Hawk Model Kits
Hawk Vought AU-1 Corsair (F4U) - US Marines, 1/72, 621
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$26
Softbox dated 1959 with Bill Campbell artwork. Due to the lack of a price extension, this kit is likely from the late 1960s. Well molded with mostly recessed panel lines and some fine raised lines. Includes full landing gear, drop tank, bombs and missiles. Includes colorful Marine decals. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Hawk Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, 1/72, 606-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$34
Early 1960s release with classic box art by Bill Campbell. If you look closely, Bill painted one of Hawk's founders, Richard (Dick) Mates in the cockpit of the nearest fighter. This is a very nicely molded model with excellent fit and all recessed panel lines. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Thanks to Jean-Claude who told me that the boxart shows a standard F-84F but in reality the model inside is of prototype YF-96A, (aka YF-84F), s/n 49-2430. this aircraft was later modified to become the YRF-84F parasite fighter in combination with GRB-36F.It is on display at the USAF Museum, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Hawk Supermarine S6B Racer - Picture Gallery Issue, 1/48, 700-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$34
Rare. Late 1950s hardbox Picture Gallery Issue. The hard-to-find 'Picture Gallery' series was Hawk's first move away from the thin one piece boxes and to full color artwork. The artist doing this early work fell sick and Hawk needed the artwork immediately, hence the short run. Bill Campbell was immediately contacted and did all of the box art for Hawk until Tom Morgan entered the picture. Molded in silver and clear plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Hawk Vought Corsair F4U-ID - (F4U1D), 1/72, 604-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
$24
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box concave as shown. 1965 softbox issue with ground attack artwork by Tom Morgan. Excellent fitting kit for that time and features pilot, clear canopy, full landing gear and all 6 main and 2 tail gear doors, drop tank and under-wing bombs and rockets.
Hawk Project Vanguard Satellite with Clear Panels and Full Interior, 1/5, HL603-12
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$32
Still factory sealed. Recent reissue from the original 1958 molds. Still retains the classic Bill Campbell artwork. Large 1/5 scale model features clear top and bottom domes, full interior instrumentation detail, large decal sheet and unique stand.
Hawk Westland Mk.II Lysander, 1/48, 563
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$29
Dated 1967 with John Andrews artwork. Very nicely detailed and features over 60 pieces, very good cockpit and rear crew station, pilot and observer figures opening canopy, detailed engine and optional bomb load. There is no assembly but NOTE: the interior of one fuselage half is painted the cockpit color. There is no other painting. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: the right fuselage is another color of plastic; it is from an earlier issue of this same kit. The windshield has clear tape on it in preparation for masking it off. The ideal cleaner to remove tape residue from plastic model parts is Novus Plastic Polish, which is available on line.
Hawk T-6 Texan Air Force Trainer, 1/72, 610-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$22
1964 softbox issue with Tom Morgan artwork. This is an excellent model for that time with recessed surface detail and superb fit and finish. Never started and inventoried 100% complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Ben Howard Ike Air Racer With Race Pylon, 1/48, 629-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$20
1962 60 cent issue with classic Bill Campbell box art. Very well made kit with excellent fit, fine recessed & raised panel lines and a pylon display stand which is also excellent for use in a 1930s Air Racing Diorama. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing small clear windshield. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions. The Ike was built by Ben Howard near the Old Chicago Airport (now Midway) and first flew in competition during the Thompson Trophy Race in 1932. It finished 7th with William Ong at the controls. In 1933 she finished 3rd with Roy Minor as pilot at an average speed 8 mph above 1932. In 1934, she finished yet another 8 mph above '33 with Harold Neumann as pilot and finished 4th in the Thompson.
Hawk Curtiss R3C-2 Racer - (R3C2), 1/48, 620-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$29
Hardbox is dated 1961 and has the early 50 cent price extension. This nice 1/48 kit of the sleek 1925 Schneider Trophy Winner features recessed panel lines, raised wing rib lines and excellent fit. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Hawk Westland Mk.II Lysander, 1/48, 563-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$34
1967 hardbox issue with John Andrews artwork. Very nicely detailed with full cockpit for pilot and observer, opening canopy, detailed engine and optional bomb load. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Hawk North American P-51 Mustang Fighter - USAF or Israeli Markings, 1/48, 156-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$42
1962 large hardbox issue with very desirable Bill Campbell artwork of Mustangs strafing a German airfield. This was an excellent and well detailed kit for that time and features drop tanks, rocket launchers, rotating wheels and propeller, pilot figure, optional position canopy and more. Molded in silver, black and clear plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Hawk Westland Mk.II Lysander, 1/48, 563
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$24
Dated 1967 with John Andrews artwork. Very nicely detailed and features over 60 pieces, very good cockpit and rear crew station, pilot and observer figures opening canopy, detailed engine and optional bomb load. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing the upper antenna; easily made. Otherwise complete with all other parts and includes 'mint' condition decals and 'excellent' instructions.
