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Sales Co. built desk
display models for Douglas Aircraft and Boeing Aircraft. They also built two Convair Aircraft models as far as I know. The scale of the kits varied, but the single engine kits were about 1/48 scale. The models were sold as kits to the general public. They were very simple kits and lacked a lot of detail even by 1950's standards. There were no landing gear, cockpits, and the control surfaces were not outlined. In the early 1950's I owned and built (assembled) the SkyKnight, Skyrocket, and Convair F-102 prototype. My friend has the Skyshark, Skyraider, and C-124. The Skyknight, Skyshark, and Skyraider were cast in dark blue plastic. The Skyrocket and XF-92A in white. The C-124 and F-102 in gray/silver, and the Skystreak in Red. I still have my F-102 and Sky- rocket models in less than perfect condition. I found an unbuilt Skyknight at a kit collectors show. Around 1950 I was in my local hobby shop and the owner was showing a customer an Allyn kit. I went over and saw the most beautiful 1/48 scale Allyn Douglas A3D Skywarrior model I had ever seen at that time. I have never seen another one since and no one I ever talked to had even heard of it. Well, it does exist and I am not crazy. I saw one for sale on eBay. It was built, but was complete. I bid $300 and lost. I hope it's not another 55 years before I see another one. See the images below. Phil Juvet |
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| Allyn Skywarrior |
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| B-47 Parts - 1 |
B-47 Parts - 2 |
B-47 Parts - 3 |
B-47 Instructions |
B-47 Other Kits |
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| These are Allyn products that I had never
heard
of until now. Richard Price sent me photos of an Allyn B-47 and B-52 model mounted on an ashtray. These were given to Bryan Price by his grandfather. The grandfather received the models from Boeing Wichita after 38 years of service. The models are cast from pot metal with a chrome finish, and came in one piece. Only the decals and black tape over the canopy had to be installed. The ashtray base on the B-47 is pot metal, but the B-52 is chromed plastic. The B-47 base is stamped "Allyn Sales Co.". The B-52 base is not stamped. |
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| Here
is another metal Allyn B-47, but with a stand instead of the ash tray.
The stand is marked " B-47 Stratojet, Boeing Airplane Co." Also marked Allyn Sales Co. on the bottom of the stand. |
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