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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: Jicehem on November 22, 2008, 09:11:46 AM

Title: The very first vacuformed kits.
Post by: Jicehem on November 22, 2008, 09:11:46 AM

Hi all,  :-salut

Here you have one among six vacuformed kits issued under the label "Ventavia" in... December 1959.
They were from Ventax in Paris. The six models were : SNCASO SO 9050 Trident II, SNCAN N-1402 Gerfaut II, Gloster Javelin, Lockheed F-104, SM 62 Snark, and Convair 240.

The pictures show the SNCASO Trident II in 1/100 scale :

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentII3Ventavia100_1.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentII3Ventavia100_1.jpg)

I built it in 2006.
1) You have to cut off all the parts :

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentII4Ventax_constr.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentII4Ventax_constr.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentII5Ventax_constr.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentII5Ventax_constr.jpg)

2) You assemble it, including stiffeners...

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentII7Ventax_constr.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentII7Ventax_constr.jpg)

... and putty :

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentII10.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentII10.jpg)

3) ,After good sanding, you obtain that :

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentII13.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentII13.jpg)

4) Then, you paint the model after assembling the landing gear (these parts are injected moulded) and add the decals (made with spar decals because the actual decals were entirely dark yellow ! :

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentIIN04F-ZWUK1.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentIIN04F-ZWUK1.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentIIN04F-ZWUK2.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentIIN04F-ZWUK2.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentIIN04F-ZWUK2.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentIIN04F-ZWUK2.jpg)

5) The final result :

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentII6.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentII6.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_SNCASOSO9050TridentII5.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=SNCASOSO9050TridentII5.jpg)

Cheers,  :-wave

Jicehem   :)

 

Title: Re: The very first vacuformed kits.
Post by: No.1 on November 22, 2008, 09:47:44 AM

This is oldest kit present on this site and build is really great!

Title: Re: The very first vacuformed kits.
Post by: samuraj77 on November 22, 2008, 03:15:40 PM

Thanks mate...
Great work and wonderful post  :-ok

Title: Re: The very first vacuformed kits.
Post by: Letipapa on January 10, 2009, 01:38:56 AM

 Perfect! :-wave:-obey :-obey :-obey