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Teracruzer with Missile and Command Crew by RENWAL


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Virgil,

I built one of these quite a few years ago when it was a repopped Revell kit (history Makers). It was inexpensive and somewhat nosthalgic (since I remember them in their original kit form when I was a kid) so ,although it wasn't my typical area of interest, I built it 'box stock', painting it the colors suggested on the kit, and found it quite simple but satisfying.......I still like it, and keep it in a dust-free cabinet.

The doors open, front wheel bogie steers (poseable), and the missile launching mechanism articulates and raises for firing.

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I have one here that I built years ago. Michaels had it on a sidewalk sale for only 10.00! There's a bunch of working features! The front bogie steers, all suspensions articulate, the missile cradle raises and lowers, landing gear on the trailer raises and lowers and the cab doors open. The only thing I have left to do on mine is put the decals on, if they're still good? I'll probably start watching for a new set. It's a really cool model and was really fun to build!

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  • 3 years later...

Did anyone here buy this kit? I'm curious if the tires are vinyl and if they are molded in halves, split down the centerline of the tread? These are now available for less than $30 on eBay, so I may have to get one for a Rolligon project.

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Late to the party as usual...but that Teracruzer is a really interesting vehicle.  They weren't used very long, since the Mace missile was changed to fixed-site operation. One Teracruzer was still working in the Alaskan gold fields as recently as 2010:

http://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/flarmor/Revell-1-32-Renwal-Teracruzer-and-Mace-Missile_printer.php

Here's a Teracruzer for sale not long ago:

http://www.dieselarmy.com/news/the-original-diesel-monster-truck-is-up-for-sale/

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