Revell

[@aleks1939]

A perfect kit for those who hate painting canopies like I do 🤣 And I love these reviews of classic kits! Keep them coming!

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@aleks1939 Right on! I appreciate the feedback. Cheers!

[@SCSuperheavy114]

In 1977 as a little boy growing up on Long Island, I remember the 50th anniversary of this flight very well. I drank up all things about this event including my grandmothers eyewitness account of the parade in Manhattan, and seeing the full replica at the Roosevelt field mall with my father. This along with certain movies at the time got me into aviation and of course model building. I would love to get my hands on this kit she looks like a decent build. Thanks for this review Jon just made my day!

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@SCSuperheavy114 You're welcome! Thanks for sharing the memories - so cool!

[@aleks1939]

My brother went to Hofstra in the early 80s and I remember him lamenting that Roosevelt Field was nothing more than a mall then/now.

[@jdrake8738]

When my 12 year old did a near perfect job on this kit, and the fit was perfect, I knew it was a winner

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@jdrake8738 Very cool 😎!

[@ricardoroberto7054]

Looks like a lovely clean crisp mould.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@ricardoroberto7054 It is.

[@jeffsmith6388]

Good Morning from Yuma, Az. Waiting to see those decals! The metal finish I've not seen this in a decal. Excellent video, Jon. Great pix of the Spirit at the Smithsonian. The sub-assemblies look great, gonna look stunning in paint. that interior is gonna look great!!! And possibly the best Revell kit, and possibly the best 1/48 Spirit kit out. I just look for other kits and most of the rest marketed by other companies, is in fact, the Lindberg molds. A kit with appox 40 parts. Thank you Jon. Another fine review. Take care to all and.................................. MODEL ON!! Jeff

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@jeffsmith6388 Thanks, Jeff, for the kind comments and the review kit! It should be a fun build! Cheers!

[@jcwoodman5285]

Very nice! 😊

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@jcwoodman5285 Thanks!

[@kitbag9033]

I like this style of review where you do some basic fit. You're right, it looks to be a simple build. Have this in a cupboard domewhere, and honestly thought the moulds were much older than 2005! Also your little history lesson reminds us that the centenary is fast approaching, so i should dig out Charlie and get him back in the cockpit before too long.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@kitbag9033 Very cool! It would be fun to watch the Jimmy Stewart movie on Lindberg while building it. Cheers!

[@themajesticmagnificent386]

This certainly looks a very nice model of a very important aircraft..I hope Revell rerelease this model as I will snap one up.! Great review of the kit and aircraft Jon..Thank you and all the best🇬🇧🇺🇸👍

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

Thank you!

[@briansmith8079]

Thx Jon, I was always curious about this kit. Now that I see its a very good kit in todays world of high parts count kits, i think ill look for one to build. 👍👍👍👍👍👍💖👍👍

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

You won't be disappointed! Happy New Year!

[@Grungir2]

Cool subject. Hope to see the finish build in another video! I'm curious how the decals will look.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@Grungir2 Me too! I hope they turn out nicely.

[@MatterusOD]

Hi Jon. Nice looking kit of a cool plane. Never liked silver plastic though. Always seemed to have coverage problems with Humbrol enamels when I was a kid. (I imagine its better plastic now as that was some time ago!). I suppose its close to its doped colour for kid appeal. Can't imagine not being able to see forward (even with the little periscope) for such a long flight. Could see Dora Wings doing this eventually. Keen to see how it turns out, specially the turned Aluminium decals. Cheers Matt 🦘🦘🦘

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@MatterusOD Thanks, Matt! Yeah, I hope there are no issues between the plastic and paint. Lindberg was a real man. If you asked me to fly a gas tank with essentially no forward visibility across the Atlantic (where any mechanical hiccup meant certain death), I'd say NO! It's still an amazing feat of engineering, skill, and bravery. I'm glad this kit does the Spirit of St Louis justice. Cheers!

