Not on display

Dauntless SBD

Plane
1959 (made)
Artist/Maker
Monogram (manufacturer)
Place of origin
USA (made)

Constructional kit, plane, WW2 US Navy dive bomber, Douglas. Contains all parts required for construction, sheet of decals, sheet of instructions. Cardboard box, printed in colours to show illustration of made up model in air and carrier scene, details of maker, scale and special features. Dark blue, black and clear plastic.

Object details

Category
Children & Childhood
Object type
Plane
Titles
  • Dauntless SBD (manufacturer's title)
  • PA54.149 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Injection moulded plastic
Plastic
Brief description
Constructional kit, plane, 1959, USA
Physical description
Constructional kit, plane, WW2 US Navy dive bomber, Douglas. Contains all parts required for construction, sheet of decals, sheet of instructions. Cardboard box, printed in colours to show illustration of made up model in air and carrier scene, details of maker, scale and special features. Dark blue, black and clear plastic.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14in
  • Width: 6in
  • Depth: 2in
Scale 1/4 in = 1ft. Taken from register
Gallery label
19. CONSTRUCTIONAL KIT: PLANE WW2 USA
DAUNTLESS SBD
Made by Monogram, U.S.A., 1959
Dark blue, black and clear polystyrene
Palitoy Archive
Misc.536:1-1990
Pre-formed constructional kits, in plastic, were developed
throughout the 1950s by companies in the U.S.A. and
Britain. The kits were made to scale, in this case ¼ inch
to 1 foot. American companies issued cars, boats and
military equipment as well as planes. These models were
one of many routes by which a romanticised picture of
life in the U.S.A. permeated the British subconscious.
Object history
Palitoy archive
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.536-1990

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Record createdMarch 27, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O148369/dauntless-sbd-plane-monogram/
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