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  1. So let's see. I have an old Tamiya kit in this group build (F-14), a recent Tamiya kit with a resin nose (Griffon Spitfire), an even more recent Tamiya kit with even more of a resin fuselage (Cavalier Mustang) that maybe I should just stop waffling and do a full resin kit. Actually, it's more due to watching a friend build his Hobbycraft Sea Fury whom I sent the folded wing set out of my kit to make me want to start this one. After all, one can't have too many projects at the same time.
  2. Build log here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235123453-fisher-512s-1970-le-mans-124fini/#comment-4647171 I'm really chuffed with this. I'm glad I finally have it on the shelf.
  3. I can honestly say, this model is the longest time I've ever taken to build any one kit. Paul Fisher first did this kit about 1998 or so. I can't recall when exactly I got my resin kit but it is one of many of Paul's great resin kits from those days. Sadly, Fisher Model and Pattern is no more as Paul lost everything, his house, his work shop, everything in the California fires about 2014 and has not been able to return. I have a weak spot for the Le Mans race. I also enjoy the movie "Le Mans" with Steve McQueen. I have several models built that appeared in the movie and actually raced in the 1970 Le Mans that they used for much of the footage of the actual race. All the Porsche 917's and Ferrari 512S's are the real deal in the movie. The movie cars were decorated to resemble the actual cars in the race with often times the only difference being in the style of the number. I want to do this car as it appeared in the real race. The Fisher kit comes as the number 5 car driven by Ickx and with a different front clip than what I need. Sheet styrene and bondo to the rescue. A shot of the completed Fisher kit. But I need this. Bondo came out fine. I scrounged up all the different decals I needed. Painted with Testors Ferrari Red and then decaled. This was done in 2014 or 2015. All the while I'm looking at this thinking "This is the wrong red...." It's too bright. That is what prompted me to shelve it the first time. It was years later I found a company in Spain called "Le Mans Decal" that had the set I needed for the number 8 car. "Easy Off" oven spray is my go-to stripper. Repainted with Guards Red (I think) and new decals. I found better 70's tires from Model Factory Hero. I used the Fisher resin wheel, made a silicon mold and cast my own wheel/tire for the 512. That was in 2019. I don't recall what made me put it aside, perhaps some online group build. Anyway, it's back out and this time it's getting finished. As with most of us, time changes our shape. The resin engine cover was badly warped and twisted after so many years sitting in the box. Lots of fiddling , torquing and heat could not get it back to shape so I traced a new one out on some 15thou. sheet styrene and detailed it for interest. The one goof in the kit are the exhaust pipes included in the kit and are now missing anyway. Kit pipes were as included on this Fisher 312P I built years ago. These would never fit on the Codalunga. I found images of 512's and went to work. I was well pleased with how they came out and looked cool snaking out from under the long tail but I found nothing showing that the pipes were so long and that they all seem to terminate just after the gearbox so I trimmed them back to something more reasonable. Aligned the axles with the chassis, aligned the chassis with the body, aligned the wheels/tires with everything together. On its own feet for the first time. Headlights need to sparkle. A shame there isn't a better aftermarket for people that need headlights, appears MV Products is no more. I think it works. Not perfect but gives the right effect. I need duct tape for the headlight covers. I mixed up some red to match the LeMans printed decals and cut it into the appropriate width. I redid the printed tape areas with the duct tape for a little more accuracy. And did the headlights as well. Belt hardware I pinched from a Fisher 917 kit. Thanks for following along this far. More soon.
  4. I've just completed converting the 1/32nd scale HK Models Meteor into a T7 using the Fisher conversion set. The conversion gives a new resin moulded nose section, forward intakes, full interior and of course a new canopy. The new resin parts didn't fit all that well in my experience of this build, but with some careful cutting, trimming and sanding it came together in the end. Paints were Xtracolur enamels and decals came with the kit. Thanks for looking, Rob
  5. Fisher Models & Pattern is to release in July (?) a 1/32nd Bell X-1A/B resin kit- ref. 3214 Sources: http://www.fishermodels.com/product/bell-x-1a-x-1b-rocket-plane-132 http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=62873 V.P.
  6. Another future kit that won't interest me at all, nor the subject nor the scale... Sources: http://www.scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboom/index.php/all-other-subjects/news/83-kit-news/1492-new-and-forthcoming-releases-from-fisher-models%20" href="http://www.scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboom/index.php/all-other-subjects/news/83-kit-news/1492-new-and-forthcoming-releases-from-fisher-models]http://www.scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboom/index.php/all-other-subjects/news/83-kit-news/1492-new-and-forthcoming-releases-from-fisher-models%20 [/url]">http://www.scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboom/...m-fisher-models http://www.scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboom/index.php/all-other-subjects/news/83-kit-news/1492-new-and-forthcoming-releases-from-fisher-models%20" href="http://www.scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboom/index.php/all-other-subjects/news/83-kit-news/1492-new-and-forthcoming-releases-from-fisher-models]http://www.scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboom/index.php/all-other-subjects/news/83-kit-news/1492-new-and-forthcoming-releases-from-fisher-models%20[/url]"> http://fishermodels.com/?mainURL=%2Fstore%2Fitem%2F39mrm%2FKits%2FRyan_PT-22_Recruit.html%3Fitem_id%3D39mrm%20]Ryan PT-22 Recruit Price: $149.95 Coming Soon ! The first 1/32 scale kit of the famous Ryan PT-22 Recruit.Also known as the "Maytag Messerschmitt" due to the sound of it's Kinner 5 cylinder radial engine and odd appearance, the PT-22 trained literally thousands of airmen during WW-2 and was flown for sport for many years afterwars, some being active even today. Our kit is beautifully cast in resin, with metal landing gear legs and a full sheet of protoetched flying and landing wires, as well as dash boards and other details.The wing is one piece, allowing the correct dihedral and sweep with separate ailerons and flaps. The fuselage is hollowcast with a slide in cockpit.Rudder and elevators can bepositioned as desired too.Clear windscreens are provided.The engine cylinders were drawn in CAD and 3D printed to allow for amazing detail, you can actualy read the Kinner log on the rocker covers. This is a charming and truly unique model of a very important USAAC trainer, as well as making into a show stopping display piece with it's yellow wings and polished aluminum fuselage.Parts and decals for the Navy version, the NR-1 are included.Wingspan is 11.3 inches. Available for pre-order now, we expect to ship kits in July. Kit No.3213 Ryan PT-22 Recruit.........$149.95[/url] http://fishermodels.com/?mainURL=%2Fstore%2Fitem%2F39mrm%2FKits%2FRyan_PT-22_Recruit.html%3Fitem_id%3D39mrm%20]V.P. [/url]
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