Jaguar Beechcraft King Air C90B Special Edition Airplane Logo Scheme Desk Model

Description

Up for auction/sale is a very nicely constructed Beechcraft King Air C90B wooden airplane desk model (made in the Philippines), which has been decked out with their "Special Edition" Jaguar logo and paint scheme (deep green and cream) and represented Beechcraft's first attempt at co-identification in marketing.
I can't date this specifically, but the article referenced below states a dozen were to have been built in 1998. From there, other articles seem to indicate the program ceased shortly afterwards with only a limited number being produced.
For those who'd like to know more, cut and paste the following link into your browser:
https://www.flightglobal.com/raytheon-teams-with-jaguar-to-market-special-edition-king-air/19094.article
Also, this was a propeller airplane, but the model does not have propellers. So, I spent a great deal of time using eBay, Google, and Bing and found only one other example of this desk model and it did not have propellers either… After my research, it's my belief, very few of these were produced for this short lived program and this model is a very rare example of a very special airplane.
The airplane model is in excellent condition showing only very minor signs of wear, and other than a little light unexplained staining (age spots) on the bottom of the aircraft and a few scuffs to the black base, in nearly perfect shape.
The scuffs on the base are all away from the text, and could be touched up with a simple fine line black maker, but I'll leave this and any cleaning up to the new owner. As regards the stains, they may clean up, but since they're on the bottom of the airplane, I'm leaving well enough alone…
The rough overall measurements of the airplane are: 18 1/2" wingspan, 12 3/4" from nose to tail, and stands 3 1/8" high at the tail. The base set the airplane bottoms height at 5", is 6 1/8" deep, and 4 1/8" wide…
I have described this desk model as best I can, but to augment my description I have provided several high-resolution images from varying angles to allow for a detailed review of quality, condition, and desirability…
This will be packed in an oversized box to best ensure this beautiful aircraft arrives as pictured and described…
If you have any questions, additions, corrections, or concerns, feel free to message me.