Rareplane 1/72 Republic P-43 Lancer
Rareplane's P-43 Lancer, my first vac-form build. This is an old vac-form kit released at 1972, single sheet with decent details. It was not a horrible build but did have some minor issues to deal with. My first plan was to use a resin engine and propeller to replace the part that was part of the vac-form but did not work out that way. Instead I remained using the vac-form engine and took a propeller from the old Airfix F4F (FM-2) Wildcat and rework it to make it look right. The landing gears were all scratched built and the side walls in the cockpit. The rest is from the vac-form sheet. I build this for a FB multimedia model kit group build this past autumn and it ended up being an enjoyable build. Will not win anything but I do like the way it looks. You can see the P-47 in this airplane.
Superior job on an interesting plane, Bob (@v1pro). Anyone who can build a vacuform and remain sane is a great modeler.
George, thank you. I had a few moments like I was working with either an egg shell or an old fashion Christmas ornament. Super glue saved my sanity.
Quality build of a not so easy cut it out and see how you go kit.
Even completing a vac is a triumph, let alone a really nice result, like yours, my friend @v1pro.
Congratulations!
Lots of compliments on how you tackled this model, Bob.
It looks great.
I am very glad to see someone attempting successfully a vacform kit. Bravo!
Great result and an interesting addition to the collection.
P-43 is an intermediate step between the famous P-47 and the the rarely modelled Seversky P-35.
Great job, Bob. Awesome subject. It’s nice to see someone still building a vac.
Great looking build!
Thank you all, this kit does look pretty cool on the shelf. It is a lot smaller than what I was expecting, a tab smaller than a F4F Wildcat but still one of my favorite builds last year. I have more vac-forms kits in my stash and hopefully I will eventually have them build.
Nice build! I have been trying to score a Pavla Lancer on ebay, but never seem to find one at a decent price. I'll not attempt Vac-form stuff! Got too many injection molded kits in the stash to make me want to wander off the reservation...
Thanks, the Pavla kit is a hard one to catch at a decent price. I lucked out last year and found one in a hobby store website for $12 or $13 after doing a google search. That will be built later on.
Very nice Bob! I have a ton of vac-forms but have only built one of them, sigh. This little model has inspired me to get on with it.
Thank you David. It took me years to finally build one, at the end of last year I built my second one. I really enjoyed building these two kits. To be honest I did not find anything hard about the builds but they do take longer to make. This year I plan on at least two vacuform builds. Looking forward on your vacuform build.