My Second green Wen Mac Aracobra

I've blabbed here before about my 'imprinted-like-a-baby-duck' syndrome where Wen Mac Aracobras are concerned, having gotten one for Christmas when I was 6 years old.  I know: They're a slab of plastic, and an insult to all things that actually fly...but the heart wants what the heart wants, and when I was 6, I wanted armament!  The Aracobra had guns all over it, AND MISSILES !!, so that easily trumped mere fly-ability.



I scored one on Ebay several years ago, flying it several times in the front yard (imagine a cement truck with wings the size of a Starfighter).   It is nice, but missing many of the parts and accessories necessary to get me all the way to Nirvana.



I watched this one for a while, then said, 'What the heck' and bought it.  It came CAREFULLY packed, with it's original box (pretty good surge of Nirvana right there), including two missiles, a flying handle with line spacing appropriate for a combat wing, and the 'Cannon Prop Nut' that I missed so badly on my other Cobra.

It's also got all of it's guns, instruction sheet, and landing gear strut covers, so I'm feeling pretty good about the deal.

BACK TO THE 60'S !!!!!











I guess I need to try reading that Wen Mac Engine Sheet again, because all this 'Mk-' business just confuses the daylights out of me.  The Mk-III that came with the Cobra, and the Mk-III that Phil's rebuilding look to be two different dogs...even the cases.  I'm admittedly ignorant about casting processes, so maybe this could be changed or whatever down the line.