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since 1945
 
MAL HOBBY SHOP
since 1948
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108 S. Lee St. Irving, Texas 75060
ORDER BY PHONE (972) 438-9233
or toll free in the USA at 877 602 2366
Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00-6:00 pm, Dallas time
Retail Store Hours
Mon 1-6 PM
Tue-Wed 10:30AM-6PM
Thur-Fri 10:30AM-7PM
Saturday 9:30AM-6PM
 

 

 
MAL Founder - Ed Seay Sr
was featured on Texas Country Reporter Program 950
 
MAL Founder - Ed Seay Sr receives the Charles Taylor
Master Mechanics Award from the FAA for
over 50 years of Service
July 22, 2003
Command Aire Bi-plane first big airplane worked on
by Ed Seay Sr during 1928-1929 at Little Rock, Arkansas
Command Aire was a Casulty of the Depression
 
Dallas Morning News 10/29/2000 Article About
M-A-L's Ed Seay Sr
Dallas Morning News April 23, 2005 Article About
M-A-L's Ed Seay Sr
email
 
Extra 2200 South Issue #127 Does Exist
Our List of Recent Train Books Below Aircraft Books

 

We Specialize in
Our List of Books For Aircraft & Militaria Enthusiasts
Including scale data
Red Stars 3
Camouflage & Markings of
Russian & Soviet Aircraft until 1941
$51.95 plus Shipping & Handling
Red Stars 4
Lend Lease Aircraft in Russia
$64.95 plus Shipping & Handling
Red Stars 5
Baltic Fleet Air Force in Winter War
$57.95 plus Shipping & Handling
Ace Eagle Hasse Wind
$46.95 plus Shipping & Handling
 
B47 Book Cover Croped
Boeings B47 Stratojet
$39.95 Plus S & H
Kubelwagen (Revised) in Detail
$35.95 Plus S & H
Bundeswehr in Detail
$35.95 Plus S & H

 

Harley Davidson Soldiers in Detail
$34.95 Plus S & H
M35A2 in Detail US Modern 2/5 ton Truck
$34.95 Plus S & H

Whirlwind Warpaint #64 - $28.95
Tempest Warpaint #55 - $28.95
MiG19P 4+ $27.95

Spitfires & Yellow Tail Mustangs
53.95 Plus S & H

 
Ubootwaffe 1939-1945- $95.00
 
 
Afrikakorps in Original Color - $55.00 
 
German Soldiers of WW 2 - 39.95
 
British Tanks in Normany - $39.95 
The Yoxford Boys- $60.00 
Westland Lysander Warpaint #48 - $28.95 
 
Flying Model Collectible - $29.95
Belanca's Golden Age - $24.95
Remembering Revell Model Kits- $29.95
Remembering Revell Model Kits 2 Version- $29.95
 
 
Junkers Ju 288/388/488
$19.95 Plus S & H
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich: 28 May 1944
$44.95 Plus S & H

KG200 The Luftwaffe's Most Secret Unit
$47.98 Plus S & H
 
H8K Emily Type 2 Flying Boat
Aero Detail #31
$29.95 Plus S & H
WWII American War Eagles 1937-1942 (HC)
Regular $39.95 Special Price $19.95 plus S&H
US Navy Dive and Torpedo Bombers of WWII (SC)
Regular $24.95 Special Price $12.95 plus S&H
 
Mitsubishi G4M Betty Martin Ferkl - Revi H-4002
26.95 plus S&H
Tanks in Detail #2 M3-M3A1-M3A3 Stuart I to V
$19.95 Plus S & H
303 Bombardment Group $19.95 Plus S&H
Osprey Avaiation Elite Units #11
Jagdgeschwader 27 'Afrika' $19.95 Plus S&H
Osprey Avaiation Elite Units #12
Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1 Part 1 $18.95 Plus S&H
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #53
Sopwith Camel Aces of World War 1 $18.95 Plus S&H
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #52
 
F105 Thunderchief $26.95 Plus S&H
Warpaint Series #38
Focke-Wulf FW190 $21.95 Plus S&H
Osprey - Production Line to Frontline #5
Consolidated B24 Liberator $19.95 Plus S&H
Osprey - Production Line to Frontline #4
 
Two Ocean Battleship USS Nevada (BB36)
Pictorial Histories -Warship Series #6
$12.95 plus S&H
 
