Reminds me of my early Ham days. The Icom 2AT handheld was ubiquitous (I would still have mine had it not been stolen, and I do still have my 3AT), but one holdout in our group still carried his old Heathkit. I don't remember if it was a HW2021 or VHF2031, but I remember in comparison to the "modern" Icoms most of us had, it was huge.
All relative I suppose. I still use the 3AT as well as the similar sized HTX202 and 404. Big by today's standards but they are all great old rigs and fine for the amount of use I give them.