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FAR Resin Is now out of business
« on: March 06, 2018, 08:55:34 PM »
Stumbled across this while perusing the interwebz. 

https://farresin.com/

Proprietor currently has a small inventory, but it's exclusively WhIf material - weapons and pods to hang on your projects.

There is also a conversion set to make the RoKAF T-50 (Academy kit) into an F/A-50.

Over on ARC, a forward swept wing conversion for the T-50 is also discussed.

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/302975-something-for-the-few-what-if-builders-on-arc/

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2018, 02:05:51 AM »
Some interesting stuff there.  The FA-50 conversion would also be useful to make a T-50A (strong candidate to replace the T-38 in USAF service):





I am also loving their proposed FSW F-CK-1 conversion:

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2018, 02:11:50 AM »
By the way, the "Proprietor" is Steven (aka FAR148) who is a member here already. :smiley:
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2018, 02:31:43 AM »
Okay. It's my turn to say: "Wrong scale!"   :'(
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2018, 02:33:51 AM »
Okay. It's my turn to say: "Wrong scale!"   :'(

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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2018, 02:38:36 AM »
Okay. It's my turn to say: "Wrong scale!"   :'(

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2018, 03:06:58 AM »
I am already pondering if the FSW F-CK-1 conversion could be adapted to an F-16. Or F/A-18. For...reasons.

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2018, 03:36:29 AM »
FAR148 joined us here at BTS back in April 2016.  :)   
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2018, 06:46:11 AM »
Will you be doing any stores pylons for the TSR.2?  Something that is not in abundance in the kit or as aftermarket items in the preferred scale of 1:48. 
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2018, 01:25:12 AM »
Interesting work Steven  :D

About the TSR.2, I see that you made a new nose. Will it keep the original shape (w/ some improvement I guess) or is it a new shape one ? I have a Dynavector which is looking for a new nose  :-[

F/A-50 seems also to be really interesting  :-* (will have to find a 3rd kit now  :P)

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2018, 02:53:00 AM »
A set of weapon pylons will be available in each set as well as sold separately.

Good to hear that the stores pylons will be available separately.  I have two of the Airfix kits that are in need of these items. 
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2018, 02:57:21 AM »
Hmmm...the F/A-50 might also be the basis for a carrier based version with folding wing tips.
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2018, 02:27:30 PM »
I actually have two fictional nose cones in the works.
Steven
Great news, can't wait to see them.

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2018, 06:16:01 AM »
I'm either getting a F-CK-1C just to put this conversion on it, or I'll attempt to adapt the conversion to another plane; but I'm saving my pennies for this conversion.

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2018, 01:12:49 AM »
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2019, 04:23:43 AM »
Hello Steven,

Your TSR.2 set looks gorgeous  :-*

Do you other variants of this set in plan ?
I see that the set is based on the Airfix kit, do you think that it will be OK for a Dynavector one too ?
Do you have photo with the longer nose cone you offer in the set ?
Last question, do you have any idea for shipping cost to France ?

Thanks in advance for your reply  :D

Damien

Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2019, 04:01:07 PM »
Thanks for the reply Steven :smiley:

Shipping cost are a little expensive but now that I know you are from USA, I'm not surprised... It is always expensive to order in USA from France :icon_crap:
The longer nose looks really good on the aircraft, thanks for the pic. I will have to check about the difference between Airfix & Dynavector but as far as I remember, the front fuselage is narrower on the Airfix.

Damien

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2019, 02:32:19 AM »
Yes, I have plans for an EF-TSR.2 that includes a new tail with the "football", belly canoe, an AGM-78 Standard MKII with launch rail and a USAF type air-to-air refueling receptacle. All the master parts are done, wait to see how sells go with GR.4 set before I start molding and casting.

Are you able to share photos of the master parts?  Very interested in this one as I plan to do a Italian EF-TSR.2 in this scheme:

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2019, 01:49:37 AM »
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2019, 07:05:53 AM »
Seeing your JP233 makes me wish I had never purchased all of those horrible Airfix Tornado kits just for the weapons. 

I hope that you find the time to focus on possible upgrades to the 1/48th scale HobbyBoss F-23 kit as it really needs some attention,  Wing pylons for fuel and weapons are a high on my wish list.   
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #20 on: March 16, 2019, 02:47:34 AM »
I'm curious, what items would you guys like to see me offer in 1/48 scale?

Oh, the possibilities....

Are you able to provide any sort of boundaries/restrictions?  For instance, size limitations, types of product?  Era?
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« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2019, 01:19:20 PM »
Well, I, for one, would like to see some AGM-137A TSSAM missiles as stores.  I can advise on how to tweak the available drawing to show the "carry" configuration as opposed to the "flying" configuration of the 3-view.  I also can advise on what and where to modify for an extended range version that was studied for a proposal to the RAF.

A second item I'd love to see was the Northrop-Ventura ND-1 proposal for an integral rocket-ramjet powered submunitions dispenser that could be conformally carried on even a F-3E/F-20 class aircraft.

One item that would, IMHO, be interesting would be an AIM-54X Phoenix-ER missile in which the solid rocket motor is replaced by an integral rocket-ramjet motor with four intakes at the leading edges of the fins, somewhat in the Russian style used on the Kh-31. Alternatively, a different Phoenix ER with a booster stage added.  Or, combine the two for a Phoenix-XLR with both the booster stage and the integral rocket-ramjet motor.

For people who want a different-looking AAM, an AIM-162 air-launched version of the main stage of the RIM-162 ESSM.

Going back a ways, how about a 1/48 AAM-N-10 Eagle

Final thought would be operational variants of the Vought ALVRJ test vehicle, either for ASM or AAM purposes.
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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2019, 02:00:35 AM »
One I would love to see would be a conversion to do a Westland Wyvern TF.1 with the original RR Eagle engine:




Also, just a simple Mistel Conversion nose & support struts (thus saving the purchase of entire kits):



One can get these in 1/72 and 1/32 but I don't believe there is anything in 1/48 that doesn't require the purchase of a full kit with the aircraft.
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« Reply #23 on: March 18, 2019, 06:38:42 AM »
Keep the ideas coming  :smiley:

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Final thought would be operational variants of the Vought ALVRJ test vehicle

The hsiung feng III from Taiwan looks very similar.
Definitely a resemblance.  Be interesting to see an air-launched variant of the Hsiung Feng III carried under a F-CK-1C or -1D; more likely a pair, one under each wing.

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Re: FAR Resin Is now out of business
« Reply #24 on: March 20, 2019, 02:06:57 AM »
A couple more suggestions in 1/48:

Conversion to do a 1/48 Panavia Tornado 2000:




Conversion to do a 1/48 MiG-21-93 or MiG-21 "Bison":





Conversion to do a 1/48 Mirage F1-M53/F1E - in other words, the slightly stretched SNECMA M53 powered version that was offered to the Europeans in the '70s in competition to the F-16:




F-16-79 with GE J-79 engine:


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