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CONVAIR XC-99 TRANSPORT 1/72 CONVERSION KIT - WAIT LIST

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YEARS AGO  MONOGRAM MODELS PRODUCED A 72ND SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT
OF THE CONVAIR B-36 BOMBER WHICH FLEW IN THE 1940-1950  ERA.
CONVAIR BUILT SOME 400 OF THE AIRCRAFT,  AND ONE TRANSPORT VERSION
WITH A DIFFERENT FUSELAGE. .CALLED THE XC-99...
IN 1987 I PRODUCED A STYRENE PLASTIC VACUFORM CONVERSION KIT  IN 72ND SCALE
FOR THE  XC-99.  IT INCLUDED ONE PIECE LEFT AND RIGHT FUSELAGE HALVES,
LEFT AND RIGHT VERTICAL TAIL  PIECES AND A RADOME..
I STILL HAVE THE MOLDS FOR THE RADOME AND THE FUSELAGE
AND AM CONSIDERING REISSUING THEM  IF THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST
I NO  LONGER HAVE THE MOLDS FOR THE VERTICAL TAIL.
HOWEVER, THE ATTACHED  72 SCALE  SIZE IMAGES OF THE FULL SIZE XC-99
AND MONOGRAM B-36 TAILS ALONG WITH THE   TEXT IN THIS  LISTING
PROVIDE A ROUTINE TO  MAKE A NEW  VERTICAL TAIL.
A CONVERSION KIT WILL PROVIDE BALSA  BULKHEAD PATTERNS,
ALONG WITH  INSTRUCTIONS TO BUILD THE TAIL/FUSELAGE AND STAB
USING THE TECHNIQUES DETAILED IN THE CARGOMASTER AND
VANGUARD KITS LISTED AT THIS EBAY SITE..
RES 6/9 NIKON .219 ..218- DSCN 6350...5354 JPEGS
RES 6/9 NIKON 219  DSCN 6362/6363
RED THUMB DRIVE MODEL PLANES..TRAINS..PNG'S
CARGOMASTER ISOMETRIC.. VANGUARD ISOMETRIC
( A CARDBOARD BOX TOP CAN BE A SUBSTITUTE SUPPORT FOR
THE FUSELAGE HALVES INSTEAD OF USING WOOD PLANKS)
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THIS LISTING IS MEANT TO GAUGE POTENTIAL INTEREST.
YOUR $1 PAYMENT WILL  ADD YOUR NAME TO A WAIT LIST.
AT THE PRESENT TIME NO PLANS, PRINTED PAGES, PLASTIC PARTS,
OR MARKET SURVEY  WILL BE MAILED OUT TO YOU..
A WAIT LIST HELPS JUSTIFY CREATING INSTRUCTIONS, DRAWINGS,  AND MOLDS,
AND HELPS GAUGE HOW MANY ITEMS MIGHT BE SOLD,  AND AVOID  FINANCIAL
LOSSES OF BUYING HUGE QUANTITIES  OF PLASTIC  AND CARDBOARD BOXES,
WITH THE THE POTENTIAL OF NO SALES.
REMEMBER THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S EDSEL AND CONVAIR'S CV 880 AND
CV 990 AIRLINER DESIGNS, TOOLING,  AND PRODUCTION RUNS THAT GENERATED
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LOSSES.
THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HERE... THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A WAIT LIST.
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IF  EBAY  ASKS YOU TO LEAVE FEEDBACK... EVEN THOUGH NO ITEM
HAS BEEN MAILED OR RECEIVED , HOPEFULLY LEAVING  INNOCUOUS
FEEDBACK WILL  END  SUCH  MESSAGES FROM  EBAY.
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AS I DO NOT USE EBAY'S   MAILING ADDRESS ROUTINE I HAVE
NO WAY TO INDICATE WHEN ITEMS ARE MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL
AS THERE IS NO TRACKING NUMBER PROVIDED..
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THE VACUFORMED PLASTIC PARTS FOR THESE MODEL AIRPLANE KITS ARE MADE
BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL..
HIS RECENT SERIOUS SURGERY MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE  FOR HIM
TO  USE HIS VACUFORM MACHINE AT PRESENT.
I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THAT SITUATION WILL CHANGE.
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THANK  YOU FOR  YOUR  INTEREST IN THESE UNIQUE ITEMS...
I  LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM TO YOU..
CONVAIR XC-99 TRANSPORT  1/72 CONVERSION KIT - WAIT LIST
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