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Model
Composition
Dimensions
History
Condition
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1/50 National DC-8-21,
Second Colours.
Douglas
Factory Polished Aluminum Model
Length: 35.5" (90cm),
Wingspan 34" (86cm)
This model was originally
produced and finished in National Colors back in the mid-1960s. This model
is in
National's Second DC-8 Color Scheme (after the "Airline of the
Stars" Color Scheme) with what National referred to as the
"Purposeful N" Logo on the tail. This second color scheme was
utilized from 1964 to early 1968. When I acquired this model on December
8, 2003, via a seller on eBay, the paint scheme was in acceptable
condition but a previous owner had drilled 3 sets of holes in the fuselage
& attached chains to it in order to hang the model from the ceiling in
their travel agency. It was also missing 3 of the 4 engines. Fortunately,
the majority of the decals and paint were still intact. I did some
restoration work on it by removing the chains & filling in the holes
in the fuselage, performing some minor touch-up where it was badly needed,
replacing the 3 missing engines with spares that I had & giving it a
good hand polish on the bare aluminum surfaces. Finally I mounted it back
on a Douglas Style Stand - which is the way it should have been left
originally. The model came out pretty good and I'm really happy to have
'rescued' another Douglas Factory Model and an Airline Paint Scheme from
the distant past. I'm very pleased to have it in my collection!
Very Good
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