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What is Resin Kit?

by: cwilliams3k( 103Feedback score is 100 to 499) Top 5000 Reviewer
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Guide viewed: 1758 times Tags: Model ships | model boats | model cars | model trains


Resin kits are a kind of plastic which you do not use tube glue to

attach the pieces but your fancy super glues. These kits are hand-

cast,  the producers can only make a limited amount from a mold.

Therefore the molds have to constantly be refurbished. They get maybe

125 or so kits from a mold then it has to be refurbished. Although

it's more trouble to make the molds they don't cost what a plastic kit

mold would cost, which are 100's of thousands of dollars to make.

That's why you don't see many great new plastic ship models.

They usually come in only 1/700 and 1/350 scale. Built correctly

you could find these models in any Naval Museum. Detail is outstanding

and they are more pricey than plastic, they are hand poured but, they are beautiful.

 These kits are not for

the faint of heart. I always suggest a less expensive resin kit, to get your

feet wet and then build that special ship you want to build. These kits contain

resin, pewter and brass photo-etch parts.  Some ship kits will only come

out in these fancy resin kits.  These are not easy kits to build for the beginner

 so if you are ready to sink your teeth into a real project, even if the ship is

 only 5" long then you are ready to build something special.


Guide ID: 10000000002683445Guide created: 01/07/07 (updated 01/28/09)

 
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