Hobby Master Airliner Series HL4009
Boeing Stratocruiser Diecast Model
Transocean Air Lines, N403Q, 1960s |
| 1:200 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Boeing Stratocruiser | | 6.5" | | 8.5" |
Transocean Airlines N403Q was c/n 15946 and ordered by SILA (Swedish Intercontinental Airline Company) on April 18, 1948. Due to an airline merger the order was transferred to BOAC who took delivery on December 16, 1949 as G-ALSD and named RMA Cassiopeia. On September 7, 1958 the aircraft was sold to Transocean Airlines registered as N85Q. The aircraft was converted to a 40 passenger luxury airliner and re-registered as N403Q in October 1959. In September 1960 the plane was sold to Aero Spacelines for parts for their Guppy program.
Designed as a long-range airliner for premier services across the Atlantic and the Pacific, the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was first flown on July 8, 1947. This luxurious post-war double-decker propeller airliner had a spiral staircase leading to a lower-level lounge and state-of-the-art pressurization, but it was expensive to maintain and operate. Just 56 of the type were built as airliners-the remaining saw service as C-97 military transports or KC-97 tankers. Stratocruisers continued to fly commercially until the 1960s, when the introduction of the Boeing 707 and the de Havilland Comet made them obsolete. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Hobby Master's 1:200 scale Stratocruiser is an exceptionally well crafted model. The fuselage is constructed from separate upper and lower castings, accurately replicating the two intersecting circular fuselage sections of the actual aircraft, and joined together with a near seamless fit. The solid metal wings are finely cast featuring a near razor thin trailing edge and integrated engine nacelles. Additional details include pad-printed windows and doors recreated in crisp scale miniature, a delicate top mounted antenna and metal landing gear. The series includes passenger airliners and military variants such as the C-97 freighter and KC-97 tanker with a configurable tail boom probe.
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The Hobby Master "1:200 Airliner Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of civilian aircraft.
Hobby Master "1:200 Airliner Series" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
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