I just turned 67. I started building models back in the late 50's and early 60's. Watching these videos really provide me with a trip back in time. I am glad that I found your pages.

I am 65. I started building model cars/trucks around age 12. My dad was in the military so I would save up and get a model now and then from the BX. I think they were maybe a buck or two back then with no sales tax. When my dad finally retired to Mesa Az we had a place called Webster's hobby shop. This is late to early 70's. I started buying my models from them plus K-mart. Today I have every model I ever built including one's my mother destroyed over the years in boxes. They are all displayed on shelves in my shop. All 200 plus of them. Last year my model building buddy John I lost track of 30 years prior passed away. I went to his service, His family wanted me to have all his models many I gave him as gifts. He like me had never stopped building and had collected over 200 built models some I gave him when we were kids in the 70's. I also have close to 150 unbuilt NIB models. You never loose the knack. Just the eye sight. Ever since a detached left retina it has slowed my model building down but with magnification I am back at it. Not to the level I once was but close. Seeing he models have made me realize I have many of them built and unbuilt. Guess I need to get at it and build some more. Where is your store located? Thanks

Great finds! I have been building models since the late 1950's and my first model was an SMP Pontiac Bonneville. SMP - Scale Model Products, eventually was folded into AMT - Aluminum Model Toys. Check youtube posts on the history. The ads on the box bottoms seemed like only to be used a few years. They were meant to "cross-sell" other items by the manufacturer. I can imagine somebody at the company saying, "Hey, we can use that space to sell more stuff. I can also see someone else saying, "That costs money, stop it!" Those boxes are practically a history of model car kits almost from the beginning. Oh yeah, that 1961 AMT kit would have a side view drawing of model type on a sticker that sealed the box on one or both ends . They eventually wear/fall off if handled enough. Face it, 65 years of handling and storage takes its toll on boxes!

Fantastic, you can make these videos as long as you want. I'm 66 and I remember a lot of these. Wow, brought tears to me eyes.

Andy..... as I and many others who are drooling over this incredible lot of kits and after market gems that your excitement and joy.... you can't contain...., maybe a sweepstakes with one of those many boxes and accessories as a prize!.....with an entry $$ can help to start your museum! ... And one of us out here can live the absolute joy of your Wonderful find too...... Just a thought ......what day you 😊

The monogram 66 Chevelle ss, with the big block/tunnel ram/ straight axle front....i loved that kit. Built 2 of them. Still have a set of the wheels, tunnel ram and carbs, hood scoop and front end. And those classy 427 valve covers. Slick!

This channel popped up recently for me. Have not built a kit in decades, but still have most of my old stuff sitting around. Got into the full size restorations instead, but should have stuck with kits for the cost and storage issues of the big ones! Thanks for the cool memories, guys...

That is quite the haul!!! The old stock car kits, the truck and single car hauler... man awesome...absolutely awesome

That 49 kit was one of three,, 48 49 and 50 mercs, all fit the same options as far as original or stunt rally, they included ramps tools and lota custom parts, to have all three would be the holy grail, and you probably have them in that collection

this is like 500 Christmas days rolled into one!!!!!

I built back in the day the Revell 56 Chevy and the MPC 66 Charger . Great memories Thanks

OMG !!! SNAKE AND MONGOOSE. Brings back memories of a better time.

Man, I'd love one of those Javelins!!!

I've never been into collecting kits. I've got about 30 stored away now but if I ran across a collection like this or even just a small slice of it I'd be all in. What a fantastic find!

Although I commented in part one of this video I remember seeing so many of those car kits in the local Woolworths where I bought my models. I was building plastic models from the late 50's right up through the mid 70's ending with the Tamiya tank kits I didn't build too many car kits, but when I did it was generally Monogram while my brother preferred Revell. When you brought out those AMT accessory packs I remember seeing those in some of the larger hobby shops back in the late 60's. Really good video's brought back a lot of great memories.

I remember getting that book. it came out when I was 10. I was 11 or 12 when I got it as I was just beginning my love for modeling. I SO need to find the space to start building again. If I ever get a place large enough. I Loved My "Snake and Mongoose" kit. I always wanted the top fuel versions to finish the set. But I couldn't find them in the early/mid 1970's. Then I got into Military kits. I used to bug my local shop to get any outdated Verlinden catalogues as they were the new hot thing. Thanks for the trip down memory Lane guys

I used to work in a hobby shop in Aberdeen, SD and I was in charge of ordering models. This was back in early 2000s. I remember Tom Daniel's kits were a very popular series.

