Great story and somewhat mirrors mine! I lived in Clearwater Florida in the 70s and had previously purchased and built this model for around $125.00. I happened to be in a K-Mart one day and couldn't believe what I was seeing - this kit for around $35.00. I thought it must be priced wrong, but bought it anyway. I gave my original one to one of my insurance agents as I liked him and he was a good agent for my company. Well, I built the second one from K-Mart and did an even better job finishing and detailing it. I think that was around 1975 or so, and it is sitting right here next to me as I post this, 46 years later! I had to replace the leather straps as they dried out and fell apart! It was a few years before I found out what happened to the importer, Tyco. Sure wish I had done what you did and buy a whole bunch of them, but, as they say, hindsight is 20/20! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. As a sidebar, I always pronounced it Po-Sure and never was corrected. I hear you say 'Poach-er'. According to a good Italian friend, I find that the correct pronunciation in Italian is just like the card game, Po-ker! I recall building the Alfa Romeo Spider Touring kit and either lost or was short a small part, and took a chance at writing to them asking if I could purchase the missing part. A few weeks later I get a small package in the mail from Italy with 2 of the parts enclosed, and a business card from the owner that said "with our compliments!" That was from the original founding family, and I have to say, I was very impressed.

I was working at Kmart '66 to '67 as a stock boy while a senior in high school and freshman in college. The store put these models out on a end aisle for about $20 each. I couldn't afford them but I bought the four models they had; K70, K71, K72, and K73. I traded the K72 with a friend but I still have the other three that I plan to assemble not that I'm retired. Enjoyed your video.

This is absolutely neat! To see stuff like this and the origin of it is just WOW

And the not only was this informative,that's a kickin little diddy of a soundtrack playin. Great video.

That is pretty darn cool. I always wanted to build a Pocher kit but never had the funds. Pretty cool. Mike

Oh my! Now I know the rest of the story. 45 plus years ago, I was at the Kmart store on N. Grand St. in Springfield Illinois and found both the Fiat and the Alfa kits in the hobby department for an unbelievable price and I just figured that it was a mistake. I'd seen the Rolls kit featured in a magazine several months earlier and the price for that kit was in the hundreds but here were these two kits for 20-something bucks each. Anyway, I snatched up one of each and I still have them today. Thank you so much for posting this video - I never knew until now why these kits were sold so cheaply. I'd love to have the Rolls.

What a fantastic story ! More more ! Thanks !

Very cool!!

cool cars , I want one

Nice. I have this. And more.

New background, New shirt (???) And NEW COOL VID. thanks for making these videos!

Ah, the dream, Pocher. I didn't know about the Kmart thing. Wow!

Brilliant video guys, loved it!

Hi Karen and Dale, I really enjoyed this video as always you shared some very interesting information. I was wondering if you have any Of Reveille’s Aircraft Model Kits in your collection? My home was about a quarter of mile from the factory and my Aunt worked for them for many years. I would sure enjoy seeing some of their model kits again. Anyway lets all keep screwing around and having fun. My best to you both!

Thous UP Locomotives in the background look cool. Can you do a collectors attic video on them some time?

Dale I know you did this video a while back. But today I recently acquired this a fiat 130 grand prix de France 1907. It’s in yellow box with a picture of the finished car on it. It seems to made by UPC side label says: UPC construction kit N. 6090 , Turin - made in Italy. Problem is the car is not complete. It’s missing the main frames parts and wheels and tires as I far as I can tell. Question is any idea of the value of it. I also acquired a 1/12 Mercedes ssk in box it’s unbuilt as this time. What is the approximate value of these. If I could post a picture I would Thanks Hmsjr

I have one just like that. The Pocher Fiat. Still in the box undisturbed. Given to me in the early 70’s. Where can I sell it?

