20153 Mediterraneo The Great Cathedral - Arquitecnova
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
This kit was factory sealed in a unique way. The bottom box and all of the contents was sealed all the way around. That way the potential buyer could remove the top, view the contents and yet everything still stayed sealed. This one is still sealed but there is a tear in the seal at the right, which exposed two compartments of parts; those are complete with the parts still factory sealed. This is a very unique kit. With it you can built the cathedral shown at the right. This is done with a combination of a large, injection molded & detailed base, a fair number of injection molded plastic parts and factory-make molds that you cast the walls and roof with, then you paint and weather it with the included 8 large jars of paint. Here is how it works. First, there is a superb instruction book in English, Spanish (and I believe Portuguese?). Each step is detailed and heavily illustrated. First, the plastic parts are the inner frame for all of the cast walls and roof, so you glue those to the base. Then following the instructions, you mix the included plaster and cast the parts. Then the decoration begins. this starts with how to paint a realistic finish on the stones, adding different tones and then adding the colorful windows. Next, you attach the finished & decorated castings to the plastic frames. Then comes the 'final touches', finishing and some decals - and it's ready to display! Never started. The interior is still about 80% factory sealed and the parts that are not sealed are still in the factory bags. Includes full color text and illustrated instructions. NOTE: as an alternate to the included plaster, you could also used casting resin.
$40.00
