In Box Review of Special Hobby 1/72nd Scale
Lockheed Model 10 Electra
Kit no. SH 72015
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 1999
Out of production
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 1999
Out of production
The Lockheed Model 10 Electra is an American twin-engined, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2. The type gained considerable fame as one was flown by Amelia Earhart on her ill-fated around-the-world expedition in 1937.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Role: Light airliner
Manufacturer: Lockheed
Designer: Hall Hibbard
First flight: February 23, 1934
Introduction to service: 1935
Number built: 149
Variants: Lockheed XC-35
Developed into: Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior, Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
SPECIFICATIONS:
Role: Light airliner
Manufacturer: Lockheed
Designer: Hall Hibbard
First flight: February 23, 1934
Introduction to service: 1935
Number built: 149
Variants: Lockheed XC-35
Developed into: Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior, Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
THE KIT:
Special Hobby is based in Prague Czechoslovakia.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped end-opening type box. I am no fan of this type of box, because invariably parts or the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end-flaps of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The box art shows a Lockheed Model 10 Electra in flight and posed against an all-white background. Similar to how Tamiya brand does the majority of their box arts.
The aircraft is in a wave pattern camouflage of gray and brown over a light-blue under-carriage. It has white wing tips, a white rudder flap with a large black Spanish Air Force X on it.
One side panel of the box says the kit is a plastic model and a limited edition, over Special Hobby’s street address in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Special Hobby is based in Prague Czechoslovakia.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped end-opening type box. I am no fan of this type of box, because invariably parts or the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end-flaps of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The box art shows a Lockheed Model 10 Electra in flight and posed against an all-white background. Similar to how Tamiya brand does the majority of their box arts.
The aircraft is in a wave pattern camouflage of gray and brown over a light-blue under-carriage. It has white wing tips, a white rudder flap with a large black Spanish Air Force X on it.
One side panel of the box says the kit is a plastic model and a limited edition, over Special Hobby’s street address in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
The other side panel of the box lists features of the kit: Prefer quality. The construction kit contains a complete plastic model. Photo Etched-parts. Decal sheet. Three language instruction sheet. Glue and paint are not included in the kit and must be purchased separately. May contain small parts and sharp edges. Recommended for modelers 10 and older. Pleasant time with our models said in Czech, English and German, with each language labeled with a color illustration of the flag of the country that speaks the language.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
This kit contains 2 pale-gray parts trees, tan resin parts, clear plastic parts, a vacuformed clear canopy and the decal sheet in 3 sealed clear cello bags.
Trees are not alphabetized and do not have part number tabs next to the parts on the trees. However, the trees are illustrated in the instruction.
This means careful study of the parts-trees illustrations to get the right parts for each assembly. Bad move Special Hobby !
The first pale-gray tree holds: the wing halves, floor, engine cowling bottom panels (8 parts)
This kit contains 2 pale-gray parts trees, tan resin parts, clear plastic parts, a vacuformed clear canopy and the decal sheet in 3 sealed clear cello bags.
Trees are not alphabetized and do not have part number tabs next to the parts on the trees. However, the trees are illustrated in the instruction.
This means careful study of the parts-trees illustrations to get the right parts for each assembly. Bad move Special Hobby !
The first pale-gray tree holds: the wing halves, floor, engine cowling bottom panels (8 parts)
The second pale-gray tree holds: fuselage halves, rudders, main wheels and their struts, tail wheel, cowing top panels, bulkhead walls, elevators, main wheel fenders, antenna bases, raised upper wing panels, propellers, engine back plates (35 parts)
The tan resin part trees consist of 2 trees with an engine on each, a tree with joy-sticks, steering wheels and seats on it and a tree that is the dashboard.
A clear tree holds 10 fuselage side window panes.
The vacuformed cockpit canopy is next (1 part)
The vacuformed cockpit canopy is next (1 part)
The large decal sheet completes the kit contents.
The instructions consist of a un-bound booklet of 8 pages in 6” x 8 ½” page format.
Page 1 begins with a line drawing of an Electra that is overall aluminum, with black serial no. NR over 16020 and Lockheed company logo on its rudder.
Below is one-paragraph histories of the Electra in Czech, English. German and French.
Page 2 begins with the parts trees illustrations and assembly symbol explanations.
The bottom of page 2 through to page 4 gives a grand total of 4 assembly steps.
Page 5 shows a 4 view of an Electra that is a repeat of the one at the head of page 1. It further shows a large black serial no. NR16020 on the bottom of the left wing and the top of the right one.
It is as it appeared in 1937.
Page 6 shows another 4-view of an Electra that is in a spotted camouflage of matt forest-green and matt pale-blue over an aluminum under-carriage and white wing tips. It has a wide white fuselage band with large black serial no. YR-BGE over the band. It carries Romanian Air Force Yellow crosses above and below its wings
Page 7 shows another 4-view of an Electra that is in overall dark-gray with a light-blue under-carriage. It has a white rudder flap with a large black Spanish Air Force X across it. It has white wing tips and 2 narrow black bands across the bottoms of the wings with black circles with white X across them. It has a black serial no. 43 black circle 2 fuselage code.
It is how it looked in Spanish Air Force service in 1938.
Page 8 shows a final 4-view of an Electra. That is in a wave pattern camouflage of dark-gray and Brown with a light-blue undercarriage. It carries the same markings as the Electra shown on page 7.
It is how the aircraft looked in 1939 (obviously it has been repainted).
There are no figures in the kit. Detail is very good.
Recommended.
Page 1 begins with a line drawing of an Electra that is overall aluminum, with black serial no. NR over 16020 and Lockheed company logo on its rudder.
Below is one-paragraph histories of the Electra in Czech, English. German and French.
Page 2 begins with the parts trees illustrations and assembly symbol explanations.
The bottom of page 2 through to page 4 gives a grand total of 4 assembly steps.
Page 5 shows a 4 view of an Electra that is a repeat of the one at the head of page 1. It further shows a large black serial no. NR16020 on the bottom of the left wing and the top of the right one.
It is as it appeared in 1937.
Page 6 shows another 4-view of an Electra that is in a spotted camouflage of matt forest-green and matt pale-blue over an aluminum under-carriage and white wing tips. It has a wide white fuselage band with large black serial no. YR-BGE over the band. It carries Romanian Air Force Yellow crosses above and below its wings
Page 7 shows another 4-view of an Electra that is in overall dark-gray with a light-blue under-carriage. It has a white rudder flap with a large black Spanish Air Force X across it. It has white wing tips and 2 narrow black bands across the bottoms of the wings with black circles with white X across them. It has a black serial no. 43 black circle 2 fuselage code.
It is how it looked in Spanish Air Force service in 1938.
Page 8 shows a final 4-view of an Electra. That is in a wave pattern camouflage of dark-gray and Brown with a light-blue undercarriage. It carries the same markings as the Electra shown on page 7.
It is how the aircraft looked in 1939 (obviously it has been repainted).
There are no figures in the kit. Detail is very good.
Recommended.