Resin kits.... what do I need to know?

[Old Wombat]

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[Gondor]

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[zenrat]

I've one full resin 1/72 aircraft kit in the stash but have built loads of 1/25 resin car and truck engines.
Biggest differences from "normal" styrene kits are prolly lack of any location pins and the need to file some of the mating surfaces flat.
No pins means if you use epoxy (which I prefer over CA as I like time to ensure everything is properly aligned) you will need a way to hold parts in place while it dries - I mostly use blu tac.
For filing the mating surfaces a piece of wet & dry taped to glass is essential in my book.  I also have a gadget called a "true sander" which enables you to sand a face perpendicularly.  Very useful when fitting a resin transmission to a resin engine block.

[NARSES2]

Now that "true sander" looks interesting and complicated. Bit pricey, perhaps but I'ts worth keeping an eye open for something similar in the U.K.

Cheers 

[strobez]

Thanks all for the helpful suggestions.  I will keep all of them in mind as I tackle this brand new adventure.  Once thing that is immediately helpful is the reminder about taping some sandpaper to a piece of glass to sand things flat.  I think I knew about that, but I never seem to remember when the time comes and I have trouble getting a true flat edge.  That true sander looks very interesting as well.  I bet that's very handy from time to time.

[zenrat]

The True Sander isn't something I use often but when I do its worth it weight in glog.