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Started playing with my older brothers cast metal classic cars at age 4-5Repainted them with real “house paint” and tried to “bake” the paint on in a tin can in a real fire in the backyard....hmmm!Started building balsa planes and ships. It was the end of WW2 and I saw a lot of newsreels of the war and was fascinated with the ships and planes. One day I remember seeing massive fleets of B29 bombers flying over Salt Lake City to eventually bomb Japan. Their contrails streaked the sky as they flew …

We are so excited to be working with Jim on the exclusive Atlantis Keelers Kustom's line of 1/25 scale car kits. Jim has submitted to us his bio we hope you enjoy!As a teenager I presented model contests at San Diego hobby shops. Winners of the contests would then be brought to the full size custom car show to be judged for winning trophies.At age fifteen I met Ed Roth and followed him around to car shows. It established a friendshipThat lasted until Roth’s death in 2001. When I was hired by Rev …

Atlantis Toy and Hobby is a powerful brand name in the plastic model kit hobby space. We offer a huge variety of popular model kit subjects in all categories and skill levels. Our model kits feature unique retro artwork in space saving boxes at a very affordable price point. The plastic model kits manufacture appeal to both the young and experienced modelers. Atlantis has a vast selection of model kit tooling to ensure many great releases in the coming years. We are looking to grow a new gener …

Why Build ModelsEvery child began playing with Toy Blocks of some sort. Then, as they grow, some will advance to Legos. The next natural step for these ‘junior engineers’ would be Scale Model Building. Building a plastic model kit is really a technical exercise, following a detailed set of instructions, step by step, to complete a project, but it can also be an art form. Your finished project can be a perfect chance to showcase your creative abilities. There are many different skill levels to ac …

Aurora Molds - Urban Legends… Author Bob Johnson, Contributors Ed Sexton and Peter Vetri Ever since the mold inventory for plastic kits from Aurora Plastics Corporation was acquired by Monogram Models in the late 1970's, there have been no end of rumors and speculation from the "infamous Binghamton NY winter train wreck" (fact) to the disposition of various tool sets over the following years. Even reading the description of the trials and tribulations of Aurora on Wikipedia, there is no mention …