Warbird Information Exchange

I found these four models at a flea market and I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about where they're from.

F7U Cutlass, F9F Cougar, F-84 Thunderjet and an F-94.

You can see below by the size they are small. I thought they were built, but they're solid cast. Very nice detail and fairly accurate representations of the aircraft. Each was mounted on a base of some sort, but only the Cutlass has part of it's stand left. Someone painted the two Navy birds all over and the AF Birds only have some painted details. No manufactures markings are on any of them.

They're really neat and I'm just hoping someone can tell me where there from? Were they cereal premiums or something like that?
Thanks.
Jerry

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"Always remember that, when you enter the ocean or the forest, you are no longer at the top of the food chain."

Probably from one of those "Airpower" sets from the '50s. If you find a complete on in the original box, they're worth a mint to collectors.

SN

they might have been used in ground training, note the handle stick protruding from the exhaust of the cutlass. a great find!!! just to make me sick..... what did you pay for them??

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

I have an Airpower kit, unbuilt. I have no idea what it's worth.

Careful, you may get some inquiries. Sometimes they go for really big bucks.

I don't know where the XF-92 came from, but the others look like the Revell Airpower set

Monogram Kit

Revell Kit

With all the re-releasing of old kits, I would sure like to see these two again. It will probably happen right after I blow big bucks to get one on ebay.

This is very interesting. Thanks guys.
I'm almost 100% sure that these planes are molded as one piece. There are mold lines, but no seams, nor traces of glue anywhere.
Looking at the sites you posted, I'm not sure they are Revell models since each has a plastic "stub" where they would've been mounted to a base, not a "flying wire" as the Revell kit states. Of course, they could be from of the sets that were issued later.
Apparently Hawk made a Jet Power Korean War set and these could be from that, though I've yet to find any specific info or pics.
Looking at them closer makes me think somewhere in the past I picked up a B-57 just like them, but I'd have to search around my "stuff" to try and find it!
Jerry

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"Always remember that, when you enter the ocean or the forest, you are no longer at the top of the food chain."

Definately Revell Airpower kit from the mid 50's. There was a clear plastic 'globe' that had all of these aircraft flying out of it at different lengths.., one of these sold on Ebay a couple of years back for close to $500.
There is also one with all of their bomber models. B-47, B-36, B-29, etc. Very nice kits.. !!!

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Those planes are from the old Hawk Jet Power Korea set. I still have mine someplace; I believe there were five planes in all. I think the other was an F-84F, but I'm not sure. I'll take some pics once I have located them.

The display included a clear USAF roundel, meant to be painted from behind, and clear arms to hold the planes flying in "formation" with the display hung on the wall.

I'll have to start digging.

That's really interesting. With the clear pieces of plastic stuck on the bottom, you are probably right that they are the Hawk kit.
Any other info would be great.
Thanks.
Jerry

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"Always remember that, when you enter the ocean or the forest, you are no longer at the top of the food chain."

It is not a 'Hawk' kit!

It is a Revell kit. In it's "Air Power' series.

A clear plastic globe with the aircraft flying out from it on clear plastic sticks!

Here is one for 'fighters' They also had one for 'bombers'





These are the larger 1:72 versions.., but they also had one with about 50 airplanes in it.., that is most likely where your kit came from.


If it was a 'Hawk' kit.., it would much be more detailed.!!!

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or you could buy them individually for a whopping!!!

49 cents!!!!

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S.

That is some great info!
I guess I posted it in the right place!
Is there anyone out there that has a photo of the whole kit built with the globe and all the airplanes?
Must have been pretty neat.

Thanks.
Jerry

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"Always remember that, when you enter the ocean or the forest, you are no longer at the top of the food chain."

Now THAT is great box art! Reminds me of two of Major Landon's lines from Tora!...

"What the he11 kind of traffic control is this?!?"
and
"Tell those d@mn fools to stop shooting at us - we're Americans!"

Got any more captions? I had the old Hawk XF-92 kit; the box showed two (!) of them flying over a landscape that looked either post-nuclear, or lunar...

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Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

old model box art from the 50's to the 70's is quite in vogue with model companies these past years, they use old art on new boxes.****** caveat emptor********!!!!! i went to a model show bought a "vintage" kit, popped off the real looking replacement cellophane via a heat shrink gun to find a 1984 copyright on the instructions. 20 bucks later, i learned a great lesson. many boxes up to the 70's have no date on the exterior of the box.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

The box art reminds me of the old Aurora F86D sabre I have still in the box partiall built.

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Cheers,
Peter

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