Model Train Journal

Best job I've ever seen on a vac-u-form kit...ever...

A buddy of mine builds vac-u-form kits of airliners - I'll forward him your link. It should depress the hell out of him, lol (or possibly inspire him).

Healey

Thanks!I hope he likes it!

Rest of the pictures of the process to get to the end are good, too!

I have a full build log on Finescale.com.Go to the forum,click on aircraft and look for philo426 and the thread is Rareplanes Kc 97 vac form.

philo426 wrote:I have a full build log on Finescale.com.Go to the forum,click on aircraft and look for philo426 and the thread is Rareplanes Kc 97 vac form.

Thanks! Good stuff reading the commentary along with the pictures.

Yes sir!

Hit IPMS Nationals over the weekend. Of probably somewhere north of three or four hundred aircraft models entered, there was exactly one vacu-formed kit represented. You should get your stuff in the loop...you could make hay.

Did see a pile of old vacu-form kits in the vendor area, five bucks a piece. No takers. We've become such wusses...

Healey

Yes they have a bad reputation among modelers.More work for sure but they can produce nice models!

I was going through stacks of old kits recently and found this one:





Makes me appreciate your work that much more!

Healey

Looks pretty cool!Are you planning on building it?

Heck no...my modelling skills are far too deficient to try and take on something like this. I wouldn't trust myself to even cut it out. If you have any interest in it flip me a PM and I'll give you the details...

Healey

philo426 wrote:

Love this plane!

Thanks it us one my faves,that Alclad stuff is really great!