My dad built one of these in the 60s. It came out so nice that it was one of the few items I took from the house when we moved him out. I have it here next to me, and think of him whenever my eye falls on it. Quite a fine kit for its time, and such a handsome aircraft.
Delightful slice of vintage plastic. I can remember building an Aurora SE5 in the early 70's here in England! It was green and black plastic and seemed quite detailed at the time.
The Woolworths chain in the UK got a stock of these kits some time in the early/mid 1970s. I remember building the Halberstadt CL.II, which was moulded in red plastic with black wheels, engine, prop and guns. I also bought the Gotha, mostly because it had a reputation for being a rare and desirable kit even in those days. I still have it, or most of it anyway, partly-built. I do intend to press on with it but then I guess that when I bought it as a 12 or 13 year-old I fully intended to build it straight away.......
@@tonyburrett9950 The Gotha was reissued by both K&B and Aurora Canada in the square box with new artwork. I have not seen that one in person but the box must have been huge! I have a first issue Aurora Gotha in the stash. It will be getting its own vid soon. Thanks for watching!
@@CelebratingVintageModelKits Thanks for sharing the K&B Sopwith triplane review! I still have the Aurora version in my collection. I have the last issue by Aurora (U.S.A.) of the Gotha bomber. It's the one with the photo of the completed model on the cover. I bought it at a K-Mart in Carbondale, IL back in the late 1970s (jeez, it's been in my "stash" that long! ... gotta' build it!). I also have the K&B/Aurora Fokker D8 with the post WWI Polish markings. I built the K&B Gotha, De Havilland 10 bomber, and Fokker D8 way back in the mid 1970s. Models themselves are long gone!
My dad built one of these in the 60s. It came out so nice that it was one of the few items I took from the house when we moved him out. I have it here next to me, and think of him whenever my eye falls on it. Quite a fine kit for its time, and such a handsome aircraft.
I built that as an Aurora kit back in the 60’s as a kid. Was molded in black plastic. Great kit as I recall.
Delightful slice of vintage plastic. I can remember building an Aurora SE5 in the early 70's here in England! It was green and black plastic and seemed quite detailed at the time.
The Woolworths chain in the UK got a stock of these kits some time in the early/mid 1970s. I remember building the Halberstadt CL.II, which was moulded in red plastic with black wheels, engine, prop and guns. I also bought the Gotha, mostly because it had a reputation for being a rare and desirable kit even in those days. I still have it, or most of it anyway, partly-built. I do intend to press on with it but then I guess that when I bought it as a 12 or 13 year-old I fully intended to build it straight away.......
I remember seeing these old Aurora WW1 kits, with new box art, on sale in the UK in the early eighties, including the sought after Gotha bomber.
@@tonyburrett9950 The Gotha was reissued by both K&B and Aurora Canada in the square box with new artwork. I have not seen that one in person but the box must have been huge! I have a first issue Aurora Gotha in the stash. It will be getting its own vid soon. Thanks for watching!
@@CelebratingVintageModelKits Thanks for sharing the K&B Sopwith triplane review! I still have the Aurora version in my collection. I have the last issue by Aurora (U.S.A.) of the Gotha bomber. It's the one with the photo of the completed model on the cover. I bought it at a K-Mart in Carbondale, IL back in the late 1970s (jeez, it's been in my "stash" that long! ... gotta' build it!).
I also have the K&B/Aurora Fokker D8 with the post WWI Polish markings. I built the K&B Gotha, De Havilland 10 bomber, and Fokker D8 way back in the mid 1970s. Models themselves are long gone!