{"product_id":"handley-page-halifax-b-mk-i-ii-gr-ii-matchbox-1-72-plastic-model-kit-vintage","title":"Handley Page Halifax B Mk.I\/II \/ GR.II — Matchbox 1\/72 Plastic model Kit Vintage","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatchbox was a British pioneer of inexpensive multi-colour injection-moulded model kits, with its 1\/72 aircraft range becoming particularly popular during the 1970s and 1980s. PK-604 is the classic 1\/72 Handley Page Halifax, originally tooled in 1979 and subsequently reissued in 1983, 1986 and 1993. The kit contains the large four-engined fuselage and wings, four engines and propellers, cockpit, turrets and defensive armament, landing gear, clear parts, decals and instructions; period decal options cover RAF Halifax B Mk.I, B Mk.II and GR Mk.II aircraft. The real Halifax first flew in 1939 and entered RAF service in 1940, becoming one of Bomber Command's principal heavy bombers; more than 6,000 were built and the type also served in maritime patrol, transport and special-duty roles. This vintage Matchbox kit is now discontinued and increasingly collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matchbox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57559799595388,"sku":"Matchbox-PK-604 \/ 40604","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0432\/8584\/0033\/files\/741381AA-904F-4F62-B1CE-F73B42927F3A.jpg?v=1791138941","url":"https:\/\/sussex-model-centre.co.uk\/products\/handley-page-halifax-b-mk-i-ii-gr-ii-matchbox-1-72-plastic-model-kit-vintage","provider":"Sussex Model Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}