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Originally Posted by MPWR
Isn't that a bit gimmicky? There are kits where a single PE part or two is necessary to recreate a specific detail on a car- but often, it's completely unnecessary. And if the kit doesn't need it (as so many 1/24 car kits do not), I would much rather the kit manufacturer put that effort into plastic detail.
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ooo! PhotoEtch Wars
j/k
Andy, I would fully agree with your basic premise that most kits can be turned into nicely detailed build without p/e. It's all in the hands of the individual modeller at the end of the day.
However, at the same time I can't think of many kits that
wouldn't benefit from having some details in p/e rather than plastic. Given the relatively easy pre-production and low production costs involved, it is a shame that more kits don't include p/e frets as standard IMO.
Impractical -yes. Unlikely to happen - yes. As for being "gimicky", I wouldn't agree at all
I actually think that Khier makes a good point about the Fujimi Enthusiast kits:
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Incredibly detailed, but plastic detailing. I wish Fujimi spared the pistons of the Porsche 356 and added PE headlight covers instead.
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Lovely kits with oodles of details in plastic but, on the whole, they fit like sh*t and many parts would have been better in p/e.
