Comet Meteor - 21 Inch Wingspan Balsawood Flying Aircraft, 3409

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Comet Meteor - 21 Inch Wingspan Balsawood Flying Aircraft, 3409 plastic model kit

3409 Comet Meteor - 21 Inch Wingspan Balsawood Flying Aircraft

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed VG++

Still factory sealed but the seal has split. Purchased new on December 2, 1977. Features traditional wood/tissue construction, quality printwood and strip wood, wood stock as required, fully formed wheels, thrust button, prop, rubber motor, covering tissue and detailed full size plans/building instructions. Comet was a famous manufacturer 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.

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