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Anigrand Craftswork?

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    January 2013
Anigrand Craftswork?
Posted by Souda99 on Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:26 AM

Has anyone ever bought or built a kit by Anigrand Craftswork before? I stumbled on to them after reading something about a failed Israeli project. They have some unique kits that I wouldn't mind having albeit some are a tad pricey but since they are unique I can see why. I'm just curious if anyone has ever worked with their kits or ordered from them before I go and spend the money. 

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:03 AM

Yes aircraft. I like them, they have good products. They take advanced assembly skills, a lot of added pins etc. Which kit are you looking at?

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

  • Member since
    January 2013
Posted by Souda99 on Thursday, July 30, 2015 7:35 PM

GM,

I was looking at the I.A.I Lavi. Then I found the C-133 on their site. They have quite a few kits that I wouldn't mind having. I like that they have a C-17 and a C-141 along with a C-5. I would love to have the Air Force One kit but it's going to have to wait some.

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:57 PM

You should buy one and give it a try. What I usually do with a resin kit is also buy a plastic kit of something in the same genre. Like in this case a Kfir. Probably one of those is available somewhere in 1/72 for $ 10.00 or so. That'll give you all kinds of stuff to add to the kit like a better set of landing gear (resin struts don't hold up), tires, extra weapons, more decals, nozzle etc.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    February 2003
  • From: Green Bay, WI USA
Posted by echolmberg on Monday, August 3, 2015 8:36 AM

Buy with confidence!  I purchased their 1/72 XP-67 Moonbat a few years ago and it went together very nicely.  In my kit, I had a few air bubbles to deal with in the resin but it was nothing that a person of average modeling skills couldn't handle.  I used some Mr. Surfacer 500 to fill them in.  A couple of swipes with a sanding stick finished it off.  Because my model was small, I didn't need to worry about using any reinforcing pins or anything like that.  I just used superglue to bond the resin and all was good.  

The cockpit lacked any detail but, in a way, that was okay with me.  When I built it, it was my very first resin model kit and, for me, the emphasis was on the construction of the resin kit more than detailing anything.  I wanted to concentrate on how the resin went together first and foremost.  Besides, once I got the canopy glued on and all the framework painted, you couldn't really see a whole heck of a lot inside especially once I had it sitting on the display shelf.

My kit was great with just a few parts.  Based on the quality of that one kit of theirs which I purchased, I would not hesitate to purchase additional kits.  Their simple construction, few parts, good quality resin and VERY interesting subjects will have me going back to them for more kits.

Eric

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Monday, August 3, 2015 9:17 AM

BTW Souda a small part count is not a bad thing. We have gotten so snowed by Dragon and Trumpeter with these multiple thousand part kits. It's nice to be able to concentrate on painting, decals and finishing.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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