Academy Plastic Models

1/35 Academy #ACY13255. 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.

1/350 Scale Academy #ACY1453. This is a 1/350 Plastic Bismarck German Battleship Model Kit from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up.

Academy #ACY14102. This is a 1/350 Scale USS Oliver Hazard Perry FFG-7 Plastic Model Kit from Academy. Suitable for Ages 10 & Older.

1/35 Scale Academy #ACY12115. Assemble the AH-60L DAP Black Hawk Helicopter with this 1:35 Scale Plastic Model Kit from Academy. Modeling Suitable for Ages 10 & Older.

1/72 Scale Academy #ACY1663. This is a 1/72 Cessna A-37B Dragonfly Plastic Model Kit from Academy.

1/72 Scale Academy #ACY12452. 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.

1/72 Scale Academy #ACY12487. 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.

Academy #ACY12302. This is the 1/48 Scale USAAF B-25B "Doolittle Raid" Plastic Model Kit from Academy. Suitable for Ages 14 & Older.

Academy #ACY12285. This is the 1/48 Scale TBM-3 "USS Bunker Hill" Plastic Model Kit from Academy. Suitable for Ages 14 & Up.

1/72 Scale Academy #ACY12402. Assemble an A-10A "Operation Iraqi Freedom" with this 1:72 Scale Plastic Model Kit from Academy. Suitable for Ages 10 & Older.

1/72 Scale Academy #ACY1624. This is a 1/72 Plastic Sopwith Camel WWI Fighter from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up.

Academy #ACY12517. This is the 1/72 Scale USAAF B-29A "Old Battler" Plastic Model Kit by Academy. Suitable for Ages 14 & Older.

Academy #ACY14107. This is a 1/350 Scale USS Indianapolis CA-35 plastic model ship From Academy.

1/35 Academy #ACY13234. 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.

1/72 Scale Academy #ACY12463. This is a 1/72 Rockwell OV-10A Bronco Plastic Model Kit from Academy.

Academy #ACY14217. This is a 1/1000 Scale RMS Titanic from Academy Models. Suitable for Ages 14 & Older.

1/35 Academy #ACY13202. Assemble the M1A1 Abrams "Iraq 2003" with this 1:35 Scale Plastic Model Kit from Academy. Suitable for Ages 10 & Older.

1/72 Scale Academy #ACY12446. 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.

1/72 Scale Academy #ACY12451. 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.

1/35 Academy #ACY13239. 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.