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Because of Fantastic Plastic's wide scope, this site has been
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►X-PLANES & PROTOTYPES -
Airplanes on the cutting
edge |
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►CONCEPT AIRCRAFT
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"Black Projects," "What Ifs" and
planes that never got off the drawing board |
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►REAL SPACE -
Models of historic missiles, rockets and manned spacecraft |
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►CONCEPT SPACECRAFT
- Rockets and space stations from futures
past |
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►POP CULTURE
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Fanciful vehicles from film, TV and comic books
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►GRAB BAG
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Concept cars, flying saucers, hydrofoils, robots, mechs and other oddities |
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Within each category type,
designs are arranged chronologically, decade-by-decade.
Note that models are grouped by when the designs were created, not
by when the model kits were produced. In many cases -- such as the "Luft
'46" German prototype and project aircraft featured in the
1940s X-Planes and
Concept
Aircraft sections -- the
gap between
aircraft design and kit production can span several decades. |
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Every model
in this collection has been given a "Rarity Rating" of
1
to 5.
The rating refers to the current availability of unbuilt kits, not the
number of kits originally produced or completed models that may be sitting in private collections. The scale
corresponds to the following:
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1) A mass-produced
kit still in
production. Currently available at most hobby stores or through on-line
retailers. Expect to pay at or around MSRP for a kit. |
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(2) An out-of-production kit still readily available through Ebay or other
easily accessible outlets.
Also refers to exotic foreign, limited-run or "garage" kits still in production.
(Most resin and vacuform kits fall into this category.) Expect to
pay at or around MSRP for a kit. |
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(3) Out-of-production, difficult to find.
Acquiring such a kit will require some digging -- and
patience. Expect to pay slightly above the original MRSP for a kit -- if
you can find one. |
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(4)
Long out-of-production, very rare. Kits can cost many times
their original MSRP, but demand for the subject is somewhat soft. |
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(5) Long out-of-production,
super-rare.
A "Holy Grail" item worth killing to
obtain. Prices for these kits can be astronomical, often reaching
the hundreds or even thousands of dollars. |
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