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1/48 Spirit of St. Louis by Revell

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  • Member since
    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Saturday, January 31, 2015 10:46 AM

Looking at the nose and prop spinner - are those decals or molded parts?

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:22 PM

Very nicely done!

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Central Nebraska
Posted by freem on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:51 PM

What kit number is this?  The one in my stash is 85-5244.  Your build is outstanding!

Chris Christenson

 

  • Member since
    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Thursday, January 29, 2015 12:33 PM

All the more reasons for me to find/buy that kit. Very nice!

  • Member since
    October 2006
  • From: Lakewood, CO
Posted by kenjitak on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 6:25 PM

Nice build of an often overlooked kit. I really liked how they supplied the engine-turning on the nose pieces as decals that look quite good.

Ken

Ken

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:26 AM

This kit was one of the first where Revell used their new molding technology- it is a wonderful kit, well worth building.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Monday, January 26, 2015 10:40 PM

Nice!

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

  • Member since
    July 2008
  • From: Summerville, SC
Posted by jeffpez on Thursday, January 8, 2015 2:21 PM

This is terrific. A nice build of an uncommon subject.

  • Member since
    February 2007
  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye on Thursday, January 8, 2015 11:22 AM

Very nice!  Will have to pick this kit up.

Mike

  • Member since
    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, January 8, 2015 9:11 AM

There you go Steve,

That looks fantastic man, great detail in the cockpit!   Yes I"ll have to add this kit to my stash.

Thanks for posting the pics and sharing.

Steve

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Green Bay, WI USA
Posted by echolmberg on Thursday, January 8, 2015 8:51 AM

What an awesome build!  I have seen the kit on the shelves of my local hobby shop but, as of yet, I have not snapped it up.  Seeing how great your kit turned out, I just might make this my very next purchase.  I love those Revell kits and it's great to see someone doing such a good job with one.

Eric

  • Member since
    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 4:12 PM

Steve,

I'd like to see your Spirit, but I can't get to your photobucket by the links you provided.

If you go down and click on the pencil icon at the bottom of your post (Edit Post), you will be able to edit your post.

Click on the "insert image" icon and put your URL in the field provided. Hit "insert" and that should do it. If not try a different link associated with your picture. Photobucket gives you 4 and I don't remember which one it takes (I use ImageShack now)

I'm looking forward to seeing your build.

If you still need some help, yell out.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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  • Member since
    December 2014
1/48 Spirit of St. Louis by Revell
Posted by SteveFL on Thursday, December 25, 2014 6:43 PM

This is a fantastic little kit that I give 2 thumbs up.  It was a pleasure to build; everything went together so well.  I loved the extra touch of Revell to include the door as a separate piece to pose open or buttoned up, and a nice decal for the instrument panel.  I didn't use it as I wanted to make my own panel and gauges.  As a bonus Revell includes a separate sprue of Charles Lindberg as a standing figure or seated.  

This is a huge improvement of the old Glencoe version of which mine flew into the wall and broke apart.

Revell has hit a home run with such an iconic and historical aircraft.  I hope you enjoy the pics as much as I enjoyed building it.

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