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Post by Fletcher400 on Mar 22, 2009 8:14:35 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 22, 2009 8:50:25 GMT 12
That looks superb! Wow, so we're following two excellent scratchbuild Fletchers on the forum now. Well done.
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Post by mstokes on Mar 22, 2009 12:16:47 GMT 12
Mate you got my PM... Can I just say WOW!!!!!!!!! Fantastic work, really you have done some amazing stuff here. If you need plastic, I can send some across. I will be back in NZ in April, hopefully I can catch you and become a customer then. I am very blown away though by your results, fantastic. Tipping IPMS NZ will probably have a Fletcher table this year  |
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Post by Fletcher400 on Mar 22, 2009 12:37:12 GMT 12
Thanks for the comments, Its certainly been a labour of love in getting this far. Its been my intention to build a kitset fletcher for a few years now. I think its about time this true kiwi icon was done!
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 22, 2009 13:00:40 GMT 12
Sign me up for one!
Totally and utterly fantastic! Superb work thus far, what great quality! It looks like a mass-produced kit, great work!
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Post by agalbraith on Mar 22, 2009 21:09:19 GMT 12
You are a legend! I will definately take one, it will look awesome next to my Nichimo 1/20 Hughes 500 that I am wanting to do as a bug duster.
Sending PM...............
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Post by Fletcher400 on Mar 23, 2009 12:31:35 GMT 12
many thanks for the PMs to all who have sent, there is certainly quite some interest in this! will post some more pics up in a couple of days when some more materials arrive. What Im going to do is in between finishing off the last of the mould making, I will continue to update the one shown as a bit of a build/ how it goes together type plan showing it right up to the finished plane and also explain various other options which you can do with this model like hopper building and electric motor installation.
Cheers. Alan
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 23, 2009 16:13:36 GMT 12
Alan, one of the guys at work is possibly keen to take one off your hands. I'll ask around in the coming weeks and see if any others are keen...I have a feeling a couple of our pilots may just want some...
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Post by Fletcher400 on Mar 24, 2009 8:14:55 GMT 12
Nice one Zac, Ive got you penciled in for one, you'll be one of the first. Im going to be busy it seems....
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 24, 2009 16:01:48 GMT 12
 Damn straight you will! |
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Post by Tonys18 on Mar 28, 2009 13:52:46 GMT 12
Thats a nice looking plane! Hay on another note does anyone know what happend to that plane that used to be at the front of the Hamilton airport? Cheers!  |
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 28, 2009 15:10:20 GMT 12
That was the James Aviation Turbo Fletcher, ZK-CTZ - she's now restored and awaiting display space at MoTaT in Auckland |
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Post by Fletcher400 on Mar 28, 2009 16:42:12 GMT 12
About time for abit of an update... After waiting a week for materials to arrive they finally did and have finished off the flaps plug, made the propeller mold and wheel mold, Stabilator was finished and is now half way through molding. I have also changed something making this kit super easy to put together. On the first couple of pics you see its a 3 part wing, After thinking about this I decided it would be much easier just to have a whole one part wing that slides in, in doing this it solves any problems trying to join the outer wings to centre section via the pins. So currently I have a new wing mold setting up. I have also gone another step further... Ive added on as part of the wing mold the fuel tanks with straps and also added the wingtips. So now you wont have to try joining the wings, adding on fuel tanks or fiddling around putting on the tips. I like to make things easy. Almost there! Cheers. Alan |
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Post by agalbraith on Mar 28, 2009 16:49:25 GMT 12
Excellent Alan Any more photo's?  ?? This is a very exciting project Cheers Anthony |
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Post by Fletcher400 on Mar 28, 2009 16:55:16 GMT 12
Hi Anthony, I will post up some as soon as the molds are complete, nothing very exciting to take a pic of at the moment! just a flaps plug, tailfin and couple of wheels and a propeller with the flashing on still... I forgot to mention, I also re worked the canopy, Ive incorporated the frame (this also makes it stronger after being vac formed). Ive made it so you can choose to cut it down the forward seam and have a slide back one if one wishes.
Cheers.
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Post by agalbraith on Mar 28, 2009 16:58:49 GMT 12
That sounds great. I like the canopy idea too!
Cheers
Anthomy
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Post by Fletcher400 on Mar 29, 2009 12:25:21 GMT 12
Couple of pics... Finshed the corrogates on the flap and tail plugs, so now ready to be molded  .....and 1 Fletcher canopy vac form plug which I re worked to include the frame as part of the molding. You will be able to cut along the forward frame to allow for a slide back option  More pics in a few days Thanks for looking. Alan |
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Post by agalbraith on Mar 29, 2009 12:40:44 GMT 12
Ooooooh niiiiice! I am speechless, that is very cool!!
Cheers
Anthony
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 29, 2009 13:18:08 GMT 12
WICKED!!!! Ooooh, counting down til I get my one! How very very cool! Loving the corrugations.
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Post by mstokes on Mar 29, 2009 18:01:58 GMT 12
Sweet work bro! This is some work to get here, and I am speaking from experience ;o)
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Damn straight you will! 
?? This is a very exciting project