May I propose, for simplicity sake, that we define packaging in Type # from the above:KIWI wrote:Packaging .
In an attempt to add a order to the list , a bit about how the kits were presented .
The first kits were bagged with strong coloured headercards with white lables stuck on . Pink , orange blue green and black were colours used , and the kits mentioned so far appeared like this . Next ( 1975 ) I think for a short time a white not so sturdy box with a hand drawn , printed lable . The Horsa , Welkin and Ju 290 might have been boxed like this , some of these also included plans which appear to be from Aircraft of the Fighting Powers . Then I think a return was made to bagged with header cards , this time with paler colours and a printed lable , some with a picture . A sturdy brown corrigated cardboard box with a printed lable with an outline drawing I think came next , followed by bagged with a blue headercard and outline drawing . Basicly I think that is how it went .
Type 1: Bagged with strong coloured header cards with white labels stuck on. Pink, orange, blue, green, and black colours were used.
Type 2: White not so sturdy box with a hand drawn, printed label.
Type 3: Bagged with header cards, this time with paler colours and a printed label, some with a picture.
Type 4: Sturdy brown corrugated cardboard box with a printed label with an outline drawing.
Type 5: Bagged with a blue header card and outline drawing.
I have a several in a whitish, but strong, box. 24th SE5a, 48th Vildebeest, 72nd Hyderabad, Bombay, Lerwick. Unsure if this is a variation on the above or a new type; it definitely isn't a "Type 2" or "Type 4", rather a mix/combo of the two.