Frog is back
Many of us ‘longer in the tooth’ modelers will recall what used to be a prolific kit manufacturer back in the day. Started in 1932, the FROG company were the first to produce in 1936 what we all now recognize as plastic model kits. The true grandaddy of them all…
For a potted history of this brand you can use this link:
Frog (models) - Wikipedia
The last Frog kits were produced in 1976. In more recent years, some ex-Frog/Novo kits have been reissued by Revell and various East European manufacturers, but the story doesn’t end there.
Amaquest Pte Ltd, a Singaporean company, acquired the Frog name from Hornby in 1997. Initially launching a range of Frog 1/48th AFVs, which were ex-Bandai tools and a 1/48th Willy Jeep, which was a new tool. Further releases were made into aircraft and maritime subjects with a Frog tooling of a 1/32nd Mig-15bis in conjunction with Trumpeter, who produced the plastic parts. The next release was the Frog 1/600th HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales – both ship models were produced by Airfix.
The current owner of Frog is also the owner of Hobby Bounties, a well known LHS in Singapore and the regional distributer for Airfix.
This time Frog have returned to the modern jet market, using the Academy 1/72 scale F16C Block 52 as the base kit.
The release is timed with the 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the official release was made at the recent National Aeronautical Engineering Competition held at the Air Force Museum, Payar Labar Air Base in Singapore.
As you would expect the subject is for an RSAF version of the F16C Block 52 aircraft operated by two squadrons from Tengah Air Base.
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Reviewed by: Mick Stephen Thanks to Hobby Bounties-Singapore for the review sample. Frog is back Many of us ‘longer in the tooth’ modelers will recall what used to be a prolific kit manufacturer back in the day. Started in 1932, the FROG company were the first to produce in 1936 what we all now...
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