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Building your first resin kit

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rhallinger:
Thanks Alexis!  This tutorial is much appreciated.  I have a couple of resin kits in the stash, but have not tried one yet.  Maybe this will encourage me. ;D

Best regards,

Bob

Rookie:
Thank you Alexis!

I have two 1/72 Choroszy Modelbud kits, the Caproni CA.3 and the Farman MF.11.

The parts look very fragile and the instruction are very basic, so these builds frighten me a little.

I also have the CMK Port Victoria PV 7, which I want to build alongside my HP V/1500. (The biggest and the smallest British aircraft that never saw action on the Western front).

But I hope that with the help of your tutorial I will have the courage to make a start!

Willem

Alexis:
No trouble at all guys , hope that in the end it will give folks the confidence on tackling a resin kit .

Alexis

Bughunter:
Thanks Alexis to take your time for explaining a resin build (with your experience of more then one kit!).
And thanks for linking my build!
 

--- Quote from: Alexis on June 01, 2021, 12:49:11 PM ---The resin in this kit is hard in nature which can cause a few headaches , the resin will be hard to sand and it is brittle .
--- End quote ---
This hard resin has also an advantage. It is as hard as CA glue, so it allows a consistent sanding. Sometimes it is a problem to glue softer material with CA with the following sanding, which is not the case with this hard resin.

And good luck and have fun with this little Pfalz!

Cheers,
Frank

Alexis:
You are welcome Frank and I hope it's not your last resin build . I won't be building this one , I'm showing different kits first and will let you guys decide which one  ;)


Another type of resin kit which is higher up in the level of detail but will need a bit more skill on the building . The modeller is left to make the parts them self such as struts and cockpit details .

For this example I have chosen Copper States Model  HB W-12 . This was purchased when Eric owed the company and is the second boxing .

The resin in the kits before Edgar become the new owner is a medium base , easy to sand and the super glue will bond even better for it will settle in the microscopic holes . Primer and paint will also bond better as well . The detail of the resin is higher stand then the Ardpol kit .
The builder will have to work by refs with these kits for the instructions are history and scale drawings other then that there are no pic's to go by for part placement . All struts have to be made and detail needs to be added to the cockpit . The parts have resin blokes and there will be some sanding on getting parts to fit . These kits I don't recommend for your first build unless you are up for the challenge .

 

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