I built the original sometime...in the eighties, I think? Anyway, the struts on the parasol wing had snapped in
a couple of places, so...
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And I gave it a Matthews Death Ray.
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It's the old Heller kit of the Mureaux 117 observation plane. The finish is
rub n' buff silver, if memory serves.