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Stephen Tontoni - 30 Oct 2003 07:42 GMT

Apparently there has been some confusion around an auction that I put
up for Emil Minerich of Skyway Model Shop.

Very Rare Monogram USAF Airpower set: 18 kits
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2587&item=3151828359

Both Emil and I have been emailed regarding the 18 kits because people
are thinking it is a lot that Emil put together. It's not; it's a set
of 18 model kits that are in identical scale (1:240, if I recall
correctly) that Monogram produced and packaged in the early 1960's.

Similarly, the USAF Missile Arsenal set was produced by Monogram as a
set in one box, not a lot put together by the seller.

Sorry for any confusion out there.

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Al Superczynski - 30 Oct 2003 09:20 GMT

>Both Emil and I have been emailed regarding the 18 kits because people
>are thinking it is a lot that Emil put together. It's not; it's a set
>of 18 model kits that are in identical scale...

It probably would have been less confusing if you had just said
that it contained 18 different aircraft models, leaving out the word
'kits'.

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jerry 47 - 30 Oct 2003 21:56 GMT

From the picture of the box, my guess will be it sells in the several
hundreds of dollars range.
Jerry 47

> >Both Emil and I have been emailed regarding the 18 kits because people
> >are thinking it is a lot that Emil put together. It's not; it's a set
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> "Build what YOU like, the way YOU want to,
> and the critics will flame you every time."

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Stephen Tontoni - 31 Oct 2003 05:48 GMT

It's quite a collector's item, I guess. Not my cup of tea, personally,
although I do think it's pretty cool. I'd do something really stupid
like applying glue to it!

In any case, this evening I added to the description in the hopes of
clarifying any lingering confusion. Also, in the XSL-01 Manned
Spaceship from Revell, I uploaded several pictures to a remote site
and have that URL in the Ebay description now. There's been a ton of
interest around that one as well.

People really get into more descriptions and more pictures when the
price of the item gets up there. It's been a learning process.

> From the picture of the box, my guess will be it sells in the several
> hundreds of dollars range.
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> > "Build what YOU like, the way YOU want to,
> > and the critics will flame you every time."

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Matt - 31 Oct 2003 18:28 GMT

I don't understand people who collect unassembled models. It seems like
owning a complete vintage Spitfire and keeping it in bits in the garage.

Matt

> It's quite a collector's item, I guess. Not my cup of tea, personally,
> although I do think it's pretty cool. I'd do something really stupid
[quoted text clipped - 30 lines]
> > > "Build what YOU like, the way YOU want to,
> > > and the critics will flame you every time."

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e - 31 Oct 2003 19:44 GMT

>I don't understand people who collect unassembled models. It seems like
>owning a complete vintage Spitfire and keeping it in bits in the garage.
>
>Matt

well, i collect coins and i sure ain't putting a bust half
in the soda machine. i understand the collector mentality,
but i build what i buy.

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Maiesm72 - 31 Oct 2003 22:08 GMT

In some cases it's like mailing a letter with a rare stamp.

The difference is that most collectors are modelers who build at least some of
kits that they obtain. I'm one of those.

Tom

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