Piaggio P.180 Avanti

Amodel Avanti

Box art showing the Spanish registered Avanti



Fuselage sprue.



Wings and tailplanes.



Interior floor and bulkheads - plus wheel bays.



Engine nacelles and propellers - plus foreplanes and ventral fins.



Cabin and crew seats, mainwheels and aerials.



Clear canopy and windows.



Decal sheet - charter EC-LPJ and Italian Marina options.



Construction diagram showing fully detailed interior - I left out the cabin seats as they would not be seen.



Paint diagram for EC-LPJ..........



.... and for an Italian Marina example.



I fitted the clear windows - and blanked them off inside.



Cockpit interior - note the filled-in windows.



Engine components and finished nacelle.



Cockpit glazing added and masked - cabin windows filled for a smoother finish.



Wings and engine nacelles.



Finished model - cabin windows are black decals printed with an inkjet printer onto clear decal film.





















Size comparison with Beech Starship - also by Amodel.....



Starship.... 6 passengers + 2 crew, max speed 385mph, range 1,742 miles - all composite
Avanti... 7-9 passengers + 1 crew, max speed 460mph, range 1,738 miles -        all metal



A late addition - the tailcone mounted whip aerial.



Finally.

Nov 2017