All in Resine specializes in producing accessory sets for dioramas and vignettes in form of 3D printed pieces. The company offers several slightly different valves in 1/35 scale, perfectly suited for various industrial setting dioramas. This review covers one of these kits: Ball Check Valve (50mm with Pipe Line (AC5016).
Review:
The kit is packed in a zip-lock bag with a CAD box art image showing the particular type of valve included in this set. The set consists of a single 3D printed piece, nicely delivered in scale. Although most of the All in Resine offerings I reviewed so far featured only miniscule printing lines which required no additional cleanup, I feel this set should be primed and sanded to get the optimal surface finish. This might involve some extra work, but it is well worth it.
The set depicts a typical ball check valve… small, simple and cheap. These valves are commonly used in liquid pump dispenser spigots, spray devices, air pumps, etc. so using this 1/35 scale set in different factory settings is a viable option.
Conclusion:
Ball Check Valve (50mm with Pipe Line (AC5016) is a very useful accessory piece which could be used in various 1/35 scale dioramas. However, some additional cleanup of the piece is needed.
SUMMARY
Highs: A single 3D piece which should be a very welcomed addition to many factory dioramas.Lows: Some printing lines that need to be taken care of.Verdict: Highly recommended.
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0For what it is worth I believe AiR misnamed this part. It appears to me to be a gate valve a type of block valve characterized by a hand wheel on top. This valve stops flow in both directions and is operated manually. A check valve is made to keep flow from going the wrong direction in a pipe and shouldn't have any manual operations (hand wheel). I am in the USA and maybe wherever AiR is from uses different terms for their valves.
That said it looks pretty nice and could be quite useful, although I would have designed it with holes in the flanges on each end to make it easier to join to tubing as opposed to lengths of piping possibly needing added length.
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