DaronPostage Stamp F-80 Shooting Star Evil Eye Fleagle/Miss Barbara Ann 1/96 Scale, Silver

The P-80 was the United States' first operational jet fighter and was built by the Lockheed Skunk Works team in about 4 months from the design process to the prototype being built. Two Shooting Stars saw very limited service during WW2 in Italy but the most extensive use of the Shooting Star was in Korea during the Korean War. During this time its designation changed from P-80 to F-80. During the Korean War, the F-80 is credited with destroying 17 planes in air combat.Now with some history aside now its time to describe the model. The model as with all the Postage Stamp collection is solid diecast metal for the fuselage of the plane. The wingtip fuel tanks are plastic and can be easily broken off. In fact, mine came with one of the tanks already detached but a little super glue fixed that problem super quick. As in the product description, the scale of the plane is 1/96 scale. This is a great model, a great addition to my collection and a great purchase overall.

Built very well and has very food detail on it.

F-80 Shooting Star Lockheed is very nice and heavy (metal) it’s perfect, I love it.Thank you.

Postage Stamp planes are well made and the detail perfect.

I worked on T-33's and this model was the closest to my plane. I also wanted one that flew in the Korean War - it is a good buy.

I love the this diecast replica of America's first operational jet fighter, the F-80 Shooting Star. Excellent detailing and markings really contribute to the quality. Especially the nose art And shark mouth markings. And with only about a 5 inch wingspan, it doesn't take up too much room on my desk.My only complaint was that my model only came with one wingtip fuel tank attached. The other tank was missing. I went ahead and removed the one tank to make the model look even.

One more to my collection

Nice jet age model.