The Lockheed Constellation has been issued as a "give-away" since it's first introduction into service by TWA. It's not hard to find the short body Constellation most likely produced by Hawk Plastics in Chicago. They came in a variety of airline flavors as well as cereal premiums.
Additionally the Super Constellation is also fairly common, coming in a variety of airline liveries including TWA, TCA and more.
Finally the 1249 "Jet Stream" is also a commonly produced item, but due to it's short term in service, a rare item.
That said I was surprised to find another - previously unknown to me - Super Constellation. This is a different cast than all the others I have, being different in a number of "spotting" features.
First off...it has the "radar" nose; the other have the non-radar nose.
Detail features are raised. All the others feature depressions for windows, but on this one they are raised.
The size is similar - but not identical - to the more common Constellation.
So...here then we have a different sort of bird. For me, finding this one was exciting! It's not too often that I find something different!
I appeal to my fellow collectors to enlighten me if this is also new to them!
Thanks
Michael