What was the first model you ever made

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hey bunk, and wonwinglo - re - reading some old posts and the penny dropped i had the chairman of the bayko collectors club contact me recently, they want to come and see how we do our models at work !- 2009 sees several model shows featuring Bayko, its a milestone year for this old building product, i thinks its 75 years of bayko in 2009...

apparently the sets are worth a bit now !

Now that's worth knowing, I've still got a bit of old Bayko in the attic, ask him how much he'll pay for it!!

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What was the first model you ever made ?????mine was an Airfix f3 lightning glued very badly with Bostick believe it or not it was a complete shambles lmao

My first model was the Airfix F4B Phantom,I also remember Bostick glue.The tube had a funny shaped top with a small hole that always blocked.

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Mine was the Airfix 1/72 Stuka, my dad brought it for me when I was in hospital as a 7 year old. That was 37 years ago! (eeeeeeek). A little poignant really as he died a few days ago.

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Hi RyedaleChris:

Very cool story and I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. Being a new Father myself, it hurts very much to hear stories of Father and Sons sharing model building! Take care, Jeff

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Mine was one of the Airfix historical figures of Richard I. I got it as an Xmas present. My parents bought the glue and two pots of paints a red and a gold. Why a gold an not a silver for the chainmail I do not know. I put it all together, then painted it, but it looked a bit silly as I could not paint the face and the chainmail was gold. I must have been about 10, nealy forty years ago!

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LIke DaveT my first model I did as a kid was an F4, too. It was then that I decided airplane models weren't my thing and I started looking for something else.

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my first model boat was the veron carribean coaster.

i used to have it in my bedroom window,until our cat knocked of the window sill and it got smashed beyond repair.i also had a veron tug at the same time.

mike

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My 1st build would have been in 1966, when aged 7.

Airfix VW Beetle, 1/32 scale, green plastic, with a nice tinge of dried bostic here, there and everywhere!! I couldn't have blamed anyone else as my fingerprints were all over it.

I think that was followed up by a Lotus Cortina, the only final difference was that the plastic was initially white!!

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I was about 8 i helped my old man build a guillow's rubber band powerd wooden plan

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First plastic kit I ever built was a Airfix Red Arrows Gnat , that would have been in the late 70's , anyway it's long gone , but guess what's on my bench at this very moment ...... yep you got it , a Airfix Red Arrows Gnat ( saw it on ebay for less than £2 and just had to have it ) , started it yesterday , hope I make a better job of it this time round .:cheeseygr

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I will always remember my first kit, it was an Airfix tractor, although I think my dad actually finished it because I was getting glue all over the kit!

It started me on a journey that I cannot see and end to.... thankfully.

Bootneck

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What was the first model you ever made ?????mine was an Airfix f3 lightning glued very badly with Bostick believe it or not it was a complete shambles lmao

Hi the first kit i ever made was an Airfix 1:72 scale heinkel he 111 bomber, i was so proud of that kit because i did it all myself although it was probably a bit of a mess.scott

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My first model was a Airfix Hoverspeed Hovercraft, great old kit if a little bit specialist ha ha

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Twiggy, (in my dreams!)

Steve.

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I was just talking about this very thing yesterday. My son (5) and I are making an Airfix Westland helicopter and I was thinking of my own first kit. It was the Matchbox P51 Mustang called Dooley Bird. That would have been around 1978. After 'helping' my own father build the 1:72 scale Hercules with Land Rover and Bloodhound missile combination, it was my first solo project. I wish I still had both of those kits now.