[WWI] 1/72 WWI Vacuform kit inquiry

[Merz, Robert]

Hi Nigel,

I appreciate your reply. I have been loathe to jump into that market given my uncertainty of resin kits, and their cost.

I thought I would approach vac kits first, since they are cheaper...

As I more fully immerse myself, I am sure that I will end up with a resin kit or two eventually.

Robert Merz
IPMS GWICC #45732
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Nigel Rayner 
  To: wwi at wwi-models.org 
  Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 4:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [WWI] 1/72 WWI Vacuform kit inquiry

  I'll make an alternative suggestion here. I've never built a vacform but I
  have several in the stack. There is certainly a lot of effort in vacs but it
  is mainly sanding and cutting rather than building. If you like
  scratchbuilding, vacs are the way to go, but here's what I would suggest -
  get some high quality resin kits. The level of detail is stunning and they
  are far more challenging to build than injection moulded kits. You can also
  get some amazing (and obscure) subjects. They aren't cheap, but if you are
  into producing high quality, highly detailed jewels of models then they are
  the way to go. Razor sharp trailing edges, more detailed than any vac or
  injection moulded kit and challenging to build because they are limited run.
  Check out the ranges by Choroszy Modelbud in particular, also Czechmaster
  and Ardpol.

  I'm sure you'll enjoy vacs but I think resin kits will give you much more of
  the building pleasure you seek. They aren't cheap though.

  Cheers,

  Nigel
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