I guess I’m considered a model hoarder. I have a lot if these kit. Great collection!!

I have built A lot of those back in the sixties I remember building some of the old 50's kits

Man looking at those kits bring back some memories and make me realize how old I am lol.

I've been building since 1958 over 60 years . Recently I had between 450 and 500 model kits stolen some built , makes me want to cry , started hoarding in the mid 1970s HEHEHE LOL .

I’m a builder myself, I don’t buy to just stack them in the shelf. That being said. I have a few older models, like the 3 in 1’s that I’m not sure I’m building yet. I’ve also bought kits that I plan to build but were on sale so I bought them early. I’ve also bought several of 1 type so build a box stock and to customize. So I have quite a few but they’re all to be built. Wether I get to them while I’m still physically able to build them, is another story. I also open my diecast😜

From box #2, I think I remember building the Joey Chitwood kit around 1974. The ramps did it for me. It was the first time I had ever had my pupils dilated, I I remember trying to count the number of bricks I needed to stack with eyes that refused to focus. Building the car was out of the question, but I could count bricks, sort of.

Call it Andy's classic car corner. Nice vintage models to.

My dad had that exact Hemi Hydro boat kit. I still remember it to this day.

Only crappy thing about vintage plastic models in AZ is some models take no effort to snap if it was left in a hot shed or attic. Amazing and nostalgic collection.

Andy! My congratulations! This collection is amazing! Looks like trade leftovers, many repeating kits. However, this is a real treasure. Please, think about founding of scale model museum, real or virtual. You have to keep this legacy. This is ready museum collection. Looking forward for new unboxing series! Thank you!

Wish i had a hobby shop like your in my area, we got nothing.

I remember having that '56 Chevy kit, and the '50 Ford convertible. I still have the great '57 Chevy Recall lot with the yellow box art. That was such a great kit for us as it had opening doors, hood and trunk. Then later Revell brought out the '56, and '55 kits. Then AMT had The light blue '58 Chevy with opening doors and those great spongy tires! Boy, you guys brought back some great memories! Thank you again.

Those Johan amc javelins are a hot item. Would ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO BUY ONE

Yes, I was "zingin" over those Cragars!

I remember building a lot of the AMT '49 Ford models as a kid in the early 1960's and having the Black and later Gray ones which we just loved as from the Robert Mitchum movie "Thunder Road". Then of course getting the '57 Ford and the '49 Mercury models too, as they were featured in the movie. Great video which brings back some great memories. Thank you.

The 66 Chevelle kit never gets old.

I just looked in my stash, I have four of the Boss 429 Mustang kits, unopened, on the shelf, got them when they first came out

That is so cool, that brought back many memories from when i was a kid, seen so many kits that i built back then, and oh so many kits that i would love to get my hands on and build, i was just pictureing some of those kits with some of the detail part kits

Never in my life did I think that I would hear Andy say “Electric Boogaloo”, however, I am not sad about it!

Oh man...I'M THAT GUY! I've got way too many kits in storage. I'm in my mid 60's and have been building and collecting models since the late '60's. Out of everything you've shown my favorite is the old AMT 1957 Chevrolet hardtop. You could chop the top (if you had the guts) and customize it to within an inch of it's life. And if all the various custom versions weren't enough, the drag racer build was over the top. Even the stock version was well detailed. I'm more of a hot rod, custom car, and old nostalgia drag car type person. Man, I've got to build, sell or eat some of my stuff. Don't want a postmortem video of someone going through my collection. Thanks for sharing! Have fun.

I believe the X-EL promo reissues started in the 1970s and were produced until about 2000. An improvement over the original JoHan promos, as the X-EL models were non-warping styrene rather than warp-prone acetate.

Wow...what a trip down memory lane. Built many of those when I was younger!

He said I need that when you showed the beginner book he really does need that

Hey guys, many thanx. This whole thing is unreal. Oh, @ 19:45 ish. The Torino box. The Jo-hann Torino's also came under the AMT boxing's. 🤔, Maybe the other way around. Super deal!!

not really a fan of car kits but there is some golden kits if you are into car building

Woah! What a flashback with that Revell Magazine. I was around 7-8 years old when I had it. Such a cool memory. Enjoy the motherload!

