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WWII GURKAS

Model Soldier
1977 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details, illustrations of the soldiers and instructions
contains 15 figures of moulded pale khaki plastic
Modellers' Club sheet

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Sheet
TitleWWII GURKAS (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Brief description
Gurkas, Airfix, English, 1977

Gurkas, Airfix, English, 1977
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details, illustrations of the soldiers and instructions
contains 15 figures of moulded pale khaki plastic
Modellers' Club sheet
Dimensions
  • Length: 6½in
  • Width: 4½in
  • Depth: 1in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
51571-5
Marks and inscriptions
  • Scale 1:32 (box; printed)
  • 3522 (hand written on box)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Attribution note: numbered test sample
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.2572:1-1999

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2000
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