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Bought from a reputable seller on Ebay a month or so ago, just assembling now and noticed some seeming poor quality on the cast. What do you guys think? Should I open a claim? Also bought three assassins that look the same.

Well, first off, reputable just means...people buy from them (probably openly knowing what they sell, etc.).

Did it come on the awkward/awful finecast looking sprue w/ a box, or just as pictured? My guess is re-cast personally, but Finecast is so bad...I couldn't be sure.

I've only ever seen that guy in metal, so I don't know anything about the Finecast version.

Also, if the price was good and he had numerous ones of the same mini - probably a recast. (oh...and if they're in Portugal, Russia, and China...probably recast)

This guy was American, had two copies. Out of box, just like the assassins I bought. The model feels brittle, but a bit different than Finecast that GW sells.

Did you already clean it? It has no bubbles and not a lot of over due resin. So my guess is it may be a repo.

Good news it is beautiful enjoy.

I did do some clean up on it, but I don't want to do any more work until I decide whether to open a claim or not.

It's a recast. Failcast, errr.. Finecrap... I can never type the name of that stuff that GW used! Anyways- that model was originally cast in metal by GW before they converted over to the soft resin stuff they tried to use for a while. That stuff was white, and very. very soft.

This model looks like it was cast with a harder resin, and I would say it looks like a pretty good recast too.

Just remember the forum rules about recasts.

I think you can open a claim.

Too few bubbles and assorted casting flaws to be legitimate finecast, probably a recast. Be glad that you accidentally got the superior product and not an endless hell of trying to turn a finecast model into something other than trash.

I'm not seeing specifically what is poor in the casting beyond that typical of finecast, particularly the earlier stuff produced. Frankly a lot of recast resin stuff is at least passable. Some indicators can be things like a second mould line, but a lot of the signs of recasting are not as 100% as people insist. Have a look at this guys bidding history, does he sell a lot of duplicates of unique valuable figures? Take care before accusing of recasting.

I've had terrible experience with Finecast. I once saw a Finecast of Dante in a GW store and called the manager over and asked him how he felt about charging full price for one single model when it was clearly a terrible cast with mold lines and flash all over the place.

One way to tell is to smell the resin. If it has a distinct odour, it is a recast. If it has no smell, it could be legit.

Just to update, the seller admitted that yes, it was a recast, and I accepted a 60% refund as well as getting to keep all the models, which I am happy with.

A lot of the time you can tell if it's a recast if you cut into the model and notice a gasoline-like smell.

I would say that it's extremely likely that this is a recast. It has the look of one.

The brittle resin, source, and most likely the price are all red flags. I have even seen recast stuff come in FW bags.