Balsa Starfire Glider

Balsa Starfire Glider

Guillows all balsa free flight gliders are easy to assemble.
Starfire - nifty little balsa hand launched glider airplane. Fun little wood plane to fly
FEATURES:
Plane has printed wing, tail and canopy surfaces.
Easy to loop and glide.
INCLUDES:
5 simple pieces of percut balsa.
SPECS:
One piece wing, 12" wing span with built in dihedral.
Display size is 7 3/4"x4"x14".



REQUIRES:
No tools or glue required. These planes have slot and tab construction. COMMENTS:
This is the "Big Daddy" of the easy-to-fly, hand launch gliders.
Designed for strong "baseball arms", kids love to rear back and heave this racy job. Recommended for ages 8 and up.

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Balsa Wood Toy Folding Wing Glider Airplane

Folding Wing - a nifty little balsa glider airplane. Fun little balsa wood plane to fly
Guillows' Folding Wing Gliders are all balsa, free flight gliders that are easy to assemble.
FEATURES:
Balsa wood plane has printed wing, tail and canopy surfaces.
Preset wing position is balanced for proper flight.
Planes can soar over 50 to 60 feet.
These are "sling launch" planes.
Wings automatically fold back until glider reaches peak altitude.
INCLUDES:
One Plastic nose piece
One Rubber Band "launcher".
Six pre-cut balsa pieces.
One front wing connector
One rear wing connector
Plastic wing holders built onto each wing
One sqare of bright orange wing tape.
SPECS:

Two piece folding wing with 12" wing span, flat wing design.
REQUIRES:
No glue required, these are a snap together type construction.
COMMENTS:
Recommended for ages 10 and up.
These gliders can soar several hundred feet if they catch a good breeze.
For education or just plane fun, the rubber band powered balsa wood plane is hard to beat. Simple to construct and easy to fly the Sky Streak is sure to please teachers, students, parents and kids. And they will bring a smile to Grandad's face as he remembers the fun he had flying one of these toy airplanes with his grandad!

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Eagle Balsa Wood Toy Glider Airplane

Eagle Balsa Wood Toy Glider Airplane
Eagle - nifty little balsa glider airplane. Fun little balsa wood plane to fly Guillows Eagle Gliders are all balsa, free flight gliders that are easy to assemble.
FEATURES:
Balsa wood airplanes have printed wing, tail and canopy surfaces.
Easy to loop, soar, glide, and dive.
Balsa gliders can soar over 25 feet.
These are "hand launch" planes.
Display box has vivid red, white, green, and blue coloring.
INCLUDES:
5 simple pieces of precut balsa, per plane.
SPECS:
One piece wing with 9" wing span, flat wing design.
REQUIRES:
No glue required, these are a slot and tab type construction.
Recommended for ages 6 and up.


Balsa wood airplanes are an old time favorite toy airplane as much fun for kids now as they were for us adults who remember flying them as children. Quick to assemble, balsa gliders are even easier to fly.
Balsa wood planes are a great way to teach kids about how a plane flies, as well as basic aviation principals. The toy airplanes can be made to do simple stunts by angling the wings and/or rudder. Or try moistening the rudder a bit and flexing it to see the effect on the flight of the airplane.
The Eagle balsa toy airplane is great to have at the park, at the beach, or just a neat little balsa glider for the back yard.

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Jetfire Balsa Wood Airplane

Jetfire Balsa Wood Airplanes
Wing Span: 12 Inches
Ages 8 and up
Jetfire - nifty little balsa hand launched toy airplane. Fun little wood plane to fly A high performance balsa glider with the style of a jet fighter.

This little balsa wood airplane has large 12 inch wing span with a built in dihedral angle in the wing, creating a stable flying toy airplane.

Colorful style prints on the wing, tail surfaces and canopy.

Balsa wood airplanes are an old time favorite toy airplane as much fun for kids now as they were for us adults who remember flying them as children. Quick to assemble, balsa gliders are even easier to fly.

Balsa wood planes are a great way to teach kids about how a plane flies, as well as basic aviation principals. The toy airplanes can be made to do simple stunts by angling the wings and/or rudder. Or try moistening the rudder a bit and flexing it to see the effect on the flight of the airplane.

The Jetfire balsa toy airplane is great to have at the park, at the beach, or just a neat little balsa glider for the back yard.

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Toy Metal Soldiers

54 MM metal collectable toy metal soldiers are popular with many military aficionados all over the world. There is good reason for this. The metal soldiers are finely detailed, historically accurate and make excellent display models. Most of the leading companies manufacture museum quality toy soldiers sure to please the most discriminating connoisseur of military models. The leaders in this field are the William Britain Company, King and Country, and Conte, although there are others.

The oldest manufacturer in business today is the William Britain Company. William Britains is an English company which began making collectable toy soldiers in 1893 and has continued producing toy soldiers ever since. Their specialty is the 1/32, 54 MM metal toy soldier. Their selections include a multitude of eras of soldiery. American Civil War, Revolutionary War, Knights, World Wars 1 and 2, many different types of English soldiers and other special editions.

