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The closure of Alnavco brings an end to a story that began some 80 years ago. Comet Authenticast and Framburg began producing 1/1200 scale ID models for the military during World War II and when Comet Authenticast closed in 1961, several collectors in Virginia bought their stock and molds and began producing the Superior line of models. Framburg, which ceased producing models after the war did not object to Superior copying their models so they used those too. Alnavco, started by Pete Paschall around 1965 as a distributor of Superior models eventually became the owner of the Superior line. So, Superior, which started in 1962 and lasted well over 60 years, was one of the largest and longest lasting producers of miniature scale waterline models.