PICS - 1956 Lincoln Premiere Hardtop Coupé by Neo Scale Models

I find it very frustrating buying NEO models; some are really nice and straight and others are bananas...very hit and miss.  The sedans and station wagons seem less inclined to end up like this; I assume because they are more structurally rigid.  It's a quality control issue though obviously as Goldvarg's resin models never are warped in my experience and I never hear such comments about them.

From previous comments, it seems like some of the NEOs (and others) are more prone to banana-ing, but if some of the same model release are not banana-shaped, is it  manufacturing or raw material defect?  Do they need a Six Sigma program at the factory in China?   😮 

Posted by: @karl

From previous comments, it seems like some of the NEOs (and others) are more prone to banana-ing, but if some of the same model release are not banana-shaped, is it  manufacturing or raw material defect?  Do they need a Six Sigma program at the factory in China?   😮 

It could be one or several factors, I think, Karl. JK mentioned the possibility with resin models that occasionally if they are removed too soon from the mold while still pliable, they may bend and get produced that way. Some may get by QC and arrive in the market flawed in that shape. Perhaps warmer conditions and heating while under shipment or storage could cause drooping at a weaker area later, additionally.

It possible that could happen with diecasts, too, but I think sometimes (at least with an occasional 1/18 diecast) it may be, that due to their weight, if they are not strongly supported by the base and/or packaging, (with plastic posts, etc) the shocks and bumps of thousands of miles of travel on trucks, trains and ships, may cause them to bend at their weakest point, like in real cars, right at the sill below the front seat. In these cases, some could be fairly straight, some a bit bent and some quite clearly suffering.

@mikedetorrice, cogent comments, Mike. From personal experience, resin, once it's set, isn't particularly subject to extremes of heat and cold. It's durable and will hold its shape indefinitely if not removed from the molds too soon. Another advantage resin has is that it will never contract the "cancer" we've seen in some top-notch diecasts. I think a lot of people unfamiliar with reason believe it to be plastic. Neither will white metal.

Your comments about packaging and diecast models are interesting and make sense of some of the drooping and damage I've seen.  

Well whatever the reason, it is a shame that the manufacturer, whoever it is, is not more responsible for the products they produce. Marketing an inferior product is really unacceptable when one considers the money we pay for these models. I have been buying resin models since I started back in this scale in 2012. Of the many manufacturers I've acquired, NEO seems to be the most prevalent with this problem.