Elenco Da Vinci Aerial Screw by Elenco

Reader Reviews
This is quite a nice plastic model of LdV's Aerial Screw, with its woodgrain-finished pieces. However, there were a number of disappointing aspects (not being the retailer's fault, as it was shipped sealed). In particular the white screw pieces were bagged with the brown 'wooden' parts, and the latter left a number of brown paint marks - very visible - on the white surfaces. These would not come off with any normal process, so had to finally resort to paint stripper, which (of course) left unsightly permanent marks on the white parts. Better than the brown marks, but only marginally. Also some parts that were supposed to be assembled (as shown on the instructions) were not, requiring much extra time and fiddling about - the 'ropes' on the white parts especially.So, not a bad model, but a lack of care on the manufacturer's part made it much more frustrating and unsatisfying than it needed to be.[See my better experience with the Armoured Car model though ...]