Northrop Gamma Ellsworth Polar Star Antarctic Explorer

This model is of the famous Northrop Gamma made famous by the Antarctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworth's. HIS Northrop Gamma, The Polar Star, is exhibited at the Smithsonian, in Washington DC.

Lured by the fascination of far-off lands, the adventurous aviator of the Golden Age ventured to the jungles of New Guinea and the Amazon, and to the uncharted polar regions. Lincoln Ellsworth and his pilot, Herbert Hollock-Kenyon, flew this aircraft across the Antarctic in 1935
It began as a speed pilot's dream come true and soon led to an Army bomber and finally to fast, comfortable, high altitude passenger travel. Along the way, it pioneered flight in the Antarctic and set a fistful of transcontinental speed records. A few notables like Howard Hughes, Jackie Cochran, and Frank Hawks set 1930s records in the sleek and speedy Gamma.

Most importantly, the Gamma was the direct ancestor of the soon to come WWII fighter aircraft and most deserving of a place of honor in the Fiddlers Green collection of historical aircraft.

---

I have said it before, and I'll no doubt say it again--if it looks right it probably is right. Surely no airplane ever looked more "right" than the Northrop Gamma! Looking at it sitting on the ground you just know it has to be fast. This model, by Fiddlers Green is of the Polar Star. It was number two of the Gammas, built for Lincoln Ellsworth who was a very persistent polar explorer. He had already been on a polar exploration with the great Roald Amundsen, and had also been on the first transpolar flight with Amundsen and Umberto Nobile in the dirigible Norge--also a fine model from Fiddlers Green. More here

More Information

Purchase Information $3.95 Comes in two scales plus wing and tail makins' for a Gamma without markings- the largest having a serious little wing span of about 20 inches or so.Cli Back to Between the Wars

What people say... WAY TO GO!!!!! Y'all just keep getting better and better! Funny--it was just yesterday I was looking at my die cast Northrop Gamma, and wishing someone would do a paper model of it. Evidently my wish is your command! Also I am so happy that you did Ellsworth's plane. For the last year or so Kerstjan Blaauw, Cor von Haasteren and I have been working on creating and assembling a group of paper models having to do with the exploration of Antarctica. What a fascinating subject! Oh! Praise de Lawd! You are doing the Ellsworth tandem version. Nice choice. We are standing by . . . Wow! "Fantastic!" has become the norm. The alternate markings is a great idea. I do not know of another paper model design house that does what you do. John T Hi, just wanted to send along a picture of my son and his FG Gamma model hge just finished. He built it for his schools history fair and included the historical information from the your site in his display. Thanks so much for this great hobby. His name is Alex and he is eight. I'm the dad and my name name is Andy.

Included in the folder are TWA passenger airline markings as well as generic wings and fuselage should you wish to do a special version. The folder also offers two sizes of the Gamma, the largest having a wingspan of 18 inches.