Fisher 2430 User manual

1t24 Scate 1965

Assembly instructions -1966 Ferrari 365 P2

Kit No 2429 Page 1

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Caref resin parts with warm,flater and household bleach to rernove the

mold aníng or your paint will not stick to the parts. An old soft toothbrush is véry

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ll and window openings should be inspected for mold flash and

rolFbar cover' NOTE: lf you wish to build the No 25 Daytona car

a ntt ttt. small center aír inlet oveÍ the grille' To be more accurate

pe the main intake to a more rounded oval shape^

ColoÍs:

èloss Yellow: Entire body sheil and sides ot tub'

Matte black: lnside cockpit, .ub*t trll latches, headlight buckets, dash, wiper, grille mesh

!fi[I;f;:j::;[iïk Íuet & oil figer caps headtishts, rait-risht and btinker bezels, sear lever, minor. shovel, "suitcas€s" and number lishts'

Red: Mask on front of body for No.17 Le Mans car'

Begin by trimming and cieaning up the edges g! tr.e fav and chassis tub. Mount the axle stubs into their slots' the shoÍter ones to the front' longeí

to the rear. The transom prate can be painted utact atong ivilh tn" "nr."i", and glued inio the rear of the chassis- PairÍl oÍ foil the suilcase outlines

sirver on the tíansom prate as they wilr shovi through tl" L""r. r""t. rhe chassis-will have to be loaded into the body stern first' so teí íÍt often'

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into ihe Íesin dash as sho'rrr. Toggies c€n b€ rrÉde frcm piastic

seats until latervóen the body is tn place to ensure gooC fit

Put the instrument decals onto a thin piece of card behind t1e p'e panel and rno-unt it

and added to the switch bezels if you wish' Add the dash to the tub' but do not fix the

Note the location of the gear levei in íts gate and the steering vrheel in the pictures

ïr:rnplates íor side windor'i's

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clean out the holes in the wheels with a very smalljewelers Íile or a toothpick. the flash is thin and easily removed- slip thé tirës onto the vyheels and

use thin cA glue to fix them Mount the wheels to thé stub axles and be sure tiey sit straight. Assemble the exhaust pipes to the shields and set

them aside until final assembly_

lí you are building the No 17 car from Le Mans, you will need to carefully mask oÍf and paint the red "mask,, across the nGSe as shown. This is not as

difficultasitmayappear,justgoslowlyvaihthinflexíbletapeandthemrnaskoutiherestofthecartoavoidoverspÍEly lchosetospraythëwhite

meatball before shooting the body yellow, and left it covered while shooting the reà This rvill prevent the red showing ihrough the decal later on

Trim out the headlight and road lamp cowls and windscreen, a strip of medium grít sandpaper glued to a flexibie strip of plastic is great for cleaning up

theedgesofthesepartstoassuregoodfit onceyouípaintisdrlr-besuretoinJbll thegrillenreshÍrominsidethebodysheil.punchtheheadlamp

lens€s out and Íix them into the Íamps, srnall stripi of ihsuc can be Íixed into the openings to help wtlen ítring the cbar covers .

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paint the inside of the ciear resin tail light red, they mount as shown on each side of the back vent. The tie-down straps mount as shown below

'fhe brake vents, Note the ple latch jusiu"nino the tiedown. Nowtest fhihe chassis into the body, slipping the back end in firstand then bringing

the chassis up into place. Fit the seats so the body and chassis will go together vrithout interference and glue into place-

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Trim and Íit the lvindscreen into place as shown, then add the wiper using pins or srmll pieces of p}asic rod as nEunts. Íhe fuel Í'iller caps mounl on

EitheÍ side tn the depÍessions as shown with the hinge facing forward- The phpto etched tíim tabs on the nose can be used as templates to make

parts from thin plastic card as they are easier to wor[ witt, and since thèse tabs vrere changed from race to race you nny need to trim them to a

differentshapedependingonwhitcaryouchoosetoÍnodel Theexhaustsmountunderthebackofthec*lassisasshown.

AÍter applying the decals. fD( the snrall nunÉer laíÍps aÍd radiatoÍ Íillér cap as shovYn.Ttp side

rolled around a crafr lg|iÍe handle to give them a slight curvature.

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1/24 seate '1S65 -1966 Ferrari 365 F2

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The finished model for Le Mans should look pretty much like the photos below

The car as run at spa íuns the small nurreral 8's and very srnall trim tabs. As run at Daytona use the numera I 25 and note the dífferent shapë of the