Mystery kits from Leicestershire 1980s

[Roo Hawkins]

I am trying to ID some old kits can anyone help. In about 1983 or 4 I used to live in coalvill leistershire and there was a Wearhouse called hugglscote Wearhouse that used to sell anything from food to toys. One day they had some model aircraft kit and Cox engines in the code where only £1.50. I can not remember the name of the kits and I would like to build one of the gliders I had? I thick they may have been French or Spanish kits the glider I had was called aalbatross and looked like a svenson sunny and may be a copy. Can anyone help with the neme

[Chris Bott - Moderator]

Hi Roo and welcome to the forum, I can't help at all but hopefully someone will b e along who can.

[MaL]

I remember the kits - or rather I remember the sale of the kits, there was a Super60 type kit, conventional build, and a 40/60 sized sports type that had a G/F fuz IIRC, and a .25 sized sports conventional build.... there was also a glider, can't for the life of me remember the name but I seem to recall it was a short name...4 or 5 letters...grrrrrr...nope...sorry....too much has intervened!!!

[Stuphedd]

A long time ago , but the ones I got from up there were French , one was a Flamingo a big high winger , and a pattern ship called a Corolis , but I cannot remember the manufacturer , ( yet !!) I shall have have a look at the photos , I gave the Flamingo box , empty, to Ali for his collection only about 2 years ago

At the time there were loads of these french kits available in the local area !??

cheers