Toy OTD: Revell Dr. Seuss' Birthday Bird Model Kit

Revell had an incredible line of Dr. Seuss products in the late '50s/early '60s. There were two types of model kits - the soft-plastic, rearrangeable Dr. Seuss Zoo creatures, and the more traditional, hard-plastic-model-cement-needed models of his storybook characters.

All of the latter line is wonderful, but this may be my favorite, since Happy Birthday To You! is one of my favorite Seuss books. The sculpt is nicely done, capturing Seuss' drawing style really well. There's a great use of colored plastic here - you don't need to paint the finished kit at all for it to look amazing! It has enough parts to have satisfying play value, but not so many as to be intimidating or frustrating for young children. There's even a tree of tiny plastic letters, so you can customize the cake with your own name, which is a nice touch.

All of these kits are highly desired by collectors, so be prepared to shell out at least three or four hundred dollars for this one. I can't find one for sale online right now, so you'll need to set up an eBay Favorite Search. Good luck!