Hawk Model Kits for sale
Hawk Model Kits, established in the 1960s in the United States, became known for producing high-quality plastic model kits, particularly in the realm of aircraft and military vehicles. The company gained prominence with its 1/72 scale aircraft kits, which appealed to both novice and experienced modelers. One of their notable releases was the 1/48 scale F-14 Tomcat, introduced in the late 1970s, which showcased intricate detailing and accuracy. In 1972, Hawk released the 1/32 scale P-51 Mustang, a classic World War II fighter that remains popular among enthusiasts. The company also ventured into the realm of science fiction with kits like the Star Wars X-Wing Fighter in the late 1970s, tapping into the burgeoning pop culture market. Although Hawk eventually ceased operations in the 1990s, its legacy continues through collectors and the enduring popularity of its kits, which are still sought after in the modeling community today.
Hawk Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat Marines - (F8F), 1/48, 562
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
$25
1967 hardbox issue with John Andrews boxart. Kit features over 40 parts with pilot, 4 HVAR rockets, (2) 1000 lb bombs, detailed landing gear and engine, drop tanks and US Marine decals. Never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Chrome Plated P-51D Mustang Fighter USAF - Canadian or Philippine Air Forces, 1/48, 208-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$58
1962 hardbox release with Bill Campbell artwork. This kit is completely metal plated and includes realistic matt and gloss panel variations; the plating is in very rare 'excellent++' condition with only slight wear. (that means it is well above average but not flawless). The model is detailed for that time with a basic cockpit, pilot figure, optional position canopy, drop tanks, rocket launchers and more. Includes decals for all three versions listed. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The chrome parts have been carefully protected for shipping.
Hawk Lockheed T-33 US Air Force Jet Trainer, 1/48, 509-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$44
1966 hardbox issue with classic Tom Morgan artwork. Features excellent mold quality and fit, very good cockpit, pilot and student figures, opening canopy, removable rear fuselage, detailed, removable jet engine with engine cradle and more. Includes very colorful and complete decal sheet for the box art aircraft. Never started. It has been inventoried and NOTE: missing (1) small, flat rectangular gear door (#37R); easily made from sheet plastic. Otherwise complete with all other parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback or Bubble Top Versions USAAF or RAF, 1/48, 500-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$36
This great 1965 kit has very good detail and excellent fit and finish. Features parts to build the Razorback or Bubble Top versions, very fine raised panel lnes & recessed control surface outlines, good basic cockpit, opened or closed canopies, pilot figure, clear wingtip lights, wing-mounted drop tanks, centerline external bomb load and more. Includes USAAF markings for ace Robert S. Johnson with the 56th FG and 28 confirmed kills. The other markings are for an RAF aircraft seen at Newark, NJ on Feb. 16, 1945. Molded in silver, black and clear plastic. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Supermarine Swift, 1/72, 607-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$24
Very cleanly molded mid-1960s model that builds an accurate reproduction. Features excellent fit & finish, recessed and raised panel lines, optional position landing gear and more. Includes a display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The Swift was a very early jet fighter to replace the Supermarine Attacker. A very capable aircraft, the Swift suffered numerous accidents early on. As a result, less than 200 were ever built and it did not see combat. It did hold a world speed record for a short time, only to have a Douglas Skyray take the record a few hours later. The problems were ironed out, but by then the Hawker Hunter was proving very capable and there was no need for the Swift and it's RAF service life was short. The most successful version was the PR variant.
Hawk Curtiss R3C-2 Racer - (R3C2), 1/48, 620-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$24
This is a fine 1/48 kit of the sleek 1925 Schneider Trophy Winner. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The softbox is dated 1961 and has the later 60 cent price extension.
Hawk Lockheed F-90 - One Piece Flip Top Box 1st issue, 1/48, 500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$175
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 Mister Mulligan - 1935 Thompson Trophy Winner - One-Piece Box Issue, 1/48, 703
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$89
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 Mister Mulligan - Benny Howards Famous Racing Plane, 1/48, 619-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$25
Softbox release from the early 1960s. This is a very good model with excellent fit and finish. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and copied instructions.
