ORIGINAL: Countryboy
Flyjets,
Man, that is like finding the proverbial 63 Corvette that has been stored in some little old ladies garage for the last forty years...well, maybe not to that extreme!!! I say find a local museum for it and let the man's work live on through the eyes of others. There is a reason that you don't see them at many event's....the few Yellow versions I have seen fly were rekitted in short order. Sure, everyone would love too see an R/C version of the SR-71 fly, but the odds of it's success from takeoff to a controlled landing are not in your favor despite your flying ability. Some things are just best left alone for obvious reasons. As an R/C modeler, you have found an R/C treasure...treat it as such.
No offense intended, really, but...
I think the SR71 flies fine, many have been flown in various sizes, most recently, a giant one in Germany, all balsa like this one, flew like a charm.
As far as collector value goes...this has NONE. Built up models, unless they are museum quality(this one looks nice, but FAR from museum quality) have very little value. THe best hope is that some resturaunt will want to hang it from the ceiling.