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Post by garrett on Dec 25, 2011 9:10:35 GMT -5
So the poll said it all. Fell free to say why you like it. Finecast- It's lighter  . Down side is the money  . |
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Post by BewareOfTom on Dec 25, 2011 9:47:02 GMT -5
I like the metal, weight feels like im getting my monies worth  |
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Dec 25, 2011 13:27:37 GMT -5
haven't had finecast yet without bubbles and problems...
course I haven't opened up those packs of flayed ones, ctan and necron characters....
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Post by garrett on Dec 25, 2011 20:38:00 GMT -5
I just got nurgle deamon prince. It is a nice model.
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Post by trevor on Dec 25, 2011 21:30:10 GMT -5
metal can be paint striped without fear of melting
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Post by connor on Dec 26, 2011 20:13:42 GMT -5
you can glue everything together with the same glue, the nurgle daemon prince looks good but its nurgle so bubbles wouldn't stand out at all, I like it now that I built something from it
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Post by calitom on Dec 26, 2011 20:54:19 GMT -5
Not sure if Finecast has improved since I last tried it, but the FW resin stuff has really improved- I'm impressed with it. I have yet to find a problem with any of my FW models I recently got.
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Post by connor on Dec 27, 2011 7:53:28 GMT -5
how about their price?
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Post by Admiral Agrippa on Dec 27, 2011 8:11:42 GMT -5
Didn't GW switch to the resin because it was a cheaper medium than their metal and then raise the price of their models? I'm sure the two incidents weren't linked. Though, as I've not purchased GW stuff in a such a long time, I could be wrong. |
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Post by calitom on Dec 27, 2011 8:30:17 GMT -5
Didn't GW switch to the resin because it was a cheaper medium than their metal and then raise the price of their models? I'm sure the two incidents weren't linked. Though, as I've not purchased GW stuff in a such a long time, I could be wrong. They changed to resin at the same time they had their yearly price increase- the two were entirely unrelated. |
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Dec 27, 2011 10:11:24 GMT -5
.... yes, using cheaper material and increasing prices just coincidentally result in more money for GW... so everyone wins!
....oh... wait....
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Post by LizardTau on Dec 27, 2011 10:35:52 GMT -5
the thing is a buisness never does anything coincidentally, 90% of the time they plan everything out way in advance, like is it a coincidence that tim hortons always raises their prices right after they have had roll up the rim, so when people get a free coffee they can get any size (and they tell us to tell people they can get an XL) for free, get people addicted to more coffee and then raise prices
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Post by fritzthedwarf on Dec 27, 2011 10:58:04 GMT -5
The few finecast models I have purchased have luckily not had any bubble problems. The price is another thing. Using resin was to save money and should bring costs down after an initial expense in converting. However, GW raised prices on many of their models (plastics too) and the price hike might justify a little but does not explain what GW has done. Greed explains it though.
A broodlord went from about $23 in metal to $29 in resin. If GW had kept the same price of 23 the would theoretically save money over not too much time if resin is so much cheaper - as the those on the internet that work with this material have claimed. But a jump of $6 for one model in one year seems excessive to me. GW models are already too expensive. A box of 3 tyranid warriors is about $42 and when GW made ravenors plastic they went to about $54 for a box of 3 when warrior were at least as much plastic if not more because of more extra bits.
What does a Tamiya WWII tank model cost in 1/48th scale? About $40? And you get a lot more plastic in it. Look at GW dexes and army books - then look at privateer press. GW overcharge everywhere. I might cut them some slack if they made a great product, and yes they do have good models, but their game is a mess - the dexes are often rife with problems (some dexes worse than others of course) and the dexes I have used are poorly edited and organized.
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Post by BewareOfTom on Dec 27, 2011 11:08:17 GMT -5
I hope they lower their prices again (I think it happened a few years ago), back in the good 'ole days |
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Post by garrett on Dec 27, 2011 11:47:31 GMT -5
Finecast is kind of delicate. I picked up my daemon prince and his arm fell off. Or I may have been he glue.
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. Down side is the money 
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