1/140 102 Lincoln Lockheed Constellation 749A - BOAC
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
Rare, very early issue with "ALL PLASTIC no cutting no sanding" and "EMPIRE MADE" on the box top. Nicely made small scale kit from the 1950s and from the original Hawk molds. Molded in gloss silver with a large clear display stand. Never started. Inventoried complete including decals/transfers and instructions. NOTE: while all part are present, one propeller has one blade broken off and that blade is missing. Lincoln was an injection molding firm located in Hong Kong. Model kits were not their primary business but an important sideline and they established an early presence. Major countries of distribution were Hong Kong, Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia. Through specialty hobby shops, they often found their way to the West Coast of the USA. As early as 1956 Lincoln reissued about 16 Hawk kits from the USA, often with 'Picture Gallery' artwork. Although not their primary business, they established quite a line of plastic before discontinuing production in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Many molds moved to Kader, also in Hong Kong, who reissued the line. Some molds eventually found their way to the USA either through ATP (who purchased the excess kit stock when Kader sold out) or IM.
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