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 Ouze wrote:

Herzlos wrote:
I've never seen them be anything other than variations of grey.

I don't think I've ever really seen a pure grey.

Since it's at least somewhat related to the OP, what colors have you guys gotten from Forge World direct?

Various shades of grey, some yellowish and some a similar colour to their old bleached bone paint.

I even got a cast from Mierce, ordered directly from their site by me, that was mainly grey with some blue running through it!

As long as they don't glow in the dark you have nothing to worry about.

Japanese resin can have all kind of colors, i bought white DIY stuff from Volks and resin kits here can be white or even yellowish here.

Herzlos wrote:
I've never seen them be anything other than variations of grey

Direct from Forgeworld, plain resin, not primed.

A couple things.

First, don't eat it, lick it or put it up your nose (or other nefarious places) . I know, that sounds silly, but quite frankly almost all of the warnings about the "bad stuff that'll kill you from China" boil down to idiots (and 2 year olds) putting stuff like this in their mouth. A few years back one of my kids shoved a miniature head up his nose... That took a bit to get out, and yes, he was two.

Remember all of the hoopla over Chinese kids toys? --- Kids put EVERYTHING in their mouth which is why all of the materials used (like paint) have to be non-toxic. BTW, ever wonder why the GW model boxes say 14 or older? Simple: 14 year olds generally don't put this stuff in their mouth. Quite frankly most of the "recommended for" age ranges on things boil down to what is "normal" behavior for a child at that age level. This might be a fun read: Age Determination Guidelines for children's toys

So, don't eat the miniature.

Next, wash your hands after handling one before it's been painted. This goes for resin, metal, etc. Again, you don't want mold release to end up in your blood stream. For example, you get a brand new miniature, put it together then go eat a hamburger. In this case you're likelihood of getting sick is extremely small...but still possible.

That said, god knows how many things we touch on a day to day basis (door knobs, etc) that a hundred other people may have recently touched; some of whom are likely carrying a virus of some sort. So if you aren't washing your hands regularly you'll end up sick from something anyway. Heck, your white blood cells are probably fighting off a little something you got while you were in the bathroom earlier.....Which is exactly what your body normally takes care of without you consciously knowing about it.

From a historical perspective, people started getting sick far less often and living longer when they started washing up regularly...

None of this has anything at all to do with whether the model is a Real (tm) FW model or a recast. It also doesn't matter if it's "white" metal, lead, resin, plastic or whatever. The main thing is that you take the exact same precautions working with these mini's as you would going to the bathroom: Don't inhale the stuff, don't eat it and wash your hands afterwards.

GuardStrider wrote:Disclaimer: With this thread I am not advertising/endorsing chinese recasts or want to promote any sort of illegal activity


So I bought second hand from a regular at my LFGS several DKoK IG since they are by far my favorite IG regiment but FW prices are way too expensive for me. However lately I have become increasingly suspicious they may be chinese recasts something I always avoided, since I tend to mistrust their products, specially these cheap ripoffs that lack any sort of control, I am getting increasingly nervous about the health hazard they may prove. I live in a single room and keep all my hobby stuff in here, so I am getting worried about prolonged exposure.

Am I just being paranoid or should I just get rid of them?

As others have already said, all resin is toxis to some degree.

I've got some models that I'm virtually sure are recasts and I have had no problems so far. Wearing a mask at all times is the most important thing when working with resin. Wetsanding would probably also be a good idea, but I have never done so myself.

Truth to be told, if you keep it all in the same romm as you sleep in, I would be far more worried about fumes from the glue - that can be downright nasty!

GuardStrider wrote:

Herzlos wrote:
What makes you think they are recasts?

The cheap price to which he sold them to me, knowing at least once he bought recasts (though he also buys legit FW stuff, at least I think) and some of the minis were still on the mold thingies(sorry I can't remember the English world) which are quite different of those of Citadel (dunno about how FW are).

Though maybe they are legit and I am being paranoid, maybe he was just being nice to me since I already stated more than once around the store that I would fething love a DKoK army.

I have a Thunderbolt Fighter bought from Forge World and it has humongous blocks of resin still attached to it. So I wouldn't worry too much about it if I were you.