++RARE ++ 1944 HAWK MODEL COMPANY BLACK WIDOW BALSA KIT

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COLLECTIBLES ♦ ORIGINALS ♦ VINTAGE RARE 1944 "BLACK WIDOW" BALSA AIRPLANE MODEL KIT Manufactured by the HAWK MODEL COMPANY The company was started by brothers Dick and Phil Mates, in Chicago , Illinois- "Hawk - America 's Oldest Model Company" The Hawk Model Company was one of the first American airplane model manufacturers using injection molding of plastics for parts Model is of the Northrop XP-61 Black Widow- U. S. Army Air Forces Night Fighter Included: Near-Complete 1/4" scale balsa kit; all balsa parts; fold-out color instructions 13.5" x 17.5" drawn by Phil Mates dated Oct 1, 1944; wing & fuselage sections template; decals; 3 lead die-cast 50cal machine guns for top turret [missing one gun]; 2 inj-molded black plastic 4-blade props [2.75" dia]; sand paper; paper fabric for covering rudder and elevator Sizeof model 1/4" scale 12.25" length x 16.5" wingtip-to-wingtip; box size 13" x 7" x 2" Condition- Good/ see photos- model is NOS never started; box has some warping/dents, no sun fading, no moisture damage, some corner bumping and edge wear apparent Please note: as always this is an “AS-FOUND” original vintage model offering. The item should be purchased solely on the merits of the photos and description provided in.