I picked up this Combat Models vac form kit in the Bay for four dollars a few years ago so I decided to give it a try. 
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Combat: It’s not just a brand name, it’s a warning!
Well to put things in perspective, back when the kit was made, that is all we had. Good luck on your build! Remember to study the instructuons, take your time, and go easy on the alcohol! [:P]
Yes I have been warned of the short comings of Combat Models kits ,expectations are modest but it should be interesting.
I think vac kit companies like Execuform had the correct approach, making featureless parts for the builder to embellish. So many makers had soft, irregular “detail” molded in, like control surfaces that don’t line up, misshaped lumps and bumps, et.
In particular, I recall a model magazine article, probably from the late 1970s/early 1980s where a guy built a Combat Models 1/32 He-219. He noted the wide, soft, irregular control surfaces delineations that needed to be painstakingly filled in and rescribed.
But that was last century. For your 1/48 Me-410, there are a lot of aftermarket accessories like props, exhausts, wheels, cocpkit details, and decals. It’s so much better modeling in the 21st century.
Since the Promodeler version came out ,it made this kit obsolete!
I like assembly tabs when building vac firm kits so I made them out of .20 styrene. 
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Fit of the engine nacelles was iffy ,body work will be necessary. 
After seeing what Piers (Lostagain) did with the “Winnie May”, vacuform kits can be built into nice subjects.
https://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/190895.aspx
Looking forward to seeing what you do with this one!
Gary
I will try !
Getting the fuselage together,I have found that the styrene filets stabilize the vac form parts and provides a flat surface to make joining the fuselage halves easier. 
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Getting the wings on …
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Looking good,I never attempted a vac-u-form kit
They are interesting change of pace .Wings and horizontal stabs attached 
Hi Eugene! Looks like your build is coming along nicely. Are you going to need a lot of filler on those seams or is it the camera playing tricks on the eyes? I’ve only tried a vacuum formed kit once years ago and it was a total disaster. I guess all the filling and sandind just got on my nerves and I gave up. I have one or two of them in the stash and after seeing your tip on the strips in the fuselage I just might pull one out and give it a try. Keep up the great work.
Stay safe.
Jim [cptn]
Yes it will require extensive body work for sure!
Ok let the body work commence! 
Eugene-You’re making nice progress on a project that I would not want to tackle.
Thanks;it is worse on the bottom! 
Wow! That’s enough work for a body shop to tackle. More power to you Eugene, [:D[. I’ve had a couple of kits that looked like that. Would rather not tackle any more like them.
Stay safe.
Jim [cptn]
Well,unlike Airmodel, Contrail and Rareplanes vac kits,Combat Models kits have thin plastic and not very crisp details .Not really meant for the beginning modeler