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Eaglewall Kits

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Available from 1959 to approx 1963.
Aircraft in 1/96 scale about 9 although info about them is difficult to find.
Ships in 1/1200 scale approx 34 boxes although if the ship was the same class as another it was the same with a different box.
I believe the Dorking Model Shop has a display of the above.
A book by Donald Hood titled Eaglewall's Table Top Navy was printed in 2011 but it may be expensive.
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Re: Eaglewall Kits

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I could have sworn we had an Eaglewall thread but nothing not even on the old site, so thanks for starting one.

Paraphrasing Arthur Ward's Classic Kits:

The Eagle comic that featured Dan Dare and as part of a publicity campaign in partnered with Dorking Foundary who re-released their Vulcan branded WWII kits under the Eagle name. They added a range of ships, many kits were reboxings of the same sprues to features sister ships.

I know for a fact though that Pyro's 1/1200 British and German ships were from the Eagle moulds and it appears Eaglewall also released Pyro's antique firearms and "Design-a-plane" set.

The kit company folded in 1964.
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Re: Eaglewall Kits

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Aircraft were
Spitfire
ME 109
Tempest
Stuka
Gloster Whittle Jet
ME 163
Hurricane ???
FW 190 ???
???
Help with the last 3 please.
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From John Burns PAK-20

The first 5 were originally issued by Vulcan, Eagle purchased the molds in 1957.
#1 Spitfire IX, 1/96
#2 Hurricane II, 1/97
#3 Bf-109G, 1/98
#4 Fw-190A/5, 1/96
#5 Ju-87B, 1/94

These next 4 were Eagle/Eaglewall
#6 Me-163B, 1/98
#7 Gloster E28/39, 1/96
#8 P-51C, 1/96
#9 Typhoon Ib, 1/93 (maybe same as TT below)

Unsure about these:
360 Design-a-Plane (ex-Pyro)
?? Anson, 1/96
?? Battle, 1/96
?? Blenheim, 1/96
?? Typhoon Ib, 1/93 (TT=Table Top Air Force kits, last before folding)
?? Ju-88

Bagged kits, with header card were re-issued by French company SITAP - confirmed are 2,4,5,8,9 but likely all 1-9.
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Re: Eaglewall Kits

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I recall an older brother having a Me163 kit when I was a youngster. I was unimpressed that he never properly finished it & the bits kind of "dispersed" over time. Crude by todays standards but as I recall, the molding was very crisp & clean.
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Re: Eaglewall Kits

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Thanks for that the P51 was the missing piece
They issued the Design a Plane but not the others.
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Re: Eaglewall Hits

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First time I built kits I built circa early 60,s died under a arrow storm on the garage door.Doh.
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Eaglewall P-51C Mustang

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Got this at a -surprising- bargain price from eebee.
Obviously, there were no collectors around, when this showed up:
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The decals still look usable.
This is a small box, only about 5 inches/ 14 cm long. Back then, boxes were made to make the parts just fit in...
I find the way the wheel wells are done in this one, simple, but very effective:
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In those days, it was usual, to have no wheel wells at all, panel lines as outline of it, or: just gaping holes, that gave
you a look at the pilots feet :razz:
It looks toyish, but very charming, too (IMHO)
(I wanted to post it under "Eaglewall kits", but it shows up as new topic?)
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Thanks for posting the pics I've wanted see what they looked like.
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Re: Eaglewall Kits

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Thanks for editing my post, mods, it makes more sense, to have this small review stuck into the Eaglewall thread ;-)
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