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Overview
Planet Models is located in the Czech Republic. They make some
very nice resin scale glider model kits. They
are in the 1:48 scale range which makes them a bit smaller than the Revell
models, but much larger than the 1:72 scale kits from Czech Master Resins
and others.
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Resin Kit
These kits are all resin kits - not plastic kits.
Sometimes referred to as "Garage Kits". This term has been coined to
represent the fringe of the model kit manufacturing community (generally
individuals) who produce kits (yes, sometimes in their garage!) that
number in dozens, rather than the hundreds or thousands or millions that
constitute the bulk of consumer-oriented commercial model kits sold at
regular retail outlets.
Instead of being molded with hot plastic as injection-molded and
vacuum-formed kits are, resin kits are made from liquid urethane resins
poured into silicone rubber molds. The liquid resin sets after a few
minutes, and the molds are separated to release the parts. Resin kits
usually are of subjects that are not available in injection-molded kits,
and they can be expensive. You must use super glue (also called
cyanoacrylate or "CA") or epoxy to build
resin kits - not plastic model glue. All the model kits on this page are resin kits. Note that some of these kits are of lower
detail and quality than the plastic injection molded model kits. Resin kits are also
generally more expensive and more difficult to build. See:
A
Resin Model Kit Primer
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Planet-Cadet-II |
Baker-McMillen Cadet II Sailplane
Model Kit
Resin Model Kit
Scale: 1:48
Wing Span of Full Size Glider: 11.43 m (37.5 feet)
Wing Span: 23.8 cm (9.4 inches)
Baker-McMillen Cadet II Sailplane.
Designed in 1929 by Frank R. Gross
This kit includes 17 resin parts and decals for 1 version.
The excellent 1997 SSA
Sailplane Directory includes an excellent write-up, specifications
and photo of the original Baker-McMillan Cadet (not the II version). A quote from the book: "The
Cadet was designed in 1929 by Dr. Gross, a former member of the Akaflieg
Darmstadt, as an improvement offering some soaring capability over the
existing primary gliders." |
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$32 |
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Planet-DFS-Habicht |
DFS Habicht Sailplane
Model Kit
Resin Model Kit
Scale: 1:48
Wing Span of Full Size Glider: 13.6 m (44.6 feet)
Wing Span: 28.3 cm (11.2 inches)
Length: 13.7 cm (5.4 inches)
DFS Habicht Sailplane. 1936
German aerobatic glider.
The kits includes 14 resin parts, 1 vacuum formed canopy and decals for
1 version with German markings.
Note: DFS stands for "Deutsche Forschunganstalt für Segelflug".
In 1936 the German designer Hans Jacobs
constructed for DFS (Deutsche Forschungsanstalt for Segelflug) a special
aerobatic sailplane called the Habicht. For aerobatic performance
at the Olympic games in Berlin four examples of the Habicht were built.
The performances of the aerobatic pilots O. Brautigam, L. Hofmann and H.
Huthe led by the famous Hanna Reitsch were met at the Olympic games with
enormous applause. In 1938 Hanna Reitsch performed in the Habicht
at the Cleveland Air Races. In 1942 at the Hirt company the
production of the Habicht sailplanes started on teh base of DFS's plans.
Fifteen Habichts were built with an adapted tail area and thirty five
Stummel Habicht sailplanes in two versions, differing by a span
shortened to 8 or 6 meters (see Stummel version below). These
sailplanes were destined for training of future pilots of the
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket fighters.
Technical data
Span: 13.6 m or 8 m or 6 m
Length: 6.58 m
Minimum Speed: 60 km/h
Maximum speed: 420 km/h
Glide Ratio: 19.4:1 at 80 km/h
Minimum Sink Rate: 1.06 m/s at 67 km/h
Review at HyperScale.com - Excellent Photos
Another Review at HyperScale.com
The excellent book
Sailplanes 1920 - 1945 by
Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photos and scale drawings
of this glider. A quote from the book: "Hans Jacobs designed the
Habicht as a fully aerobatic sailplane for the air displays planned in
conjunction with the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin." This is a
model of the full 13.6 m span version of the glider. Other models
are available of the 8 m and 6 m span "Stummel Habicht" versions which
were used as trainers for Me 163 rocket-powered fighters. |
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$32 |
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Planet-DFS-Habicht-Stummel |
DFS Stummel Habicht Sailplane
Model Kit
Resin Model Kit
Scale: 1:48
Wing Span of Full Size Glider: 6 m (19.69 feet) or 8 m (26.25 feet)
Wing Span: 12.5 cm (4.92 inches) or 16.67 cm (6.56 inches)
Length: 13.7 cm (5.4 inches)
DFS Stummel Habicht Sailplane. 1936
German aerobatic glider.
Deutsche-Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug-built 1930s-40s open cockpit,
gull-wing sailplane, short span (stummel) variants intended to train Me
163 rocket plane pilots.
