Well, for this group build and tribute to Alan I have been for a deep-dive into the stash and pulled out a couple of dusty old kits that have been with me for probably 45 years or more. I give you the Frog 1/72 FW190A4 and Hasegawa 1/72 FW190A5:
I can remember buying the Frog kit in probably around 1976. There was a model shop over the road from School and in what I later found out was the result of Frog going bust, they had a large dispay of kits being sold on a buy one get one free basis. The smaller fighters such as the FW190 were therefore two for 35p. Yes you read that correctly, I got this for 17 and a half pence. Larger aircraft were priced at either 45p or 55p and I probably managed to afford about a dozen or so from my meagre part-time milk round wages before they were all gone. I still have a few others. The Hasegawa kit was likely bought more recently, but still in the 1970s and probably cost well under a pound.
Please join me as I attempt to make a reasonable job of these two little 'gems'. A more detailed look at each will follow shortly.....
Nick.
I can remember buying the Frog kit in probably around 1976. There was a model shop over the road from School and in what I later found out was the result of Frog going bust, they had a large dispay of kits being sold on a buy one get one free basis. The smaller fighters such as the FW190 were therefore two for 35p. Yes you read that correctly, I got this for 17 and a half pence. Larger aircraft were priced at either 45p or 55p and I probably managed to afford about a dozen or so from my meagre part-time milk round wages before they were all gone. I still have a few others. The Hasegawa kit was likely bought more recently, but still in the 1970s and probably cost well under a pound.
Please join me as I attempt to make a reasonable job of these two little 'gems'. A more detailed look at each will follow shortly.....
Nick.
things have certainly moved on since then thankfully.
