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In-Box Preview: New Paint

a diorama feature by Danny Wennekes
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The Kit : The Cardboard Style Laser cut Items


This is a wonderful, but delicate part of the kit. It has a lot of excellent, crisp detailed, parts.

What do we see on this card, that measures 18 x 8 centimeters (7" x 3,1") ? :

  • A Wood Tool Box
  • Two 3 dimensional Cafe" signs
  • A Window Frame
  • A Window Shutter
  • Roof Shingles
  • A Step Ladder
  • A Tall Ladder
  • Two Paint Brushes
  • And Two Shutter Braces

The material that is used to make this card, looks like a sort of cardboard. All items on this part are laser cut, what stands for excellent and crisp detail. As it comes to detail, laser cut items can be compared with photo-etch products, except these laser cut items don't need the expensive folding tools to bend them.

While the resin parts in this kit are suited for modelers of all levels, I feel these laser cut parts are more delicate and therefore are more something for the intermediate and experienced modelers.

The parts on this card however will not only spice up this kit, but they can and will do it to any other scene in 1/35, 1/32 and 54mm scale. This part of the kit provides some excellent materials to be used in all kinds of dioramas and vignettes.

I had a go at the wood toolbox and with just a knife, a tiny bit of white glue, a toothpick and some patience, I made my first ever toolbox...and what a smashing toolbox it is. These laser cut items add some real value to the kit.

 
The Kit : The Metal Style Laser cut Items

Another wonderful, and less delicate (compared to the cardboard style parts), item in this kit. The hard paper card looks to have a sort of metal coating on it, making the items more firm than the cardboard pieces. Comparing it with the cardboard pieces, I must say they equally well detailed, making it another excellent addition to this kit. Let's have a look at what this little 3,5 x 4 centimeters (1.4" x 1.6") card brings us :

 
  • 1 Metal Toolbox
  • 2 Step Ladder Hinges
  • 1 Paint Can Bottom
  • 1 Paint Can Top
  • 2 Window Hinges
  • 2 Step Ladder Side Plates
  • 1 Toolbox Latch

Concerning the small size of this item, I must say that, I'm (yes again !! ...) very impressed with the detail it offers. Like the other laser cut items, these parts can really spice up any type of vignette, diorama or any other model. What I try to say here, is that there is absolutely no reason to build the same scene as you see on the box art. The parts that are added to the kit are multifunctional and they can be used in almost any scene at all. What about the stepladder and the metal toolbox in a scene where they are used to do some repairs on a broken down Sherman or Tiger.... a simple vignette with a civilian carpenter carrying a wooden tool box.... the ideas are endless.

About the Author

About Danny Wennekes (Eagle)
FROM: NOORD-BRABANT, NETHERLANDS

I started modeling at the age of 10. When I was 22 my work forced me to quit the hobby until I returned to the modeling frontline at the age of 36. Nowadays I model dioramas, but in the land of modeling I admire the figure painters.... so skilled and most of them are great guys too.... My favo...


Comments

staff_Jim
Danny... great job on this article. I look forward to seeing what you do with the full build. Keep up the good work. Jim PS: And why am I the first person replying to this?
APR 01, 2004 - 05:44 PM
Roadkill
Because I did not see this post before? Lol, great article indeed, I like the stuff Monroe Perdu brings out, it is not always cheap, but very good quality and a bit different
APR 01, 2004 - 10:40 PM
Golikell
Danny, I'm very impressed, I nearly went to thier website to order something, until I remembered that my girlfriend has my creditcard!
APR 07, 2004 - 12:41 AM
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