1/50 H158-129 Revell Whip-Fly Russian Yak-25 Flashlight - Sound and Streamers
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
Rare. The 'Whip Fly' release is based on the 1950s Yak-25 Flashlight "S" kit and comes with a Model Master Stamp for this kit, USSR decals, flight ballast, handle, 12 feet of control line, control ring, streamers for the jet engines and a underside pod which is an in-flight whistle! Never started. The ballast, control line and metal ring and 'streamers' (see below) are still factory sealed. All other parts have been inventoried complete including 'near mint' condition trading stamp, decals and instructions. NOTE: the instructions tell you to cut the streamers from the plastic bag that contains the ballast, control line and ring. Normally, this bag is printed with an orange strip to add color to the streamers. This bag is present, sealed and intact but missed the 'color stripe' machine! The complete Whip-Fly series includes H151 F9F-8 Cougar, H152 F-84F, H153 F-89D Scorpion, H154 F8U-1 Crusader, H155 F-39 Airacobra, H156 F-101A Voodoo, Canberra, F-106 and Yak-25 Flashlight. The Whip-Fly series seemed like a good idea...at first. Revell quickly realized that spinning heavily-ballasted, sharp objects at dizzying speeds in or outside the home near groups of children was not the best idea. The series was quickly discontinued.
$69.00