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They're Halfway to WHIFs already - '50's FROG collection!

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Faust:
When I say “silver”, what comes to mind? Is it a very precious metal? Is it the hair on an elderly gentleman? Or, is it the streamlined shape of a prowling fish?

One thing that should come to mind is fast ‘50s jets, with their penchant for bare-metal silver chrominess! And, just like those real jets, there were a lot of kits from that time that tried to capture the look with silver plastic!

I recently came across a quintet of such kits, and they’re silver in that they are supposed to look fast, they are aged, being from the ‘50s, and they are somewhat precious! For some really classic, early-run-not-retro old-skool modelling excitement, check out my score of 1950’s FROG jets at the link below! Vote on your favourite, too!

The best part is that some of these represent only prototypes, and thus allow you to take the aircraft in a different direction! Pretty cool for whiffing!

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/1950s-frog-collection/

Inactive II:
...Built the Fairey Delta c.1989-90, one of the 1964-66 AIRLINES issues, good kit. Don't build them for God's sake, worth more for collecting resale particularly if box, decals, instructions & plastic are in good condition! Favorite built FROG kit was Aeronautica Macchi C.202, Fairey Barracuda good as well if anything for "complexity" rare in early FROG kits, dead worst Martin B-26, horrid tail gun area fuselage molding never mind oversized & poorly molded supposed clear plastic gunner station, B-25 Mitchell kit OK but no interior detail never mind poorly proportioned landing gear parts, problem with just about every FROG kit I'd built. Most pined for build re-try was Heinkel 219, 1960s build complete disaster, foreswore building it during 1980s in favor of contemporary Revell kit, it & Ju 88A build favorites of mine then.

Kerick:
I agree, don't build them unless you really, really want to! Collectors would pay silly money at the right place so you could buy much better quality to build. At least that's my theory.
Awesome collection and great score!

kitnut617:
Some years ago while in a supermarket, I picked up a bunch of Testors kits from the toy department. Turns out they were all Hawk re-pops and just like your marvelous find, all were of prototypes too. The Javelin kit I got was actually a model of the 2nd prototype, but what amazed me even more, you could use most of an Airfix Javelin to enhance it as the main parts were practically identical.

Inactive II:

--- Quote from: Kerick on June 24, 2022, 01:03:37 PM ---I agree, don't build them unless you really, really want to! Collectors would pay silly money at the right place so you could buy much better quality to build. At least that's my theory.
Awesome collection and great score!

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Knowing now what "antique plastic" sell for on eBay I'd just collect off-shelf, store for sale years later. Half dozen never opened 1966 first-issue Airfix-Craftmaster Aston Martin DB5s worth rhodium weight, 4th hand kit I'd bought c.2008 maybe two .9999 Silver kilo bars today.

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