by grwebster » Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:44 pm
Could you post an image of your Fomaer AMX and the unidentified one side by side?
I am sure you know, based on your large collection, the background of special, one-of, limited production design/prototype models, but in case not and for the edification of others I will try and summarize what I learned from the experts over many years.
Some times display model companies were paid to make limited models of protoype aircraft, especially by smaller aircraft manufacturing firms that do not have an in-house model department.
They have needs for a a small number of presentation models for military procurement staff, politicals, in-house use, and to hand out to VIPs.
I have a prototype Space Models military Canadair proposal of their CL 215 with hard points, radar pods etc. It came in a special hand made box with a pencil marking '#4 of 5'. I had an early U-2 variant by Space Models, too. I have two Bell proposals, several Boeing ones, most in special boxes.
Larry Mc Laughlin has a deep collection of these one-of, design proposals some having various design removable modifications represented in the box so that the model can be configured to represent different aircraft uses. Some included every possible weapons system, fuel pods, electronics pods that could be attached.
There many examples of these produced in the USA, and Topping was one the firms that did this. Perhaps Fomaer did the same thing.
At any rate when you find out, definitively, let us know.