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I have started compiling a list of DH.88 Comet Racer kits - static and flying. Any more would be much appreciated.

Static
Helmet aircraft; 1:200 white metal.
Frog/Air Lines/Novo; 1:72 injection. (out of production)
Airfix; 1:72 injection.
SBS Models; 1:72 resin + white metal + etched.
Heritage aviation; 1:48 resin + white metal kit.
Akatombo; 1:48 resin (Japan only).
ecardmodels; 1:48 self-print paper.
Aerotech; 1:32 Resin + white metal + etched.

Flying
(Most if not all flying models have enlarged wing tips and washout to make them flyable)
Durafly; 1120mm [44"] span. Pre-painted foam.
T&J Models; 50" span. Traditional built up construction. flight characteristics.
Cloud models; 52" span. Moulded plastic/foam.
Stuart Mackay Models; 2.1m (84") span. Moulded.
Advanced Scale Models; 88" (2235mm) span. Mixed materials.

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Ah yes, Nice wing mouldings but clumsy undercarriage as I recall. I don't know if anybody ever discovered who had manufactured it.

Scalemates also mention the 1:72 white metal kit by C.A.Atkins, which is new to me:

https://www.scalemates.com/search-solr.php?fkSECTION[0]=Kits&q=De+Havilland+DH+88+Comet

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I asked the question a few months back in this thread.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234991675-dh88-comet-racer-tooling-question/?hl=%2Bcomet+%2Bracer

I've all three of the 72nd injection kits although I've yet to put scalpel to plastic. I quite like the Frog kit by the look of it.

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I asked the question a few months back in this thread.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234991675-dh88-comet-racer-tooling-question/?hl=%2Bcomet+%2Bracer

I've all three of the 72nd injection kits although I've yet to put scalpel to plastic. I quite like the Frog kit by the look of it.

That suggests that KeilKraft made the kit for Kelloggs, apparently based on a claim that they made the Sea King kit and therefore probably all the others. I wonder how much truth there is behind it.

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