The Bristol Beaufighter
A Comprehensive Guide for the Modeler from Modellers Datafile #6
$38.95 Plus S & H
Osprey Combat Aircraft # 35
Lancaster Squadrons 1944-45
Price $18.95 Plus S & H
 Luftwaffe Colors 1935-45
Price $54 Plus S & H
Pearl Harbor 1941 Osprey Campaign #62
60th anniversary edition with CD-ROM
Call for price and availability
 
 
Japanese Submarine Aircraft
Mushroom Model Magazine Special 5103
Fighters over France and the Low Countries
Mushroom Model Magazine Special 5104
GC1/124 in France 1940
Mushroom Model Magazine Special 7102
Adolph Galland
Mushroom Model Magazine Special 7103
Messershmitt ME262A Schwalbe
Mushroom Model Magazine Special 6105
 
Mushroom Model Magazine Specials
9.5 x 6.5 Format Soft Cover
Price $19.95 Plus S & H
 
Our More Complete List of Books For Aircraft & Militaria Enthusiasts
 
At MAL We have a Great Collection of
Railroad Books and Slide Collections
Please Call For Cost &
Availability of Your Request
Rio Grande Narrow Guage in Color
Volume 1
$55.00 Plus S & H
Trackside Milwaukee Road East
$55.00 Plus S & H
Trackside Around Daluth 1947-1960
$55.00 Plus S & H
Refrigerator Car Color Guide
$55.00 Plus S & H 
NYC Color Guide
To Freight & Passenger Equipment
Volume 2
$55.00 Plus S & H
 
Trackside Around Loisville 1948-1958
$55.00 Plus S & H 
New Haven in Color Volume 3 1961-1968 - $55.00 plus S&H
Missouri Pacific in Color Volume 2 - $55.00 plus S&H
Southern Pacific Color Guide
to Freight & Passenger Equipment V 2 - $55.00 plus S&H
EMD Trackside with EMD Field
Rep Casey Cavenaugh 1960-1962 - $55.00 plus S&H
Chicago & North Western Volume 3 1959 - 1964
in Color
$55.00 Plus S & H
Santa Fe Facilities
in Color
$55.00 Plus S & H
Life on the Feather River Route
in Color
$55.00 Plus S & H 
Railroaders in the Lehigh River Valley
$24.95 Plus S & H
Hawaiian Railway Album Volume 1
WWII Photographs
$15.95 Plus S & H
Hawaiian Railway Album Volume 2
WWII Photographs
$15.95 Plus S & H
Texas & New Orleans by Steve Geon
A Color Pictorial
$55.00 Plus S & H
Boston & Maine Trackside 1945-1975
$55.00 Plus S & H
Virginian Railway
in Color
$55.00 Plus S & H
NYCS Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
In Color Volume 2 1946-1976
$55.00 Plus S & H
Trackside Detroit 1946-1975
$55.00 Plus S & H
Trackside Around Granger Country 1952-1955
$55.00 Plus S & H
Warbonnets & Bluebonnets
Santa fe in color series Volume 3 Texas

$60.00 Plus S & H

Southern State Trolleys in Color

$55.00 Plus S & H

Interurban Electric Locomotives
from General Electric
$32.95 Plus S & H
 
Missouri Pacific in Color Vol 1 (HC)
$55.00 Plus S & H
Southern Pacific in Color Volume 5
1980 and Beyond Mergers & Memories
$55.00 Plus S & H
Trackside Around Atlanta 1956-1976
$55.00 Plus S & H
Trackside Around Illinois 1960-1973
$55.00 Plus S & H
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh
in Color Volume 1 New York (HC)
$55.00 Plus S & H
 
Clinchfield in Color (HC)
$55.00 Plus S & H
 
Southern Pacifics Scenic Coastline
A Color Pictorial
$55.00 Plus S & H
Southern Pacific Historic Diesels (SC)
Volume 10
$29.95 Plus S & H 
 
Baltimore & Ohio in Color Volume 1
$55.00 Plus S & H
 
Lackawanna Railroad in Color Volume 2
$55.00 Plus S & H
 
Daylight Reflections Volume One - $99.00
many other books including others on the Southern Pacific
 
