Comet North American F-51 Mustang with Vacuform Canopy and Spinner and Glue - 24 Inch Wingspan - (P-51D), 3901-298

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Comet North American F-51 Mustang with Vacuform Canopy and Spinner and Glue - 24 Inch Wingspan - (P-51D), 3901-298 plastic model kit

3901-298 Comet North American F-51 Mustang with Vacuform Canopy and Spinner and Glue - 24 Inch Wingspan - (P-51D)

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG++

Large scale issue for rubber or gas free flight, or easily converted to RC using modern tiny and light servos and receivers. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction with completely formed and finished leading and trailing wing edges, high-quality, die-cut balsa printwood, balsa stripwood and spars, clear (and in perfect condition) vacuform canopy and spinner, fully formed wooden wheels, rubbber motor, scale wood prop, insignia, covering tissue and excellent, large full size plans/instructions. Never started and complete. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.

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