Hi Guys,

Has anyone built any of the WESPE Models kits. Just wondered what you though about quality, delivery etc.

They have some interesting trucks, I might try in the future.

Thanks

Al

Ola alan

At the IPMS nats last saturday I bought my first Wespe kit. I can;t say about delivery and such I can only comment on what I found in the box. I bought their Steyr 250. And compared to what you get from other companies I think the price is quite steep (I only bought it because it was 50% off the price). The kit itself is quite simple. Body is casted in one piece and that looks quite nice. Further there is another bag with the wheels, driveshaft, axle, some cover for over the back part, seats, some copperwire for additional details.
The details of some pieces is really minimal or complately nonexistent. On the Steyr 250 it is in some cases better to rebuilt some parts yourself. Things like the canvas doors which are on this model rolled up looks like nothing more then a cilinder with some minor fold and creases in it... Kinda like a metal rainpipe that has been dropped from a set of stairs and looks nothing like a rolled up canvas tarp. But overall I think it should end up as quite a decent kit.

Hi Robert,

Many thanks for that. It's good you got it at 1/2 price but disappointing to hear the detail is so poor. I'll see is anyone else has additional thoughts and think on it for a while.

Thanks again.

Al

hi
i built the wespe kit of montys caravan truck (the layland) a couple of years ago and i can only agree with what Faust has said. the kit went together well but the details where really basic and some parts where really quite thick. to be fair i have not built any other complete resin kit so i cant compair but they do lack detail.

neil

Thanks Neil.

Al

I picked up the Diamond T Wrecker kit at AMPS this year. I was impressed with the packaging. All the parts appear to be trimmed, so there will be minimum cleanup. They are all secure to a cardboard carrier that has the part number on it - imagine that from your last resin build! I have not built the kit yet, so I can't comment on the detail. I usually add details to my plastic kits, so I imagine it will be the same for this kit. When I get the chance, I want to build their Mack NO and compare it to the ADV Azimut Mack NO kit.

At AMPS, the Wrecker was selling for $120 USD with a 20% discount. Even without that discount, $120 bucks isn't a bad price, compared to Acurate Armor or Cromwell prices (At least here in the States).

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the info, appreciated.

Al