I had previously bought and built the Airfix Hood and when I opened the Graf Spee's box I was stunned at how small it was! My first Tri-ang was the Swiftsure. Bought in a shop in Plymouth probably in 1961.
I favoured Eagles then - as I think I still do. They were kits and I enjoyed building them and they were ships that had fought and had lots of guns. The Tri-angs were all rather 'clean cut' by comparison.
The Eagles still survive and are very important to me. The Tri-angs all went some time in the 1970s - but have been replaced in recent years.
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