Review of VLS Verlinden 1/35th Scale
MFMIS 5402 Resin Mechanic No. 2
By Ray Mehlberger
Out of production
Verlinden is located in San Jose, CA and has a web site.
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.
The set consists of 8 parts. The figure comes with 3 heads (a German one wearing a soft field cap, a British one wearing a tam and a G.I. wearing a soft field cap). He is divided into seperate torso, legs and arms.
He is leaning forward at the waist and cleaning a car with a rag in his right hand.
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.
The set consists of 8 parts. The figure comes with 3 heads (a German one wearing a soft field cap, a British one wearing a tam and a G.I. wearing a soft field cap). He is divided into seperate torso, legs and arms.
He is leaning forward at the waist and cleaning a car with a rag in his right hand.
I was willed this figure and a lot of other VLS sets by a deceased modeler friend of mine who died of cancer years ago
I was willed this figure and a lot of other VLS sets by a deceased modeler friend of mine who died of cancer years ago
I am willing to sell this figure for a good price + postage.