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The Old Man - 28 Jan 2006 00:09 GMT

Hi all - I'm just putting the finishing touches on a Heinkel He.280v.4
in 1:72 that I bought off eBay and I'm curious about the kit. Its
resin, well-formed with good detail and the wings and fuselage are
molded as one unit. The canopy is vacuum-formed. The seller stated that
he thought it was a "RECONITION MODEL PROTO TYPE PLANE" or at least
that's the way the auction was listed. He had a couple of others, what
appeared to be a Douglas A-1 Skyraider and a biplane, maybe a
Polikarpov R-5, but I'm not sure about that one. There was no
instruction sheet or decals, but I didn't pay that much for it so I
didn't care.
Has anyone ever come across a kit like this before and who manufactured
it?
Regards,

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Al Superczynski - 28 Jan 2006 05:33 GMT

>Has anyone ever come across a kit like this before and who manufactured
>it?

It's probably a Czechmaster kit.

<http://www.nkrmodels.com.au/nkrkits.htm#CZECHMASTER>

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maiesm72@netscape.com - 28 Jan 2006 21:55 GMT

Or, if the quality isn't all that great with lots of exces flash, a
copy of a Czech Master kt. There are a lot of those out there.

Tom

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The Old Man - 28 Jan 2006 22:05 GMT

There was very little flash, and even the smallest parts were crisp and
clear. The resin is a bright grassy green, something I don't usually
see. Most of the resin kits I built have been cream colored, white or
various (usually lighter) shades of gray. If this is a knock-off, and
it sounds like it is, whoever did it is pretty skillful. and for a
$5.00 model, I'm not complaining.

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