Hawk Mister Mulligan - 1935 Thompson Trophy Winner - One-Piece Box Issue, 1/48, 703
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$125
Very rare and for the advanced model collector. This is the true first issue of the Mister Mulligan. It has a fascinating history for it is among the earlist injection molded kits produced in the United States. The Hawk model company was the most innovative in America and had been making constant 1/48 scale models in wood with metal accessories since the late 1920s. During the re-run of the World's Fair in 1933, Hawk may have made the world's first injection molded airplanes models - but they were not kits. The models were completely finished and were on display for the then-large sum of $25 each. The Mates brothers, who founded and ran Hawk, were quick to incorporate this new technology by replacing the metal detail parts with injection molded details to the wooden kits in the late 1930s. During the war, Hawk put it's injection molding knowledge to work making ID models for the US Armed Forces. Originally there was a nation-wide program to have children and adults make these from wood, but consistency was an issue - injection molded solved this problem. Immediately after WWII in 1946, Hawk made the Curtiss Racer model injection molded in black tenite. The box was a simple one-color affair. This may have been the first injection molded airplane kit produced in the USA; another contender is the Varney's PT-17. Both met a very cool reception at hobby shops. Hawk quickly changed the Curtiss box to two colors and added box artwork while molding the kit is bright yellow acetate. In 1947 Hawk approached toy stores since hobby shops were giving the kit poor promotion. The toy stores did much better. Spurred on by toy store sales in '47, Hawk added four classic racers in '48, all molded in acetate - the Gee Bee, Howard Ike, Laird Solution and the Supermarine S6B. In 1949 Hawk molded them in a much more stable polystyrene and additional Thompson Trophy Races were introduced to the line; this Mister Mulligan kit is one of those. It is molded in high-gloss white plastic, clear and with a dark brown pilot figure. Inside, the kit is factory-new. The small parts are still sealed in the factory 'krinkle' clear bag. The fuselage halves and wing were never factory sealed and inventoried complete. Includes the correct instructions with the '703' part number and advises the use of "...carbon tetracholoride" as a cement because plastic model glue was still not widely available. The instructions are also a detailed painting guide because at this point Hawk did not furnish decals with their plastic kits. The box is in very good condition with great colors. The box has not been crushed, bent or flattened, which is unusual since this type of box is not very strong. The instructions are in 'excellent' condition.
Hawk North American F-51H Mustang - (P-51), 1/48, 401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$79
Very rare kit from the early 1950s. The Hawk one-piece box is complete and in 'Very Good+' condition, which is unusual for these boxes as they are easily damaged or destroyed. The kit inside is from completely different molds than all other Hawk P-51 kits. Features one piece wing and horizontal stabilizers, fuselage halves, clear canopy, propeller and two piece green-tinted clear display stand that is engraved 'F-51H Mustang.' There are extensive decals (for this era) including insignia, nose checkerboards as shown on the instructions and more. Molded in a very high gloss medium gray plastic, green-tinted clear canopy, stand and stand arm and dark brown pilot figure. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still factory sealed in the original 'krinkle' bag; all other parts have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Lockheed F-90 - One Piece Flip Top Box 1st issue, 1/48, 500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$185
Very rare and early Hawk kit in the first issue, one-piece flip top box. It is widely accepted that the Hawk version is superior in scale fidelity to the Aurora release. Includes a clear display stand with "Lockheed F-90" on the base. The kit has never been started. The clear parts are still factory sealed. The gloss silver parts are inventoried 100% complete. Includes decals in "excellent++" condition and instructions that are "excellent." The box is in very good condition as shown. Aurora, in an attempt to enter the plastic kit market as quickly as possible, bought the Hawk F-90 and quickly copied it to create their own model. This caused more than one tense moment at the big Toy and Hobby Shows when both companies were present.
