What's the rarest/most valuable model you own?

[pwagner]

What's the rarest/most valuable model you own?
Will you ever build it?
Would you ever sell it?

I'm thinking about this because I have three that I consider uber-rare, on the basis that I've never seen another one (and I do a lot of ebay trawling!). All happen to be sci-fi stuff.

These are them. First, the Entex Phoenix from Battle of the Planets:

http://www.battleoftheplanets.net/usmodels.html

Being styrene these must've been churned out in the thousands, and yet the one I've got is the only one I've ever come across - and it's partially started and not pristine.

I may make it one day when the nostalgia hit me.

I could be persuaded to sell it, but it would have to be a crazily substantial offer.

Second, this BIG White Star:

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/b5/vh_preatc.htm

I read somewhere on the web a long time ago the maker had to C&D pretty well as soon as he started, so there are probably very, very few in existence.

I may make it, but simply don't feel my skills are yet up to doing it justice - and may never be!

I could be persuaded to sell it, but I paid a lot for it!

Third, the SHED UFO:

http://www.fab1.net/ufo/shedufo.htm

I AM actually making this at the moment - kinda what prompted the thread - and wouldn't sell it anyway -  too much of a UFO fan

Paul

[markmarples]

for me it must be

1/72 airfix E3 sentry still sealed in the celophane, and i have 2!!!!!

one will get built this year

[PR19_Kit]

Probably an Otaki 1/144 C-5 Galaxy that I was GIVEN for free by a buddy who didn't read the scale on the box when he bought it. 

But I've also gathered a few other rarities over time, a Lindberg 1/48 XF-91 for a starter. No, I have NO idea why I got it, and I'm probably never going to build it.

Also got two Frog DC-7Cs, one of which just may get built.

[Weaver]

But I've also gathered a few other rarities over time, a Lindberg 1/48 XF-91 for a starter. No, I have NO idea why I got it, and I'm probably never going to build it.

I picked up a pair of those off ebay for a very reasonable price! One of them is DEFINATELY slated for a good whiffing, dunno about the other one: there's a nostalgia factor involved...

Generally speaking, I don't do really rare and valuable kits: when I do get them, I usually sell them on to buy more Whiff fodder.

I do have an Aeroclub Gnat F.1 stored carefully away though...

[The Wooksta!]

I've a pair of Comet Miniatures Blake's 7 Liberators, one of which is pristine and I'd like to sell it.  However, ebay is way too volatile and I'm not letting it go for a pittance when I've seen them reach £200.

I've an Aurora Cheyenne that'll eventually be whiffed.

[kitnut617]

The rarest kit I have is a Santos 1/72 Canadair CP-107 Argus vacuform.  One of only ten made by a South African fellow.  
Not sure what the 'rare' status of an Airways 1/72 Britannia vacuform is, or what the 'rare' status is of a Blackbird Models 1/72 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (ex-ID Models), but I have one of each.
All will be built ---

[NARSES2]

Not sure if it's rare or not and no idea re price but the rarest one I think I own is Delta Models 1/72 Savioa Marchetti S-55 flying boat. I may build her some day

Some of my resin kits are probably difficult to get hold of now as they were short run when they came out

[albeback]

Probably the Otaki 1/144 C-5A Galaxy. I've got 2!!
One is being "whiffed" as a R R Trent engined C-5K ( RAF) - work has kind of stalled for the moment.

I've also got a pair of Lindberg 1/48 XF-88s. Not sure how rare  it is though. These will also get whiffed at some point!!

[PR19_Kit]

Not sure if it's rare or not and no idea re price but the rarest one I think I own is Delta Models 1/72 Savioa Marchetti S-55 flying boat. I may build her some day

I have one of those too. A Whiff in a box! 

[coolpop6307]

I have an Aurora MBT-70 still in the shrink wrap! I think it counts as rare  . And I was about to put it on ebay. 

[Martin H]

Not sure if it's rare or not and no idea re price but the rarest one I think I own is Delta Models 1/72 Savioa Marchetti S-55 flying boat. I may build her some day

I have one of those too. A Whiff in a box! 

Ive got the wreckage of one of those some ware in the loft. Picked it up off Hannants many moons ago for a reasonable price, and completely buggered it up when I tried to build it.

As for my rarest?  No idea Ive got a far to many kits in the stash to worry about rarity.

[raafif]

resin Disney Nautilus kit -- 39" long - one of only 20 made, $250.oo.  willing to sell.

[JayBee]

Faller HKS-3 glider, 1/100 scale.
Two in the box.

[pyro-manic]

Nothing particularly rare. I have a Contrail Fairey Spearfish, and a Volks EVA 01 resin kit, but other than that, it's all very run-of-the-mill. Oh, and a resin kit of the VF-4 Lightning from Macross.

[PR19_Kit]

Ive got the wreckage of one of those some ware in the loft. Picked it up off Hannants many moons ago for a reasonable price, and completely buggered it up when I tried to build it.

Apparently that's quite a common result, it's a PIG  to build so rumour has it. But then it was originally a Delta kit after all. 

Have you ever tried to build their MC-72? AAaaaggggggghhh!