modelglue Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Hey fellas, I'm sure there are a few of you who would benefit from this news, and it may not be news to some. I have come across a site that has rare kits hat are reproduced from wonderfest etc where quantities are extremely limited and finding them can be impossible. I have ordered from this site before, and I assure you the casting is of top quality. The rare VF-19 battroid from the Macross+ anime had a few variations across the gross series. One was the racing type that I found here in 1/72! http://www.e2046.com/p/22702/ I preordered a couple, and I thought I would share my discovery with anyone here who happens to be as crazy about these models as I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 An interesting looking beastie. The price seems good too. I have too much to do already, so not for me, but thanks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastvader Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I've never used e2046 myself, but I hear ok things about casts of 'organic' models (ie figures, anime girls) and pretty horrible things about any time they try and cast a robot or vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamblor916 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 They're a bunch of thieving recasters. That is all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 19 hours ago, Blastvader said: I've never used e2046 myself, but I hear ok things about casts of 'organic' models (ie figures, anime girls) and pretty horrible things about any time they try and cast a robot or vehicle. Their mechanical casts are really awesome. I have a few add on kits for existing models from well known sci-fi manufacturers like Bandai and Hasegawa. I purchase all over to get what I want, I have no compunctions about buying from someone who is essentially keeping up with demand. I wish I could draw a direct comparison to the historical modelling genre, but I will have to use re-pops of auto parts and aftermarket accessories as an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastvader Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 On 10/15/2017 at 10:48 PM, gamblor916 said: They're a bunch of thieving recasters. That is all. I mean that's true, there's no avoiding it. Though in many cases how else is the rest of the world meant to get hold of kit 'x' that was limited to 250 units and only sold at one hobby show...in Japan...and was out of production within 30 minutes of the doors opening? If you're not willing to widen your audience them someone else will, with or without your consent. Regardless; HK-M are a much better company than e2046 I'm led to believe and have licensing deals with some of the original creators. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I gotta agree with Blastvader. I always try to support the original artist, but sometimes that isn't possible. What's HMK? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastvader Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 20 hours ago, Thud4444 said: I gotta agree with Blastvader. I always try to support the original artist, but sometimes that isn't possible. What's HMK? Should be GK-M that was a typo on my part: http://www.shop2000.com.tw/GK-M/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimMather Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 yeah, stay clear of e2046 ive no issue with recasting, but their quality is really really bad. i will never buy from them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 I've never had a quality issue with them, in fact I am surprised to see so much negativity concerning their standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimMather Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) On 20/10/2017 at 3:46 PM, modelglue said: I've never had a quality issue with them, in fact I am surprised to see so much negativity concerning their standards. some kits are recast from outside sources(yellow resin with another caster name on the instructions) and some are recast inhouse(white resin, really poor casting, literally not worth any money, straight into the bin) i scrapped i nightingale resin kit it was a mess. Edited November 20, 2017 by TimMather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 6:36 PM, TimMather said: some kits are recast from outside sources(yellow resin with another caster name on the instructions) and some are recast inhouse(white resin, really poor casting, literally not worth any money, straight into the bin) i scrapped i nightingale resin kit it was a mess. I've only had the creamy yellow casts. Never a white resin. Thanks for the heads up though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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