MiniArt Cheese Products (35656) 1:35

[Mike]

Cheese Products (35656)

1:35 MiniArt via Creative Models Ltd

 

 

Cheese.  It’s based on stale milk, with some extra steps of course as otherwise we’d all be making it!  There are so many varieties of cheese on the market these days that your head would spin if you were asked to count them all.  During the early 20th century in Europe there were a number of prominent cheese varieties, many of which were produced in discs that are referred to as wheels, cutting a wedge out as you need it, or as it is sold to a customer from a cheese purveyor.

 

 

The Set

The sprues from this set of diorama accessories have been seen before in the figure set from MiniArt by the name of “Cheese Sellers”, which we reviewed here at the end of last year.  Now, if you need more cheese (and who doesn’t?), or don’t particularly want or need the figures, you’ve got your wish.

 

 

The large cheeses are found on two sprues, plus another three with smaller cheeses and some meat, some of the cheeses of the holey variety.  There are also three sprues of trays, each containing parts for three of them, the planked bases having the longer sides moulded-in, adding separate ends with handles cut-out of the centre.

 

 

Markings

You are at liberty to paint the trays any colour you like, but the cheeses are usually somewhere between yellow and orange, with a few exceptions such as Edam with its waxy red covering, and Brie that is covered in a white waxy ‘crust’.  The decal sheet that is included with the set is printed with a host of labels for your painted cheeses, three of them larger, the rest in medium and small sizes, which should be enough to finish the cheeses included in the box, especially if you apply decals just to the top cheese of any stacks you make.

 

 

Decals are by Cartograf, which is a guarantee of good registration, sharpness and colour density, with a thin matt carrier film cut close to the printed areas.

 

 

Conclusion

1:35 cheeses.  They could be described as a niche product, but if you want or need some, these are perfect for your requirements, and I’ve managed to complete the review without any cheese-related puns.  Can’t be bad, but it won’t last in the comments.

 

Highly recommended.

 

 

Review sample courtesy of

[bentwaters81tfw]

 

[Mike]

... and so it begins

[Matt B]

Living in the cheesiest state in the US and having actually worked in a cheese factory when I was younger, I think I'm obligated to purchase this.  It might not actually be the worst thing to add to the passenger seat of the Ford GPA I'm doing for the D-Day GB. 

[Pig of the Week]

 

[psdavidson]

5 hours ago, Mike said:

Can’t be bad, but it won’t last in the comments.

Edam well know it would happen, we just gouda do it

[Enzo the Magnificent]

 

[cmatthewbacon]

Apres moi, la fromage…

best,

M.

[Pig of the Week]

2 hours ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

 

Now I know where it comes from, I did wonder 😁

[Pig of the Week]

The big one might be a contender for the annual Coopers Hill cheese rolling event... 

 

 

[Mike]

I wish you lot would Brie quiet, and Gouda life

[psdavidson]

11 minutes ago, Mike said:

I wish you lot would Brie quiet, and Gouda life

After Caerphilly considering that statement, Halloumi to disagree

[SprueMan]

I'd say thats just hard cheese.

 

But it wont drive a wedge between us, surely.

[Ad-4N]

Is this for a Wallace and Gromit kit I don't know about?  

[Mike]

I showed this thread to my son last night, as now he's 14 he's got an excellent sense of humour.   We spent around 15 minutes looking at this thread and the various others such as the Pigeons, Sheep, Cheese Sellers, and a few others. When he came home from school today, he asked if I could review some more of these type of threads, as he enjoyed reading them

[Pig of the Week]

I remember the meat one was popular..

Now when are they going to make some 1/35 fish for you to review 😁

[Mike]

14 minutes ago, Pig of the Week said:

I remember the meat one was popular..

Now when are they going to make some 1/35 fish for you to review 😁

I've got a  vague recollection of someone doing some.   Possibly resin, but maybe not.  A quick search reveals my memory is 50/50 - thankfully fish has 4 letters, which is the lower limit of the search function.   We did do a review, but it was Eduard PE here.

[Enzo the Magnificent]

22 minutes ago, Mike said:

I've got a  vague recollection of someone doing some.   Possibly resin, but maybe not.  A quick search reveals my memory is 50/50 - thankfully fish has 4 letters, which is the lower limit of the search function.   We did do a review, but it was Eduard PE here.

 

A bit of a red herring then...

[Mike]

1 hour ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

 

A bit of a red herring then...

You're having a whale of a time with all your puns.

[Pig of the Week]

Photo etch fish 'n' geckos, whod'a thought it... 🤔

[bentwaters81tfw]

As long as they're in scale.

[John_W]

In the immortal words of Annie Lennox, who am I to dis a brie?

[Hook]

Those cheese puns are getting grating. I am going to cheddar tear!

 

Cheers,

 

Andre 

[Tang_n_Mini]

I may buy this because of the cat decal