LSP_Kevin Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Howdy folks, Ray Peterson presents #2 in his current SAC review series: Scale Aircraft Conversions |#32091 Bristol Beaufighter Landing Gear (Revell) Thanks, Ray! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 It's just my opinion of course but until the alloy is changed to something more substantial that offers an actual benefit over the kit parts the SAC stuff is merely AM for the sake of it. Tony mozart, Alburymodeler, Norm In Toronto and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 A pretty poor business model I reckon, if you are going to make replacement parts, at least make them accurate.These certainly are not. David66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 I think the main value of SAC gear is to replace broken kit parts. I actually plan to use some of their sets for mainstream kits on my vac kits, as they offer clear value there! Kev Alburymodeler, Zero77 and Youngtiger1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Is it worth even reviewing any more SAC gear? It just looks a little odd that the forums are pretty much 100% "don't touch them", yet the reviews don't reflect that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Given the overwhelming negativity towards SAC products, any site that posts continual positive reviews raises my suspicions about the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm In Toronto Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) I've got to agree with most of the comments here. SAC products generally leave me scratching my head with the question "WHY" bouncing around inside. I must admit that I have little respect for a company that attempts to capitalise on our hunger to upgrade to aftermarket items, by providing "direct copies" of an existing product (with little or NO attempt to upgrade or detail said part) and then reproduce that copy in a medium that MAY provide more long term problems than the original. I see little evidence of this supplier doing much more than pressing existing kit parts into modelling clay and then pouring in inferior grade white metal to produce crude replicas of the original parts - the packaging probably cost him more than his "manufacturing" process. Norm. Edited May 8, 2016 by Norm In Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegener Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 I find it intriguing that having said almost nothing positive about the product in the review, it then gets a conclusion 'recommended with reservations'. The only bits that are not negative are equivocal, which doesn't sound like any sort of recommendation to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 The only reason I have recommended them is because they can be used as replacement parts. The main legs for the Beaufighter I believe are usable and strong enough. Only the actuating arms are really too thin to use except in a pinch. Once I figure out a method of testing the strength of the material ( and I don't think I will do any more reviews until I do ), I will provide results and adjust recommendations as well. Several of the sets I think are strong enough to hold the weight of the kits up, but others are a little sketchy and I try to convey that. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lufty Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 I recently bought some for a 1/24 109 im building. The kits parts are just cack. Both halves of the moulding aren't aligned and there's a spurious part of the wheel fixed to the leg as well. So, I needed these SAC legs. The thing with them that I find a little off is the Scissor part of the oleo is modelled 'Fully extended'. As if the weight of the A/C has totally left the legs. Surely to God 99.9% of modellers are going to model their plane stood on its wheels? Modifying this is going to be real agro, ...Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) Soft & Cr@pp¥ It is truly ghastly and inadequate My personal review P.s. to add: the vacform bubble the parts come in is considerably stronger than the contents. Tony edited to add p.s. Edited May 9, 2016 by Tony T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 A nice and impartial review. I think that this stuff appeals to those that must have all the aftermarket for a kit that they can get their hands on, even if the kit doesn't get built. If someone came up with a method of copying kit undercarriage in stronger metal that was non labour intensive, they would be onto a winner! Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigern007 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Well said guys. This is really second or third rate copies of kit parts. If they were free the shipping costs would be a waste of money! cheers, Ernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 The plastic kit parts of the Beau are fully capable of supporting the model. That's what they are supposed to do. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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