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Second issue dated 1961 with John Steel
box artwork. Aurora pulled out all the stops on this model, and it had
a very large tooling cost to match. The result is a nicely detailed
model that is well-designed for actual operation in water. As a bonus,
the first issue only had the flight deck pre-painted with black
background and white lines (as per the box art) and is in excellent
shape. The kit is over 33 inches long when assembled and is intended to
be motorized. Very easy conversion to RC (remote control). Aurora sold
a separate motorizing kit that contained the electric motors and other
needed parts. This kit features four (5 bladed) props, stuffing boxes,
dual operational rudders, color decals, waterline striping tape, moving
elevators, twin Sea Sparrow launchers, deck tugs, plated display stand,
detailed island structure with clear windows, large airwing with 40
aircraft including F-4 Phantom, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk and two Hup
Helicopters and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory
sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and
instructions.
Ahhh, found it. This was a wild kit. The bridge windows were molded in clear green plastic and the little F-4s weren't so little.
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