Hawk Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter, 1/48, 560-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$28
Softbox issue dated 1967. This very cleanly molded 'A' variant of the famous F-5 Tiger features over 60 pieces, 'good' cockpit, hinged canopy, pilot figure, two AIM-9 Sidewinders, (2) 750 lb bombs, two Bullpup Missiles and more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Also includes what appears to be a very nice F-5 cockpit tub and instrument panel from the same-scale Monogram kit (perhaps - just a guess). NOTE: two bomb fins and 1 wing pylon are a different color plastic; they are from another issue of this same kit.
Hawk North American OV-10A Bronco, 1/48, 561-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$29
This is the hardbox issue of this excellent model dated 1966 with Tri-Service markings. Thie 1/48 scale short-wing 'A' variant features a very good cockpit, optional position canopy, pilot, gun packs, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, bomb load and more. With Tri-Service decals. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Heinkel He-112 B - Solid Wood Airplane Model, 1/48, 82
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$36
For the advanced model collector and from 1940. Hawk was one of the few manufacturers making wooden kits to a constant scale of 1/48 in the 1930s. Hawk kits were considered high quality and very complete for that time and often included metal or plastic details. and superb quality drawings for the true scale enthusiast. The side of this box shows photos of 4 other built-up Hawk aircraft kits and gives a rare look at the product line. The model features a 3D (three axis) cut fuselage, 2-D cut wings and tail features, turned and completely finished hardwood spinner & wheels, metal propeller, sandpaper, wooden stock as needed, complete insignia sheet and excellent, well-detailed plans that include many templates and painting instructions. There is even another large fold-out instruction sheet with heavily illustrated text instructions for how to carve and build a solid scale model aircraft. Even the original Hawk factory packing tissue is present. The model has not been started and is 100% complete with all parts and paperwork. Please note that this kit is simply called the "Heinkel Fighter." From what what can tell, this is a He-112B, with the three-piece bubble canopy and probably the V-10 with the big undernose radiator scoop.
Hawk Messerschmitt Bf-109F - Solid Wood Aircraft Model, 1/48, 79
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$39
Rare model from 1943 for the advanced collector. Hawk was one of the few manufacturers making wooden kits to a constant scale of 1/48. However, the company was also innovative as it quickly included injection molded accessories. This model features 3D (three-axis) cut fuselage, profile (2D) cut wings and tail feathers, plastic three blade propeller with the correct large spinner, fully finished wooden wheels, sandpaper, complete water-slide decal sheet, and an amazing full-color 3 view plan with templates, exploded drawing, scale, airfoil sections and more. These plans are in 'Excellent++' condition. There is also a large fold out of text and step-by-step illustrated instructions. Even includes the original factory packing tissue paper. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and paperwork present.
Hawk 1909 Hupmobile - Highway Classics, 1/24, 635-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$85
Rare hardbox issue dated 1964. The box is in amazing 'Near Mint' condition. Hawk did not issue many automobile kits, but when they did they chose interesting subjects. This one is 1/24 scale and molded in yellow plastic with black wheels. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including instructions. The 1909 Hupmobile was among the first cars to look 'long, low and lovely' with a racy appearance. Rarely seen now, the Hupmobile was very popular in that day due to good performance, looking a bit like a Mercer or Stutz but sporting a much lower price tag. And this kit has a very interesting history also! The molds were originally cut by Kaysun in Japan @ 1954. The kits were a huge advance over the 'Highway Miniatures' and if put side to side put the Revell offerings to shame. I do not know of other kits from Kaysun beyond the two cars. Later in the 1950s Strombecker purchased these molds and issued them in very colorful boxes. However, Strombecker discontinued all plastic kit production in the late 1950s. In 1964 Hawk somehow located these molds. Always with an eye to quality, the Mates brothers knew these were perfect kits for their expanding line of models. The called the Rambler and Hupmobile 'Highway Classics' and issued them in full color boxes that sported photos of the actual built models. There were at least three issues; one at 50 cents, one at 60 cents and one with a special case. However good the kit, the subject matter simply did not catch on and eventually the kits were withdrawn from the line. Polks Hobby Modelcraft found and purchased the molds in 1982 but did not issue the kits. In 1988 Mandrill Manufacturing purchased the Strombecker molds and it is possible these two Kaysun kits is among them.