3903 Comet Gull II by Carl Goldberg - 30 Inch Wingspan Wakefield-Style Flying Aircraft
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
Mid to late 1960s issue of this superb flyer. This is one of the famous Carl Goldberg designs of a cabin-class competition endurance model. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction with die-cut printwood parts, fully finished leading and trailing edges for the wings, hardware, pre-formed wire gear struts, metal propeller shaft/rubber hook, fully formed wheels, plastic propeller, rubber motor, wooden stock as required, clear window material, color insignia sheet, tissue and detailed full size plans with building instruction notes. The kit has never been started and is complete. 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 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.
$56.00