Retro Model Kits
Instructions: Remember the smell of model glue and the thrill of building your own planes, cars, and ships? Test your model kit memories!
- 1.
Which company, famous for its plastic model kits, had the slogan 'Make the Model of Your Dreams'?
AAuroraBRevellCMonogramDAMT - 2.
Aurora model kits were famous in the 1960s for their series based on what theme?
AUniversal Movie MonstersBSpace rocketsCSports carsDWorld War II planes - 3.
What type of glue was most commonly used to assemble plastic model kits in the 1950s and 1960s?
AEpoxyBWhite glueCRubber cementDPolystyrene cement (model cement) - 4.
AMT model kits were best known for producing scale models of what?
AAmerican automobilesBSailing shipsCMilitary tanksDDinosaurs - 5.
What brand produced the famous 'Visible' series, including the Visible Man and Visible V-8 Engine?
ARenwalBAuroraCMonogramDRevell - 6.
What small, detailed sheets were included in model kits to add markings and insignia to finished models?
AAdhesive patchesBStickersCPaint stampsDDecals (water-slide transfers) - 7.
Balsa wood model airplane kits were popular for decades. What unique property made balsa wood ideal for model planes?
AIt was extremely lightweightBIt was fireproofCIt was waterproofDIt never cracked - 8.
What type of paint was most commonly used to hand-paint plastic model kits?
AOil paintBWatercolorCAcrylic house paintDEnamel model paint - 9.
The 'Big Daddy' Ed Roth custom car model kits featured what famous character?
ACrazy CarlBSpeed DemonCRat FinkDHot Rod Harry - 10.
Which scale became the standard for most plastic model airplane kits?
A1:100B1:72C1:48D1:24 - 11.
What did 'snap-together' model kits eliminate the need for?
APaintBInstructionsCGlueDDecals - 12.
Which model kit company produced the famous line of ship models including the Cutty Sark and the USS Constitution?
ATamiyaBHellerCAirfixDRevell - 13.
What were the small frames that held model kit parts before they were cut out called?
ASpruesBFramesCTreesDRunners - 14.
Which British model kit company, founded in 1939, became famous worldwide for its military and aircraft kits?
AMatchboxBMeccanoCAirfixDHornby - 15.
In the 1960s, what popular TV and movie subjects did Aurora produce as model kits alongside their monster series?
ANews anchorsBGame show hostsCWesterns onlyDComic book superheroes