.....A "RESIN" OR
"GARAGE KIT" IS A PLASTIC (POLYESTHER RESIN)
CAST OF A
SCULPTURE IN MUCH THE SAME MANNER A FOUNDRY WOULD CAST
A BRONZE REPRODUCTION.
THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT THE ARTIST DOES NOT REPAIR
OR ASSEMBLE THE CORRESPONDING PARTS. IT IS SOLD AS IS IN
KIT
FORM LEAVING THE ASSEMBLY TO THE MODLER.
WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT THEY ARE BOTH
MODELS AND KITS
THERE ARE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RESIN AND STYRENE.
THERE GENERALLY ARE FEWER PARTS IN A RESIN KIT. RESIN
WILL HAVE MUCH
MORE DETAIL AND IS MORE PLYABLE THAN STYRENE.
RESIN IS ALSO HEAVIER AND IN MOST CASES CAST SOLID NOT IN
HALVES.
GREATER MODELING SKILLS ARE NEEDED FOR BUILDING RESIN
KITS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT STYRENE GLUE WILL NOT WORK
ON RESIN.
A SUPER GLUE OR EPOXY IS BEST. GAP FILLING PUTTY WILL BE
NEEDED
AND USED THE SAME WAY AS IN STYRENE KITS.
ANOTHER DIFFERNCE IS IN PRICE. STYRENE KITS ARE MASS
PRODUCED USING
INJECTION MACHINES. RESIN KITS ARE HAND CAST AND ARE
LIMITED TO A FEW
HOUNDRED AT BEST. A STYRENE KIT, NO MATTER HOW FONDLY YOU
REMEMBER THEM,
IS MORE OR LESS A TOY. A RESIN KIT CAN BE A MUSIUM
QUALITY WORK OF ART.
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