Texaco Grumman Goose; true 1/32 scale?

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:02 pm

This is up on evilbay, a Texaco Grumman Goose that is being sold as 1/32. Is anyone familiar with these? If so, is this true 1/32 scale? This would be great to repaint as a custom.

http://cgi.ebay.com/texaco-issue-4-grum ... dZViewItem

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:30 pm

Ertl is a pretty well known toy/model maker, it should be relatively easy to track it down using the Ertl part number he listed in the auction. Planes aren't my primary gig, did the Grumman Goose have a military counterpart??

der Vogelfänger · Post by **der Vogelfänger** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:22 am

ostketten wrote:Ertl is a pretty well known toy/model maker, it should be relatively easy to track it down using the Ertl part number he listed in the auction. Planes aren't my primary gig, did the Grumman Goose have a military counterpart??

Yes there were...check these links out for the G-21's history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Goose

http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/ai ... _goose.htm

dV

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:32 am

Thanks for the info and links DV.

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:55 am

Thanks for the information guys. Unfortunately this works out to just a little under 1/48 scale. If anyone is interested the on line prices seem to be between $50 and $200. I've enclosed a link for what appears to be the least expensive offering both commercial and military paint schemes.

http://aero-designs.com/alaska.htm