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Sprue-ce Goose Really nice seeing those civilian aircraft; really clean builds. I did not even know kits were available in 1/72 scale. What company produces 1/72 civil light aircraft?
Really nice seeing those civilian aircraft; really clean builds.
I did not even know kits were available in 1/72 scale.
What company produces 1/72 civil light aircraft?
There is a company- I think it is AModel- that does a few homebuilts/acro bipes in 1:72, like the Pitts and the Skybolt. They are tiny!
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Thanks! I've been spending a lot of time polishing this in preparation for the coat of white it's gonna need. I hope to be able to slap some paint on it soon.
I'm working on another 1/72 scale civilian aircraft; this one is the Aurora Jet Commando. I'll post here when I get it done.
Excellent. Looking forward to seeing them.
Those look a lot like the ones on my shelf. I started with my 1/48 builds and will be putting up some of my 1/72 planes later.
What kit is the Apache? I don't think I have ever seen tat one.
Thanks guys! I appreciate that.
Eagle, most of the rigging was done with one continuous thread. I found that was much easier to do for me.
Don, the Spirit of St. Louis is actually the 1/752 scale Testor's kit. I don't know if they got the molds from Lindbergh or not, but that came in a Testor's box.
Thanks again for the great comments guys!
Was that the Lindberg Spirit? That was sure one beautiful kit!
On the other hand, it is a shame there is not a better kit of the Tri-motor. Neither the Airfix nor the Revell/Monogram kits are very good, and that is a shame for such an important aircraft. Civil airplanes just get no respect. Wish kitmakers would treat civil subjects like they do 109s and P-51 :-(
Duke! Those are some great builds! The rigging on the Wright Flyer is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Eagle90
At Don's and Bruce's suggestion, I'm posting pics of all my civilian aircraft that I've built. These are all in 1/72 scale except the first one. It's also the first ever aircraft, even before there were military ones:
Next are a collection of my earlier 1/72 scale civilian planes:
Some more 1/72 scale civilian planes built after the above pic was taken:
Area Subaru:
Cessna 172 float plane. The registration numbers on the side were dry transfers that didn't transfer too well:
Cherokee Arrow:
From earlier in history, the "Spirit of St. Louis":
And finally, the Ford Tri-motor:
I also have a rather toy-like Goodyear Blimp from Revell (yes the lights work) and a Hawk 1/285th scale Graf Zeppelin built.
So far that's all the civilian aircraft I've finished. I hope to have a few more done soon.
Thanks for looking in.
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