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Hello,I do not know how to ask this: best bust size for resin kit? 3 inches? 5 inches? 8 inches? i know some older kits where pretty big. seems like the smaller the harder to paint? yes? no? doing research seems like a starter resin bust is around 3-5 inches? what's the "go to"
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#2 Post by jafo »

Eye of the beholder type thing. Personally I like the 4-6 inch.
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#3 Post by Mitchman »

jafo wrote: ↑January 24th, 2026, 2:44 am Eye of the beholder type thing. Personally I like the 4-6 inch.
may i ask for handle brush or airbrush painting? or both?
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I've been misled.
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I always thought ideal bust size was 44"? 👀😉🤣🤣🤣
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Squidy53 wrote: ↑January 24th, 2026, 11:54 am I've been misled.
Me too! A bit of a disappointment!
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#7 Post by Mitchman »

LOL! sorry guys i didn't think about the subject line.... interesting..LOL!
was more on terms of resin kits..
Newbie mistake...
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#8 Post by tay666 »

I generally like things about 1/4 or 1/3 scale busts.
As for difficultly to size, that all depends on your skills and comfort level.
Smaller busts have the challenge of lots of small things to try to paint precisely.
While larger busts have the challenge of really having to render things much more realistically.
The closer you get to 1:1 the more it has to look real.
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#9 Post by jafo »

Hairy stick or AB. Usually a combo of both. Depends on the details etc.
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