I just finish watching Pix’s pictures and decide that I have to ask this question.
What detail set you are like to use or what you can recommend. I’m still working with 1/72 scale but please give answers for all scales.
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Really depends on the kit you want to enhance & whether you want to use PE or Resin replacements. The selection in 1/72 is very extensive, but not as great as 1/48. For PE, you can’t go far wrong using Eduard. For Resin, True Details & Aires offer some nice sets, but not for every kit made.
Regards, Rick
I can’t answer for all scales, but I’ve seen some great stuff (and some garbage) in 1/48 resin detail sets - I’m sure I’m leaving out many manufacturers, but I’ve used True Details, Verlinden, KMC (no longer in business I think - I could be wrong), Eduard, Aires, Falcon canopies, Waldron Model Products, and a few others that I can’t recall - and in truth, almost all of them are better than the kit detail.
Some of them are fantastically better than the original kit detail - and some of these detail sets require major surgery to get them to fit properly - and others are a “drop in” fit.
Really, it’s up to you to inspect the kit detail and then the resin detail to see if the added enhancement to your model is worth the money…but I guess those of us with the “extra detail OCD” condition would always say “yes - it’s worth the money”.
I only have experience with 1/48 WW II aircraft detail sets, so they’re the only ones on which I can give an opinion.
I find it nearly impossible to build a kit without an Eduard photoetched set. The relief detail on the etched parts is crisp and usually very accurate. Some parts, such as “T” shaped handles, can be difficult to install in 1/48. They would be even more so in 1/72.
Verlinden produces some stunning resin, but their sets are inconsistent. Some are VERY good, others leave something to be desired. Their photoetched parts are not as fine as Eduard’s, in my opinion. Their instructions can be vague at times. Dryfitting is a MUST.
Aires offers some nicely cast resin parts, and decent photoetch. Their sets can be difficult to install, and MUCH testing and dryfitting are required.
True Details offers some very good sets for the money. If you’ve never added aftermarket detail sets to one of your builds, these are a good introduction to the media.
There are other companies, such as Airwaves and Flightpath, that produce many details in 1/72. Modellers of the smaller scale will have more info than I.
Hope this helps !
Thank you all for fast replay. I will sure look into some of this stuff and try it.
Gumiflex