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Help ! Need old Matchbox kits canopies !

Hello reader. I've won an Ebay auction on three Matchbox kits: A P-51, a MiG-21 (not the retooled kit but the NMF one... PFS or early PFM versions I guess) and a Ju-188. The seller stated that the kits "all appeared untouched". Well, this isn't true. Some part have been (badly) painted. Worst, the MiG-21 doesn't have the proper canopy in the box and the Ju-188 came with no clear parts at all, nor with the instruction leaflet :-( Do you have them ? If so, would you be able to part with them (even if they're messed up) or send me vacuformed copies of them ? I'd really appreciate that. Thank you for reading.

Laurent, victim of Matchbox nostalgia

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Laurent Stern
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"Laurent Stern" wrote in news:bfn3kb$bpt$ snipped-for-privacy@news-reader2.wanadoo.fr:

Who was your seller?

Frank

Reply to
Gray Ghost

True of most Matchbox kits. I mean, I can understand a Sisken or a Privateer, but a Matchbox Mustang?

Reply to
Tom Cervo

Peter, I doubt that Revell would send me the entire clear parts sprue, specially if I don't send them any proof of purchase. Thank you for the suggestion.

Laurent

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Laurent Stern

Hello Frank, The seller's Ebay pseudonym is zzcizz. I think that this person isn't a crook (almost perfect feedbacks) but that he may not be used to selling model kits. I supposed he didn't check what he sent me. However, he should have stated that the kit are started. Since he doesn't reply to my mails, I shall leave him a negative feedback.

Laurent

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Reply to
Laurent Stern

They almost certainly will. Revell-Germany has one of the best parts replacement services of all the kit manufacturers.

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Al Superczynski

Thanks Al. I'll give it a try.

Laurent

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Reply to
Laurent Stern

I'd just about bet the MiG-21 has their Mirage canopy. About 20 odd years ago I bought the MiG-21 & found that it had the Mirage canopy. The way I knew it was for a Mirage was because I had the old Lindberg snap-fit Mirage & except for the snap-on pin, the Matchbox canopy was perfect & nearly identical. I wrote away to them & they indeed sent a replacement canopy. Another Mirage canopy!!

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Frank May

"Laurent Stern" wrote in news:bfp86k$tln$ snipped-for-privacy@news-reader4.wanadoo.fr:

You really have to watch with folks who clearly are "model" folks. They look in a box and see a pile of plastic. Some times you get a great deal, sometimes not.

Frank

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Gray Ghost

The seller answered to my last mail. He's said he could answer to my previous mails because he was gone for week. He accepts the idea of a refund.

Laurent

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Laurent Stern

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