Reverse Vacu-Forming

Thanks for the input. The aircraft i'm working on is in such large scale that if i go through with this, i'll be using 2 large sheets of styrene to accomplish what i'd like to do. The plus side i would imagine is that the aircraft has windows down the side which 'should' allow the plastic to pull down a lot better.

I've formed normal items with detail before, but never tried forming a 'bowl'. Guess it'll be trial and error.

Thanks again!

The detail is actually a little crisper on the inside (the side next to the shape you vacuform over) than it is on the outside. Almost all vacuform kit makers use a mold with depressions in it so the exterior has detail like panel lines and the gap between fixed and moveable surfaces - it is a harder mold to make than one with a lump or lumps on it. The lump would provide better (but not resin quality) detail on an interior part that is concave.