Guillows De Havilland DH-4 - 27 inch Wingspan RC / Gas / Rubber Flying Model, 205

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Guillows De Havilland DH-4 - 27 inch Wingspan RC / Gas / Rubber Flying Model, 205 plastic model kit

205 Guillows De Havilland DH-4 - 27 inch Wingspan RC / Gas / Rubber Flying Model

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG++

Large-scale, well detailed kit dated 1964. Can be flown rubber free flight, gas free flight, or converted to electric RC using modern servos and receivers. Well detailed with die cut balsa parts, rubber motor, plywood firewall, scale plastic wheels, plastic propeller, vacuform nose / machine guns / pilot busts, two big sheets of full color decals, covering tissue and excellent full size plans. There has been no assembly. NOTE: some parts are neatly punched out with no breaks. Missing (1) E1 trailing edge and (1) K6 rudder control horn. Both parts are from flat balsa and can be easily made using the full size parts plan on the instructions. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and 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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