Will you guys be coming back to the Nevada State Railroad Museum?

also please show of your trains please :)

Some more background on the early years of Pocher that confirms some of my memories of them as a train maker of note until around 1970. Likely more outside the USA. www.rivarossi-memory.it/POCHER/Pocher_Storia.htm (translate option helps). They actually started in 1952 exclusively making model trains in Turin. Some were very high end and expensive. eg the first loco announcement in 1958 was the CC7107 Mistral locomotive at two weeks wages or so for the average Italian. Fresh from the real SNCF CC7107 205mph high speed record run stunt in March 1955. So complicated it took until 1962 or 63 to get to market it seems. Cars started only in 1961 when Fiat asked Pocher to make the 1:13 scale model of the new FIAT 1300 car. Fiat being another Turin company of note. However Pocher continued making model trains. One aimed at the US market was the 1964 release of the Pocher Genoa. Some discussion on boards of early Pocher USA models being sold in the US. Many later produced by Rivarossi, but the Lincoln funeral car seems rare. However the demand for other non train models was seen and catered for. From 1963 Rivarossi, from far away Como, brought a share of the company but not controlling. This was due to a Pocher partner pulling out and selling his interest. Pocher continued with ambitious production increasingly mainly of cars. A fire in 1972, and soon after the death at 39 by stroke of a key Pocher man, was a hard to take blow and in 1975 Rivarossi took over the entire company. This era post the Rivarossi takeover seems to be the period that many are most familiar with. In about 1965, as a young kid, I would look longingly at the expensive Pocher Wild West range of locomotives and rolling stock on display in the main model train in Melbourne Australia, the Model Dockyard. Could not afford them or any from the display cases of brass from Japan. Tri-ang from England and Australia was a stretch for me let alone Pocher or Tenshodo. There is some KZfaq coverage of the early Pocher only trains eg the CC7107 Mistral record breaker, that I could find and post if you wish. A very high specification model for 1958 that would impress many today. Hope this helps and is of interest to you and may prompt some more additions to your always interesting channel. John D

I like your train 💙

Now days you'd make that face when you learn K-Mart has a model department

How interesting it went from Posher to Tyco to Kmart a lot of toy stores I remember from the 1980s or not even around anymore Kaybee toys not at Toys R Us going under I don't know how many Mono Graham models i built cars planes ships and if I had any spare parts or extra parts I would use them on other models and make rat rods

are you going have a HO scale model train layout along with the g scale layout ?

I remember seeing them in my hobby shop.....to expensive for me, did know about the K-Mart part of this. wish I did.

did you go to orhf ?

You guys have great and interesting videos but your background musack is overbearing and distracting. Turn down the noise please so I can listen to you tell the stories and items of interest. Thanks for the videos however. GW

Ahhh!!!!! The ole K Mart shrink wrap!! Years ago, people were inclined to go to stores, like Kmart and Grand Central, and open up boxes and packages, to see if the contents pleased them... that held true for their children as well.. LOL! I suppose it came with the territory, when stores like Kmart and Grand Central, did not have a sales clerk hovering over the customer like a newly hatched fly. "CAN I HELP YOU??????" "HERE! LET ME HELP YOU TRY THAT ON!!!" ..............No. Seriously. I have been putting on pants for years now... Go away. It could be a circus at Kmart.. especially around Christmas time! The toy isle resembled someones living room, shortly after opening presents on Christmas Eve/ Morning. However... It was rumored that those little mirrors located near the celling, had security people and cameras behind them.. So... The store manager would "Know" if you opened a package in the store.. or took a five-finger-discount of the merchandise! REALLY??? O-M-G! I got into sooo much trouble when I was around 9 years old.. In Kmart... In the toy isle.. My dad lost track of where I was, and knew that I would be in either: The Toy Isle.. or.. The Pet/Bird Department. Busted.... There I was, standing within view of one of those little mirrors, pulling faces, sticking out my tongue, wiggling my behind, and doing the Hokie-Pokie! I can just see some Kmart security person, behind that mirror, or watching the video monitor... eating a sandwich... while shaking their head. My dad was not amused. Those were the "daze"! ............ And Kmart.......... And shrink wrap!

Your background music is killing me.

Currently have 7 unassembled. Have had 20+ years in closet.