Asian Kit dealers??? eBay experiences???

[Too Much Garlic]

I'm just gonna post this: http://www.3demonic.com/recast_faq.htm

 

[Darth Clouds]

I have a tutorial on my site on how to build these exact kits. You can check it out here... http://members.aol.com/lbuckinger/tutorial1.html

Thanks.:thumbsup

 

[RGPFX]

Great responses, everyone. I appreciate the feedback! BTW, I use a blow dryer to heat the vinyl when I cut it. I have in the past done a bunch of them, mostly figures. Some of the best detail I've ever seen, bar none. Pity Horizon has fizzled into infinity...

RGP

 

[Chris Martin]

Pity Horizon has fizzled into infinity...

Due in a large part to people in Asia recasting their kits. Ironic huh?

 

[TridCloudwalker]

I've only bought vinyl kits from the Asian recasters, but only when I honestly couldn't find or afford the out of production original. There was some definate shrinkage (as in one instance, I had an original to compare it to), but it wasn't horrible. And the details were just a touch softer. With some skill, though, one can usually build them up into nice looking kits.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

I will say this here, which is basically written in that Recast FAQ I posted above: don't buy recasts - even of kits you can't find or afford. You are killing a hobby and someone's desire to pick up the original molds and do a new run of originals. There is no excuse to buy recasts in that hobby. The sheer amount of talented people and companies quitting the market because of getting screwed and undercut by recasters is proof enough of that statement!