I have a lot of Italeri stuff but most of the big older boxes I bought on eBay and were already open. Like the M108, m107, m109, m110. Either Italeri or Testors.......I have bought some new Italeri and some older stuff and they were all sealed in plastic.
I'm looking for an Italeri LCM 3 to try and make it into a HSSC Vietnam era boat.
The question is how are the boxes to those models sealed? I have a seller on eBay who swears Italeri uses circular tape. Every Italeri model I have is shrink wrapped. I said it's possible that model had tape I don't know. The guy was real nasty and I will never buy from someone like him.
But for future reference when I do find one if it is factory sealed was it in shrink wrap or tape. I am very dubious of the tape story. Maybe some of the older Testors versions might have been taped because of the type of box but not a big box like that with an open top, but it could be possible.
That's why I am seeking some advice here from someone who remembers or has one that's sealed. Or the older Italeri big box armor. I had a Paladin M109A6 that was shrink wrapped. I sold it because they didn't use it in Nam.
I have those Italeri boxes that were opened when I bought it and even those older big models must have had the full wrap because I could find NO tape residue. With tape you cut the tape with a razor and not remove it because it sticks to the model and you would ruin the cover.
I think this eBay seller is wrong and trying to sell a model that does not have all the parts.