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) -------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------- THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THESE UNIQUE ITEMS... I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM TO YOU..