The aircraft, made of balsa wood covered by a red translucent plastic film, was 6ft 3in long and had a wingspan of 6ft.

I knew nothing of its origins, but marvelled at its sleek form and the amazingly sophisticated grey-tinted translucent plastic shroud.

Note that these games are colorized only by translucent plastic screen overlays.

The primary change was the entire west wall; its aged dry plywood panels were replaced with non-flammable translucent plastic (upper) and opaque aluminum (lower).

These receive natural light through a translucent plastic window on the pentaprism housing and can be electrically lit at the press of a button.