Collectaire kits

[Oldbaldguy]

As of June 22, someone is dumping a number of Collectaire kits over on the Bay of E.  None are cheap, but what is these days?  We're talking everything from the unobtainium F-7U correction kit to a B-45 to the fairly rare Vigilante.  All in 1/48.  

[D Bellis]

This thread probably belongs in General Discussion.

 

That said, this is the one kit from that seller that is 1/32 (Collectaire F-80C):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/327220346661

 

And all of that seller's listings:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=327220346661&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&_ssn=13-daddy1

 

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[Rick Griewski]

I never knew Paul Fisher Produced car kits. 

[thierry laurent]

6 hours ago, Rick Griewski said:

I never knew Paul Fisher Produced car kits. 

I think this was actually his core business for years.

[Rick Griewski]

6 hours ago, thierry laurent said:

I think this was actually his core business for years.

I guess I was under a rock for so long.  Been an airplane guy forever. 

[Oldbaldguy]

Ya know, I never could build model cars for crap.  Never could find a good place to glue on a tailhook.  

[Archimedes]

31 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said:

Ya know, I never could build model cars for crap.  Never could find a good place to glue on a tailhook.  

So you do wrecker trucks? 😉

 

Kind regards,

Paul

[D Bellis]

9 hours ago, thierry laurent said:

I think this was actually his core business for years.

Actually, it was 1:1 custom guitars (and might still be?).

 

However, he did produce the resin car kits before doing resin aircraft kits. 

 

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[KiwiZac]

On 6/23/2026 at 11:09 AM, Oldbaldguy said:

As of June 22, someone is dumping a number of Collectaire kits over on the Bay of E. 

Is there a link?

 

Also, why is it so common on forums to use cute names for eBay instead of naming it outright? The editor at one site I wrote for even changed a mention using the proper name in a review I wrote!

Edited June 24 by KiwiZac

[CRAZY IVAN5]

1 hour ago, KiwiZac said:

Is there a link?

 

Also, why is it so common on forums to use cute names for eBay instead of naming it outright? The editor at one site I wrote for even changed a mention using the proper name in a review I wrote!

Probably trying to be funny. Check the 2nd post of this thread by D.Bellis, there's an Ebay link.

[Rick Griewski]

This Collectaire kit discussion finally triggered my memory of “Bondo Phil” from my Hyperscale era.  I had just started my hack N wack resin kit build phase.  His Collectaire builds were very impressive.  A great learning experience for me at time.  Those kits really could use up the putty.  

[Oldbaldguy]

2 hours ago, Rick Griewski said:

This Collectaire kit discussion finally triggered my memory of “Bondo Phil” from my Hyperscale era.  I had just started my hack N wack resin kit build phase.  His Collectaire builds were very impressive.  A great learning experience for me at time.  Those kits really could use up the putty.  

I've never built a Collectaire kit - too pricey - but have seen a couple still in the box.  Seems like warped parts were not unusual.  How does one straighten a warped resin wing, for example?

[RCPlym]

6 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said:

How does one straighten a warped resin wing, for example?

 

Hot water and a prayer. 😂 

[thierry laurent]

I only got one (second hand) and was possibly very lucky but it is very nice! Obviously having been designed thirty years ago it is not as detailed as a current kit would be but this is still the only 1/32 T-38 ever released!