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Building your first resin kit

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Alexis:
A few members and our very own fearless leader Dave ( Hi Dave ) have ask about building resin kits for some haven't tried one yet .

Well guys you have nothing to fear with building resin kits . The only thing which is really different is the medium of the mantirles . But not all resin kits are the same or of the same qualities as others . 3D resin kits are still fairly new so the subject matter is very limited . However resin kits for yester years can still be found . Some are very rare and hard to find while others are still out there at a fair price . Only drawback is this kits are 72 and 48 scale but with Lukgraph they are changing that game with their current FF 33 L and their future release of  an Albatros C.III  . We have two members who are currently have build threads going with two very unique building styles which are very inspiring .

Przemol build
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=12194.0

Kent's
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=12171.0

Another thread which needs mention is Frank's build on the Quadro plane . (Franks first resin build )
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=12072.0

Mike has a few resin builds on the go as well
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=12208.0

You can ask the guys any questions and they will share  :)

First kit I would like to show is Ardpol take on the Pfalz D.VIII in 72 scale .

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 . To much force and flexing will cause the parts to break . The struts are the main factor in this and over time the will wrap under load . These are best replace with new ones made . But this choice is up to the builder . Clean up of the parts is needed with little casting blokes to remove which is always plus .

With resin kits there is also the chance of parts not fully formed ( short shot included ) as you can see on the right side of the fuselage . This looks worse then it actual is and is a easy fix . I will tack in place on the inside of the fuselage with plastic card held in place with Tamiya extra thin . The glue will not harm the resin at all but it provides a bit of the card to stay in place . On the out side these areas will be filled with putty , smoothed over and when dried sanded .

There are no PE parts or white metal so seatbelts and gun jackets will need to be sourced form some where else .

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Alexis:
That's all for tonight ....I need my beauty sleep  :) 


Alexis , making the world shine within !

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