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Posted: 4/22/2022 8:25:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/22/2022 9:57:35 PM EDT
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I really dig classic kits. I don't even try to "improve them" - I appreciate them as historical objects.
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Posted: 4/22/2022 10:19:10 PM EDT
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It’s like NIB toys from the past!
Fun to play with (in this case build model) but lose their value as soon as you open the box. |
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Posted: 4/22/2022 10:45:12 PM EDT
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this was sold as a builder.....missing the instructions, decals, and stand.....so I got it relatively cheap, ordered new decals to build as Pan-Am aircraft.
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Posted: 4/23/2022 12:24:25 AM EDT
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The box art is worth it by itself.
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Posted: 4/24/2022 9:54:45 AM EDT
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Cool!
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Posted: 4/24/2022 9:38:36 PM EDT
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I built that kit when I was a kid!
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Posted: 4/24/2022 9:50:55 PM EDT
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It was reissued in 2006......I've never even seen one of the reissues. Ordered some decals from Draw...I'm going to do them up as Pan-Am aircraft [always liked the Pan-Am scheme]
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Posted: 5/1/2022 10:45:19 PM EDT
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Atlantis is supposed to release either the Revell one or smaller Monogram one this year.
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Posted: 5/24/2022 5:17:32 PM EDT
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Late to the thread.
There is an outfit in California called Rare Plane Detective. His business is all about acquiring old kits and he has a shit ton of them. Although he specializes in aircraft models, I do find some armor kits I like from time to time. Prices are reasonable as well. |
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Posted: 5/24/2022 6:30:51 PM EDT
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I've wanted to add one of these to my collection for a long time and I have been HOUNDING Estes to re-release this kit.
Look at what a vintage kit is going for! 
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Posted: 5/24/2022 9:24:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/24/2022 9:56:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I found this kit over the weekend at a swap meet , got it pretty cheap https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/76856/E414105C-98A4-43B6-987C-F0C94A851B72_jpe-2396181.JPG What’s the logic behind a 1/43 airplane kit? |
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Posted: 5/24/2022 10:30:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What’s the logic behind a 1/43 airplane kit? It fits with the rest of the kits they sell.....1/43 is quite popular in France |
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Posted: 5/24/2022 11:30:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It fits with the rest of the kits they sell.....1/43 is quite popular in France I was wondering if that was the case. 1/48 translates into 1/4" = 1 foot. 1/43 doesn't seem to translate to anything though. Seems based on tradition more than logic. Am I missing something? |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 9:59:48 PM EDT
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Probably a metric scale. Heller used 1/50 and 1/75 early on which are metric scales. Some Japanese models were made in 1/50 scale,too.
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Posted: 5/25/2022 11:00:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably a metric scale. Heller used 1/50 and 1/75 early on which are metric scales. Some Japanese models were made in 1/50 scale,too. I've seen early Tamiya kits in 1/50 scale ETA , I knew I had one...  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/26/2022 5:10:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've seen early Tamiya kits in 1/50 scale ETA , I knew I had one... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/76856/274DF84F-A542-4A49-B5F1-730369D99F7E_jpe-2397367.JPG At that scale it would be close enough to 1/48 to add a rare bird to the collection. |
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