Spirit of St. Louis RAYN NYP or ELECTRA L-10-E

Papa-Echo-64

Member since
February 2003
From: Seattle

Spirit of St. Louis RAYN NYP or ELECTRA L-10-E

Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Sunday, March 2, 2003 12:18 PM

The SPIRIT of St. Louis RAYAN NYP, The ground breaking Ford 4-AT TRIMOTOR and Amelia Earhart's BEAUTIFUL Electra L-10-E ......Tell me....Why on GODs green Earth...Why these Historical and Awesome Aircraft have NOT! been done in 'styrene' in 1/48 or larger scale? For crying out loud! I have seen a simple Cesna 170 or a Beachcraft in larger scales.
Is it me or is it that these IMPORTANT birds have been over looked? DANG!

Straighten up and fly right.....

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 2, 2003 12:30 PM

for the same reason that you see 10,000 mustang kits and NO wright brothers in 1/72nd scale... had to scratch mine, took six months

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Papa-Echo-64

Member since
February 2003
From: Seattle

Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Sunday, March 2, 2003 1:43 PM

Wasn't the old Monogram Wright Brothers kit close to 1/72?.....Have a pic of that scratch built ?

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FITTER

Member since
February 2003
From: USA

Posted by FITTER on Sunday, March 2, 2003 1:57 PM

I thought Hawk had a 1:48 Spirit of St. Louis... didn't Testors re-release it a while back?

FITTER out

IBTL

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paulnchamp

Member since
January 2003
From: Warwick, RI

Posted by paulnchamp on Sunday, March 2, 2003 2:09 PM

I know I've seen a Spirit of St. Louis somewhere out there, but it wasn't recently.
I'd like to see an Electra, too.

Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 2, 2003 5:42 PM

some more kits there are millions of: spitfire, f4 phantom, f4 corsair, fw190(a AND d).

but there were few/no ta 152C-0 or ACCURATE mig 15(trumpeters and tamiyas 1/48 have some errors, and trumpeters 1/32 has almost as many errors but very good clear parts...)

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bigfoot01

Member since
January 2003
From: Merton, Wisconsin

Posted by bigfoot01 on Sunday, March 2, 2003 7:09 PM

Monogram recentlty re-released the Wright flyer which is in approximately 1/48 scale. Glencoe models released the Spirit od St. Louis a couple years back, I beleive it is the old Hawk kit. And there is a lockheed Electra available at Squadron in 1/48 scale, although I don't recall the manufacturer. The Wright kit is quite good. The Spirit is a decent representation but lacks detail, and i have not yet seen the Electra in person. But yes some beter detailed and in the case of the Electra less expensive kits should be available.

John

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Papa-Echo-64

Member since
February 2003
From: Seattle

Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Sunday, March 2, 2003 8:16 PM

Thanks Bigfoot! I'll check out that Electra at Squadron's site.

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Sunday, March 2, 2003 9:54 PM

Testors still has the Spirit of St louis is 1/48 scale in its inventory. Frog had one years ago in 1/72 scale (I still have that one!). The Electra is around at Squadron and, I think, GreatModels too. The Monogram Wright Flyer kit still turns up at model shows and eBay, and still lurks on the shelves of some hobby shops. :)

"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"

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Papa-Echo-64

Member since
February 2003
From: Seattle

Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Sunday, March 2, 2003 11:01 PM

I checked out Squadron and the only thing I found on Electra was some decals in 1/48.....Did I goof up?

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midnightprowler

Member since
February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Monday, March 3, 2003 4:17 AM

The Testors Spirit kit is actually1/72. I haven't seen a larger one.

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 3, 2003 7:58 AM

I have built the 1/72nd scale Testors kit... basic but very servicable... when finished, looks really good in the case....

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Papa-Echo-64

Member since
February 2003
From: Seattle

Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Monday, March 3, 2003 11:59 AM

So......is there a 1/48 Lockheed Electra L-10?

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bigfoot01

Member since
January 2003
From: Merton, Wisconsin

Posted by bigfoot01 on Monday, March 3, 2003 6:37 PM

Here it is! I knew I saw it somewhere. 1/53 scale by Willaims Brothers, available at Tower Hobbies for $23.99. Here is the link.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXKK75&P=7

John

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Papa-Echo-64

Member since
February 2003
From: Seattle

Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Monday, March 3, 2003 11:59 PM

Thats not a 1/48! Ha! I knew it! That kit stinks! its ok if you just wanted to have a bad time putting together a crummy kit! ....... For that price I was very disapointed!

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allende

Member since
March 2003
From: Sussex County, Delaware

Posted by allende on Saturday, March 8, 2003 1:14 PM

The Glencoe reissue is 1/48th by my calculation but is lacking in detail. I started one and added much from scratch. I have had the project on the back burner for sometime because I got stuck on how to best duplicate the tooling of the engine nacelle sheet metal. This was done to hide the marks left by the metalworker's hammer but I have not been able to create it effectivly in 1/48th scale. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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