Frog Model Aircraft 1932-1976: The Complete History of the Flying Aircraft & the Plastic Kits [Hardcover]

Richard Lines (Author), Lief Hellstrom (Author), Leif Hellstrom (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 271 pages
• Publisher: New Cavendish; First Edition edition (1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0904568636
• ISBN-13: 978-0904568639
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,054,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, April 22, 2000

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M. Parker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frog Model Aircraft 1932-1976: The Complete History of the Flying Aircraft & the Plastic Kits (Hardcover)

This is just about the best model reference book that I know of. Even if you've never seen a Frog model aircraft or kit, it's written with such verve and enthusiasm that you'll want to start collecting them before you reach the end! This should be the model (if you'll excuse the pun) for anyone contemplating the production of a similar company history. Great illustrations and a very comprehensive reference section at the back. I paid the equivalent of $50 for my copy and it is worth every cent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Frog Collectors Bible, September 19, 2006

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M. Foley "M. Foley" (North Wales) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frog Model Aircraft 1932-1976: The Complete History of the Flying Aircraft & the Plastic Kits (Hardcover)

Frog, Flies right off the Ground, The model company that started before Airfix and ended with its moulds being sold to the Soviet Union in the day's of the Cold War.
This book is not only a history of Frog but an interesting social history of Great Britain. An advert for Frog appears in the book stating that making models during the Blackout helped stop boredom !!
The early Penguins are covered as well as the flying models.
A tribute to Frog must be that the moulds are still be used to this day in Russia and still sold here.
This book is one that will be picked up again and again, I highly recommend this volume to anybody with more than a passing interest in Model Aircraft

5.0 out of 5 stars Frog Model Aircraft 1932-1976, January 5, 2011

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This review is from: Frog Model Aircraft 1932-1976: The Complete History of the Flying Aircraft & the Plastic Kits (Hardcover)

This publication has to be the most comprehensive that I have ever seen regarding the history of a particular toy/hobby manufacturer. This one is a real 'labour of love'. Everything you ever wanted to know about the old FROG- Penguin kits and products is here.