Kiwikitbasher Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) My first vac-form kit is finally finished! a tribute to the late Gordon Stevens as part of a group build on HyperScale: Britmodeller build log can be found here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234997838-172-rareplanes-pbm-mariner-gr1/ Edited April 7, 2016 by Kiwikitbasher 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Excellent! Many efforts done to vacu kit but results is really moving In WIP thread you had a questions on comparing Rareplane with Minicraft PBM. There is also Mach 2 kit - also a challanging one. Any comments on shape accuracy in case of Mach 2? Regards Jerzy-Wojtek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 You've done a wonderful job with this. It's great to see a vacform kit finished with this degree of finesse. I know that there are certain vacform companies that can "challenge" you, to say the least, but I've always found the Rareplanes kits, produced by Gordon Stevens, a pleasure to work with. Once again, Well Done with the Mariner and Thank You for sharing the build with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Excellent! Many efforts done to vacu kit but results is really moving In WIP thread you had a questions on comparing Rareplane with Minicraft PBM. There is also Mach 2 kit - also a challanging one. Any comments on shape accuracy in case of Mach 2? Regards Jerzy-Wojtek Thanks Jerzy-Wojtek, I have only read a couple of reviews of the Mach 2, but I have never seen it in the plastic, so I can't really comment with any certainty. However, looking at images of Mach 2's sprues the shape and proportions appear very similar to Rareplanes, so maybe the used Rareplanes as a basis for theirs, or maybe the same plans. With this in mind I think the comments I made about Rareplanes v Minicraft may apply to Mach 2 v Minicraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 You've done a wonderful job with this. It's great to see a vacform kit finished with this degree of finesse. I know that there are certain vacform companies that can "challenge" you, to say the least, but I've always found the Rareplanes kits, produced by Gordon Stevens, a pleasure to work with. Once again, Well Done with the Mariner and Thank You for sharing the build with us. Thanks Chris, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Thats superb, even better knowing its a vacform kit! cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I thoroughly enjoyed watching this come together and the result is stunning. I'm a massive fan of vacform and really enjoy the extra challenges. As demonstrated here, with a bit of old fashioned modelling these can be over come and a superb result achieved. I'm so glad you've shown that kits of this genre actually build into a better representation of the real thing than an injection counterpart could - bravo! Hopefully you'll inspire others to turn to the 'dark side' ;-) What a beautiful model. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 superb work!!!! great job on the scheme and a very nice finish.... great work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That's an excellent model of a very rare bird, you should be really proud of it. You've inspired me to tackle another vacform, I have a large tub of filler at the ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rholland Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Lovely model Mark, well done! Richard in NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I'm not only impressed with the outcome but also with the pace of the build. Building a model of such complexity would take me at least three times as long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Thanks to everyone above for you compliments, it's doubly rewarding to find my build has inspired others. I may do another myself, but I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for another vac-form kit, as I only have a Proteus Convair 440 which just has a vac-formed fuselage, the rest being resin or white-metal. Broplan does a lot of interesting subjects, but can anybody please tell me how they rate? say compared to Rareplanes. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Broplan are good kits, in my opinion they are in the same league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Broplan are good kits, in my opinion they are in the same league Thanks Alexey, that's good to know. Do you have a supplier to recommend please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 http://www.rebell.com/vac-resin-models.html?___store=eu&manufacturer=579 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 http://www.rebell.com/vac-resin-models.html?___store=eu&manufacturer=579 Thanks mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low flyer Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I tip my hat to you sir, that's a wonderful build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Thanks to all above for your feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Very very nice indeed,......having built this model myself I can understand how much work has gone into it and I love the RAF scheme,.......simply superb and a great tribute to your friend, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Very very nice indeed,......having built this model myself I can understand how much work has gone into it and I love the RAF scheme,.......simply superb and a great tribute to your friend, Cheers Tony Thanks Tony, I should explain that Gordon Stevens was not my friend, although I would very much liked to have met him. He founded Rareplanes and led the vac-from kit revolution, not only through his own company which established the benchmark for such kits, but also helped others into the industry with advice and design/tooling assistance. He was a sad loss last year to the modelling fraternity, and so the 1/72 group build forum on HyperScale decided on a tribute build involving any of Gordon's kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That's a lovely piece of work, really nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 A super build that Mark, totally top of the line. I reckon Mr Stevens would be really chuffed with how it has turned out. I dealt with him a few times as a young guy & he came across as a really nice genuine sort of guy, all I've heard since has not altered that opinion one iota. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyGonzales Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Mastercraft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 wow, that´s a vac kit? sweet result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Broplan are good kits, in my opinion they are in the same league I would have to respectfully disagree. The BroPlan plastic is so thin you sand through it in no time at all, and I don't think their mouldings, surface details or general fit are anywhere near as crisp or good as RarePlanes stuff. I may well have seen some duds, but in my humble opinion BroPlan are not in the same league as RarePlanes. Granted, they do some fascinating subjects though! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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