Ryefield Model Upgrade Solution Series: 1/35 Canadian Leopard 2A6M CAN

RYE2021 - Ryefield Model Upgrade Solution Series: 1/35 Canadian Leopard 2A6M CAN

Details made from resin are made to enrich the look of a model kit - they can be either cast or 3D printed.

They allow to recreate much more and much finer details than it is possible with injection moulding. Thanks to the ease and low cost of manufacturing, resin can also be used in correction sets that replace wrongly designed plastic parts. Resin parts are also used to represent additional parts of a model which might result in need of cutting away and reworking of the plastic model surface. In case of short-run model kits resin parts might be an integral part of the set.

Details etched in a brass sheet are the most popular detail sets for model kits.

Manufacturing technique enables creating very fine and intricate details impossible to recreate with injection moulding. They are mostly a better looking alternative for the instrument panels, hinges, clamps, clasps, mesh grilles etc. In case of short-run model kits they might be an integral part of the set. Photoetched parts need bending them along the etched lines to give them their final shape.

RFM is a Hong Kong based model kit manufacturer that releases high quality 1/35 scale sets.

They mostly produce AFVs in 1/35 scale and also offer additional detail sets for their kit consisting mainly of photo etched parts and 3D printed resin details. Their models are very well developed, often having a full interior option. Advanced modellers, who fancy building models from a substantial number of parts with a good fit should consider Rye Field Model kits.