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Delivered to Northwest Airlines on September 13, 1949 as “Stratocruiser Washington.”
Very Detailed with spinning props and landing gear.
Includes stand.
Die Cast Model.
Additional Info
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Stock#HL4003
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BrandHobby Master
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Country of ManufactureN/A
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AircraftBoeing B377
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AirlineNorthwest
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RegistrationNo
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MaterialDie-cast Metal
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Scale1:200
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Dimensions (L x W)N/A
Warning: Choking Hazard!
Contains small parts. Not a toy. Not for children under 3 years.
Customer Reviews
- Hobby Master Northwest B-377-10-30 (cn15952 ship 706) Stratocruiser
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Boeing developed the Stratocruiser based on the B-29 bomber. The military version of this plane is the C-97 (Hobby Master is releasing a military version, the C-97). The plane could carry 50 to 100 people. Its first flight was July 8, 1947. Many airlines ran this aircraft through the late 50s or early 60s. There is a picture of the actual plane on Airliners.net taken at the Seattle airport Sept., 1958. Boeing built 56 of the civilian version from 1947 to 1950. But in the early to mid 50s as Douglas and Lockheed put out their DC-4s, 6s and 7s and the Connies they spelled the demise of the Straotcruiser as they were faster and used less fuel along with having less maintenance problems. There is a really cool vid on YouTube of prepping and departing B377. This was the cats meow in luxury with a spiral stair case between the two levels. The aircraft could also be configured with sleeper bunks for 28 people. It could fly at 375 miles per hour. The model has many fine details. You can read the 706 on the nose gear cover. It is also printed on the tail of the aircraft. The particular aircraft did not have the black radar dome on the nose as seen on some of the 56 models of the real plane. The model's colors are accurate, the landing gear scaled correctly. Boy, did those hold planes have some big tires. The model has spinning props. Western Models also made a Northwest Airlines B377 N74603. The old WM's did not have rolling rubber tires but did have spinning props. They were decaled while the HM model has printed labeling. I am proud to have both of these models in my collection along with a slew of other 200 scale early Northwest aircraft. (Posted on 10/12/2010)