Well I'm  glad [USER=21853]@Edbert[/USER] went into a bit more info about the clear plastic aircrafts...lol. I didn't want to come across as knocking the wind out of your sails. Clear plastic has always been an issue, hard to cast for tight fits and clean up if there is any flash. And forget about cutting wings to fold etc. I understand why Trumpeter went the cost effective route in clear instead of plastic birds with a small clear canopy.

I prefer the YZM Models for 3D printed aircraft where high detail is wanted. There are some in 1/200 on eBay if you're interested.

1/200 OS2U Kingfisher