by robertmelvin » Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:06 am
Eyal, welcome to the forum. And congratulations on coming over to the dark art of model ship building. You won't find a better place on the 'net to hang out if you are into ship modeling, particularly warships. Your work looks good.
I understand exactly what you are saying about PE, and you didn't even mention the resin and other after market add ons that are available for most kits. As gott_cha pointed out, sometimes you can end up paying well more for the PE and other add ons than you did for the kit itself. A goo example is the Tamiya U.S.S. Missouri (1/350) kit. I ordered the Lion Roar PE super set and paid well more for it than I did for the kit itself. But, I wanted to this as a major project and try to do as good a job as possible. Same thing with Trumpys 1/350 U.S.S. North Carolina kit. I've visited that ship probably a half dozen times and feel a certain connection with her. As a result, I ended up buying the Yankee ModelWorks resin turret set, brass barrels, brass propellers, and three, yes three, PE sets! I've probably got twice the cost of the kit in after market. If you build a lot of kits, that can end up being a real issue.
I'm finding myself becoming much more selective about what PE I buy. Some ships I just use generic sets for radars and railings to keep the cost down. Several manufacturers do some very nice generic sets that you can use to add the things that PE really does well, like radars and railing, also ladders, but you won't break the bank buying full PE sets.
Bob
Eyal, welcome to the forum. And congratulations on coming over to the dark art of model ship building. You won't find a better place on the 'net to hang out if you are into ship modeling, particularly warships. Your work looks good.
I understand exactly what you are saying about PE, and you didn't even mention the resin and other after market add ons that are available for most kits. As gott_cha pointed out, sometimes you can end up paying well more for the PE and other add ons than you did for the kit itself. A goo example is the Tamiya U.S.S. Missouri (1/350) kit. I ordered the Lion Roar PE super set and paid well more for it than I did for the kit itself. But, I wanted to this as a major project and try to do as good a job as possible. Same thing with Trumpys 1/350 U.S.S. North Carolina kit. I've visited that ship probably a half dozen times and feel a certain connection with her. As a result, I ended up buying the Yankee ModelWorks resin turret set, brass barrels, brass propellers, and three, yes three, PE sets! I've probably got twice the cost of the kit in after market. If you build a lot of kits, that can end up being a real issue.
I'm finding myself becoming much more selective about what PE I buy. Some ships I just use generic sets for radars and railings to keep the cost down. Several manufacturers do some very nice generic sets that you can use to add the things that PE really does well, like radars and railing, also ladders, but you won't break the bank buying full PE sets.
Bob