D3 Carl Goldberg Models Ranger 21 - 21 Inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Model
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
From the mid 1960s. An excellent kit that is highly prefabricated - no tissue covering is used. Features all die-cut quality balsa fuselage sides, formers, wings and tails, formed wire landing gear struts, finished wheels, plastic prop, spinner and nose cowl, metal prop shaft and bushings, other wood parts as required, perfect die-cut clear canopy material, decals, inspection certificate, rubber motor and superb instructions with plans. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes plan/instructions. Carl Goldberg was a gifted designer of model aircraft, and his career spanned the evolution of flying models. His designs and number of titles won in competition at the Nationals is legendary. His first competition was the 1928 Nationals, where he received honorable mention. By 1934 he won the indoor Nats and in 1935 he opened a Hobby Shop, among the first in the nation (the first one was probably opened by Cleveland Models Ed Packard). Awards came quickly. He wrote articles for Model Airplane News, and was Comet's top designer from 1939 till 1945. After Comet, he worked with Mike Schlesinger and Sid Axelrod on what eventually became Top-Flite Models. In 1955 he founded Carl Goldberg Models and released a still-popular line of scale, rubber, gas, glider and RC models. Needless to say, Goldberg's models are of the highest quality.
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