I remember getting the 66 Malibu as a Christmas present. Great kit. Sadly I don't have it anymore.

All of that is great

Love these two videos on your collection!! Love the Sox and Martin kits , the super birds and the very old kits Have you ever seen a 1970-71 gto kit? The 1972 is not the same. I’m looking for a 3-1 kit to complete the model kits I had when I was young. Thanks I really really enjoyed this unboxing!!

I love to see the old models!

SMP was a companion company that the Ford-centric AMT, started to land non-Ford promo and kit subjects.

I remember building the Monogram 66 Malibu with the tilt front-end. It wasn't a bad kit if I remember correctly.

"Hey, its a old kit what you except? Thats super cool!" 😊

$0.69 in 1970 is equivalent to $4.91 in 2020 according to the BLS inflation calculator.

Man All those parts I enjoy custom building and go through alot of parts

I have 4 AMT vintage kits that are molded in gray...2-40 Fords, 1-49 Ford, and 1- 50 mercury. All built when I got them but just great kits. I also have a huge box of parts that are all AMT and molded in gray. At least 1/2 dozen different makes of cars.

really enjoying all of the eye candy and look back in modeling history .

I still haven’t seen my favorite kit… the MPC Indy Turbine Racer… the original with the body made of curves, and more curves… not the subsequent ones with flat sheets and sharp angles… I had one, and Little Brothers broke it up before it was finished…. (Yeah, lots of you can relate to Little Brothers… like the time they decided to see if any of my plane kits would “fly” down the stairs…)

Excellent video & thank you for bringing back a lot of fond memories showing your model kits!

Andy That’s a walk down memory lane That’s so cool the classic autos !!! Any odd balls like Munster drag racers !!!?? Or Dracula? Rommels Rods?! Truly a great video Andy Thank you love those classics!!!

Lovin' the passion in all this. I built a few custom cars in the 70s but being based in the UK was mainly into Airfix cars and Tamiya. However having loved US muscle cars then classic from 50s and 60s I was able to get into the kits in the past 5-6 years, esp with the re-issues. I am glad I wasnt into them back in the day as the nostalgia pain here would be killing me. I even love the Monogram cars from the 20s eg the Cords and Doosies. 😍 I can also totally relate to the 'completist' mentally of this collector as having no money when I was building back in the day, I have been buying complete sets where I can. I really think the majority of these kits need to go on display as a memory to the collector as I am sure he would love to share his passion and the care he took for all those years.

WAITING ON MODEL KIT FORT. I'LL SHOW UP WITH THE FLASHLIGHTS AND PIZZAS. THEN WE CAN DEFEND AGAINST PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE MODELS. What an awesome collection.👍✌

please keep your eyes open 1970s and 1980s pickup truck and SUV model kits

I had a few of those Revell handbooks, they were great to read as a kid.

amazing collection...wow

Oooh I’m drooling over that ‘66 Charger… All those Javelins are open because the guy wanted to see if he had an original ‘71 / ‘72 with the T-roof or the later more common flat roof version.

One of my favourites from my memories was the cool Revell F150 SVT Ford pick up! Not seen that one yet.

Lots of cool kits!!! 👍👍👍

Any idea what the 66 Malibu flip nose with flames would sell for? When I was 18 and moved out of my parents house, I went back about a month later for my models and my dad thru all of them out, that Malibu was my favorite, the green 56 Chevy with opening doors was another one I would like too. Awesome video guys, wish they were an hour long or more. Let me at em 👍👍✨ I also have the 71 Satellite in the thumbnail picture in my stash, I used to drive one but my ex had an accident in it, good thing all that metal helped keep her safe.

You guys are both doing great work with your video channels. Pardon me now, The TARBIS is telling me the models are not going to build themselves so back to the styrene mines!

Absolutely Awesome!

Unbelievablely Awesome !!! God Bless All.

