol. Have a good time at Jaxcon

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks Harvey!

The 1936 Ford 3-window coupe started life as a Pyro kit.

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5 ай бұрын

Cool!

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5 ай бұрын

You'll find that tooling all over the place on these 1/32 kits. I'm old so I know this stuff, LOL. i@@modelcarvideos5829

Matt, your little French wording at bottom of box translates to "The ancestor of the automobile"

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Those are just to awesome Matt.

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks George! I agree

That is a nice haul, Matthew. The Thomas Flyer is probably my favorite and the '36 is my second favorite of the bunch.

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There's a good chance that those blue wheels for the Hudson Miniatures model T car where made from Bakelite. That was a resin invented early in the 1900s. It was the first plastic.

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5 ай бұрын

Cool!

Wow most of these kits have no barcode so its like going back in time. I see these kits at swap meets from time to time. Really cool. You need that second container. Thanks for sharing Matt.

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5 ай бұрын

Chris I've been needing a second container! 🤦🏻‍♂️

I think this version of the Thomas Flyer was issued in 1976. Great looking model.

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5 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks

That Hubley looks much better. Also the 36 Ford is highly collected by slot car folks. I'm surprised you got it. Great set of models you picked up!!!

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5 ай бұрын

Cool!

The USAirfix Model T Ford is an Airfix kit. They had a series of 1/32 scale vintage car kits, mostly of British and European types, and a separate series described as modern cars, which were 1960s and 1970s types in 1/32. A few of the "modern" ones were reissued recently in their Vintage Classics series but it's been about 20 years since any of the pre-World War II cars were available.

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5 ай бұрын

Cool! I didn't know that!

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5 ай бұрын

As you're in the USA you might also find the Airfix 1/32 scale kits reboxed by MPC who issued them in their "customizing" series in the late 1960s and as straight versions in the early 1980s. Some of the custom versions were just weird - a drag racer version of a 1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost?@@modelcarvideos5829

Nice

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks Terry!

I love old stuff, I wouldn't open either. Some will say why buy it? Myself I enjoy this kind of stuff. Thanks for sharing.

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5 ай бұрын

You and me both!

Very cool models! Don't know if someone already gave you tip on the balsa wood or any wood. You need to varnish and sand the wood until it is hard and glossy at the surface, enamel will lay down beatifully after that.. Also you can coat the balsa with superglue which gives even more hard and smooth surface, but is kinda messy and obviously smells alot. I learned these while I was building ships in bottles, I would encourage modellers to try their hands on these kinds of works because it will raise the learning curve quite a bit and you start to appreciate more model kits that have issues and flash because someone has already made the biggest job for you.. The parts needed to finish the model.

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The date should be on the instructions. That's where they were on mine.

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Interesting haul. With the old balsa wood kits, generally the kind of paint used would be model airplane dope. I'm not sure just how to thin that out to use in an airbrush. To the best of my recollection, that stuff was already pretty thin, in the can. At that time it would have been brush painted. That would require alot of painting, and sanding for a smooth finish. A serious Lot of work. My father and I built a couple of flying model airplanes back in the early '60s. I don't recall seeing small hobby specific airbrushes in hobby shops, much before the mid to later 1970s I agree with one of the other commentors here, those blue wheel/ tire parts are most likely Bakelite. If you ever build that kit, be careful how you sand the parting lines on those tires, that stuff can be kind of brittle that thin. And it does have a distinct oder to it when sanding. It would probably be a good idea to wear your respirator mask if you choose to build that one when you do the tire sanding. You Don't want Bakelite particles getting into your lungs. More than anything else, that stuff is Nasty!

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Hi Matt! 6:06 I got 2 of those 1891 Panhard kits. I checked scalemates and they said they were only produced in 1964. I believe it says ‘the ancestor of the automobile’ on the box but I could be wrong. I picked mine up for $2 apiece almost a year ago at my local model store.

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5 ай бұрын

Wow! You got a steal!

I have 2 multi model sets of the Highway Pioneers kits circa 1953/1954. They are the acetate versions and mine are NOT warped. I must have lucked out .

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5 ай бұрын

You sure did!

I think you should have a channel or a part of the channel and call it brass era. That way you can do the cars from 1900.

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5 ай бұрын

Great idea!

Nice Haul Buddy 🏆🏆 When r You Gonna Start Your " ADDITIONAL " EXPANSION Of The " Man Cave/ Work Shop " ❓❓ GBA 🙏🤗 Gary.

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5 ай бұрын

Gary I've got so many irons in the fire already but hopefully this year.

Heather said it was ok to start putting kits in the house

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Ha ha!! I doubt it

That Hudson Miniatures model seems rather expensive for that time frame

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5 ай бұрын

That's what I thought too.

The 36 ford palmar kit 1963

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Cool!

No bar codes on products till june of 74 it might be a little older

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I have a old. Model kit can you tell me what it is worth?

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5 ай бұрын

What is it?

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5 ай бұрын

How can I send you a picture of them

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5 ай бұрын

​@modelcarvideos5829 what's your email so I can send you the pictures