Firefox conning tower and diorama display with blueprints....

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Firefox conning tower and diorama display with blueprints. (Warner Bros., 1982) Consisting of 30 x 30 x 2.5 in. square base of carved Styrofoam representing arctic snow. Fiberglass shell on wooden armature 18.5 x 13 in. expertly painted submarine conning tower breaking through the surface of the ice and with 2-minature sailors in parkas on deck. Also, a hexagonal 18 in x 9.5 in. tent constructed from lead with wire rigging and 6.5 in. foam latex and resin figure. Weather station antennae fabricated from wire and cast resin components standing 14 in. tall. Retaining display placard attached to the surface reading, "Conning tower with weather station miniature from Firefox, 1982. Made by Apogee Productions, Inc. Provenance: The collection of Grant McCune.

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