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Nieuport 17
Nieuport 17 ProfiPack by Eduard 1/48 scale Kit No. 8033 Cost: $19.00 Decals: 5 versions, two for French ace Charles Nungesser, one for American ace Raoul Lufbery Comments: Highly detailed front-line fighter; includes photo-etch History The Nieuport 17 C1 appeared at...
Nieuport N28C-1
The Nieuport 28 made history in 1918 as the first fighter to carry Americans into combat. Rejected by the French due to its temperamental engine, it became the mount of the Yanks who badly needed planes upon their arrival in France.
Nieuport-Delage NiD-72
Nieuport Delage NiD-72 by Azur 1/72 scale Kit No. A069 Cost: $20.00 Decals: 3 versions - Belgian, Brazilian, or Romanian Air Forces Comments: 1930's French sesquiplane fighter; includes resin and PE parts for cockpit, radiators; includes photo-etch parts (instrument...
Nord 1402 Gerfaut
The Nord 1402A Gerfaut, a single-seat, single-engined delta wing French research aircraft, has the distinction of being the first plane in Europe to break the sound barrier, exceeding Mach I in level flight without the use of an afterburner on August 3, 1954. The data it yielded was instrumental in the development of the Dassault Mirage series of fighters that would become a major French export.
Northrop Gamma
Northrop Gamma by Williams Brothers 1/72 scale Kit No. 72-214 Cost: $12.00 Decals: (Microscale) Two versions - Frank Hawks' record breaking "Sky Chief" or Dr. Lincoln Ellsworth's Antarctic explorer "Polar Star" Comments: Old kit (1970's); fine raised panel lines;...
Northrop M2-F2 Lifting Body
Northrop M2-F2 Lifting Body by Anigrand 1/72 scale Cost: $35.00 including shipping Kit No. AA-2015 Decals: One version - NASA markings Comments: Detailed resin kit with engraved panel lines and vacuform canopy History In 1957, NASA began investigating the problems...
Northrop N-3PB
Northrop N-3PB by MPM 1/72 scale Kit No. 72038 Cost: $24.99 Decals: Two versions, both of No. 330 Squadron RAF (Norwegian), based at Iceland Comments: Injection molded plastic with engraved panel lines, detailed radial engine; photo-etch details and film instruments;...
Northrop N-9
Northrop N-9 MA by Sword 1/48 scale Kit No. SW48001 Cost: $25.00 - $45.00 (Out of production) Decals: One version Comments: Engraved panel lines, detailed cockpit, vacuform canopy, resin parts for propeller hubs and rear auxiliary wheel well History First flown two...
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
Airfix Cessna O-1 Bird Dog 1/72 scale Kit No. A01058 Cost: $5.75 Decals: Three versions (USAF, Vietnam,1960; Canadian Armed Forces, 1974; Vietnamese Republic Air Force, 1960) Comments: Perfect weekend kit of the Cessna O-1 spotter plane History One of a long line of...
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 was a Forward Air Control aircraft that saw wide service in Vietnam and was intended to replace the Cessna O-1 Bird Dog. But it wound up serving alongside the O-1 for a time, as both could provide limited close air support in a pinch.
OA-4M Skyhawk
Douglas OA-4M Skyhawk by Fujimi 1/72 scaleKit No. 35102Cost: $25.00Decals: Eight versions - all U.S. Marine Corps featuring a low visibility grey paint schemeComments: Engraved panel lines; option for open or closed canopy History The OA-4M Skyhawk was a tactical air...
Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
The Bell OH-58 D Kiowa Warrior is a single-engine, single-rotor, four-bladed observation and reconnaissance helicopter with advanced visionics, navigation, communication, and weapons and cockpit integration systems. The mast-mounted sight (MMS) houses a thermal imaging system, low-light television, laser rangefinder/designator, and an optical boresight system, enabling day and night operations even in poor weather conditions.
OV-1 Mohawk
Grumman OV-1 Mohawk by Hasegawa 1/72 scale Kit No. 02616 Cost: $12.00 Decals: Two versions - both U.S. Army Comments: Raised panel lines History The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk began as a joint Army-Marine program, through the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics, for an...
Grumman OV-1A/JOV-1A Mohawk
The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk was a dedicated observation/electronic surveillance/attack aircraft that saw action in Vietnam monitoring activity along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and played a critical role in Korea in the 1960’s as an airborne early warning aircraft along the Demilitarized Zone. Its existence triggered Air Force opposition due to its offensive capability — the USAF opposed the Army operating fixed wing attack aircraft, and tried to ban them from doing so.
OV-10A Bronco
Hasegawa’s OV-10A is a 1980 re-issue of a kit jointly release by AMT-Hasegawa in 1968. It is molded in dark green and consists of 58 injection molded parts. It has mostly raised panel lines (there are engraved lines for the ailerons and rudder), with two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and four 500-lb. bombs as armament, in addition to the four 7.62mm machine guns.
OV-10A Bronco
The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco was a twin turboprop short takeoff and landing attack and observation aircraft specifically developed for counter-insurgency operations in Vietnam. It was initially conceived by the U.S. Marine Corps as a STOL aircraft that would literally accompany Marines almost everywhere in the field. It could carry up to five troops, but was somewhat underpowered and rarely did so. It took its first flight on July 16, 1965.
P2V Neptune
Lockheed P2V-7 by Hasegawa 1/72 scaleKit No. 897Cost: $22.50Decals: Three versions, all U.S. Navy (a P2V-7S of VP-19, and an SP-2H of VP-21, both in two-tone paint scheme of white over dark sea blue; and a second SP-2H of VP-21, in a paint scheme of overall dark sea...
P6M Seamaster
The P6M Seamaster was the U.S. military’s only jet powered seaplane bomber. An aircraft of revolutionary design with a watertight, rotating bomb bay allowing in to be armed while in the water, it was poised to enter service when the project was suddenly cancelled in 1959 in favor of the Polaris submarine.
PBM-5 Mariner
Martin PBM-5 Mariner by Revell 1/118 scale Kit No. 00006 Cost: $14.00 Decals: One version, U.S. Navy, Patrol Squadron 50 (VP-50); printed in Italy for Revell GmbH & Co. Comments: Engraved panel lines, raised rivet detail; Re-issue of Revell's 1957 kit; new decals...
Percival Pembroke
Percival Pembroke C.1 by Special Hobby 1/72 scale Cost: $34.00 Kit No. SH72105 Decals: Three versions, two with No. 60 Squadron, Royal Air Force; one for Levant Communications, by Aviprint Comments: Engraved panel lines, detailed cockpit and cabin interior, resin...