Another company specializing in the 1/32 scale 54 MM metal toy soldier is Conte Collectables, LTD. This company also offers an astounding variety of collectable metal toy soldiers. In addition to the standard offerings of American Civil and Revolutionary war you will find Pirates, Vikings, Scottish, Medieval, and Roman toy soldier figurines. They have some miscellaneous special edition sets and some play sets as well.

King and Country is located in Hong Kong and has an exceptional selection of 1/32 scale, 54 MM metal toy soldiers. King and Country is one of the world's major designers and producers of all-metal military collectable toy soldiers and miniatures. In addition to metal toy soldiers, and miniature figures, King & Country is also offering an expanding range of scale model buildings and fighting vehicles.

The metal toy soldier figures manufactured by these companies are all predominantly 1/32 scale, 54 MM in size and can all be utilized in the same displays or dioramas. King and Country, William Britains, and Conte Collectables are just three of many companies distributing these high quality miniature soldiers for hobbyists and historical collectors. Collectable toy soldiers are historically accurate and are correctly scaled to size.

American Civil War Toy Soldier - Metal And Plastic

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World War I Balsa Wood Glider

World War I Balsa Wood Glider

Balsa Wood Toy Glider - Rubber Band Powered Airplanes Wing Span: 12 Inches Age: 6 and up. WWI Biplane - nifty little balsa toy glider airplane. Fun little balsa wood airplane to fly Balsa wood Biplane reminiscent of World War 1 fighters. The spacing of distinctive double wings is maintained by sturdy plastic wing holders.



A short history of the Biplane
Biplanes were the first airplanes which made their appearance. The double wings have the advantage of providing more lift than a single wing airplane. The wings were held apart by struts and cables were used to pull the two wings tight to the struts. But the two wings and all those cables also increased drag which tended to limit the speed and manuverability of this type of craft.

The biplane was used extensively during World War 1. Larger three and four wing craft were built mostly to be used as bombers. But the developement of better wing structures caused single wing aircraft to become the dominant type of airplane in the 1930's.

The first type of biplanes were called "pusher biplanes" because the motor was mounted behind the wing and the prop pushed the airplane along. The original Wright Flyer was such a craft. Just before World War I "tractor biplanes", or planes in which the motor was mounted at the front of the craft were developed. This balsa wood glider plane is reminiscent of those early airplanes. The toy airplane is fun to fly, and can help to teach a little aviation history in the process.

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Short History Of The Knight

The knight is a romantic figure which beckons to us across the misty pages of history. Pledged to be brave, loyal, courteous, and to protect the innocent, the knight epitomized the best ideal that a man could strive to become. The knight was usually a man of noble birth who had served first as a page, or attendant in a knights household. Later the knight errant served as a squire to the knight. His duties now were to take care of the knights horse and armor. 

The class of knights, or mounted warriors, came into existence to meet a specific threat. European kingdoms were under threat from a number of sources – Vikings from the north, Muslims from the south and east, and invaders from the east. The kings in the ninth century had only infantry to defend against these threats. Infantry alone was vulnerable to the mounted invaders. 

So the class of knights arose. The training and maintenance of these mounted warriors was a hardship to the courts. Feudalism arose as a process to maintain the knights. The knight, after pledging an oath of loyalty to the king, received a parcel of land, called a fief, to support him. With the land went serfs who were to serve the knight. The knight then had to answer the call when the king sent word that he needed assistance in battle. Usually this entailed a certain number of days a year that the knight had to serve the king. He rest of the time he resided at his fief. 

Chivalry as a code of conduct for knights arose from this feudalistic system. This code of honor entailed a number of practices which included not attacking an unarmed knight, and ensure that the knight fight only for Christian glory and honor, among other things.

Toy knights and figurines serve to replicate the honor and glory of that past age. Many of the ads here on this page will have an assortment of toy knights to suit your purposes. William Britains, Conte Collectables, and Forward March all offer selections of 1/32 scale toy knight figures.

American Civil War Toy Soldier - Metal And Plastic

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American Revolution Soldier

Most of us remember the names of the men who guided the United States through the American Revolutionary War. Men like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and the like. But few really think much about the men who purchased our nation’s freedom with their sweat, blood, and suffering. These men are the soldiers of the American Revolution.

These brave soldiers suffered the visicitudes of cold, starvation, privation and disease to forge a nation. The boredom of camp could very quickly give way to the terror of battle. The American Revolutionary War soldier fought mostly on an empty stomach, not properly clothed and sometimes badly led. But fight they did, struggling for something much greater than themselves.


The American Revolution soldier has been commemorated by some very handsome toy soldier sets by various manufacturers. Metal toy soldiers in 1/32 scale, 54 MM are produced by Conte, William Britain, and King and Country, as well as several other fine manufacturers. BMC makes a nice line of plastic revolutionary war toy soldiers in the same scale suitable for play, or school projects.

You will find these toy soldiers of the American Revolution at some of the various links seen on this page. The American Revolutionary War was one of the greatest events in modern times and the soldiers who took part have earned our eternal gratitude and respect.

American Civil War Toy Soldier - Metal And Plastic

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Toy Soldier Catalog

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