DiscipleOfCaliban Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Hey, does anyone know if the Tactical Squad shoulder pads, specifically the DA horizontal arrow ones, are still metal? I know other things shown as metal on the GW site, such as the Iron Warriors and Nightlords upgrades, are actually finecast now. So is there any way to get non-metal tactical arrow pads? I would be happy to use either vertical or horizontal arrows on my DoC army. In case anyone suggests it I'm considering transfers as a Plan B but would prefer embossed pads. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exsulis81 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I am pretty sure they are fine cast by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Sheol Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 no... they are still metal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Just curious, but why does it matter? It's the same mould, essentially the same item? Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Bjoern Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Just curious, but why does it matter? It's the same mould, essentially the same item? Jono Yeah, but who wanna have failcast? Not me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 DiscipleOfCaliban expressed a preference for not metal. Depending on the pose of the models, I can imagine the extra weight could be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRSFACE Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 From what I understand, if they are metal, you can request them to cast it for you in finecast. A guy I know did that with Azrael because he wanted to modify that base model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 DiscipleOfCaliban expressed a preference for not metal. Depending on the pose of the models, I can imagine the extra weight could be an issue. Yep, I was just curious about the reason for the preference is all. I use the DA Chapter pads in metal on both plastic GW models and FW resin models with no I'll effect. No balance issues, they don't look out of place, i.e. they're of comparable size shape. The only benifit to Failcast is trimming etc is easier, but the trade off (potentially) is unusable miscasts and loss of detail. Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skawolf Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 DiscipleOfCaliban expressed a preference for not metal. Depending on the pose of the models, I can imagine the extra weight could be an issue. Yep, I was just curious about the reason for the preference is all. I use the DA Chapter pads in metal on both plastic GW models and FW resin models with no I'll effect. No balance issues, they don't look out of place, i.e. they're of comparable size shape. The only benifit to Failcast is trimming etc is easier, but the trade off (potentially) is unusable miscasts and loss of detail. Jono In that case you call GW and tell them it's miscast..... there should be no problem getting new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleOfCaliban Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks for the replies. Shame about the metal pads, I find metal chips and scratches too easily as well as make the model fall over more easily which just makes the chipping problem worse. On a side note i've never had any issues with finecast. Miscasts seem fairly rare these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pueriexdeus Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Might want to try these guys out. http://chapterhousestudios.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=85_86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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