Model Airplane Kits - Where to Look For the Vintage Plastic Kits

Model airplane kit building as a hobby is enjoyed by those very young to those more advanced in years. Over the last number of years even young girls have picked up the hobby of building plastic model airplane kits. But if the truth be told with what is going on in the world today a young girl or boy with a room full of built model airplane kits that they built in their spare time instead of the mall is a very healthy thing.

So on to the story where to find the vintage plastic kits? You know the some of those really great reproductions of the famous War-birds of the past with the notes to dress them out in their famous colors of the era. Some say match the skills of the builder with the plastic model airplane kit. Rarely will you find a kit that is too complicated for the very young to the very old.


There is nothing like the completion of a difficult plastic model airplane project dressed up in its vintage colors presented on display. This makes a very healthy sense of accomplishment for the builder. Especially if it was difficult to build and you had to enlist the help of one of the model builder forums on the internet for help in completing your project.

So where to find the best vintage model kits? The answer to this question could go on forever. But let's fill you with some ideas and get you started right. Well there are you traditional hobby shops that are always filled with the latest model airplane kits. But here is a place you may not have thought of. Old war-bird museums' are always jam packed with vintage plastic model airplane kits that are from the past not just the new stuff.

Here are a couple of resources that are great for finding a special vintage model treasure most have never thought of. Keeping a watchful eye open can turn up a new vintage model treasure just about every day. One such place is eBay but you must watch often because the model kits are up sometimes for a day and then gone. Another such place to keep a watchful eye on is Craigslist and the same is true here they come and go every day.