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Building paper airplane models was a very popular hobby in Israel (and probably other countries) during the 1960's. Each issue of the Israeli Air Force Journal

by ishi 6y ago

Building paper airplane models was a very popular hobby in Israel (and probably other countries) during the 1960's. Each issue of the Israeli Air Force Journal came with a model which you would painstakingly cut and glue. Here are some examples of what these models looked like: http://starry-side.com/wpe/wordpress/index.php/2019/08/08/old-card-models-from-holland/ http://starry-side.com/wpe/wordpress/index.php/2019/08/08/ol... Of course, this guy is on a whole different level of detail and dedication (plus he designs everything himself). Amazing work.

p_l 6y ago
Was also very popular in communist era Poland, including people extending the paper models to be capable of self-propelled taxiing and certain set of "moveable" features implemented as extras.
- malkia 6y ago
  Same thing in Bulgaria. One good side of "communism" was free modeling clubs for kids like me, so we've got rocket modelling (made 2, even 3 phase rockets while 3rd-4th grade), plane modelling (balsa wood, rice paper, etc.) - all for free - you pay for neither materials, nor courses, later it was computers (that's how I got into them). Before that also slot cars racing, ship modelling, there was even knot-making club (our city is on the black sea, so makes sense - future sailors!) I mean, even if communism is evil, there were some good things - way overpay, or pay anything for clubs that should've been free to begin with and get kids into them... It doesn't take much to support them compared to many other things...
  - errantspark 6y ago
    Czech Republic, reporting in! I'm too young to remember much of communism but I remember the balsa and rice paper gliders I built with my grandpa very fondly. There's something so fantastic about the fragile beauty of those planes with their skeletons visible beneath that translucent skin. There's a magazine in the Czech Rep. called ABC which always had plans for some sort of papercraft model in the back. I used to love them as a kid. https://www.abicko.cz/kategorie/6333/navody-z-abc https://www.abicko.cz/kategorie/6333/navody-z-abc
- rimliu 6y ago
  Mały Modelarz, right?
  - p_l 6y ago
    Yes, exactly. I also had a book about techniques to use when building planes from such cut outs, and it included a chapter on "extras" like putting lights, small electric engines, etc. into the plane which sometimes allowed enough power that they would taxii on the table :)
lisper 6y ago
I have PDFs of some of these Israeli model kits. If anyone is interested LMK and I'll post them somewhere.
- mkalimani 6y ago
  I'm interested. LMK if you end up posting them. Thanks for sharing.
  - lisper 6y ago
    Here are the links for these files at archive.org. I have the actual files too in case any of these links have stopped working. http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20A-4%20OLD.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20A-7%20CORSAIR.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20A-4N%20SKYHAWK.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20AJ-37%20VIGEN.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20AH-1S%20COBRA.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20B-58%20HUSTLER.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20AH-64%20APACHE.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20CARRIER%20PLANES.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20AVIA-210.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20DISCOVERY.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20BLACK%20SPITFIRE.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20F-100.pdf 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by ishi 6y ago

p_l 6y ago

Was also very popular in communist era Poland, including people extending the paper models to be capable of self-propelled taxiing and certain set of "moveable" features implemented as extras.

malkia 6y ago
Same thing in Bulgaria. One good side of "communism" was free modeling clubs for kids like me, so we've got rocket modelling (made 2, even 3 phase rockets while 3rd-4th grade), plane modelling (balsa wood, rice paper, etc.) - all for free - you pay for neither materials, nor courses, later it was computers (that's how I got into them). Before that also slot cars racing, ship modelling, there was even knot-making club (our city is on the black sea, so makes sense - future sailors!) I mean, even if communism is evil, there were some good things - way overpay, or pay anything for clubs that should've been free to begin with and get kids into them... It doesn't take much to support them compared to many other things...
- errantspark 6y ago
  Czech Republic, reporting in! I'm too young to remember much of communism but I remember the balsa and rice paper gliders I built with my grandpa very fondly. There's something so fantastic about the fragile beauty of those planes with their skeletons visible beneath that translucent skin. There's a magazine in the Czech Rep. called ABC which always had plans for some sort of papercraft model in the back. I used to love them as a kid. https://www.abicko.cz/kategorie/6333/navody-z-abc https://www.abicko.cz/kategorie/6333/navody-z-abc
rimliu 6y ago
Mały Modelarz, right?
- p_l 6y ago
  Yes, exactly. I also had a book about techniques to use when building planes from such cut outs, and it included a chapter on "extras" like putting lights, small electric engines, etc. into the plane which sometimes allowed enough power that they would taxii on the table :)

lisper 6y ago

I have PDFs of some of these Israeli model kits. If anyone is interested LMK and I'll post them somewhere.

mkalimani 6y ago
I'm interested. LMK if you end up posting them. Thanks for sharing.
- lisper 6y ago
  Here are the links for these files at archive.org. I have the actual files too in case any of these links have stopped working. http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20A-4%20OLD.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20A-7%20CORSAIR.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20A-4N%20SKYHAWK.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20AJ-37%20VIGEN.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20AH-1S%20COBRA.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20B-58%20HUSTLER.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20AH-64%20APACHE.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20CARRIER%20PLANES.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20AVIA-210.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20DISCOVERY.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20BLACK%20SPITFIRE.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20F-100.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20C-47%20DAKOTA.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20F-18.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20CESSNA%20172.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20F-5E.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20CFIR%20C1.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.net/paper//IAFM%20F-84.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne... 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