Hobby Master Airliner Series HL4002
Boeing Stratocruiser Diecast Model
BOAC, G-AKGH "Caledonia", 1950 |
| 1:200 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Boeing Stratocruiser | | 6.5" | | 8.5" |
A Boeing 377-10-32 with a c/n 15974 made its first flight September 1, 1949. The aircraft was delivered to BOAC on November 15, 1949 as G-AKGH and named RMA "Caledonia". In June 1950 this aircraft flew the heaviest load to ever cross the Atlantic up to that time. The aircraft sold to Transocean Airlines, then American Overseas Airlines who became part of Pan Am. In 1963 the Aero Spacelines purchased the aircraft and in August 1967 it was destroyed in a ground collision with another Aero Spaclines 377.
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 2003-2025 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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