Its a strange one this but I distinctly remember melting Airfix soldiers when I was a kid. Do you?
Why I did this I can now only speculate. Perhaps it was to remodel the bodies of some troops into new shapes. Maybe it was to change them so they fitted into vehicles. Maybe it was just to see what it was like burning them.
I suspect it was the latter as I can vividly recall being fascinated by the globs of flaming plastic dropping off the figures and hitting the tin foil sheet still burning. There was also a distinct sound like a jjjjjum as each blob fell.
Naturally there was also a smell, the cloying stink of lit plastic, which nowadays I really can't stand, especially when I'm outdoors.
Did you ever melt your Airfix or any other plastic figures?
Hmm, sounds suspiciously like mistreatment of the troops, General Woodsy! Perhaps best expect a chat with the plastic Military Police, ha ha. I once did a crop and chop modification on an 1/32 Airfix Brit Paratrooper radio operator. Reduced to head, shoulders and arm, this volunteer successfully took the place of the AWOL commander, missing from my jumble sale Marx Cap Firing Tank. I loved Airfix soldiers as a kid :)
ReplyDeleteSo you're part of the famous Crop and Chop Squadron Tone! Their motto "We are More than Just Our Parts" chilled the sprues of many a resin enemy!
Deletenoooooooo ! :) ew
ReplyDeleteYessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss! ha ha
DeleteAbsolutely not.I was always a rescuer,restorer,and preserver of toys(and also a bit of a hoarder).
ReplyDeleteI like your style Brian. I'm a hoarder too. Trying to de-clutter this year!
Delete"Maybe it was just to see what it was like burning them."
ReplyDeleteABSOLUTELY YES!!! :-D
My favorite "troops mistreatment" was building a bridge with kitchen matches, put on it a column of 1/72 troops, sprinkle the bridge with black powder from some firecrackers & some flamable liquid, and... WOOOOSSHHHHH!!!
It was SOOOO "heart warming"... :-)))
Wow SteelRust you took it the next level. Those plastic troops didn't stand a chance!
DeleteGuilty as charged. I discovered a glass magnifying lens in my dads shed and set about torching everything on hot, sunny days! I was amazed at the heat generated by the incandescant spot of light, so after burning my initials into the garden seat, I took a hapless plastic soldier and melted him! My fascination with flame caught me out, as setting fire to a piece of xmas decoration with a match, i melted the tail of my suspended Airfix Seaking, which promptly dripped molten plastic onto my thumb, scarring me to tjis day!
ReplyDeleteYou were a committed magnifier Bill! An official Lensman! Scarred by an Airfix Seaking? that's a badge of honour at the annual Airfix Melting Convention!
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