 Logos424 wrote: |
| Are the kits very hard? Was into figurine painting (battletech, D&D), before this. By the way that looks awsome! |
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There are fewer parts than your typical plastic kit. Much of the assembly is already done. They assemble with CA or epoxy and paint with either acrylics or enamels. The skill which must be mastered is folding & assembling the photoetched brass details. It is very learnable with some practice.
Well darn, they are expensive. Yes they may be, but remember that in many cases they are the only game in town. Also remember that most resin kits come with photoetch details. That becomes an additional cost if you add PE to a plastic kit. It makes it less of an extraordinary expense when you consider no aftermarket costs. You also do not have the economy of scale. The production run is measured in tens of units versus thousands for most plastic kits.
Before you were to attempt one of these kits, I would suggest a learner kit in resin & brass. It would help you develop some of the techniques you will need. You are interested in the Canadian Navy -- try one of ISW's Flower class corvettes.
They are less expensive so you will not fret screwing up an expensive kit. You will make mistakes - we all do. Transfer your knowledge gained to a Halifax or Iriquois.
Additionally, Iron Shipwright has a very generous customer satisfaction policy. Simply - they want you to be satisfied with your purchase. If you have any problems with their kits contact Ted paris or Jon Warneke at Iron Shipwright and tell them what is wrong -- they will make things right, replace parts or even an entire kit.