COLLECTION OF SIX SMALL DIE-CAST AIRCRAFT MODELS - LATE 20TH CENTURY MANUFACTURE

A CURATED COLLECTION OF SIX DIE-CAST AIRCRAFT MODELS REPRESENTING A RANGE OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION LIVERIES AND AIRCRAFT TYPES. THE COLLECTION SPANS FROM SMALLER REGIONAL TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT TO LARGE WIDE-BODY JET AIRLINERS, DEMONSTRATING THE DIVERSITY OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION REPRESENTED IN DIE-CAST MODEL FORM.

MODELS IDENTIFIED:
- ONE REGIONAL TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT WITH BLUE FUSELAGE AND TWIN ENGINES
- ONE NARROW-BODY JET AIRLINER IN TEAL AND WHITE LIVERY
- ONE NARROW-BODY JET AIRLINER IN DARK BLUE AND GOLD LIVERY
- ONE WIDE-BODY JET AIRLINER IN WHITE WITH RED TAIL FIN
- ONE WIDE-BODY JET AIRLINER IN CREAM AND TAN LIVERY
- ONE WIDE-BODY JET AIRLINER IN WHITE WITH RED AND BLUE ACCENT LIVERY

CONSTRUCTION AND DETAIL:
EACH MODEL FEATURES PRECISE DIE-CAST METAL FUSELAGE CONSTRUCTION WITH SEPARATELY MOULDED PLASTIC COMPONENTS INCLUDING LANDING GEAR, ENGINES, AND TAIL SECTIONS. PAINTED LIVERIES ARE APPLIED WITH CAREFUL ATTENTION TO AIRLINE-SPECIFIC COLOUR SCHEMES AND MARKINGS. COCKPIT WINDOWS AND CABIN DETAILS ARE RENDERED IN CLEAR PLASTIC. LANDING GEAR FEATURES FUNCTIONAL WHEELS ON ALL MODELS.

DIMENSIONS:
MODELS RANGE IN LENGTH FROM APPROXIMATELY 8 CM (REGIONAL TURBOPROP) TO 18 CM (WIDE-BODY AIRLINERS), REFLECTING THE RELATIVE SIZE DIFFERENCES OF THE AIRCRAFT TYPES REPRESENTED.

CONDITION: ALL MODELS DISPLAY GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. PAINT FINISHES REMAIN BRIGHT AND LARGELY UNBLEMISHED. NO SIGNIFICANT CHIPS, CRACKS, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OBSERVED. MINOR SURFACE WEAR VISIBLE ON BASE SURFACES FROM STORAGE AND HANDLING. ALL LANDING GEAR INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL. NO MISSING COMPONENTS NOTED.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED AS DISPLAY PIECES RATHER THAN HEAVILY PLAYED-WITH TOYS, EVIDENCED BY THE OVERALL CONDITION AND PRESENTATION.

THESE DIE-CAST AIRCRAFT MODELS REPRESENT A POPULAR CATEGORY OF COLLECTIBLE AVIATION MEMORABILIA, PARTICULARLY SOUGHT BY AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS AND COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST TOYS. THE RANGE OF AIRCRAFT TYPES AND AIRLINE LIVERIES MAKES THIS COLLECTION SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR AS THE FOUNDATION FOR A LARGER AVIATION MODEL COLLECTION.

Item Size: Height: 2cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 12cm, Weight: 0.3Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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