Well whaddya know - almost identical interest with mine. I like Pre ww-2 (interwar years 1930s) light commercial aviation as well. Especially the Lockheed electra 10/JR/12/14 stuff. These have some sleek lines, designed by Kelly Johnson of SR-71 fame. Whatever looks good, flies just as good.
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NC18906 S/N 1277,
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Aircraft: Lockheed 10 Electra (a bit smaller than the 12A model above)
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Special Hobby has a kit for the 12 model (and also for the 10),
Special Hobby model kit in scale 1:72, SH72023 is a NEW tool released in 2001 | Contents, Previews, Reviews, History + Marketplace | Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior
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The Zvezda 1/72 MiG-29 9-13 was confirmed as a re-tooled (corrected) Italeri mold, that's how good the Italeri mold was from the 1990s.
I bet the same with the Zvezda 9-19 mold.
Future floor polish is now out of the market in the US (don't know about Japan), I still have a couple of bottles from when it went away a few years ago, almost out now. But there are alternate products.
I also weather but 'subtle' is the name of the game. You can use diluted black fountain pen inks to weather, mixed with 91% alcohol. The pigment inks (instead of dye-based ones) work better on the engraved lines, but have to be careful about applying the engraving ink with a fine nib. Very dilute Ink wash, cleanup then highlight the sun-burnt areas with lighter-toned paint. Works great with military stuff and some older civilian airliner type stuff as well.