As a kid I thought the working features on the old Revell and Monogram kits were super cool, but I always struggled with them. Sometimes I could do it successfully, sometimes not. When I build one now though I dont even try, I just glue everything in place! Good for you that you got the landing gear working when its so complex. And pretty cool volunteering at an aviation museum. I have one pegged for myself when I hopefully retire in a few years.One of the first models I built when it was first released back in 1966. The large number of features blew my mind! Movable wings & stabilizers! Build it as a USAF 'A' or a USN 'B'! Detachable crew ejection module! Removable nose with a radar dish! But the most challenging feature was the retractable landing gear! I was really proud of myself for following the instructions and successfully getting the gear to actually retract properly. Turned out to be very educational because the model's gear operated the same as the real thing. Many decades later, I was a volunteer at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver and was asked to be the "Crew Chief" (i.e. caretaker) for their FB-111A. Never thought I would be working with a 1/1 scale F-111! And the knowledge gained from building Revell's kit really gave me a jump-start in explaining the features of the FB to visitors; especially answering questions about how the landing gear works.
I don't usually bother with movable parts either. I don't really see the point and it seems like something that will eventually fail and then what?
Oh, yeah …You should have warned us to mute the video, Jakko!
I loved the movable parts when I was a kid. These days, not so much. Except I do like propellers to be able to spin. Figure they're less likely to get accidentally broken.
It was a selling point for the first generations of modelers in the 50s and 60s. When you would build your Wildcat, Avenger, or Dauntless in an afternoon, no paint, slap on the decals, then go out in the backyard and re-enact the battles your dad fought in WWII.
Right but that was because they were marketing to kids. As an adult I'm not playing with my models so I don't really care if the parts move.
Ditto, though I always thin it with their proprietary solvent according to their directions. I particularly like their flat black primer. Absolutely dead flat that I used on my SR-71.
Sure you don't. We believe you. Honest.
Nice! I have several bottles from away back that I brush painted... Must try them with the A/B!
Agitate thoroughly. No, more thoroughly than that!
Yes, and as I wrote, as time went by, as those kids got older, model companies began to make kits that were more models than toys. If you buy one of those early kits today, it's a bit unfair to complain about the design, given what we know about the way they were designed. I would avoid them, in that case, if I were you, and stick with more recent kits that express your expectations.
I've got a lot of good memories of those old dogs …
I wasn't complaining about the design. I rather like the older kits- usually. Today I'm hating my Revell Uss AZ! Haha.
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