Where can I get a Fiberglass P-47?

[bdk]

BDK DID HE HAVE THE SB2C MOLDS THAT WERE USED ON THE SB2C ON THE INTREPID?DO THEY STILL EXIST? THANKS MIKE

I have never heard of Tallichet having an SB2C mold. Did he ever have access to an SB2C?

BK

[SaxMan]

There's also the Proud Bird Restaurant just outside of LAX. I remember the first time I flew into LAX and peering down on the restaurant. Those fiberglass planes look awfully realistic from an airliner on final approach. I almost pooped myself when I saw it for the first time...but not as much as seeing a real PBY at Ft. Lauderdale...or a pair of C-47s at Charlotte.

[wmpblack]

Does anyone have contact information for Dave Tallechet?

[Django]

What would one have to pay for one of these replicas??

[FlyingFortB17]

I saw on the History Channel that "King Kong" director Peter Jackson had a Spitfire fiberglass replica made for some $80,000. Quite the price tag for something that does not fly.

[Jerry O'Neill]

I was quoted $127,000 for a "pole sitter" Corsair just a few months ago. And that was without landing gear and the estimated $8,000 to ship it east. Iguess Spits are cheaper to make!
Jerry

[FlyingFortB17]

I was quoted $127,000 for a "pole sitter" Corsair just a few months ago. And that was without landing gear and the estimated $8,000 to ship it east. Iguess Spits are cheaper to make!
Jerry

Well, whoever makes them made a few replica's for the Pearl Harbor movie too. It wasn't Tallichet, it was a British company.

[TAdan]

I have seen ads in the back of FlyPast for the British company that does Spit replicas.

[FlyingFortB17]

Brandon,

David has the following molds,

P-51
P-47
T-6
SB2C
B-17
P-40
Spitfire
B-24
TBM
Sopwith Camel
Fokker Dr1
Nieiport
A-26

Most of these are in storage at Barstow

RER

I sure would like to see how the fiberglass B-17 came out. Never knew one existed. I would be curious to know its wherabouts.

[bdk]

I'm not aware that he actually made one either, but Rob says he has the molds so he could if one was needed in the future.

[setter]

There are moulds in Aus for various Spits and a Bf109G and in NZ very nice Mk16 Spit moulds and the usual price here seems to be 15 to 20k USD

A lot of people make moulds of their aircraft - often while being restored so they can make glass ones later if there is a market so it makes sense to have the moulds at some time and use them when someone wants one.

Regards
John p

[setter]

Col Rohr

greetings from the sunshine state!!

Don't think there were any 3d replicas done for Memphis Belle - think they were all 2d flats painted and put on the far view. Same with the C47s in Private Ryan etc

I really don't think a 3d B17 has ever been done and have never seen any coverage of this

[RickH]

I've never seen fiberglass melted , Rob. I've seen it burn ( at least the resin part ) but it's not very environmentally friendly when it does. After the fire you have to find somewhere to get rid of the glass mat. It's considered hazaedous over here, I can only imagine how they would classify it over in the U.K.

[Connery]

I was stationed in England when "Memphis Belle" was filmed, could have been a ground crew extra if I had been able to get off work. They used large scale RC planes for a lot of the exterior flying shots, along with the three (or was it four??) real B-17's they had. I had a british warbird magazine that showed pix of the filming of the movie, but don't know what happened to them.