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SCALE: 1/180 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 1958 |
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MEDIUM: Polystyrene |
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RARITY: (4) |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT |
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This was Paul Lindberg's speculative civilian version of the Air Force's XB-70 bomber, which was then still under development. Note that this airframe design had only one tail, whereas the actual XB-70 had two. From the instruction sheet: "By the early 1970's, supersonic jet airliners are expected to be used by nearly all of the major airline companies, and travel from New York to Paris will take approximately 3 to 4 hours." Ah, those were the days! |
Lindberg based this kit on its own 1/180-scale XB-70 model. (In fact, the stand's nameplate reads "XB-70"!) The "Future Mach 3" airliner was released in two versions, TWA and Continental. This TWA version was the most common, and in fact was re-released briefly in the mid 1960s. This model was built from the original 1959 kit. |
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