[Closed] Why are no resin models offered with opening bodywork?

Check out FrontiART,they have resin with opening parts, but they are quite expensive.

Their Aston Martin One is impressive - with a price to match $800!

They'll get mainstream eventually, but will they get passed up by 3D printing first?

I won't buy sealed models regardless of the materials their made with. Plastic opens up some exciting possibilities for sure.

http://fronti-art.com/pd.php?catnum=5

Pic: I don't know which is actually cheaper to make but resin is too damn expensive

NEO 1:43 Resin with nothing opening are $60 to $ 85. I have 10 of them but the cost is ridiculous. Much rather have an old Authentics or a Highway 61 in 1:18 for the engine & interior details. But I have 10 because the particular car is not made in 1:18 and it is only money [if you don't have any, you can't worry about it].

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Bruce, am I missing something? Some of the models you're showing in your photo are...

... available in either 1:24 or 1:18 scale.

well, it can be done...[PIC]

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The perceived problem with resin actually has more to do with diecast...

The master molds for both are very expensive. But, the masters for diecast are capable of producing thousands of replicas. With resin, you get a much crisper casting but the production numbers are severely limited due to the rapid deterioration of the mold, driving the price for each model much higher if a maker is going to recoup his expenses. If you add opening features to the cost of assembly, a la AutoArt, the price goes even higher.

Bottom line, if you enjoy exclusivity and sharply defined detail, resin is the way to go, but you'll pay for it.

I only collected 1:18 when I discovered the NEO Resin 1:43 cars not made in 1:18

I did not find them in other scales at the time. The 60 Dodge started it all, I could not find it in any other scale. the 59 Dodge came out, we all wanted one but only rumors of the SunStar 1:18. Came out a year later. Maybe others were made in other scales but I could not find any of them at the time.
Which ones by whom? I may still want them [I have the 59 Dodge in 1:18] unless they are quite high priced of course.

Very interesting, thanks. What is the reason the resin molds don't last as long as the metal ones?

Many resin molds are rubber or reinforced composites. Diecast molds are metal, hence the name....

"DIE" cast. These are machined dies (ala...tool & die) that metal is poured into (cast). Thus, the term DIECAST. As opposed to say, sand cast.

Obviously, a metal mold would last longer than a rubber version of the same shape.

-C

Bruce, the '59 Camino was made by WCPD in 1:24. And with you being a Mopar guy...

... I'm sure you know the Dodge Dart was made by H61. The '59 Dodge you already know about.

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You got me on the Comino but I could not find one at a reasonable price at the time and impulse took over. The dart is not made by Highway in 1973 Dart Swinger; only 68 - 71 and yes I have at least one of each.

There's absolutely no evidence that resin models don't hold up as well or better than diecast

You'll never find a resin model with paint rash, the current bane of many high-end diecast collections. Older plastic models and promos that had a tendency to warp were not made out of resin, particularly modern resin. Many of us who collect 1/43 models as well have resin models that are well over 20 years old with no evidence of warpage or decay.

Thanks, I already knew about diecast, it is the resin I seek knowledge about. Why can't resin molds made out of metal to last longer?

Good point about the models, but it is the molds in question here.

FYI, the models are still available from WCPD with free shipping.