Plans and Documents of
Commercial Solid Model Kits
Updated: 22 April 2004
Welcome to this very under construction page. With luck it will remain so for some time, as we receive more copies of plans to fill all of the empty spots. Soon I am going to have to organize this lot better, as it is becoming a little unwieldly, but I'm going under the impression that half of the fun is in the hunt :-)
Currently, I am simply posting some examples for you to look at, and with luck, to try and build. At the moment, all of the plans presented are copies of copies. As such they are fine for looking at and for casual building but I am afraid that, like a mutt's parents, I cannot vouch for their authenticity, particularly of size. In time I hope to formulate a system by which the plans may be rated, with higher resolution scans available of those plans rated nearest to original condition.
 Hawk Plan drawn by Phil Mates 1934 kindly donated by Pat C.
 Completed Laird Solution by Ken Horne.
So for the time being, I'd like to present this little collection to wet your appetite. For one last time (I promise) I'll appeal to the generosity of anyone in possession of kit plans (original or copy) to contact me. It is my sincere belief that the availability of a great variety of plans will do wonders to educate and promote this important yet little spoken of element of model aircraft history.
WANTED: copies of KIT plans of the '30s & '40s.
Pictures of completed models or any other information or recollection would be most appreciated.
email me at khorne@ualberta.ca
This group of drawings have come to us through the kind donations of our readers. I personally thank each of you, as I'm certain do all those who drop by this site.
Hawk - Laird "Solution" from Pat C.
Megow - Douglas O-46A Observation from Pat C.
Hawk - Bristol Bulldog from Pat C.
Hawk - Gee Bee Sportster "Z" from Pat C.
Hawk - Curtiss Goshawk from Pat C.
Hawk - Curtiss RC3-2 Navy Racer from Pat C.
Hawk - Keith Rider? Can you ID this one? from Pat C.
Hawk - Brown B-3 from Pat C.
Hawk - Mystery Ship from Pat C.
U.S. Model Aircraft Corp. - Sikorsky S-39-A
from Pat C.
Bill Barnes "Eaglet" from Dannysoar
Ace Whitman - Lockheed 14* from Steve R.
Ideal - Travelair* from Steve R.
Megow - Kling's Racer* from Steve R.
Comet(?) Curtiss Hawk P6-E* from Steve R.
Guillow - Douglas Transport* from Steve R.
* These are reduced files that fit on my web site. Steve was kind enough to send me higher res files. If you would like a better copy I can email you the original files.
 What's you could buy at the Five & Dime. Photo courtesy Walt Grigg
This group of drawings have come to us through the kind donations of Cliff S. A Member of Solid Model Memories, and fellow Canadian, Cliff has sent us this wonderful little collection of Canadian model plans. Though they represent the lower range of the Dime Scale quality, they are alive, or at least once were, in the hands of a young prairie boy. All these years later, you can read the notations scrawled on the pages and the pencil outlines where he once carbon copied the plan to balsa block. It helps remind me that this is not simply cold historical research, but challenge, excitement, and fun through the eyes of a boy. Thanks for everything Cliff.
Easybuilt - Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk
Easybuilt - Supermarine Spitfire
Easybuilt - Blackburn Skua
Easybuilt - Pecival Vega Gull
The following drawings come to us through the pages of Kits And Plans Antiquitious (KAPA) and the Flying Aces Club (FAC) newsletters. If these pages interest you you must join these groups. The FAC is the premier club fostering the building of these old time flying models, and KAPA is the place to be if your interests lay in collecting.
Comet Big 4 Solids (four models for 5¢)
Comet Bell Pursuit (P-39)
Comet Spad
Comet China-Clipper
Comet Curtiss-Interceptor
Hawk Curtiss-Swift
Lawrence Albatross DIII
Peerless Curtiss Hawk-IIIC
Joe Ott Sikorsky S-43
Joe Ott Beech-18
Dallair Bell P-39
Cavakit SE-5
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