Review of VLS Verlinden 1/35th Scale Resin Stoves & Coal Bin
By Ray Mehlberger
Out of production
Out of production
Verlinden is located in San Jose, CA and has a web site.
VLS resins sets are short run products, made with rubber molds rather than steel ones that are used to mold plastic parts. These molds have a short life and wear out after a few thousand shots.
Figures molded this way by VLS are seamless, but have pour lugs that have to be removed, as you can readily see here. Also, the parts should be washed with soap and water to remove any mold release from them. Which at times runs heavy. The pour lugs are best removed with a razor saw and the attachment point then sanded smooth.
This set contains 4 tan resin stoves of different configurations and size, a coal scoop and a coal bin. (6 parts)
There is no instructions with the set. I got this set, and several more old VLS resin diorama sets willed to me years ago by a fellow modeler who died of cancer. If there was instructions originally he may have tossed them.
VLS sets are all limited-run type sets. So, being as old as this set is it is long out of production.
The detailing on these parts is very good and these stoves lend themselves to all kinds of diorama ideas.
VLS resins sets are short run products, made with rubber molds rather than steel ones that are used to mold plastic parts. These molds have a short life and wear out after a few thousand shots.
Figures molded this way by VLS are seamless, but have pour lugs that have to be removed, as you can readily see here. Also, the parts should be washed with soap and water to remove any mold release from them. Which at times runs heavy. The pour lugs are best removed with a razor saw and the attachment point then sanded smooth.
This set contains 4 tan resin stoves of different configurations and size, a coal scoop and a coal bin. (6 parts)
There is no instructions with the set. I got this set, and several more old VLS resin diorama sets willed to me years ago by a fellow modeler who died of cancer. If there was instructions originally he may have tossed them.
VLS sets are all limited-run type sets. So, being as old as this set is it is long out of production.
The detailing on these parts is very good and these stoves lend themselves to all kinds of diorama ideas.
Review of VLS Verlinden 1/35th Scale
Resin German Kubelwagen Sand Tires
Set no. 229
By Ray Mehlberger
Out of production
By Ray Mehlberger
Out of production
VLS resins sets are short run products, made with rubber molds rather than steel ones that are used to mold plastic parts. These molds have a short life and wear out after a few thousand shots.
Figures molded this way by VLS are seamless, but have pour lugs that have to be removed, as you can readily see here. Also, the parts should be washed with soap and water to remove any mold release from them. Which at times runs heavy. The pour lugs are best removed with a razor saw and the attachment point then sanded smooth.
This tan resin set consists of 5 tires. Four to go on the axles and a spare. These sand tires were designed primarily to be used by the Afrika Korps on their Kubelwagen's. They are a baloon tire that rode better over soft sand.
I was willed this set of tires and many other VLS sets by a deceased modeler friend of mine who died of cancer years ago.
These tires will make a good change on a Kubelwagen kit that only comes with the normal type tires.
Figures molded this way by VLS are seamless, but have pour lugs that have to be removed, as you can readily see here. Also, the parts should be washed with soap and water to remove any mold release from them. Which at times runs heavy. The pour lugs are best removed with a razor saw and the attachment point then sanded smooth.
This tan resin set consists of 5 tires. Four to go on the axles and a spare. These sand tires were designed primarily to be used by the Afrika Korps on their Kubelwagen's. They are a baloon tire that rode better over soft sand.
I was willed this set of tires and many other VLS sets by a deceased modeler friend of mine who died of cancer years ago.
These tires will make a good change on a Kubelwagen kit that only comes with the normal type tires.
I am willing to sell this set and the one above for a good price + postage.