U.S. Navy Sealab III (721-400) Model Kit AFA 75+ ** POP 1, Highest Grade ** (Aurora, 1969)....

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U.S. Navy Sealab III (721-400) Model Kit AFA 75+ ** POP 1, Highest Grade ** (Aurora, 1969). Would you kindly consider for a moment the excitement and adventure of underwater exploration? Aurora did just that by tapping into America's fascination with underwater exploration in the 1960s with the release of the U.S. Navy Sealab III (721-400) model kit. Inspired by the Navy's real-world Sealab program, the kit recreates the experimental ocean base with remarkable detail, featuring divers, modular sections, hatches, and habitat structures that captured the optimism of an era when the deep sea seemed as full of possibility as outer space. Graded AFA 75+ EX+/NM, this example is documented as the sole graded copy in the AFA Population Report at this level and the highest known. For hobbyists and collectors, Aurora's science-driven kits represent a captivating blend of history, technology, and imagination. Sealab III in particular stands as a cultural artifact-part genuine 1960s innovation, part nostalgic touchstone-so much so that decades later it even echoed in animation with Sealab 2021. As the POP 1, highest grade example, this kit offers a singular opportunity to add Aurora's vision of undersea living to your collection.

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