In Box Review of Ertl Unknown Scale Triceratops
Kit no. 8737
By Ray Mehlberger
OUT OF PRODUCTION
Copyright of kit is 1993.
By Ray Mehlberger
OUT OF PRODUCTION
Copyright of kit is 1993.
I live 56 miles S.W. of Ertl that is located in Dyresville, IA. I went to the factory discount store there numberous times and bought stuff. I bought this kit for $5.00 back in the 90's, when they marked it down from $19.00. Price was reduced because the kits were very crushed by the shrink-wrapping machine.
Ertl began business as a metal farm toy manufacturer, of plows, tractors, combines etc. They later got into plastic kits and then went out of business.
THE KIT:
This kit came in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows a triceratops standing on wet ground. It is brown over a white belly, with some scales on its legs and face and raised bumps on its sides and white tusks and toe nails.
One side panel has a color photo of the model made up in the box art colors and skill level is a 2.
Ertl began business as a metal farm toy manufacturer, of plows, tractors, combines etc. They later got into plastic kits and then went out of business.
THE KIT:
This kit came in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows a triceratops standing on wet ground. It is brown over a white belly, with some scales on its legs and face and raised bumps on its sides and white tusks and toe nails.
One side panel has a color photo of the model made up in the box art colors and skill level is a 2.
The other side panel repeats the color photo of the model made up, followed by Ertl's phone number to call for any kit problems, over the history of the triceratops, skill level 2, copyright 1993 and Ertl's address in Dyresville, IA and MADE IN FRANCE.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX:
The kit contains 2 light-gray trees in sealed clear cello bags.
Trees are not alphabetized or illustrated in the instructions, but do have part number tabs next to the parts on them.
The first light-gray tree holds: the head, legs, feet and a body half (11 parts)
WHAT'S IN THE BOX:
The kit contains 2 light-gray trees in sealed clear cello bags.
Trees are not alphabetized or illustrated in the instructions, but do have part number tabs next to the parts on them.
The first light-gray tree holds: the head, legs, feet and a body half (11 parts)
The second light-gray tree holds: the other body half, legs, horns (10 parts)
The card to use to subscribe to Ertl's Blueprinter magazine completes the kit's contents.
This is a neat dinosaur kit. Recommended.
This is a neat dinosaur kit. Recommended.