Model Companies - History of AMT, MPC, JO-HAN + Revell & Monogram 

If any of the info is incorrect please let me know down in the comments. To see a more in depth History of Model cars check out this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6T51m4uFHPY.html Thank you!

Thank you for the history lesson! 👍

Thank you for this well done and informative presentation! Now in my 70s, I remember the 'Golden Age' of plastic model kits so very well. Starting out in the late 50s, I entered the hobby building model planes, boats, tanks, and military models. I spent every dollar of my allowance money as well as money earned from my paper route at local hobby shops buying the latest and the greatest from AMT, Jo-Han, MPC, Revell, Lindberg, Hawk, Monogram, and Aurora. Later I graduated to building model cars as my skills increased and I started using Testor's and Pactra spray paints to paint the bodies and other parts. Learning how to 'wire' the ignition of engines with my Mom's sewing thread, my car models won local model shows at area hobby shops for their attention to detail. Even though this great hobby no longer enjoys the immense popularity it once had, I still continue to build models albeit with the help of magnifying glasses and like magnifying apparatus. Today's kids don't know what they are missing!

Very informative! I wasn't a big fan of ertel until you said that they basically saved AMT and MPC. Now I'm grateful! 😎👍

Really cool history! Thanks for sharing

Great video

How Could You Not Mention The Outlaw!?! It's Still Sold To This Day, 60 Years Later. How Many Of These Other Kits Can Say That? Thank You.

Thank you so much for the info it's always good to know your history 👍🏿

Very interesting and informative video, enjoyed 😉 👍 🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺🇦🇺🌨🌨🏔🏔❄️❄️🦘🦘

Very informative. I learned a lot from this. Did your narrator work pro bono? 😉

I get most of brand new kits from Revell and AMT locally. For used kits off the internet, most of them are Monogram, MPC, and Lindberg. Nice to know more about the American model kit makers. : )))

Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing!

At 67, I've been building scale models for 50+ years. And the company name Revell is pronounced "rev-ELL", based on the French word "reveille". It has no connection to the Revell family, pronounced "REV-ell".

Model building for kids went well into the 1980's, but when the computers started coming in you could see the end was near.

I was always a fan of the MPC models. They just seemed to be better moldings somehow. I'd love to build all those cars over again today.

I recently bought some old model kits from eBay. Hobby Lobby also has reissue model kits with the original box art as well.

Lots of good info in an entertaining format thank you

I use to build models in the 60’s. Money from a paper route paid for them. I use to buy revelle, but some were made in Japan. Even then, I tried to buy made in USA. Monogram were made in the USA.

Very cool video 😎👍

Thanks for this informative chapter on the state of our car model hobby, cheers.

Very nice video. Thanks for sharing.

Love Jo-Han, AMT and MPC vintage kits. Building since '68 and still going. Just finishing the Jo-Han '79 Cadillac. Thanks for sharing.

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Revisit my childhood memories when I go to Hobby Lobby and look at all the car kits 😃

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Awesome video!

Thanks for sharing.

No mention of Aurora. This wasn't very informative.

The history of model kits is interesting thanks for sharing

Video was very good. The chat-bot sounding narrator needs to be kicked to the curb!!

My favorite model kits were Monogram. MPC were a close second. Revel models tended to be poorly made.