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| Subject: | Re: Quality Issue |  |
| Date: | Dec 30, 2003 |
| From: | Steve Frost | |
Steve Frost wrote:
> Andy Canning wrote:
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>> After 15 years, I now have the space and time to build again. I've
>> been buying and building a whole variety of armour kits in 35th scale
>> and I've noticed a substantial difference in the quality of the resin
>> castings.
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>> AEF and Legend are the two manufacturer's I've bought, and where AEF's
>> range of IDF armour is great, the quality is either spot on, or
>> dreadful ! Legend's castings on the other hand are all ( so far )
>> amazing !
>>
>> Am I being too picky ?
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> Nope. You pay lots of coin for those aftermarket sets, and the
> manufacturers had better step up and deliver spot-on, accurate, detailed
> parts/accessories/kits. If the stuff is good, let people know. If it's
> dreadful, let people know. The market will either embrace those with
> excellent quality and service, or trash and spit out those with neither.
>
Addendum: I ordered two T-34 conversions sets from AEF (t-34-100 and
t-34-122) over the telephone using a credit card. The order took a
couple months to complete but I got it. overall the quality was very
good, even including some interior bits for the hull, and I only spent
about $60 U.S. for both sets.
I've heard horror stories about AEF ordering and quality, although their
1/35th Aliens Colonial Marines, accessories, and Alien warriors were
pretty darned good, and are sought after like mana from the heavens by
the sci-fi modeling crowd. Overall, I'm pleased with the quality of the
castings and the detail(s), and the time taken to fill the order. Maybe
they've improved considerably.
--
Steve Frost
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