1/48 379-129 Aurora Nike Hercules Missile - With Launching Platform MIM-14
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
1958 first and only release. Large 1/48 scale missile includes an elevating launcher, many moving parts, a crew of four and more. Molded in the correct gloss white & gloss olive drab plastic. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. The decals are in amazing 'near mint' condition and the instructions are 'near mint+.' The box is graded 'excellent+' with great color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, no tape or price tags & no marks from either, no litho tears or stains. The primary flaw is very light age spotting in isolated locations. If not for that, the box would grade higher. The Aurora "Missile Line" is legendary. In the late 1950s, the first missile model kits sold briskly, so Aurora and Revell both planned extensive lines. However, the missile modeling craze disappeared as quickly as it started. Models that were in the works were canceled or completed if they were far enough along. Those that were completed, like the Nike Hercules, were fine efforts but sold poorly and had very short lives, making them rare collector items today.
$250.00
