Getting hard to find,
The collectible value of the Luminator kits is pretty much nil. I bought this to build it as currently no company is making this old kit originally produced by Aurora in the 1960s.
The tinted orange transparent plastic is hokey. The good news is the plastic is not soft. The bad news is, you should probably paint the inside surface of the plastic before assembly. This will help block light from passing through the surface. Acrylics do not readily adhere to the surface, at least Testors acrylics do not. You will need to do a primer coat and possibly one or two other coats depending on how thin your coats of paint are.
The parts were also off the sprue but still in the plastic bag. The kit did arrive completely sealed. I'm not sure if it was resealed or if just from the box being stored and moved around over the years that this is what caused everything to be loose. I've bought other luminator kits and they were also in the same condition. Their is minimal flash and the fit is about what I suspected. You will need to break out the putty to hide and fill seams. What do you expect these molds date back to the 1960s and have been repaired repeatedly.
If you're looking for a Phantom to build these are a good option to try, at least until someone re-release the kit and if you can get it for under $40 (shipping and handling) I would not spend more than that. It beat paying a similar price for an already built kit or a kit missing pieces.
As for durability -- is as durable as most model kits which means in the grand scheme of things it is very breakable and is not a play toy. Despite all of its shortcomings I gave the kit five stars.
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