Guillows Spitfire - 16 inch Wingspan Rubber Powered Balsa Wood Kit, 504

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Guillows Spitfire - 16 inch Wingspan Rubber Powered Balsa Wood Kit, 504 plastic model kit

504 Guillows Spitfire - 16 inch Wingspan Rubber Powered Balsa Wood Kit

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Mint

One of a very popular 16.5 inch wingspan series of World War 2 kits. This later issue is still factory sealed. The original issues were from the late 1960s/early 1970s. Scale stick and tissue rubber powered flying model. Includes die cut balsa parts, vacuform nose, wheels, plastic propeller, hardware, vacuform canopy, colored tissue, insignia and full size plans with detailed building instructions. Guillow's founder, Paul K. Guillow, was a WWI naval aviator. In 1926 he began producing wooden model airplane kits. His 'Shelf Models' were some of the earlier non-flying models in production. Guillow's grew during the model boom of the 1930s, and when the Depression hit the hardest, Guillow's responded with lower prices and became one of the low price leaders, frequently advertising in Model Airplane News and other leading publications. During the war, like most manufacturers, Guillow's was forced to alternative materials such as cardboard and pine. Guillow's survived the post WWII slump by creating many inexpensive profile flying rubber powered aircraft and gliders in the 1950s (along with North Pacific) which became famous - some are still available today. The stick and tissue lines have been updated with laser cut parts and are still in production as of 2009.

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