C-48-179 Strombecker Super 6 Clipper Pan American DC-6 - Pan Am Airlines - 13 Inch Wingspan Solid Wood Model
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
Classic large 13 inch wingspan kit that is made of solid Western Pine - not balsa. It builds up into a very impressive display model and features completely factory carved fuselage, wings, elevators, rudder and nacelles, sealed envelopes of wood filler & Casein glue, two grits of sandpaper, sanding stick, steel nose weight and the factory small paper envelope containing four completely formed plastic propellers with shafts and more. This issues has the large hardwood 'teardrop' shaped display stand with a completely formed metal arm. The large, extensive, full color Pan Am decal sheet in remarkable 'excellent++' condition. Strombecker's legendary large, fold-out instructions & plans are also 'excellent++'. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Before plastic kits were introduced, Strombecker was famous as the premier hardwood preshaped model manufacture. In the 1940s and 1950s, Strombecker kits were flawlessly engineered but not inexpensive. All wooden parts are hardwood and are pre-carved to shape - usually only a quick sanding would finish them.
$79.00