I had the plastic cap and ball revolver kit as a kid. Never completed it for some reason… probably was too complicated for a six year old. Thanks for the memories this video brought back
I found one of their kits a couple of years ago. I assembled it and used modeling clay for weight I have it hanging on my wall in my den. I aged it a little and it almost looks real
My parents got me another kit in that series, the "Dutch flintlock pistol", for a Christmas gift a VERY long time ago. I think it's still packed in a box somewhere...
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Monday, 30 September, 2024) I several years past had a full-size model kit of the Colt six-shooter. A neighbour had a fully functioning replica of the actual revolver, which looked generally similar, with relatively minor differences here and there. He had allowed me to examine it for the details, from which I had improved my kit. I also had seen at a model store another kit with a pair of those much older pistols vaguely reminiscent of the weapon that sea-pirates had wielded. A third in a much longer box was some sort of flintlock.
If like a original colonial mount, the mount plate should be brass. That may be why the textture is bubbled. Sand casting in colonial times was primitive. If you do go thru with this build. I may suggest Tamiya paints as I find their metal pigment is very realistic.
I think one value of a 'plastic' reproduction of something like an original black powder flintlock British Light Dragoon (Cavalry) Pistol is that it could provide the necessary wood/metal structure and composition measurements for a actual working copy!
Back in the early 70s, i had a kit of the Kentucky Long rifle..it was non fireable, but otherwise was completely realistic, the stock was inleted for the lockplate, working hammer and frizzen..etc...loved the thing, until my father used it for spanking the heck out of me..... things were a lot different then
Scary... indeed model precision and manufacturing have greatly evolved since those days. When I was young, many years ago, I had some LS kits, much better than this one, and since I bought real antique guns, no need to say more. But at least they were rather realistic... About this kit, the first impression I have is that it will be very hard to make this so-called pistol resembling a real one, even from a long distance. The way the lock plate with these ridiculous engravings no real antique pistol ever had tells a lot... it looks like those cheap reproductions made in zamac for tourists. Well, if PileOfKits manages to make a somewhat realistic pistol with this kit, he's a champion !
@@Ren505nmI went back and watched the whole video again and yes, it was still a plastic kit. Albeit a very good representation. Stating that drilling a hole by the PLASTIC frizen would turn it into a fully functioning black powder firearm is laughable!
..I remember these from the late 50s to the mid 60s!!!
...WOW!!! I remember that miquelet pistol!!!
I had the plastic cap and ball revolver kit as a kid. Never completed it for some reason… probably was too complicated for a six year old. Thanks for the memories this video brought back
I found one of their kits a couple of years ago. I assembled it and used modeling clay for weight
I have it hanging on my wall in my den. I aged it a little and it almost looks real
My parents got me another kit in that series, the "Dutch flintlock pistol", for a Christmas gift a VERY long time ago. I think it's still packed in a box somewhere...
@@TubeRadiosRule they are nice little kits. Something cool to hang on the wall.
The Winchester is a really good looking modle when done.operates like the real one
Would like to have seen it completed and painted.
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I had the single action army, 1860 and 1851 navy from the pryo line
I had the Miquelet pistol kit when I was a kid. That was fifty years ago. Yup, I’m old. I remember I spray painted the lock gold and the stock brown.
@@aftershock2222 would be nice to still have it!
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Monday, 30 September, 2024)
I several years past had a full-size model kit of the Colt six-shooter. A neighbour had a fully functioning replica of the actual revolver, which looked generally similar, with relatively minor differences here and there. He had allowed me to examine it for the details, from which I had improved my kit.
I also had seen at a model store another kit with a pair of those much older pistols vaguely reminiscent of the weapon that sea-pirates had wielded. A third in a much longer box was some sort of flintlock.
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I had this kit they were $5.00. Had about six different kits a klintlock a winchester a matchlock
If like a original colonial mount, the mount plate should be brass. That may be why the textture is bubbled. Sand casting in colonial times was primitive. If you do go thru with this build. I may suggest Tamiya paints as I find their metal pigment is very realistic.
Fond memories of mine!
I had that one and the Colt back in the early 60s.
I think one value of a 'plastic' reproduction of something like an original black powder flintlock British Light Dragoon (Cavalry) Pistol is that it could provide the necessary wood/metal structure and composition measurements for a actual working copy!
Back in the early 70s, i had a kit of the Kentucky Long rifle..it was non fireable, but otherwise was completely realistic, the stock was inleted for the lockplate, working hammer and frizzen..etc...loved the thing, until my father used it for spanking the heck out of me..... things were a lot different then
....IRC they had a number of 15th,16th & 17th century arms
I built the Pyro kit in the Day
Having this in the UK willl get policrmenn hiding in your house.
I had several of these as a kidin Idaho , mid 60s . Loved them
Scary... indeed model precision and manufacturing have greatly evolved since those days. When I was young, many years ago, I had some LS kits, much better than this one, and since I bought real antique guns, no need to say more. But at least they were rather realistic... About this kit, the first impression I have is that it will be very hard to make this so-called pistol resembling a real one, even from a long distance. The way the lock plate with these ridiculous engravings no real antique pistol ever had tells a lot... it looks like those cheap reproductions made in zamac for tourists. Well, if PileOfKits manages to make a somewhat realistic pistol with this kit, he's a champion !
This whole kit is all plastic, I don’t know how you can’t tell the difference between a wooden frame and a plastic frame. The frame is plastic
If you have a drill you can convert that to a working firearm I reckon
You reckon wrong. This is an entirely plastic model kit………Jeez!
@@Tony-c9b: This is realy a single - shot pistol :-))
Didn't even complete watching and made that comment?
@@adcaptandumvulgus4252 it’s not even remotely close to any kind of working firearm. You could not even make a cap gun out if it.
@@Ren505nmI went back and watched the whole video again and yes, it was still a plastic kit. Albeit a very good representation. Stating that drilling a hole by the PLASTIC frizen would turn it into a fully functioning black powder firearm is laughable!
In the 70s I built the winchester,the peace maker,the Turkish flintlock,the s&w modle 29,the colt python,ND the German p38.all working replicas.
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