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Gallery Article by Dmitriy Shapiro
on Aug 13 2003 |
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TWA Lockheed Super G Constellation
I found this
interesting model, oddly enough, at a Longs Drugs store near my house. I didn't
expect to find models at a pharmacy. I was looking around and found this
Constellation among the shelves of other models. This kit was a Monogram Classic
and was built in 1956. It came with a refueling car, passenger loading ramps,
and 2 stewardesses.
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The quality of the plastic was very good for an old
kit. The parts fit together very well, but there had to be a lot of weight put
in the nose to keep it from falling back. There was a lot of filler needed on
the assembly of the engines, so that took a lot of time. The propellers spin
very well. Putting on the decals was very easy, except on the left side, where I
had to cut the lines into pieces to make way for the holes in the door. After
putting on the decals, I applied some SolvaSent to keep the decals on.