DESERT COMBAT PACK

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Artist/Maker	Airfix Products Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin	England

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details, scale, special features and an illustration of the made up models in a battle scene
contains constructional kit, four printed card sheets, snap together outpost, two vehicles and pillboxes (dark green and grey), one box of 29 WWII British Eighth Army (51456-7), one box of 28 German Afrika Korps (51457-8), sheet of instructions

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Object type	Military playset
Title	DESERT COMBAT PACK (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	injection moulded light khaki plastic
Brief description	Combat Pack; ENGLISH, AIRFIX; 1975
Physical description	card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details, scale, special features and an illustration of the made up models in a battle scene contains constructional kit, four printed card sheets, snap together outpost, two vehicles and pillboxes (dark green and grey), one box of 29 WWII British Eighth Army (51456-7), one box of 28 German Afrika Korps (51457-8), sheet of instructions
Dimensions	Length: 20in Width: 13in Depth: 3 5/8in
Production type	mass produced
Copy number	Military Series, 51512-3
Marks and inscriptions	SAMPLE FOR ASSEMBLY (written on base)
Object history	Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production	tested sample dated 17.6.80 Reason For Production: retail
Other numbers	51456-7 - Manufacturer's number 51457-8 - Manufacturer's number
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.1102-1990

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Record created	December 2, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O12450/desert-combat-pack-military-playset-airfix-products-ltd/

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