Comet Messerschmitt Bf-109E - 18 inch Wingspan Flying Model, 3306

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Comet Messerschmitt Bf-109E - 18 inch Wingspan Flying Model, 3306 plastic model kit

3306 Comet Messerschmitt Bf-109E - 18 inch Wingspan Flying Model

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

1970s reissue of the older kit. Features traditional stick and tissue construction, color insignia, fully finished wood wheels, rubber motor, hardware, tissue, plastic propeller and detailed full size plans/instructions. The model has not been started but the parts are punched out. Inventoried complete with all parts and instructions. 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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