Working with Resin models question.

[Geno]

Hi guys, I'm looking at dis-assembling and reworking a resin built model. How easy or difficult is working with resin? This will be a first for me. I want to take this resin Willys truck apart and paint it to match my Father-in-laws truck. Thanks, Geno.

[Lunajammer]

I'm pretty sure that's a metal diecast. You'd be dealing with screws and fasteners.

[Geno]

Mike, it's listed as resin on American Excellence's website.

Edited November 4, 2016 by Geno

[Art Anderson]

  On 11/4/2016 at 4:08 PM, Geno said:

Mike, it's listed as resin on American Excellence's website.

According to American Excellence, that is a BoS model, and in looking at BoS's website, they do not list any models as being cast in resin--only diecast.

Art Anderson

[Harry P.]

There are a lot of BoS models listed as resin...

http://www.modelcarworld.de/uk/shopsearch.php?f=*HERSTELLER&c=BoS-Models&f1=MASSSTAB&c1=18&f2=STOCK&c2=>0&t=shopsearch3&language=uk&bcount=&start=21&dif=20

[Jim N]

To answer the original question, it may be very difficult.  Resin is typically glued together with epoxy or super glue.  Regular modelling glue will not work with resin.  I have had very little luck separating plastic when glued together with either of these and resin is much more brittle than plastic.  Others may have a different experience, but that is mine.

[my80malibu]

That Model appears Very inexpensive to be a complete resin model in that scale. Reworking a model Resin, or Otherwise. Would likely come down to how well it was assembled initially. The differences in Resin to Styrene are cosiderable but not  unmanageable IMHO.