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🛩️ Own a piece of history—build the legend that changed the skies!
The Model Airways Wright Brothers Flyer 1903 is a meticulously detailed 1:16 scale wooden and metal model kit featuring laser-cut basswood parts and over 160 photo-etched brass components. Designed for intermediate to expert modelers, it includes a comprehensive 28-page illustrated manual and full-size plans to ensure an accurate and rewarding build. Manufactured in the USA with a lifetime guarantee, this kit offers a premium, historically authentic experience for aviation enthusiasts and collectors alike.
| ASIN | B0088C4M3I |
| Additional Features | Laser cut basswood parts, over 160 photo-etched brass parts |
| Age Range (Description) | Kid |
| Age Range Description | Kid |
| Art Craft Kit Type | model building |
| Brand | Model Expo |
| Brand Name | Model Expo |
| Color | Wood |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 19 Reviews |
| Included Components | laser cut basswood parts, Britannia metal parts, brass chain, and photo-etched brass parts |
| Item Dimensions | 18.11 x 3.15 x 8.66 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.1 Kilograms |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 18.11 x 3.15 x 8.66 inches |
| Manufacturer | Model Expo |
| Material | Metal,Brass |
| Material Type | Metal,Brass |
| Number of Pieces | 1 |
| Product Style | realistic |
| Scale | 1:16 |
| Seasons | All Seasons |
| Size | 30" wingspan x 15" length |
| Subject Character | Wright,Wright Brothers |
| Theme | Aircraft |
| UPC | 856462005110 |
B**L
Great Model
Incredible detail not found on other models. The price is reasonable considering the quality is superb.
K**Y
This is a wonderful kid but it’s for experienced modelers only
This model is a wonderful experience for expert model makers this is not for first timers for sure but it is fun and it will keep you busy for a long time and it’s very accurate as far as scale goes
M**Z
Beautiful model, difficult build.
Got this when it was on sale for less than half the original price. Knew it was going to be difficult and it was, many small and easily broken parts. The fit of the tin and brass metal parts is terrible, requiring lots of sanding, drilling, filling with epoxy. And as others have said the instructions are inadequate, detailed for some sections and glossing over other areas. I downloaded lots of pictures of the Wright Flyer from the Smithsonian website and used those to guide probably half of the build. You'll need a good set of tools for working on small parts made of both wood and metal, and a lot of time, took me somewhere between 150 and 200 hours to complete the thing.
B**R
Terrible. Save your money.
Terrible. I have been building RC balsa planes for over 30 years. This is a very over priced model with what has to be the worst directions I have worked with. It does seem to have decent parts, but again directions are terrible. You would be much better off to throw away the directions and just dump all the parts on the table and start gluing.
R**S
nice wright brothers plane.
this kit is very accurate with pewter engine parts. Not for beginners. Just started to assemble.....will be a nice 30" model.
J**M
extremely delicate
Parts on this model are EXTREMELY delicate. kept breaking parts and eventually gave up. I'm sure finished model is awesome but you really need delicate hands and humidity control to build it.
G**S
I put this kit away until my skill level matchs ...
I put this kit away until my skill level matchs the quality of this kit.I have assembled several versions of the Wright Flyer including an RC model,but this kit beats them all
L**S
Great kit that requires expert builder
This is a great kit with highly detailed parts and true to scale. Because of this, this kit is not for novices. If you are not an accomplished builder, do not buy this kit as should be obvious from the description. Otherwise, in the hands of a skilled builder, this will be an exceptional model.
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