William Brothers Autogyro. Champion Spark Plugs Aircraft Model Kit.

Williams Brothers Autogyro Champion Plastic Model Aircraft Kit

Champion Spark Plugs Autogyro Model Kit

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A Williams Brothers Autogyro Champion Spark Plugs 1/48 kit. This is a great detailed kit as all their models are. Fit and finish is top notch. It was tricky for me to get the 4 blades on top to sit correctly, a real challenge.

I actually cheated and made a small ring support for them. But for the most part, even if I bumped them, they stayed on. It is painted Testors Dark Blue and Testors Yellow.

Williams Brothers kits include some great instructions, some of the best in the model industry. They usually included a history, diagrams, and even (black and white) photos of the real aircraft in the directions.

I have built this kit and a few of their Gee Bee racing aircraft as well.

Aircraft Pictures

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Gear Up!: Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAF Airmen in World War II - A great collectors guide. Plenty of clear pictures giving a good coverage of WW2 aviation items. Additional text isn't extensive or going into much detail. The wonderful photo's are the strong point of this book. Vintage Aircraft.
French Aircraft: From 1939 to 1942. Vol. 1: From Amiot to Curtiss - For the first time, all of France's military aircraft in the first years of WWII are offered to the international audience. Not only the fighters, but every type of combat aircraft, based on an alphabetical order.

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