1/72 606 Hawk F-84F Thunderstreak - Very Early One-Piece Box Issue
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
Very rare 'flip top' box Hawk kit from the early 1950s. Hawk was a manufacturer of 1/48 constant scale solid wooden models well before plastic, but they jumped on the plastic band wagon very early. Most of the first issue 'flip box' plastic kits were 1/48 - this kit, however, is one of the earlier 1/72 scale kits from Hawk. Inside, this model is 100% accurate for this issue. It is molded in the correct green-tinted clear canopy & silver with the early style 'teardrop' base stand and correct instructions and decals. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Thanks to Jean-Claude who told me that the boxart shows a standard F-84F but in reality the model inside is of prototype YF-96A, (aka YF-84F), s/n 49-2430. this aircraft was later modified to become the YRF-84F parasite fighter in combination with GRB-36F.It is on display at the USAF Museum, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.
$58.00