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2. Paul K. Guillow, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   A stick & tissue balsa model airplane under construction, still manufactured by Guillow's. During World War II, the supply of balsa wood was diverted to the war effort for the manufacture of rafts and life jackets. Guillow's was forced to use alternative materials like cardboard or pine wood to manufacture the model kits. In the meantime the ...

3. Monogram (company) - Wikipedia

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   Monogram was founded in Chicago in 1945, making balsa wood model kits of ships and airplanes. ... kit #2608; 1/24 scale classics. 1934 Duesenberg SJ, 1939 Mercedes ...

4. List of model aircraft manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Meikraft Models (USA) - ceased production of limited run plastic kits, later kits of are of very good quality; Meng Model (China) Merit (UK) - ceased production of plastic model aircraft sometime in the late 1950s; Merit International (USA) Merlin Model (UK) MGD Models (Czech Republic) Micro Ace (Japan) - ex-Arii; Micro Scale Design (Russia ...

5. List of scale model kit manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   High Planes Models (Australia/Singapore) - Australian Company moved to Singapore after sale. Aircraft kits and accessories. JAYS Model Kits [9] (New Zealand) Aircraft Kits mostly formerly Ventura. Kiwi Wings [9] (New Zealand) - Aircraft Kits part of JAYS Model Kits; Kora Models (Czech Republic) Legato [5] (Czech Republic) - brand of AZ Model ...

6. Life-Like - Wikipedia

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   Their experience in the hobby industry began in the 1930s when they became interested in constructing model airplanes. With money borrowed from their mother, the brothers formed the Burd Model Airplane Manufacturing Co. and sold their own model airplane kits using balsa wood they would salvage from discarded banana crates. As the business grew ...

7. Model aircraft - Wikipedia

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   For example, 1:48 scale is 1/4" to 1-foot (or 1" to 4 feet) and 1:72 is 1" to 6 feet, while in metric scales such as 1:100th, 1 centimeter equals 1 meter. 1:72 scale was introduced with Skybirds wood and metal model aircraft kits in 1932 and were followed closely by Frog, which used the same scale from 1936 with their "Frog Penguin" brand. 1:72 ...

8. Berkeley Models - Wikipedia

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   Berkeley Models, Inc. was an American company that manufactured model-airplane kits that pioneered such firsts as the nation's first gas model plane kit, and which became one of the industry's leading companies. Founded in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, and later based in West Hempstead, New York, it lasted from 1933 to 1962.

9. Cox Models - Wikipedia

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   In the 1950s and 1960s until recently, Cox has produced a line of hobby-oriented models of cars, airplanes, and other vehicles. The most noted are the .049 cubic-inch displacement glow fuel powered models, controlled by line (Control Line) or by radio (Radio Control). AMC Matador.049 engine police car from the TV series Adam-12; T-28 Trojan ...