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{{BigPic|Skybirds_Aerodrome_(MM_1933-05).jpg|1933: Skybirds Aerodrome. "''Make a complete aerodrome or wartime scene. Constructive 1/70 scale model.''"}}
{{BigPic|Skybirds_Aerodrome_(MM_1933-05).jpg|1933: Skybirds Aerodrome. "''Make a complete aerodrome or wartime scene. Constructive 1/70 scale model.''"}}
==Aircraft range:==
{{colbegin}}
* '''1 ''' – Cierva Autogiro 24
* '''1A''' – Avro Tutor – ''(May-1935)''
* '''1B''' – Fairey Battle – ''(Sep-1936)''
* '''1C''' – Boulton Paul Defiant – ''(Jun-1941)''
* '''2 ''' – De Havilland Puss Moth – ''(Jul-1932)''
* '''2A''' – De Havilland Leopard Moth
* '''2B''' – Heston Phoenix – ''(Feb-1936)''
* '''2C''' – Hawker Henley – ''(Aug-1940)''
* '''3 ''' – Hawker Fury
* '''3A''' – Hawker Hurricane – ''(Jun-1938)''
* '''4 ''' – Blackburn Segrave – ''(Aug-1932)''
* '''4A''' – De Havilland Comet
* '''5 ''' – Sopwith Camel – ''(Sep-1932)''
* '''5A''' – Curtiss Tomahawk
* '''6 ''' – Lockheed Vega – ''Nov-1932)''
* '''6A''' – De Havilland Rapide – ''(Aug-1935)''
* '''6B''' – Airspeed Oxford – ''(Aug-1939)''
* '''6C''' – M.I.G.-3 (1-61)
* '''7 ''' – Fokker DVII
* '''7A''' – Heinkel HE70A – ''Dec-1936)''
* '''7B''' – Messerschmidt ME109 – ''(Jan-1940)''
* '''7B''' – Messerschmidt ME109F – ''(Oct-1942)''
* '''8 ''' – Comper Swift – ''(Jan-1933)''
* '''8A''' – B.E.2c – ''(Jul-1935)''
* '''8B''' – F.E.8 – ''(Jul-1939)''
* '''9 ''' – Nieuport Scout
* '''9A''' – Morane Saulnier MS.406C1 – ''(Oct-1939)''
* '''10 ''' – Sopwith Schneider – ''(Mar-1933)''
* '''10A''' – Gloster Gauntlet – ''(Jan-1935)''
* '''10B''' – Gloster Gladiator – ''(Jan-1939)''
* '''11 ''' – Fokker DRI
* '''11A''' – Fairey Hendon – ''(Jul-1936)''
* '''11B''' – Handley Page Hampden
* '''12 ''' – De Havilland 4 – ''(Apr-1933)''
* '''12A''' – R.E.8
* '''13 ''' – Lockheed Orion – ''(Jul-1933)''
* '''13A''' – Dewoitine D500 – ''(Jun-1935)''
* '''13B''' – Bristol 138A – ''(Mar-1937)''
* '''14 ''' – Westland Wallace
* '''14A''' – Supermarine Spitfire 1 – ''(Sep-1937)''
* '''15 ''' – LV.G. CV – ''(Sep-1933)''
* '''15A''' – Percival Vega Gull – ''(Jan-1937)''
* '''15B''' – Dornier Do17 – ''(Jun-1940)''
* '''16 ''' – A.W. XV Atalanta
* '''16A''' – Lockheed Electra – ''(Jan-1936)''
* '''16B''' – Grumman F2F – ''(Jul-1937)''
* '''16C''' – Curtiss P36A – ''(Oct-1938)''
* '''16D''' – Lockheed lightning – ''(Sep-1941)''
* '''17 ''' – De Havilland Gipsy III Moth (or Moth Major)
* '''17A''' – Blackburn Shark – ''(Oct-1936)''
* '''17B''' – Blackburn Skua – ''(Nov-1938)''
* '''18 ''' – Percival Gull
* '''18A''' – Supermarine Seagull V (Walrus)
* '''18B''' – Bristol Blenheim – ''Dec-1937)''
* '''18B''' – Bristol Long-nose Blenheim
* '''19 ''' – Macchi MC72 – ''(Feb-1934)''
* '''19A''' – Bristol Fighter
* '''20 ''' – Handley Page Heyford – ''(Apr-1934)''
* '''20A''' – Hawker Hart – ''(Oct-1935)''
* '''21 ''' – S.E.S. – ''(May-1934)''
* '''22 ''' – Airspeed Courier – ''(Jul-1934)''
* '''22A''' – BA. Eagle – ''(May-1936)''
* '''22B''' – A.W. Siskin IIIA – ''(May-1939)''
* '''22C''' – Fairey Seafox – ''(Jun-1939)''
* '''23 ''' – Fairey Gordon – ''(Aug-1934)''
* '''23A''' – S.P.A.D. SVH – ''(May-1937)''
* '''24 ''' – Fairey Seal – ''Nov-1934)''
* '''24A''' – Westland Lysander – ''Nov-1937)''
* '''25 ''' – Albatros DIII – ''Dec-1934)''
* '''25A''' – Hannoveraner – ''(Mar-1938)''
* '''25B''' – Miles Master – ''(Mar-1939)''
* '''26 ''' – Percival Mew Gull ''(Junior Series)'' – ''(Apr-1936)''
* '''26 ''' – Hawker Tempest V
* '''27 ''' – Caudron C450  ''(Junior Series)'' – ''(Nov-1936)''
* '''27 ''' – Gloster Meteor(1945-46}
* '''27/1''' – Aeronca-Jap  ''(Junior Series)''
* '''28 ''' – Set No. 1 : Unshaped Parts – ''(Jan-1934)''
* '''28 ''' – Supermarine Spitfire XIV
* '''29 ''' – Set No. 2 : Unshaped Parts
* '''30 ''' – Set No. 3 : Unshaped Parts
* ''' ''' – Sturdy (Flying Model No. 1) – ''(Jul-1938)''
* ''' ''' – De Havilland Moth Minor – ''(Sep-1939)''
* ''' ''' – Messerschrnidt ME110 – ''(Jul-1942)''
* ''' ''' – Douglas Havoc
* ''' ''' – Speedy (Flying Model No. 2)
{{colend}}
==Skybird Airport==
==Skybird Airport==
{{BigPic|Skybirds,_and_Skybird_Airport_(MM_1933-12).jpg|1933: Skybirds, and "Skybird Airport". "''Well made, portable, when closed measures 36" × 10" × 10". It can be opened out in a minute for display – a realistic background for your photographs – keeps your models safe and tidy.''"}}
{{BigPic|Skybirds,_and_Skybird_Airport_(MM_1933-12).jpg|1933: Skybirds, and "Skybird Airport". "''Well made, portable, when closed measures 36" × 10" × 10". It can be opened out in a minute for display – a realistic background for your photographs – keeps your models safe and tidy.''"}}

