Vintage COMET Ryan SC MODEL Control Line AIRPLANE KIT

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Vintage COMET Ryan SC MODEL Control Line AIRPLANE KIT Description ~Arizona Estate Flyers LLc.~ ***Over the next few weeks we will be listing HUNDREDS of model kits (we stopped counting at 400) from this major estate find! There are plastic model plane kits, control line and freeflight balsa plane kits, boats including three different Chris-Craft kits, plastic car kits and others. The dates of the kits are from the 1940s on up and 90% are NOS (New Old Stock). The makers include: Sterling, Guillows, Aristo-Craft, Comet, Berkeley, Dumas, Jetco, Dave Platt, Monogram, Aurora, Revell, Hawk, Williams Bros., AMT and the list goes on! There are very rare kits that will be listed in these upcoming auctions. There are so many that I had to split them up with my father to auction off. My father’s auctions will be listed under user eBay I.D. dwagwacer. If you collect or built any type of model you should watch our auctions for the next few weeks! *** Up for auction here is... (1) Original, Vintage, Rare, Very Collectible, "Comet" Model Airplane! Model: Ryan SC Model Date: 1963 Model Number: 3103 Material: Balsa Wood This 1963 Comet model has a 15 inch wingspan, kit ready for light RC, free flight or control line. These aircraft were common in the 1930s when the sport of free-flight model airplanes reached it's zenith. It was not uncommon for these models to fly for 45 minutes or more on rubber power alone - many flew out of site, and it became common practice to write your name, address and phone number on the covering tissue. Comet was a famous manufacture of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans, building instructions, hardware (if required), tissue and propeller. The model has not been started. Model looks to be NOS (New Old Stock). Kit has not been checked piece by piece but does look complete. Sold as-is. Please review my photos for age, details, and condition. Please feel free to ask any questions. I try to take the best possible pictures to help you make a buying decision. Simply a GREAT & RARE item to add to your airplane model collection!!! Watch my other Auctions for the next few weeks... and also dwagwacer Auctions! You will be amazed!!! I will ship World Wide! ~ *IMPORTANT INFORMATION - READ BEFORE YOU BID! PAYMENTS: Ebay's new payment rules of requiring all Ebay bidders to use an online electronic form of payment like Paypal, Propay, etc...has scared away many of my loyal and repeat customers who do not have this form of payment method available. DO NOT let this be an obstacle to your bidding on any of my items!! I welcome all bids, even from those bidders who do not have a PayPal account. Payment is expected within 7 days from end of auction. (Unless bidder and I have agreed different prior to close of auction). We do file a Non Paying Bidder Alert with Ebay for non-payments!!! PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO EBAY'S "NO INSURANCE" POLICY......WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOUR PACKAGE IS LOST OR DAMAGED IN THE MAIL. CONTACT US REGARDING INSURING YOUR PURCHASE. Photo used in this template courtesy of the USAF. read more

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