1/48 Spirit of St. Louis 

by Michael Stanley

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On May 20, 1927 the world breathed a sigh of relief as "Lucky Lindy" landed safely in Paris after a 33 hour flight from New York. This was one of the major events in aviation and probably did more than any other thing to make the general public accept aviation.

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This is the recently released Revell 1/48 "Spirit of St. Louis". I found the kit to be excellent and very accurate. The "turned metal" decals on the nose are a little "fiddly" but look fairly convincing when finished. Finish is SNJ buffing powder mixed with Future and a little alcohol to thin.

Michael

Photos and text © by Michael Stanley

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