Revision as of 16:05, 28 December 2022

"Skybirds Descriptive Details" booklet

"Skybirds Descriptive Details" booklet [image info]

1933: Skybird Clubs and Skybird League

1933: Skybird Clubs and Skybird League [image info]

1934:Skybirds and Ship-Series

1934:Skybirds and Ship-Series [image info]

1939: "You can still get SKYBIRDS"

1939: "You can still get SKYBIRDS" [image info]

Skybirds was an early (1930s) range of 1:70/1:72 scale model aircraft kits and accessories (also available pre-built) made by A.J. Holladay & Co. Ltd. of London, run by Alfred J. Holladay. Much or all of the range was designed by A.J. Stevens.

The range, made from wood, was produced from 1932 until the 1940s (when their property was destroyed in the Blitz), and predated the more modern plastic 1:72 model aircraft ranges later made by Airfix and Revell.

1933: Skybirds Aerodrome. "Make a complete aerodrome or wartime scene. Constructive 1/70 scale model."


Aircraft range:

  • 1 – Cierva Autogiro 24
  • 1A – Avro Tutor – (May-1935)
  • 1B – Fairey Battle – (Sep-1936)
  • 1C – Boulton Paul Defiant – (Jun-1941)
  • 2 – De Havilland Puss Moth – (Jul-1932)
  • 2A – De Havilland Leopard Moth
  • 2B – Heston Phoenix – (Feb-1936)
  • 2C – Hawker Henley – (Aug-1940)
  • 3 – Hawker Fury
  • 3A – Hawker Hurricane – (Jun-1938)
  • 4 – Blackburn Segrave – (Aug-1932)
  • 4A – De Havilland Comet
  • 5 – Sopwith Camel – (Sep-1932)
  • 5A – Curtiss Tomahawk
  • 6 – Lockheed Vega – Nov-1932)
  • 6A – De Havilland Rapide – (Aug-1935)
  • 6B – Airspeed Oxford – (Aug-1939)
  • 6C – M.I.G.-3 (1-61)
  • 7 – Fokker DVII
  • 7A – Heinkel HE70A – Dec-1936)
  • 7B – Messerschmidt ME109 – (Jan-1940)
  • 7B – Messerschmidt ME109F – (Oct-1942)
  • 8 – Comper Swift – (Jan-1933)
  • 8A – B.E.2c – (Jul-1935)
  • 8B – F.E.8 – (Jul-1939)
  • 9 – Nieuport Scout
  • 9A – Morane Saulnier MS.406C1 – (Oct-1939)
  • 10 – Sopwith Schneider – (Mar-1933)
  • 10A – Gloster Gauntlet – (Jan-1935)
  • 10B – Gloster Gladiator – (Jan-1939)
  • 11 – Fokker DRI
  • 11A – Fairey Hendon – (Jul-1936)
  • 11B – Handley Page Hampden
  • 12 – De Havilland 4 – (Apr-1933)
  • 12A – R.E.8
  • 13 – Lockheed Orion – (Jul-1933)
  • 13A – Dewoitine D500 – (Jun-1935)
  • 13B – Bristol 138A – (Mar-1937)
  • 14 – Westland Wallace
  • 14A – Supermarine Spitfire 1 – (Sep-1937)
  • 15 – LV.G. CV – (Sep-1933)
  • 15A – Percival Vega Gull – (Jan-1937)
  • 15B – Dornier Do17 – (Jun-1940)
  • 16 – A.W. XV Atalanta
  • 16A – Lockheed Electra – (Jan-1936)
  • 16B – Grumman F2F – (Jul-1937)
  • 16C – Curtiss P36A – (Oct-1938)
  • 16D – Lockheed lightning – (Sep-1941)
  • 17 – De Havilland Gipsy III Moth (or Moth Major)
  • 17A – Blackburn Shark – (Oct-1936)
  • 17B – Blackburn Skua – (Nov-1938)
  • 18 – Percival Gull
  • 18A – Supermarine Seagull V (Walrus)
  • 18B – Bristol Blenheim – Dec-1937)
  • 18B – Bristol Long-nose Blenheim
  • 19 – Macchi MC72 – (Feb-1934)
  • 19A – Bristol Fighter
  • 20 – Handley Page Heyford – (Apr-1934)
