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MOST forums consider the ZHL kits to be pure trash, pure garbage. Things "honest and reputable dealers" REFUSE to deal with.
The thing that has me baffled is that the ZHL kits seem to be considered decent to good and comparable to what European companies are producing these days, going across the whole price range.
Sure some of the ZHL models, in the factory photos, have serious flaws in them. Some of them in scale, some of them having two versions of the same things with huge price and quality gaps, Royal Caroline for instance, but the effort of a good many of their kits is quite nice I think from photos.
A lot of their models have all the wood carvings done for you. A lot of the deck furniture is laser cut and provided to you "lego style" smack together and paint. Their Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria have correctly styled cannon.
But I do see some issues in th equality of some things. Some kit photos show castings to be oversized, and in a good number various castings seem to be made from lead/zinc.
SO can anyone really provide GOOD input on them?
The thing that has me baffled is that the ZHL kits seem to be considered decent to good and comparable to what European companies are producing these days, going across the whole price range.
Sure some of the ZHL models, in the factory photos, have serious flaws in them. Some of them in scale, some of them having two versions of the same things with huge price and quality gaps, Royal Caroline for instance, but the effort of a good many of their kits is quite nice I think from photos.
A lot of their models have all the wood carvings done for you. A lot of the deck furniture is laser cut and provided to you "lego style" smack together and paint. Their Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria have correctly styled cannon.
But I do see some issues in th equality of some things. Some kit photos show castings to be oversized, and in a good number various castings seem to be made from lead/zinc.
SO can anyone really provide GOOD input on them?