Brother Demandred Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 What's the deal with FineCast? Is GW moving away from pewter and going with resin instead? After looking over some of the Finecast models, I'm honestly not seeing that much difference between the pewter models and the FineCast ones. I doubt seriously I'll be getting any Finecast models. I'd rather kitbash my own CM from the plastic kits available. Some of the new resin models are very much the same as the old one's, because GW is still using the old models as a basis. The thing that makes me excited about finecast is the brand new models they are creating (Haemonculus and wracks to name a few.) Unfortunately I don't really have any armies at the moment that actually require any finecast models. (I dont need the DA company master since I am focusing on Deathwing/ravenwing. I wish they would make an amazing Belial resin kit, maybe with all three gear options (LC's, Sword, and TH/SS) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2776199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
templarphoenix Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I've seen the model myself, it's a really very nice model for sure. But I am not going to buy it (resin DA CM), I have the metal one painted already, don't want to spent a day to paint the same character again, or maybe 2P colour of FTG... Now I am hoping they re-release uncle-sam in resin, I still don't get mine and I finally can cut the annoying-anti-carry-sword-arm out without a chainsaw... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2776264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kovash Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Thanks for the replies, especially those who bought some of the Finecast models already. Like I said earlier, I would like to have the model as a centerpiece for my army, because playing Deathwing all the time has gotten a little bit stale lately. I do already have a Sammael jetbike to put together. I haven't even trimmed off the excess metal yet, but looking at some of the resin makes me wonder if I should hold off until a resin Sammael is released. I could always build his land speeder in the meantime. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2776285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother_Darius Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 While from a DA perspective, I don't think we current have any models that warrant a purchase, I think this is good news for future models. I think the finecast will really shine with the super detail models, the require a lot of depth. Fur, etchings, etc..... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2777340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Well , if you don't have the model , I would suggest you wait a little longer until they've perfected their casting because I've seen a whole bunch of fine casts myself in the store I usually go and I'll have to say although some detail is better , most models had too much extra resin on them (especially that WHF Dark Elf Assassin , it resulted in jokes being made about it that GW will also release some cutting tools with it so you can cut it out of the extra resin) . And I'm not going to pay ForgeWorld Prices for models that take me more work to clean than metal ones do (not much problem there either since I've stopped playing both WHF as WH40K). Good luck with your further purchases . Erdagon Faldan Dark Angels Commander Heretic's Butt Kicker :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2778514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilnar Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Cleaning them is much easier than either plastic or metal, it looks bad, but it's realy easy to get the flash off Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2778948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-code Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I just cleaned up and primed mine, I'm impressed with it thus far. Few things I'd like to address based on my experiences with this model. 1. There was one (1) pit in the casting. It was so small that the paint filled it in. This was indicitive of most of the CFC models on the shelf at my LGS (50+). Something I've not seen mentioned yet is that the non-metalic surface actually makes it a lot easier to spot issues while the model is still in the blister, too. There are minor flaws, but based on what I've seen, I'm ranking the doomsayers among the Y2K, 2012 crowd. Enough about that... 2. There was a lot of flash, about 4-5x as much as you'd expect on a comparable metal model. All of that excess came off in a fraction of the time it takes to clean the average pewter casting. I was particularly impressed with the way the fine detail cleaned up. Gone are the days of just accepting a mold line through the middle of the reactor coil on a plasma weapon, these things clean up E-Z. If you're just taking the excess flash at face value without actually attempting to clean up a model before you pass judgement, see above (Y2K, 2012, etc...) 3. They are soft, but very durable. Can they be broken? I'm sure. Will they endure more abuse than a pewter model? No doubt. 4. If you're not sure how they hold up to a hobby knife or file, there's a great big sprue that you can try your tools on before you take them to the actualy model. The learning curve for the resin is not very steep, which brings me to my next point... 5. Trimming large pieces of flash with clippers close to the actual model is ill-advised, the break is not a clean one like plastics and pewter. Cut a fair bit away from the model and use a hobby knife to trim down the rest. 6. YMMV with cost. I'm not upset that I had to pay an extra few dollars for this model versus the old one. The way I see it, that money will be made back over and over again each time I drop this model (let's be honest... it happens). Knowing that his backpack isn't going to bend and the paint will most likely survive simply because of how light the new material is makes it well worth the expense versus the sure-to-need-a-touch-up-after-inevitable-drop metal version. 7. These things accept thinned down paint very well. I hand-primed it with thinned Valejo black and it looks like I sprayed it. Took about the same of time it would have taken to hand-wash a metal model, but the difference in the way the paint works over the surface is instantly apparent. In summary - 100% satisfied, will not think twice about buying another CFC model. ~Mike~ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2784615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Nice summary Mike, I hope we can get Zeke repaced in CFC soon, my three year old broke my pewter one yesterday. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2784787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_esquire Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Just got one as a gift and am not impressed to be honest - His Badge of office (spiky amulet) had nearly all spines snapped off - hole in the foot and warped arm - ive sent him back :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2784794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyfish Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I picked up one at the weekend so that I could get a sense of whether finecast is any good or not. I've also heard the horror stories, so I was a little concerned when there was only one DA Company Master left in the shop. I've had a look at him and I can't see any major flaws with him. I haven't clipped or filed him yet, so I will wait until I have done that to form a better sense of what it's like to work with finecast. So far though, the casting seems okay and the detail is pretty clear. I can see the spikes on the halo snapping off, but one of the models I was able to look at in the shop seemed to have a pretty flexible sword. The shop staff did speculate that the staff doing the casting may not be quite used to finecast yet, both in terms of handling and, possibly, the formula. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2784848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isiah Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 The shop staff did speculate that the staff doing the casting may not be quite used to finecast yet, both in terms of handling and, possibly, the formula. That's worrying. I'm sure they'll be a 'learning curve' period when these flaws are ironed out. It's the inconsistency of quality that seems the main issue to me – some models good, some very poor. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2786867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyfish Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Absolutely - resin does naturally get some air bubbles, but, to hear some people tell it, there are some casts with defects which air bubbles wouldn't cover. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/230839-the-new-resin-company-master/page/2/#findComment-2787231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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