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A little, but I know nothing about model airplanes. Are these recognizable vintage kits or are they custom-built? Are the bodies/fuselages solid wood, hollow, plastic, etc.? Where would I go to find the kits, parts, etc. in order to build them? It’s that expertise from the model plane community...

Yes, I am familiar with the Fokker D-VII. That one is a custom plane with a 30” wingspan and was sold last year at auction. (There are no kits online with a 30” wingspan). The yellow-blue biplane looks like a Stearman PT-17 or maybe a Dumas JH-4 Jenny? It appears to have about a 24” wingspan but...

Can anyone help me to identify the model planes at the start of the movie A Christmas Story? Thanks, Steve