Disappointed with Verlinden

I got one of their sets for a BF-109E and it was'nt too bad. Later I bought a JU-88A off of Ebay and among the detail sets I recieved with it was a Verlinden set. Compred to CMK or AIRES, it is crap. Perhaps I will adapt it to the Hobbycrap JU-88A. 

Ya when you open one of their camo box kits you would get covered in oil from the releasing agent they used, took for ever to wash that stuff off.

Thad

That's sort of what I meant by my statement. Their stuff (the actual product, instructions and level of detail) is in the exact same format as it was when they arrived in the 1980s. Any of their newer sets issued today are on par with their 20 year old stuff, not on par with newer companies' stuff released within the last 10 years.

There was a time when reaching for a small camouflaged box meant you were getting the best resin upgrades available (often because it was the only one). Now, unless it's languishing in the clearance bin at the LHS, I won't give it a glance.

I'm not looking for complete accuracy but at least make the effort to include a complete looking set....but its the instructions that really bother me....that should be the bare minimum....

Rob Gronovius

Verlinden's time has come and gone for the most part. Much better products out there with superior detail, better instructions, etc.

You got what is basically "par for the course" for the most part when it comes to Verlinden stuff.

At one time, they were really the only game in town, and were considered "the stuff". This was the days before the hyper-realism trend of today, when you can honestly compare aftermarket parts as being "accurate" or not--in days past, you were happy just to have a generalized, plausible impression of what an interior looked like, and Verlinden gave you that.

The Hetzer interior I got for the one that made the magazine had a pretty imaginative shell rack interior--but the engine was pretty good. I had to scratch a lot of the actual interior---oh yeah; it was also missing a full seat. Go figure? With some of their kits, you can get a pretty good representation, but if you're really into accuracy, look somewhere else.

Verlinden's time has come and gone for the most part. Much better products out there with superior detail, better instructions, etc.

You are not alone.  I used Verlinden upgrade set for Italeri M24 Chaffee last year.  For sure, instructions was very poor so I had to figure it out most of the times.  Half of the stowage was not correct or appropriate for Chaffee too.

However I am usually happy with Verlinden resin figures... they are much cheaper than most resin makers. And I liked its thicker PE which is less fragile than other makers.

I would buy Verlinden upgrade sets only if they are on a sale for a steal price.  So my opinion about Verlinden products are mixed...