Great job on making these wonderful videos! I have been into scale models, mostly the cars and boats, since I was a kid in the early 1980s. Its so sad to see the great model makers slide into the past and fade into history as their products brought such joy to my life back then! Lets just hope that the small band of model hobbyist remaining can keep companies like Round2 producing these great old kits that I built and enjoyed years ago! I’ll be honest and say that my interest has shifted away from building the kits and more into just collecting the reissues that I remember from years ago as I fear their production days might be nearing an end soon and my opportunity to buy them might go away, too!
We always pronounced Jo Han Joe Han and I liked some of their MOPAR kits. The '67 Chrysler kit provided the long ram duel quad intake in chrome, not correct for that year but great for kit bashing, like using it on their '60 DeSoto.
Am I the only one who noticed SMP (Scale Model Products) was not mentioned? I know that SMP & AMT had a working relationship because as a senior in high school I wanted to "see" AMT in person and a local fireman in Troy, Mich sent me to SMP thinking it was AMT. At the time AMT had only been in the building shown on the model kit instructions (Troy, Mich) a short time and AMT's old foundry was sitting idle. Long story shortened, SMP "did not give tours" but I was allowed to see the production area from a doorway. I later found myself working as a mold maker in a shop in Ohio which had bought several used lathes bearing AMT's identification numbers/lettering. Model kits of the 50's lead directly to the trade I picked up in the late 1960's, just when the big model companies started changing hands. And finally, try to find out something in regards to the independent tooling companies who made the molds for AMT etc. That's a story on it's own.
From what I understand, SMP "merged" with AMT in '61 or so, and had originated the "3-in-1" kit concept, having stock, custom, and racing options in each kit. So, yes, I was surprised that SMT wasn't mentioned in this feature.
@@drretrojoe Having seen both the original AMT foundry, SMP's physical operations, and later working in the manufacturing of plastic products, I believe a completely DIFFERENT story should be told as what the PR people say/said and reality were quite different. Just trace Bud Anderson's exploits... Take the time to look at WHAT automobile brands AMT, SMP, Johan, and MPC each produced, add in a lawyer, and you start to see something less glorious than people want you think. Look at the parts that made up the. 1/32 (as I recall) Revell models of the 56 Ford, Caddy, etc. and you see AMT's name in raised lettering. There is more then is being told. The key word is "lawyer".
@@rogerc.roberts4705 I would tend to agree with you! I'm glad we were young (and innocent?) enough to not worry about the name on the box back then. I'm a MoPar fan, so the Jo-Hans got lot of my time and attention...like that '61 DeSoto - I think that was a J-H. The '32 Ford 3-in-1 Roadster and '36 3-window coupe were always the most popular among my group of modeling buddies (1960-64)
Really enjoy your model company histories. I started building in the mid-sixties so they are all part of my childhood and teen years. I still build today, but have a nostalgic appreciation of that era. Anybody know how IPC fit in all this? I recall they had lots of detail and were finicky to build. They offered the same Ford GT40 series kits MPC did (Mk II, Mk IV, and J-car). Were they re-boxings or completely different tools?
Please do something about your audio balance. I have to turn the volume up to 100% to have any hope of understanding your voice over. And then I I get deafened by the music at the end.
How does Matchbox fit into the history of AMT? Here in europe you could buy AMT kits marked with AMT/Matchbox. I´m guessing Matchbox was an overseas distribution partner? Edit: I got my answer in the latest video. AMT was owned by Lesney during that period. That explains it.
I love your model videos, but this one has extremely low volume, I can not hear you, even with my speakers at full setting, so quiet. Please redo this with higher volume, I want to hear this great video! thanks!
ESCI-ertl is indeed very convoluted. OnTheWay.com a site about 1/72 armor models has a similar history and convoluted chart of kits as well. www.onthewaymodels.com/kitlists/ESCI.htm I am always looking for the ww2 italian tank models. not cheap anymore.
This volume sucks at my end And no I can't use earpods I'm really would like to hear what you're saying . I've got the volume up to max and I still don't hear you . A lot of people who do things like this will have the volume up on the computer and say its alright but not for the output . At this time I only have an Android phone and no other choice .
Great job on making these wonderful videos! I have been into scale models, mostly the cars and boats, since I was a kid in the early 1980s. Its so sad to see the great model makers slide into the past and fade into history as their products brought such joy to my life back then! Lets just hope that the small band of model hobbyist remaining can keep companies like Round2 producing these great old kits that I built and enjoyed years ago! I’ll be honest and say that my interest has shifted away from building the kits and more into just collecting the reissues that I remember from years ago as I fear their production days might be nearing an end soon and my opportunity to buy them might go away, too!
thanks
Interesting that AMT had the 'Star Trek' license in 1967 (or so) and then about 10 years later MPC would get the 'Star Wars' license... Great video!
I remember visiting the Lesney/Amt plant back in the mid 80's. They were in Baltimore in those days.
We always pronounced Jo Han Joe Han and I liked some of their MOPAR kits. The '67 Chrysler kit provided the long ram duel quad intake in chrome, not correct for that year but great for kit bashing, like using it on their '60 DeSoto.
