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Post by mel62 on Mar 13, 2015 16:24:17 GMT -5
Well, I could spend a lot more time on here than is healthy, but just to let you know that the production line is still rolling at PreWing. I have updated the Web site with the latest news and got charged a small fortune for my pains, since I have now 'exceeded my page limit'. I am also moving away into other areas now but lets not talk about them on an F1 proboard... Since the majors are just beginning to realise that old F1s actually sell, they are beginning to produce them so Scaley have gone beyond the 49 and Eagle and are making a McLaren M7 and the BT36, trouble is, they won't be making enough to go around which is annoying. This leaves me with a quandary as the space becomes limited and the question - where to go next comes to mind. There will certainly be another Lotus 25, the classic one with the yellow stripe and probably a 33 at some stage. However the market for these is limited and having tried to go back to the 50s with a Ferrari 801 which was 2 years in the making, blow me down if George Turner does one a couple of months after mine came out, so thats the end of that. Therefore I may move forward into the early wing era when they were quite small and perfectly formed. These are just thoughts currently although a certain Brazilian gentleman keeps chasing me to do some of his favourite 70s cars. I will leave you with a teaser of the 25 shell master because I forgot to keep a decent picture of it but would welcome suggestions for future shells. Mr Munter has already cast some trial copies for me which are on the way. Cheers Mel
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Post by Andrew Rowland on Mar 17, 2015 3:19:42 GMT -5
Hi Mel All quiet on the scratchbuild front eh? A year ago i'd have called for more '70's F1's but at my build rate i now have about 20 years worth of bodies in the drawer already.... I am still looking for a Ferrari 312 B3 from 1974 though! Cheers Andi
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Post by old23 on Apr 22, 2015 11:50:38 GMT -5
The 1963 version of the Lotus 25 is eagerly awaited and a Lotus 33 would be a terrific addition to my Jim Clark collection. As for suggestions, there are several gaps in the Half-Tonner era that might be filled. How about a 1961 Cooper T55 or a 1961 BRM P48/57? But most of all, the 1965 Mexican GP winning Honda RA272 is just begging to be made.
Regards,
Stewart
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Post by Chris Wright on Apr 22, 2015 14:08:35 GMT -5
The 1963 version of the Lotus 25 is eagerly awaited and a Lotus 33 would be a terrific addition to my Jim Clark collection. As for suggestions, there are several gaps in the Half-Tonner era that might be filled. How about a 1961 Cooper T55 or a 1961 BRM P48/57? But most of all, the 1965 Mexican GP winning Honda RA272 is just begging to be made. Regards, Stewart Stewart I agree, There's also a complete dearth of Coopers we need a T-66 and a T-73 and how about a T-77. There's a couple of 158 Ferrari's missing too, and howabout a Brabham BT-7, a decent early and late BRP, a Lotus 18/24 V-8 as driven by Stirling. A low exhaust Brabham BT-11. OK Mel, get whittling
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Post by Phil Kalbfell on Apr 22, 2015 17:35:51 GMT -5
I think BSB have just released the RA 272, have not seen one in the flesh.
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Post by Chris Wright on Apr 22, 2015 17:49:00 GMT -5
I think BSB have just released the RA 272, have not seen one in the flesh. Available on EBAY
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Post by munter on Apr 23, 2015 0:52:23 GMT -5
The first batch of 10 Lotus 25b bodies are flying their way to Mel as I type. The cooler temperatures here have meant the resin has had more time in the gel stage. This is a good batch of bodies. Pester Mel for one, now!
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Post by mel62 on Apr 23, 2015 6:29:07 GMT -5
Lots of suggestions then. So what next? Well we have a new master in progress but not any of your suggestions. I thought Martin had done some late half-ton Cooper and then there were his half-ton Brabhams so maybe they disappeared along with FPF? I shall enquire. I am keeping schtum about the new master until it emerges but I have all the bits ready now for the 1963 25 as the last little parcel arrived this week. Therefore when the bodies are here, we are good to go with that one.
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Post by Chris Wright on Apr 23, 2015 10:00:58 GMT -5
Lots of suggestions then. So what next? Well we have a new master in progress but not any of your suggestions. I thought Martin had done some late half-ton Cooper and then there were his half-ton Brabhams so maybe they disappeared along with FPF? I shall enquire. I am keeping schtum about the new master until it emerges but I have all the bits ready now for the 1963 25 as the last little parcel arrived this week. Therefore when the bodies are here, we are good to go with that one. Hi Mel, Yes Martin did a late model Cooper, a T-73 or 77 I believe. That was a private job, (never mass produced). The Brabham was a BT-11, and yes it's a FPF car, maybe Mr Capelen has those, so that's gone too.
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Post by mel62 on Apr 24, 2015 11:50:14 GMT -5
Well, I spoke to Martin and he agrees with you Chris. However, he raises a very good point, this is that FPF was sold as sales of their models and particularly the half-tonners were almost nil, so what has changed? If these cars are made, will they sit in a workshop somewhere and gather dust? It is true that the late 60s F1 took a while to gather some popularity but for a reason as yet unmapped, the half-tonners (which I always loved) do not sell very well. Therefore the risks of making them are very high and I have to look to other categories for sales. This is not to say that I will never do them, but there will not be constant stream of them. They have always been rare and economics seems to dictate they will remain that way.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2016 16:16:56 GMT -5
I did Coopers for a chap called Jim Hansen. Gawd knows where he sold them or how many, but he won't part with the masters, once again who knows why? I assume he sold some on ebay. As to the old FPF masters, Dave Capelen finally collected them from Steve Francis, but is doing nothing with anything. I like Dave a lot, but can't get to the bottom of his attitude towards his own business. He has had many health probs as has his lady and it would be wrong to try seeing past them. I have warned him that what he simply doesn't produce will likely get changed and re-produced by another company, but even that hasn't stirred him into action, even though he knows full well I'm talking about me and Mel!
Cheers, Martin
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 7:01:25 GMT -5
I should, perhaps, point out that I have at least one of every F1 car I have produced a master for, (except the 2 I did for Jon Grainger, surprise surprise!) Should any of these remain "un used" it could be possible to use them as bases for further work/changes and therefore to become something quite new, should anyone in the game become interested.
Martin
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 11:54:03 GMT -5
Well, here we are....on Friday this was still a wish on Mr. Wright's list. On Saturday, I got the plans through and sized them in the afternoon. This morning I finished it. To Mel's credit, he told me to delay the Capri and push the BRM. Well three days won't hurt progress on the Capri will it?! Every louvre cut and finished individually and glued on, then blended as a bank. Grille will be photo-etched and there will be suspension details for those who want to fit them into a build. I hope you like it. Cheers, Martin
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Post by Andrew Rowland on Feb 4, 2016 12:35:12 GMT -5
Nice buckles.
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Post by munter on Feb 4, 2016 13:12:16 GMT -5
That whole thing has me drooling. Congratulations on the new born.
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