does anyone know of this company and how there quality is.

I have never used them but have heard nothing but bad things about them both in the forums and from people who had dealings direct with the company. the quality is reputed to be very bad in general. Do a search here or over on missing-lynx and it should confirm what I've said.

I've used them before. Qualtiy is poor, quality control is worse, customer service (from what I hear) is nonexistant.

Here's a handful of quotes from threads about AEF that should tell you all you need to know:

Brendan, I have built or tried to build a few of AEF's kits. All have been interesting to say the least. I would take Pat's suggestion to heart. At best, AEF items can be hit or miss. Tony (Owner operator of AEF) has some excellent subjects in his inventory. However, his customer service sucks, and his quality assurance/ quality control is non-existant. I have bought one item from him at his house, where he ran the business from years ago and that was the last time I have bought from him. This was several years ago. All other items I have ended up with from AEF were items that were won in raffles, or simply given to me. At best they can be used for parts, or filler. Save yourself the head-ache and frustration of dealing with AEF. Trust me, I speak from experience. From what I have found, parts will be warped, feature severe mold shift, short shot, or in a lot of cases, parts that don't go to that particular kit are found in the box, and the parts that you need are not. So....run away, run away fast and look elsewhere. You will be happier in the long run. "Q"

this is really dissapointing cuz they hav some real cool stuff

I dont even know why the company is still here. Its just shocking, how they sell their products to people who have no clue what POS awaits them in the box they might not receive. Can some one here please tell me what wrong with those guys?

It's not "guys", just one guy who pours the molds and ships out. I believe there are several folks who make masters for him on commission, but it is the owner/operator that butchers the final product.

Sabot is correct. The lone single item I purchased myself was done so at Tony's house as he lived in the Denver area at the time. When I got to his house to get my kit, what greeted me is beyond description. Extremely dirty house in a not so nice neighborhood complete with trash and dog doo all over the interior. In the basement were two folks stuffed into one small corner who seemed to be working on molds or something. Apparently my kit had just came out ouf the mold for when I checked it over, it was still warm and not fully cured! Also came up short on parts which I pointed out, and he cast there on the spot. I took the kit out and set it on a display case to finish curing while I waited on my missing pieces to be cast. The "work area" where he did the masters at was a disaster area with stuff strewn all over the place. I know my bench has become cluttered when I build, but this looked like it had never been cleaned and/or straightened up. Once my parts were finished and fully cured, I boxed my stuff up and hit the road. I believe a lot of those who do buy from him are overseas, namely Taiwan, Thailand etc. I have seen a lot of praise for his stuff from several folks in these parts of the world. Don't know if they have some kind of deal where if they heap praise on his crap he sends them free stuff of what, but I walked/ ran away from his stuff years ago. Apparently he is still marketing stuff as I see it on the shelves at a rather well stocked store here in CO. Buyer beware takes on a whole new meaning with this stuff. "Q"

Run as fast as you can away from their stuff!! I have bought a couple of AEF sets over the years and everything everyone has written above is true.

Like you said they have some reallt interesting stuff though. Buyer beware!!!

Darryl

Hey, I think at least one of the above quotes was from me.
I've bought his stuff over the years, starting about '90 or '91, all the way through a few years ago. My number one complaint is customer service. He has NEVER replaced any of the missing parts (second complaint) from any of the numerous kits which were missing them.
The last straw was the L33 a few years ago.
That said I will not make a boneheaded statement such as this one about the T-62 turret:

without actually having it in hand. The guy who said that has a habit of talking out his fourth point of contact anyway. In point of fact the T-62 turret was quite accurate, and nicely cast - it was the engine deck and gun which were poorly done.
I have found some of their stuff usable, if not with a lot of work. I usually end up using parts (which apparently were beautiful masters) as a basis for scratchbuilding my own. In fact, my very first AEF kit won me a trip at TamiyaCon. Granted, I used very few of the original parts, and spent hours straightening the hull, removing unwanted blobs, and filling air bubbles. (my third complaint-poor casting process) Tony's response to me when I complained was "I guess you've never built a resin kit before," and since I had indeed not, thought this was normal at the time.
Sadly, if he would just make good on his promises, I still have a list of about $750 worth of kits I'd buy from him tomorrow. I don't mind putting in the work, just being taken for a ride.
Maybe he could use some of that money and get himself a maid...

lol
He would need an entire platoon to clean what I saw. "Talking out his 4th point of contact..." My how that brings back memories. Hope alls well on your end Rob. Keep them feet and knees together.. "Q"

I have bought some of his stuff. He is very slow with shipping, quality of most of the resin cast is not the best. It is a hard type resin and alot of the small parts have been broken. The directions on most the kits I ordered are really lacking in part placement. This is my opinion. But he has alot of detail kits nobody else has.
Tom