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Posted 3 years ago
manfrommiami
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Just bought this in a consignment shop in Miami for $10!
From researching it, I believe it is a 1/43 scale model of a Lockheed Turboprop Electra and the desktop versions were "gifts" to help secure govt. contracts or for certain contractors or pilots and only a handful were made.
It has the manf. tag on the plane's belly that says, Manufactured By 'Raise Up' Rotterdam Holland
I collect an eclectic variety of things; mostly vintage toys, watches and Morgan silver dollars - but this is up there in the cool factor.
Am interested in finding out if there is a company that restores these? The bottom is perfect, but the top looks like it was in the way while an office was being painted!
Thanks.
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Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife, NWT, use these planes along with other vintage "piston pounder" planes. Buffalo Joe would love one of these sitting on his desk.
I now have one of these I purchased in December almost in mint condition and also
the memo notes are still there... You were lucky to find this.. I would have bought yours also.
Mine just has a bit of wear to the blue paint on the logo
It is one of my favourites.
Here is the ebay link of when I bought mine. Hopefully you can still see the photos, I will post mine soon also. The info on this plane is on this site below:
Here is the ebay # 140632364444 or:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140632364444?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3400wt_932