Academy

This is the Aero Display Stand from Academy. Suitable for Ages 14 & Up.

This is a plastic 1/72 Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina USN Patrol Airplane from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers. The PBY-5A was the first version of this famous aircraft equipped with with landing gear, which made it a true amphibian plane. Painted black and armed with bombs and radar, the PBY-5A was used effectively against ships.

This is a 1/72 Plastic SPAD XIII WWI Fighter from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up. The French built SPAD XIII was one of the most famous fighters of World War I. The SPAD used a liquid-cooled inline engine when most aircraft were equipped with rotary engines. A powerful and efficient craft, the SPAD was used for many years. Armed with one or two Vickers 7.65 mm machine guns firing through the propeller arc or a deadly 37mm Hotchkiss cannon, the SPAD was widely feared.

This is the 1/72 Ground Vehicle Set from Academy.

This is a 1/72 Plastic Sopwith Camel WWI Fighter from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up.

This is a 1:35 M18 Hellcat US Army Gun Motor Carriage from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers. The M18 Hellcat is not really considered a tank, but is designated as a gun motor carriage. This means it is mobile artillery intended more for infantry support. The M18 was used primarily during WWII. It was quite fast for a tracked vehicle, with a top speed of 55mph. It was powered by a 9-cylinder radial engine producing 340 or 400hp. A total of 2,507 M18s were produced between July 1943 and March 1945.

This is a 1/72 Plastic Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat US Navy Fighter from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up. When the Japanese attacked the United States in 1941, the most modern fighter in the Navy was the Grumman F4F Wildcat. Although the Wildcat was small, it was not as fast or maneuverable as the Japanese Zero Fighter, but it was a very durable machine. However, in the hands of an experienced pilot, the Wildcat could best the feared Zero. Thankfully, the Grumman fighter was able to fend off the enemy until the more powerful Hellcat was available about one year later.

This is a 1/144 scale SU22 Fitter Fighter plastic model airplane from Academy Plastics.

This is a 1/72 Plastic TBF-1 Avenger US Navy Torpedo Bomber from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up. The TBF-1 Avenger was available in sufficient numbers to be present for the outbreak of WWII despite the fact that it only made its first flight on 1 August 1941. The Avenger was especially popular because it could carry a full size submarine torpedo. This requires a weapons bay capable of carrying up to 2,000 pounds of bombs or other weapons. The Avenger also carried more defensive armament than many craft. The Avenger remained in use both during and after World War II.

This is a 1/144 scale Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot plastic model airplane from Academy Plastics.

This is a 1:35 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H Tank from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers. The Panzer IV, in its many versions, was one of the most widely used German tanks of WWII. The Panzer IV was powered by a Maybach V-12 engine which provided over 300hp and was connected to the drive sprockets via a 6-speed transmission. The H-model of this tank was introduced in 1943 and featured thicker armor to provide better protection against the Soviet T-34/85s and JS-IIs.

This is a 1/35 Scale M1151 Enhanced Armament Carrier Plastic Model Kit from Academy. Suitable for Ages 14 & Older.

This is a 1/72 Plastic Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk Model Kit from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up. One of the most familiar aircraft of the Second World War was the famous Curtiss P-40. Originally flown in 1938, the first P-40 was actually a modified P-36 using an inline Allison V12 engine instead of the P-36's bulky radial type. This modification gave the US Army a craft that could compete with a Hurricane or a Messerschmitt. These were the planes that would become known as the British Flying Tigers.

This is a 1:35 M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers. The M2 Bradley is one of the newest additions to the inventory of the US Army and was used with great success during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The Bradley is an armored personnel carrier equipped with a turret mounted cannon, effective against enemy troops and lightly armored vehicles.

This is a 1/144 scale Mig23 Flogger Fighter plastic model airplane from Academy Plastics.

This is a 1/72 Cessna A-37B Dragonfly Plastic Model Kit from Academy.

This is a 1:35 M3A1 Stuart Light Tank Plastic Model Kit from Academy.:. One decal sheet with markings for five different tanks: 1: U.S. Army, 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Armoured Battalion, 1st Amoured Division, Tunisia, Dec. 1942. 2: Painintheass, USMC, 3rd Marine Tank Battalion, Bouganville, Nov. 1943. 3: The Pay Off, USMC, 3rd Marine Tank Battalion, Bouganville, Nov. 1943. 4: Soviet Army, Unit and Location unidentified, 1943. 5: Soviet Army, Unit unidentified, Woronez, Summer 1942.:.

This is a 1:35 Pz.Kpfw VI Tiger I (Early Version) Tank from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers. The German Tiger tank was one of the most powerful tanks in WWII and was greatly feared and respected by the Allies because of its 88mm main gun and thick armor plate. Tiger production began in 1942 and the tank remained in production with minor modifications through the end of WWII. Typically, Tigers had a crew of five. They could travel at up to 23mph on hard roads and were powered by Maybach 21,353cc V-12 engines that developed 642hp.

This is a 1/72 Plastic F4U-1 Corsair Model Kit from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up. The F4U was designed in 1938 to meet the U.S. Navy's need for a high-speed carrier-based fighter. The governing principle behind the design of this plane was to place the largest possible engine in the smallest frame. This changed the possible landing gear configurations and ultimately resulted in the introduction of the inverted gullwing. While the plane proved to be unsuitable for carrier operation, it was used extensively in a land-based role.

This is a 1:35 Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind Quad 20mm Tank from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers. The Panzer IV, in its many versions, was one of the most widely used German tanks of WWII. The Panzer IV was powered by a Maybach V-12 engine which provided over 300hp and was connected to the drive sprockets via a 6-speed transmission. The Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind was a Panzer IV chassis with a new turret containing a 4 barrel anti-aircraft gun. The Wirbelwind was used to protect infantry and vehicles against air attack.