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Just zis Guy, you know?
Jan 28, 2012, 10:16:00 PM1/28/12
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I have been building some kits. I am not the most experienced railway
modeller in the world but I have built hundreds (literally: I was a
wargamer as a lad) of plastic vehicle kits in my time.
The Coopercraft AEC Monarch kit is a disappointment. Masses of flash,
average detailing, lack of lugs to aid assembly, runners in the
recesses for the front axle necessitating careful surgery, crap
transparency moulding, no tread on the tyres, the list is endless. Is
this representative of Coopercraft?
On the other hand, a Parkside van kit was an absolute joy to build and
runs like a dream even over fiddly points. At a fiver a throw I will
definitely buy more of these! When building these kits, do people
usually assemble the superstructure, spray it, then add the solebars?
I only ask because pieces atttached after painting tend to be less
strong unless you remove every last vestige of paint from the
attachment points. I suppose I could tape mask where the solebars glue
on.
Guy
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modeller in the world but I have built hundreds (literally: I was a
wargamer as a lad) of plastic vehicle kits in my time.
The Coopercraft AEC Monarch kit is a disappointment. Masses of flash,
average detailing, lack of lugs to aid assembly, runners in the
recesses for the front axle necessitating careful surgery, crap
transparency moulding, no tread on the tyres, the list is endless. Is
this representative of Coopercraft?
On the other hand, a Parkside van kit was an absolute joy to build and
runs like a dream even over fiddly points. At a fiver a throw I will
definitely buy more of these! When building these kits, do people
usually assemble the superstructure, spray it, then add the solebars?
I only ask because pieces atttached after painting tend to be less
strong unless you remove every last vestige of paint from the
attachment points. I suppose I could tape mask where the solebars glue
on.
Guy
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Guy Chapman, http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk
The usenet price promise: all opinions are guaranteed
to be worth at least what you paid for them.
Chris Wilson
Jan 29, 2012, 8:09:47 AM1/29/12
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On 29-Jan-2012, "Just zis Guy, you know?" <usen...@chapmancentral.co.uk>
wrote:
> The Coopercraft AEC Monarch kit is a disappointment. Masses of flash,
> average detailing, lack of lugs to aid assembly, runners in the
> recesses for the front axle necessitating careful surgery, crap
> transparency moulding, no tread on the tyres, the list is endless. Is
> this representative of Coopercraft?
Linka for anyone who can remember it. Aalthough an American chap bought the
rights a few years ago and made new dies - nice chap used to chat a lot with
him. But as for Coopercraft generally and granted it's been a few years
since I last built any, the last time I did I bought a batch of 30 odd
assorted GWR wagon kits. I made them up without any problems I can remember
over the course of a couple of evenings. Granted I fitted Gibson wheels
which involed a bit of drilling out for the barings and low profile
couplings that needed a bodge rather than the chunky supplied ones but all
the wagons came out square, the detail wouldn't please a purist I suppose
but they looked good to me and they run well (you should add weight though).
The only thing I wasn't terribly happy with was the transfers ... they
didn't come of the backing paper all that well.
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All the best,
Chris
Charlie Hulme
Jan 31, 2012, 10:00:21 AM1/31/12
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On 29/01/2012 03:16, Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
> On the other hand, a Parkside van kit was an absolute joy to build and
> runs like a dream even over fiddly points. At a fiver a throw I will
> definitely buy more of these! When building these kits, do people
> usually assemble the superstructure, spray it, then add the solebars?
Why bother spraying a 00 old-style wagon kit? You'll get a better
> On the other hand, a Parkside van kit was an absolute joy to build and
> runs like a dream even over fiddly points. At a fiver a throw I will
> definitely buy more of these! When building these kits, do people
> usually assemble the superstructure, spray it, then add the solebars?
finish than the prototype. Finish the kit, then get a brush, I
say. But then I've never used an airbrush, I'm more Peter
Marriott than George Dent...
Charlie
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