Marshall
The amusing part about that artwork is that we can see 'Outfit #3' clearly on the label.
Set #3 only provided enough parts to build the most basic models and certainly not that massive dockside crane. 'Dad' looks proudly on as his two sons reveal their flair for engineering and a 'proper job'.
It's a bit idealistic, but I recall my vision of America as a boy was shaped by the full-colour advertising in National Geographic (in the Doctor's waiting room). The USA appeared to be a magic land where everyone had a fridge loaded with food; tough on us in post war austerity. Cars were enormous with gleaming chrome and whitetails and trains were streamline, shiny and brightly coloured and were depicted racing across spectacular scenery.
Now I'm an American I have sincerely sworn allegiance but, while I love it here, it's not quite like it was portrayed.
I'm loving the Alumitone now - no regrets. I'm still tweaking pulls a little bit and have concluded what most of you here already know- you can't have it all because we only have two knees.
