January 21, 2011
One of my favourite vintage toy airplanes is the Hubley P-38. It was produced in the late 1940's and 50's.
If you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning you can read up on this airplane that was manufactured by the Lockheed company during WWII. It was a successful fighter mostly in the Pacific war with Japan, although it did see action in the European Theatre.
The 2 photos above illustrate the 3 tires and landing gear
One of my favourite vintage toy airplanes is the Hubley P-38. It was produced in the late 1940's and 50's.
If you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning you can read up on this airplane that was manufactured by the Lockheed company during WWII. It was a successful fighter mostly in the Pacific war with Japan, although it did see action in the European Theatre.
The 2 photos above illustrate the top design of the aircraft
What makes these toy airplanes one of my favourites is the many parts that can be played with . There are the propellers, as well as the 3 landing gear/tire combinations. However, it's the tactile touch and surface texture and design that also adds to the thrill of owning one of these toys. Below is a plane against a white background, along with a close-up of the texture. Probably, the texture was meant to illustrate the rivets that attached parts of the sheet metal together.
You can find these planes on e-Bay, and through toy antique dealers. However, rarely do you find these planes complete. Usually, a propeller is broken, a wheel or 2 is missing, and the wheels and landing gears may be absent.
Luckily, because these are so popular,there are several sellers of reproduction (new) parts for these airplanes. 2 in particular are are:
www.thomastoysantiquetoyparts.com
&
www.classictintoy.com
