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Boeing Stearman 75 (Revell 1/72) - Any building tips and bibliography?

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Australia
Boeing Stearman 75 (Revell 1/72) - Any building tips and bibliography?
Posted by dpdelhoyo on Sunday, December 24, 2023 7:59 PM

Hi everyone, first of all Happy Holidays!

I've just started to build a recent release of the old 1/72 Revell Stearman/Kaydet and would like to improve some aspects (engine, interior, wheels); however when searching online (including in ScaleMates database) I couldn't find much information about builds of this model kit, and even less bibliography (books. magazine articles) about the actual aircraft to use as reference material. This last point is concerning, given the historical significance of the type, the large number of airframes built (over 10,000), and the large number of WW2 and post-war users (including many still flying worldwide in private hands). Also not too many aftermarket items seem to have existed so far (eg: decent wheels to replace the model's ones) and most of those are old and probably out of production.

Can anyone please help with some tips on how to improve this kit a bit, and suggest relevant books and articles in mangazines or online that I could use as reference material?

Thanks heaps.

 

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: North Pole, Alaska
Posted by richs26 on Monday, December 25, 2023 1:27 AM

There is Wiki and with anything USAAC/AAF/AF start with the USAF Museum.  They have a PT-13 on display.  You can google for articles and books.  Use the Wiki's references to look up more info as a start.

WIP:  Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 73rd BS B-26, 40-1408, torpedo bomber attempt on Ryujo

Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 22nd BG B-26, 7-Mile Drome, New Guinea

Minicraft 1/72 B-24D as LB-30, AL-613, "Tough Boy", 28th Composite Group

  • Member since
    March 2022
  • From: Twin cities, MN
Posted by missileman2000 on Monday, December 25, 2023 9:49 AM

Google can provide more than enough resource mmaterial and photos.

I have not built the 1:72 scale kit, but I have built several of their 1:48 kits (I have built both versions, the military and the aerobatic).  It is a big hit in this area.

Most people agree it is the easiest biplane kit to build.  The cabane struts are molded into the fuselage.  The trouble with biplane kits is that the cabanes need to be glued on, and wtih perfect accuracy, or else the top wing will not be parallel to lower wing.  The 1:48 revell kit with its already installed eliminates this ardous task!

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