Review of VLS Verlinden 1/35th Scale
MFMIS 5401 Resin Standing Mechanic No. 1
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.
This tan resin set consists of 7 parts. He is divided into seporate 3 different heads (German with soft field cap, British with a tam and U.S. with a soft field cap), torso, lower body and arms.
He is shown leaning back against a post with his legs crossed.
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 7 parts. He is divided into seporate 3 different heads (German with soft field cap, British with a tam and U.S. with a soft field cap), torso, lower body and arms.
He is shown leaning back against a post with his legs crossed.
I was willed this figure and many other VLS sets by a deceased modeler friend who died of cancer years ago
I was willed this figure and many other VLS sets by a deceased modeler friend who died of cancer years ago
I am willing to sell him for a good price + postage.