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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

Michael
Even though your Constellation is small, it appears to be very nicely modeled.

Nice find, Michael! I don't know that I have seen this one before. You probably know of the TCA Connie with the lapel pin stuck through a post on the bottom, and the Bonux with tip tanks.

Yeah...this one is all new to me.
Thanks to you I have a Bonux Constellation and now that I've held that in my hands, it makes the prior one - that I had assigned to Bonux - another "guess".
I don't have the TCA. Is it their "regular" Super Constellation with a pin?
I have added a photo showing the not Bonus Constellation.
I will be posting a Bonux "article" pretty soon.
Thanks!
Michael
PS: Will I see you at the Houston Collectibles show or Wings Over Houston this year?

Here are the two pin-back TCA giveaways I have. The group shot has those, plus a shiny white CV-880, a chrome TCA Super Connie, and a "house" Super Connie, with inset lettering.
Sadly, I will miss the Houston Collectibles show, as well as WOH 2015. Oshkosh was a budget-buster< but worth it.