marsattack wrote:
Where are these "star" kits, ? is there a website?
mars
Star Arms kits came out in the very early 90s. They consisted of heavy chunks of resin (such as the Thompson lower and magazine well) and nearly paper thin vacuform plastic parts (such as the SPAS cage).
I was suckered into buying one in 1992 to the tune of $400. When I realized how much trouble it would be to put together it sat in my closet for nine years. I brought it back out to give it the old college try one more time in 2001... only to give up after a week. I unloaded it on ebay for $100.
This was the boxart- it is this pretty cool looking picture that hooked me into this over-priced kit.
Here's what you got:
And the instructions...
Here is a recent ebay pic to give you a better idea of what's what:
The white parts are vac-plastic. The cream coloured parts are the big resin bits. So to put this into perspective, the thin plastic shroud has to support the resin Thompson lower and resin carry handle. Oh yeah- the Thompson upper and lower isn't one piece either; it is divided by the vac-plastic shroud. The resin upper sits
on top of the
lower half of the plastic shroud.
Confusing? You betcha!
Star Arms kits are a nightmare. Don't waste your money or time with them.
Kevin
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