HI THERE ! HERE FOR YOUR offerDING CONSIDERATION, AND BROWSING PLEASURE, IS A BUILT MODEL OF THE FAMOUS US MARINE CORPS LOCKHEED C-130 TRANSPORT PLANE \"FAT ALBERT\" ; THE US NAVYBLUE ANGELES AEROBATIC DEMONSTRATION TEAMS\' SUPPORT AIRCRAFT, BY NEWRAY, IN 1/130TH SCALE. FLYING TO WHEREVER THE BLUE ANGLES FLY IN AIRSHOWS, THE FAT ALBERT BRINGS THE GROUND CREWMEN AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR THE BLUES\', AS WELL AS FERRYING SPARE PARTS, AND FLYING ITSELF IN AIRSHOWS. THE MODEL YOU ARE offerDING ON WAS BOUGHT AND BUILT BY ME, AND HAS BEEN ON MY DISPLAY SHELF SINCE NEW. THIS MODEL IS SOLD AS A \'SNAP TOGETHER\'MODEL, AND IS BEAUTIFULLY PRE-DECORATEDIN FULL PAINT AND COLORS, AND COMES WITH A STAND. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN EASY MODEL TO BUILD, BUT IT CAN BE VERY TEMPERMENTAL TO ASSEMBLE. THERE ARE 3 METAL \'PINS\' THAT ARE SUPPOSE TO BE INSERTED INTO LOCATING HOLES INSIDE THE FUSALAGE TO HELP FIX THE FUSALAGE HALFS IN PLACE. I COULD NOT GET THESE TO INSERT INTO THE HOLES WITHOUT TAKING A HAMMER TO THEM ! I DID NOT WANT TO DAMAGE THE FINISH OR FUSALAGE, SO I LEFT THEM OUT, AND GLUED THE FUSALAGE TOGETHER WITH TESTORS LIQUID PLASTIC MODEL CEMENT.BEING MADE OF FAIRLY HARD PLASTIC, IF YOU DON\'TSNAP THE WINGS AND TAILPLANES INTO THE LOCATING HOLES IN THE FUSALAGE JUST RIGHT, YOU END UP BREAKING ONE OF BOTH OF THE LOCKING TABS. I BROKE ONEONEACH WING, SO I GLUED THE WINGS TO THE FUSALAGE WITH SUPER GLUE. THE TAILPLANES HAVE THE ADDED FUN OF THE HOLES FOR THE TABS NOT BEING QUITE BIG ENOUGH ! I HAD TO TRIM AND SAND DOWN EACH ONE FOR A BETTER, TIGHTER FIT, AND AGAIN, USED SUPER GLUE TO ASSEMBLE THEM TO THE FUSALAGE. THE PROPELLER COWLINGS ARE A BREEZE COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE MODEL, AND SNAPPED IN WITH ONLY MINOR DIFICULTY (THE FREE WHEELING PROPELLERS TEND TO WANT TO PUSH YOUR COWLING TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER WHEN PUSHING THEM INTO THE WING COWLING!) THE HOLE IN THE STAND INSERT IN THE FUSALAGE WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE STAND HEADTO FIT, AND SO I TRIMMED THE INSERT A LITTLE, TO OPEN IT BIGGER, AND SANDED THE STAND HEAD A LITTLE ON ALL SIDES TO MAKE IT FIT. THE MODEL NOW RESTS ON THE STAND NICELY.THIS IS A VERY NICE DISPLAY MODEL OF THE US MARINES CORPS\' C-130 \'FAT ALBERT\' , AND WOULD MAKE A NICE ADDITTION TO ANY NAVAL MODEL COLLECTION, AIRSHOW MEMORABILIA COLLECTION, AS A BAR DECORATION, OR WITH ANY MODEL COLLECTION. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET A BUILT ONE FOR YOUR COLLECTION, AND SAVE THE ADVENTURE OF ASSEMBELING ONE ! MODEL SOLD AS IS. I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING, AND LOCAL PICK-UP IS OK TOO. THANKS FOR LOKING AND HAPPY offerDING!

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