Eagles Talon X-13 Verijet!

[Andrew Gorman]

A small vac kit. 28 or so parts. I think it can be done.  Cutting out the parts should take less than an hour so starting ahead seems like cheating. I have an idea to use the finished kit in another project so I have incentive.

[sandiego89]

Neat, but I must have spent what seemed like10 hours sanding my Vacuform Eagles Talons Ryan Fireball from the backing material.  Very tedious.  Best of luck, the Vertijet is a great subject
   

[zenrat]

I was just reading the rules and pondering whether anyone would be brave enough to attempt a vacform kit.

Good luck.   

[Dizzyfugu]

It's the question what appears from it after a week! 

[Andrew Gorman]

I've really warmed up to vacuform kits.  Once you get the basic construction methods down-which can take a few attempts-it's a straightforward process to stick them together.  And if you keep looking, they can be dirt cheap! Mark the parts outlines with a permanent marker, cut through the backing sheet at a 45 degree angle and when you sand down to the black line you are just about there.  I really admire the dedication of the guys who built the masters and produced the kits in the 1970s! high tech at the time. 

[PR19_Kit]

I really admire the dedication of the guys who built the masters and produced the kits in the 1970s! high tech at the time. 

Too right!

I saw Harry Broadhurst's (?) 1/72 vacform B-P Overstrand at an IPMS meeting in London in 1969 or so, and it just blew me away! I just couldn't conceive how anyone could even THINK of doing something like that.