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Showing posts with label Marx DeHavilland DH 106 Comet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marx DeHavilland DH 106 Comet. Show all posts

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Marx DeHavilland DH 106 Comet - Yellow HP

Here's the second of the two DeHavilland Comet's I found out in The Cave. They weren't with my other airplanes but rather were in the packages containing the Marxville plastic airplane hangars.

Ed















Friday, May 22, 2026

Marx DeHavilland DH 106 Comet - Green HP

Having been scouring through The Hoard lately I discovered two airplanes that I totally forgot I had: the green and yellow variations of the DeHavilland Comet! Wow - it's like Christmas. Today we'll look at the green version.

Ed















Thursday, May 21, 2026

Marx DeHavilland DH 106 Comet - Olive Drab HP REDUX

Back in 2015 I posted this Marx DeHavilland Comet and am reposting it today cuz it'll serve as an intro to a few days of Marx plastic aircraft you might like. The original post back in 2015 has a more thorough write-up on the plane's history so I'm gonna dispense with that today. 

These planes were originally included in the Marx #3832 Airport Set which was first featured in the 1953 catalog. The catalog actually shows a different kind of plane (which will be in a later post), however the artwork for the box clearly shows the Comet. It measures 4.875" (12,38cm) L x 6" (15,24cm) wingspan x 1.375" (3,49cm) H.

Ed

Marx #3832 Airport Set 



1953 Marx Catalog Extract

You'll notice the aircraft in the catalog is not a Comet. Marx made several planes in the ~4 3/4" - 5" size rangem any of which could have come with the airport set.


DH 106 Comet - Olive Drab HP


















The Marx USAF figure is 40mm