Hawk Jupiter-C Explorer Satellite Launch Vehicle, 1/48, 552-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$58
From 1966. This well detailed model of the early Jupiter launch vehicle features 360 degree rotating launch stand and base, working aerodynamic fin surfaces, Explorer satellite payload, ground crew and more. Includes full decals and lapel pin. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Hawk 2 Speed Specials Of The 1930s Supermarine S6B and Mister Mulligan, 1/48, 521-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$64
Early hardbox issue dated 1960. Bill Campbell artwork. Unusual gift set containing both kits. Never started. Both kits have been inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions. In 1960, Hawk released a series of 'New 2 Pack Kits', including 'Specials of the 1930s' (S6B and Mister Mulligan), 'Great Crates' (Spad and Nieuport), 'Freedom Fighters' (F-86F and Swift), 'Flying Leathernecks' (Marines AU-1 Corsair and F4D Skyray), 'Battling Bluejackets' (Corsair and SBD) and 'Terror Attackers' (Oka and V-1).
Hawk Chrome Plated Lockheed U-2 - Authenti-Plate, 1/48, 300-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
$64
1962 completely chrome plated hardbox issue with Bill Campbell artwork. Chrome is in 'excellent' condition with very minor wear. It is difficult to find the chrome in this condition. Large scale with 20 inch wingspan. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Hawk Skycycle Piper PA-8 - Solid Wood Aircraft Model, 1/48, 26
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$54
A rare kit for the advanced collector or builder. 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 the time. This model dates from 1946 but still has the green style wartime box. It features a profile (2D) carved wooden fuselage, wings, rudder and elevator, clear vacuform canopy (in 'near mint' condition), wooden stock as required, fully formed wheels, other cut-to-shape wooden parts, threaded screws to very cleverly duplicate scale engine cylinders, sandpaper, a sheet with wing registration numbers and quality, full-size plans with wing and fuselage templates. The model has not been started and is complete.
Hawk Culver V - Solid Wood Aircraft Model, 1/48, 27
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$44
A rare kit for the advanced collector or builder. 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 the time. This model dates from 1946 but still has the green style wartime box. It features a profile (2D) carved wooden fuselage, wings, rudder and elevator, wooden stock as required for struts, etc., fully formed wheels, metal propeller, sandpaper, a sheet with wing registration numbers and quality, full-size plans with wing and fuselage templates. The model has not been started and is complete.
Hawk RE-8 - Solid Wood Aircraft Model, 1/48, 56
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$40
Rare model from 1946 for the advanced Hawk collector. Hawk was one of the few manufacturers making wooden kits to a constant scale of 1/48. However, the company was innovative as it quickly included injection molded accessories. This model features profile (2D) cut wooden fuselage, wings and tail feathers, injection molded wheels, propeller and 2 machine guns, wooden stock as needed, metal seat, full color decals and high quality, full-size plans. Never started and complete. The decals are intact but have typical age micro-cracking.
Hawk Lockheed U-2 Spyplane, 1/48, 209
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$32
Still factory sealed; the seal has shrunk and drawn the box top slightly concave. Mid to late 1960s softbox issue with Bill Campbell artwork. Big scale model with twenty-inch wingspan is neatly molded and features cockpit, optional position canopy (2 piece), standing and sitting pilots, optional outrigger wing-tip landing gear, high-altitude air sniffer and more
Hawk Republic F-84G Thunderjet, 1/48, 505-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$36
Late 1950s hardbox issue with great Bill Campbell artwork. Includes drop tanks and very colorful decals for the plane shown on the box. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Hawk Triangle Box F4D Skyray, 1/72, 402
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$85
Very rare 'Triangle Box' issue from the late 1950s. Hawk tested this novel and colorful box only with the Skyray. Dealers found it difficult to stack with other kits and it was discontinued. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. This box is 'very good.' Fortunately, this one even missed the factory tape sealing machine. There are no price tags and no other tape. The box has not been repaired. There is edge wear, some creasing and a short tear on the bottom but no litho or cardboard is missing.
Hawk Lockheed TV-2 Navy Jet Trainer - (T-33), 1/48, 512-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$39
Hard to find and well molded kit. Features a large colorful decal sheet, 55 parts, removable jet engine and aft fuselage, engine cradle and opening canopy. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Hawk Ryan FR-1 Fireball - Solid Wood Airplane Model, 1/48, 76
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$38
For the advanced model collector and from 1945. Hawk was one of the few manufacturers in the 1930s that made wooden models to a constant 1/48 scale. 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 photographs of 6 other built-up Hawk aircraft kits and gives a rare look at the product line. This model features a 2D cut fuselage, wings & tails, turned and completely finished hardwood cowling, fully finished wooden wheels, clear vacuform plastic canopy (in 'near mint' condition and not yellowed), wooden stock as needed, color decal sheet, a special heavy cardstock template sheet, sandpaper, and superb, well-detailed plans. The model has not been started and is complete.