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  2. Monogram (company) - Wikipedia

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    Monogram was founded in Chicago in 1945, making balsa wood model kits of ships and airplanes. Seaships such as the USS Missouri battleship, the USS Shangri-La carrier and the USS Hobby destroyer were among the first products.

  3. Life-Like - Wikipedia

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    America's entry into World War II put a halt to their production as they could no longer get materials like balsa wood and rubber bands to produce their kits. [2] Following World War II, the focus of the business shifted from manufacturing to distribution and Kramer Brothers Hobbies was created to sell items like model cars and fishing tackle.

  4. Space derby - Wikipedia

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    The space derby was a racing event for Cub Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America that is similar to the pinewood derby car race. [1] Cub Scouts (the young-age division of the Boy Scouts) race miniature balsa wood gliders that are propelled by a rubber band and propeller. During the 1960s, this was also known as the "rocket derby".

  5. These Model Car Kits Will Delight Any Auto Enthusiast - AOL

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    Get ready to start (or build) your engine with these detailed model kits for auto enthusiasts. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  6. Paul K. Guillow, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Each kit contained a 3-view plan, balsa wood cement, two bottles of colored aircraft dope, a strip of bamboo for wing and landing gear struts – this was considered relatively good value for such toys at that time. In 1933, demand for the kits were high enough as to enable Guillow's to move out of the family barn where it had started, and into ...

  7. 25 Toy Brands That Are Still Made in America - AOL

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    Channel Craft's products are nostalgia heaven: balsa wood planes, marbles, wooden tops and whistles, checkers, bingo sets, and much more. The company has grown from a one-man operation in 1983 to ...

  8. Pinewood derby - Wikipedia

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    The pinewood derby is the wood car racing event of the Cub Scout Program of the Boy Scouts of America. Pinewood derbies are often run by packs of the Cub Scouts program. With the help of adults, Cub Scouts build their own unpowered, unmanned miniature cars from wood, usually from kits containing a block of pine wood, plastic wheels, stickers with numbers, and metal axles.

  9. Talk:List of model car brands - Wikipedia

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    SMEC – Balsa wood car kits. SONSCO – Japanese tinplate cars and motorcycles among myriad other toys. South Eastern Finecast – 1:43 scale model kits of classic English sports cars, mainly. Company was formerly Wills Finecast. Southern Cross Miniatures – 1:43 scale handbuilt LeMans cars from 1950s/1960s from Victoria, Australia.

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