Hobbycraft HC-1603 Dornier Do.17M/P model kit, 1/48 scale, started, complete

Description

PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM COMES FROM THE HOME OF HEALTHY, VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STILL SOCIALLY DISTANCING, OR RATHER, ANTI-SOCIALLY(!) DISTANCING FROM OTHER FOLKS. LOVE LIVING IN THE BOONIES OF DAKOTA!!
SHIPPING MAY BE DELAYED STARTING IN LATE APRIL SINCE I WILL START MY SUMMER JOB THEN (MY 53rd AS A NATIONAL PARK RANGER). PLANNED DAYS OFF FOR ME ARE MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS SO SHIPPING OF EBAY PURCHASES WILL TAKE PLACE ON THOSE DAYS, FROM THE SPRING THROUGH EARLY FALL.
ANY ITEM PURCHASED LATE ON A TUESDAY, FOR INSTANCE, WILL GO OUT A WEEK LATER. SORRY, IN ADVANCE.
Manufacturer: Hobbycraft
Hobbycraft
kit number: HC-1603
Scale:  1/48
Description: Injection molded plastic kit of a World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined medium bomber. Markings are for a Do.17P-1, Germany 3(F)/22, 1940 and Do.17M-1, Bulgaria,1944.
Condition: The kit is open, complete, and started.  The cockpit interior has been assembled and brush painted a "dark gray" color (see photo #8). The interior of both fuselage sections are brush painted in the same color. Dribbles of paint flowed out onto the exterior surface of the fuselage bottom (see photo #5). Paint removal and airbrush or rattle can repaint is recommended. I have had some success with automotive brake fluid as a paint remover. I am not sure how much the interior painting will show when the fuselage is assembled, but the exterior leakage is an eyesore.  All parts are in sealed plastic bags.
Original list price: Unknown.
Current status: Unknown. Seems to be out of production.
This item comes from a smoke free, but not pet free home. Isabella, the tabby cat, and Molly, the Miniature Schnauzer, send their best wishes.
Domestic Shipping
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WE WILL COMBINE SHIPPING FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS, WHEN FEASIBLE.
We do not charge a handling fee nor for packing materials. We will try to continue our fine tradition of using the comic sections of our local newspaper for packing materials. We do not charge for time spent packing boxes nor for our mileage delivering them to the post office. We usually ship domestic parcels via U.S. Mail Standard Service (Retail Ground/Parcel Post). Very small items may go by First-Class Mail. IF WE RUN OUT OF GENERIC SHIPPING BOXES, WE WILL HAVE TO USE PRIORITY MAIL BOXES, OF WHICH WE HAVE AN AMPLE SUPPLY. PRIORITY MAIL IS FASTER, PROVIDES SOME INSURANCE, BUT IS MORE EXPENSIVE. Tracking is automatically included. Shipping fees for similar sized objects (such as car models, N-scale freight cars, and HO scale freight cars) may vary slightly due to the size and weight of the parcel shipping boxes. We use whatever clean shipping boxes we have at hand (from recycling or dumpster diving). Since we live in very rural South Dakota, about 6 miles from the nearest post office, we'll hitch up the oxen to the Conestoga wagon about once week to ship parcels (and lay in supplies at the general store). Actually, we do have cars, most of which have been totaled by hail damage.
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nternational shipping
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