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| Subject: | Re: Resin Kit Dislike |  |
| Date: | Aug 31, 2005 |
| From: | Kurt Laughlin | |
Why? Resin is generally more expensive and more difficult to build. Also, while the top 10% of resin producers can be generally be bought sight unseen (and be assured of a decent level of overall quality), the same can be said for the top 90% of injection producers. (In other words, the name alone gives the buyer a pretty good idea of the quality of kit for almost all IM companies. In resin, even the "Very Good" level companies can be a crapshoot.)
About the only clear advantage of resin is subject matter. Now, before I buy resin I ask myself, "Do you think this will be out in plastic before you get to making the resin?" If I'm going to have a kit sit on my shelves for 5 years (and then be sold off at 10 cents on the dollar), I'd rather it be a $30 kit than a $120 kit.
If I absolutely HAD to make a kit - today - of a Comet, I'd guess I'd have to buy the AA. However, since I don't, I won't, and if asked would say I'd like one in plastic. (A fer instance only - I'm not interested in Comets.)
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 | Resin Kit Dislike - Paul A. Owen - Aug 30, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Rodger Cole - Aug 30, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Christopher C. Tew - Aug 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Michael Karnowka - Aug 30, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - David Manning - Aug 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Resin is easier! Notes for first time buyers- - Alex Hill - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . Quite obvious reason - price! - Pawel "Vodnik" Krupowicz - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Quite obvious reason - price! - Paul A. Owen - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . $50?... - Pawel "Vodnik" Krupowicz - Sep 1, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . I meant EU price of 69.99 quid plus shipping on top of it [n/t] - Pawel "Vodnik" Krupowicz - Sep 1, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Captain Swoop - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - frank forster - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Geoff Steer - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Brian Bocchino - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Alan Crawford - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Steve Sutton - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Kurt Laughlin - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Resin Kit - effects on the modeller - Paul A. Owen - Aug 31, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Jacques Duquette - Sep 1, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Robert Gregory - Sep 1, 2005 |
| . . . . . . sell the crap one on ebay ? hmmmmm - adam lehmann - Sep 3, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Clair Greenwood - Sep 3, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Check the reviews, ask on the forums. - Alex Hill - Sep 4, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike [IMG] - Michael Powers - Sep 4, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Bill Poon - Sep 5, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Resin Kit Dislike - Philippe - Sep 5, 2005 |
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