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Schreiber Bogen 1/50 Spirit of St Louis
I bought this kit 20 or so years ago to see what a paper model looked like. The few paper kits the hobby shop had were being sold out at the time. I don't think they have had any since. Anyhow, it looked too hard and confusing so I put it away. Every few years I would find it in a drawer or wherever, have a look at it and then put it away for the same reason. Yesterday I found it again and made it. It is my first paper plane. I have made a couple of paper ships recently so it didn't look too daunting this time.
It was fairly easy to make and the parts fitted well. The only quality issue I had was the card de-laminating when it was folded. Par for the course for such old card I suppose The top area between the wing and the engine is wildly inaccurate. I don't see why they didn't do it properly. It doesn't worry me though for some reason. The engine would be better if it was darker but it looks the business. Tamiya XF-16 flat aluminium was an exact match for the silver printed parts where I touched up the edges.
I can see more paper planes in the future. The choice will be hard.
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02-17-2013, 06:03 AM
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