Two kits from the Revell Endangered Animals series of the 1970s. Most of the kits depicted various mammals, but this pair depicted a reptile and a bird.
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H-701 Komodo Dragon,
1/10th scale - green plastic, 20 parts;
Moveable head, tail, and legs. A Long-Tailed Macaque Monkey was also included.
later 6461 Bedrohte Tierarten Komodo Waran.
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H-702 California Condor,
1/8th scale - black plastic, 18 parts;
later 6462 Bedrohte Tierarten Californ. Condor.
The only bird in the Revell range. Moveable wings and head.
Eight photographs, all from Worthpoint.
Paul Adams from New Zealand
Interesting kits.
ReplyDeleteThe Aurora like box art would have drawn me in, if I'd seen them.
I see what you mean about Aurora Mish, that's a deadringer for their Tarpit vulture!
DeleteThe only place I saw these kits in the 1970s was in various advertisements in British modelling magazines. They never made it to NZ as far as I know, and it was a short-lived range. The green boxes are more modern Revell Germany re-issues.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful things Paul and thanks for bringing them to our attention, true relics of a past but golden age of model kits.
DeleteI adored Kimodo dragons and Gila monsters when I was a kid!
ReplyDeleteWow I do not recall these kits at all. How weird and wonderful they were! SFZ
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