Does anyone else remember Veron Combi-Kits?
Nostalgia is a funny thing. Even the most apparently mundane objects, or in this case models, can evoke strong memories and a desire to revisit those long gone days. I remembered this range of Veron kits because my dad built a couple of them with me when I was quite young (maybe 8 or 9 years old?) and we flew them in the park near my Grandma’s house. The kit I remember most clearly flying was the Corsair, with its bubble canopy and swept tail surfaces. I also built at least one myself a bit later, the Cadillac, and remembered it flying quite well. Of course, memory plays tricks, and as things looked bigger back then, model aeroplanes probably seemed to fly higher as well. As you can see from the Aeromodeller advert (they don’t write them like that any more!) the range was launched in 1960, and according to Phil Smith, the Veron chief designer, they were designed to be produced cheaply. Hence, all four kits came with a common sheet of die cut parts, some of which were not used, dependin
