1/36 B14-198 Sterling Chris Craft 42' Express Cruiser - Motorized
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
Very rare, large true-scale model from 1954 and one of the few (probably just two) injection molded plastic ship kits produced by Sterling. For the mid-1950s, this model and it's sister kit, the Chris Craft 21' Cobra, had zero competition. In an age were models were crude, simple and non-operating affairs, these were nothing short of a revelation. This large (~ 13.25' long) model is designed for static display or motorized for free running or radio control. Well detailed and features cleats, chocks, bitts, searchlight, bow running & port & starboard navigation 'lights', vents, mast & yardarm, grab rails, life preservers, horn, anchor, hatches, captain & bathing beauty figures, jack & flag staffs, detailed cockpit with console & instruments, ships wheel, horn ring & clear windshield, all seating, captain & bathing beauty figures, scale propeller, hanger and rudder, drive rudder, hanger & propeller, rudder & drive shaft stuffing boxes, battery box, motor mount, steel shaft, removable cover for motor & battery access and more. Includes a display stand. Molded in beautiful brown swirled, medium aqua blue and white plastic. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, full instructions and color decals. Sterling did not furnish a motor with this kit - it was available separately. While Sterling was incredibly famous for their line of wooden personal sport boat kits, evidently they only made two powered plastic kits - this Chris Craft 42' Express Cruiser and the Chris Craft 21' Cobra. They were also issued as a 'Boat Gift Set' which included both kits. Due to Sterling's deep background in research, detail & operational design, these two kits were in a class by themselves. However, at a time when most model kits sold for between 29 cents and one dollar, the very high cost of $1.98 and $2.98 kept them from being big sellers. Sterling never made any more plastic civil ships but continued to expand the world's finest line of scale model wooden pleasure vessels.
$249.00
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