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Just look at the stand for this model ... Does this look like Atlas Editions with their distinctive and quite hallmark style of stand and bold silver printing? No. This is an Amercom model originally and should therefore be handled with extreme care. In my experience Amercom began in around 2011 as a very hit and miss affair with some absolutely beautiful productions which I still have in my collections. Then some which positively hummed so badly they could have easily won 'The X Factor' but that doesn't cut it with me I'm afraid. I never saw their C-17A rendition but did see their Ilyushin 76TD or at least what they tried to pass off as one. On it's way to my daughter blowing it up (under supervision of course) in the garden with her chemistry set! Far too much plastic to be classified as a diecast model (over 40 per cent) with bad fit issues and some very blocky features such as the winglets. The stand the model comes with is also prone to easy breakage in the wrong hands. But the actual printing of the markings is crisp and precise ... Still I am uber disappointed to see these Amercom stinkers back in circulation again and this time as masked by a box instead of clear packaging through which a more informed decision can be made about these models based on what can clearly be seen. These models are sealed in shrink wrap and if youi ask me lead colledctors up the garden path bringing our hobby into disrepute and making us as individuals look like we are easily 'mugged off' with the cheap and the inferior. POOR! 3/10 and that is being generous. But as a 'toy' with a cheaper price attached it would have scored far better in my opinion.Read full review
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Good value, looks good on display. Some fit issues and too much plastic (fuselage) for a diecast model.
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This is a superbly realistic model giving you a very detailed look at what the real aircraft looks like, and also looks very good added to my collection.
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Very impressed with the item and better than it looks in the picture.
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