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Railway Prototype Cyclopedia 8
$24.95 Plus S & H
Railway Prototype Cyclopedia 9
$24.95 Plus S & H
Walther HO 2005 Reference Guide
Now in stock $19.00 Plus S & H
Walther N&Z 2005 Reference Guide
Now in stock $19.00 Plus S & H
Daylight Reflections Volume One - $99.00 (HC)
Plus S & H
Cotton Belt Locomotives by Joseph A. Strapac (HC)
Indiana University Press's Reprint of the Classic Locomotive Book
$55.00 Plus S & H
Landmarks on the Iron Road by William D. Middleton (HC)
Indiana University Press's Reprint of the Classic Structure Book
$39.95 Plus S & H
Trackside New York Centrals Western Division 1949-1955 (HC)
$55.00 Plus S & H
Frisco/Katy Color Guide to Freight Equipment (HC)
$55.00 Plus S & H
Southern Pacific Historic Diesels Volume 6 (SC)
$24.95 Plus S & H
Southern Pacific Historic Diesels Volume 8 (SC)
Alco Road Switcher Locomotives
$24.95 Plus S & H
Southern Pacific Historic Diesels Volume 9 (SC)
Alco PA/PB Passenger Locomotives
$24.95 Plus S & H
Interurban Electric Locomotives (SC)
From Baldwin -Westinghouse
$32.95 Plus S & H
Down South on the Rock Island 1940-1969 by Steve Goen
$55.00 Plus S & H
Southern Pacific in Color Volume 2 by Jim Boyd
$55.00 Plus S & H
Monon in Color by James Lewnard
$55.00 Plus S & H
Passenger Car Books From Cartens
$32.95 Plus S & H
New York Central Facilities
in Color $55.00 Plus S & H
Daluth Missabe & Iron Range
in Color $55.00 Plus S & H
Electro Motive Divisions Classic Cowl Units
A Color Pictorial $55.00 Plus S & H
Great Northern Pictorial Vol 6
$59.00 Plus S & H
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Color Pictorial Vol 1 $55.00 Plus S & H
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
In Color Vol 4 $55.00 Plus S & H
Chesapeake & Ohio Rwy
In Color Vol 1 $55.00 Plus S & H
Chessie System Color Guide
to Freight Equipment
$55.00 Plus S & H
Baldwin Diesels 3
by Jim Boyd
In Color $55.00 Plus S & H
Trackside New Haven 1950-1956
$55.00 Plus S & H
Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomic in Color
$55.00 Plus S & H
A Colorful Look at Selected Pennsylvania ShortLines (SC)

$19.95 plus S & H

 
 
Altamont Press Texas Timetable Now Available
$19.95 plus shipping & handling
We Also Stock the other Altamont Press Timetables
 Prairies West Atlas in Stock .... $24.95
Texas Railroad Atlas in Stock .... $24.95
Prairies East and Ozarks Atlas in Stock .... $24.95
 
 
We Also Stock the other SPV Atlases
Check Out Our List Containing These & Additional Books for Train Enthusiasts
MAL's Famous Kits
Supplies for your modeling needs
Accessory parts for rubber powered flying models
including plastic propellors
Also Guillows Model Kits
Also Dumas Model Kits
MAL Show Schedule - "We Will Be There"
"Tex" Hill & Ed Jr at the 2003 Alamo Squadron IPMS show
Photo by Alexander De Leon
 
Memories from IPMS Oklahoma City 2003
Some Pictures from Our Booth at the IPMS
 
 
The 2005 IPMS USA National Convention
was great
in
Atlanta, Georgia
Presented by IPMS Metro Atlanta, Inc
 
Hope to See you at the

IPMS-USA 2006 National Convention
Hyatt Regency Crown Center Ehibition Hall
Kansas City, MO 64108
 
Host Chapter for IPMS/USA Nat'l Conv. 2006 August 2-5, 2006
Primary Contact: Kelly Quirk
E-mail: keldq@aol.com
 
We've been at the IPMS USA for over 30 years.
 
Scalefest 2006 - Region Six Convention
Mesquite Convention Center
1818 Rodeo Drive
5/20/2006
IPMS - North Central Texas
Contact - Sean Glaspell & nbsp 940.597.9160
 

 
We'll be at the Oklahoma City Train Show
December 3rd and 4th 2005

 

Dallas Area Train Show
 
The Dallas area Train Show is held at the Plano Convention Center. This time it will be the January 14-15th, 2006. Hours 10am-5pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday. 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway. Go East from Central Expressway (Exit 31).
 
Admission $7.00 per person Children under 12 are FREE.
 
Please contact Bill Dryden at bdr149@airmail.net for more information.
 
