1925 Curtiss Racer R3C-2..... NOT a "Flying Boat"
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...This poor guy was clobbered and sat in a bowl for months....finally, in a fit of whimsy, the floats were replaced and painted gold....and rerigged..
.....here it is with a Testors Ad in Boys Life from 1977 that was on Ebay for not much....
.....here it is with a Testors Ad in Boys Life from 1977 that was on Ebay for not much....
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.....About half these Testors kits were built here....some are surprisingly complex....
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.....gold floats and all...this one goes back on the display shelf....
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11 16 November 2021, 02:12
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A kit done years ago and photographed, that has since being clobbered by something and is in a bowl somewhere...... But it did live at some point.
16 November 2021, 06:14
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What a fantastic piece of art you made, Lochsa River, from this ancient kit. (I know it well - I have it in my stash 😉 Chapeau bas!
16 November 2021, 08:43
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This was fun and an early wire rigging attempt. It had a tragedy and sat in a parts bowl for months. Photographs are the first really trying to pay attention to good studio flash technique.
....rebuild with gold floats undertaken at some point.....