Full resin kit with cockpit interior, optional 6m or 8m span wings and
vacuum formed windscreens. Decals and color painting notes for 2
aircraft in Luftwaffe service.
In 1936 the German designer Hans Jacobs
constructed for DFS (Deutsche Forschungsanstalt for Segelflug) a special
aerobatic sailplane called the Habicht. For aerobatic performance
at the Olympic games in Berlin four examples of the Habicht were built.
The performances of the aerobatic pilots O. Brautigam, L. Hofmann and H.
Huthe led by the famous Hanna Reitsch were met at the Olympic games with
enormous applause. In 1938 Hanna Reitsch performed in the Habicht
at the Cleveland Air Races. In 1942 at the Hirt company the
production of the Habicht sailplanes started on teh base of DFS's plans.
Fifteen Habichts were built with an adapted tail area and thirty five
Stummel Habicht sailplanes in two versions, differing by a span
shortened to 8 or 6 meters. These sailplanes were destined for
training of future pilots of the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket
fighters.
Technical data
Span: 13.6 m or 8 m or 6 m
Length: 6.58 m
Minimum Speed: 60 km/h
Maximum speed: 420 km/h
Glide Ratio: 19.4:1 at 80 km/h
Minimum Sink Rate: 1.06 m/s at 67 km/h
The excellent book
Sailplanes 1920 - 1945 by
Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photos and scale drawings
of this glider. A quote from the book: "Hans Jacobs designed the
Habicht as a fully aerobatic sailplane for the air displays planned in
conjunction with the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin." This is a
model of the full 13.6 m span version of the glider. Other models
are available of the 8 m and 6 m span "Stummel Habicht" versions which
were used as trainers for Me 163 rocket-powered fighters. |
Note: The artistic drawing above does not
seem to me to be to scale in regard to the wing span. You can see
just how short the wings are in the scans of the parts below.
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$37 |
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Planet-DFS-Kranich-II |
DFS Kranich II
Sailplane Model Kit
Resin Model Kit
Scale: 1:48
Wing Span of Full Size Glider: 18 m (59.1 feet)
Wing Span: 37.5 cm (14.8 inches)
Length: 16.1 cm (6.4 inches)
The DFS Kranich II was a 2-place
sailplane built in 1935 in Germany.
The kits includes resin parts, a vacuum formed canopy and decals for
3 versions (Luftwaffe training, camouflage, and post war Czech).
Note: DFS stands for "Deutsche Forschunganstalt für Segelflug".
The excellent book Sailplanes
1920 - 1945 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photos
and scale drawings of this glider. A quote from the book, "The
need for some high performance two seat sailplanes prompted Hans Jacobs
to design what was at first described as a two seat Rhönsperber.
This became the Kranich. It was in most respects and enlarged 'Sperber
with similar aerodynamic layout but, necessarily, larger wing area and a
span of 18 meters." |
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$36 |
In Stock |
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Planet-Go-3-Minimoa |
Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa
Sailplane Model Kit
Resin Model Kit
Scale: 1:48
Wing Span of Full Size Glider: 17 m (55.8 feet)
Wing Span: 35.4 cm (13.9 inches)
Length: 14.6 cm (5.7 inches)
The Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa
sailplane was built in 1935-36 in Germany. I consider the Minimoa to be
one of the most beautiful sailplanes ever built.
The kits includes 16 resin parts, 1 vacuum formed canopy and decals for
2 versions.
The excellent book Sailplanes
1920 - 1945 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photos
and scale drawings of this glider. A quote from the book, "This
unusual prototype flew in 1935 and was taken to the Rhön meeting.
Perhaps it was inevitable that the Göppingen 3, a smaller version of the
Moazagotl, should be called the Minimoa. ... Production began in 1936.
There is no doubt the Minimoa was everything Hirth had hoped for, stable
and strong with a good performance. The best glide was measured at
25.7:1 in 1938. This was probably no better than contemporary
sailplanes of similar span from other designers and factories, but,
because of its very distinctive and graceful shape, the Minimoa became
very well known and admired." At right are 2 scanned
pages from the book related to the Minimoa. |
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$35 |
In Stock |
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Planet-Horten-IVa |
Horten IV.a Flying Wing
Sailplane Model Kit
Resin Model Kit
Scale: 1:48
Wing Span of Full Size Glider: 20 m (65.6 feet)
Wing Span: 41.7 cm (16.4 inches)
The Horten IV.a flying wing
sailplane was built in 1939 in Germany. The Horten IVa is one of
the most elegant and intriguing sailplane designs.
The kits includes resin parts, 1 vacuum formed canopy and 2 different
camouflage markings.
