MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSpecialty Press Publishers & Wholesalers, Incorporated
ISBN-101580072232
ISBN-139781580072236
eBay Product ID (ePID)201640582
Product Key Features
Book TitleCollecting Vintage Plastic Model Airplane Kits
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicModels, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorCraig Kodera
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight18 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-017596
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsFor those interested in classic kits and the kit collector world, this is a great title to pick up.
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal629.130022/8
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Foreword by Mike Machat Chapter One: Know Your Model Kit Companies The All-Star Lineup Plus the Farm Teams Chapter Two: Why We Collect "It's Just a Box of Plastic!" Chapter Three: Selling the Plastic If the Box Looks Good, It Goes Home with the Kids Chapter Four: A Visit to the Hobby Shop Every Collector Has His Favorite Stories Chapter Five: Gift Sets Versus Singles What $4.98 Will Buy You in 1956 Chapter Six: The Space Age Missiles and Rockets Blast Off in Price Chapter Seven: Rarest of the Rare Mythical Kits Do Exist, and Cost Much Chapter Eight: The British Are Coming! And So Are the French, Germans, Japanese . . . Chapter Nine: Pricing in General How and Where to Buy and Beware Epilogue: The Joy of It All I'll Never Grow Up! Suggested Reading Bibliography Index
SynopsisExamines vintage model airplane kits and highlights what collectors should look for in building their collections. Covers model development in the heyday, and shows pricing for vintage kits., A life-long model builder, collector, and connoisseur, Craig Kodera examines the hobby of plastic model building to give you a book on collecting vintage model airplane kits. The book features more than 400 detailed, high-quality, full-color photos of vintage aircraft model kits and their components, and is written in an engaging and entertaining style to examine what gives specific models their current collectible value. Box wraps, direction sheets, and decals are also covered in detail. This book highlights exactly what collectors should look for (and be aware of) in building their collections. For proper historical perspective, the author covers model kit development in the heyday of the 1950s and 1960s. Comprehensive value and pricing information for vintage kits is shown as well.
LC Classification NumberTL772.K63 2014
Bewertungen und Rezensionen
Relevanteste Rezensionen
- 03. Nov. 2015
Collecting Airplane Kits
This is an excellent compendium of early model aircraft kits. The illustrations and photos are excellent.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 23. Mai. 2017
Collecting plastic airplane kits
Informative book for the novice kit collector great box top artBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 22. Okt. 2015
Nice guide of older plastic kit.
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- 12. Dez. 2016
A must have!
Can't put this Book down! Better than expected. Nice colourful photos!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
