1/8 K1-98 Aurora Silver Knight of Augsburg 1560 Valiant Warriors Crown Famous Fighters Issue
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
In the mid 1950s, Crown Plastics advertised the release of a series of Knight models - some of the very first plastic figure kits every made. However, before Crown entered production, Aurora agreed to market the line for Crown in 1956. The copyright on the instructions is '1956 Crown Plastics, Inc. Princeton, New Jersey'. These were the first of all Aurora figure kits and the first issue of the Aurora Knights. The kit numbers were K1-98, K2-98 and K3-98. The 'Knights' sold well, and so within the first year, Aurora bought the three molds from Crown Plastics. What is not commonly known is that there were two 1956 K1-98 Silver Knight issues. They both shared the same part number but the difference is in the lower right-hand logo. (The first issue had the early Aurora 'Northern Lights' logo with a large 'Crown Line' logo inside it. This kit, the second one, has the 'Famous Fighters' logo, a larger 'AURORA' and a much smaller 'Crown' logo at the bottom center. Inside, the plastic parts are a bright silver color with a yellow plume in excellent condition. The instructions are the correct Aurora Crown issue. The kit has never been started. The shiny, silver plastic parts are still in the original factory bag. The instructions are in amazing 'near mint' condition.
$165.00