Cleveland 1/16 Martin B-26 Marauder 'Master Kit' Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, SF-135

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Cleveland 1/16 Martin B-26 Marauder 'Master Kit' Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, SF-135 plastic model kit

1/16 SF-135 Cleveland Martin B-26 Marauder 'Master Kit' Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Fair

Dated 1944. Rare flying kit with over 48 inch wingspan and ideal for electric power and conversion to RC. Very highly detailed and complete for that time. This is the deluxe 'Master' version including dope and paint in glass bottles (5 big bottles of 'Cleveland' label dope, still protected in the original internal box), high quality balsa printwood and wooden stock, machine cut engine cowls, completely cut and formed main and nose gear, preformed hardwood rubber motor retainers, clear celluloid for windows, hardwood thrust button print sheets, balsa blocks as required and covering material. The kit has never been started and has been inventoried complete with the contents listed above and two giant sheets of 'excellent' condition plans/instructions. The box top is rough with tape as shown; the right short side panel is missing. The bottom box (tray) includes all of the special inserts but also has a great deal of wear & tape on it, and is missing the left short side. NOTE: this kit must be shipped insured. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911) and Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called "The Aviation Craze" that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around this time. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - they were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream-to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest operating single-owner model airplane supply business-Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviation's Great Recruiter - Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.

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