Snautzer01
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I must say i wonder. I see thanks to you guys a lot of kits going by. But what would you say, is the most rare sought after? And why?
Is there a unicorn kit?
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Lucky13
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I'd say them there early Aurora kits....
SaparotRob
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Makes me regret blowing them up so many years ago.
I have noticed a few that seem to command a premium on the second hand market, but the one that stand out is the Latecoere 631, a Contrails vacuform kit made also by Sutcliffe productions.
Crimea_River
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The first kit I ever bought with my hard earned allowance as a kid was an Aurora Spitfire. I cried when I opened it as even at that age I could see how inaccurate it looked. Mom helped my exchange it.
Mainly28s
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I'd say each of us has their own "unicorn" kit. And it probably changes from year to year. I doubt there is "one" kit for everyone.
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Snautzer01
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True value is in the eye of the beholder. But still.
I would agree. Especially when you purchase said unicorn kit and another becomes the unicorn.
space dodo
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the rarest kits for me are airfix. down in SA ,or at least for me, my only sources are mainly academy. but its just not as nice as airfix. back when i was 5 and 6 we had a local model store that had airfixes and my dad and i would often buy and build them- fond memories.
SaparotRob
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I believe that is one of the laws of thermo-dynamics.
SaparotRob
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When I was in my formative years I always thought of Airfix as the "Cadilac of models". It was from England so it had to be right.
space dodo
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i remember my dad bought an airfix hms victory model. we had done about 70 percent of the build when we put it on a shelf and the damned thing fell of and broke all its masts
SaparotRob
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Foolishly playing with our toys. What were we thinking?
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Snautzer01
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In my place to get a bigger fire cracker in the fuselage of a Bf109E model without destroying it on forehand.
for me its the 1/48 scale Airfix Blackburn Buccaneer kit.
only game in town and on a regular basis sell for around £80 on various websites !
only game in town and on a regular basis sell for around £80 on various websites !
Oh, I get it now. What kit do I want badly....hmmmm.
Not resale value that is for sure, I had this as a Christmas present, now advertised at £675 (around $930 US).
Mind you I got £675 worth of playing with it. Not advertised on the box, it serves as a WW2 tank and troop transporter, and aircraft recovery vehicle.
SaparotRob
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I had a Matchbox set of military vehicles at a very young age. They looked like military vehicles but off somehow. Who ever heard a Centurian tank?
I always felt that the role of the Corgi Transporter at Waterloo was under reported. It not only countered the French infantry and provided covering fire for the light cavalry and marching band, it also wiped out the Africa Corps and some German paratroopers on a regular basis.
