These are Strombecker models that I have owned at one time or another. I sanded, rebuilt and applied shellac to a few of them. Others have the original finish. It's not hard to tell.
Lou, they are from a number of years ago, not recent.
You have an outstanding collection of Strombecker models. I have one that Ray started, and I finished. I have one more Sabre in the box. Easy to tell by the plastic canopy.
Lou,
That beautiful F-86 shows what a little more effort can produce.
Nice collection, Dave! That one marked as a DC-4 looks like a Lockheed Constellation with the triple tail.
It does look like a less slim Constellation.
Oh cool. I've only seen a DC-4 with the standard vertical tail. Thanks for sharing the photo.
Some Strombecker kits were used a recognition models during the war, though I have never seen a Helldiver or Buccaneer in kit form.
More used as recognition models.
What a great collection of kits and photos, Dave. Thank you for sharing those.
Thank you. Just a bit of "solid model memory". I found the two-tone camouflage interesting, even on the seaplanes.
The black and white images are from a stereoscopic film strip called "Keep em' Flying" made by Tru-Vue, a product similar to View-Master. There were three different strips related to Strombecker toy products.
https://3dstereo.com/products/tvs-0231 (https://3dstereo.com/products/tvs-0231)