Below are construction and finished photos of Aerobase’s 1/72 scale Ryan NYP airplane christened “Spirit of St. Louis”, and used by Charles Lindberg in his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. I just finished this yesterday. This is a bend-and-fold kit made out of polished brass photo-etched parts with a few white metal castings (and a cardboard cutting board!) . A small amount of Superglue was used to hold some of the connections together. The design and fit of the photo-etched parts was outstanding. Photo-etched brass is softer than stainless steel, so a gentle touch was required during assembly to prevent the parts from distorting. The low point of the kit was the white metal castings which had mold lines, poor detail and a rough finish. I spent a fair amount of time sanding and polishing the white metal parts to get very shiny, smooth finish. As you can see the kit builds into a really beautiful and accurate display. The wingspan is approximately 7.75” and the fuselage length about 5”. I hope you enjoy the photos.
Phillip1
