Got this little gem off eBay a little while ago for the princely sum off £19 (about $38). Vinyl kit made by 'Elfin Corp'.
First vinyl kit I've even seen let alone started to build. Quality seems pretty good overall, a few bubbles and voids where the vent holes would have been. Detail on it is pretty darn good everywhere else. So I started to build it slowly, cutting and trimming out the peices which was easier than i thought. A lot of dipping into hot water to adjust the shape of parts (mainly the legs).
Managed to loose an armour shield for one of the arms so I made a resin copy of another, attached it then a week later I found the original one :)
I've been using 5 minute epoxy glue and fiberglass resin and to join everything. This is working really well along with 'bluetac'. I've been trimming a hole in the main parts where the attached bits go over, hold them in place with an elastic band. Then i used the Bluetac in little rolls which I sealed around the parts filling the gap slightly. This allowed me to insert the resin glues through the main part, through the access holes I made and let it seep in making a solid join. The bluetac stopped it covering the model and gave a lovely join that hardly needs any putty on it. Bluetac is simply dabbed off with more bluetac.
Been using a lot of mr hobby products & milliput which are most impressive. Going to prime when build is finished and paint with Tamiya & Vallejo acrylics. Overall I'm finding vinyl quite enjoyable to work with - certainly not like what I read about on various forums.
Whacha think?
Heres some wip pictures:
Heres where I build too:
Currently I spray in my garage at the end of the garden (i'm extending it atm to include a proper workshop)