If you would like your layout added to the Dallas area tour contact Bart Bartholomew at bbbart@sbcglobal.net
 
MAL is a Full Service Hobby Shop with
1/72 1/48 1/32 1/35 Scale Plastic Model Kits, Decals, & Paints
IPMS USA web Site
IPMS North Central Texas Web Site
IPMS Region 6 Newsletter
 
Athearn Locos, Box Cars, Body Shells, Parts - HO & N scale
Sorry TRE Sets are no longer available
 
 
U/ control spoken here
Starter kits for Cox gas powered models
limited supply discontinued prices may vary call
Cox PT19 Control Line Trainer $49.95 Plus S & H
Cox 405 Engine Starting Kit $14.95 Plus S & H
Requires D cell batteries not Included
HO Slot cars
Tomy AFX formerly Aurora Model Motoring
Tyco Magnum 440-X2
Life-Like - Fast Trackers
 
Supplies for all of above race cars
Plastic Models From
Examples of our Plastic Kits
Feel Free to Call for your Needs
Tamiya
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Fighter (Zeke)
1/32 Aircraft Series No.9 (ITEM 60309)
Fuselage length: 285mm, Wingspan: 344mm, 1/32 scale
Special Price $89.00 plus S&H Quantities Limited
 
Messerschmitt Bf109G-6
Hasegawa 1/32 Scale
$39.95 our price $36.00
plus S&H Quantities Limited
 
Italeri 1/35 Scale
LVT-(A) 1 "Alligator"
$35.00 our price $31.50
plus S&H Quantities Limited
Italeri 1/35 Scale
M60"Blazer"
$29.00 our price $26.00
plus S&H Quantities Limited
Product #: 5960
Monogram ProModelerTM
Scale: 1:48
MAL Price : $20.50 plus shipping & handling
F-86D Dog Sabre
Modifying the F-86D day fighter into an all-weather interceptor brought several noticeable changes to the standard F-86 airframe. Among them was the deletion of machine guns in favor of arming the aircraft with 24 2.75mm 'Mighty Mouse' folding fin rockets. Features: Recessed panel lines, underwing stores for bombs and rockets, multi-piece towing tractor and silkscreen decals.
Product #: 5965
Model Type/Brand: Monogram ProModelerTM
Scale: 1:48
MAL Price : $25.00 plus shipping & handling
Release Date: 07/2001
F-15E Tigermeet
The F-15 entered service as an air superiority fighter, but the latest version, the F-15E is optimized for deep interdiction as an all-weather fighter-bomber. The Strike Eagle proved its worth during Operation Desert Storm as 48 of these sophisticated aircraft flew 2,200 missions maintaining a 95.9% mission-ready rate. Features: Decal markings for 1998 Tigermeet, large assortment of underwing stores, recessed panel lines.
Click Here for more examples of Our Plastic Kits 
MAL HOBBY SHOP
since 1948
 
108 S. Lee St. Irving, Texas 75060
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or toll free in the USA at 877 602 2366
Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00-6:00 pm, Dallas time
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A snapshot of the family at the shop in 1984
Model Aircraft Laboratories was established in 1945 by Edgar Seay Sr. and his wife Mildred. The retail hobby shop was actually opened in 1948. Edgar Sr. has been building models professionally for the aviation industry since 1927 - "from Jennies to Jets." His son, Edgar Seay Jr. established MAL in the mail-order business over twenty five years ago, specializing in books and materials on aviation, military history, and modeling.
What was a family business of 3 people is now down to 2, as mom died in 1994, and Sr is producing a line of balsa rubber powered kits and therefore does not spend as much time in the store.So the store is run by Jr with some part time help.
If you are in the Dallas area, come by and visit us. (Call 972-438-9233 if you need directions.) The shop is at 108 S. Lee St. in Irving, conveniently located between downtown Dallas and DFW International Airport. We'd love to talk to you.
Dallas Morning News Article About
M-A-L's Ed Seay Sr
Link to Some Pictures from Ed Sr.'s days as a instructor at Dallas Aviation School
Retail Store Hours
Mon 1-6 PM
Tue-Wed 10:30AM-6PM
Thur-Fri 10:30AM-7PM
Saturday 9:30AM-6PM
"MAL - FROM JENNIES TO JETS"
We regret that we do not have time to engage in correspondence on historical or modeling subjects. We do accept want-lists, however.
 
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