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| Subject: | Re: How to Review Resin Figures? |  |
| Date: | Jan 6, 2003 |
| From: | Andrew Herbert | |
Peter Ong wrote:
> ...So my question is: How should I judge/ rate a resin figure using the TL "star system?"
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> * Is puttying ALWAYS necessary for resin figures? All three figures require putty to fill the gaps so should I deduct stars for puttying?
I think fit is important. So I'd deduct points for needing to fill gaps. I have some figures where the connections between parts are invisible, and the pieces fit securely. If you need putty, then it's a knock in my opinion.
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> * How should I rate the fit? (For one figure, I sanded the pour block down to the actual piece only to find I needed to move the arm 1mm off the torso to get the hands lined up. But once moved, the fit is fine. So was it my fault to sand down the pour block remnants or was it the kit's fault that once sanded to the original piece, the fit is off?).
Big pour blocks are a negative to me. There are lots of figures with no or minimal pour blocks. When I get a figure with a big block in a bad spot, it's a knock against that figure.
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> * Does detail and casting take precedence over fit? Some modelers say so whereas others say the opposite. Some modelers say one can usually get the fit corrected but not the detail. Others say who cares if the figure fits well but looks flat.
I think both are important, but pose, detail etc are most important. I find a lot of figures are too stiff, and just won't buy them.
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> I know these figures won't get five-stars but I'm unsure if I should go as low as three stars because I just don't know if the problems I had were my fault or the kit's fault. After all, the box photos show the fit works well. Right now, all three resin figures look fine and with some time and putty, all fit and all gaps are covered...but they did take a lot of time to "get it right."
Overall I think the reviewer needs to list where points were lost, and let the reader decide. When there was debate about reviews a while back, Kurt L and others suggested this to me. I think it makes sense to rate items on fit, accuracy, detail etc., then create a combined rating. For some items I don't know about accuracy, and say so in the review. It is not part of the rating, and the
reader can decide what to do with the information.
I look forward to some new reviews!!!
Andy |
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 | How to Review Resin Figures? - Peter Ong - Jan 7, 2003 |
| . . . Re: How to Review Resin Figures? - Andrew Herbert - Jan 6, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: How to Review Resin Figures? - Alex Hodges - Jan 7, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: How about... - Peter Ong - Jan 7, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: How about... - Alex Hodges - Jan 7, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks Andrew & Alex! - Peter Ong - Jan 7, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Thanks Andrew & Alex! - Andrew Herbert - Jan 7, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: How about... - Tim Streeter - Jan 8, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good points! Thanks, Tim *NM* - Peter Ong - Jan 8, 2003 |
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