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 scaleKit No. T638Cost: $20.00Decals: One versionComments: 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 decades...
Nov 11, 2016 | Civil Aviation, Golden Age, Williams Brothers
Boeing 247 by Williams Brothers 1/72 scaleKit No. 72-247Cost: $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 scaleKit No. 14503Cost: $15.00Decals: One version – the Dixie ClipperComments: 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 famous...
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 scaleKit No. ?Cost: $5.00Decals: One version, G-ACSS “Grosvenor House,” winner of the 1934 MacRobertson Air RaceComments: 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...
