Originally Posted by RickP

Upon unpacking the kit I found this nasty old yellow deteriorated foam all over everything. It was a mess and difficult to clean off. It required a solvent to remove and you may be aware that solvent on anything other than the fiberglass just wont work and I didn't even want to stress the fiberglass that much so I just really used soap and water and elbow grease, but what a mess.

Is there anyone out there from this era? What the heck was that yellow foam for??? I have to assume it was padding for around the fuel tank they intended on you using for mounting inside the model. 25 years later its a big mess.

RP