  • 20A – Hawker Hart – (Oct-1935)
  • 21 – S.E.S. – (May-1934)
  • 22 – Airspeed Courier – (Jul-1934)
  • 22A – BA. Eagle – (May-1936)
  • 22B – A.W. Siskin IIIA – (May-1939)
  • 22C – Fairey Seafox – (Jun-1939)
  • 23 – Fairey Gordon – (Aug-1934)
  • 23A – S.P.A.D. SVH – (May-1937)
  • 24 – Fairey Seal – Nov-1934)
  • 24A – Westland Lysander – Nov-1937)
  • 25 – Albatros DIII – Dec-1934)
  • 25A – Hannoveraner – (Mar-1938)
  • 25B – Miles Master – (Mar-1939)
  • 26 – Percival Mew Gull (Junior Series) – (Apr-1936)
  • 26 – Hawker Tempest V
  • 27 – Caudron C450 (Junior Series) – (Nov-1936)
  • 27 – Gloster Meteor(1945-46}
  • 27/1 – Aeronca-Jap (Junior Series)
  • 28 – Set No. 1 : Unshaped Parts – (Jan-1934)
  • 28 – Supermarine Spitfire XIV
  • 29 – Set No. 2 : Unshaped Parts
  • 30 – Set No. 3 : Unshaped Parts
  • – Sturdy (Flying Model No. 1) – (Jul-1938)
  • – De Havilland Moth Minor – (Sep-1939)
  • – Messerschrnidt ME110 – (Jul-1942)
  • – Douglas Havoc
  • – Speedy (Flying Model No. 2)

Skybird Airport

1933: Skybirds, and "Skybird Airport". "Well made, portable, when closed measures 36" × 10" × 10". It can be opened out in a minute for display – a realistic background for your photographs – keeps your models safe and tidy."


1939 Catalogue review

"Skybirds."

As mentioned in our issue last month, A. J. Holladay and Co. Ltd. have issued a new Skybird " list. We have now received a copy of this. It has been fully revised and brought up-to-date, while several new models have been added to the range. These make aeroplane construction simple, but for those people who do not wish to make up their own models they can be obtained ready assembled and painted. They range in prices to suit all pockets from "Hawker Fury," Sopwith "Camel" and "S.P.A.D." (French), etc., at 2s., to the Fairy "Hendon" and Night Bomber at 12s. 6d. These are for constructional sets, and the models already constructed retail from 6s. to 27s. 6d. There is also a complete and simple set for juniors termed the "Aeronca" which retails at 1s. 6d. There is a full range of accessories, etc., including engines, cowlings, airscrews, transfers, working materials, paints, etc., military equipment, aerodromes and aerodrome accessories, as well as a complete series of anti-aircraft models. The latter includes complete A.A. Gun Unit at 4s. 6d., anti-aircraft at 1s. 6d., complete A.A. Searchlight Unit, Sound Locator Unit, A.R.P. Air Raid Shelter, etc. In the mechanized units there are armoured cars, whippet tanks, ambulances and Army lorries.

There is also a large range of "Skybird" strong, solid cast figures and "Skybird" flying models. Full details and lists can be obtained from A.J. Holladay and Co. Ltd., 3 Aldermanbury Avenue, London, E.C.2.

— , --, , Games and Toys, , May 1939

Addresses

  • A. J. Holladay & Co. Limited, 3 Aldermanbury Avenue, London EC2
  • OConnor Works Ltd, 135 Grays Inn Road, London WC1

External links

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