Weird-Ohs Items!

[Hepcat]

Some interesting and useful information regarding the scarcity of the original Hawk Weird-Ohs kits can be gleaned from this book published in 1996 by noted board game enthusiast and collector Rick Polizzi:



The book contains the following estimate of prices for boxed Hawk Weird-Ohs kits:

Weirdsville Customizing Set $500
Killer McBash $135
Leaky Boat Louie $100
Daddy $80
Davey $80
Digger $80
Drag Hag $75
Francis the Foul $65
Freddie Flameout $65
Endsville Eddy $60
Huey's Hut Rod $55
Sling Rave Curvette $30
Wade A. Minit $30

Now we can argue from now until the cows come home about a current price list let alone one from 1996, but the fact is that Polizzi's estimates provide a very decent ranking of the relative scarcities of these kits. Quite simply, I'm in general agreement with Polizzi's assessment and I've been collecting these and other select model kits since 1982-83.

[Hepcat]

Rick Polizzi's book also contains the following estimate of prices for boxed Hawk Frantic and Silly Surfer kits:

Bopped out Steel Pluckers Havin' a Bash $85
Frantic Banana Punishing the Skins $85
Totally Fab $85
Frantic Cats $75

Woodie on a Surfari $80
Hodad Makin' the Scene with a Six-Pack $75
Beach Bunny Catchin' Rays $70
Hot Dogger and Surf Bunny Riding Tandem $65
Hot Dogger Hangin' Ten $65

Here are pics of some of these kits:









And here's a shot of some of my own:

[Hepcat]

Here are a couple of good pictures of the Hawk Weirdsville Customizing Set which includes complete Davey, Digger and Leaky Boat Louie model kits:





When I first started collecting model kits some 35 years ago, I wasn't interested in getting this set because of the element of duplication.



But I am now of course! Mint-in-box specimens are really tough to find though.

[Hepcat]

Hawk Weirdsville customizer kit I mentioned earlier, here is a pic. Includes 3 kits and a bunch of customizing goodies.

Is that picture from your own collection?

[jimm]

No I wish snapped it at a toy show 300 bucks or so

[marsattacks666]

Here are a couple of good pictures of the Hawk Weirdsville Customizing Set which includes complete Davey, Digger and Leaky Boat Louie models:





When I first started collecting model kits some 35 years ago, I wasn't interested in getting this set because of the element of duplication.



But I am now of course! Mint-in-box specimens are really tough to find though.

Very cool.

[bigbud]

My good friend Hep suggests I get this over on the Weird ohs thread! Found this original given me by Mr Bill Campbell back in the '90s. Great man, great artist!

[Hepcat]

A Bill Campbell original! Wow! Too cool.

[glane21]

I don't know if these are reissues or a new design but you can get them st Ollies Discount stores right now.

[Hepcat]

I don't remember Hawk releasing anything at all like those kits back in the sixties or seventies.

[skully]

These kits are from Multiple Products, I saw them at Ollie's too, re-issues from the 60's kits, originals are scarce.

[Hepcat]

To my knowledge Multiple Products didn't issue any model kits.



Are you referring to Model Plastics Corporation (MPC)?

[Devlin]

No, they were in fact from Multiple. Originally they were branded as Ripley's Believe it or Not! kits, and they depict torture instruments displayed in their various "Odditoriums."

[Devlin]

Here's an in-store sign for them: https://goo.gl/images/P37nAQ

[Hepcat]

Interesting! A cat can learn something new every day here on UMA.