The Spirit of St. Louis Brass Model Airplane by Aerobase - 1/160 Scale Model from Japan

Description

Areobase is a collection of detailed, scale models designed by a single Japanese craftsman with a lifelong love of building models. They are all designed to look as authentic and beautiful as possible. While their detail may make them look complex, Aerobase models are designed so that anyone who likes building models can enjoy assembling them. While they look somewhat like Nano Puzzles at first glance, Aerobase models are higher quality and have more details to include propellers that turn. Models come with illustrated assembly instructions with English translations. Review: A fun evening project - The detail is amazing for a scale that's smaller then typical N gauge. The instructions don't have a lot of text, but the photos show each step required in excellent detail. You'll need an X-acto knife, small square tip pliers, a flat jeweler's file and a sharp pair of tweezers. Magnifiers to see the small parts may be helpful for some. Several joints need a tiny drop of super glue. I used a toothpick to apply the glue. I've done several of these laser cut models before, so I knew what to expect. This one took me a bit over 2 hours. So even if you haven't assembled this type of model before, you can easily do it in an evening. Review: Bad landing - Deceptive ad No mention of its small size and reguired assembly.