Remembering 1972

[Mirofsoft]

Going through My Mil Modellin 1972

Standish Models ( C. Stadden ) metal delivered at that time, mounted and primed )

Almarks, 54mm metal delivered with spare parts, heads, hats, arms .... )

Lasset

Seagull ( remember the first shop, the size of a stamp )

Suren ( Willie ) range 30mm

Hinchliffe making at that time artillery pieces only, to be used with figures like Rose and 25mm

Hinton Hunt

Rose Miniatures

Segom ( plastic)

Peter Laing 15mm

Sanderson

Trophy

Vallance

Vaillant

Hart's Models

Douglass

Helmet

Old Guard ( who will change name later in New Hope Design )

The Sentry Box ( already somm 120mm )

... to be continued ... 1973 .....

 

[bagelman1952]

Wow that stirs some memories

 

[Helm]

Those were state of the art then. Sheesh how far have we come
Steve

 

[Babelfish]

Safe to say that the hobby has moved on a bit since!

- Steve

 

[mick3272]

1972 I had been at work for just over a year. Willie figs add brings back some very happy memories.
Mick

 

[oldtrousers]

Great thread!

Scott

 

[akaryu]

We have come a long way indeed! Fond memories of first steps into the world of metal soldiers with as sole source of information the monthly Military Modeling eagerly bought at the Brussels branch of WH Smith. Are we growing old gentlemen?
cheers,
Pierre