Up for auction is a very rare Berkeley control line flying scale kit for the Boeing P-26.  Typical of many of the Berkeley scale kits of the time, the scale is 3/4 inch to the foot.  Since the "Peashooter" was a very small airplane, this scale yields a wingspan of 21 inches.  This model has a circular fuselage and this kit was one of the few Berkeley kits to use their rounded planking strips which greatly ease the construction and require a minimum of filler between strips.  The kits includes plastic radial engine halves and an aluminum cowl.  There is also a quite large decal sheet.  Engine requirements are listed as .099 to .015.  One of the real attractions of the P-26 for scale builders was the large number of color schemes used on the production airplanes making it unique among military models.

Considering its age, this kit is in remarkable condition.  Most of the other Berkeley boxes are faded and the ends broken.  This kit is as new with only very minor shop wear on the box.

I built one of these when I was in high school and won several contests with it.  Mine was powered by an OS Max 15II engine and was very fast.  At the time, we did not have reliable throttle controls so it just screamed around the circle until the engine quit and had to be landed very fast.  I bought this kit planning to use a LA10 engine with throttle, but life got in the way.