First kit

[Kamil Feliks Sztarbała]

Hi
Do Ypou remember Yours first armor kit? My adventure with panzers was started many years ago with 1:76 krupp protze from matchbox. It was in the middle of '80. In that time it was very difficult to buy kits from 'western' in Poland. And yesterday I've collect that kit again.. it is big pleasure and big fun with make this again after ca 15 years:) Do You remember Yours first kit? Have Ypou done it again after some time?
~kamil

[James Tainton]

I seem to remember back in the very early seventies making the motorized Panzer IV from Tamiya- There were those Monagram 1/32 kits as well.

[DRAGONWAGON]

Exactly, Panzerfaust!!!

And one of those was my first kit...The Monogram 1:32 Sherman.
What happened to the model? I don't know, but I'm sure that model infected me with the modeling bug, as well as with the Shermie-bug!

I'm lost forever...John. :lol:

[KingTiger]

Believe it or not, my first panzer kit was a 1:48 scale King Tiger by Bandai.

Ergo the screen name. ;)


KingTiger

[M@ximus]

My first post yay! :)
anyway I started modeling 3 years ago my first kit was a tamiya T-72. Keep out pretty well

[brc34]

Man Oh Man was that a long time ago!....I'm pretty sure it was a Monagram 1/32
Sherman Or maybe the Patton...It may have been the M3 lee. I was aroud 8-10 years old is all i remember!!!! I remeber my 1st tamiya kit it was a jagdtiger with a motor and wire remote control....way cool at the time :lol: !!!
brian

[bigalpresley]

:lol:
My first was a Tamiya pz 11.with the Afrika corps figures!
I was around 8 years old. Believe it or not,I still have it at my
parents house.It's painted with grey&black high gloss paint.
My how time flies when you build models!
Big Al

[M4 nut]

My first military vehicle kit was the Monogram duce and a half back in the early sixties. My first armor kit was probably either the Monogram halftrack or one of their 1/48 tank kits (maybe the centerion).
Eric

[TreadHead]

Howdy fellas,

Wow....well, since I'm as old (or at least feel) as old as the dinosaurs, I think my very first kit was the 'Wheel'. I carved it out of stone with a set of Verlinden bronze carving tools and...........nah, just kidding. ;)

If I remember correctly, it was not a plastic kit at all, it was one of the old (I'm talking '50's) balsa wood and paper skinned Fokker Tri-planes. One of the large-scale beasties meant for actual flight. I built it up over a fairly lengthy period of time with my Da (father). It never flew, but it sure looked good!
A short time after that, we began building sailing ships (Cutty Sark, Bon Homme Richard, etc) all out of balsa and cloth, and ...one plank at a time.........

Tread.

I'd like to say "those were the days" with misty eyes, but, God bless technology as well!

Oops!....my apologies. You did say armour model didn't you? Hmmmm, that will take some thought........

[ShermiesRule]

My first kit was the Monogram Sherman Hedgehog.

[general zod]

My first large scale kit was the old Monogram Sherman Calliope in 1/32 I had built up some 1/72 earlier,but danged if I can remember what my first 1/72 kit was That was a good 24 or 25 years ago

[mgard]

My first armor kit? If I recall I believe it was either the Renwal Lacrosse, Hawk or M-50 Ontos. Back in the early 70's there wasn't much to choose from, mostly just Monogram, Renwal and Aurora.

Mike

[Dragan]

My firsth armor was Tamyia Pz IVD....it was painted firsth panzer gray then africacorps :))) Unfortunately I don't know if is stll in life...cant'find him :(

[Donovan]

Yeah it was about 6 months ago, Hasegawa Panther Steel Wheel in 1/72.

Cheers,
Donovan
(loving this new armor thing...)

[Eric Scott]

My first armor kit was a Dragon Wagon towing a 50mm Howitzer. I must have been 9 or 10 years old and remember how hard it was to put together when the instructions were in Japanese!

Cheers
Eric Scott