Frontier Resin Design

[Terry Jessee]

I can go only by my experience. I've been reviewing and evaluating resin kits for almost 25 years. I bought one of Frontier's '57 Chevy ambulance conversions a couple of years ago. I won't buy another.

The castings were uneven, wavy, full of some pretty major pinholes, and the door lines on mine were plain wobbly. There's far more work here to correct the problems than I want to deal with, and for the price I expected better product. What I got was something I would have returned without comment had it been sent to me for review.

I really would like a Marauder, but I'll pass on that one. If Modelhaus, Shawn Carpenter, R&MCooM, and Promolite are first tier, then the others are second tier in terms of quality. This Chevy I bought didn't come close even to that level.

Terry

[Skip]

Thanks Terry, that was exactly the kind of constructive criticism I wanted to hear. I think I'll pass on Frontier's Ford Pickup either try to find an unbuilt kit or an acceptable built-up model.

[dimaxion]

What is the addy to see the product list & Pics (?) please . I've been trying for months to connect to

evaluate future purchases . Thanx ..

[Skip]

Do a search on eBay for frontier_resin_design I couldn't find a website for them,

that's where I found the pickup I was asking about.

[Sportabout]

Has frontier resin desing improved their resin cast quality? I found some nice studebaker kits in ebay and think to buy if they are worth of it.

[Greg Wann]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-2e7-2ton-studebaker-truck-1-25-have-also19-56-ton-/331184337349?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item4d1c1ff1c5

Here is a link to a 55 Studebaker pickup. Pics don't look too bad

[dsldriver]

I ran across this thread again and thought I'd add an update. This is the Studebaker I got from Curt at Frontier Resin. I had to use a little filler on the roof to even it out. I enlarged the windshield opening and it helped a lot. The interior tub had to be cut up and redone. The frame was scratch built from Evergreen plastic. Engine is from the AMT '53 Studebaker. The fuel tanks were scratch built as well.

For the most part, I'm happy with the results. I've purchased several kits from him and always got good service, and replacement parts when I needed them.

A link to the build pictures: https://public.fotki.com/mrglubaum/truck_projects_124_/54-studebaker-truck/

[57olds88]

Lee you did a wonderful job. Also did you scratch build the hog trailer. If so terrific work.

[dsldriver]

4 hours ago, 57olds88 said:

Lee you did a wonderful job. Also did you scratch build the hog trailer. If so terrific work.

The Hog Trailer is a Lindberg trailer with stake sides from an AMT Ford C-series. The round front is actually half of a sewer connector, just luck that it matches the sides so well.

[keyser]

Really nice build. Thanks for worthwhile thread revival.