Hey everyone, hopefully a quick question.

Im new to the world of plastic and resin... I was wondering what the difference was, and the pros and cons of each. Is one easier to work with? Does one look better?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Resin is harder to work with and more expensive. It is also heavier and more prone to warping due to weight or heat. It requires super glue (CA) to assemble and the dust created by sanding is hazardous to your health when inhaled.

Resin is expensive, but if you have the time and patience you can make it look really good. Me, I just stick to plastic.

~Chip

The thing is that resin is easier and cheaper to produce kits with.

Generally you can say that small companies (who often produce exotic kits) work with resin rather than styrene because the process of developing a new kit (basically: building a master and forming a rubber mold off it then pouring 2-component resin in it) is far cheaper than creating a styrene kit (basically: engraving solid steel steel blocks and then injecting hot liquified styrene).

In most cases styrene kits are better and cheaper to work with for the modeller, but often you won´t have another choice if you are searching for a special vehicle - so maybe you should get used to it

Hope this helped a little bit.
Greetings,

ekke

Resin is a Lower up front cost for manufacterers.... (molds)
Plastic has a Higher up front cost....(molds)
the steel molds for plastic kits last longer than the silicone molds of a Resin kit.

There are tradeoffs for both.