Oh. My. Gosh!!! Thank you, very informative!!! (Already subbed). Geeze....
Ertl produced what I feel were the best truck model kits on the market. I have built many of their models, and they were a great experience.
Am I the only one who noticed SMP (Scale Model Products) was not mentioned? I know that SMP & AMT had a working relationship because as a senior in high school I wanted to "see" AMT in person and a local fireman in Troy, Mich sent me to SMP thinking it was AMT. At the time AMT had only been in the building shown on the model kit instructions (Troy, Mich) a short time and AMT's old foundry was sitting idle.
Long story shortened, SMP "did not give tours" but I was allowed to see the production area from a doorway. I later found myself working as a mold maker in a shop in Ohio which had bought several used lathes bearing AMT's identification numbers/lettering.
Model kits of the 50's lead directly to the trade I picked up in the late 1960's, just when the big model companies started changing hands.
And finally, try to find out something in regards to the independent tooling companies who made the molds for AMT etc. That's a story on it's own.
From what I understand, SMP "merged" with AMT in '61 or so, and had originated the "3-in-1" kit concept, having stock, custom, and racing options in each kit. So, yes, I was surprised that SMT wasn't mentioned in this feature.
@@drretrojoe Having seen both the original AMT foundry, SMP's physical operations, and later working in the manufacturing of plastic products, I believe a completely DIFFERENT story should be told as what the PR people say/said and reality were quite different. Just trace Bud Anderson's exploits...
Take the time to look at WHAT automobile brands AMT, SMP, Johan, and MPC each produced, add in a lawyer, and you start to see something less glorious than people want you think.
Look at the parts that made up the. 1/32 (as I recall) Revell models of the 56 Ford, Caddy, etc. and you see AMT's name in raised lettering.
There is more then is being told. The key word is "lawyer".
@@rogerc.roberts4705 I would tend to agree with you! I'm glad we were young (and innocent?) enough to not worry about the name on the box back then. I'm a MoPar fan, so the Jo-Hans got lot of my time and attention...like that '61 DeSoto - I think that was a J-H. The '32 Ford 3-in-1 Roadster and '36 3-window coupe were always the most popular among my group of modeling buddies (1960-64)
This is fascinating... but the sound is so low, these old ears can barely hear it. I loved the Star Trek fight music at the end, tho! Nice touch!
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@@maxsmodels Thank you!
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A little more volume would help...
I will turn it up a notch
Agreed. I had to turn up every volume slider to max just to hear it. No complaints about the content. This is interesting stuff.
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Really enjoy your model company histories. I started building in the mid-sixties so they are all part of my childhood and teen years. I still build today, but have a nostalgic appreciation of that era.
Anybody know how IPC fit in all this? I recall they had lots of detail and were finicky to build. They offered the same Ford GT40 series kits MPC did (Mk II, Mk IV, and J-car). Were they re-boxings or completely different tools?
A great pity about the sound could not hear it,well worth doing again with good sound level.
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Brilliant work,thank you.
Audio is quite low, needed headphones to listen. Great video, thanks!
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maxsmodels yes, this one...
Please turn up the mic gain, my PC is at full volume and can just hear you.
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Please do something about your audio balance. I have to turn the volume up to 100% to have any hope of understanding your voice over. And then I I get deafened by the music at the end.
I will turn it up a notch
@@maxsmodels It's also only mono (right side)
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How does Matchbox fit into the history of AMT? Here in europe you could buy AMT kits marked with AMT/Matchbox. I´m guessing Matchbox was an overseas distribution partner?
Edit: I got my answer in the latest video. AMT was owned by Lesney during that period. That explains it.
How 'bout Hubley and IMS (short lived)?
did amt and matchbox go together in models ?
We pronounce everything wrong here in the states. ESCI is pronounced eshee. Don't even get me started on the different ways we pronounce ITALERI.
If round 2 now has all the assets, how come I can only buy New releases of Star Trek kits and not Star Wars.
Love the video but could not hear a great deal of it
Ohhhh!. You could have used William Shatners rendition of 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds'.
I love your model videos, but this one has extremely low volume, I can not hear you, even with my speakers at full setting, so quiet. Please redo this with higher volume, I want to hear this great video! thanks!
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Hey young man. This is sledgemaster. Your volume or sound on this show is very low. God bless
ESCI-ertl is indeed very convoluted. OnTheWay.com a site about 1/72 armor models has a similar history and convoluted chart of kits as well. www.onthewaymodels.com/kitlists/ESCI.htm
I am always looking for the ww2 italian tank models. not cheap anymore.
sound too low,even with all the volumes turned to max
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I'm still a collector of a lot of. Cars &tractors .I still build model cars.and trucks.it's a hobbie..
This volume sucks at my end
And no I can't use earpods
I'm really would like to hear what you're saying . I've got the volume up to max and I still don't hear you .
A lot of people who do things like this will have the volume up on the computer and say its alright but not for the output .
At this time I only have an Android phone and no other choice .
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Can't hear.
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