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Revell/monogram Wright Flyer, is it any good?

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  • Member since
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  • From: Utereg
Revell/monogram Wright Flyer, is it any good?
Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Sunday, July 9, 2006 8:54 AM
I recently pickup a Revell 1/39 (old monogram box scale?) Wright Flyer. Does any one has experience in building this kit? Is it any good?

  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: Central USA
Posted by qmiester on Sunday, July 9, 2006 9:34 AM
It's old, odd scale and has all the problems inherent with a biplane (more so in fact, most biplanes have a fuselage) but if you want an injected model of the Wright Flyer, it's the only game in town.  I built one years ago (and have one of the re-releases currently in the stash).  My suggestion is to dig back the the last year or twos copies of FSM.  They published an article on accurizing the kit.
Quincy
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Canada / Czech Republic
Posted by upnorth on Sunday, July 9, 2006 9:35 AM
I've never built it, but there was an article in FSM a few years back (in the 2003 issues I'm pretty sure) that was really good regarding building the kit and extra work that needs to be done to really make it nice.
  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Northeast Washington State
Posted by JCon on Sunday, July 9, 2006 10:19 AM
It's not a bad little kit, my son is building it, the parts are a bit thick but it goes together fine and you get a decent rendition of a classic plane!  Big Smile [:D]
Happy Modeling, Joe Favorite Quote: It's what you learn after you know it all that counts!
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 9, 2006 5:43 PM

i built it a while back,it does include figures and the things you need to make a diorama as well as recommended ways to complete it as a scene

 

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