Pre WW 2 plastic model kits...

[Jicehem]

Hi all, 

Here are adds by "Line Bros" for their Frog "Penguin" series :

13 May 1937, in the magazine "Flight" (Penguin series):

Pre WW 2 plastic model kits...

1st December 1939 :

Pre WW 2 plastic model kits...

10 October 1940 :

Pre WW 2 plastic model kits...

After the war, the name "Penguin" was dropped and the models which "survived" were all in the Frog series.
before issueing plastic models, Line Bros manufactured flying model in wood and paper. It's said that "Frog" is an acronym meaning "Flight Right Off the Ground"...

Cheers,

Jicehem 

[No.1]

I can believe that plastic modeling was that old!!! This is one of the most interesting an informative modeling topic we have seen here!! Thank you mate for this info and images

[samuraj77]

Thanks for posting these...
This is educating material...
I believe that I might have Frog kit Blenheim mk I in 1/72 scale but re-issued by Novo   

[Profa]

Last year I have recieved one Frog 1/72 Fairey Barracuda as a gift from Veljko.
Unfortunatelly there's no info on copyright year, but this is OLD! , and I'm very happy to have it

[Nico Braas]

This is a Frog kit I have still unbuilt. In the kit a V-1 was included that could be mounted on top of the Ar-234 fuselage.
Found the kit some 10-12 years ago and yes, I paid only Dfl 5.- for it (= ca. EURO 2.30).
It must be a kit from the late sixties or maybe early seventies since this kit was already distributed by Rovex. Other kits in the same range (1/72 scale) as illustrated on the side flaps of the box were the BAC Lightning F.6, Canberra Mk.8/12 low lever bomber, Dornier Do-17Z-2, Spey powered Phantom F.4K/M and the Lockheed PV.1 Ventura

[Jicehem]

Hi Profa,   

Yes, the Frog's Barracuda kit is very old. The first edition is from the early 1960's.

Jicehem 

[Jicehem]

This is a Frog kit I have still unbuilt. In the kit a V-1 was included that could be mounted on top of the Ar-234 fuselage.
Found the kit some 10-12 years ago and yes, I paid only Dfl 5.- for it (= ca. EURO 2.30).
It must be a kit from the late sixties or maybe early seventies since this kit was already distributed by Rovex. Other kits in the same range (1/72 scale) as illustrated on the side flaps of the box were the BAC Lightning F.6, Canberra Mk.8/12 low lever bomber, Dornier Do-17Z-2, Spey powered Phantom F.4K/M and the Lockheed PV.1 Ventura

Hi Nico braas,

This kit is from the mid-1970s... It was later issued by Revell in Germany.

Jicehem 

[Jicehem]

Hi mates, 

No absolute proof but this photo from Life review of 1940 seems to depict the first edition of the Blenheim I by Frog.

Pre WW 2 plastic model kits...

Cheers,
Jicehem 

[samuraj77]

This is a Frog kit I have still unbuilt. In the kit a V-1 was included that could be mounted on top of the Ar-234 fuselage.
Found the kit some 10-12 years ago and yes, I paid only Dfl 5.- for it (= ca. EURO 2.30).

That's a beautiful kit Nico...
I build one,unfortunately due to lack of space I give it away but I still have V-1 build from that kit...

Hi mates, 

No absolute proof but this photo from Life review of 1940 seems to depict the first edition of the Blenheim I by Frog.

I have that kit... Unbuild but NOVO edition not genuine FROG