[@gsr4535]

I have had this kit for some time now, never built it but I always have wanted to. Now I'm going to! Thanks!

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@gsr4535 Very cool. You're welcome.

[@scaleffect]

Great review Jon. I've seen the real plane at the Smithsonian a couple decades ago now. Might have to look for this kit as some shows here in the fall.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@scaleffect Thank you! I was struck by the huge wing when I opened the box - I thought it was a 1:32 scale kit for a second. I've seen the original as well, but never noticed how big the wing was in relation to the fuselage. It looks like a fun, quick build. Cheers!

[@chrispacer4231]

I’ve always wondered about this kit… Good Morning from NORTHWEST OHIO 🌞 The small History lesson went well together with the kit review… I WOULD BUILD THIS KIT !!!! I do believe this is an old MONOGRAM issue ????? I could be wrong 🤔 I wonder how much information is out there on the specs and general information on the aircraft…. The details look good for a simple kit… I have a off scale Spirt of St. Lewis somewhere in the stash, it was a combo kit , it came with a Wright Brothers First flight I bought it at The HENRY FORD MUSEUM in DETROIT… The TOLEDO ZOO had a smaller replica of the plane hanging in the Zoo museum It’s long gone now !!!! I liked your review, looking forward to seeing the final results, I know you’ll make it Look great… You always have my like 👍 Happy you’re getting great feedback and a following…….. Us modelers will watch anything when it comes to models… This is a good change of pace from Military subjects …. See you again Spirt of St. Louis ON…. CHRIS 🇺🇸

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@chrispacer4231 Thanks, Chris! I'm pleasantly surprised by the great fit and engineering of this kit. I think it would be a fun build for most modelers - maybe while watching the Jimmy Stewart movie on Lindberg? I appreciate your continued support. Cheers!

[@nathanbond8165]

If the rudder and elevator surfaces on the spirit of St Louis look disproportionately small to the wingspan they are, and in fact Charles Lindbergh designed them on purpose to be under sized he felt(also you'll notice there are no trim tabs on the control surfaces because again he wanted a inherently unstable aircraft that he would have to manually fly the entire trip forcing him to stay awake) that if he created an airplane that was too well trimmed and didn't require constant pilot input that he would become fatigue from boredom and fall asleep during the flight his assumption was correct because he did actually fall asleep during the flight on a couple of occasions on one such occasion the only thing that saved him when he was merely 300 ft above the ocean was the sun striking his face from his mirror that he used to read his magnetic compass and it was just enough to awaken him right at the last minute allowing him to save the spinning plane and continue on with the flight but he very nearly crashed into the ocean and one more spin of the plane would have put him into the ocean there would have been failure and he would have died!

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@nathanbond8165 Thank you for the insight! I was struck by the huge wing when I opened the box - I thought it was a 1:32 scale kit for a second. I've seen the original as well, but never noticed how big the wing was in relation to the fuselage. It's interesting about the control surfaces as well. Cheers!

[@danielcarlson800]

Glencoe made a 1/48th NYP, but it pales in comparison to the Revell kit.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@danielcarlson800 Good to know. Thank you, Daniel!

[@DutchDaveModels]

I’ve built the Glencoe Spirit last year. Trust me, this kit is the better one 😅

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

I believe it! I bought a Glenco Vampire once - and promptly relisted it on Ebay!

[@od1452]

A number of people asked Revell to make this kit. The 1/72 Hawk kit and the 1/48 Glenco reshoot from some other old maker ... ( forgot who) ... maybe from the 50s .. were the main kits available for years. In reworked the Glenco kit.. but it still looked like it was from the 50s. lol. I wanted to build this kit but never got to it. I always thought it would be a great 1/32 kit... but I don't know if anyone cares about mid war AC anymore.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

I'm not sure. This review has gotten a decent amount of views so far, so I think it may be a popular subject. Cheers!

[@Captain-Nostromo]

You should never sit on the elevator 🤪

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@Captain-Nostromo Very true!

[@TheDemon190]

Old monogram kit