Kenner Chip-Away Set

What's the ad for?
Chip-Away Set by Kenner
Year
1972

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This is great. Be an artist without the talent! Kenner brought the world of paint by number to the sculpting profession. Sculpting can be dangerous, with the sharp tools used to chip-away the hard rock. Now your child can make the same mess without the danger!

 

 Along with the three sets shown in the ad, a Flintstones set was also available which included Fred, Wilma with Pebbles and Dino. Sadly, no Barny or Wilma. Kenner released a lot of interesting toys in the seventies and that's not even including their Star Wars line. I will keep my eyes open for more Kenner ads and will post them here as I find them.

Did any of you receive a Chip-Away set for Christmas back in the seventies?

Star Wars models that are out of this world...

What's the ad for?
The Empire Strikes Back diorama kits
Year
1982

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 Battle on the Ice Planet Hoth

Encounter With Yoda On Dagobah kit

Dig these! No glue required.

What's the ad for?
Snap Tite models.
Year
1972

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Far-Out new hobby kits from Aurora

What's the ad for?
Movie themed model kits from Aurora
Year
1969

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 See pictures of the finished models below. The Land of the Giants spaceship looks kinda lame but the other two look cool. I guess the Land of the Giants ship is just a bit too simple for me.

Green Hornet's "Black Beauty" hobby kit

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What's the ad for?

Green Hornet's "Black Beauty" hobby kit
Year
1967

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Aurora Plastics Corporation was a successful plastic model company that existed between 1952-1977. They were well known for the figure models they produced especially of Hollywood Monsters. The company ended up being owned by rival Monogram. Monogram ended up destroying many of Auroras model molds making the kits highly collectible.

On Monday starts a new series of ads that will see a new post five times a week!

Airwolf model helicopter

What's the ad for?

Airwolf model helicopter
Year
1988

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Do you remember Airwolf? I sure do. Not because I was a fan of the show but because my dad was an extra in the final season (season 4). He played a villain. "Nuff said...

My dad (far left) on the set of Airwolf.

MPC models

This ad comes to us courtesy of Captain Atom 13, DC comics. 1987. Build scale models, get chicks...why did no one tell me this in Junior High?

Model Builders Club

 

Lets face it, kids these days are not into building scale models. They are into video games, cell phones and doing stupid things. Okay, maybe that's not entirely true as teens have always been into doing stupid things. However, in these modern times with so many distractions what would you rather do? Play the newest racing game or huff glue fumes and tiny plastic car parts. When was the last time you saw a kid building a model car or plane? This ad above is out of G.I. Joe #23 from 1984.

This club sounds pretty cool. I wish I could have joined the Young Model Builders Club. Although I probably would have just ended up blowing them all up with firecrackers like I did with the few models gifted to me during my youth. I even blew up a Huey Helicopter that I put so much time and effort into building. I even heated up a pin, pressing it against the plastic giving the appearance of bullet holes. I poured my small ten year old heart into that model, but alas the allure of firecrackers and making things explode was too much...

I believe the club started out in Readers Digest as far back as the early 1960's. The club apparently holds found memories for a lot of people. However like the age demographic of the average comic book reader (25-40...just a guess), scale model builders are probably of an even older age bracket.


Below is picture of two of the kits from back in the day from the www.goantiques.com website...