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1/32 Aerotech Spirit of St Louis


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Here are some photos of my recently completed Spirit of St Louis build. Possibly the hardest kit that I have worked on to date.

 

Aftermarket used:

 

Airscale instruments 
Gaspatch turnbuckles with EZline rigging for control surfaces

 

Scratchbuilt items:

 

Venturi tube 
Fuselage lift handles
spark plugs
Pitot tube
Door handle
Aneometer 
Periscope 
Vent tubes on top of wing
Heater pipes

 

Modifications:

 

Smoothed fuselage and added all raised detail to the fuselage and empennage.
Undercarriage
Archer raised detail decals for all fasteners.

 

Finish and Markings:

 

Self made masks to paint all markings
Hand burnished `engine turned’ effect on aluminium sheet on the cowls
Tamiya AS-12 applied from can.

 

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Detail photos:

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Edited by egalliers
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A great model of an important plane! :goodjob:

 

Now - somebody please make a 1/48 Vickers Vimy so we can build Alcock & Brown's! :D

 

Cheers :bye:

Hans J

 

PS and a 1/48 Fokker EVII 3M so we can build the 'Southern Cross'! :winkgrin:

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