Jun 7, 2019 | Civil Aviation, Coming of the Jet
Avro Canada C102 Jetliner by F-RSIN 1/144 scaleKit No. FR14032Price: $75.00 @ Aviation MegastoreDecals: One version – Avro Canada prototypeComments: Limited run resin kit; detailed engine nacelles, crude landing gear; not for the impatient — be prepared to...
Dec 10, 2017 | AMT, Civil Aviation, Golden Age
Beechcraft Staggerwing G17S by AMT 1/48 scale Kit No. T638 Cost: $20.00 Decals: One version Comments: Detailed cockpit and landing gear; easy to assemble The Legend of Santa’s New Sleigh As the third decade of the 21st Century approached, Santa Claus, after...
Nov 11, 2016 | Civil Aviation, Golden Age, Williams Brothers
Boeing 247 by Williams Brothers 1/72 scale Kit No. 72-247 Cost: $10.00 — $40.00 or more aftermarket (currently out of production) Decals: Two versions – Col. Roscoe Turner’s 1934 London to Melbourne racer; and a United Airlines flight research...
Nov 9, 2016 | Airfix, Civil Aviation, Golden Age, Minicraft, World War II
Boeing Model 314 by Minicraft 1/144 scale Kit No. 14503 Cost: $15.00 Decals: One version – the Dixie Clipper Comments: Re-issue of Airfix kit, decals do not include U.S. flag History The Boeing 314 took its maiden flight on June 7, 1938, and was perhaps the most...
Nov 8, 2016 | Civil Aviation, Glencoe, Golden Age
Curtiss Condor by Glencoe 1/87 scaleKit No. 06101Cost: $12.00Decals: Three versions – NR12384, the aircraft accompanying Admiral Richard Byrd’s 1933 Antarctic Expedition; NC12354, an airliner in American Airways livery, circa 1933; and an aircraft of the...
Nov 8, 2016 | Airfix, Civil Aviation, Golden Age
DeHavilland DH 88 by Airfix 1/72 scale Kit No. ? Cost: $5.00 Decals: One version, G-ACSS “Grosvenor House,” winner of the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race Comments: Old kit (1973); major historical interest History The DeHavilland DH 88 Comet was a twin-engine,...
Sep 12, 2020 | Civil Aviation, F-Rsin, Golden Age
Dewoitine D.333 by F-RSIN 1/144 scaleKit No. FR 14014Cost: $25.00Decals: Two versions, both Air FranceComments: Cast resin kit engineered for easy assembly; aftermarket replacement engines and propellers strongly recommended History The D.332 was an all-metal...
Feb 4, 2024 | Airfix, Civil Aviation, Golden Age
Handley Page HP 42 by Airfix 1/144 scaleKit No. SK 502 (1965 release) and 3172 (1993 re-release)Retail: $20.00 Decals: Two versions – both for Imperial Airways air linersComments: Interesting commercial airliner from Interwar Period (1919-39); corrugated...
Jan 16, 2017 | Civil Aviation, Kit Previews E - I, Special Hobby
Heinkel He 178 V-2 by Special Hobby 1/72 scaleKit No. SH 72192Cost: $18.00Decals: One version – for 1939 prototypeComments: Engraved panel lines, resin wheel inserts, acetate film insert for instrument panel, photo-etch details, single piece canopy History The...