The excellent book Sailplanes
1920 - 1945 by Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photos
and scale drawings of this glider. A quote from the book, "The
wing had a high aspect ratio, the pilot was in a semi prone or half
kneeling position faired with a smoothly contoured canopy. The
controls were operated by a yoke and there was a padded chin rest,
essential if the pilot was to look directly ahead for long periods." |
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$35 |
In Stock |
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Planet-LET-Blanik-L-13 |
LET-Blanik L-13 Sailplane
Model Kit
Resin Model Kit
Scale: 1:32
Note: This model kit is at a larger scale
than all the other sailplane model kits from Planet. It is at the same
scale as the model kits from Revell. It is a resin kit, but it is
an extremely nice model kit - as you can see in the images at right.
It is the best Blanik model kit I offer.
Wing Span of Full Size Glider: 16.8 m (55.2 feet)
Length of Full Size Glider: 8.40 m (27.6 feet)
Wing Span: 52.5 cm (20.7 inches)
Length: 26.3 cm (10.3 inches)
Czechoslovakian Sailplane Let Kunovice-built
2-seat trainer glider. Full resin kit features fine recessed panel
lines, detailed cockpit, choice of 2 wingtip styles, film instruments
and vacuum-formed canopies. Decals for 2 aircraft: N15CB, USA and
OK-1827, Czech Republic.
In 1954 gliding enthusiasts together with VZLU's (Research Aviation
Institute) chief designer Ing. Karel Dlouhy began the development of
this two-seater glider for continuation training. The first of two
prototypes was test flown in March of 1956. The series production
of the modified glider started in 1957 at the Let Kunovice aviation
factory. This company produced these all metal high-wing gliders,
designated L-13 Blanik, until 1978 with a total of 2616 gliders
produced. The modernized L-13A version was produced during the period
from 1981 to '82 in a small batch using the strengthened wing taken from
engine powered Vivat motorgliders. The Blanik, thanks to its
flying characteristics and durable all-metal structure, was popular
widely exported to all continents except Antarctica. It was flown
and it still flies in forty countries around the world.
Review by Mark Davies
As of September, 2009, the full size
sailplane that this kit was modeled after was flying at LKBE (Benesov,
Czech Republic) at this club:
http://www.aero-gac.cz/letadlovypark.html. The photos of the
full-size glider (below) and this information was provided by Peter Lalik.
Thank you Peter!
The excellent 1997 SSA
Sailplane Directory includes an excellent write-up, specifications
and photo of this glider. A quote from the book: "An all-metal
flush riveted sailplane with fabric covered control surfaces, the Blanik
is stressed for aerobatics and has held many two-place records."
The excellent book
Sailplanes 1945 - 1965 by
Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photo and scale drawings
of this glider. A quote from the book, "The Blanik (named
after a mountain near Prague) was designed from the beginning as an
advanced training sailplane. Nevertheless it had an impressive
performance and broke many two seat records both nationally and
internationally, including the World Two Seat Distance Record of 921 km
by Juri Kouznetsov in 1967 and the Absolute Altitude Record of 7,748 m
(25,421 ft) in 1961 by the Czech pilot Hudcova Urbacka. Even more
noteworthy in some respects was the trans-Andean soaring flight from
Santiago de Chile into Argentina by Alejo Williamson Davila in 1964.
For this flight the pilot was awarded the FAI Lilienthal Medal."
See also the
Blanik L-13 and
Blanik L-13a plastic
injection molded kits from Profiline, and
the L-13 Blanik,
L-13AC Blanik,
and L-23 Super
Blanik resin kits from Czech Master Resin. |
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$87 |
In Stock |
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Planet-Scott-Viking |
Scott Viking
Sailplane Model Kit
Resin Model Kit
Scale: 1:48
Wing Span of Full Size Glider: 15.545 m (51.0 feet)
Wing Span: 32.4 cm (12.8 inches)
Length: 13.1 cm (5.2 inches)
Scott Viking sailplane. 1938
British design.
The all resin kit includes cockpit details, a vacuum formed canopy and
painting guide for 1 version, but no decals.
The excellent book
Sailplanes 1920 - 1945 by
Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photos and scale drawings
of this glider. A quote from the book, "The Viking, designed by
Roy Scott, was aimed at the same, rather limited, market as the Slingsby
Gull." |
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$32 |
In Stock |
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Planet-Sperber-Junior |
Sperber Junior
Sailplane Model Kit
Resin Model Kit
Scale: 1:48
Wing Span of Full Size Glider: 15.6 m (51.2 feet)
Wing Span: 32.5 cm (12.8 inches)
Length: 13.6 cm (5.3 inches)
DFS Sperber Junior Sailplane. 1936
German sport glider.
The kits includes 12 resin parts, 2 vacuum formed canopies and decals
for 1 version with German markings.
Note: DFS stands for "Deutsche Forschunganstalt für Segelflug".
The excellent book
Sailplanes 1920 - 1945 by
Martin Simons includes an excellent write-up, photos and scale drawings
of this glider. The first sentence is, "The Sperber Junior,
probably one of the most beautiful sailplanes ever flown, was built
specially for Hanna Reitsch." |
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$32 |
In Stock |
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