One thing I found out about original issue, over re-issue, is details. Or the lack of it after a molds been used for decades. I'm a fan of the AMT 51 Chev Fleetline. Dunno why. But generally, Its awesome imo. Your mileage may vary. Or so I thought. Happened to win one on the Eb in a lot. Didn't think much of it, other than the box art was different. When I eventually opened it. Phwoah! Instead of the side trim being almost unintelligible. I mean the 2000s release could've had "Defluxed" without the L on its side for all I knew. The original trim read DELUXE in bold script. Wasn't just that that had me amazed. molded in wiring was bold. Seat texture was crisp. Now, if I can grab an original kit over a re-issue. I'll snag that sucker quicker than beer on a hot day. TLDR: I like em old. lol

Love Z28 BLACK CAMERO IN LAST BOX NICE MONOGRAM KIT

Thanks for the shout-out guys. SMP (Scale Model Products) was created by AMT so they could do business with General Motors (and others) without damaging their relationship with Ford. I can post a link here but will not do that without you consent. Cheers and MODEL ON! Max

Insider rumor had it in the 1980s, that Monogram brought out that 1970 Boss Mustang - at the time and in orange - because the editor of Scale Auto Enthusiast Magazine, Gary Schmidt, owned that exact car in real life. There was even an article about it called The Boss's Boss. I wrote for SAE from 1979 until the mid-1980s, and am pretty sure the rumor is true.

Wow cool i built many of those kits!

I want that Mongoose and Snake kit!!

You guys are cool. Thanks!

Max's Models...great view of many companies. Great research.

You guys are Awesome!!!!!

Sweet!

I've got the 4 door 56 Olds with the green windows . Bought it as a 3 along with the 56 Desoto and 56 Plymouth. Had to buy clear glass and interiors for them from Modelhaus. Except the Olds as he didn't do the windows for that.

I ran across a celluloid promo at a flea market I didnt know about the sag and thought they kept it on the fire place or near a heater

SMP - Scale Model Products! Come on guys! And yes, this is Jesse from San Diego! Hi Andy!

Electric Boogaloo 😂. I wonder how many viewers remember that old movie?

Was any of you guy's in the Revell model builders club in the 70s it was great first kit was dirt cheap them once a month they would send you another one for 3 dollars cheap hobby lol😀😀😀

The JoHan ‘72 Torino “stockcar” has one of the best Stock bodies actually . It has all the trim and emblems ( that you would normally remove to make a racecar ) . Funny thing is that one of JoHans last Ford Promos was the ‘72 Torino . It was a curb side , had great detail with the trim and emblems and had the GT hood scoop ( which was an option on Torino and Ranchero for ‘72&73 ) . While the “stockcar” kit has an opening hood , it’s a flat plain ( no scoop ) hood . I’m sure using the newer Revell Starsky Torino as a donor , that ‘72 JoHan Torino can be a nice factory stock car .

Thanks 😎👍

Wow that's awesome 👋👍👍

I never thought I was a jealous person....until now !!

I had that '66 Malibu SS in the original Monogram. I remember the flame decals. Don't know what happened to it, maybe it's still in a box out in storage.

I'm pretty sure that I have that Monogram 87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe somewhere...and a Mercury Cougar XR7 to go with.

This is a paradise in the earth

Man you guys got me drooling all over my chin i think i need a bib 😂 nice vintage kits, 😱 kutgw

It looks like you are going through my uncles old collection

i am interested in one of the jo-han amc javelins

I eventually want to find two of those mpc 69 dodge charger 500 kits the molded in yellow dynacharger.. I used to have one that got combined with the early 80's mpc/amt 69 dodge charger Daytona kit in white with the smooth roof I had the dynacharger body, and my dad had the charger Daytona kit,I was in highschool and friend of mine offered me $45 for it put together because he hadn't seen a yellow one.. and I've had several 66 Chevy Malibu SS swamprat kits and the 65 Pontiac GTO kits!! And as far as the trailer kits I remember the diamond in the rough 40 Ford sedan and I believe a 56 Ford truck, and they also made a orange midget style sandrail type dragster car and trailer kit I believe were both ertyl.. and I love the third gen Camaro kits, but the 78 Chevy Camaro midnight z has to be my favorite one's.

scale model products from 1958 to 1961, Chevrolet's and Chrysler with the same box art as amt . 1961 imperials had own box art.

Luka Cee sent me. 😎🏁

Will we be seeing some of these kits on ebay? The '68 Firebird 400 I built that kit something like 30 years ago..would like to build it again and detail the heck out of it.

I really like all of the old and I like you and your videos! but I cant watch when you have that redo on

MORE PLEASE!!!