Cessna 172, (1/20 from Nichimo)

 

This model was a bit of an attempt to recapture my teenage years. I built this kit once when I was about 15. Sadly, it’s been out of production for about 30 years now. Consider yourself lucky if you can find one at all. Don’t ask the price.

A few external details were added and many extras were built for the engine compartment. But the model holds up well given its age. My greatest complaint would be that the transparencies are thick and don’t conduct light in an optically friendly way. Thus, much of the very well done interior detail is difficult to see in the finished model.

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Construction Pictures.