Airfix Four Stroke Engine Model Kit, A07870
This lot is an Airfix Four Stroke Engine model kit, model number A07870, presented as part of the brand’s Collectors’ Series. The kit is offered in its original box and is designed for the buyer to assemble a working-style model of a four stroke internal combustion engine. The box is marked with 68 pieces and the model kit is intended for construction rather than display of a finished model. The model is styled as a green-painted single cylinder engine with a finned cylinder, mounted on a green base bearing a red plaque with the words “Four Stroke Engine”. The box text explains that the Four Stroke Cycle illustrated by the model is the principle of the four stroke internal combustion engine, noting that early engines appeared in 1680 using gunpowder as a fuel, that the first successful gas driven engine appeared in 1860, and that German engineer Dr N. A. Otto made the first practical success of engines operating on the four stroke cycle principle.
Condition and Collector Interest
The box shows general signs of handling, including wear, creasing and marks to the corners and edges, with the box still closed. Only the external packaging has been examined and the contents have not been verified, so the buyer should be aware that the completeness of the pieces and instructions is not confirmed. The item is offered as a boxed kit and no assembly has been carried out. Airfix kits of this type, particularly those in the Collectors’ Series range, may appeal to model engineering enthusiasts, Airfix collectors and those interested in the history of the internal combustion engine, as the kit is linked to the educational account of the four stroke cycle printed on the box.
