1960's Fireball XL5 model

[Pete in Lincs]

This morning at the local car boot sale,

in a box of old kits, I found a 1960's model

of Fireball XL5 that I lusted after way back then.

It's a bit battered and Fireball junior is missing.

So I have two questions,

Are new decals available? I will have to strip off

the old paint for a start!

Does anyone else have one who is willing

to take measurements of Junior so I can do

a scratchbuild?

Many thanks

Pete

 

 

[BIG X]

Fireball XL5 - wow I had completely forgot about that - what a great TV series!!!!

 

For anyone to young to remember - TOUGH LUCK - you should have been born earlier

 

I wish you luck with this one  

[roymattblack]

Hello Pete.

 

What a great find!

That kit, from Kitmaster, is a 'Holy Grail' model for Gerry Anderson fans.

 

There are currently NO kits of Fireball available.

 

Luckily, Fireball Junior is probably the simplest part of the model so scratching it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

 

There are plenty of plans of XL5 on Google images.

Download one, scale it to the size of your model and away you go.

 

Have a peep here:

 

http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/fireball-specs.html

 

Decals shouldn't be any problem.

PM me if you get stuck in any way.

I'd LOVE to help on this one!

 

Roy.

Edited January 8, 2017 by roymattblack

[Richard E]

If you struggle to find the "right" markings, here's an alternative scheme for you:

 

[Pete in Lincs]

Thank you both for the prompt replies.

 

'Holy Grail' Don't I know it! I could not

believe my luck, and it was hard to keep

a straight face as I walked away!

I'll hit Google etc later. At the moment

I nee to finish my present model before

I clear the decks for this beauty.

 

Richard, I've seen those profiles before

and I'd like to do the one above but I'm

afraid it will be stock colours this time.

BTW, I'll be in Essex tomorrow morning,

I have a beer delivery in Stow Maries.

Then off to the Mighty Oak brewery to

pick up some more of the stuff.

 

Cheers

pete

 

[AngstROM]

Had one when I was a wean; dunno if it's the same kit, but it wasn't sold over-the-counter -you had to send three ice-lolly wrappers plus postal order for around 5 bob to get the thing. I remember being impressed with the detail & quality of the tooling even at that tender age! There was a Stingray jobbie a year or so later, IIRC. Innocent, happy days! 

[Pete in Lincs]

They were indeed.

The Gerry Anderson shows made my week.

The sons of family friends had one of these

in a bedroom cupboard, Oh, I was green with envy!

Still, got one now, It's only taken around fifty years.

Then again the box of models cost one pound fifty

so a bit of a bargain and I didn't have to eat an ice lolly!

 

Cheers

pete

 

[Richard Baker]

You might want to check over on the web site 

EagleTransporter.com

That is a great hub for all things involving Gerry Anderson's universe- people there are w well wired into what's available and how to enhance older kits...

Edited January 9, 2017 by Richard Baker