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A surprizing Kit from a unexpecded souce.
Delbert
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Friday, December 24, 2004 - 09:09 AM UTC
Hey all just received a kit from my younger brother... the reason its a surprize is that he's always broke as he can't hold a job... ect ect... (basicly he's the family mooch).....

and here it is..



its a vintage 1976 model kit in 1/35 scale.. (older than my brother).. all parts still on the spruce's.. directions are there (although a little yellowed) and complte decal sheet that still looks perfect..

the older kit is molded in the yellow color you see on the box aret.. as the photo is of the model with only the brown and green camo painted (boy has box art came a long ways now adays they paint over all the plastic) one of the figures looks suspisislly like hitler without the moustach.. (LOL) the kit although primitive compared to today is moulded very crisp. no flash at all. and the detail is good.. what there is of it. he he..

looks like an intersting old kit to build.. and I'm tortureing my bro as I told him this "rare" "perfect" "vintage" kit is worth 4 or 5 hundred dollors on e-bay.. as he paid $3 for it he is yelling.. for half..........

SSgt1Shot
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Posted: Friday, December 24, 2004 - 09:20 AM UTC
Dude that cold! BUT FUNNY! Something I would do! :-) :-) I'd even go as far as to act like I'm going to list it so I could buy 100's of models. And continue to marvel at it's rarity!

Good Job ... I've got a few moocher in my family too.

Dave
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Posted: Sunday, December 26, 2004 - 11:31 PM UTC
well u re lucky to receive the kit. nomatter how it was paid, its a kit that u can build and paint !!! so Happy new Year
Hohenstaufen
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Posted: Sunday, December 26, 2004 - 11:54 PM UTC
Worth hundreds of dollars eh? Right I'm stripping the paint off my old one. Anyone got any sprues lying around I can glue the parts back on? I think I've still got the box somewhere...LOL
skipper
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Posted: Monday, December 27, 2004 - 01:21 AM UTC
Cool model!!

If you just add a Steyr or two, a Opel Blitz you can make a German Traffic Jam!!!
(Just kidding!!!)

You have it, now build it - It will look great!!!

Skipper
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Posted: Monday, December 27, 2004 - 01:54 AM UTC
If you like, I can send you a fake PM with an offer for $500US. You can print it and tease your brother with it
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