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Originally posted by Kirk@Jul 15 2004, 01:52 PM
[b] I haven't read all the posts in this string so forgive me if this one was already mentioned, but the Glencoe 1/48th Albatros's are really bad. The kits might have been great in the 50's when they were originally issued by Aurora, but 40+ years later their only value is in the decals that come with them.
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Whoa! You can't blame Aurora for that turkey, it's Glencoe all the way. When first I spied the G/co DIII on my plastic pusher's shelf I too thought it must be an Aurora re-release, so I asked and was assured that it was a new tooling. On the strength of that I bought two.
BIG mistake! It is a new tooling alright, a very bad new tooling, mastered I suspect from a vacform or some other unknown limited run product. Take a look at the wing under surfaces and you'll see what I'm getting at. The rib detail also recalls vacform practice.