East European Scale Model History |
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VEB PlasticartVEB Kombinat PLASTICART Plastspielwaren was a plastic scale model kit manufacturer from the former East Germany. It was estabilished in 1958 in Zschopau to build plastic scale model kits at a scale of 1/100 for airliners and using the scale of 1/50 and 1/72 for smaller aircraft. They also produced a model of the Soviet spaceship Wostok (scaled 1/25), the spacecraft that took Yuri Gagarin, a cosmonaut from the Soviet Union, as the first man in space. One of their last models was the Energija/Buran (Scale 1/288) space shuttle.
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Aero 45 1:50
AN-2 1:75 AN-12 1:100 AN-14 1:72 AN-24 1:100 Baade 152 1:100 Beriev-6 1:72 Boeing-727-100 1:100 Caravelle 1:100 Comet-4 1:100 |
DC-8 1:100
IL-4 1:100 IL-14 1:87 IL-18 1:100 IL-28 1:100 IL-62 1:100 Ju-23/24 1:72 Yak-24P 1:100 Yak-40 1:100 L-60 1:100 |
Let-410 1:100
Mercure 1:100 Mi-1 1:100 Mi-4 1:100 Mi-6 1:87 Mi-10K 1:100 MiG-15 1:50 MiG-21 1:100 Saab J35 1:100 Su-7 1:100 |
Trident 1:100
TU-2 1:100 TU-20 1:100 aka TU95 TU-104 1:100 TU-114 1:100 TU-134 1:100 TU-144 1:100 TU-154 1:100 Wostok 1 1:25 Energija/Buran 1:288 |
In reality:
The Aero 45 was a twin piston-engined civil utility aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia after World War II. It proved a great success, with many of the 590 produced exported. The development began 1946 and was accomplished by the technical designers Jiři Bouzek, Ondřej Němec and František Vik. Ae-45 prototypes were widely advertised abroad. In August 1949 Jan Anderle won Norton Griffiths Race in Great Britain (Ae-45 registration OK-DCL). As a result, apart from Eastern Bloc countries, the plane was also bought by Italy and Switzerland. Hungary was a major customer, where the aircraft was known as the "Kócsag" (Hungarian for "Egret"). (source Wikipedia) |
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The model:
This model kit was made between 1968-1987 by east German manufacturer VEB Kombinat PLASTICART Plastspielwaren at a 1:100 scale. Being a successful aircraft it was exported to many other countries. The plastic model came with INTERFLUG (former east German airlnes) and AEROFLOT decals. The assambled kit was decorated with AEROFLOT decals for variety as there were already other kits in the collection made with INTERFLUG decals. |
In reality:
The Sukhoi Su-7 was a swept wing, supersonic fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in 1955. Originally, it was designed as tactical, low-level dogfighter, but was not successful in this role. On the other hand, soon-introduced Su-7B series became the main Soviet fighter-bomber and ground-attack aircraft of the 1960s. The Su-7 was rugged in its simplicity but its shortcomings included short range and low weapon load. Despite its notoriously heavy controls, the Su-7 was popular with pilots for its docile flight characteristics, simple controls and considerable speed even at low altitudes. It was produced between 1959 and 1986. |
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In reality:
The TU-134 is a twin-engined airliner designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau and built in the former Soviet Union from 1966-1984. The original version had a glazed-nose and could operate from unpaved airfields. (source Wikipedia) The model: This a 1:100 plastic scale model made between 1972-1988 by east German manufacturer VEB Kombinat PLASTICART Plastspielwaren. The pictured model was assembled in the late 70's. This model is the replica of the original TU-134 with glazed-nose. |
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In reality:
The TU-144 was a supersonic transport aircraft (SST) and one of only two SST to enter commercial service, the other being the CONCORDE. It was constructed under the direction of the Soviet Tupolev Design Bureau, headed by Alexei Tupolev. The prototype first flew on 31 december 1968 near Moscow, two months before the first flight of the CONCORDE. A total of 16 aircrafts were built and remained in use as cargo plane until 1983. (source Wikipedia) |
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