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Anyone familiar with I-Corps Model Co???
27-1025
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2019 - 02:41 AM UTC
Found a 1/35 resin kit that was of interest but I'd never heard of them. They are/were out of Wisconsin. Just curious if anyone here knew anything about them? Thanks.
WarWheels
Illinois, United States
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2019 - 03:01 AM UTC
Oh cripes, stay far away from those products. They're terrible based on the ones I saw in person as well as the couple I had in my possession way back 25 plus years ago. They were only in business for a couple years in the early 1990's and didn't last long.
jps
Wisconsin, United States
Joined: February 06, 2006
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Joined: February 06, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2019 - 03:13 AM UTC
Patrick is correct. I Corps was some horrible stuff. The owner of I Corps passed away several (maybe 15 to 20) years ago.
27-1025
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2019 - 03:28 AM UTC
Thanks for the quick replies. I will save my money and look elsewhere.
RobinNilsson
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2019 - 03:48 AM UTC
Even if you have already made up your mind I just want to add:
RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!
I spent a sh-tload of cash getting the I-Corps AVLB-set.
Sigh ...........
One of the beams of the bridge had an irregular lump of resin straight through the side. I found the reason for this lump of resin when I looked at the rest of the beams. One of them had a lump of silicon, the exact same shape as the lump of resin, stuck in the exact same position on that bridge beam.
I count myself lucky that I was unable to buy more of his stuff before realising what crap it was. Pity though, there wer some interesting subjects in his catalogue ....
/ Robin
RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!
I spent a sh-tload of cash getting the I-Corps AVLB-set.
Sigh ...........
One of the beams of the bridge had an irregular lump of resin straight through the side. I found the reason for this lump of resin when I looked at the rest of the beams. One of them had a lump of silicon, the exact same shape as the lump of resin, stuck in the exact same position on that bridge beam.
I count myself lucky that I was unable to buy more of his stuff before realising what crap it was. Pity though, there wer some interesting subjects in his catalogue ....
/ Robin
ericadeane
Michigan, United States
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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2019 - 11:53 PM UTC
utter crap. I had heard the warnings but someone on some page was dumping four kits for $20. I figured "why not"? I was thinking of scratchbuilding a T1E1 at the time and I figured having someone else's 3D example in my hand might be of assistance. Boy was I wrong!
Here's what I got:
1) T1E1 Earthworm Mine Roller
2) Sherman Duplex Drive (!!!)
3) Sherman BARV
4) and a fourth which I can't remember
To say "rudimentary" or "inaccurate" would be understatements. They guy's research was utter garbage. I could make better master patterns at 16 than what I rec'd.
I heard that the proprietor was a veteran with some issues who thought of himself as some great artisan. He rec'd some settlement and started issuing these kits. Fellows of his didn't think much of his skills in person, much less as a boutique resin model maker.
The kits languished on my shelf a few months and I decided to drop them on eBay. I was very clear about what I thought of the quality too. Amazingly, the bidding went to about $60-70. I actually made a profit on those shapeless lumps of resin!
Here's what I got:
1) T1E1 Earthworm Mine Roller
2) Sherman Duplex Drive (!!!)
3) Sherman BARV
4) and a fourth which I can't remember
To say "rudimentary" or "inaccurate" would be understatements. They guy's research was utter garbage. I could make better master patterns at 16 than what I rec'd.
I heard that the proprietor was a veteran with some issues who thought of himself as some great artisan. He rec'd some settlement and started issuing these kits. Fellows of his didn't think much of his skills in person, much less as a boutique resin model maker.
The kits languished on my shelf a few months and I decided to drop them on eBay. I was very clear about what I thought of the quality too. Amazingly, the bidding went to about $60-70. I actually made a profit on those shapeless lumps of resin!
RobinNilsson
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 12:43 AM UTC
Quoted Text
utter crap.
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Amazingly, the bidding went to about $60-70. I actually made a profit on those shapeless lumps of resin!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
southpier
Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 12:33 AM UTC
odd. I bought some kits for the same price and they were despicable!*
*just joking; thanks for the warnings & anecdotes.
*just joking; thanks for the warnings & anecdotes.
27-1025
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 02:28 AM UTC
Amazingly, the bidding went to about $60-70. I actually made a profit on those shapeless lumps of resin![/quote]
This is capitalism at its very best.....well played Sir.
Cheyenne56a
Rhode Island, United States
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Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 04:47 AM UTC
I actually got a decent casting from I-Corps of the P900 spaced armor for the M113. I had to do a lot of sanding to remove the pour plugs but it fit up on the Tamiya apc nicely and looked good when completed.