Vintage Hobby Magazines

 

 

POPULAR MECHANICS, Dec 1975
Mag - Popular mechanics Dec1975

 

This magazine is titled - Poplular Mechanics, dated December 1975. Cover articles - Cars: Detroit's 76's, best way to renew hardwood floors, Home Movies - theatre quality from new Super-8 sound, Treasure locators (metal detectors), railroads - new shape/smoother ride, and 4 projects - Butcher's block, storage bin canisters, serving caddy, potter's wheel.

 

PRICE: $2
COND:
Cover pulled away at staples, pages yellowed, still OK for about 35yrs old.


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POPULAR SCIENCE, July 1985
Mag - Popular Science, July1985

 

This colour magazine is titled - Popular Science, dated July 1985.
Articles inlcude - "here now" - flat screen, hang on the wall TV (hmmm- it only took another 25years to actually come true), Plastic [arts replacing metal in cars, a manned base on the moon?, finding new ways to rack submarines, world's first liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power plant, Chevrolet nova, porsche gets a turbo, and much more.

 

PRICE: $3
COND:
creases and edge bumping, but generally very good.


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ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA, Nov 1979
Mag - Electronics Australia, Nov 1979

 

This magazine is titled - Electronics Australia (Hi-Fi, Radio & Computers), dated November 1979.
Articles include - Microwaves in the classroom, the latest home movie cameras, Build your own metal detector, lithium-air fuel cells for cars, build an experimenter's power supply, pt of of Understanding/programming in BASIC, and much more. 138 pages.

 

PRICE: $2.50
COND:
page edges yellowed, edges bumped, generally v.good


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RC MODELLER, June 1974
Mag - RC Modeller, jun74

 

This magazine is titled - Radio Control (RC) Modeller, dated June 1974.
132 pages,some in colour. Articles include - the 1974 TOLEDO SHOW, with heaps of pics, a visit to WAR aircraft replicas (ie. full size), soldering, convert an exacto knife to a castoring-type, add a plywood muffler, build & fly a helicopter, and heaps more.

 

PRICE: $3
COND:
light aging/bumping, generally v.good .


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AUSTRALIAN HANDYMAN, Autumn 1990
Mag - Aust'n Handyman, Autumn 1990

 

This 64 page magazine is titled -Australian Handyman (The Big Home Improvement Magazine), dated Autumn 1990.
Build a dog kennel start your own organic garden, make your living area live, let in the sun, dress up your windows, garage trickery- build your own, 7 DIY projects.

 

PRICE: $2.50
COND: v.good
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Handy Man's CONCRETE & MASONRY Handbook
Mag - Concrete & Masonry Handbook

 

This magazine is titled - Handy Man's Concrete and Masonry handbook.
It contains hundreds of photos, illustrations and how-to instructions for :
  • Concrete Pouring
  • Brick laying
  • Brick Vaneering
  • Block laying
  • Foundations
  • Walls and Paths
  • Driveways
  • Posts and steps
  • Patios and terraces
  • Finishing
  • Colouring
  • Maintenance
  • Waterproofing
Just under quarto size with 144 pages, this B&W magazine is a great reference.

 

PRICE: $3
COND:
pages yellowing, edges bumped, generally good.


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