resin kits

Joe,

There are a couple of resin aircraft manufacturers out there that make some great kits!  One is Planet Models http://www.luft46.com/Planet/catalog.html

and the other is Anigrand:  http://www.anigrand.com/index.htm

I think these would be pretty good starts.  I did my very first all-resin kit which I purchased from Anigrand.  It was their XP-67 Moonbat in 1/72 scale.  I wouldn't exactly call that one in particular a "shake-n-bake" kit but I don't know if you'll find a resin kit that is.  I'm not saying they're hard!  It's just that they need different kind of attention.  My XP-67 went together beautifully but it was my first experience with filling in the microscopic air bubbles on the surface of the fuselage and wings.  It was nothing that some Mr. Surfacer 500 couldn't take care of.

Those web sites have some great and, best of all, different and interesting aircraft.  That's what I needed to get me out of my modeling doldrums.  The prices range from some in the teens up to $50+.  So I think they pretty much span all subjects and price ranges.  Oh!  Perhaps best of all, some kits only have a dozen and a half parts in them.  I think that's great for someone like me (and perhaps you?) who just wants to take their first forray into resin kits.  That way you get to focus on the experience and not have to deal with kits that have 175 pieces.

Best wishes,

Eric

thanks Al for the link  their prices are not bad on other stuff too

i have tried resin parts before  but i know that the 2-6 pc a/c int.  i have done are nothing compared to a whole kit

Joe,

Before taking on a full (and expensive) resin kit, you might want to try a conversion or interior to get a feel for the medium. Verlinden's Civil War artilery pieces are pretty good kits and the parts are generally robust enough not to be warped. http://www.depothobbies.com/ has a good range of these. They are located in Reading MA but don't have a storefront. I've bught stuff from him before and he said he's repalce any part that turned out to be warped.